I love this album; it's a msterpiece apart from the sound.

Is it the mastering? i don't know becuase i don't have the original lp but it sound like all the mixing was pushed to the limit. Quite bothersome and headache inducing.

I know by the time cosmic slop was made george was making sure all the songs sounded great and were mixed well so nothing was unintentionally distorted but i think it was the acid plus the rushed making of the album which effected the recording of 'free'.

The master recording was intentionally distorted by a drug- crazed George Clinton. He didn't know was he was doing and gave the engineer fits podding the volume up and down and fading the balance left to right. It's mentioned in the ORAL HISTORY.

PFunkjazz said:

cheers i thought so. DAMN if only it was clearer and the voices weren't so loud and headache inducing; what an album.

yeah the screaming bothers me though they sing really well in that style

I've never noticed anything.

It's a credit to the amazing music that the cd is still listenable. The production is some of the worst I've ever heard. I guess it's psychedelic, at least

He messed w/Maggot Brain, too, mixing out everything but the guitar. That turned out better sounding, productionwise, though

NDRU said:

yeah but that was a focused correct thing to do and the track sounds great.

jesuslickmyballs said:

true, but it could have easily turned out to be a mistake once he sobered up

NDRU said:

the original mix with the band is on the remaster

oh By the way is the free your ass remaster an improvement or is the original lp better?

jesuslickmyballs said:

interesting. I like the full band version on One Nation...

I haven't heard the remastered Free Your Mind

I agree w/ P Funk Jazz..Cheif George Cokehead was out of his mind when he did this LP. But it's still a classic right up there w/ "Axis" and "Sabbath Vol 4".
Eddie is in pure funk metal mode.

P..kinda off topic and probably better for another thread..but I've meant to ask your opinion on the Bill Laswell P-Funk "Black Arc" recordings from the early 90's. Did you dig any of them? (funkpill, Funkenstien, Meloh 9, Brutha B, Pali, Aud..anyone?..lol)

the title track is
hypnotizing
I live for the last minute or so
when the music changes

i think we'd rather know what's up with your username.

SPYZFAN1 said:

As "anyone", I'll post.
I have most of them I believe.
Zillatron-Lord of the Harvest. My fave and most listened to of the bunch.
Hardware (Bootsy, Buddy Miles, Steve Salas) - Had some good stuff. I need to listen again, it's been awhile.
Mutiny- Once again I need to listen with fresh ears. I remember thinking it was ok.
OG Funk (Billy Bass) - Had some good stuff and some bad stuff (dated rap). It's just cool to have a CD with Billy at the helm.
Slave System- Only listened to a few times and wasn't that impressed. Need another listen.
That's all of the "Black Arc" stuff I have.
As I said, Zillatron, I believe, is the best of the bunch.

"free your ass"??.... im shocked ya'll aint corrected him... "free your mind and your ass will follow"

SPYZFAN1 said:

I got most of 'em. Admittedly all are not stellar, but they are absolutely critical to own if you want to get a "blakrawk" groove. Build another thread and we'll go into detail.

IAintTheOne said:

Probably meant Free Your Ass & Mind Your Follow

Bfunkthe1 said:

Had those along with this one




They had their moments

IAintTheOne said:

I just shortened it

jesuslickmyballs said:

no that aint shortened... that's cold busted is what it is...

funkpill said:

Unfortunately it never transmitted over to the quality of the cover art.