One Nation Under A Groove

When funkadelic starts talking about flushing out the mental diarrhea, I felt that. 4.5/5

A fun Monday morning album. Not on Spotify, had to use YouTube.

Bel sound degli anni '70 :) Lo ascolterei ancora.

In generale non sono un amante del funk, ma devo dire che ho apprezzato molto l’originalità di quest’album, soprattutto per il sound che ricorda molto Frank Zappa.

Extremely funky album. This inspired tons of music moving forward and I'd be shocked if this hasn't been sampled hundreds of Times since it's release. Very awesome album all the way through

Maggot Brain is the netter record *****

The magic of 70's funk. I loved it.

Shame this one isn’t on Apple Music because I love Funkadelic! George Clinton was just such a genius - he was excellent at finding perfect roles for every instrument. Really cool record that only gets 4 stars because of its unavailability and because it isn’t quite as good as Maggot Brain.

Psychadelic. Must listen on next mushie trip.

Another band like Gil Scott-Heron that I've wanted to explore more of, I love Maggot Brain and didn't really know what else to check out by these guys. This was a really fun listen, Promentalshitbackwash... was a great track despite the name Will listen again

Couldn’t find the complete album. But Funky single though.

lo confieso, la de 10 minutos no la he escuchado, todas las demás me han gustado mucho, no es mi estilo del todo, lo escucharía en momentos específicos pero eso no le resta valor.

There's so much going on in pretty much every one of these songs - yet it doesn't seem messy or scattered. Each part, each instrument, each voice - sits just right in the arrangement and the mix. Sure it's funky, but in many (most?) places I'd call this rock - even progressive in parts? there are a lot of complex musical passages in here to keep the interest up just where you might think it's about to become repetitive. Killer lead guitar almost throughout the entirety of the record. Contains more than enough weirdness to make it classic Funkadelic yet is oddly accessible, even if to my ears there was absolutely nothing that could have been a hit single (although from online accounts this was their biggest selling album so what do I know). Fun and great party (or probably stoner) music :) 7/10 4 stars.

This album is literally what I think of when I hear the word funk. I can't really describe it beyond, "it is just so funky". Great album.

Pretty much what I think of when I think of funk. This album somehow feels retro and futuristic at the same time in the best way. Love it.

Good album, good bass lines and harmonies, solid jamming, worth another listen. Just wish it was easier to find now that it’s out of print

One Nation Under A Groove - 5/10 Groovallegiance - 9/10 Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock? - 10/10 Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers) - 10/10 Into You - 10/10 Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll!) - 10/10 Lunchmeataphobia (Think! It Ain't Illegal Yet!) - 8/10 P.E. Squad/DooDoo Chasers (”Going All-The-Way Off” Instrumental) - 7/10 Maggot Brain (Live) - 9/10

Had to listen on YouTube so no idea as far as which songs I liked most, but definitely enjoyed the funk. Heard a lot of the west coast rap origins within this album too, since P-Funk was highly influential in building that sound.

Katten det svänger!!

An enjoyable bit of Funk Rock. Favorites: "One Nation Under a Groove", "Groovalegiance", "Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!"

Protomatic or whatever that DOO DOO squad song is goes crazy. Pretty fire all the way through. Cool version of Maggot Brain. The bass and guitars are on point.

Great mix here of rock with the funk. As the one song says "who says a funk band can't play rock?" It's obvious where bands like Fishbone & RHCP get their chops from. The guitar solo on Maggot Brain is aMAZing. All hail Funkadelic! Reviews do talk about their owing a lot to progressive rock. I don't know if I see that as much. I see them owing more to jam bands than anything else, longer rock solos and instrumentals are not necessarily only linked to progressive rock. I mean, live versions of "Dazed and Confused" go on (and on and on...) for a half and hour. Even with that, it was really good. I had it on on a long car ride, but I did not get a chance to really *listen* so I listened to it again and really appreciated what was going on there. Definitely one I will come back to. Maybe a 4.3 or 4.4, one that is going on the list to purchase.

Really solid. So much funk, great blend of guitar and other instruments. I really gotta go out and listen to more of George Clinton's work. If anything, the tracks didn't all need to be so long because they didn't vary that much as the songs went along. Still, the title track is a beauty. Groovallegiance has a cool reggae sound and these guys are absolutely right on Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock (they just kill it). The 4th track is annoying with the echo singing and scat motif so it's hard to enjoy the really good guitar work. Into You and Cholly bring it back though not quite as good as side one. I'm not sure I really count the bonus tracks but Maggot Brain has quickly become one of my favorite guitar solo songs of all time. The recorded version on the album of the same name is amazing (so much emotion in Edward Hazel's guitar). And then the guitar work in Lunchmeataphobia is soooo heavy - love it. Waffled between a 4 and 5 (song length and hard to listen to track 4 vs. giving serious weight to the awesome bonus tracks).

Funk-rock. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

4.5

Effortlessly funky and cool. There are just so many influences going on here and in turn it influenced those after it. A great sound.

This review for one nation under a re-groove since this album is hard to find

I don't know what I was expecting but this album is insane. Like, made by people I'm pretty sure are actually insane. Also... kind of a jam?

