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A really fun psychedelic funk album. The first track is really interesting, the next 5 tracks are really fun, and then the last track is good but then loses me at the end. The two 10-minute instrumentals make the album as a whole feel really short, and I do kind of wish there was more, but it's a really good album. Favorite Song(s): Maggot Brain, Hit It and Quit It
Amazing for its time, title track alone could be a 5/5, rest of the album not as strong. Really love the closing track, so much packed into a short album.
as a vibe/lyric listener, an 11 minute instrumental is not my cup of tea but overall enjoyed the sound
Cool acid punk sound overall but the bookends feel a bit indulgent. Worth the listen.
Strangely enough I have never listened to this record. Not what I expected but not bad
Holy moly, Maggot Brain is such a good song. One of my favorites of all time. The rest of the album is pretty darn strong as well, not all five star songs, but overall strong enough with the title track’ epicness for the album to get five stars from me.
Finally a perfect 5 star album for this week. Thanks Funkadelic!
I’d consider myself a fan of George Clinton and all of the projects he’s led. I’m pretty familiar with this album, having listened to it on several occasions, the last time being within the past year or so. It’s great! I really enjoy the playing on this, especially the guitars. And I think this has a lot of really fun, interesting percussive sounds in it.
maggot braaain. scho 100 mol ghört nonie aktiv glost. tönt schono cool das ganze, isch seeehr viel afoch de glich ton woner immer immer wieder ufezieht. ich check die psychedelisch wirkig vo mega langsamer begleitig und d gitarre wo wüüürklich tönt als wär sie am sterbe. aber s passiert halt harmonisch nüüüüt. can you get to that isch folkier im ahfang alsi mer denkt het bi ihne. aber tönt geil. recht gnosse moll findi super. hit it and quit it chönt eventuell problematisch sii? booah aber de bass und s riff allgemein slapped. you and your folks het huuuuere geile bass super stupid ebe au, huere high energy huere rockig aber dock funky. seehr geil. find am hazel sin stil bim soliere afoch chli sehr nöch am hendrix. back in our minds macht funny doing dwing stuff. wars of armageddon isch quasi s schnelle gegestuck zu maggit brain, au fast 10 minute und so. s isch psychedelischer und so und het halt huuuere viel so grüsch (fürz) wo mitspieled. finds wie maggot brain z lang für das wos macht, ich bin halt gad jetz nöd uf LSD. album abgseh vode lange lieder seeehr guet, die lange si d au cool aber z lang und mached chli z wenig. VIEEEEEER
ich lieb s albumcover so fest 10 MIN GMÜETLICH hä ich hans gfühl ich kenns?? debi hani denkt ich han das nanie glost poaaah ich liebsssss die brüellend gitarre mite ruhige, schlaflied-mässige gitarre im hindergrund schochli much aber jo ER HET TÜFI STIMM FUNNY jaa aaber umhaue tuts mi jz nöd you and you folks findi sticht jz chli meh usse, sehr geil mitem bass super stupid het echli led zeppelin chords? richtigg geil back in our minds hani eis zu goofy gfunde tibiheitsch findi v.a. die geil wo mich ah led zeppelin erinneret, wie au wars of armageddon ok nvl jz gahts recht ufd eier schwanke zwüsche 3 und 4, aber ehrlich gseit ischs echli wenig konsistent füres 4i
honestly a little disappointed overall. aside from Wars Of Armageddon it fell a little flat for me with less substance than some of the other stuff i heard from them. i feel bad giving it a 3 but i don’t think it cracks 4 with only having one song with relisten ability
Perfectly decent funk music. Maggot brain is a stunning song though
Hated the wars of armageddon, and the long ass intro song. but it was fun to hear that sleigh bells sampled a part of Can You Get To That in Rill Rill.
Very strong start and end to the album. Middle is meh. 4/5
What the fuck is going on with the diarrhea sounds on the last track
Packt mich nicht **
The cover is iconic, George is iconic, the album is good. Opening track is amazing, the highlight for sure a representation of the pain and beauty of birth. A couple other standouts but it didn't quote coalesce as a whole album for me. I think I could use a little mind altering help to really groove to it. But I'll definitely come back to ruminate more. Saved Songs: - Maggot Brain - Hit It And Quit It - Super Stupid
Funk, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Soul. Let's just call it P Funk babayyy. These cats created their own genre. And it is holy. I couldn't ask for more. And I couldn't ask for less. For a split second I was wishing this album was 'tighter', like if they could trim some of the excess here and there. But nah, it's the vastness of space in Maggot Brain that makes Can You Get To That such a star. No rush y'all. These folks can chill. They can jam. They can shred. They can chart. And this is just half of the yin yang! At any moment they can become Parliament and tear the roof off the sucker. Thank you, George 🙏❤️🖖👽✨🛸 PS Spotify doesn't have the bonus tracks but those are hot as well.
This album does exactly what it says on the tin. It starts with an ominous voiceover (“I have tasted maggots in the mind of the universe”) before setting off on a musical journey spanning acid rock, funk, soul, prog and even a bit of gospel in case y’all need churchin’ up. The highlights are the title track and the closing ‘Wars of Armageddon’ both clocking in around 10 minutes. Truly funkadelic!
I never heard them before and this is hell of a record. The title track itself deserve a 5! It's full of funk, rock, experimentation, it's all over the place at some point, they don't hesitate to jam but without losing the listener. Great album, great discovery.
