Maggot Brain

Besides the last song not bad but not my music taste.

starts great but doest perform well and gets a bit boring.

What a wild album. I enjoyed the first track immensely, most of the actual funk songs fine and that last song is just very weird?

Perhaps the best (only?) example of a funk album that is equally an amazing hard rock, psychedelic, and progressive rock album. From the out-there concepts to that blistering guitar solo, not much compares to Maggot Brain. Almost a five star review for me, but reserving that for their later Parliament Funkadelic era. 4⭐️

This is not what I expected. I love it! 1. Super Stupid 2. Back In Our Minds 3. Wars Of Armageddon

Entertaining album and a lot more Guitar oriented than I was expecting. A bit repetitive sometimes though and the last track went a bit too far! Great lead guitar playing on the opening track.

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.

I always said that there was a big difference between a guitar player and a guitarist. I know plenty of guitar players who can play really fast, or repeat exactly the tab they’ve learned. But having the musical instincts to be able to improvise and just know what to play and when to play it, that’s what makes a great guitarist. It’s knowing when to rise and when to fall, when to pause on a note and when to run through the fretboard, when to leave space and when to fill it, when to soften and when to go hard. The title track “Maggot Brain” is all of those instincts and a million more. It’s pure emotion portrayed through an instrument. We all know the story, but I can’t resist retelling it. George Clinton and Eddie Hazel took LSD, and Clinton told Hazel to imagine he’d just found out that his mother had died and to play like he was dealing with the news. "I told him to picture that day, what he would feel, how he would make sense of his life, how he would take a measure of everything that was inside him." What comes out of that madness is one of the purest and most genuine pieces of music ever recorded. This song belongs to Hazel of course, but Clinton plays a huge part too. Not just as the ideator, but his contributions to the production of the song are so important too. His control of the Echoplex delay effects that soak the instrument augments the emotions that Hazel's guitar is going through so perfectly. How can a song that is almost entirely an improvised one-take ten minute guitar solo be such a masterpiece? Isaac Hayes’ Hot Buttered Soul band takes the reins on “Can You Get To That”, my go-to Funkadelic song to put when I want some positive vibes. I love everything about it: that incredible acoustic guitar intro riff, the 60s Haight-Ashbury flower-power melody blending with the funky gospel soul of the vocals. And Clinton's amazing baritone punctuating every so often with a reaffirming “I wanna know”. His voice is so deep, it can cause water to ripple in your glass like a T-Rex foot stomp. It's impossible not to put a smile on your face. The rest of the album is a collection of some of Clinton's best work. But there's also a serious diversity to the music. “Hit It And Quit It” is a classic in the world of stanky funk. “And Your Folks, Me And My Folks” continues Clinton's experiments with delay effects, making a piano sound alien, and relegating Hazel’s blazing guitar solo to a faint sound drifting in from afar. “Super Stupid” channels Hendrix, and sounds like it's setting the blueprints for Lenny Kravitz. It wouldn't be a George Clinton affair without a mad, shouty, kitschy funk tune, and that's taken care of by the weird yet catchy “Back In Our Minds” here. The album closes out with the equally weird, politically-charged freak-out “Wars Of Armageddon”, with Hazel's guitar taking center stage yet again. The whole album is dizzying. The emotional shifts are incredible. It opens like a funeral, with Hazel's incredible guitar in mourning, but refuses to wallow. It keeps mutating into funk, gospel, protest, sleaze, psychedelic rock, and cosmic nuttiness, like a screaming head rising from the dirt.

pleasantly surprised

Honestly. FUNK!

favs: can you get to that, hit it and quit it, super stupid

111223 18:15 3.5

Wild looking cover, kind of just okay funk.

Not the funkiest they can be, but Bootsy could probably shit on my carpet and I'd still score it a 5/5

Knowing Funkadelic only by name, I did not expect a psychedelic rock album. Raw, chaotic and also a little funky. Like it. Fav: Maggot Brain

The first song was a 10/10 and then the next 5 were very palatable with the last song being fart noises. What range!

This was supposed to be a 5 but the background noise bullshit in Wars of Armageddon was a bit annoying.

Way more psychedelic rock than one might expect.

a very good start

Спасибо за звук сирены в одном из треков..

Not bad. I’d say 2.75-ish. Maggot brain is nice. However, my tiktok brain isn’t ready for 10 minute tracks

Deze plaat is echt weird. Ik ga wel lekker op dat experimentele. Intro was chill en Armageddon was weirdly funky.

