Maggot Brain

First listen Saved 4/7 Top track: Maggot Brain

Title track is epic, but the rest doesn't do much for me. Was thinking about a 3 until the fucking fart noises at the end. Definitely prefer Parliament

Maggot brain - loved this Can you get to that - good Hit it and quit it - meh You and your folks- ok Super stupid - good Back in our minds -nopeee Wars of Armageddon -meh 3/5

Das Album hat mir sehr viel Spass gemacht. Ich finde die Gitarre super.

This was a fun listen

Não consigo entender o appeal da primeira e última músicas, muito longas e sem muita coisa a se comunicar, apesar da primeira ainda ter momentos bons. Fora isso, um álbum interessante e divertido mas não muito memorável Fav tracks: Can You Get To That, Hit It And Quit It Least fav track: Wars Of Armageddon

Cool but kind of scary

Some bright bits but not my overall favourite.

Liked this a lot. Good funk rock jammin'!

Fart sounds?

Unusual. Different. Funky. It’s not really my thing but I enjoyed it well enough.

Bara nokku gott!!

Desconcertante. 3/5.

ok, but wouldn't seek it out

Enjoyable

Great funk album and musically they were really good at what they were doing, though I expected to like it more. It was perhaps a bit monotonous or perhaps a bit spontaneous? I don't know.

#152. They really drop you off in the deep end with this one, huh? The rest of the album is solid enough, but the song Maggot Brain fucks for sure. 3/5: decent

It's good. Not my thing necessarily. Some ideas seem a bit underdeveloped

Distinctly average

Too much noodling on most of these songs. When the first track is over 10 minutes long for no reason i'm already rolling my eyes. No denying great musicians etc but boring album.

Blues rock, Hendrix ish

A funk classic

It was alright

Intro guitar solo is pretty good. Kinda odd for a funk album. "Can You Get To That" is sampled pretty heavily on the Sleigh Bells hit "Ring Ring". I enjoyed "Super Stupid". This album was a good middle ground for me. I think it has potential to grow on me.

This was exciting and funky except the final song which had some jarring screeching and disgusting sounds. Stand-out: Super Stupid

Need a re-listen.

Pretty solid funk album. It got a little bit monotonous though.

ganz cool

Definitely funky. I like it. The use of random fart noises and other unusual sounds makes me reconsider my thought that anything can be used to create music.

Meh

Forgettable middle. Good start and finish.

Det har visat sig att jag ändå tycker rätt så mycket om funk-musik! Hela albumet hade en bra vibe med bra sångare och instrument! Min favoritlåt från albumet var ”Hit and quit” Albumet får av mig 3/5 stjärnor. Det hade fått mer om låten ”Wars of Armageddon” existerade.

Interesting sounds in this one

Guitar solo goes Brrr

Not bad but some of the background noises just really got under my skin

Rocking funk, plus a little weird- I like

Funky, origineel en OG

Niet zo funky als de naam en cover doen vermoeden helaas

Niet echt slecht, maar zeker ook niet geweldig. Beetje chaotisch en druk ook wel

Funky as you like in parts but a bit hot and miss. Title track was the low point. Got better from there on in

Funk it up! Totally could feel the energy of that era…. I appreciated the “let’s all get along” vibes … this funk slaps and I can dig it ✊🏼

This is what I can only imagine a bad trip feels like. I appreciate the experimental nature of the music. But 2 minutes of fart noises and coughing? Come on guys.

It was okayish I guess. Felt kind of empty for my taste.

Two iconic songs followed up by lesser quality. Significant sound choices tho keep this an excellent album.

More rock/funk. Starts out kind of slow, which I don't like in a funk record, and definitely is more in line with the weirder side of funk. Still cool, though. Very weird, especially at the end.

Kann man gut nebenbei hören.

The first track is great but had me wondering if the digital files got mixed up with another album. The second track quickly verified it was correct.

Mixed bag here. I enjoyed the middle of the album more than expected--I've never really sought out funk music, but this was good. The first track was itself a mixed bag, and the last track decidedly did NOT work for me. Sometimes the experimental track on an album is transcendent, but sometimes it's just noise.