Funk classic with an iconic cover that inspired Redman's Dare Iz A Darkside cover.
This is alright?
One of my favorite albums of all time. Eddie Hazel is doesn't nearly get the recognition from the general populous as he should. Title track is an absolute masterpiece.
I’m no expert on funk but I know what I like when I hear it. And I like this. A lot. Zero tracks that I would tune out or lose interest in.
Not my favorite P-Funk album. It was fun hearing where some of the samples came from. Not sure if i'd listen to it again.
I think I tend towards the Parliament version of this band over the Funkadelic version. Though there is some great guitar work on this album, overall, I liked it just okay.
Really enjoyed this album quite funky and had only listened to a few songs prior
The contrast from the first and second song is crazy. The first one is a 10 minute guitar solo where the guitarist is shredding while the second one is a pretty normal song. This through me for a loop especially because most of the album afterwards is normal funk. Then the last song is weird as hell (some guy farts on the microphone!). This album is both pretty decent and absolutely sucks so I'll just give it a 3 and stop thinking about.
A solid listen.
The stars have aligned in such a way that I am aptly naming today a Funkadelic Friday. Thankfully, this was one of the better parts of an otherwise pretty average day. Mothership Connection was a really solid album that showed the flashier and more mid-70s synth funk sound of Parliament, George Clinton’s other group. But Funkadelic is really where it’s at. And Maggot Brain really embodies funk rock at its purest and its most well-executed. I was actually introduced to this group from an episode of the TV show Atlanta, which featured Hit It and Quit It. Before I am really able to discuss anything else going on, I have to speak on that opening track. The titular song is definitely one of the most impressive ways I’ve ever heard a band open an album. Up there with the best of the best. What a bold move on their part to start this record with something so drastically different from the rest of the songs. And the fact that it’s entirely improvised is mind boggling. Eddie Hazel really creates his own universe with this solo, and each note, pumped full of delay, just rings out into the ether. There is a reason this album is more remembered for that song than anything else. It’s just that good. Thankfully, the rest of the album is fantastic as well. Both songs that follow Maggot Brain are probably up there as some of the best material on the album. It manages to be a funk rock album that really embraces the inspiration from rock music of the 60s. It’s a hypnotic collection of well paced and ultra catchy bangers. It’s all very well paced as well, not even reaching the 40 minute mark. I like that it also ends with an instrumental song, which is almost equally as impressive as the opener. It’s far more adjacent to the rest of the record though. I’ll admit the production is a little off in some places, but it was never enough to fully ruin a song for me. With an iconic cover, and equally as iconic music, this is a timeless funk album that completely knocks it out of the park. Rating: 9/10
Wow! At first I was like, "Damn, I've never heard this shit before ... it's like a fever dream of Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour, and a generous side of funk." And then I remembered that I listened to this back in the 90s with some friends but we were all high and I forgot.
Funky Probably wouldn’t listen again
I thought this would be right up my street, but it fell flat 3/5 …Maggot Brain was amazing, a solid 5/5, but the rest of the tracks didn’t live up to the magic of the first one. The songs were really short too. Reviewed 23/08/2024
I own this on vinyl after hearing about it being a must own funk record. It really is amazing and the fuzz guitar is just so good. Stand out tracks: - Maggot Brain - Can You Get To That - Super Stupid
Funky! And the opening track is great
It’s nice
Maggot Brain is amazing
OK! Rare and unexpected thing here... I LOVE this stuff!! What? I cried, laughed, and had to stop everything else I was doing simply to listen to this piece of joy. I am not certain, but pretty sure that at one point in my life I might not have given Funkadelic a listen at all, via unseen judgement of genre or whatever. Yeah, the title (and title song) has an underlying sort of yuckiness to it. But that is a trick, a ruse, and it (and the title song) are magnificent! This is pure joy! The whole album.
Odd, I think I'd like an instrumental version a lot more. 3/5
I wasn't too fond of this. Not sure why this is even on the list to be honest.
Groovy, funky, great guitar playing. Maggot Brain is the clear standout track here, but there are moments to love throughout the album. low 4.
Very good album, though the last song was a bit too experimental for me to get behind it
Maggot Brain Can You Get to That
I love everything about this album.
The first true classic we’ve gotten. As fresh and original today as when it came out. Listening to this makes you feel like you’re losing your mind a little, but in the best way. Huge influence on so many musicians from all types of genres, from hip hop to Prince to (one of my favorite bands) Ween, who’s ‘a tear for Eddie’ I just realized is a tribute to Eddie Hazel.
Super stupid and Can you get to that were my favorites. Very entertaining album as a whole. Pioneering in a ton of ways. Wild to think that this was 1971. This had dark elements, dancy tunes and incredible improvisation
I like the vibe but the music just doesn’t do it for me. Too many meandering jam tracks, and the rest of it doesn’t feel memorable
Very weird and very fun. Probably something I will put on a ton, but really enjoyed it as an album.
Who would have thought that band with the name Funkadelic would sound funky? Jokes aside this was a solid album that doesn't appear to take itself too seriously. I wouldn't call it my favorite, and the fart noises at the end were definitely unnecessary. Musically it focused heavily in the instruments, which were all solid.
