Maggot Brain

6 out of 10

Sure, must hear. Maggot Brain is great. But the album all-in is a mess. Sounds like a lot of fun live tho.

Didn’t know this was part of Parliament Funkadelic! Had heard “Can You Get To That” before. Loved the lyric “I had life or rather life had me”. Feels fitting as today is my last day at the Paley Center.

Syret, underligt, musiklokale weirdness trip. Men også lidt godt indimellem. Har sin egen 70'er charme. Gode orgellyde. Kreativt

This is crazy lol

Okay I thought

Definitely a lot funk but I was not familiar with any songs. Some of the songs were good. Others not so much.

Impressions of the album altogether, then more positive thoughts on its opener. This is my second time through Maggot Brain. I was primed a couple day ago by a discussion of Sun Ra, but also realized a truth. I tried George Clinton's groups, didn't really stick. The Arkestra, on the other hand, was immediately fascinating. And I have to say it's because Funkadelic, by and large, doesn't swing nearly as much. In addition, there's an obvious difference in tone: "I gotta go to work" vs. space chants. Irony aside. Now, the title track is great. Fades out a bit early for my taste, but there's a great sense of physicality to it I missed the first time around. It's very tape-y: You can hear the medium at times, but also imagine yourself pulling the nearly new artifact from a forgotten box in the attic.

I liked some of it. The song with a bunch of fart sounds was an interesting artistic choice. Really experimental album. Probably would have given it 2.5

Definitely funky

I think it was on the list for the first song which was worth the listen. The rest faded into the background.

Intro track is amazing, rest of the album is average to good except Back In Our Minds, which I don’t like at all. Would give 3.5 if that was an option.

Hendrix type music. Did not really enjoy it . Lost interest with it

Not the Funkadelic I was thinking of but there were some good jams in this album

Very funky and groovy. I did enjoy it quite a bit but there are some tracks that are a little too much. Some tracks are overbearing with instrumentals, but I understand why people would want that

Kan me er vrij weinig van herinneren. Misschien vaker dan 1 keer naar een album luisteren. Wel een paar jams

Nothing really interesting.

not so great

Straight cool vibes for the first song. The following three aren’t as engaging

This gives me vibes of a more funky Hendrix. The guitar work is fantastic! Would get a higher rating but I find “War of Armageddon” almost unlistenable. My favorite tracks are “Hit It and Quit It” and “Super Stupid”.

seems good...had a hard time getting into it at the beginning. Would like to listen some more.

Funkadelic indeed

I thought I would like it more since I like this style of music and this is their most famous album, but not really unfortunately.

Gut aber funk

Un peu lassant! Mais de très bonnes chansons Maggot Brain, Can you get to that Super stupid Hit it and quit

When I think of Funkadelic, I guess I'm thinking of Parliament. The first 2 songs aren't all that funky. It was all right. Didn't have any songs that grabbed me. I learned that the same musicians released funky albums as Parliament, and rock-y albums at Funkadelic. This was all right -- I give it a 3.

This is great music to just groove to. Loved discovering that Sleigh Bells "Rill Rill" samples "Can you get to that" on this album.

This was alright, some of the guitar rifts had BBKing vibes. Funkadelic s as Keats reminds me of my ex-wife.

Giving it a 3 because I did not listen to it and don’t want to be overly judgmental.

Lots of cool ideas, but didn’t feel like it gelled into an album I could relisten to a lot

Love it when you hear something you like and realize it's the original to a song you listened to on repeat for all of 2012. Rill Rill baby!

Production: 7/20 Songwriting: 11/20 Innovation: 18/20 Bangers: 5/20 Emotional response: 11/20 =52 Innovative! And interesting! But didn’t really like how it sounded ultimately. I feel a bit sick now.

stupendous electric guitar. 1st 10 minute track is haunting guitar solo

Some amazing guitar solos and some pretty innovative and funky music. The rock/funk hybrid wasn’t quite my cuppa but def respect this

Enjoyed it mostly.

Cool guitar. Couple of classic funk tunes on here

Funky shizzle! Have saved this and will Listen again. A high 3

interesting flatulence on final track. found the rest of the album interesting. It wouldn't have taken much for Funkadelic to branch out into funky black sabbath territory- that would have been a 5 star album!

Slow start, some really nice tunes in the middle section

"I recollect with a-mixed emotions All the good times we used to have But you were making preparations For the coming separation And you blew everything we had" (Can you get to that)

6/10.

This was a fun album. The cow and bell sounds were a nice little add on. I do enjoy the funk sound and enjoy the pace of an album like that...after the title track of course which wasn’t a super start to the album.

Not nearly as funky as I expected.