The title track is probably the best funk/rock instrumental ever, and then there’s some other songs which range from fine to solid. I feel like Funkadelic were at a point in their career similar to Black Sabbath at Paranoid: coming from psychedelic/blues roots, this was the album where they really began to develop their sound that made them famous. Oddly enough though, I felt like Parliament releases contain their funkier side where Funkadelic releases are more experimental rock. Definitely not my favorite Funkadelic/Parliament/George Clinton/Bootsy Collins/etc. album, there’s a handful of Parliament albums I prefer along with One Nation Under a Groove (which contains a bonus EP with a live version of “Maggot Brain”). A lot of Maggot Brain feels like a fusion of James Brown and Jimi Hendrix, with a little Miles Davis thrown in. Further on in Parliament/Funkadelic’s career, I don’t think I can rightfully compare them to anyone; they’re the ones who get imitated, not the other way around.

"Funkadelic"... das sagt alles.

If the first or last track had been made by a bunch of public school boys from Hertfordshire it would be called overblown prog wankery. It's OK.

Good liked the last song, kinda like a Can album but American Aoife: I like how it opens like a slow dance. The guitar is incredible, which isn't something I normally vibe with, but they did a good job of making it feel like it's boring holes through my brain. The vocals/lyrics are kinda just 70s funk, kinda generic. I prefer the instrumental tracks by a mile. Woah, the bells moving through your ear canals feels wild. The album art is brilliant, feels like it would still be cool today. The way it's lit really makes it stand out.

the music is good and definitely belongs on this list, but this album wasn’t really my thing so i don’t think i’d listen to it again. plus the first and last songs stretched on too long for me.

It was pretty good at first but as the album went on it got more and more meh.

Guitar solo your momma died - breathtaking breath Acid rock reigns hard

3.5 while i do appreciate this album stylistically, i wish i connected to it more. maybe with more listens i will, but i don’t see my self coming back to it all that often

I have listened to this album before and honestly I thought I liked it more than I did this time. Some good guitar playing sure but goes on too long for my tastes.

This was pretty entertaining. Turns out I like a little funk in my life.

Lot of random sounds in that last track, impressive that they somehow managed to incorporate a cuckoo clock in a rock jam.

Not my cup of tea! Mostly perfectly fine funk.

This album really encapsulates the essence of 1971, or at least how I imagine it. It's kind of a strange album, with two extended instrumental pieces bookcase five very different songs. It also has a fairly epic ending with a coo-coo clock, fart noises, and a nuclear explosion. It's all nicely funky, though, and that's what holds it together.

"Maggot Brain" by Funkadelic, released in 1971, is a seminal album that epitomizes the fusion of funk, rock, and psychedelic elements. At the core of the album is the iconic title track, a ten-minute guitar solo by Eddie Hazel, showcasing emotive and innovative musicianship. While "Maggot Brain" is celebrated for its adventurous sound, the album's overall coherence might feel somewhat fragmented. The range of styles, from the soulful "Can You Get to That" to the experimental "Wars of Armageddon," can make for a slightly disjointed listening experience. Awarding a balanced 3/5, "Maggot Brain" is undeniably influential and contains moments of brilliance. However, its diversity may not resonate equally with all listeners, making it an album appreciated more for its individual parts than its overall cohesion.

Good mixture of songs, well aligned

Vanvittig intro. Ved anden sang skulle jeg lige tjekke at min afspiller ikke var på shuffle, fordi der var pludseligt Sleigh Bells i ørene.. Synes at Maggot Brain sangen er den som stikker mest ud, alt andet er rimelig ligetil rock

Mto curto, 19 min de solo.

Interesante pero no de mis favoritos

I like the groove of this album. The musicians are solid. Not something I would choose to listen to but I'm glad I heard it.

Although I liked it, I found the music grating at times

album five maggot brain: 1.5/5 can you get to that: 3.5/5 hit it and quit it: 4/5 you and your folks, me and my folks: 3.5/5 super stupid: 4.5/5 back in our minds: 4/5 wars of armageddon: 2/5 the first and the last song we’re not that great, but that could just be because i’m not a fan of long songs. the other ones were good tho. it’s honestly hard to rate this, because i want to give it a 5 but the two songs just really hold it down :( favorite: super stupid

Þetta var spes. Mikið gítarrúnk til að byrja með en datt svo aðeins í fönkið. Fínasta fínt bara.

Hafði lúmskt gaman af þessu fönkrokki. Allskonar hljóð og slatti af kúabjöllu, sem ég elska. Fyrsta lagið hins vegar of mikið gítarrúnk fyrir mig.

Enjoyed the album. Really funky vibes

1960s soulful electric guitar , 1st song excellent. Generally, OG black power vibe

really great instrumentals, lyrics were quirky

Oh I loved the opening track but it kind of became forgettable as i progressed, maybe i need to listen to it again

Was decent. Learned some interpolations I didn’t know were a thing. Got into an accident listening to this album so I enjoyed it less

An oddly paced funk album. Out of the other funk albums on this list, this one blends into the background. Nothing very memorable about it; mostly instrumentals.