Ik vind het een goed album. Experimenteel regelmatig echt hele goede nummers. Hit it and quit it vond ik heel leuk. Je hoort veel verschillende invloeden van muziek terug en dat maakt het leuk om naar te luisteren. Wars of armageddon gaat me wel net iets te ver met letterlijk kattengejank, maar ook daar zitten leuke stukken tussen. Ik snap wel dat deze in de lijst staat, ik snap het ook dat je er panisch van kan worden. Als je daar door heen luistert wordt het steeds beter. Het is niet saai in ieder geval.

Ik denk dat ik in die tijd sceptisch was geweest als iemand mij vertelde over een band die psychedelische funk rock pop soul muziek maakt. Wat een leipe plaat. Kan ook niet echt zeggen dan het een evenwichtige en consistente plaat is. Maggot brain is een plaat apart en zegt niks over de rest van het album behalve dat het ambitieus is. Ben benieuwd naar de andere albums van en hoe dit zich daartegen verhoud. Voor de albumhoes alleen al zou ik de plaat willen hebben.

Geniaal album. Alleen al hoe het begint met de titeltrack Maggot Brain. Die eindeloze gitaarimprovisatie met allerlei vreemde effecten heeft iets magisch. Daarna viel me vooral op hoe levendig alles klinkt. Op het tweede nummer vind ik de samenzang erg tof en eigenlijk geldt dat voor het hele album: het bruist van de energie. Het voelt nergens steriel of bedacht, eerder alsof een groep muzikanten gewoon volledig losgaat. Wat ook knap is: dit album komt uit 1971. Sommige platen uit die tijd klinken inmiddels behoorlijk gedateerd, dit album klinkt erg tijdloos in dat opzicht. Oke, en dan dat laatste nummer met al die scheten, slaat natuurlijk nergens op, maar is ook wel funny.

Not their best work, but still pretty decent.

Funky fun album. A little odd, but tolerable.

Actually quite disappointed with how mundane this was. It was funky in parts but not as funky as Isaac Hayes’ music from around this time etc. OK to have on in the background but I doubt I’ll be coming back to it again.

Yep!!!

I enjoyed the other Funkadelic album that was on this list and was sad the songs were not on Spotify. This is another really good Funkadelic album and it is hard to say there is another artist exactly like them. I had not heard Maggot Brain (though had seen the cover many times) and so this was my first real listen. I enjoyed it, perhaps not as much as One Nation Under Groove, but this was another really eclectic group of songs. Funkadelic has been one of the nice surprises for me in this project, simply because the music combines so many genres I enjoy. My favorite songs: Maggot Brain Can You Get to That Hit It and Quit It Back in Our Minds

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.

would be insane to listen to while high

Classic

Funky, pretty good.

A bit more focused than their later work - and I actually missed the randomness of the 2nd album. Weird to listen to that first. But they were on a mission with this album. They had some shit to say. Highlights: Hit It and Quit It, Back In Our Mind

This was not what I was expecting from the titles.

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...

This is Black excellence What a fantastic album Anything less than five stars for this album is absolute heresy. It has high replayability, the quality of music, the writing, the talent everything about this is fantastic unless you hate funk you're going to like this album. It could be good driving music it could be doing drugs music. It could be hangout music it could be homework music this album can fit all of those things if there's any knock against this album, I'd say that it only has seven songs.

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.

Before I rate this lower than I would like to, I want to make it clear it’s not a decision taken lightly. I’m a long term fan of P-Funk and I am the proud owner of all Funkadelic’s albums (plus all Parliament, Clinton solo, Allstars, Booty solo, you get the idea). I love this album but I think it is overrated. I understand how easy it is to be blown away by the title track, but I believe there are far too many albums in the 1001 that earn their place with too much emphasis on a particular song. “That has to be the album that goes in the book because it’s the one that includes [insert megahit/track of major cultural significance]”. This often happens at the expense of a superior album by the same artist. Isn’t this whole thing is supposed to be about ALBUMS? “Maggot Brain” (the song) is obviously amazing and is a bold statement, but the rest of the album actually feels like a little bit of a backwards step compared overall with the two albums that preceded it. Funkadelic had already strongly established their psyche-rock credentials before this and although the title track here pushes things psyche further, the supporting material seems a little bit slight. I enjoy the whole album, but would quickly point to the follow up America Eats Its Young as a much more fully realised statement of everything Funkadelic was capable of at the time. I was even considering giving this 3* but as a huge fan, I cannot in all conscience go that far. I was closer to that 3 though than ever considering giving it 5* which would definitely be possible with some other George Clinton joints. Hero!