Guitar in Maggot Brain is sick. Would love to hear Shane's thoughts

Opening and closing tracks are A+, feels like some force of nature. The album as a whole is eclectic and groovy, rockin' and thoughtful. Was a great listen and makes me want to hear a little more from Funkadelic, but not earth-shattering as a whole. "Maggot Brain" and "Wars of Armageddon" tracks are almost 5/5 tracks. True Feelings: 3.7/5

I enojyed the incorporation of rock, psychedelic, and blues sounds.

Wish I could give 3.5 stars. Totally eclectic and weird, but in a good way. Very listenable, merging elements of funk, rock, and psychedelia.

Some good riffs and solos

pretty funky, first song is the best

coming to this organically via a playlist with maggot brain. an excellent guitar track, listening in stereo is an absolute must. the echoing effect of the guitar is spectacular. there is a lot to like about this album as a whole but it is let down by the final song - wars of armageddon, all the random noises actually makes it almost unlistenable. favourite track: maggot brain

Good jam album, a whole lot more than just a Sleigh Bells sample. I do feel some of the compositions had more room to grow, but the jams as they are were great and refreshingly experimental

Funkadelic lives up to their name. Up tempo, experimental sounds at times. I appreciate the shorter length. A longer album might wear me out.

Loved the eponymous song Maggot Brain! Such smooth guitar riffs.

funky, good riffs, but just lost me on some songs

Very wild, and seemed a little unfocused. But enjoyed some of the Gilmour-like guitar on the opening track.

This was pretty cool but I don't see myself listening again anytime soon. I used to listen to One Nation Under a Groove by Funkadelic a fair bit. Should put that one back in my rotation.

Really cool album. Lots of 'feel' and emotion that really comes across in the playing. A lot of reviewers seem to focus on the first and last tracks, but I thought the whole thing was great.

Starts off strong with Maggot Brain which is one of my most favourite songs ever. Several good tracks. Not a particular favourite of mine but good to listen to every now and then. Particularly enjoy the afro-psychedelic vibes.

Funky and very much an influence on Prince.

The actual track Maggot Brain is a goat track

interesting

3

Interesting

Had this previously when I was doing this individually. Not listening again.

Lookin' for something more funky. And, if you call something maggot brain, let's really dive into our rotten maggot brains.

The first song is ok I really like the message they trying too send but I wish they added more words the only song im liking right now is the 4th track on the album

Sounds like a jam session with extra noises and not in a good way. Most of the middle was OK

mid

not rly my style but i liked the ending the most!

Didn’t really grab me but also didn’t hate it

I don't like funk but this felt a bit pedestrian. Was it ahead of its time? We're not in its time, so I don't care. I'm docking a star for the final track. It knows what it did.

sick guitar at the start of album, then it goes downhill

Weird

Start song and the end song were questionable and lasted too long Everything else was okay Babies crying, farts and chanting weird stuff in the last song Odd album cover 2.4 out of 5

Non ho capito cos'ho ascoltato

No earworms here

Too much rock.

Erster Song und Gitarrensound war krass. Danach wars mir iwie bisschen belanglos

Honestly quite disappointed by this one. It seems popular on online music spaces (which I know can often mean I won’t actually like it because they often choose snobbery over fun anyway) and when I’ve lurked on people’s profiles here I’ve seen it get five stars often. But this did nothing for me, and I felt it would be like that since I heard the opening track. I was just bored for most of it.

not really my style but i can appreciate what it offers. i do like some of the lyrics. a bit ahead of their time being in the early 70s. having 2/7 songs be nearly 10 minute instrumentals is a choice. having a song warning about drug abuse on... the album you wrote while on an acid trip is also a choice.

When I saw funk, this isn't exactly what I was thinking I was going to get. I'm not really sure what I think about this one. I'm not sure this is music that is meant to be listened to statically. It feels like music that is more meant to be experienced, and sitting at my desk trying to get into it just isn't doing it...

Interesting, little to no lyrics definetly on the creative side of music with the different instruments etc. not my cup of tea.

I know this album is very popular/highly regarded, but it was a grind to get through. I thought my headphones weren't working on Maggot Brain. If I genuinely don't let popular perception influence me, I'm giving it a 2.

For a Funkadelic album, this didn’t seem all that funky. I only really enjoyed Wars of Armageddon, and even then - only for 30 seconds or so before it went back to being just like the rest of the album.

Svært forglemmelig.

Olihan taas psykedeelistä. En oikein ymmärtänyt.