3.5+

I really liked the first track very pl. I'd if it was before. Pretty cool album tho

Brilliance, stupidity, weirdness

fun album i listened to this year a bit already

3/5 stars Liked the first few tracks - definitely groovy. Last track on the album just weird - I don’t like fart/cat crying noises in my music.

111223 18:15 3.5

3 mostly instrumental

Yeah it was all right

The best rock funk fusion I've heard so far

funkAY

maybe i don't get this? it was fun and upbeat but didn't really capture my attention. definitely need to give it another listen

Hyvä!

Trop de solo pour moi Fun 2.5/5

J'ai bien aimé (surtout la première) mais pour la plupart on dirait juste l'épisode de Friends avec Ross et son clavier électronique.

Decent, but not quite my jam

Terrific funk classic.

Funk is not for me, but this whimsical, experimental album was a fun listen!

Funkadelic for sure. Not bad but I couldn't take a while album in one sitting. Good as part of a playlist.

Most of the album was nice and would have received 4 stars, but the last track sounded like a child found those random sound buttons on a Cassio. 3 stars.

This wasn’t as funky as I was expecting. And the first track was out of place. The play list that came on after was fab though

Origin of the phrase "hit it and quit it"? Might be my favorite track on the album though. The album is an experience to put it mildly. Some good early funk mixed in with the weirdest sound effects and lyrics that could be chosen. It feels more like a concept to an album than a complete album. I love George Clinton, but the stuff he would go on to do with Parliament Funkadelic is much better. Same deal for pretty much every member of the band, doubly so for Hendrix

Pretty weird album, liked it but didn’t love it. Ahead of its time, ahead of me.

couple of fun songs

Listened 11/3/23. Long time favorite.

Good tracks 3 & 4 BAD tracks 6 & 7

I swear i've heard other funkadelic albums that i liked better

What a wild album. Had no expectations going in, probably for the best. I probably need some more time with it, but I would say that there's a lot of good material here. Pretty funky

Heard this a few months ago for the first time. Really enjoyable disc. Best of the original funkadelic albums

10 minutes of drugged-out guitar tricks followed by 26 minutes of the funk. Feeling counts for more here than formal song structure, but when the bass is this meaty and the groove is this unrelenting, let the good times roll.

Great listen but not memorable tracks

Savage, wild grooves

It took six albums to encounter one that I knew and saved in my Spotify albums. I truly love the first track, which is a masterpiece, but the rest is mediocre.

Imagino que se eu vivesse nos anos 80 e fosse na casa de um amigo de um primo meu e ele me mostrasse esse álbum, eu ia me sentir um jovem revolucionário. mas não me parece nada de extraordinário. Apenas Maggot Brain e Wars of Armaggedon me chamaram atenção

Lenny Kravitz must have listened to this as a kid. Zappa inspired.

Pretty great rifts. Would listen to again

- the first song was a magical journey, very Jimmy Hendrix esque - a couple cool moments but otherwise nothing that blew me away

Always fun finding out that a modern song used a sample, in this case Sleigh Bells.

Está weno, medio psicodelico pero a gusto para de fondo

number 1 is amazingggg heard it before somewhere. the rest is ok

Solid

just the right amount of funk

Not bad.

Some fun songs, but couldn't get into the rest of the album.

Funky

Not my genre, but still some good songs in it.

Interesting album, some great sample possibilities, little too psychedelic for sustained listening for me.

Well, that was funky.

eh

About a minute in a guitar solo plays and it hits. I'm excited for the rest

This will be my second listen to this album - I heard amazing things, but thought it was good not amazing. Hoping it’ll hit me harder the second time around. It’s good but same reaction. Superb guitar work, but didn’t tickle my spots the same way other albums have. Nothing I want to listen to more than once to be honest

I expected something even more of the experimental extravaganza. I'm definitely not saying it is bad. Instrumental albums are very important to me. 3.5/5.

I like Funk in small doses, I've learned.

fint i spilakvöld

Great, makes you lose yourself to the rhythm. (74%)

Funky, very special, not always so catchy. Sometimes hard to listen to.

Maggot Brain: awesome epic loved it, added it CYGTT: fine just fine Hit it quit it: getting better but just not a fav And your folks…: not memorable at all Super Stupid : fun, added Back in our minds : ugh Wars of Armageddon : CRYING BABY disgusting Rating : 3

Not my style but it’s good

Surprisingly good

More psychadelia than Clinton's trademark p-funk but pretty good nonetheless. I had never heard the title track and was very pleasantly surprised.