I thought this nearly hour long album was going to drag but it was over in no time. High energy! Mostly instrumental, to my surprise.

2.5 Favorite song: hit it and quit it

I like George Clinton but this wasn’t the best in my opinion. It seems like one long jam without enough variety to add structure.

I mean it starts off phenomenal, and then just loses track half way through. It becomes meandering and surprisingly uninteresting.

i put this album on and the title track lost me straight away, but is followed by one of the best songs i have ever heard, continuing with genuine masterpieces of music that i did not expect from this. after super stupid i was getting flashbacks to the feeling i felt from listening to slash’s first solo album for the first time. even with the last track having the same psychedelic rock sound as the first track i was still hooked. i’ve had to listen to the title track again, i’m officially sold. this is one of the best albums i have ever heard. more pussy to the people

I can see this going hard in the 70's More pussy to the people! More power to the pussy! Fave track: Super Stupid

Funkadelic indeed. What an album cover too, wtf. 4/5

когда целый год оправдывал того самого странного одноклассника, а он в итоге засовывает петарду макаке в жопу.

Great stuff! I love music that is weird and pushes boundaries, but isn't weird for weird sake.

This title track is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. But what a horrifying story. 'Myth has it that Clinton discovered his brother's rotting body and cracked skull, sprawled in a Chicago apartment -- hence the "maggot brain".' If there is even a grain of truth to that ... DAYUM. Furthermore "According to legend, the opening title track was recorded in one take when Clinton, under the influence of LSD, told lead guitarist Eddie Hazel to play as if he had just learned his mother was dead; Clinton instructed him "to picture that day, what he would feel, how he would make sense of his life, how he would take a measure of everything that was inside him and let it out through his guitar". And wowie! "Maggot Brain" is incredibly beautiful. The rest of the album is also great. Easy goddamn 5.

Nice soul. The song Maggot brain is in my opinion a real masterpiece. The rest simply good.

The title track is one of the great recorded guitar performances in American music, full stop. Eddie Hazel playing a ten-minute solo over a spare backing — reportedly after George Clinton told him to play like he'd just been told his mother had died — delivers exactly that. It's devastating, searching, and completely inhabited in a way that transcends genre or era. Give it headphones and your full attention and it will stop you in your tracks regardless of what you normally listen to. The rest of Maggot Brain is a different proposition — enjoyable, groove-forward Funkadelic that rewards listening without reaching the same altitude. The range is real and worth acknowledging: "Can You Get to That" arrives as an unexpected acoustic gospel-folk piece that sounds like it wandered in from a completely different record, "Super Stupid" turns the whole thing toward heavy rock, and the closing "Wars of Armageddon" descends into controlled chaos. George Clinton clearly had no interest in making a conventional album, and he succeeded. But the honest experience is a transcendent opening track followed by music that's genuinely enjoyable without consistently matching what came before. It's almost the inverse of the James Brown Apollo situation — there the performance deserved five stars and the recording got in the way. Here the recording is fine and the title track deserves five. The album around it honestly earns four. A strong four anchored by one of the most extraordinary guitar performances ever committed to tape.

Svært forglemmelig.

Pretty solid but WTF is with the fart noises in the closing track LOL

Loooved, listened to this while driving at night, brilliant

I am more familiar with George Clinton's jazzier and R&B brand of funk in Parliament. This album feels like a natural progression from Jimi Hendrix's psychedelic jams and Sly Stone. Cool freakout guitar solos. Would not mind spinning this on vinyl in the background on a summer's weekend.

It's alright.

Olihan taas psykedeelistä. En oikein ymmärtänyt.

This is my second Funkadelic album and it was a little different than I expected. A bit more of a rock sound, but I did like it.

I get this is legendary but I’ve tried so hard to click with it. It just hasn’t connected. Still amazing.

Interesting at times, extremely strange at others.

Killer combo of Hendrix-inspired guitar riffs and nasty funk and some psychedelica. Really lives up to the band's name. Had my head bobbing along to the groove. Fun listen.

Never listened to this before and it's amazing. People said it wasn't cohesive, but it didn't feel at all scattered, just diverse. Guitar is obviously great, but every song is really solid and different from every other song

Bit overrated

This is why I’m doing the challenge. Never considered listening to this before. 4 stars, maybe 5 after a few more listens.