Bit overrated

This was fairly OK generic 70s, but it really tails off at the end to leave me an overall negative feeling

The literal fart track ruined it for me

Fun sounds and playing but I can't imagine ever being in the mood for this

After the first epic track it became generic funk rock.

no es tanto mi estilo

Did not listen

this was kind of scary

Makes me feel like I have maggots in my brain. No singalongability2/3

Eerste en vijfde track waren wel vet de rest beetje weird.

Not my fav kind of music. A lot of just jamming out.

mehhhh......2.5.

2/5 Best Song: Maggot Brain Worst Song: Wars of Armageddon Weirdest Song: Wars of Armageddon Maggot Brain starts off strong with its epic title track guitar solo and gradually fizzles into a succession of generic funk rhythms with the occasional wacky instrumentation and crying baby here and there. Also hope you like the key of E (6 of 7 tracks).

#3 This was the second time I have given this album a try, giving it two listens this time around. For all of the rave reviews and praise it gets, I still feel like I am missing something here. Yes, the title track is awesome, but I feel like it sets a level and style that the rest of the album fails to reach again, save for maybe Super Stupid. I guess I had hopes that the album would have leaned into the psychedelic guitar a bit more. But, I can see how in its time this was a mind-blowing genre-bender that sounded like nothing else out there. I don't know how likely I am to deliberately seek this one out again.

That cow mooing sound on that one song was really unnecessary

(2/7) a series of noises ranging from annoying to unpleasant

고어영화를 듣는느낌. 마지막 트랙은 대체 뭐엿죠;

내취향은 아니지만은 잘들엇어요

Holy God, that guitar solo! Hendrix-esque cosmic blues that goes on forever and ever. Would easily rank #1 favorite if it were only spoken word poetry followed by a 15 minute Eddie Hazel solo, over and over, on a triple album.

No esta mal. Tiene buen estilo

Ah kagak tau dah

Ich hatte höhere Erwartungen als ich auf Apple Music las das es Funk ist. Schon der Anfang: Warum ist Mutter Erde schwanger?! Und warum endet das Lied mit Furz tönen?! Außerdem warum gibt es ein Streit ob Pussy mehr Power haben soll oder die Power mehr Pussy?! Das ist soooo goofy. Es ist auch nicht mein Stil weil es permanent einfach chaotisch klang. Sorry, aber besser als 1-2/5 wirds nicht werden. Es ist so auf 1.5 deshalb, weil ich so nett bin, runde ich noch auf 2 auf

No me gustó tanto

no es mi estilo, me cansa el oido

Funk prog - I didn't hate it but some of it I didn't enjoy - it made me a little anxious

I was hoping to get some good music when this came up. Alas, it's just another album that isn't really bad, but doesn't give me anything of value either. Meh.

Esperaba algo más funky la verdad. Me gusta mucho el funk pero este álbum estuvo meh, lo único rescatable es la primera canción pero tampoco me llamó nada

Awesome

Not for me but an okay listen

Pretty cool

It is a funk and psychedelic rock album. It has the amazing guitar solo by Eddie Hazel. It was interesting to listen to the other tracks, but I wouldn’t say I’d want to listen to any of them again, exсept the title track Maggot Brain. Not really my kind of genre.

Not my jam as a whole - liked Maggot Brain though.

that electric guitar solo from the title track put my expectations so far that I ended up kinda dissapointed when I finished listening to the project. it is a fine album for what it lasts but it left me wanting more. I give it a 2,5/5

it wasn't my favourite... but some of the guitar was nice!

No me gustó para nada. No digo que sea malo, pero no va con el tipo de música que suelo escuchar. Instrumentalmente las guitarras están muy bien.

Demasiada instrumental

Meh

Once you get past the overly long awful title song it got more interesting

eh

i refuse to glaze that 10 minute guitar solo

Not my jam.

I don't like

2 1/2

it aint funky

decent. different than what i expected

Two 10 minute songs out of 7 and they were not all that great. Just not a fan of George Clinton.

some of these songs slapped like super stupid. actively disliked a few. this seems like less good jimi to me. probably reductive. overall i enjoyed but not listening again probably? 2/5

So good elements but not my jam

What a Wierd album. The opening song was miserable. The second was great the third was just thinly veiled sex. The fourth was good. Just all over the place. I will say at least the songs were different and I could tell when a song was over. Which I was thankful for because it meant I was closer to finishing this album.

Didn't find it particularly inspiring and wars of Armageddon might be one of the worst songs I've heard, akin to one of my year 7 music lessons.

Not my vibe

More like Rockadelic

This was not terrible but I'm not sure I would remember or want to listen to it again.

Yikes. Not for me!