Just what it says

Funk-rock. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

This is not a reviews, but Id like to read about the album @ wikipedia One Nation Under a Groove is the tenth studio album by American funk rock band Funkadelic, released on September 22, 1978 on Warner Bros. Records. Recording sessions took place at United Sound Studio in Detroit, Michigan, with one song recorded live on April 15, 1978 at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana. The album was the first album to include keyboardist and frequent songwriter Walter "Junie" Morrison. One Nation Under a Groove was Funkadelic's most commercially successful album, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Magazine Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 16 on the Billboard 200, and being certified platinum in the US. It reached number 58 in Canada. It was one of the band's most critically lauded albums, and ranks at or near the top of many "best album" lists in disparate genres. The album was later featured on Vibe magazine's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century list. The album is ranked number 177 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in both 2003 and 2012 editions, before moving to number 360 in the 2020 edition. The album is listed as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Really fun album to listen to. Super dance-able and still has some meaning behind the creative lyrics. I just wish it was on Spotify so I could come back to it easily. 7/10

Like damn, yeah, cool and funky and good

tema la taille de la note que j’aurais mis si j’avais pas du l’écouter sur youtube

Love this, superb funk/rock blend

Belle découverte. Visiblement une forte influence sur Prince.

Enjoyed a lot of this, got a little tired of it in places. But it does contain one of my favorite lyrics of all time, “The fear of being eaten by a sandwich.”

Pretty good, though I did not like it as much as Maggot Brain. The presence of a live version of Maggot Brain as a bonus track on this album made this even more evident.

this is great, funk music but every songs tries to really put something new out. Opening track is just a great song and the rock and roll one is cool too

"One Nation Under A Groove" is tirelessly energetic, relentlessly funky and has to be one of the best parties of the 1970s. It radiates positivity, optimism and fun for most of its running time, at the hands of George Clinton and the vast roster of incredible musicians. The album was released originally as a 40 minute set before a bonus EP was added with a great live edition of "Maggot Brain": I've focused just on the original LP here. For its entire seven and a half minutes, the title track never lets up. From its bouncy bassline to the various vocal hooks rippling through it, it's infinitely danceable and impossible to resist. Next, the sprightly "Groovallegiance" brings some levity (Bernie Worrell knocking it out of the park with an uncomplicated keyboard solo, and Clinton with some beautiful falsetto in the verses). "Who Says A Funk Band Can't Play Rock" is another prime cut: a Hendrix-esque riff transforming into a celebration of musical inclusivity and genre diversity. The band pull off the amazing feat of stuffing the arrangements to the rafters with overlapping lead parts, flourishes and production tricks, but leave room for spontaneity in the energetic performances. As an ensemble, they lock together perfectly and keep the songs feeling fresh throughout, despite the length of many of them. There's also a great sense of humour and playfulness running throughout the whole record, but the scales only tip slightly too far with "Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis", the only place the record loses some credibility for me. This jam is long and unfocused by comparison, in an awkward jumble of spoken word prayer with the makings of a lovely soul ballad in the background. I'm too prudish to enjoy hearing about a musical bowel movement to clear my mental diarrhoea. Whether they thought of it as a novel metaphor, a parody of evangelism or just a joke, it just brings down the impact for me. Despite this, though, as a whole it's a sheer delight. The power of Funkadelic is such that they're enough to make you believe fried ice cream really could be a reality.

This was just fun. It’s been years drive I listened to a funk album. This was a great one to listen too.

This is not my favorite Funkadelic album, but that being said, this album is still pretty great. It opens strong and features call backs to earlier songs and lyrically expands the George Clinton universe a bit more. This album is joyous and lighter than Maggot Brain yet still has some absolutely phenomenal bass lines and arrangements.

Greatt

My sort of genre ! An interesting mix of tunes, my favourite being the 1st track of course. Consequently has to be 4* I think.

Fuuuuunky as hell

I got to see Parliament Funkadelic in the early 2000s. Was epic, but I don't think I fully understood the history of the group. This Funkadelic album did a lot for music a the funk scene. They made it fun, while also addressing some issues. A great live version of Maggot Brain, which (to me) is the best song they've produced. It's just so dense. Rarely do I sit down and really listen to a Funkadelic album front to back and I wasn't sure if I'd really enjoy the whole ride. I did. I did enjoy the ride.

Funky

Okay, I can dig this. The one about poop was a little weird, but overall a funky little record.

Groovy baby

An enjoyable funk album with some of the better elements of disco music. I like that the overall vibe is lightweight and even a bit humourous, with an emphasis on FUN (perhaps even tongue in cheek). I loved things like the doowop backing vocals on Groove allegiance and the song titles themselves. Overall I felt like I was listening to an album length version of Sly & Family Stone 'Dance to the Music', which is a good thing!

Aside from the overused funk/groove wordplay, and being about 20 mins too long - I enjoyed the album.

Nice album funk, quasiment un côté progressif dedans qui rend ça intéressant.

Damn! Pretty cool. Songs are kind of long though. Found El Michels Affair after listening to related songs.

Cool, funky, of course groovy and a lot mellower than I anticipated. Probably my first run at listening to an entire Parliament album. Good+.

Pretty cool old funk album. Probably would've been a 3 or 3.5 for me, but the final groove on Maggot Brain to end the album was so sick it pushes this one over the line to a 4 for me! front and back cover artwork also whip ass.

Well, I didn't realize how much I enjoyed funk and disco until I started listening to this album list. This album is just delightful to listen to.

Excellent funk

Funky

Funk con bastantes toques de rock.