This may be the greatest funk/R&B record of all time. The production is great, it’s sounds modern. The highlight for me is the title track. The guitar is incredible, sounds like Mike McCready 8.1/10
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I wasn't quite into it at the start, but that quickly changed and I ended up listening to the whole thing four times yesterday. Great album that'll definitely go in my rotation.
2,5
Funk und Psycadelic. Nee.
Not sure
Very nice
Wow. Where to even begin describing this LP? From the haunting, ethereal title track with its dark atmosphere and soulful guitar playing, down to its final song ‘Wars of Armageddon’ with its psychedelic backdrop to a brilliant sound collage; this album is a masterpiece. From a musical standpoint you’re getting R&B, soul, psychedelic rock, hard rock, funk, folk, rock ‘n’ roll, to hints of prog rock. All fused together to create this strange, yet endearing selection of 7 songs. It takes you on this eclectic journey with absolutely no apologies; and I love it. While this was released well, well before my time. Lyrically it feels like an honest critique on society at the time. Its simple lyrics are humble, yet raw and undeniable; topping its diverse explosion of genres with a layer of punk rock attitude. ‘Maggot Brain’ is an absolutely mind blowing album. When this came up on the list I listened to it another 2 times throughout the day because it’s just that damn good. Easy 5/5.
Starts out slow- i understand the stylistic choice (especially with the message of knocking up the earth and imagery of decay / maggots) but not the sound I look for in Funk. Album then picks up and becomes much more high-energy and fun. I liked "Hit It and Quit It" a lot. Definitely a lot of strong emotion and raw sound in this album
Слишком психоделично для меня. Под определенное настроение - прикольно.
So good. The title track and Can You Get With That especially are stellar 4/5
Big funk. Can’t tell them what to do. Felt the beat, but their art is wild style.
A bit of an odd one. I really like the middle section, but it’s bookended by two, ten minute tracks, that take up 2/3 of the album. The first one is a noodling Hendrixesque guitar solo, the last track is a bit of a sloppy jam. The middle part is great funk but there’s just not an album’s worth of music here. 3 stars I guess, coz it’s really good but also pretty lame.
Um...okay? Non so perché mi aspettavo mi cambiasse la vita
3.9 A lot more rock than funk but enjoyable nonetheless
One of the best funk albums.
Very much a Funkadelic album, but a little more refined than most of the others. “Can You Get to That” is a classic. 4/5 Will listen again
Que manera de abrir un álbum, cada segundo que pasa se vuelve mejor. Increíble lo que puede hacer un hombre con una guitarra y lo mucho que hace sentir.
Title song is great obviously More farts than most albums on the list
5 stars for the first song alone and maybe one of the best and longest guitar solo, especially with the background story of this song. The rest of the album is okay.
Some bangers, some sleepers. Didn’t feel complete, idk needed more
;)
High 3 - very good!
Ok background music, but not really for me.
Delicious funk with guitars holding biblical powers
Title track goes so hard I can get with this Funky but also nightmare nightmare nightmare Closer echos the opener
I've been listening to Funkadelic before knowing they were Funkadelic. I had parents who didn't do their #due #diligence in #putting #me #on to shit and making sure I knew it so this was a later listen in my life but from the title, to the cover, to the sounds that, Maggot Brain scratches itches in me that I didn't know could be scratched, especially solidified in a 9-minute closing song sprinkled with baby coos, yelling, screams and farts. 10/10
Glad I listened to this. Probably never listen to it again but there are far worse albums on this list.
Maybe need to be drunk and brooding to appreciate it more
hell yea. 4.5
Like song 1 on the Album. Over all really good listen. I was born in 1992 so before my time but I like it!
great
I didn’t care much for this one
This is a cool album. Not that listenable, but good.
Great Diverse Album the variety reminds me of seeing Funkadelic live each song differing from the previous won and descending into wonderfully adept and fun jam sessions.
could i write poetry to this? n
Kids today will never know the joy of cleaning the seeds from freshly-scored pot on the cover of this album while listening to Eddie Hazel's 10-minutes of pentatonic blues scale and wah-wah pedal bliss. After the weed had been de-seeded and bong rips passed, the rest of the album is a round-trip ticket to the planet Funk. Easy five stars.
i think ive been transported
If you do not like this album then you are super stupid !! Ha like the song
I really wanted to like this more than I did. Nonetheless still a great album. The opening track features an amazing emotional solo. The other tracks decrease in effectiveness as the album progresses. I thought the last track was ridiculous with all of the random noises, but then I guess it makes sense in the context of Maggot Brain (like brain rot I suppose).
Apt band name. Love the fart noises at the end
BLUEPRINT
Really like the music from Funkadelic and appreciated the playlist and that genre that followed on Spotify
I mean…
8/10
Good.
Very funky
So fucking good
funktastic!
Again an album I liked way more than expected. Heard some Hendrix and Zappa influences. Really nice.
5/5. Maggot Brain. The best guitar solo in the title track. It's a 5 by itself but then it is followed by 5 very funky tracks akin to the funkadelic we know. I will say, the only mid song here is the last track but even then, it's not that bad just super experimental and still has great licks from Eddie. It's a crazy album front to back honestly but no complaints, and amazing musicianship and vocals throughout. Best Song: Maggot Brain, Can You Get To That, Super Stupid
heard the title track, or at least some of it, before, but never gave the rest of this a listen. cannot believe i was missing out. this album is pretty fantastic for the most part, but there is a metal warbling on back in our minds that i can't decide if i tolerate or despise, and gross farting noises on wars of armageddon. why did they do that?