I do like a lot of George Clinton’s music, but not particularly this one

Wow! Didn’t know I should have dropped a little cid before listening to this one! Definitely ahead of its time for 1971 and I guess I’d say Hit it and Quit it was the fave track. Either that or the title track. Not really my cup of tea, but can appreciate why it’s one of the 1001.

Guitar work was good. Apart from that, not into it.

Was hoping for much more. 2 might not be accurate, but based on the reviews, it’s warranted

The instrumental opener and the second track were dope, rest not 100% my jam

Not sure why I needed to hear that

Not good for me was expecting something else and it was dissappointing. Felt it was mid nothing special

Voor mij is dit muzikanten muziek. Veel gitaar gefriemel. Maar snap dat het tof is.

Ja ok dette var greit veldig greit funky 70talls rock første og siste sang var veldig lange de føltes litt tomme tho jeg likte gitaren i de begge men litt lite innhold for en sånn lengde så var selve midtdelen av albumet grusomt kort typ 6 sanger som varte tilsammen sånn 17 minutter idk var ikke noe spesiellt to write home about men helt greit 3/5

That intro/title track went on for 10:20 too long. That solo felt like mansplaining a blues scale for 10mins. BORING. Average album overall and didn’t move me in anyway.

Meh. Boring. Is there such a thing as "prog funk"?

Ok

Interesting album for sure but not my vibe

I really, really wanted to like this, but it felt so bloated and self-indulgent. I wanted to sing along to some killer tunes whilst dancing my nuts off, but I can't imagine dancing to this, and there were no songs with catchy hooks. I really wanted to like this album, but it went nowhere and did nothing for me whatsoever until the last song, which was completely bonkers and saved the whole thing from being a single star letdown.

77/1001 First listen. I feel like maybe I should like this more. It’s enjoyable enough but don’t know that I would seek this out again. I could cut and paste my reviews at this point for some of these albums. Nice to hear the source of the sample used on Rill Rill by Sleigh bells. They make a meal out of Can you get to that. 4/10

n/a

es para escucharlo una vez

Weird and wild. Sounded good though for a 70’s funk sound

Really not my thing. Some fun sounds but the opening track is weird and maybe it's just my mood today but I was very much not up for weird. The rest of the album was better, just not for me.

Not for me.

Het eerste nummer vond ik verschrikkelijk. Het tweede nummer was best leuk. Vervolgens vond ik de nummers daarna wel aardig maar té funky. Tot slot was het laatste nummer weer verschrikkelijk

Solid funk mixed with anti-war notes. Mostly drawn out groovin' with a lot of filler, not light hearted. Do things with intensity both fight and love. Musically 2.5 of 5 stars. 1st time listen, wouldn't seek album out again but might listen to a song or two.

A couple of good funk tracks but I could have done without the crying baby and...fart noises? Really? Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Hit it and Quit It, Super Stupid ⭐⭐: Didn't like it, didn't hate it. Saved no tracks.

Can't deny the musicianship on display here but didn't do much for me. Definitely prefer when there are some vocals to go along with the music though. Found the instrumentals a bit of a slog.

I liked this and I like the vibe of the album, haven’t listened to psychedelia genre much but I enjoyed it. Considered adding 1-2 songs to my playlists

Nothing here held my attentiuon at all. 2 stars or D-.

Pretty forgettable - but not really my usual genre

It was ok

Meh … just meh

look man js not in the mood for a 10 min riff opener rn. and the riffs aren’t ridiculous #tbh. super stupid is kinda a banger tho

mjeeeeeee

2.4/5 Hard to rate with everything going on. What I like is that this group at least tried to blend many things together, so (+) for creativity. On the other hand, the lyrics are point- & soulless, and that's really weird for music that implements elements of Blues and Soul. The guitar solos/parts are cool, but any half-decent session musician can do that, so nothing special here either. Moreover, it doesn't speak for an album if I had to skip through most of the songs since nothing hits really well. The ones that do fuck it up lyrically. I can see why this album is on this list, but so is Elvis Costello. Given that at the time this couldn't even be considered groundbreaking any more with so many other good musicians around, I think that this album is veeery niche and can thus be appreciated by some. For me, only the first song would land in my fav playlist since it doesn't get ruined by other things going on. Also... Wtf is going on with those ratings? Did all the maggots in this world come together to put one big pile of shit on here, consisting of 5 star-ratings? Seriously guys, get your musical taste bearings figured out before you rate something... *Sigh*... This world is lost anyway, why do I even care any more?...

Reminds me a lot of the Seatbelts! Great adlips, sound bites, and intro. Very funky indeed!

I liked the first half of this album but the last two tracks were tough to listen to.

I cannot believe but I knew one song from the album: Can You Get To That! Despite that fact, I wouldn’t say it was my fave music style to vibe with.

