... 'Free your mind...', on the other hand, does quite the opposite. This is simply what Funkadelic does best.
However, it's not all sunshine and picnics. The end track, 'Eulogy and light', while interesting and thought provoking, did not ahve the initial appeal to me as the rest of the album ... Read review
Advantages: Easy to listen to, while still retaining meaning and depth Disadvantages: Some tracks either wash over you, or you wash over them
This album is cool. And that's the only appropriate word. At first I thought it was going to be quite similar to 'Tales of Kidd Funkadelic' (with long, progressive church influenced funk riffs), but after track one, it turns into like...a blues:funk hybrid. It's awesome. The blues is awesome. Funk is awesome.
What I loved is the organic, natural sound that it encompasses. Many Like-minded groups have tried to do what Funkadelic have ... ...generic beats. 'Free your mind...', on the other hand, does quite the opposite. This is simply what Funkadelic does best.
However, it's not all sunshine and picnics. The end track, 'Eulogy and light', while interesting and thought provoking, did not ahve the initial appeal to me as the rest of the album did. Now I am sure it is there for a purpose; as are some other points of the album I tend to skip, but personally, I did not think ... more
This album is cool. And that's the only appropriate word. At first I thought it was going to be quite similar to 'Tales of Kidd Funkadelic' (with long, progressive church influenced funk riffs), but after track one, it turns into like...a blues:funk hybrid. It's awesome. The blues is awesome. Funk is awesome.
What I loved is the organic, natural sound that it encompasses. Many Like-minded groups have tried to do what Funkadelic have done here, and had an end product of government issued, generic beats. 'Free your mind...', on the other hand, does quite the opposite. This is simply what Funkadelic does best.
However, it's not all sunshine and picnics. The end track, 'Eulogy and light', while interesting and thought provoking, did not ahve the initial appeal to me as the rest of the album did. Now I am sure it is there for a purpose; as are some other points of the album I tend to skip, but personally, I did not think it stood up to bar with the rest of the record.
It's a good gateway album if you're just getting into Funkadelic, and is sure not to dissapoint.
Madthought 30.09.2007 (30.09.2007)
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Product details
Title
Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow [Remastered]
Performer
Funkadelic
Genre
R&B
Sub Genre
Funk
Release Date
02/05/2005
Recomended Retail Price
8.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1970
Label / Distributor
Westbound / Plastic Head
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
29667008921
Catalogue Number
CDSEWM 212
Additional notes
Album Notes
Funkadelic: George Clinton, Raymond Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, Grady Thomas (vocals); Eddie Hazel, Tawl Ross (guitar); Bernie Worrell (keyboards); Billy Nelson (bass); Tiki Fulwood (drums). Recorded at United Sound Studios, Audio Graphic Services, and G-M Recording Studios, Detroit, Michigan. Funkadelic's self-titled debut may have touched upon drug-induced acid rock, but on their 1970 follow-up, FREE YOUR MIND AND YOUR ASS WILL FOLLOW, the band blows the door off its hinges. Look no further than the album-opening ten-minute title track--perhaps the most spaced out composition witnessed by rock & roll since the Rolling Stones' late-'60s psychedelic-phase--for the proof. Funkadelic is still a step away from perfecting its funk-rock craft. This album is hindered by very treble-heavy production, a sonic approach very unlike the group's future bass-indulgent works. FREE YOUR MIND AND YOUR ASS WILL FOLLOW is one of Funkadelic's shortest albums, at barely over a half-hour in length. But the one-dimensional production proves even more frustrating. There's plenty of sonic experimentation going on within each composition, but it's all but impossible to decipher. Tracks such as "Friday Night, August 14th," "Funky Dollar Bill," and "I Wanna Know If It's Good To You" are all highlights, the band locking into one killer funk groove after another. The haunting and tranquil "Eulogy and Light" closes the album with a fusion of backwards singing and gospel-like speech, a fitting end to Funkadelic's most 'out there' recording.
Album Reviews
Record Collector (magazine) (p.101) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "Mixing a dirty groove with wacked-out sound effects and razor-sharp lyrics, this is a superb first release..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow
2.
Friday Night August 14th
3.
Funky Dollar Bill
4.
I Wanna Know If It's Good To You
5.
Some More
6.
Eulogy And Light
7.
Fish Chips And Sweat (bonus track)
8.
Free Your Mind (radio advert)
9.
I Wanna Know If It's Good To You (45 vocal version/bonus track)
10.
I Wanna Know If It's Good To You (45 instrumental version/bonus track)
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