Fue divertido de escuchar pero me hizo sonidos raros al final.
It had fun noises
Not my thing
Great listening experience. Need to grow but I like it
Oh, Funkadelic！
Liked most of it but first and last songs. Can You Get To That was really nice. This genre is cool
Great album, well paced and tracks that sound as fresh today as when released. There is some guitar noodling, but it isn't excessive
Cool dance music cluttered with cacophonic nonsense.
This wasn't what I expected at all. Loved the raunchy guitar throughout. But this lacks songs you would want to hear over and over
Whoa! This is a rockin funky take you to church album that gets downright nasty. There’s no need for two songs over 9 minutes. This album could be mood dependent but it worked well for a Friday morning.
Impossible to not give 5 stars to an album with that opening track. The rest is very good, too.
Unbelievably creative! Never know what to expect after each song.
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Funky und wenig Text
maggot brain can you get to that
Favorite Tracks: Can You Get To That Maggot Brain
Now this is my jam! OMG I could listen to the opening track "Maggot Brain" every day. "I have tasted the maggots in the mind of the universe." Me too. Little bit weaker in the middle, but finishes strongly. I can get to that. Four sequined stars.
non so cosa mi aspettassi, ma sicuro non quello che ho appena ascoltato. un grande boh? sono molto confusa
Um…okay? Non so perché mi aspettavo mi cambiasse la vita
Imagine recording this album and then just fucking off
The sequencing of this album is funny because it's five pretty tight songs in the middle, bookended by two long songs, about 10 minutes each. The opener, "Maggot Brain" is a stunner. Basically one, epic psychedelic guitar solo. The closing track is the absurd, apocalyptic funk track "Wars of Armageddon." Not something I need to listen to a lot but it does make me laugh. The top highlight for me is "Can You Get to That." Just an incredible, soulful, funk-pop song. That acoustic guitar riff is so good. It's a great, feel good song. I first heard it in college when the indie band Sleigh Bells sampled it for the song "Rill Rill." I was very happy to be introduced to this album as a result of that song. (And that Sleigh Bells song is still a banger.) "Hit It and Quit It" is excellent as well. Honestly, all of these tracks in the midsection of the album are strong. Great album cover. 4.5
A wonderfully diverse and deep album. From the start of the first track you know you are in for something interesting- with the sad arpeggiated clean guitar, lazy snare that is just behind the beat about 50% of the time, and the crying wailing electric guitar, it's a cool intro. "Can You Get To That" and "Hit It And Quit It" are the two standouts. I kind of wish the album had more of these throughout, as I think the first three songs are the best three. "Super Stupid" is a cool track but there's times where it feels kind of like an amalgam of a bunch of other songs- like a big puzzle that's pieces are elements of other songs, like a riff from a Stones song, a drum beat from Zeppelin, and vocals from Hendrix. Which of course, is really cool! Imagine hearing a song written by those three? At the same time, it comes across as a little off to me. Eddie Hazel rips on guitar, and George Clinton is amazing. Solid 4.
This might have the best intro song Ive heard. This is the best one Ive heard so far. Wow, I havent just laid back or sat down for a full album without getting bored in a while. If an album doesnt completely blows my mind, Im often doing an activity that still doesnt distract me much but this, the first album in a while (by so I probably mean 3 or 4 months) that just hits. Music wise, its so well made and so perfect. If shrooms had a sound, this is probably it.
Higher than I ever thought I'd rate funk
This is the 3rd George Clinton album I've had in a month, but it was probably my least favorite. The opener Maggot Brain is pretty good and I swear I was listening to Hendrix in it with how expressive the guitar was. But the rest of the album didn't really strike me a funk album and was pretfy different from what I expected. I knew the riff in Can You Get To That, which was cool. I like what this group will become more than I like this album.
It was pretty good, lots of instruments and some various vocals too. It’s Halloween-ish and very psychedelic. 6.5/10 overall. Would recommend to at least give it a try.
It's a good album. 2 songs take up 20 of tge 36 minutes. So if you like that sort of thing. Music is good. Seemed like they had a good time making it. Rounded up
You’d be Super Stupid to not like this album. But don’t just Hit It and Quit It.
Maggot brain is a cool song, the rest is a bit too funky for me
Groove and samples galore.
Five Sly-and-the-Family-Stone-style pop funk songs bookended by a ten minute guitar solo and a ten minute psychedelic freak out. Now, the five pop funk songs are solid and the guitar solo had its moments, but I think this album may be a bit overrated. I have always liked Parliament Funkadelic, but I have never loved them. This album does nothing to change that opinion.
10 min iconic guitar jam
There was a lot more rock than funk than I was expecting, at least early in the album. Which is a good thing because I'm not usually totally sold on funk and I enjoyed most of it. Solid album and lots of good stuff going on throughout and plenty to like.
I don't usually like 70's rock, but the funk element and experimental opening and closing tracks made me a bit more fond of this one. Pretty fun overall.