Not sure about funk and this didn’t change my mind.

I really loved some moments, but there were too many times that this was straight cacophony. The grating cowbell was awful.

Title track only one that works for me

Again, one of the classics when it comes to the time & genre; however, the psychedelic funk mixed with the bizarre, psychedelic instrumental grooves for the album opener & closer weren’t really doing it for me.

Very odd.

2.0 OK somewhat apologetic for the 2.0 - I'm not a funk guy. Maggot Brain (song, not album) is phenomenal guitar work by Eddie Hazel. During this period, I don't think anyone was using the wah peddle more influentially except possibly Hendrix. HOWEVER - not enough to save this album from George Clinton and the heavy LSD influences. I didn't live through the early 70's but the rest of this album ESPECIALLY Wars of Armageddon is a bad acid trip which I did NOT need to listen to before I died. Still 100% agree this is probably one of the most influential albums of all time (especially for guitarists not just funk guitarists but everyone. There is no doubt a lot of what Prince and others did in the 80's in pop trace to this song.)

Den korta varianten: för mycket galenskap, för mycket syra-rock, för lite funk. ...men ändå några småsvängiga passager Svag svag 2a

Interesante el comienzo del álbum, a partir de ahí un poco monótono. Quizá es tan solo el estilo de música al que no estoy acostumbrado.

Title track was pretty cool. Middle was ok. Album ended in fart noises.

Super Stupid

only listened to a couple songs - maggot brain was great but the other songs didn’t grip me. too funky hippy for me

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.... I just don't get this one. Especially the 10 minute tracks at the start and end. I guess technically it's clever? Well made? I just simply didn't enjoy it.

This was very different. Not really my thing

The first track was not at all what I expected from a band with such a naff name. I was pleasantly surprised with some really good blues guitar. From there Im afraid it, track by track, descended into just as I expected from a band with such a naff name. A couple of tracks were ok but over all a disappointment after a really really good opening track

Wymęczyła mnie ta płyta. Oczekiwałam czegoś radosnego, a było męcząco i nużąco. Po kilku godzinach już nic z tego nie pamiętam. 4/10

Umm, I wanted to love this, but honestly it was too funky for me.

Cool

It's fun if not necessarily something I need to listen to again. Someone please explain why Wars of Armageddon needed the fart sounds? Unpleasant end to the album. Maggot Brain is super sick and I like the vibes but I don't know that I'd need to listen to it again. 2/5 stars.

I don’t know what to make of this but I cannot see why so many people like this album. I’m glad it’s short.

Guitar in the first 2 minutes of the album is amazing. If this continues across the album I will be rather happy. Ooh those first lyrics were oddly timed and spoken. Odd vibe switch on next few songs. Super Stupid is good. Not a fan of the beat on Back in our minds Hit it and Quit it has odd background vocals. yo what the fuck is the end of wars of armageddon Couldn't get through second listen. Back In Our Minds has such a horrible beat.

They took good music and made it bad. I did vibe to one or two in the middle. Definitely funky. Repetitive however even in the good songs.

It was decent. Glad I listened to it.

Eleven minutes of "I got given a Wah-Wah pedal for Christmas" in, and I'm worried I may be listening to the wrong album. Where's the beat? Where's the groove? Acoustic intro for track two, this cant' be righ-- ah, there it is, it is a bit funky after all. The problem is, it's not perticularly soulful funk, it's a more rock-orientated affair, which is probably how and why Funkadelic became so popular in the first place - they found a niche which nobody else was really catering for. Fair play to them, but this - for my tastes - is all a bit sprawling and unfocused - when it does get into a groove, it hits the spot, but these moments are far and few between. What's Going On was released the same year as this, and that moves me in a way this album simply does not. I know Funkadelic recorded better stuff that this, as an album often celebrated as a landmark recording, I've always been somewhat underwhelmed by Maggot Brain.

Technically good and interesting but not my thing

Wasn't able to finish it. Different though. New to me

Good but other Funkadelic album was better

The first track would be fascinating listen while on something, but I'm not on something, so my listening experience was really not all that. I thought it had some interesting uses of echoes, and repeating guitar licks that change slightly each time they're replayed. The other tracks were great! My favorite was Can You Get To That, with You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks being another honorable mention. Not a fan of how 10 minutes of time was spent on the opener and closer (2/3 of the album). Really wasn't all that, but the few songs between were great!

Hard to listen to. Some good riffs in there, but at least as repetitive as any funk album and the extraneous sounds and sound effects make for a tough listen. Literally ends with a fart.