Really enjoyed the first song but the rest didn't hit as hard. Maybe if I had listened a few more times I'd find more interest in the rest of the tracks.

Nowhere near the same league as Parliament's Mothership Connection which introduced me to this band. This is all OK, but never really hits the same level of funk.

Fun and nostalgic. Great guitar riffs

It was better than I remember it.

quite enjoyed this, great first track, the rest a bit forgettable

Funky funky jams

This is some pretty sweet funk

A very interesting funk sound. Love the drum play newr the end so much

Crazy fun funk.

Whoever mixed this album forgot about my left ear. Still a pretty good album. Silly, even. Sad that the bonus tracks are unavailable on Spotify, but it still ends on PussyFarts. 3.5/5. Wish we could give half ratings on this app.

Pretty funky stuff, but wasn't massively sucked into it like some of the Parliament stuff. The title track was best I think.

It's a genre I'm not used to listening to but it still sounds good, brings good vibes, and could be good for just playing in my room in the background. However, the songs kind of drag out too long for me to go and listen to any songs again or put them in my playlists.

2/7, 29%

Mega solo de guit à la 1ere toune. Vraiment moins funky qu'anticipé. Je voulais vrmt être hype, mais moins mémorable que prévu. (2.5).

This truly was a funky album with plenty of psychedelic vibes, which comes as no surprise considering its arrival at the turn of the decade. There is lots of outstanding guitar work in here, too! While I won't necessarily say this album blew me away, it was certainly an interesting and fun listen!

Not huge fan of the first song, but the album itself was funky. Not a bad listen.

Catchy disco vibes

trippy!

pretty good, my introduction to Funkadelic, started really nice

love the farting sounds at the end...

Get-a-down, get-a-funnkeeeeee!

Decent funk album

The first and last songs were just so weird but interesting. I liked it much more than I thought I would. I think if there had been something more I would give a 4, but this is a pleasant 3.

Maggot brain - Can you get - 3.8/5 Hit it and quit it - 3.8/5 You and your folks, me and my folks - 3.9/5 Super stupid - 3.8/5 Back in our mind - 3.6/5 Wars of Armageddon - 3.6/5

3/7

It was good, not memorable at all for me.

Much more rock than I was expecting

3/5. Not my favorite Funkadelic but some of the songs still jam.

Wouldn’t be my choice but for a 1971 album this contains a surprising blend of influences and musicianship. Probably a good band to have seen live.

This was great!

Mmmm maggoty

the early songs are really cool but this is another one that devolves into noise 3.5

A beautiful mix of funk and psychedelic grooves and with enough dirty liks to make me do the stank face on a few occasions well done. Parts made me think it was birthed out of a sweaty love between Jimi Hendrix and Santana. I could defiantly get into more of this.

Trevligt omslag och välspelat. Kanske bättre än vad jag tycker just nu.

nice 3.8

Some of the songs had fantastic guitar, but it was balanced out by the weird noises they decided to include.

Not particularly memorable.

Funky

Jam funk.

This is a very groovy album. Most of the guitar work is pretty nice and the drums are dynamic enough. The problem is I don’t find much of it very interesting, they all kind of blend together. It doesn’t help that two 10 minute songs start and end the album and then the rest are just clashed in the middle that barely up 15 minutes. It feels too short a lot of the time. Overall it’s not horrible though and it has its good moments but this definitely isn’t a favorite.

At times brilliant and at times just weird as hell. The musicianship is fantastic, particularly that of Eddie Hazel.

не сказать что запомнила, но не напряг. неее поняла почему спотифай показывал слова к тайтл треку а я их так и не услышала там

Snazzy but I'm not cool enough to like the first song

3?

Score: 60 The first track isn't really great because it's mixed in such a way that the white noise hissing is very loud. The last track isn't great because it's crying babies, animals yelping and loud wet farts set to a funky beat. All the other tracks are good which leaves you with 15 minutes of good music. Very cool. 50 years later and everyone is still racist and farting

Det är vad det är

Very Hendrix. Straight ahead funk rock. Unnecessary sound effect noodling son Armageddon and Back In Our Minds is the weakest song. High 3 - good.