The opener is a beautiful solo blanketed in effects and unusual mixing. Khruangbin undoubtedly seems inspired by this song, there were times I could see them playing this song in my head. The middle of this album is solid funk music with this kind of sinister undertone throughout it set by the first song. This becomes overt by the end of the album, climaxing in the final song, which is one of the weirdest things I've ever listened to, in a good way. Seriously, that last song feels straight out of Eric Andre at times.This album really tells a surreal story that rises above any individual song on here (or rather, falls to the depths of hell given the tone). I think that's very uncommon, and for a funk album, I never would have predicted it. I'm glad my preconceptions were shattered with this, I generally feel more interested in funk now because of this weird album.
woah
Eddie hazels guitar work on this album is in the pantheon of performances
Excellent
Some songs not available on Spotify. I liked the album and favorited "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks"
Maggot Brain? Pure Eddie Hazel genius melting your face off (in the best way). Essential, mind-bending funk. Get into it.
Classic.
Couple of awesome songs, some things that were a bit too strange (last song). Overall pretty good.
I was excited to hear this one, I had it in mind that Funkadelic were in some way mindblowing, but in reality I didn't feel this way at all. Kinda dull to be honest.
A psych funk rock short opus
Really interesting lore behind the ultimate band, Parliament-Funkadelic. The most interesting song musically was Back in Our Minds. My favorite song was the opener, Maggot Brain. Pretty good overall!
This was good but I liked parliament’s mothership earth better.
Lots of great guitar work and very fun.
Legendary guitar solo.
4.5☆/5 07.01.2024
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Except opening track, not much. Then good again, then bad, then cool...
Interesting album. The instrumental title track, "Maggot Brain", is wow! And the rest of the album is like a cross btween The Temptations and Jimi Hendrix.
I will definitely listen to this again. I was familiar with Can You Get to That. Great song. More varied musically than I expected.
Not what I expected. Funky but not nearly as funky as expected. It is really a smorgasbord. A lot of it is fantastic. The 1st guitar song is David Gilmour-esque. In fact the guitar work is awesome throughout with shades of Hendrix. Lots of different styles and types of songs. Fun album. 3.5 4 for effort
The opening track is breathtaking and the album is fantastic beyond that.
A classic album usually has everything right from cover art to track listing and this album certainly hits all those spots. The sounds on this are both of their time and pointing out to many future sounds and even genres. A true gem. 5/5
Very good funk rock, includes bangers such as the title track and can you get to that. The record was front loaded I feel, as I didn’t enjoy the second half as much.
Thunderingly funky and also experimental. Upbeat listen for a sunny train ride up north
Love this album.
I was gonna rate this highly due to the first half, then the album finishes with fart noises
Fuuuuunky
Great album mostly carried by the title track. Best song: Maggot Brain (obviously)
Es un gran sonido, de verdad lo es, pero no es mi sonido. No me imagino una circunstancia en que busque este disco, capaz, puedo hacerlo para una reunión, pero no más.
I like the more emblematic P-Funk sound, but a psychedelic rock album isn’t going to get a bad score from me. There is one standout track on this album, Can You Get To That. The rest of it is good too, but doesn’t really rise to the same level
Classic album, zesty guitar solos and pumping drums. easy rating
I love childish gambino
Clearly the minority opinion here but I was very disappointed by this album.
They rock hard. And they groove hard. I liked it.
I really did like everything except for the title and the cover. Will listen again though.
Liked the album. Didn’t like the title.
I was in a bad mood before I put this on and this album helped me feel better. I had my eyes closed and I felt like I was having a dream . I've always wanted to listen to this having seen my friends listening to it. My favourite song was 'back in our minds' The guitar was striking I'm not sure I've ever felt a guitar quite like how I did listening to this
Would I listen to it again: yes Is it a no-skip album: no Do I like it: ok
Funk yeah! Love it!
Fun album. Better than a 3 but not a 4
“Hit It and Quit It” is a God-Tier track bro. The album is a bit dragging at the last two tracks but overall the album’s great. I give it a 9/10, it might even go higher on repeated listens.
Again the reviews help prepare me for what I'm listening to. Psychedelic is a key word. The first track is exceptional and is why I'll probably give the album 4 stars.
I don't get it. This lp has a ton of 5 reviews praising the funk. Quite frankly I hear nore funk in a Chili Peppers album or a Grand Funk Railroad lp. Don't get me wrong it is very good but it starts off with a 9 minute Rock solo guitar and ends with another 9 minute opus but this time it was an ode to the band War. In-between were some very good soul and blues tracks. I will be listening again.
this was great, a really good listen, loved the first track
Well I listened to the whole thing. What a load of shit. Sounds like the song Ross wronte on Friends
it was good but it kind of freaked me out
I don't understand how this is any good.
Basically the same as my previous Funkadelic review - not my bag, but I respect the skills involved to a huge extent. This album starts with a 10 minute rock guitar extravaganza that puts more traditional rock guitarists to absolute shame. It ends with a load of weird sound effects including a gaseous cow(?). In between there's a load of good funk that was very nice to have on while I worked.
Reißt mich nicht vom Hocker, ist aber keine schlechte Musik.
Maggot Brain: gets a little too quiet and boring halfway through. Super Stupid: I've heard this before! I like it but I don't love it. It's not all there. It feels like part of a great song. Wars of Armageddon: has farting noises for a while; very strange.