- Help what? - The first song was mostly instrumental so I probably wouldn't listen again. - The rest of the album was a lot better It was alright but not too rememberable. I would listen to a couple songs again as the album did get better after the first song but overall it wasn't the best.

very new to me, but also very enjoyable!

I wanted to like this, but the singer is truly obnoxious. There are vocalists out there who could have made this work, and I liked the eclectic feel to the music, but this ain't working as-is.

Not really my thing, but not terrible

Funky, I enjoyed it but not really my thing. Clearly quality music but not what I would listen to.

Вроде и музыка, но за что её любить, не понятно

Good guitar riffs but felt like every song dragged on for real

Did not know what to expect for this one. Worth while listen, but nothing really struck a chord.

Second song was ok. Other than that I didn’t like this one.

J - 2/5 Best Track - "Hit It & Quit It" F - 1/5

This was a bit of a mix. Bits I thought were completely pointless and uninteresting (sorry all you 10-minute meandering guitar solo fans out there). Bits I really liked (Can You Get To That, Super Stupid*). Bits were, and I cannot stress this enough, really fucking weird. I listened to this while trying to tame the tomato plants taking over the garden and I was balanced on the edge of the raised borders trying to construct a branch and string contraption when the wet fart noises started and I was so surprised I nearly wobbled into the courgette plants. Wikipedia highlight: "Guitarist Tawl Ross reportedly had a traumatic drug experience after getting into an "acid eating contest, then snorting some raw speed, before completely flipping out", and did not perform with the group again". That is absolutely what parts of this album feel like. I want 2.5 but 2/5 will have to do. * After finding out Audioslave covered Super Stupid, I had a listen after this and it's fantastic.

This album felt like a fever dream, I have no idea why it's on this list as I could have definetly gone my life without listening to it

Funk!

What the fuck

Okay I was expecting more... funk lol and the whole album to be a lot harder considering it's called Maggot Brain. It's good still, just not the intensity I was expecting going in. I love the variety of sounds in this, the tings and warbles and cuckoo clocks. It's so fun. I will say, I can tell that this is sonically very good, and it's extremely interesting. I'm just not loving it as much as I thought I would. Especially because I'm such a huge fan of funk in general. Lots of jarring add on sounds like women screaming and cats yowling. It's definitely theatrical but it's taking me out of the music so I'm not loving it. I don't know, it feels more like an assignment than music I'd want to listen to. Just not my speed unfortunately.

It's hard to describe, in unique ways, my first impressions when I see and album cover like this. I know - I need an open mind... That's why I'm listening to 1001 different albums I guess. But it's hard boss, hard not to feel a little more dead inside. OK now the first track is 10 minutes and the whole album is just 37 - here goes.... the first half of the self titled track is a Kirk Hammett style solo, a tip toe through the tulips and more wah... the one with the most listens, Can You Get to That is decent. Its got a nice groove, Hazel (the guitarist) is very talented (despite the Kirk Comment) as is obviously George Clinton. It was fine - probably wouldn't seek it out again in a hurry. Gem was Super Stupid - purely for the intro and Hazel.

Eddie Hazel should probably be more celebrated. And I only say probably because I don’t do it enough. Effortless tone, pierces through the mix without being awkward, just gets it all right. There’s a bit too much Hendrix worship going on, but I mean, sure. My main gripe with Funkadelic is they sound like a terrific time live, but it isn’t until Parliament that there are a lot of memorable tunes (maybe more memorable for the samples, tough to say).

very interesting album. i didn’t expect the experimentalness at the last leg of the album. the first song was amazing. i liked it a lot though the flatulence did surprise me. it did fit though.

Kom hier niet echt in, overrated

First of all: WOW DO I HATE THIS ALBUM COVER. I cannot tell you why but its ugly as hell! Second of all: This Album starts in my opinion with an outro third of all: there are parts of this album that i enjoyed fourth of all: i don't know

Good, not great from what I remember

10 minute guitar solo to start the album would have had me turning off if I hadn't had to listen to the whole album. The rest of the album was nothing more than OK.

Probably if its time but just not for me

Not as good as I expected.

Een debiele titel, een debiele hoes. Funkmuziek is over het algemeen leuk, maar de muziek zelf is hier nogal nondescript (niks valt op), maar we krijgen wel een berg van de pot gerukte geluidseffecten voor onze kiezen. En hoe langer het duurt (en het duurt laaaaaang!), hoe verleidelijker het wordt om Fransie Bauer op te zetten. Nou vooruit, nog een puntje erop voor het gitaarspel in het eerste nummer dan.

Eh I'm not getting it. I fondly remember the opener for its use in House MD, but it didn't click for me this time. The rest of the album made a satisfying change from the opener (god can you imagine if it had all been like that) but still didn't blow me away. Can't be bothered to come back to this one, even if it is a classic.