So George Clinton says to Eddie Hazel, play your guitar like your mother just died so we got this 10 minute minor masterpiece. The rest of the album is uneven and not very cohesive unfortunately. The album is book-ended by another 10 min opus, Wars of Armageddon that was supposedly recorded when Clinton was high on LSD - and it sounds like it, full of crazy lyrics, and fart sounds. More pussy to the people!

shred in the first song is insane, the distortion and the reverb is crazy the rest was kinda mid, not as good as the opening track

Меня чуть не вырвало (в прямом смысле) от стереоэффектов в первом треке, мой мозг слегка поехал не туда. В целом звучит прикольно, вспомнились недавно прослушанные Bluesbreakers, только с более протяжным звучанием, более лаконичными аранжировками и женским вокалом. Ладно, хреновое сравнение, но мне кажется, посыл у музыки тот же: музыка свободного народа или что-то в этом духе. После второго трека сравнение можно точно выбросить, в музыкальном плане это совсем-совсем другое. Здесь уже какой-то джаз-свинг пошёл. Мне вот только не нравится, что записаны барабаны как-то странно... Вот эта "дискретизация" ритм-секции чёт мееее. Не, ну с жанром здесь вообще тяжело. И регги есть, и хард-рок, и вот эта первая экспериментальная композиция. Каждый раз, после того, как я составляю своё мнение об альбоме, я иду читать отзывы профессиональных (надеюсь) критиков на Википедию и тд; восторгаются первой тягомотиной с всратым стерео. То ли я быдлан, то ли там (в музыкальных редакциях) сидят люди с проф.деформацией и завядшими ушами. Сложно, сложно. 3/5, потому что это явно хуже предыдущего альбома и по вайбу, и по качеству сведения. К тому же, мы не очень подружились с заглавным треком: "встречают по одежке"

Вначале напомнило стереотипный хор в США (факт не даёт отрицательных очков альбому), но после середины чёт не оч и даже пердёж не спас. 3+

I've listened to this one a few times over the years, and it is definitely groundbreaking. However the second half just drags for me for some reason. The first half is just fantastic though.

1971. Can You Get To That, Hit It and Quit It, You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks

Might not be into it right now but it’s very interesting.

Fun and interesting - will probably listen to a couple songs again

Ok

J'ai très rarement entendu un album aussi funkadélique que celui-ci, le dernier en date étant celui de Sinclair.

L'album commençait sur de belles promesses grâce à d'excellentes guitares, qui seront malheureusement vite remplacées par des cuillères, egorgements de femmes, chats et autres bruits de pets.

Some werd spacy funky rockin stuff

Fun!

I like it, I respect it, but I wouldn’t search it out.

Dobar je album, ali ne toliko koliko ga ljudi dižu. Prva stvar je najbolja, ovo ostalo je dobro. I koji kurac je sa zadnjom stvari? Pred kraj sa prdežima? Prva stvar > sve ostalo. 3.5

This is an album I'll never listen to again, basically someone fucking about on a guitar for 30mins. While I did enjoy parts of the guitar work, the album as a whole was not that interesting. Highlights were "Hit it and Quit it" and "Maggot Brain".

Solid funk rock album. Good grooves here, but both the long bookend tracks are a bit too much psyche for me. Not terrible, but not amazing.

lo mejor el solo de 10 minutazos de Maggot Brain

Solid 70s funk. Pretty much by definition. Took a strange turn with all the farts at the end.

Rock leaning, which isn’t my thing. But can appreciate the conscious lyrics.

Прикольный фанк-альбом, но кроме заглавной композиции, он не показался чем-то примечательным (хотя ритмические рисунки в нём цепляют здорово).

I mean it's alright. Can't ever imagine think ooh I must listen to Maggot Brain. If I was 30 years younger and wasted I'd probably feel different but it's just not the kind of music that features in my life anymore. 2½ out of 5.

Helluva opening; this stereo, fuzzy wah guitar tone would make both Hendrix and Jerry Cantrell drool. The rest of the album was ok; fun to listen to, but didn't necessarily keep me engaged. Very nice as background music, just not a lot there for active listening.

Liked parts of this quite a bit, but overall a little same-y. 3.49/5

great

not bad

First half was badass, psychedelic, funky and experimental jams. The last few songs were just sounds, alarm clocks and bells dinging. Overall I did enjoy listening and will be adding some George Clinton to my playlists.

