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| | Motor Booty Affair | | | Music Artist : | | Parliament | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Island / Mercury | | Release Date : | | 1990-05-18 | | Store Price : | | $9.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $7.97 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Mr. Wiggles
2. Rumpofsteelskin
3. (You're a Fish and I'm A) Water Sign
4. Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
5. One of Those Funk Things
6. Liquid Sunshine
7. Motor-Booty Affair
8. Deep
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 FUNKIEST PARLIAMENT CD
Submitted on: 2008-10-29 |
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| I pretty much have all of the Parliament/funkadelic/bootsy/parlet/brides of funkenstein cd's/LP's and I have to say that Motor Booty affair is the most satifying. I mean the music is hot the song concepts are so imaginative that this Cd literally transports you into another world. It's like you listen to this CD and you become Alice in Wonderland tumbling down the rabbit hole. Many other reviewers say Water sign is "skippable' or just filler, but to me this has to be the best Funk Love songs next to Bootsy's May the force be with you and I'd rather be with you. The Cd is banging from start to finish with a whole underwater concept that ties all the songs together. They don't and probably won't make music like this anymore. So I encourage all music fans to purchase this CD as a time capsule, so when you're tired of listening to all of the generic crap on the radio you can listen, and remeber when...... |
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Not "Funkentelechy," but still great
Submitted on: 2008-06-01 |
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This is one of the four essential Parliament albums, but perhaps the least distinguished of them. "Mothership Connection" and especially "Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome" are so strong you instantly hear why they're special, but "Clones of Dr. Funkenstein" and "Motor Booty Affair" need to grow on you a bit more. In both cases, you're not knocked off your feet by the first couple tracks, but the songs just keep getting better as you near the end of the album.
In this case, the album begins with the excellent "Mr. Wiggles," a light and airy funk piece featuring one of Clinton's best one-song personas. However, "Rumpofsteelskin" is merely a good song, while the ballad "You're A Fish (And I'm a Water Sign)" is an unmitigated lemon. "Aqua Boogie" is the album's headliner and a very good song, but in my opinion not comparable to hits like "Flashlight" or "Theme From the Black Hole" from other Parliament albums. Given the great musical ideas and hillarious bird calls, you'd think it would be, but Sir Nose's appearance here sounds phoned-in, and as with a couple other tracks, the production lacks punch.
The first two songs of the second half, thankfully, are album tracks that stand out for their unique instrumentation, and reassure the listener that there will be no second-half slump here. The last two tracks, "Motor Booty Affair" and "Deep," finally knock the ball out of the park. Both are showpieces for newcomer Junie Morrison, the first song a semi-ballad with funky instrumentation, the second an epic-length tour de force. In addition to delivering the album's best instrumental jam, "Deep" features a vast array of hillarious characters, mostly voiced by Junie, and the Brides' finest vocal showcase on a Parliament song.
I'd give "Motor Booty Affair" 4.5 stars, since it has plenty for funk fans to love, but is not quite at the level of Parliament's best two albums. |
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The Real Thunderball
Submitted on: 2008-02-18 |
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P Funk takes to the oceans, as Mr. Wiggles worms his way onto the scene - Rumpofsteelskin - and, with a little help from Starchild, delivers a late-1970s Parliament classic.
Bootsy Collins plays some phenomenal bass runs, but the deep-sea concept is dominated by the keyboards/synthesizers of Bernie Worrell and J.S. Theracon, especially on One Of Those Funky Things.
A trio of outstanding songs - Aqua Boogie, The Motor-Booty Affair and Deep - make the release as enjoyable as any CD in the vast Parliament/Funkadelic discography.
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Yeah, another classic
Submitted on: 2007-11-26 |
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| Now let's be fair: Funkentelechy was a tough act to follow. So how'd they manage to put this out? I don't know. Regardless, this is a group at the height of their powers performing quite well. This produced another #1 hit, which is even more of a dark horse than "Flash Light"; most of it is sung by what the general public probably considered a didactic, hydrophobic, ill-tempered robot - this "robot" was, of course, Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk, returning with his henchman Rumplesteelskin to defeat Star Child - this time they go underwater. But Star Child is aided by the citizens of Atlantis (where you can dance underwater and not get wet). Of course, they make the Nose funky! Concept doesn't really matter here. It's all about the songs, which are almost by default top-shelf. I've already discussed the riotous "Aqua Boogie"; it also contains my favorite of Parliament's slow jams ("(You're a Fish and I'm a) Water Sign", highlighted by sexy, Al Green-like vocals), some of the usual funny booty-shakers ("Mr. Wiggles"; title track; "Liquid Sunshine"; "Rumpofsteelskin"). Plus the climactic ten-minute "Deep", which takes a couple minutes to get going. But when it does, it's worth the long wait. The only real "bad" song is "One of Those Funky Things", which is more middling than anything else. |
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Sir Nose D-Void Of Funk Puts His Snorkel To Use
Submitted on: 2007-05-27 |
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If you grew up in the Vanilla Suburbs, you woulda been down wit Da Beatles. In 1966, they put out a record called "Yellow Submarine," which had to be the boringest contemplation of the sea and the creatures dwelling thereabouts. Yawn. They even made a movie out of it, which was even more dull. Zzzzzzzzzzzz.
It would be 12 years before somebody with somethang Deep would come up with a P-Funk psychedelic sea shanty, the "Motor Booty Affair." George Clinton and company would brew a funk concoction of infinite magnitude, replete with Bernie Worrell's scribbles and squiggles. After chanting "Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquaoloop" for the thousandth time with the Brides of Funkenstein, I have but one question: "What does it take to get this made into 35mm?" This totally kicks booty on those insects from Liverpool.
The premise of "Motor Booty Affair" is to complete the job of shining the Flashlight on the archenemy of da Funk, Sir Nose D-Void Of Funk, which was started in Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome. Sir Nose is basically your average Bryant Gumbel/Barack Obama type who won't go downtown. He won't dance OR swim.
But, fortunately, we got Rumpofsteelskin, Howard Codsell, Mr. Wiggles (one slithering idiot), the Starchild, Bobba and a whole fishtank of other clones and maggots with the funksmanship to give Sir Nose a funkitude adjustment.
As much as I'm down with "Gamin' On Ya," "Dr. Funkenstein," and "Chocolate City," this record's got the grooves where everythang truly IS on the one. Motor Booty Affair is truly the funk apogee, a fish out of water but is tighter than James Brown in a wetsuit. Five of the tracks are pure R&B funk (when R&B meant grooving with instruments): Mr. Wiggles, Rumpofsteelskin, Aqua Boogie, Liquid Sunshine and One of Those Funky Things. Solid!
Put this wax on your platter and git up on the backstroke! |
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