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| | Maggot Brain | | | Music Artist : | | Funkadelic | | Music Style : | | Psychedelic Rock | | Record Label : | | Westbound Records Us | | Release Date : | | 2005-11-01 | | Store Price : | | $16.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Maggot Brain
2. Can You Get to That
3. Hit It and Quit It
4. You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks
5. Super Stupid
6. Back in Our Minds
7. Wars of Armageddon
8. Whole Lot of BS [*]
9. I Miss My Baby [*] - Funkadelic, U.S. Music
10. Maggot Brain [Alt Mix][*]
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 The birthplace of funk metal.
Submitted on: 2009-10-21 |
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Why this album and this band are so overlooked is beyond me. Funkadelic were the forefathers of the funk metal genre, and their influence is heard on bands like Faith No More, Rage Against The Machine, Soundgarden/Audioslave, and so many more. To think that this music was made in the early 70's is astonishing. These guys were far ahead of their time.
The title track is an acid-fueled guitar solo that brings to mind the most inspired Hendrix solos put on tape. A slow minor key dirge with some incredible guitar soloing by Eddie Hazel, it is a feast for the ears.
The next track, Can You Get To That, is a soul-influenced psychedelic number with everyone taking turns singing. Quite a happy little tune. The next two songs really showcase the metallic side of the band, with Hit It & Quit It built around a jerky heavy riff, and Super Stupid sounding like the best of Cream and Stevie Wonder.
You and Your Folks, Me & My Folks increase the funk side of the album, but still retains that metallic edge throughout the album. Back In Our Minds is just a goofy number, showing that the band can be silly when they want to.
The last track, Wars Of Armageddon, show the band at their most expiremental, a sound collage of percussion and strange sounds. Very interesting stuff.
All in all, this is a great album and a foreshadow of the funk metal genre. I love it. |
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TRUE MASTERPIECE!
Submitted on: 2009-09-18 |
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This is one of those albums that you look back on years later & realize that a major shift in music history was underway. The "Funkadelic" side of George Clinton's mighty army was on the rise along side it's "Parliment" alter ego and what they produced with this album is simply amazing! The album show cases, in my opinion, the Greatest Guitarist Ever to pick up the instrument, Edward Earl Hazel. He has always in some ways lived under the shadow of Jimi Hendrix due to being a black guitarist playing with a "rock-n-roll" feel to his music. Most people consider these 2 to be somewhat different & unique cause rock is mostly associated with "white" acts. It must be remembered that rock is a child born of it's mother and father, jazz & blues. Eddie like Jimi was a master of both & the feeling he brought forth when he played was other worldly. The title cut is a symphony of pure and passionate brillance. His guitar tells a story of sadness, pain, renewal & ultimate joy. Prior to recording, George asked him to imagine that he found out his mother had died & then later realize that instead she was in fact still alive!
The ride he takes you on is simply amazing! Other notable tracks are "Hit it & Quit It" & "Super Stupid" where Hazel rips into a flurry of guitar glory complete with wah wah peddle & special effects! The additional tracks in this release are a nice addition to the original album. I highly recommend this album especially to anyone whose just getting into the wonder that is The Parliments & The Funkadelics! |
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five stars for the title, four for the rest
Submitted on: 2009-05-23 |
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| i almost can't listen to this album it's so freaking good. i will put this on repeat for so long that i burn myself out on it and don't pick it up for another year, when i just do the exact same thing! if you're not into funkadelic i don't think this is the place to start, but if you're into any sort of (and i hate to use this word) "underground" music you'll love this. |
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 The first "essential" Funkadelic album
Submitted on: 2008-12-23 |
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| Where the first two Funkadelic albums seemed uncomfortably caught between a sort of pretentious coffehouse/jive hybrid and acid-drenched freakout without really seeming to have a comfortable grip on either, "Maggot Brain" is concise and much more fully realized. The title track has become a legendary guitar solo and the consensus seems to be that it is this incredibly moving moment. Personally, I find it boring and tedious, but if you are into the cigarette lighter scene, then have at it. Eddie Hazel did better work than this later, but this appears to be his "signature" moment. "Can You Get To That?" is a classic track! A gorgeous, gospel-tinged soul number, very stripped down but it resonates and is beautifully sung. "Hit It And Quit It" is a nice, funky rave-up featuring a rare lead vocal from Bernie Worrell, who also contributes a wonderful organ solo. Billy "Bass" Nelson contributes a soulful, earnest lead vocal on another classic track- "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks"... "Super Stupid" is as loud and heavy as any Black Sabbath song you'd care to name, except it is played far better... "Wars Of Armageddon" is a track that deserves respect for being ahead of its time, but its overall listenability is questionable to me 37 years later... While "Back in Our Minds" is goofy fun... It's a multi-faceted album and the best of early Funkadelic. As a bonus, this re-issue includes "A Whole Lot of B.S." which is a song that does very little for me, to be honest and a stereo mix of the U.S. single "I miss my baby" which is a track that I really like because of Gary Shider's impassioned vocal-- he makes a mistake here or there but the overall effect is glorious... and of course, just to further flog a long-dead horse, there is another "Maggot Brain"... This album is the best introduction to early Funkadelic for a casual listener, and it is essential to the hardcore fans. |
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Heavy Metal Funk
Submitted on: 2008-12-08 |
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The 3rd album from Funkadelic, capped their early period ('70-71), laying the foundation for 1970s black rock. The funksters blended JB rhythms, Sly Stone style acid soul and Jimi H guitar into a perfect brew.
The title track is a guitar masterwork, right up there with Hendrix's Machine Gun in terms of technique and emotion. Eddie Hazel was the world's greatest unsung guitarist.
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