Not really my style, but was a decent listen. I really liked that first track.

bunch a noise, dont really get it. some songs are somewhat decent. mazbw could listen to 2 songs

Not very interesting. Only good track was "You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks"

Wow. Okay. Yeah. So this is how I found out that Funk is NOT my genre. I'm sure this is groundbreaking music with artistic merit to someone out there but this just sounds like premium elevator music to me (I'm sorry). Some of them are even 10 minutes long and they just kind of blend into the background.

From a band called "Funkadelic", I would have expected more, I dunno, .... Funk. It's rather some typical 70s Blues-oriented rambling. 2/5

Ihan ok musisointia, mutta ei paljoa sellaista, mitä haluaisi kuulla uudelleen. Taustamusiikkina ehkä.

2,5

We want the funk ... but despite the name this didn't deliver. It was much more of a rock album which still can get you in the groove. But, we wanted the funk

I know nothing about funk and have never even heard of "Funkadelic." And after the first wild guitar blast, I would never have guessed it was funk. Okay, after that, thank goodness, it gets more tame. Not that I like the album better. It doesn't sound fully produced to me, more like the first sessions. Raw! And then comes "Super Stupid," and I know exactly why the song is called that. The effect of "Back In Our Minds" is totally stupid, just like the vocals; only the horn part stands out positively for me. Finally, "Wars Of Armageddon" is more of a war against all listeners. I listened to the album really well because I couldn't believe it. First, what it offers and then all the super positive reviews, I really feel like I'm in the wrong movie. To put it bluntly, I don't like the album at all. It's a wild mess at times, not fully thought through and not fully produced. Yes, it could be that there were too many maggots in the brain, but I'm guessing it was just too many drugs. Hey, the alternative mix of "Maggot Brain" is much better. The keyboard is great and captures the guitar a bit. It's a shame, but if this version had been the starting point for the album, it would have been something completely different, something I would have liked much better. 2 stars for the bonus track, although viewed individually, it deserves more.

Iconic cover art, iconic opening title track with an iconic spoken word bit at the beginning. Shame the rest of the album is nowhere near as iconic. Key tracks: Maggot Brain

Could have been a solid 3, with the titular song being a very strong opener almost serenading the listener. The songs in between had a mix of funk and rhythm which definitely was on the pleasant side but not necessarily enough to make the whole album a target for a re-listen. Then came Wars of Armageddon which definitely drops this album to a 2 as punishment for the assault of the senses with the different sound effects.

guitar driven widdly widdly funk. Nothing for me really

It may be a cornerstone in Funk music, but I die of boredom and ear bleed. Self indulgent drug funk.

Some good tracks in the middle. The sound effects in the last track really put me off though.

Title track is gorgeous. The rest of them aren't my thing.

That intro for the first song kinda creeped me out not gonna lie. I’m sure in 1971 that was a little eyebrow raising. Pretty decent here. Nothing too cray for me.

Weird, and I don't care for it

The title track is great, but I didn't like the rest

4/10 - it was not very enjoyable. Boring guitar for a bit and mid music the rest of the time

Thought I’d like this more than I did, but no…

Funky but meh

I find the esoteric fiddly guitar kind of boring :(

I understand why this album is important for me to hear, and overall I don't regret listening to it, but it is not my taste. I like the opening guitar solo and the rest of the songs were fine. It kinda dragged for me despite being a shorter album. Last song had like farting and cow mooing. Not sure what that was all about. Overall I understand why people like it but Maggot Brain is just not for me.

Just boring. Tim: “It was … challenging.”

Some funk. Not enough.

I'm not funky enough to enjoy

34/1001 - Guitar wanking, some okay funk-rock, and a bunch of screaming and farting over an unchanging cowbell groove.

This album was alright. Every song was pretty good, besides the opening, and closing tracks, while "Super Stupid" was in like 5 leagues of its own. Overall it was just another solid album. 2.5 Favorite Song: Super Stupid Least Favorite: Wars of Armageddon

One or two tracks were good, but overall it felt like a novelty album where the novelty wore off pretty quickly. Then it was just bland noise for a while.

Titel track is inderdaad erg mooi, de rest is funk en heb niks met het genre.

Why an album with an intro that was way too long, and a song with fart noises, has lots of good reviews is beyond me 2 ⭐️

Uhhhh. Huh. I don’t get it. This is like a legendary album. And I don’t really understand why. I’ve heard funkier. I’ve enjoyed funkier! It’s I guess…kinda experimental? But I’ve heard better experiments. There’s farts at the end. And a power to the pussy chant. Is that…about Armageddon? Is it meant to be a joke? I don’t get it!