They had me at "Musical Bowel Movement". I'm going to need George Clinton to resolve all of the license issues he has with our go-to streaming services, because this thing slaps and slaps hard. As of this writing, the only way you can listen to this album in its entirety is on YouTube, which, is fine I guess. I seriously considered buying a physical copy of the album on vinyl or CD. Maybe that's what George Clinton wants from all of us. If that's the case, we shouldn't argue with the Godfather of Funk.

Funkabbestia, davvero un gran bel groove.

Excellent - other than the title track i'd never given Funkadelic much attention. Some fantastic guitar action going on both lead and bass! Will be revisiting for sure and it may even get added to the vinyl wants list!

Very funky, and very good

Great funk album with prog rock influences Favorite Track: One Nation Under a Groove Relisten: Yes

Alot of fun to listen to

Fried ice cream is a reality!

I like the funk

Outstandingly funky, but of course it would be. Entertaining, eclectic and electrifying.

This was fun and took some unexpected detours. If you came here for funk (and let’s be honest- of course you did) you won’t be disappointed. But the band plays rock just as well - even getting into prog rock territory on Side Two of the album! Fave tracks: “One Nation Under a Groove” “Lunchmeataphobia (Think! it ain’t illegal yet!)” “Who says a Funk Band Can’t play Rock?”

pretty good. i found it interesting how many elements of hard rock this incorporated, but i'm not sure if i liked that. 7/10

7/10. Funky

Worth the odyssey it took to find it

Full funk, with plenty of long tracks so you can feel the groove all the way through. Only available on spotify and youtube, oddly. This is a high 4 star album for me.

I definitely like this. It felt more energetic and and varied than other funk I frequently come across. another one where context and recent albums come into play. It's a 3.5 for me, but when I compare it to the Parliament from the other day, I liked this a fair bit more. I think I'll bump it to a 4 because of that.

Yeah this was very funky and had some great tracks in there, also my favorite song title ever

I was surprised to learn that Eddie Hazel had nothing to do with this record. The P-Funk roster is DEEP. Obviously this is funky, but there's a prog rock thing happening here that's super interesting. A couple of the tracks (especially the bits with the repetitive call and response) fell flat for me. Best track: One Nation Under A Groove

Solid

Fantastic funk with psychedelic prog rock leanings.

Funky! A little too funky at times - I mean, not every word in the song needs to be, or rhyme with, "funk" - but otherwise really fun. The back stretch of the album lost lyrics altogether and went down the path of awesome solos.

I honestly didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did. Funk and rock fused into something wonderful. Energetic and kept me going throughout the work day.

Groovy, still wanna get funked up

This is great, just what I'd expect from Funkadelic.

I don’t know anything about this band or record. But I’ll “get down just for the funk of it.” I don’t know this for certain but there have to be people in this band who played with the Talking Heads in the 80s. Yep. Just looked it up. Bernie Worrell. Synth player on Stop Making Sense. This is probably less conducive to listening while working because it deserves to be played loud at 2:30 am, when you’ve really decided to make a real night of it… Highlights: One Nation Under a Groove; the title “Maggot Brain.”

noice

Fried Ice Cream is a reality!

Nice songs!!

Funkeyh

Said funk way too much

Absolute banger. Legitimate album to listen to before you die - not just for itself but also for everything else that came after: No G Funk, Daisy Age hip hop or Neptunes prosecutions without this band. And it’s just so damn funky - impossible to stay still when listening to this. There are a few tracks that overstay their welcome ("Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers)"). But overall an absolute classic.

Gotta have that funk

Ooh I like a bit of funk!!

Just a collection of bangers.

Creative, irreverent & topical.

ой, сначала подумал «ну понятно» и скептически подошёл. но где-то ближе к середине меня сломало. пиздец охуенные запилы же. ну и грув реально ПРИСУТСТВУЕТ моднейший по тем временам. конечно, мне легче вот такую музыку воспринимать в использовании каких-нибудь Ламаров-хуемаров, когда всё это адекватится современной обработкой. Но всё-таки не могу не признать, что душевное музло и с немалой долей угара, что уважабельно (посмотреть на названия хотя бы). В общем норм, с удовольствием бы на часок зачиллить под эту тему с тугим блантом (зачеркнуто) с бутылкой вискарика или типа того. 8/10, пусть его

Good funk rock. Pity about the dross that is "Promental..."

I used to have the title track of this album on a couple of playlists years ago, but never heard much more by Funkadelic. I still absolutely love the title track and there were also some more good parts on this album, especially Who Says A Funk Band Can't Play Rock and the live track Maggot Brain which both have some sick guitars. It's not the kind of music I want to listen to for too long in one go or particularly often. But for every once in a while it's pretty good.

I sometimes eat mice.

I really like this. Funky, interesting and a lot like maggot brain.

Excellent

No lo sé, Rick. Chido, pero una hora de sonidos tan similares no me hace querer regresar al disco. Me gustó who says a funk band can't play rock y ese bonus track final que rompe un poco la monotonía. De repente me sonó a talking heads algunas partes Mood: pachecón-rockeron.

