FUNKADELIC Maggot Brain LP WESTBOUND 1971 EU reissue SEW002 GEORGE CLINTON-HAZEL
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Though they often took a back seat to their sister group Parliament, Funkadelic furthered the notions of black rock begun by Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, blending elements of '60s psychedelia and blues plus the deep groove of soul and funk. The band pursued album statements of social/political commentary while Parliament stayed in the funk singles format, but Funkadelic nevertheless paralleled the more commercial group's success, especially in the late '70s when the interplay between bands moved the Funkadelic sound closer to a unified P-Funk style.In the grand soul tradition of a backing band playing support before the star takes the stage, Funkadelic began life supporting George Clinton's doo wop group, the Parliaments....
"MAGGOT BRAIN"
<reissue, originally published in 1971>
Produced by George Clinton
LP WESTBOUND RECORDS SAW 002
MADE IN GERMANY (on cover) MADE IN FRANCE (on label)
FOR THE EUROPEAN MARKET
LATE-80s/EARLY-90s REPRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0 29667 37021 9
Label: WESTBOUND - MULTICOLOR LABEL w/LOGO SHIELD at LEFT - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) SEW 002
Catalog on labels: SEW 002-A / SEW 002-B
On labels: Made in France Produced by George Clinton All titles Bridgeport Music Inc.
? 1971 Nine Records Inc.
Rights Society / Publishing: Bridgeport Music Inc.
On back cover: Direct Metal Mastered from digital tapes. ® 1971 Nine Records Inc. © 1971 Nine Records Inc. Made in West Germany
tracklisting Side 1: MAGGOT BRAIN - CAN YOU GET TO THAT - HIT IT AND QUIT IT
YOU AND YOUR FOLKS, ME AND MY FOLKS
Side 2: SUPER STUPID - BACK IN OUR MINDS - WARS OF ARMAGEDDON
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It starts with a crackle of feedback shooting from speaker to speaker and a voice intoning, "Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time, for y'all have knocked her up" and talking about rising "above it all or drown in my own sh*t." This could only have been utterly bizarre back in 1971 and it's no less so decades later; though the Mothership was well on its way already, Maggot Brain really helped it take off. The instrumental title track is the key reason to listen, specifically for Eddie Hazel's lengthy, mind-melting solo. George Clinton famously told Hazel to play "like your momma had just died," and the resulting evocation of melancholy and sorrow doesn't merely rival Jimi Hendrix's work, but arguably bests a lot of it. Accompanied by another softer guitar figure providing gentle rhythm for the piece, the end result is simply fantastic, an emotional apocalypse of sound. Maggot Brain is bookended by another long number, "Wars of Armageddon," a full-on jam from the band looping in freedom chants and airport-departure announcements to the freak-out. In between are a number of short pieces, finding the collective merrily cooking up some funky stew of the slow and smoky variety. There are folky blues and gospel testifying on "Can You Get to That" (one listen and a lot of Primal Scream's mid-'90s career is instantly explained) and wry but warm reflections on interracial love on "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks," its drum hits distorted to give a weird electronic edge to the results. "Super Stupid" is a particular killer, pounding drums and snarling guitar laying down the boogie hard and hot, while "Hit It and Quit It" has a great chorus and Bernie Worrell getting in a fun keyboard solo to boot...(AllMusic)
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