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Funk legend George Clinton recently served as a guest on The Talkhouse, where he discussed the aesthetics of Parliament–Funkadelic, as well as discussed his future projects, one of which will be a solo endeavor produced by Flying Lotus.

“When the mothership landed we had to have costumes that matched the spaceship,” Clinton said. “So we had leather suits, $10,000 coats — we had to look like we were pimps from outer space.”

The interview then transitions into Clinton’s forthcoming works, where he clarifies that along with his solo album there will be a Parliament album too.




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He's been talking about that new Parliament album since he released Shake The Gate. C'mon and release it already, George! Hope he comes round here again. I sure enjoyed seeing him last year...

I have to admit,I think the last Funkadelic album,Ya Gotta Shake The Gate was a mess.Hopefully the new Parliament album will be a return to form.

Identity said:

The interview then transitions into Clinton’s forthcoming works, where he clarifies that along with his solo album there will be a Parliament album too.

SoulAlive said:

I have to admit,I think the last Funkadelic album,Ya Gotta Shake The Gate was a mess.Hopefully the new Parliament album will be a return to form.

Identity said:

The interview then transitions into Clinton’s forthcoming works, where he clarifies that along with his solo album there will be a Parliament album too.

It was! But, in my opinion, there is an album's worth of good songs on that collection.

mrwiggles said:

We'll see what happens. He spouts off all matter of stuff from time to time. Never believe any of it until you are holding the actual CD, lol. He has been known to work on a single record for decades, no joke. He has been leaking snippets of the Parliament record Medicaid Fraud Dog out on periscope for at least a couple of years now. It's got some incredible music on it. Whether and/or when it will actually see the light of day is anybody's guess. What I've heard so far is funkier than Gate. But Gate has its moments. Go back and revisit it. Like all funk it might hit you differently after a time out. [Edited 12/1/16 6:28am]

Yeah, Shake The Gate is like Emancipation in that way. It's just so much to absorb as a single album, but there is a lot to like. I'm a big fan of this approach for artists like Prince & P-Funk. I'll take quantity and decide for myself what is quality!

Of all his solo albums, my #1 fave is 1983's "You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit, Fish!" BANGIN'!!!

More than anything I was shocked when The Prime Minister of Funk cut his Locs...It took me a minute to recognize him...He looked more like my Uncle Gary than Dr. Funkenstein...

djThunderfunk said:

mrwiggles said:

We'll see what happens. He spouts off all matter of stuff from time to time. Never believe any of it until you are holding the actual CD, lol. He has been known to work on a single record for decades, no joke. He has been leaking snippets of the Parliament record Medicaid Fraud Dog out on periscope for at least a couple of years now. It's got some incredible music on it. Whether and/or when it will actually see the light of day is anybody's guess. What I've heard so far is funkier than Gate. But Gate has its moments. Go back and revisit it. Like all funk it might hit you differently after a time out. [Edited 12/1/16 6:28am]

Yeah, Shake The Gate is like Emancipation in that way. It's just so much to absorb as a single album, but there is a lot to like. I'm a big fan of this approach for artists like Prince & P-Funk. I'll take quantity and decide for myself what is quality!

I wouldn't compare it to Emancipation at all. There's just so much stuff performed by rappers with barely any input by known Funkadelic members on it that it's almost like a compilation album. The stuff on it also comes from various different sessions that took place over the years. It's resulted in many of the tracks sounding completely different from the others, whereas Emancipation has a rather consistent overall sound despite the different styles on it.

I'd rather compare it to Prince's New Power Pak release that had NPS, Come 2 My House and GCS2000 on it.

George, I'm gonna need some new funk by next year!!!

whitechocolatebrotha said:

Of all his solo albums, my #1 fave is 1983's "You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit, Fish!" BANGIN'!!!

ahhhh....the good old days

Thanks for the article

Chancellor said:

mrwiggles said:

Chancellor said:

More than anything I was shocked when The Prime Minister of Funk cut his Locs...It took me a minute to recognize him...He looked more like my Uncle Gary than Dr. Funkenstein...

I know right. I'm not so sure if it was a matter of choice or necessity, as I believe it started falling out lol. He went back to the Parliaments finger waves at first now it's completely bald. Gate is a record that has been coming together for decades. He was doing Ain't That Funkin in some of those early 90's gigs. The Parliament material he's producing now has a freshness to it that wasn't as evident on Gate.

that's good to hear.I am really anxious for this album.

SoulAlive said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Clinton talked to Rolling Stone in a new interview.

Identity said:

Clinton talked to Rolling Stone in a new interview.

Good one. Thanks for the heads up!

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