Psychedelic Freak Funkrock, frisch vom Mutterschiff - wem da nicht Hose und Hirn platzen, der ... sollte sich mal die eine anziehen und das andere ausknipsen, oder? Mich jedenfalls kickt diese in ihrer ernsthaften Albernheit und Weirdness ja auch wahnsinnig integrative, einfach alle Völker rauschartig verschmelzende Sex- und Koks- und LSD-Mischung ("One Nation Under A Groove", remember?) mit zunehmendem Alter immer mehr. Weiß auch nicht warum, aber so isses ja nun mal. Da passiert einfach so viel! Herrlich, wie es überall schengelt und bumst an Deck, und blubbert und quietscht und lickt und wie die größte Angst darin besteht, von einem Sandwich gegessen zu werden: bitte beamen Sie mich hoch, denn who says an old white cis male can't jump? Abgesehen davon natürlich auch beeindruckend: die bei aller Verpeiltheit schiere technische Perfektion (das Live Medley, meine Güte!), die aber nie auch nur in die Nähe von kaltem Muckertum gerät. In dem Zusammenhang allerdings auch anzumerken: gegen Ende wird's mir mit der P E Squad ein bisschen ZU verpeilt. Aber hey: sonnige 4 Punkte schicken wir auf jeden Fall ins All!

It's very clear how much this album influenced many modern songs. This is not exactly my preferred music style, but it's very easy to understand why this is a complete classic.

Pues no es un álbum al que regresaré, pero tiene buenos momentos y es divertido en general, de repente muy rockero. En realidad me gustaron tres canciones: la titular, "Who Says A Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!" y ese medley en vivo muy bueno igual. 7.5/10

I like George Clinton I like Parliament I like Funkadelic But I'm still waiting for George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic https://youtu.be/vdj5Ts8asdQ

Classic

Hard to find

Funky and fun and impossible to resist dancing to. Maggot Brain came earlier in this project and this isn't as awesome as that album, but is still a great listen. These guys, despite being the epitome of the 70s, never sound dated, and give everything they have on every track.

I guess I’m supposed to love this. I really like funk and this is one for the most famous, seminal fuck albums of all time. I kind of liked it but it honestly just doesn’t grab me.

Classic

Missing on Spotify. Listened to what I could.

Funk kort och gott Funkar o bakgrunden när man gör mat, men inget jag sätter på fler gånger antar jag.

This is one funky record. Such a nice groove throughout yet not as good as some of the earlier records. Glad to have listened to it with this list as I had put it off with it not being on Spotify at one point. 8/10 [KEEP]

ON MY WAY

A fun funk album but overall very middle of the road for me. I have recently gotten albums on this list that were the same genre or close to it and perhaps that made this album get a lower grade but I kept thinking that I wanted to listen to those instead of this a bunch of times.

Funkadelic madness, the more twisted groovy expression of 1970s funk and soul but magical.

Good when there's a focused song, a lot of time is spent on a half baked grooves accompanied by proto skits which really outstay their welcome for me

Most songs was not available on Spotify. It gets one star for each song

unsurprisingly, i'm not groovey enough for this album. nonetheless, it's not a total catastrophe listening to it.

Skit bra men man orkar ju inte lyssna

Bitvis asbra, bitvis jättestökigt. Den 11 minuter långa låten om bajs drar ner betyget rejält.

7.5/10 - I had to listen to this on YouTube which probably skewed the review. The song “One Nation Under a Groove” was fantastic.

Couldn’t listen to on Spotify. YouTube ads were killing me. Love me some funkadelic. Will listen to in it’s completion, but will have to be broken up do to the damn ads

George Clinton named the album after a friend watched the P-Funk Mothership land on stage during a concert, looked at the UN staffer raising flags of member nations alongside it, and said what he was seeing was one nation under a groove. Clinton took the phrase, built an album around it, and the band recorded it while singing to themselves corny or not, here we come. It is corny. It is clever. It went to number one on the R&B chart and stayed there for six weeks. Widely regarded as the greatest funk album ever made, which is a significant title held by an album I used as background music and forgot was playing. This is not a criticism of the album. Background funk is a legitimate and honorable artistic achievement. George Clinton would probably be fine with this review and would possibly use it as a pull quote. 3 out of 5. Three stars for an album that does exactly what it promises, gets you down just for the funk of it, and asks nothing more of you than that. Sometimes that is enough and sometimes it is not quite enough for a 4. Today it was not quite enough for a 4.

Not an easy way to find this about but it was good

I wonder if they like funk

It's fine.

I was a bit mixed on this one. There's some good funky tunes, but I didn't love all of the repeated spoken lyrics on some of the songs and that made them grow a little stale. That being said, I'm still looking forward to some more funk albums as this project progresses.

Love this music - not quite as good as Mothership Connection imo but still really fun. I hear influences from Herbie Hancock and Jimi Hendrix all over this. Would give this 3.5 stars if I could do half ratings. Side note - this was really hard to find, none of the streaming services had it. Ended up getting it on YouTube.

Fun funk album

Not available in its entirety on Spotify for some reason but funky stuff indeed! I quite liked this and used it as amotivation to listen to some other material

This funkadelic record is not on spotify. Maggot brain is amazing so this is probably also good I will review when I get a chance to listen

7/10

Not on Apple music so did not listen, which is unfortunate because I enjoy Maggot Brain.

funky

I really liked Maggot Brain, and was excited for this one. I was disappointed that 1) It wasn't available on Apple Music (no fault on the band) 2) it felt pretty unfocused. While there are some good grooves, there wasn't anything as immediate as Maggot Brain. Important band, but not sure I'll revisit.