I really enjoy this album, they really tell a story with just the guitar sounds
I really regret not getting into Funkadelic earlier. Another really great album. This is basically the spiritual successor to Jimi Hendrix and the spiritual predecessor to Outkast. The psychedelic concepts, Eddie Hazel's ridiculous guitar playing, the funky soul. Love it. Best tracks: Maggot Brain, Can You Get to That, You and Your Folks Me and My Folks 5/5
Very good album, intense, funky and completly captivates the brain!!
I am not a fan of a guitar solo. I found maggot brain (the track) to be a hard start to the album. Its also so out of place when you hear the rest of the album. The album picked up though, can you get to that is a fun track and hit it and quit it really kicked the album off in style and set the tone for the music and direction. This is a fun listen. Very early psychedelica and good psychedelica Favourite song: can you get to that Least favourite: Maggot brain Album artwork: the cover suits the album
Classique. 8/10
Fuck yeah this album is so cool, oozes so much fun and excitement. Funk and rock fusion is delicious and this is it. I do think the last 2 songs didn't get me as much as the first ones but who cares, this album good. Maggot Brain (song) is amazing as well, 10 minutes of guitar porn. Fav songs: - Maggot Brain - Can You Get to That - Hit it and Quit It - You and Your Folks - Super Stupid
Heavy "funk." Like a long jam session. Probably wouldn't include on my playlist, but kind of fun. "Psychedelic funk" is a good descriptor.
FUNK BABY
Not a fan…
All time classic funk
oh man, this album...well maybe not the whole album but that first song is incredible!! I say maybe not the whole album because I haven't listened to the whole thing before. I don't even remember how or where it was that I heard the Maggot Brain track but it is so awesome!! I'm excited to hear this today. It's a 10 min track with an interesting intro. The lyrics are so strange. Well there are only 7 tracks out of 10 on that album available on Spotify. The rest were okay. Nothin like that first one. So I'll give it 3 stars.
Better than I expected.
Catchy. 4/5
Almost too funky. And this has to be one of the best album covers of all-time.
3/5
YES!
Perfect. Exactly what I wanted from this list. Something which is not normally my thing and something that I never would have listened to without it, but blew me away. The solo's on the opening track and on super stupid are face melting. Love it. Few weaker tracks and I was hoping the last track would be more akin to the first but overall still incredible for something that's over half a century old.
The fart sounds really elevated this to a level I didn't know was possible.
The best album ever made with cow moos and fart sounds on the final track.
This is an amazing show of versatility and once again it shows why P-Funk are the Beatles of Funk music. The album opens and closes with two long, sprawling, captivating, epic songs. The first sounds more like prog rock than funk and would be the envy of King Crimson. The last is somewhere between jazz fusion and funk and there are also songs that feature the rhythm and percussion of juju music. It is an amazing document of a band at the height of their powers.
This was all over the place in the best way. The band clearly had a lot of fun writing this and that transferred to the songs on the album. So glad to have found this
- can you get to that - back in our minds
I just struggle with mostly instrumental music. Idk. It seems good but it’s not for me
The title track earns the 5. The rest, well, they're o.k., but pale in comparison to what Eddie Hazel did on Maggot Brain
I like funk and this album was a fun listen but definitely let me wanting more in comparison to other Funkadelic and Parliments music.
Fantastic sound in this album. Favorite track: Maggot brain other picks: Super stupid
I was surprised to like this album so much, but so many parts reminded me of the Hendrix "Band of Gypsys" material, and it had some really great sonic space and a feeling of place to it. I am giving it 4 stars, kind of rounding up, because I did enjoy it. However, in the end, it doesn't really have a lot of substance that really makes it that memorable to me, personally, and not something I can see myself listening to regularly.
I uncovered this album a few years ago, loved it then, and love it now. It's worth 5 stars just for the title track alone.
If the final track had more vocals and fewer fart noises, this would be an easy 5/5.
one song was ok
Art funk is what this could be described as. That’s hard af
This should be a 5 for me as it fills one of the main criteria for that august accolade: it's one I have loved for decades and always return to. It's also one of the more consistent and tune-packed albums from the scatological Parlia-Funka-Delic-Ment-Thang. They are on top form here and this is the best and purest form of the original band(s). The actual highlight of this album is 'Super Stupid' which really does live up to the band name, hard psychedelic funk par excellence, and containing the Eddie Hazel guitar solo you actually want to listen to. But the title track is not as good as people think it is and 'Wars of armageddon' is just silly and boring. Nah fuck it, this is still getting a 5. Hit it or quit it.
After a bunch of crap in a row this was refreshing. Funky psychedelica. Need to buy this on vinyl.
Very enjoyable album. The guitar goes wild. The grooves are very fun. I particularly like "Can you get to that" into "hit it and quit it." "Super stupid" just goes insanely hard on guitar. "Back in our minds" kind of grated my ears with the weird, i don't even know the instrument were they hitting glass or something? But it gets so catchy that you just kind of lean into it. This is just a generally fun vibe kind of album that doesn't skip on muscianship or songwriting. I really wish I could've seen these guys in their heyday it seems like a good time.
WoW ! That first track is something else. 4 stars
Hit it & Quit it
An album I can listen to over and over again, soo smooth, lively and satisfying.
If I ever considered rating this higher, the screaming cats on the final track killed that thought.
one of my favorites of all time, desert island type shit 5/5
Maggot Brain is good, the rest forgettable.
So ahead of its time. Maggot Brain is a psychadelic, cosmic anthem.
Okay
Top 5 album for me from any decade and it might be my favorite album from the 70's.
