The self-entitled debut from Funkadelic in 1970. The Funk group were originaly backing members to George Clinton's band, The Parliaments (Not to be confused with Parliament, who were the other band to split off from this original group). The group were one of the top ones in the genre at the ... Read review
Advantages: Original and pure Disadvantages: Long tracks
The self-entitled debut from Funkadelic in 1970. The Funk group were originaly backing members to George Clinton's band, The Parliaments (Not to be confused with Parliament, who were the other band to split off from this original group). The group were one of the top ones in the genre at the time, and although for this one, they did less of the Funk as we know it, and more Pyschedelic Soul and Rock. Nonetheless, it has been samples numerous times ... ...As well as Clinton, other names you may recognise are Fuzzy Haskins, Billy Bass Nelson and Eddie Hazel.
1. "Mommy, What's A Funkadelic?"
This oen semed to go on forever, and not a lot seemed to happen in it as they begin the album with some Pyschedelic Rock. From the start, you get an idea of waht this album is going to be like as you get it all based aroudn a smooth riff by Eddie Hazel, which is bound to stick ... more
The self-entitled debut from Funkadelic in 1970. The Funk group were originaly backing members to George Clinton's band, The Parliaments (Not to be confused with Parliament, who were the other band to split off from this original group). The group were one of the top ones in the genre at the time, and although for this one, they did less of the Funk as we know it, and more Pyschedelic Soul and Rock. Nonetheless, it has been samples numerous times in the Hip Hop world for its originality and pureness. As well as Clinton, other names you may recognise are Fuzzy Haskins, Billy Bass Nelson and Eddie Hazel.
1. "Mommy, What's A Funkadelic?"
This oen semed to go on forever, and not a lot seemed to happen in it as they begin the album with some Pyschedelic Rock. From the start, you get an idea of waht this album is going to be like as you get it all based aroudn a smooth riff by Eddie Hazel, which is bound to stick in your head, and then George Clinton just speaks over it all in a way which is very much of-the-time, and would mean very little today.
**Three Stars**
2. "I Bet You"
This one seems to grab you after you are brought down by the monotony of listneing to the same riff for over nine minutes, however I felt that as a track in its own right, it is a fairly strong one as you get them going for another exciting set by the lead guitarist, and a great range of vocalists join to just add to the funky groove which they are given. The lyrics are meaningless, but they are often nonsensical with Funk of this time.
**Four Stars**
3. "Music for My Mother"
Billy Bass Nelson steps up for a deep bass riff on this on, and it indicates a change to the mood of things as we are brought down. From there, you get Herb Sparkman speaking on his inspiration for this track. The rawness of it all comes through here, and it brings you into the feel of the time.
**Three Stars**
4. "I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody's Got a Thing"
This one was the first on the album which I recognized as the Funk I am familiar with as the think begins with the sounds of the wah-wah- guitar to really bring you into it all. With this starting it all off, you are made to take notice, and emmerce yourself within the music. Tiki Fulward takes care of the drums on this, and the way he tears it up is incredible, and makes you really take notice (after a fairly droning start).
**Four Stars**
5. "Good Ole Music"
The drums on this are just as funky as on the track prior to it, and with such a strong start, you get them just hyping off the vibes of it, and just singing about how funky it all is. It is such a good one that Nas felt the need to sample it on two occassions, and 2Pac even encorporated it into his debut album, "2Pacalypse Now".
**Four Stars**
6. "Qualify and Satisfy"
I saw this one as a drop in quality as you go from some onf the strongest material on it to a tune which has Calvin SImon taking lead vocals and singing the blues with the music taking this typical form. I didn't think that it had as much to offer, and brought the think down before it went to the final tune.
**Two Stars**
7. "What Is Soul"
You have the group hinting on where there music would go to in the future as you get them doing some of the spacey stuff at the start with George Clinton hyping them up as futuristic. After this they go into a deep Funk tune with them attempting to describe what soul is. It is interesting as it shows that they are on a new level of thought when attempting to comprehend what exactly 'Soul' is.
**Four Stars**
As someone who is just used to a more standardized form of msuic where the tracks span no longer than five minutes, having tracks go on for nearly ten minutes in some cases was a bit of a challenge to engage with for the entirety of the recording. However I could appreciate what went down here, and they came with classic material. I would only recommend that you get this if you really know what you are in for. This album has them a little before Funk became what people really remember from the period, and so is quite experimental.
Advantages: Like nothing youve ever heard. Disadvantages: Little in the way of song structure.