Maggot Brain é melhor que esse álbum

Ну тіпа норм. В більшості своїй це просто звичайний фанк. Лише пісні типу "Lunchmeataphobia" і "Maggot Brain" витягують цей альбом від потрапляння у категорію двох зірок. Оцінка: висока 5/ низька 6

This grooves!! Classic Funkadelic finding their groove and keeping it going for 5-10 minutes while random singing and guitars play over top of it. The guitar solos were FANTASTIC. I loved how almost every song the RHYTHM was practically the/a guitar solo. I loved the grooves. However it just didnt have the staying power for me. It felt a little too cleaned up / mainstream, almost Marvin Gaye for me at times. I liked their rougher more rockin stuff. None of the songs wowed me or got stuck in my head.

A fun listen. Good for a change of pace. Feel like i should break out the roller blades and head to Skate A Way

2026.07.07-08.

Aptly named band, aptly named album.

I woke up feeling funky and low and behold George motherfunking Clinton was the next album. My only connection with him was the movie PCU when I was about twenty so this was a fun funky listen. 7/10 Top song Maggot Brain/Chant

C'est le deuxième album du groupe que je trouve dans la liste. J'avais beaucoup apprécié le premier, mais celui-ci m'a moins parlé. Il faut dire que j'ai trouvé les titres longs très répétitifs, quoique parfois assez rigolos (notamment Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers), rien que le nom est incroyable). Alors j'ai écouté la version longue (sans m'en rendre compte, ma foi), donc peut-être que mon appréciation est un peu faussée. Mais en tout cas, c'était un album dans l'ensemble bien plus funk que rock, donc ça me parle un peu moins.

Another good album from Funkadelic of funk and funk rock jams. It's too bad it's not on Spotify. The talking on Promenatal...Dodoo was distracting from the jam.

Those funky funksters are funking funked. It really is the top genre for self referencing, rock is way below in second place. Everything I know about funk came from a 2p machine in metroland arcade, and while I'm vaguely aware of one nation under a groove it didn't make the playlist of this machine so this funkadelic album at least can't be said to be a-tier. It's a lot of fun but I cant really get into it, it sounded exactly what I expected and it's fine. 2.5.

Elevator music for talented listeners. Excellent guitar.

good vibe, but repetitive and songs are too long

Very fun vibes. Songs were long though

It's just fine. Doesn't hold a candle to their older stuff

If only the Australian One Nation was under a groove (and this funky)

Just one song but vibe

far out. da funk. groovy.

Solid funk rock & as a result a pleasure. Nothing stand out, except (the hideously named) maggot brain, which could almost be forgotten at the end but is the strongest track.

listened so fast and messy, but I liked filling a diary listening to this half of tracks, btw, not avaliable in my country, what a pity

Du funk sympa mais un peu toujours pareil

Sympa

Slightly disappointed … was expecting to love it but it was just OK.

Groovallegiance - ...DARE I SAY,...has a great groove to it. Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad - "The fear of being eaten by a sandwich" "Fried ice cream is a reality!" OBSESSED. Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll!) - great groove halfway through. Maggot Brain - great to hear this transportive one again.

good funky tunes

фак а делик двигай тазом

can't rank because it's not available on Spotify!

Listened to this album while hyping myself up to take my prescribed cough syrup. 3.5/5 ⭐️, solid musical ideas throughout but it all blended together for me. 159/1089

this rules. the musicality is so serious and the lyrics are so silly. i was stuck in traffic singing about fried ice cream is a reality. realized i knew all the guitar solos from my little brother learning guitar growing up. added to the library, fave track who says a funk band cant play rock

Not on Apple Music. Tbh didn’t need another album form this group. First one was cool but nothing life changing.

If you like funk, this is for you. If you don’t like funk, this is for you.

It’s a shame this isn’t streaming anywhere at the moment, because this album is a lot of fun and makes a great first impression.

Decent enough! Felt almost nostalgic having had them back at the start of this saga as my album #4

Der alte funk catcht mich nicht, aber irgendwie cool

Good vibing music and upbeat. Enjoyed the album, but not going to be a frequent listen.

Definitely some interesting stuff and also some stuff that I thought was kind of meh and weird.

Not me favourite genre, but some good tunes and music

Even though it's not quite my thing, I've found it fun and interesting.

Groovy

Favourite Songs: Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad P.E. Squad / Doo Doo Chasers

While I thought this was good, I couldn’t help but think it was slightly weaker than Maggot Brain, which we had a while back on this site. I thought the lyrics here were good, but not great. In fact, they became slightly too repetitive for my liking. I think the same can be said for the actual music here, too. It was good, but slightly too repetitive and not as adventurous as Maggot Brain.

Me gustó. Son canciones largas pero tienen buena onda. Estaba estudiando y me concentré mucho!!!

Funky cowbell and dings and whistles are great and so fun. Beat is so clear through whole song. So laid back but still with energy. I like the ensemble feel.

Prog funk, George, bootsy The doo doo chasers

6/10 It seems wrong scoring this album so lowly - it's fun, it rocks and it is the funkiest thing ever. However, some tracks are too long. Way, way, too long. I almost had to skip, and I've not done that on the most misogynistic hip hop nor indulgent prog. Probably the best 3 star album yet.