For such a short album, it takes ages to get going. The first 2/3 seems to be just about it finding its way, then right when you finally want more it’s over! 1.8
Funky, but I got another funkadelic record less than 2 months ago that was more funky so this didn't go as hard for me.
What's not to like?
This is such a great mix of rock and funk. In a word, eclectic! Liked songs added: - Can You Get To That - Hit It And Quit It - Super Stupid - Back In Our Minds - Wars Of Armageddon
Better than a funk album should be. Still nothing more than background music
Amazing album which I discovered as a kid. 5 damn star!
Would need a magot in your brain to listen to much of this
Funky indeed, but also crap
As a guitarist I’m biased, but I spent countless hours soloing over the maggot brain chord progression, I must have listened to it 50 or 60 times I absolutely love that song it’s an s teir song for me. The rest of the album is great too, the last song was a little weird for me, and keeps it from s. A teir
pretty cool, some nice hendrix-esque guitar
You give this 5 stars just for the title track. Eddie Hazel wipes the floor with a true face-melter. The rest is so heavy, so dark, so perfect.
Funky album that sounds a bit like an acid trip would sound
this is cool
I don't know whether I love this album or hate it. Therefore, 5 stars.
Just mediocre.
Exactly. Funkadelic
Pretty cool, 3.5.
It was fine but similar to a lot of other rock funk groups. It had a lot of Jimi Hendrix vibes, with the lead singer even sounding like him. Wars of Armageddon, I get was supposed to be sounds competing, but it was just unpleasant to listen to.
This was a pretty cool album. The trippy instrumentals on either end were interesting, with some funkier tracks in between. Felt like a complete journey. The chaos of the last track felt like a great representation of the maddening and violent struggle for equality.
This album had no right to hit as hard as it did. My goodness. What a phenomenal album. Not a single bad track, just absolute top vibes beginning to end.
I found this to be annoying. First track is ok, but too long, and the album fades from there.
Last track was a bit off, but the rest was fun
Really enjoyed. Great funk sound and can move to the rhythm the whole time.
As unattractive as the title is, the album is pretty good. The style mixed with the title really combined together to bring the word "Nasty" to the front of my mind ---and this is the good kind of Nasty. Favorite track "Maggot Brain" 3/5
Day126 - that’s a good album
Title track is unreal. Rest of the album is surprisingly a bit mid.
A solid rip
This was a fantastic album.
Ok
Hendrix was very influential to the makers of this album. If you like Hendrix this is for you Like being in Harlem in 1972. Reminded me of a 1960/70s stage show like 'Hair' Innervisions by Stevie Wonder is more funky. This must be 'delic' then.
Неплохой альбом, довольно ровный будто бы, но при этом слушается бодро. Просто супэр обложка. Лучшая песня - Maggot Brain.
Some really cool stuff on here, but eventually too meandering for me. 3.2
What did I just come across? This album starts with one of the coolest guitar driven improvisations ever! 10 minutes of fuzzy, thick solos, over a soft arpeggiated guitar lick. This song is 10 minutes of a 37 minute album. Wild! I did not think this record was written in the 70s based on that intro song. It has a modern feel to it. Then it switches to an acoustic funky, disco song? Vocals are incredible. Low baritones and high falcettos? This album hits on every mark. Followed by a funky psychedelic rock song? The bass guitar is tasty... The organ is driving the song, while the rest of the instruments are just going insane! Honestly, I'm at a loss of words to describe what I'm hearing. This record has everything. Everyone is bringing everything they have. Vocals (lead and backing) instruments... Everything. The recording is crisp and sounds amazing. This is by far the best record that I have come across on this list that I have never listened to or heard of before. This is added to my music rotation. Playlist/staylist.
This just SOUNDS like early funk and soul to me. I'd never heard of this band before but I can understand how this would be influential. Not something I'd return to but it was an interesting listen nonetheless.
um album perfeito para a época que foi lançado. é realmente uma psicodélica que te faz viajar numa manhã de segunda, você se sente envolvido pela mistura de sons e quando vê já está no f
pleasantly surprised. Didn't expect to enjoy it as much, especially the first half
Loved the first song, Maggot Brain. The guitar licks reminded me of Jimi Hendrix. The rest of the album felt repetitive and at times cacophonous.
Didn’t love it as much as I thought I would, considering its legendary reputation. Best solo ever in the opening song “Maggot Brain”? Not for me. You can hear where they took some of these ideas and morphed them into a more R&B flavored stew for Parliament’s Mothership Connection so I appreciate it for that, but I like that album more.
i was like "this sounds like jimi hendrix" and then it was
maggot brain is an amazing song. the rest of the album is also good.
Funk kongen George Clintons kanskje kuleste album.. Deilig psykedelisk funk frå 1971.
loved it
Funky little album here. Which, you know, makes sense.
Fucked up funky music, but not bad, but not my cup of tea either
"I knew I had to rise above it all or drown in my own shit." An unstoppable, all-time great funk record. The performances and composition are immaculate and full of passion. I could do without the sound effects tacked onto the closing track, and I actively dislike the bell (?) sound on "Back In Our Minds," so alas this wasn't quite a perfect listening experience for me. But I'll be coming back to the rest, absolutely--and I can't begrudge it a five-star rating just because I was a little annoyed for a minute or two. Highlights: Maggot Brain, Can You Get To That, You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks, Super Stupid
This was my first time listening to Funkadelic, but it won't be the last. Maggot Brain is a nice fusion of funk and rock. Eddie Hazel shows his amazing skill in the opening track, which manages to be both emotional and psychedelic. While not every song was equally strong, the album as a whole was well produced and arranged.