Resten är helt bra men det sku va bättre om det var bara gitarrsolo i 36 min

Fuck a ballick

I need a documentary or long-form explanation of how Parliament, Funkadelic, P-Funk, et. al. intertwine, but for the moment, I'll voice a generalized impression that the whole Funkadelic universe was more influential and impactful than it gets credit for. I heard so many elements that seemed to filter into later music — Sly and The Family Stone and James Brown and others deserve similar credit, as well (and get it) — and George Clinton has a singular ability to make a record sound like a party. With a funky backbeat. I think a 3-star rating is under selling this album, but it was hampered by the opening title track, which I didn't really get the point of, and my need to listen more (and more intently) to the songs to really appreciate what's going on here.

Not the Funkadelic vibe I expected but I enjoyed nonetheless. Had I played this album outside of this experiment, it’s likely I would have abandoned the album on the first song simply because it lacks the hard funk I expect from Funkadelic. Like most, I put on George Clinton and I want to get funked up. But sticking with it I got to You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks and deemed it my favorite track on the album. This album came out on my 4th birthday. I wonder if I caught it on any airwaves back then?

First off, I have heard and loved some of Eddie Hazel's solo work before, but had no idea that he was part of Funkadelic. That explains some of the excellent guitar work such as on Super Stupid. Unfortunately, a lot of the superb guitar work gets lost in the subpar production. Unfortunately, this duality holds true for my entire opinion on Maggot Brain. There are some really fantastic tracks that I feel absolutely deserve 5 stars such as Super Stupid, but then also very annoying/unpleasant parts such as the last two tracks. 3.5 stars for me. Easy 4 if the production were better and easy 5 if the last two tracks would live up to the previous ones along with better production.

Funkadelic is Pink Floyd for people who are really tired of the fact that Pink Floyd has only like two songs you can actually dance to. I know it's the most divisive track on the album, but I absolutely love "Wars of Armageddon". It's such an absolute trainwreck of a song, that only a genius could have pulled it off. Singing "Power of the pussy" followed by a solid minute of fart sound effects? Genius. Without a single shred of irony. The title track "Maggot Brain" is crazy as well. That guitar solo could bring a skeleton back to life. That being said, I'm not the biggest fan of songs 2 through 6, they're clearly very well made but just not for me. Lacking in the fart sound effect department.

Honestly this seemed a little half baked to me. George Clinton is a legitimate genius so obviously there is still a lot in it, but I definitely not at the top of my list as far as his output goes.

They know how to groove and bring the funk - I was expecting more from this though, ended up feeling underwhelmed.

Was not expecting the absolute prog intro guitar song. Definitely went on about 3 mins too long but sounded neat. Rest of the tracks tracked a bit more of what I expected, but overall very nice psych-funk-rock in the tradition of Parliament and a bit of Hendrix. The repetition of the titles and lyrically swirling around that is kind of fun, not typical anymore. They’re all having a good ole time for sure.

Starts strong, then kinda meh

Weird - besides the over wrought two songs that bookend this record, the rest is solid funk tracks that stand the test of time. Pity that the psychedelic noise fest bring this otherwise fine record down.

Nice discovery for me, title track was quite a trip and the rest of the album was some nice funk.

Initially I was skeptical when the weird spoken intro to the title track started but that was quickly dispelled by the epicness of the rest of it. The other tracks on the album stand in weird contrast with nothing really notable. Wars of Armageddon tries to recapture some of the feel of Maggot Brain but wrecks it with the bizarre pussy lyrics.

More rock than funk

funky

Very funky

This is so different and so interesting to listen to! I find it different than One Nation Under A Groove. Does not make me want to get up and move in the way that album does. How did they get away with using sketchy language in that era? Maggot brain is a strange title and the cover is a little scary. Have not yet discovered if there is some symbolism there. A little grating to the ears at times but some parts are nice in an interesting way to listen to. You find yourself thinking, what will they do next?

Funky

kind of fun music. But not something to put on speakers.

Now I know why the title track of this album is considered a classic. Really superb guitar improvisation, remarkable for its creativity and technical proficiency. It’s the high point of the album, the rest seems rather run of the mill to me…

Favourite Song: Can You Get To That One for the Karaoke: Hit it & Quit It One for the Car: Maggot brain. Could imagine floating around Los Santos doing bits to this

Favourite Song - You and your folks.m, me and my folks One for karaoke - Maggot Brain (just done some mad interpret dancing) One for a run - Super Stupid Great start to the album and some funky a fuck songs. For some I just wanted even more funk. Why hold back the funk? Just go funk to the wall I saw.

The album has some decent funky music with some very slow going just non vocal music but overall a good funky album and consistent

Maggot brain pretty good

pretty throwaway except maggot brain which is deep as fuck

Great guitar solo on the title track.

5 exrellas

shit slaps fr. no further elaboration.