Still funky but I liked Maggot Brain more. Likes: One Nation Under A Groove; Who Says A Funk Band Cant Play Rock

Fun listen. Hard to find though. Who Says A Funk Band Can't Play Rock?! and Maggot Brain/Chant Live were my favorites. 6.2/10

Funky and groovy. I guess everything you might expect from a band with this name and an album with this title.

A lot that I love as is with every funkadelic album I’ve heard. As compared the other albums I’ve heard it is sadly a little less interesting but still an incredible listen regardless.

Great

Consistently well written, Groovy and part of the founding fathers of Funk music.

3/5

Ultimately quite boring but some great musicianship.

Coool!

Just didn’t feel like my thing for some reason

Solid funk. 3/5

Better than Coldplay

not too bad

Solid record

Not available on Apple Music

so this album is not available on spotify so i listened to a few songs on youtube, not my preferred method and I feel like i lost the flow but overall funk is always a good idea.

cant listen on spotify or apple music

Very fun! "Into You", "Cholly", and "Going All The Way Off" were my favorites

Gibt es auf spotify nicht vollständig sadly

nach ein wenig recherche hab ich das ganze Album gefunden und es angehört. Ich bin zum Entschluss gekommen, dass es ein paar ganz gute songs hat, aber größtenteils nicht sehr aus Funkadelics discography heraussticht. Mein Lieblingssong ist : Groovallegience

Bit hard to tell as only three tracks were available for me to play. Region locking is rubbish. Anyhoo, what I heard was fine

Very funky, very nice.

Thought this was cool from a music history perspective but not really my personal taste. Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad was wild lol

Lacks the structure and clean simple arc of Maggot Brain, but more ideas, more sounds, more cray-cray, and while not more Funk, possibly more P? It feels long, but it's hella groovy.

sie LIEBED nothing but the funk sege. so fest. ich chume im moment nonig dri. s isch sehr viel moll und irgendwie chli trurig? macht das sinn? promentals isch au wieder chli gibberish irgendwie. es passiered vier lead-sache glichzitig. wisooo. das album söll sochli s definitive statement vo parliament/funkadelic sii und ich checks nöd so würklich. aso d gitarresoli sind easy aber glichzitig wird afoch gschnorret amel? häää? und jo d message vo liebi und zemesii isch do und so aber ich hets nöd ganz checkt wennis nöd glese hett.

I really like Funkadelic but this album is up and down for me. Some great moments with the title track and the rendition of Maggot Brain, but also some stuff I find forgettable.

Titellåten är facit på hur funk ska låta, den är fantastisk. Men generellt föredrar jag Parliament, även om skillnaderna kanske är små, det är mer rock över Funkadelic, mer gitarr mer gitarrsolon, mer flum och mindre stadigt groove . Antagligen är det min dansgolvsnerv som talar. Stundtals är den här plattan förstås riktigt skön, betydligt bättre än tidigare recenserade Maggot Brain, men det blir ojämnt. Stabil trea

Mestadels tungt sväng. Rätt varierande låtkvalitet. Bra inledning. Slutet på skivan känns lite ofokuserad. Eller är det jag som tappar fokus.

Not totally into this, but there's some cool moments. "Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!" and "Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers)" probably my favorites. 3 stars.

Funkydunkyspelunkybooboobalicious stuff although it gets a bit baggy towards the end and during the extra EP with the Maggot Brain live version. 3 bags of popcorn and a bag of soda.

No available streaming. Found an old, poor copy on Youtube. Poor quality leads to less than ideal listen.

This was more laid back than most of the funk I've heard. It was interesting but I prefer something more upbeat, I think.

One song. Repetitive

Not as much funk as their newer stuff but still funky!

It is a ok album, it is not what I like to hear so I will not add a lot of information here

Al principio un poco ufff, pero después bastante guay

3.5/5 funky and fun

Seems it’s incomplete on Spotify so I can’t say for sure but this is super anthemic in a way that makes it hard to listen to, say, commuting. Maggot Brain is superior. (Also two Funkadelic albums on this list???)

Funkigt de sa, funkigt det var.

It was surprisingly hard to stream this. Good album, though.

really fun! fantastic musicianship (the guitar playing especially, also some really nice tones) and infectious grooves and free-spirited nature. a bit of a mixed bag but definitely a worthwhile listen

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Not on spotify

One of the most irritating aspects of funk music, at least the way Funkadelic plays it, is that the favorite subject for the song is “Funk” and just how fucking funky the song you’re listing to is. It’s a bit like watching a movie you’ve never seen before with the director’s commentary on. It really takes you out of the experience of listening to the music to have the music make reference to itself all the time. However stylistically and musically there was a lot more to this album than I expected. The songs are all a little too long but this is party music, not music for sitting and brooding over so that’s not tragic. Pretty fun all things considered.

3.25. It’s hard to be in a bad mood while listening to funk, the groove is infectious. And I also love a funk pun, but a little goes a long way.

There is a some great funk music throughout this album. Nothing ever quite topped the opening track and it maybe was a bit too long overall but still a classic album.

Very good album. 3,5

Good cooking music. Had to pull this guy up on YouTube, Spotify does not recognize the sovereignty of any nations under a groove.

- Excellent bass - Some interesting ideas - Really long songs, sometimes wears out the rhythm a little too much - Sort of fun once you get into it more - Not for me - Liked 'Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?' and 'Into You'

Some days are funkier than others. Maybe this wasn't one of the funkiest, so i'll give this a solid 3/5

Loving this but can't help thinking how much better this would be live. Live version might have much more sweat and danger that I kinda miss on album listening that feels too sterile.

