phunkdaddy said:

phunkdaddy said:

Funkadelic 1971 album Maggot Brain

In 1972,Funkadelic released the double album America Eats Its Young

"Better By The Pound" by Funkadelic (1975)

So much music that i have to listen to...

214 said:

P-Funk rules! George & crew come in 2nd only to Prince for me.

My first P-Funk album was Cinderella Theory back in '89. Needless to say, I didn't get from that why George was so highly regarded. Then in '92 I heard the first Funkadelic album and have been hooked ever since. I absorbed each Parliament, Funkadelic & GC album one at a time, acquiring them in no particular order.

I would recommend them all but then that's how I feel about Prince, too. My favorite though is probably the first one that hooked me, Funkadelic by Funkadelic. Perfect. Album.

SoulAlive said:

214 said:

So much music that i have to listen to...

If you're just beginning to explore their catalog,you are in for an amazing ride! What albums have you already heard?

I know, right? so far just Margot Brain and America Eats Its Young.

SoulAlive said:

phunkdaddy said:

SoulAlive said:

What are your favorite P Funk albums? Lately I've been listening to this album like crazy!

^^for me,this is the ultimate P Funk album.Classic funk album from beginning to end.But now I'm gonna pick a favorite Funkadelic album:

^^It's been said that this album,released in 1976,is really just a collection of outtakes from Hardcore Jollies,but I think it's one of their strongest albums! "Undisco Kidd" is my JAM

Anyway....let's discuss the Parliament albums,the Funkadelic albums,and any other side projects from the P Funk empire.What are your favorite albums?

My mom bought me the Funkentelechy album. I used to wear the needle out on Bopgun and

Flashlight.

Those are solid jams!I also love the song "Funkentelechy"....one of my favorite jams by them! ...."where'd you get your funk from?" I believe that George Clinton has said that this is his favorite album

I've got the complete Funkadelic recordings box set 76-81 and 'Tear The Roof Off Live' by Parliament. Some George solo stuff too. I love what I've got. Essential as any Prince, JB, MJ, Stevie and Sly to me.

mrwiggles said:

SoulAlive said:

Those are solid jams!I also love the song "Funkentelechy"....one of my favorite jams by them! ...."where'd you get your funk from?" I believe that George Clinton has said that this is his favorite album

Interestingly enough it was my mom that bought me Funkentelechy, my first P record and indoctrination. It was in the K- Mart for 4.99, to this day I think she regrets it. To her GC is and I quote, "a fool that has figured out how to make money".

I don't have the 80's and beyond albums (i'm working on it) but from the classic eras its Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome and Maggot Brain for me. The first Horny Horns album is surprisingly strong as well.

phunkdaddy said:

mrwiggles said:

Interestingly enough it was my mom that bought me Funkentelechy, my first P record and indoctrination. It was in the K- Mart for 4.99, to this day I think she regrets it. To her GC is and I quote, "a fool that has figured out how to make money".

LMAO. K-Mart used to sell those albums back then. I remember my mom bought me
Graham Central Station's Mirror album out of there one year. It was cool the album
cover had some film on the front that resembled foil so you could see the reflection of yourself. That brings back memories man being able to go to K-Mart
for vinyl. K-Marts are starting to become a thing of the past as many of them are closing. Hell I remember when my mom would go to the local dime store and buy 45's.

SoulAlive said:

In 1972,Funkadelic released the double album America Eats Its Young

Folks need to listen to this one RIGHT NOW!

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You say you dont like what your country's about

Aint you deep in your semi first class seat

You picket this and protest that, and eat yourself fat

Aint you deep in your semi first class seat

UncleJam said:

mrwiggles said:

phunkdaddy said:

LMAO. K-Mart used to sell those albums back then. I remember my mom bought me Graham Central Station's Mirror album out of there one year. It was cool the album cover had some film on the front that resembled foil so you could see the reflection of yourself. That brings back memories man being able to go to K-Mart for vinyl. K-Marts are starting to become a thing of the past as many of them are closing. Hell I remember when my mom would go to the local dime store and buy 45's.

Yup. Record Bar was the other spot, then Turtles. I bought some funk in Sears too. Got the Bootsy?Player Of The Year thang in there a couple months after Funkentelechy. Man I was piecing the Funk Mob together bit by bit back in them days. Putting the puzzle together. By the time One Nation came out I was saying dang, all these guys are in the same band.