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

A fantastic album bookended by two epic pieces. Essential listening.

he tenido que mirar 4 veces a ver si faltaba mucho para que acabara, no digo más

I love this album! reminds me of junior year of college; best track is probably maggot brain. also can you get to that. sorry for the lack of insight- not much more to say atp.

Not really for me unfortunately.

not my style

This trippy funk/rock album is really good! George Clinton driven who was influenced by Frank Zappa's weirdness.The opening track is a 10 minute Eddie Hazel acid rock jam and the last song is a weird jam with random sounds. The middle tracks are funk, soul and doo wop with good keyboards. Super Stupid surely influenced Living Colour and Lenny Kravitz.

From the opening distorted guitar instrumental this album is an absolute gem

A pretty good album, I liked Can You Get To That the most.

Pleasantly surprised with this one 4/5

Very cool album, lots going on Standout songs: Maggot Brain Hit it and quit it Wars of Armageddon

This is a classic for a reason. So many guitar players decades after this came out have covered Maggot Brain, it's a staple

Funky, a lot of different Moods

it’s very good

Experimental and funky. Would listen while excavating a gothic church in the 60s. Perchance a 5.54/10. Tis a banana pineapple smoothie but not enough orange juice and a little thin for my taste. Also missing a touch of honey

a Rodrigo de 18 años le hubiera fascinado este álbum de inicio a fin.

Like #5

Thought this was pretty fun; enjoyed it.

The literal fart track ruined it for me

A fun funky meditation on death. The single's still the best bit

it's a good jam, some nice fart noises on here Will I listen to again: 100%

I enjoyed it a lot, everything was really cool but I only really see myself coming back to the more fun songs like Hit it and Quit it or Can you get to that

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

I was not offended.

Pretty good

After the first epic track it became generic funk rock.

It was aight 🕊️🌱. I recognized that it was great musically, but I just wasn’t into it 🫷😐🫸. Overall, I would give it a 3.5/5! 🍃🫡🫠

Kinda the prime example of how far out psychedelically you can take funk, which is awesome. The title track tells you right off the bat what you're getting into. Awesome three track combo with get to that, hit it, and your folks. The wars of Armageddon at the end is like the only way to outro an album that starts the way it does.

Eddie Hazel masterclass....some grooves and funk that go so hard, its crazy to think they came out in 1971. There is something about Funkadelic that is just so heavy, in the best way.

Deaner

Cool. I was actually surprised when the album ended because it seemed to be over in a flash. Some fun stuff, some stuff which didn't quite work, but it's all just cool, so you've got to enjoy it.

opening track is super different than the rest of album, good grooves though overall

no es tanto mi estilo

Could have been a five for me if it wasn't for all the fart noises on the last track

One of my reasons for starting this was to find the albums that I had previously ignored or missed. I’ve circled around funk but never dived in, and life has been worse because of it. This is another of those albums the reminds me why I love music, joy and anger, celebration, exploration, and weirdness, all rolled into 37 minutes.

DAMN THIS HITS AHRD im freaking FUNKIN

Just awesome

i don't really get this the way i do the other Parliament Funkadelic albums on the list. the funkiness is deep, that much is certain, but it's so spaced out and psychedelic too. idk i should love that! i love drugs and sex! but it doesn't quite work for me. deserves to be one of the 1001? yeah

Starting an album off with a 10 minute song that is essentially built around one guitar solo sounds like it could be incredibly indulgent and my own idea of hell, but Funkadelic manage to pull it off and craft one of the finest songs that I have ever heard. That guitar is being played as if it is wailing its non-existent eyes out. The rest of the album is excellent too, with everything sounding so cool and funky. 'Super Stupid' sounds like they resurrected Hendrix to play on this stomping hard rock jam. There's so much swagger and charisma to this LP. I don't think Funkadelic will ever get enough credit.

Called Funkadelic but the album consists of rock music lol. 5/5

If I was big into guitars I'd enjoy this but unfortunately I'm not and didn't.

More rock and less funk than I expected

Who says rock can't be funky? An absolute treasure trove of an album which pushes the boundaries of what's possible, delivering heavy riffs and infectious grooves throughout. The lyrics speak of unity and self-expression, making it so much more important now than ever before, with an opening track which justifies a 5-star rating by itself. Sublime. Favourite track: You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks Least favourite track: Wars of Armageddon

Love! I hadn’t heard of this and the album title killed me and the cover intrigued me and it’s been lovely. Hot AF day, depression has set in at overdrive after an overstimulating somewhat disappointing weekend, and this was much needed. Lovely for walking Augie. Would probably love it even more if it wasn’t the day I was prescribed lexapro for the first time since grad school.

