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Maggot Brain is a 1971 (see 1971 in music) album by the American funk band Funkadelic. It was released on Westbound Records. Cover of the Funkadelic album Maggot Brain. ...
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Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, The Parliaments. ...
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Psychedelic rock is a musical style inspired by or attempting to replicate the mind-altering experience of drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, salvia divinorum, and especially LSD. There are also other forms of psychedelic music that started from the same roots and diverged from the prevalent rock style into...
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Westbound Records is a Detroit-based label founded by Armen Boladian which started in 1970. ...
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George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American musician, widely considered one of the forefathers of funk. ...
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Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, The Parliaments. ...
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America Eats Its Young is a 1972 lbum by FunkadelicThis was the first album to include the whole of the JBs, along with Bootsy Collins, Catfish Collins, Chicken Gunnels, Rob McCollough and Kash Waddy. ...
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Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African Americans, e. ...
Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, The Parliaments. ...
Westbound Records is a Detroit-based label founded by Armen Boladian which started in 1970. ...
This is the definitive album of the Eddie Hazel-era of Funkadelic, and one of the most influential albums in funk-metal, and rock and roll in general. The music swings through psychedelia, hard rock, gospel and soul music, with tremendous variation between each track. Psychedelia is a term describing a category of music, visual art, fashion, and culture that is associated originally with the high 1960s, hippies, and the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, California. ...
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In 2003, the album was ranked number 486 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Rolling Stone is an American magazine devoted to music, politics and popular culture. ...
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Track listing
- "Maggot Brain" (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) – 10:19
- "Can You Get To That" (Clinton, Ernie Harris) – 2:50
- "Hit It And Quit It" (Clinton, Billy Bass Nelson, Garry Shider) – 3:50
- "You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks" (Clinton, Judie Jones, Bernie Worrell) – 3:36
- "Super Stupid" (Clinton, Hazel, Nelson, Tawl Ross) – 3:57
- "Back In Our Minds" (Fuzzy Haskins) – 2:38
- "Wars Of Armageddon" (Clinton, Tiki Fulwood, Ross, Worrell) – 9:42
George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American musician, widely considered one of the forefathers of funk. ...
Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ...
Billy Bass Nelson (William Nelson) was the original bassist for P Funk. ...
Garry Shider is the long-time musical director of the P.Funk All-Stars. ...
Bernie Worrell Bernie Worrell (born April 19, 1944) is originally from Long Beach, New Jersey but grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. ...
Lucius Tawl Ross was rhythm guitarist for Funkadelic from 1968 to 1971. ...
Clarence Fuzzy Haskins (born June 8, 1941 in Elkhorn, West Virginia) is a singer (and occasional guitarist) originally with the barbershop quintet, The Parliaments, led by George Clinton. ...
Tiki Fulwood was the drummer for the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic. ...
Personnel Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ...
Lucius Tawl Ross was rhythm guitarist for Funkadelic from 1968 to 1971. ...
Bernie Worrell Bernie Worrell (born April 19, 1944) is originally from Long Beach, New Jersey but grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. ...
Billy Bass Nelson (William Nelson) was the original bassist for P Funk. ...
Tiki Fulwood was the drummer for the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic. ...
Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clintons Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. ...
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"Maggot Brain" According to legend, George Clinton, out of his mind on Orange Sunshine, told Eddie Hazel to play the first half of the song like his mother had just died, and then the second half as if he had found out she was alive. The result was the 10-minute guitar solo for which Hazel is most fondly remembered by many music critics and fans. Though several other musicians began the track playing, Clinton soon realized the power of Hazel's solo and faded them out so that the focus would be on Hazel's guitar. The entire track was recorded in one take. George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American musician, widely considered one of the forefathers of funk. ...
Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ...
Seven years later, Michael Hampton (Eddie Hazel's replacement as lead guitarist) performed his own interpretation of the song in 1978. That cut was included in a bonus EP-vinyl that was distributed with Funkadelic album, One Nation Under a Groove. The cut is also included in most of CD editions of the album. Michael Hampton was the guitarist for the band Funkadelic after original guitarist Eddie Hazel departed to join The Temptations in 1975. ...
One Nation Under a Groove is a 1978 (see 1978 in music) album by the American funk band Funkadelic. ...