(4/7) they groove pretty strong but sometimes longer than my attention span

We all need more funk in our lives!!!

Pretty groovy. Sucks the only way to listen to it is on YouTube.

Pretty standard funk album, nothing special in my eyes

I enjoyed the funk of the title track, and the extended guitar solo of the closing instrumental was reminiscent of Roger Waters and morphed into Hendrix after the backbeat faded. The music was good throughout, even if the lyrics were a bit off the wall. The chant at the end, from "Lunchmeataphobia," resonated: "Think! It Ain't Illegal Yet."

the instrumentals are good, but the album isn't really my thing

Would give this a 3.5 but probably fairer to round down than up. This was an enjoyable listen, the first song went into a playlist of mine, but the rest of the album unfortunately sounded too similar. None of the other songs really had their own identity per-say, as good as they all were. An enjoyable listen, but one im unlikely to do much again given the plentitude of more distinct albums. It's good music though.

I need to preface this by saying that funk is (probably) my favourite style of bass playing, and my favourite funk bassist Joe Dart was directly inspired by Parliament-Funkadelic and Bootsy Collins. The album starts really awkwardly; I just didn't gel with the title track or "Groovallegiance". Something about the vocals just made it quite meh for me, exacerbated by the fact they're way too long for my tastes. Fortunately, this album is not nearly that cohesive or consistent. I found the mishmash-ness worked to the album's favour: the rest of the album is a little stronger than the rocky start (the bass vocalist on "Into You" is phenomenal). When I heard it I had expected "Who Said a Funk Band Can't Play Rock" to be the standout track, but I think it's completely blown out of the water by the bonus track "Maggot Brain" — clearly very Hendrix inspired and with the best playing on the whole album. Rating the whole album in one star rating is particularly gruelling here, because as a package I'm just not sure of this album. I wouldn't ever listen to it in full again, and I actively dislike the first tracks, but the funk rock works for me when it works. Ultimately I enjoyed the album more than I didn't, and that's something. Probably 5.5/10

didn't inspire me as much as i thought it would

The second part of the expanded edition, which collects the instrumentals, sounds better due to the absence of the word clutter on the main side of the record in the main tracks

- What I like most about this album is the groove of the baselines. - Some nice guitar riffs, too (especially in the song about Rock). - You can definitely see their influence on later music. - What I don't love: Some dated synths and the singing voices could feel thin and weak (other than the baritone on Into You). The lyrics were pretty unremarkable and repetitive, too. - The title track was, by far, my favourite on the album. The others couldn't really compete. - Also, the songs and album are too long. Each song would have benefitted from some more editing. - Sounds like George Clinton got everyone addicted to drugs and didn't pay people: "As the hit records started piling up, the musicians who played on them started asking about money. According to some, they received only $20 or $50 at the end of tour. Others claim they were paid in drugs. Former manager Robert Mittleman counters that band members owed Clinton for drugs consumed on the road and he merely collected it out of their wages when they returned from tour. When one enterprising band member began selling drugs to his tour mates to cover his meager pay, Clinton allegedly posted a sign which said “No Drug Dealing unless authorized by George.” And was a predator: "Most disturbing are claims from the female members of P-Funk that they were expected to be sexually available for Clinton, who preyed on their insecurities and career ambitions to manipulate them to his wishes." There's also the weird connection to Process Church.

They are funky. Prefer their earlier albums. But this is alright.

Enjoyable album full of funky guitar riffs and groovy melodies

For an album that was this hard to stream, I really appreciated parts of it. Too much talk of diarrhea for my liking, but it was funky! 5/10

They sure say funk a lot

Another great foundational piece. Whole genres stand on these shoulders. A fun listen.

This was a challenge to find, but eventually I got to it on YouTube. The title track is excellent, loved it. After that, it wasn't as great, though I did enjoy Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock and Cholly. Both of these were good tracks. Not as good as Maggot Brain was by Funkadelic, but still solid. 3 stars

Rv

Definitely funky, and overall I enjoyed it as background music. Somehow this didn't resonate with me as much as "Maggot Brain" which came up for me previously. Though I was glad there wasn't another track with fart noises, some of the lyrics were still a bit weird. High 3.

Good Psych stuff in here, I like what this band is going for but for some reason my album ended on maggot brain (live) and I realised how much better that song is than this whole album. 3

When I saw this album, I thought “here we go, another album I don’t understand why I need to listen to”. I didn’t think I’d like it. However, I was mistaken, this was a good album and I enjoyed listening to it. A creative blend of funk, R&B, & rock music & lyrics.

He’s freaked out

it's enjoyable fav song: Who Says A Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!

So many great guitar solos in this display of (barely) controlled chaos. Gets repetitive, but that's kind of the point. Listened to: at 5MW. Favorite tracks: Groovallegiance, Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad, Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll!)

Melekosta funkkihassuttelua. Ekstra EP kuulosti omaan korvaan mukavimmalta, muuten perus funk-adelic ja lyriikat oli melkoset paikoitellen

A decent listen that has a nice sound, and some genuinely funny lyrics in the first few songs (‘Who Says a Funk Band Can’t Play Rock’ a highlight). But too much of this really drags on, with some songs meandering towards ten minutes. Lots of them are instrumental later on and although the musicianship is good, there was nothing that stuck in my mind.