You just hit another home run with that bruh. I forgot all about Record Bar. That was my dad's

spot when I was a kid. I used to roll with him. He used to buy his Wilson Pickett, Sly Stone, and

Isaac Hayes. I remember I used to wait for him to go to work so I could sneak in the Living Room and play Shaft. I used to know that album backwards and forwards.

Back on topic my baptism to the P-Funk and probably most people was the Mothership Connection

album. My neighbor down the street older brother had the album and I begged him to make me

a cassette tape of it. Parliament/Funkadelic and Bootsy had become such a phenomenon for the

brothers every other houshehold in the neighborhood had it. You could walk down the street and

hear someone playing it in the house. We used to shoot ball in the backyard in the neighborhood

anywhere and it would be a crime if you had a jam box and you weren't playing any PFunk.

Instead of posting a lame "it's all good" reply, I'll force myself to do a top10 list:

Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
One Nation Under A Groove

Mothership Connection

Chocolate City
Free Your Ass And Your Mind Will Follow

Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome
Gloryhallastoopid (if you overlook "Party People", it's actually a pretty bangin' record)
Funkadelic (the first album)

Tales Of Kidd Funkadelic (I like it cause it's noisy!)
Let's Take It To The Stage

Yeah, too much goodness to pick from.

America Eats Its Young and Trombipulation are the weakest ones from the bunch. Osmosis I don't usually even consider a P-Funk record, but it's got a few great cuts.

The best GC "solo" album is You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish, I think.

I don't have strong opinions on Bootsy's solo work.

I'm so angry at myself for not buying this issue of Wax Poetics when it was released It is now out of print and extremely hard to find

SoulAlive said:

I'm so angry at myself for not buying this issue of Wax Poetics when it was released It is now out of print and extremely hard to find

and very expensive

i would rather have this version

novabrkr said:

Instead of posting a lame "it's all good" reply, I'll force myself to do a top10 list:

Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
One Nation Under A Groove

Mothership Connection

Chocolate City
Free Your Ass And Your Mind Will Follow

Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome
Gloryhallastoopid (if you overlook "Party People", it's actually a pretty bangin' record)
Funkadelic (the first album)

Tales Of Kidd Funkadelic (I like it cause it's noisy!)
Let's Take It To The Stage

Yeah, too much goodness to pick from.

America Eats Its Young and Trombipulation are the weakest ones from the bunch. Osmosis I don't usually even consider a P-Funk record, but it's got a few great cuts.

The best GC "solo" album is You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish, I think.

I don't have strong opinions on Bootsy's solo work.

No Margot Brain?

Here's a list of under-rated P-Funk releases, in my funky opinion:

Live At The Beverly Theater

Greatest Hits Live 1972-1993

Hey Man... Smell My Finger

Dope Dogs

Axiom Funk: Funkronomicon

T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.

How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?

To name but a few...

mrwiggles said:

That being said my all time fave Funkadelic song is Undisco Kidd. Get you some headphones and try to follow what Bernie is doing on this song.

It's one of my favorite songs,too Bernie was incredible,wasn't he? His synthesizer work was mesmerizing and really took these songs to another whole level.

djThunderfunk said:

Live At The Beverly Theater

Interestingly,Prince attended this 1983 show and when it was over,he went into the studio and composed "Erotic City".This is considered one of the greatest P Funk shows ever!

SoulAlive said:

mrwiggles said:

That being said my all time fave Funkadelic song is Undisco Kidd. Get you some headphones and try to follow what Bernie is doing on this song.

It's one of my favorite songs,too Bernie was incredible,wasn't he? His synthesizer work was mesmerizing and really took these songs to another whole level.

How about Tales Of Kidd Funkadelic (Opusdelite Years)? Bernie's on FIRE!!

djThunderfunk said:

SoulAlive said:

It's one of my favorite songs,too Bernie was incredible,wasn't he? His synthesizer work was mesmerizing and really took these songs to another whole level.

How about Tales Of Kidd Funkadelic (Opusdelite Years)? Bernie's on FIRE!!

that song is interesting.And yes,Bernie is on fire on that track!

Do any of you guys have this massive 4-CD LIVE set? Released in 1993,I believe,and containing a ton of live performances!

novabrkr said:

Gloryhallastoopid (if you overlook "Party People", it's actually a pretty bangin' record)

I agree."Party People" is a mediocre groove in search of a hook.It's probably the weakest track on that album and it goes on forever.Not sure why their record company released it as the first single