This song has very few lyrics, present only at the beginning of the song before Hazel's solo takes off. The concept of "Maggot Brain" is, however, very important in understanding P Funk mythology. On one level, it is said to refer to Eddie Hazel's drug-riddled brain. In the grand scheme of things, Maggot Brain is a mode of being, thinking and existing, in which one transcends the troubles of Earthly existence by revelling in the freedom of funk. The song "Maggot Brain" is only available through the iTunes store by purchasing the entire album. The bands Parliament, Funkadelic and related offshoots (see List of P Funk members) are collectively referred to as the P Funk. ...
In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Maggot Brain" at number 71 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ...
"Can You Get to That" This song features Bernie Worrell's organ. It begins as an acoustic number, then grows gradually heavier. It is a rewrite of a song by The Parliaments titled, "What You've Been Growin'" and is heavily influenced by gospel music stylistically. Bernie Worrell Bernie Worrell (born April 19, 1944) is originally from Long Beach, New Jersey but grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. ...
The Parliaments were an early doo-wop singing group from Plainfield, New Jersey. ...
Gospel music may refer either to the religious music that first came out of African-American churches in the 1930s or, more loosely, to both black gospel music and to the religious music composed and sung by white southern Christian artists. ...
Where the Parliaments version was a break-up song, the singer of the Funkadelic version begins with the line 'I once had a life, or rather, life had me': rather than a bitter reminiscence about a woman, it becomes an account of the singer's revelation that living on principles of co-operation, sincerity and the principles of karma ('When you base you life on credit and your loving days are done / Cheques you sign with love and kisses later come back signed 'Insufficient Funds' ') marked him out from the un-elightened crowd and exalted his life. Karma(Sanskrit: from the root , to do, [meaning deed] meaning action, effect, destiny) means (the result of) action, generally taken as a term that comprises the entire cycle of cause and effect. ...
Garry Shider is the long-time musical director of the P.Funk All-Stars. ...
Thomas Lanier Williams (March 26, 1911 - February 25, 1983), better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a noted playwright. ...
Ray Davis may refer to: General Ray Davis (U.S. Marine) (1915-2003), Medal of Honor recipient – hero of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir (Korean War) Ray Davis (musician) (1940-2005), member of The Parliaments, Parliament and Funkadelic Raymond Davis Jr. ...
Bernie Worrell Bernie Worrell (born April 19, 1944) is originally from Long Beach, New Jersey but grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. ...
George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American musician, widely considered one of the forefathers of funk. ...
Clarence Fuzzy Haskins (born June 8, 1941 in Elkhorn, West Virginia) is a singer (and occasional guitarist) originally with the barbershop quintet, The Parliaments, led by George Clinton. ...
"Hit It and Quit It" The song feature Bernie Worrell's vocals and organ-playing, as well as an extended Eddie Hazel solo at the end. Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ...
Bernie Worrell Bernie Worrell (born April 19, 1944) is originally from Long Beach, New Jersey but grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. ...
"You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks" Some claim that this song is, lyrically and musically, a sequel to "Hit It And Quit It" (the previous song on the same album). It is a very class-conscious song, with the singer pleading for unity among the poor because without doing so, equality could not be achieved. Maggot Brain is a 1971 (see 1971 in music) album by the American funk band Funkadelic. ...
Billy Bass Nelson (William Nelson) was the original bassist for P Funk. ...
"Super Stupid" The title of this song refers to a drug addict who buys the wrong drug accidentally. He is also referred to as having a "maggot brain". The verse of the song uses similar combination of rap singing over drum rhythm plus occasional guitar chords as is heard on "Crosstown Traffic" by Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix redirects here. ...
(the supergroup Audioslave has done several live covers of this song, as well as an unreleased studio recording.) Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ...
Billy Bass Nelson (William Nelson) was the original bassist for P Funk. ...
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"Back in Our Minds" This song seems to be about the singer and someone else (possibly different races, former lovers or friends) having reconciled and are now "brothers." George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American musician, widely considered one of the forefathers of funk. ...
Lucius Tawl Ross was rhythm guitarist for Funkadelic from 1968 to 1971. ...
"Wars of Armageddon" The music is a bizarre mix of music and special effects-type sounds, and intelligent, though unusual and abstract, lyrics.
This song is socially conscious, as the singer demands immediate freedom from oppression, as well as "power to the people" (and many more demands, many nonsensical, see above).
External Reviews David Keenan is a Scottish music journalist and musician. ...
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