The first Funkadelic album. The entire album was recorded in a few days and is largely improvisational. It follows the typical George Clinton line-up: A huge band of organists vocalists and guitarists all adding their own little stamp over a funky backbeat. All the seeds of Parliament/Funkadelic are here. Experimentation, Clintons long introductions, talk of outer space, and many sexual references as expected. Blues, funk and pyschadelia influences are all here. You can hear Eddie Hazel's Hendrix influenced guitar, carrying the torch in the year of Jimis death, yet he seems to have not yet quite found his own sound. I find it reassuring to see how much this guitarist had improved and diversified over a few albums from this to say his solo work. I think if you like one track from this album you will like them all. Some more organised than ...
Advantages: Los of bangers Disadvantages: One weak cut
of a very high standard (and features A Tribe Called Quest?s Q-Tip) you can?t really be put off by any major aspects of this joint as it is a strong Afrocentric offering and pushes forward the common themes of this time.
**Five Stars**
4. ?Jimbrowski?
Using the raw drum line from a track off Funkadelic?s eponymous debut, you have a tune that is just too hard for it as own good as you see that they use this, as well as a few other snippets to come up with some killer, progressive Hip Hop material, which is helped along the way by their unconventional way of hyping as if they really don?t have any sort of care as they just let it all out there.
**Five Stars**
5. ?I?m Gonna Do You?
This one uses a couple of tunes from The Meters, and (as if it wasn?t clear enough from the title) this one has them performing a tune where they try to get in ...
Advantages: Bangers throughout Disadvantages: Nothing specific
But Trouble?
This was, by far the most popular track on the release and a great one to kick the album off with as you find that you have them hype the thing up with a fresh jam with The Fresh prince taking the lead and letting all the guys no how getting into relationships is nothing but trouble for them as Jazzy Jeff comes up with a mix of the theme from ?I Dream of Janine? and the funky drum roll from Funkadelic?s ?You?ll Like It Too?.
**Five Stars**
2. ?Just One Of Those Days?
They are seen to move things on with what is the longest track on the album and they come out with a hardcore tune that gets them performing with production that is seen to be very current for the time with the heavy drum machine heard making a massive impactful sound on the thing to enable the rapper to come out with some of his freshest rhymes as he tales ...
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Product details
Title
Funkadelic
Performer
Funkadelic
Genre
R&B
Sub Genre
Funk
Release Date
06/08/2001
Recomended Retail Price
8.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1969
Label / Distributor
Westbound / Plastic Head
Producer
George Clinton
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
29667371025
Catalogue Number
CDSEWM 010
SPAR code
AAD
Additional notes
Album Notes
Funkadelic: Ed Hazel (vocals, guitar); Bill Nelson (vocals, bass); Tiki Fulwood (vocals, drums); George Clinton, Fuzzy Haskins, Grady Thomas, Calvin Simon, Raymond Davis (vocals); Tawl Ross (guitar); Mickey Atkins (organ). Engineers include: Milan Bogden, Russ Terrana, Ed Wolfrum. Recorded at Terra Shirma Sound Studios, Detroit, Michigan. Funkadelic's self-titled 1969 debut may not be on the same plateau as the group's later, all-encompassing masterpieces (MAGGOT BRAIN, COSMIC SLOP, etc.), but does serve as the strong foundation upon which their early 70's masterworks were built. Along with Jimi Hendrix's band, Funkadelic is one of the first units to inject funk with hard rock. Whereas funk pioneer James Brown concentrates on creating air-tight, precise grooves, Funkadelic keeps things loose, raw, and groovy. Drug experimentation also plays a prominent role in the band's early work, perhaps never as evidently as on FUNKADELIC. From the beginning, singer George Clinton has been the band's undisputed leader. He wrote or co-wrote nearly all of FUNKADELIC's seven tracks and also served as the album's producer. Bassist Billy Nelson and guitarist Eddie Hazel are superb instrumentalists, as heard on the slowly evolving "Music For My Mother," the frantic "I Got A Thing," and the album's Motown soul-inflected hit single "I Bet You" (the latter featuring great vocal interplay between all members). And the seeds for such future Funkadelic epics as "Maggot Brain" and "Wars of Armageddon" can be traced to the album's longest compositions, "Mommy, What's A Funkadelic?" and "Good Old Music."
Album Reviews
Mojo (1/03, p.110) - "...It's the best blues-influenced, warped acid rock you're likely to hear..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Mommy What's A Funkadelic
2.
I'll Bet You
3.
Music For My Mother
4.
I Got A Thing You Got A Thing Everybody Got A Thing
5.
Good Old Music
6.
Qualify And Satisfy
7.
What Is Soul
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