I really like Funkadelic and it surprised me this was their most commercially successful album, I think they have other albums that are more impactful but maybe I’m just swayed by the song ‘can you get to that?’ being like the best song ever.

damn this is awesome. the first song already pulled me in. why isnt this on spotify?? really funky stuff, and really groovy stuff! alot of the songs overstay their welcome. torn on this, some cool stuff but its way too long. 6/10

great sound, lots of soul, and overall very funky and enjoyable. butttt i did find the songs a bit repetitive and long at times. long album.

Fun but not that impressive, I had higher expectations...

Loved the singing, liked a lot of the music but some of it got a bit too weird or a bit too repetitive for me. Fav song: Who Says a Funk Band Can’t Play Rock? Least fav: Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers)

Very fun songs! Lots of long songs- mostly I enjoyed them enough that it didn't really register to me but I was very much aware of all 11 minutes of Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis and all 5 minutes and 43 seconds of Into You. Favourite song: Who Says A Funk Band Can't Play Rock? Least: Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers)

Buen ritmo

I preferred the less funky tracks it must be said. Quite enjoyed maggot brain and the back half of the album.

I enjoyed this way more when actively listening than when having it as background. These people are great instrumentalists and it’s better to listen to them grooving together than pretending I want something to dance to.

Standouts One Nation Under a Groove Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock Cholly

Didn’t listen as it is not available on Spotify

Quality old school funk, great stuff

It was good, I enjoyed Mothership Connection a little more though.

Did not listen. Full album not on Spotify.

Nice to listen to in the background but hard for me to engage with beyond that.

i like the funk. i like the groove. the song format makes it hard to me to get invested i think. its good shit though. goes on forever but maybe in like a cool meditative way. the title track is probably my favorite

Rating: 6/10 Ehhhh I don't know, I'm very likely underrating this but as funky and creative and well crafted the music that this collective makes together is, I don't love listening to the whole album in one chunk. It can be pretty cool though. I believe the best song is Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!

Funky long-form and groovy. Lost me a few times with how loose it was sometimes, but overall an enjoyable listen that I would consider listening to again. I also enjoy how addicting the title track is 6.6/10

I liked it initially, but didn't come back to it throughout the day. Not a huge fan.

It was fine. A bit less funk-oriented than I expected in places, given the band and album name. I'm not a big fan of long tracks, and I zoned out for the most part.

Ble litt lei av den repeterende vokalen. Næh.. satt igjen med ganske lite. Mener generelt at slutten av 70-tallet er en ganske døll periode i musikkhistorien. 2,6

Frisk funk med god groove, men sangene er for lange.

Having listened to Maggot Brain a few months ago, I was quite looking forward to this. However, I quickly started to lose interest, and I remembered what it was about Maggot Brain that became tedious. Overlong songs with repetitive grooves. The album is saved by the song that elevated the previously mentioned album - the live version of Maggot Brain absolutely nails an extra star on for this reviewer. Honestly could listen to that track all day. Not so for Groovalliegance or Promentalwhatever. A low 3 stars, but if I get stoned again, I'll relisten.

A good mix of fun, soul and rock.

ACTUAL RATING: 3.5 Songs I liked (for if this album ever comes back to Spotify): One Nation Under A Groove Groovalleigance Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock!? and Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll!)

It’s indeed really funky and the instrumentation and voices are amazing. I find it kinda cool, that, apparently, the only way you can listen to this album, is either via YouTube ore physical media. Makes it feel special to listen to it.

Couldn’t find it. So giving it a middle of the road.

Hard to find, but a good listen.

Very funky, surprisingly

Groovy single, but couldn’t find the full album on my streaming service of choice.

I didn't quite like this one as much as the raw rock-centric funk of "Maggotbrain". But this is probably the more accessible album and still pretty fun.

I couldn’t find this music on my streaming service provider, but I did find a couple of the songs so I got a pretty good flavor of the band and this record. I enjoyed it, but it sounds like another 3 star album for me. The songs are a bit long, though.

A go to funky time!

Its not my sort of thing i'll be honest but i can still appreciate it

fav songs: one nation under a groove into you elastic, polished, groovy 60/100

Well, that was as bonkers as I wanted it to be! Full of grooves, tunes and madness! How did George Clinton access my nightmares? The fear of being eaten by a sandwich is a recurring theme in my subconscious...

it's funkadelic. what do youbexpect

#852. The same thing happened with this one that ends up happening with all of them that aren't on streaming so I have to listen to them on Youtube- I end up just kind of skimming through bits here and there, but not actually giving the album the time it deserves. Maybe you say that's not fair and I'm an idiotperson, and maybe you're right, but I can say with a mild to moderate amount of certainty that it will happen again if I have to look any others up on YouTube in the future. 3/5: seemed nice.

Good background music to smoke some gorilla fingers to.

NA - this isn’t on Spotify unfortunately

Starts strong but overstays its welcome.

#2 - Never Heard Before Ok, quite fun, quite enjoyable, I don’t know if I’ll ever come back to it again.

Total vibes here. I would be losing my mind if I were in a field, intoxicated and had this playing live on stage in front of me, but sat in traffic, in the rain on my drive to work is an entirely different scenario. I actually took to this more as the record went on. I thought it was going to be a real slog, but I can see the appeal here. You just need to be high to really appreciate it.

Not a huge Funk fan but this one is fine. 3 stars