This is funk at its finest.

Honestly, never listened to this and was not familiar with Funkadelic. That said, I was impressed with this album and Eddie Hazel. Hazel's guitar work, especially on "Maggot Brain" and "Super Stupid" was very good.

Love Maggot Brain (Song). The rest of the album has promise. 3/5

Funk, psicodèlia, r&b... mix de géneres que sembla fet per ser consumit en un estat mental diferent a l'habitual. El treball de guitarres és deliciós, i tot i que no hi ha singles ni melodies que destaquin, tot ell és un producte d'alt octanatge musical, sobretot el tema titular. Els temes curts que s'inclouen entre 'Maggot Brain' i 'Wars of Armageddon' et transporten als anys de la blaxplotation per la via directa

This album cover looks familiar... 3 stars. Good listen. Awesome guitar work.

decent funk, prob didn’t listen enough

This morning when I listened to the album, I was still feeling too sleepy to enjoy its fun but hectic mood. I do love the way everything sounds a bit messy, like the Rolling Stones in the 70's, but the first and the last songs feel too long and self-indulgent for me. I think I prefer all the songs in-between because they put the messiness within the compact structure of a pop song and thus rein it in a bit. My favorite part is the bass in You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks.

I didn't like the title track despite finding it sort of curious. But the energy picks up so much after that. All the parts work very well together in Can You Get To That and Hit It and Quit It and they're melodically catchy as well. This kind of music always sounds like the artists are having fun, which is nice. I also liked how the sonic identity stayed consistent through the album but the mood shifted across songs: for instance, the chill "yeah yeah yeah"s of You and Your Folks leading into the much more aggressive guitar of Super Stupid, which was followed by the Motown vibes of Back in Our Minds. This is not totally my kind of music but it was interesting.

Joda

It has its moments but its also kind of goofy

Muy interesante. El inicio no fue cercano a lo que esperaba. Poco a poco retoma el curso al funk tradicional pero incorpora muchos sonidos y diálogos. Sólido 3.

Ægte funk-rock, rimelig schill, lidt en psykedelisk vibe, sprød guitar

Syns da va greit nok, men trur kje eg komme til å fyra da i gang igjen med da første

Es un disco muy interesante y que pone encima de la mesa el sonido progresivo típico de los 70. No está mal, pero no me mata. Dudo que sea algo imprescindible.

This was an enjoyable listen.

Cool funk and vibe. But not something I’d listen to again by choice.

Not as bad as everyone makes it out to be.

Sure, must hear. The title track is great. But the album all-in is a mess. Sounds like a lot of fun live tho. [prior rate]

A strange album bookends by 2 10 minute guitar wig out tracks.. The rest of the album contains more regular 3 minute songs that are frequently rocky but still contain some funky grooves.

Guitarrero y setentero. Con ritmos de todo tipo. En ocasiones psicodélico

J'aime beaucoup la pochette de cet album. Super Stupid a toute une drive. Le groove de drum au début de Wars Of Armageddon est très cool. Pas certain de comprendre l'effet sur le drum pour You And Your Folks. C'est un drôle d'album, avec des éléments de percussions pas toujours pertinent, mais c'est un gros party de musiciens. Pas rien de mémorable, mais une aventure courte pas trop déplaisante.

Mixing is a bit off in many places. Too much reverb etc. Could be a lot better if mixed and mastered right.

Quite liked this but it got a bit weird.

Ik vind dit wel vet. Lekker funky en psychedelic.

Dit was best tof! Ze doen hun naam eer aan - het funkt als de beste. Maar er zit ergens ook nog wel een wat scherper randje en diepgang in. Not bad!

I already said this before and I stand for my opinion: the Pink Floyd-ish guitar trip/workout that occupies a quarter of the record, not for me. Indeed for me this album begins with the second song, I Want To Know. Sly And The Family Stone vibes on Hit And Quit It. When Super Stupid came up I thought I was listening again to Jimi Hendrix. With Back In Our Minds we go back to a more funk territory, straying away from rock in a way. Wars Of Armageddon ends the record with a nice wild jam. But farts? Ok! It is a nice funk rock album but I prefer some other Parliament/Funkadelic albums to this one.

Starts brilliantly, but the weirdness of the last couple of tracks got in the way for me.

It's an adventurous album with some cool sounds. Some of the tracks are sublime funk, others are just annoying and drag on and on.

Hit and miss. Loved the track ‘maggot brain’

Lmao. Lol. Haha, in fact.