A bit too offbeat. Some highs but some real lows. 2/5

Nach dem ersten Track dachte ich, das ist ein Kandidat für einen Stern, der Mittelteil war ganz okay, der Closer beinhaltet Katzen und Frauengeschrei... seltsam

funk

Couldn't get through it. Have up after a few songs.

Starts off sounding promising with the strange spoken word bit at the beginning, followed by that great long instrumental opener. But I wasn’t into much of the album after that first 10 minutes. The final track sounds like they’d just bought a sound effects pack and had to try all the clips out.

Showed promise at the beginning but devolved into a bit of a jam session later on.

So yes, there is one song on this album that is vaguely familiar. But does that song really hold so much weight that album is worth listening to? No. This was mediocre at best. Didn’t hate it enough to give it a 1. So it will get a 2 for not resonating with me at all. Which is almost worse than a 1. At least a 1 can produce negative feelings from me.

Not horrible. Not coming back to it though.

Sometimes interesting, but not durably interesting.

First track is fantastic. Every other song is boring to bad.

Some good parts, but rambling and really guitar heavy

This started fine but then the fart noises began....

Vähiten lemppari: Wars of Armageddon

gonna be real. nothing on this one hit. however, it wasn’t offensively bad, so it gets a 2

Saved Prior: Can You Get To That Off Rip: Super Stupid Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: If he made this today Wars Of Armageddon would've had a Vine boom

liked the title track. Truly spectacular!

not for me at all

I don’t know. Didn’t hate, didn’t like

11/11/24

First time listen for me. I like Funkadelic, but man, 10 min of guitar noodling on the opening track was a weird choice. The quality of the rest of the album didn't make up for having to endure that, in my book.

irritating

A bit underwhelming. Some funky rhythms here and there but never really got into it. It’s funny, I see this album art in lots of places but yeah didn’t live up to the hype

It sure ain't to no P Funk

We all know George is a funky dude and this album brings some old school to the turn-table. The tunes are pretty good for background but I can't stay I grooved that much. The guitar jams are not that engaging. Final track was best but long. The album cover shows is best thing about the album and shows up as an icon of the era consistently. Overall not a bad listen but I look forward to some later George with the Parliament to make the list...2.

Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5

Weird album.

WERE THEY BUSTING ASS ON THAT LAST TRACK????

Like the music and enjoy funk, but I just don't have it on regular rotation.

Some brilliant moments spread among borderline annoying and monotonous lines. Not sure if their other albums are like this but I was not very impressed.

A little too funky.

The opening psychedelic rock instrumental was unexpected, as was the origin for the sample in Sleigh Bells “Rill Rill” on the second track. Then Funkadelic moved into a funkier and more anticipated direction.There is some good mix of funk and psychedelic rock, but things fall off the rails with “Back In Our Minds.” Maybe not quite as bad as “One Nation Under A Groove’s” "Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers)," but still bad enough to kill the vibe.

Some really good funk tracks, a lot of weird psycadelia too though 2 stars

Maggot Brain - Pretty cool intro, I like some of the guitar, but overall not something I'd listen to again Can You Get To That - Yeah the vocals here are not for me. Not a fan. Hit It and Quit It - I like the energy of this one, but the music really doesn't do much for me. But it's a decent groove. You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks - Similar thoughts to the last song. The energy is pretty fun, but the melodies, vocals, etc, really don't do anything for me. Super Stupid - Starting off strong, I like the opening riffs and melodies. But the vocals aren't my cup of tea. Guitar solo is pretty sick though. Probably my favorite song so far, but most likely won't save it on Spotify. Back In Our Minds - Yeah the vocals here are not for me. This one is not great. Wars Of Armageddon - Is that a baby crying? Yeah it actually is. Maybe it's the Gen Z/Millenial in me, but long ass songs don't hold my attention very well. Guitars are pretty cool but I can tell the song isn't for me and I'm only 2.5 minutes in. It didn't get any better after 2.5 minutes. There are literal fart noises at 7:30 Overall - I respect the album for what it's doing, it's just not my personal taste. Would not revisit.

okej je ali ne znam da li bih opet slušao. Prošla dva albuma su mi se mnogo više svidela. Ali definitvno ispred svog vremena. 3/5

I like Parliament ordinarily but this album by Funkadelic left me cold. I was waiting big bold and brassy, and got dark, brooding and weird.

Bit weird this one

- Again Funkadelic - Ähnlich wie bei Aretha Franklin, ist es schwer für mich den Output der beiden Alben voneinander zu trennen - Handwerklich gut; einfach nicht mein Ding 2/5

Can you get to that

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.