The first song isn’t actually a song. Rather, it is an extended (10+ minute) guitar cadenza: free form soloing over a sparse rhythm, with a few quiet chords. It’s pretty interesting, actually, in the sense that Hendrix’s explorations (or Roy Buchanan’s) were. The next couple of songs are more what I was expecting, funk, with a bit of a hard edge. Progressive soul…. Very well done, groovy, in a serious manner. This ain’t top 40, and that’s not a bad thing. The last song is another 10 minute exploration, full of alarm clocks and animal sounds and farts. Kind of like an over the top homage to the Beatles’ “Revolution 9”. But at least it is presented over a funk rhythm, with lots of wild guitar. This doesn’t work for me, and takes up over 1/4th the running time. This is a solid 4 until the last song, which drags it down. But I’ll still round up to 4
great, funk/disco from the 70's is apparently my new fav genre
Track one is an awesome jam. Love the guitar tones in the entire album but they shine thru in this one in particular.
Eddie fucking Hazel.
I have heard some of the songs, but have never listened to the album. It was a good experience, so good I did it twice. Liked a lot of the songs and loved the guitar, so much I had to lookup the guitarist, it's Eddie Hazel. I will have to file this one away for whenever I am feeling funky.
I bet seeing them play this live was an awesome experience. I wasn’t sure where we were going with the 10 minute instrumental right off the bat, but I liked the rest of the album.
Super down to listen to this. I love R&B/Soul. I don't listen to enough of it. I need to add more to my pallet. Was not expecting track 1 to be a full-on guitar solo. Pretty decent.
First song had me thinking this was gonna be another weird one. However every song after was classic very listenable funk. Nice.
Upee kansi. Aika minimalistinen meno - pidän kovasti, se yllätti.
Uskovat, että funkista tulee maksaa hinta raskaudella ja teknisyydellä. Miksi?
Amazing!
Seminal doesn't even begin to cover it. This album broke through generations by helping bring about funk in the 70's G-rap and other styles in the 80's / 90's, and is still one of the most sampled pieces of art to exist. From the burgeoning solo of the title track through the heavily political Armageddon, there's so much to unpack in 37 minutes. Not always easy, but always good
funky, enjoyable. okayish.
MAGGOT BRAIN Maggot Brain - I think this song is very nice. The guitar goes rather hard, indubitably. The words at the start are also very provoking. 5/5 Can You Get To That - Very funky, makes me super happy and hopeful to be honest, despite the lyrics being quite the opposite. Really living up to their name with this one. 4.5/5 Hit It and Quit It - Please don't shake it all around like that. 4/5 You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks - Yeah yeah yeah this song is pretty good, nice positive commentary yeah yeah yeah. 4/5 Super Stupid - This one is a little bit irritating honestly, also too long for what it is. I still really like the guitar and keyboard though. 3/5 Back In Our Minds - The jaw harp hurts my ears I do not appreciate this. 1/5 Wars of Armageddon - Why did they do this, it makes me sad. I do not like the screechiness or all the speaking. 2/5 OVR: 3/5 I feel like it ends way too poorly.
Not really my thing though it was okay for background listening whilst working. Most likely a one and done listen.
Was on in the background while I did the dishes. Provided a pleasant and funky atmosphere. I couldn't help myself but to wipe my dishes in accordance with the music. This piece of art is so influential, I grew an afro whilst in its embrace.
Very noisy, experimental and free form. Felt primal. Could be a great soundtrack for an LSD trip
I heavily favour the Parliament side of the Parliament-Funkadelic coin, but with that being said this album is a great one if you like 10-minuts guitarsolos and instruments overlapping heavily. The 7-songs album for me was kinda hard to get through, but in the end I liked it more and more. I liked the roughness in the vocals and the edginess of the drums. Overall experience was good, and I see why it has made the list, but 10-minuts guitarsolos is a couple minuts too much for my style.
Not very mind blowing
Maggot Brain is 5/5. Absolute beast of a track. I will probably be using this to benchmark new headphones/speakers in the future. The rest of the album is ok. Very forgettable. Short enough to not become annoying. Inclined to give it 4 stars, but honestly, my enjoyment of this album solely hinges on a single song, which is rather bad when considering it as a complete piece of art.
Viihdyttävä setti ja kokoonpano pelaa hienosti yhteen.
Oikeen viihdyttävä
Not the kind of music I prefer
cool and funky
Ein ungewöhnliches Album mit vielen Soundschichten, Gitarren Soli, Experimenten, nicht immer geht es leicht ins Ohr. Hat auch aggressive Elemente im gesamten Konzept. Ein überraschendes Album, aber nicht zum nebenbei Hören geeignet. Es ist ein Album, dass von mal zu mal immer besser ins Ohr geht. Kurzum: mir gefällt's, richtig spannend. Momentan bin ich bei 4 von 5 Sternen.
A bona fide classic! The title track is beyond epic. Eddie Hazel is the guitar hero no one knows but man, can he sling the axe. The rest is excellent. More of this please.