Probably good if you're into this kind of stuff, I can appreciate the artistry but not really for me

Cool, buena vibra. Me gustó.

yeah nice 1. still hate guitar solos sorry.

I have a lot of love for Parliament/Funkadelic but have always preferred the funkier side of things There is some great stuff here (the title track in particular) but You and Your Folks... is a bit annoying with its warbling reverb, and the closing track was a bit much

Funkadelic by name and nature.

A bit too jammy at parts but still some good funk

I found it to be closer to Hendrix and Cream than 70s funk. Great voice and guitar work but nothing truly exceptional throughout.

Real mixed feelings about this one. I wanted to like it more than I did, I think. That delay though. Maybe deserves an extra star just for the delay.

Not bad

Every time I listen to this album, I'm put in a better mood. Great funk music will do that to you. 3.5

I love the first song

The song 'Maggot Brain' is a great piece of guitar, in fact the guitar throughout consistently hits the right places for me. But aside from this almost everything else about the album is a miss for me. I don't mind a mix of long and short songs but then they have no lyrics it makes it hard to engage.

fart noise

Just okay

Nice music, feels like Hendrix took part. Pity they don't do this anymore.

Zappa feelings

Funky

Really interesting album, wasn’t sure what i was going to hear.

The best of this album IMO: - Maggot Brain - Can You Get To That - Hit It and Quit It I need to listen to this album while high lol. I recognize how it's a classic but I can't rate it more than 3.3/5. Groovy as hell though.

The title track (and first 3rd of the album) is fantastic - not really "funk" at all. Some great guitar riffs and solos. Almost sounds like an atmospheric intro to a Mars Volta track. After that it is "funk" but still not too bad

Really captured me at the start, but found myself losing interest as the album progressed. Production didn't blow me away either

7/10

Alright

I was definitely expecting something else, the title suggested a Funk/Soul album, but this is definitely a rock album and I can definitely notice the psychedelic aspects of it, similar to Pink Floyd. The opening song is crazy. The guitar riff reminds me in a way to Shine on you crazy diamond and I love it. The long duration is also again similar to Pink Floyd's song. I enjoyed the second and third song as well, and the guitar on all songs is amazing. The fourth and fifth song were okay, but definitely won't be listening on repeat like the rest. Back in our minds was a bit weirder, but still enjoyed. I'm not sure about wars of Armageddon though, a lot more experimental, where I enjoy certain aspects of the song, such as the cool drum patterns and the guitar parts, but not a fan of the baby sounds and all of the alarms, like how does a cow moo or 30 seconds of fart sounds add anything to the song? It's just a big clump of sounds that sound super messy at certain parts in my opinion. Feels like they went a bit too far on this one, but glad to see they at least tried something different. It's cool to have the three extra songs, but again I won't be listening to them on repeat either, except for I miss my baby. In general, loved the first few songs, and the guitar throughout the whole album doesn't fail to impress me. I haven't heard anything else from Funkadelic, but cool to see they have tried something out of the standards.

Yeah, this album is really trippy for 1971... feels like it's made a lot later than it actually is. Also, for some reason, I expected this to be more like the later P-Funk stuff.

I'm struggling to see how a band called Funkadelic releases an album called Maggot Brain. That's like a pop punk album name. Anyway, yeah, alright.

too funky for me at times, but first piece is excellent solo, seems a bit off with the rest. Don´t know what to think of this band.

Not as great as I'd hoped. Obviously familiar with the Funkadelic / Parliament combo, but can't say this set the heart pumping.

Tres bon, un bon band et un album mytihque. Cependant on est loin de leur meilleur, pas assez funk et tres psychadelique. 3.75

Interesting. Funky. Life changing? Nah.

Enjoyable but failed to move me somehow. Having different weather might have helped

Popular music scholar Yuval Taylor described it as "a burning hot prefiguring" of the music that Miles Davis would perform on his 1975 live album Agharta. Other sources say the title is a reference to band leader George Clinton finding his brother's "decomposed dead body, skull cracked, in a Chicago apartment." According to legend, the 10-minute title track was recorded in one take when Clinton, under the influence of LSD, told guitarist Eddie Hazel to play as if he had been told his mother was dead The cover artwork depicts a screaming black woman's head coming out of the earth; it was photographed by Joel Brodsky and features model Barbara Cheeseborough In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked Maggot Brain #486 on the magazine's list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, with the magazine raising its rank in 2012 to #479, calling it "the heaviest rock album the P-Funk ever created". In the 2020 reboot of the list, the album's rank shot up to #136.