That intro brought it up to a 3. Downhill from there but still enjoyed

the name genuinely made me almost skip this but i’m glad i stuck around

Love this album. Plain and simple. The band name tells you exactly what they are going for with their sound, and it perfectly describes it. I want to focus on the song Maggot Brain. While not a typical opener, it is such a beautiful song and one can't help but get lost in the slow groove of it all. In a world where every one wants immediate, this one never really gives any hint that you are going to get an aural payoff. This song builds beautifully at its own pace and i enjoy getting lost in it all. The rest of the album follows more traditional funk sound and keeps you around to the very end. Biggest Hit - Maggot Brain Biggest Miss (if I had to choose) - Back In Our Minds Hidden Gem - Super Stupid

Did not listen

Very cool album. I really enjoyed it.

Favourite Songs: Maggot Brain Hit It And Quit It You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks Super Stupid

Good

this was kind of scary

Funky goodness.

it's alright

I liked this more than I expected Playlist add: "Super Stupid"

An absolute incredible funk/rock album. One of my very good friends recommended me this album after I told him about my music taste, and it holds a very special place in my heart.

for a first album, its a g00d try

👍

Classic, love it

better than expected

This was a blast

Good guitar instrumental, kinda experimental

I want to know why none of the guitar magazines I devoured in the first half of the 1990s did not mention Funkadelic. Or, if they did, why I did not pay attention. The title track is one of the greatest guitar solos I've ever had, and from a dude barely old enough to order a beer at that.

I never much cared for Parliament so it never occurred to me to give Funkadelic more of a chance. I enjoyed this a lot. Much weirder than I was expecting, refreshingly so. Added to my library.

I know George Clinton as a funk icon but almost none of his actual music, so I'm glad I could finally dig in. This is pretty much what I expected: epic and stuffed with ideas. The bleakness took me by surprise. "Wars of Armageddon" alone is a 10-minute bum-out of a song, but is oddly comforting in how relevant it feels now. "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks" is the standout for me, and this all but requires repeat listening to fully absorb.

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

3.5/5. Kende maggot brain nummer al maar de rest nog niet. Wel prima, maar vind de title track nog steeds de beste

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

Blijft funky, hoge 3

Rating:★★★★★ Legendary start to an album. Maggot Brain is a wild album. The titular song Maggot Brain was a wild ride, full of emotion. Big fan of the whole album, and I've only listed to it one time. Classic sound. Funkadelic.

“Play like your momma just died.” And he did. Eddie Hazel acid-drenched guitar heroism aside, this is all kids of fun and yet also plenty more than fun.

So god damn peak. Black culture and excellence on the tail end of the psychedelic movie just a tad before disco. This album is so zany and comes from way out in outerspace than I'm convinced this band is still made up of aliens. Tight grooves, great drums, engaging and interesting jam sections on songs. Amazing production, the vocals are cool as hell and have you seen these guys on stage presence?

Dig the live feel, the energy, the cascading guitar work, and tight AF rhythm section. Can see why it’s a classic album.

Thought I was going to be in for a rough ride when it started with a monologue, but it was actually great. Would be 5 if it had managed to maintain it for the whole album, but it dropped off a bit, at least for me.

first song was sick asf

Excelente álbum, el mejor solo de guitarra que escuché hasta ahora. Medio raro pero ese es el aspecto psicodélico del grupo.

I’ve loved this album for a very long time. Perhaps from the moment I discovered it, or it was shown to me, at the age of 14. Power to the people! Power to the pussy! It manages to be so sad and pensive and so damn funky and rocking, I’ve always been amazed at its beauty and balance. 5 Boolean: I am always glad I listened to the whole album and not just the amazing opening track.

I enjoyed it

I liked this one!! Pretty fun listening experience.

Me encantó de principio a fin y me sorprendió muchisimo 9/10

Was ok

> the Beatles

This is fine.

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

Everytime I put this album on I keep going into it thinking "I like P-Funk a bit better when they entered their synthesizer era, I think" but then still get blown away regardless. The slow burn guitar solo that makes up the title track is a classic, and "Super Stupid" will never leave my favorites/shuffle rotation. I first got into this a few years back because Dean Ween sang high praise for Eddie Hazel's guitar work on this album, and after giving it a listen I understand why. Banger funk album that for me is definitely worth the re-listen every few months. 9.5/10.

8.5/10 I can't find the words to describe this album. Not what I expected but in a good way.

strange concept album, but honestly not bad for 1971. Gotta hand it to them

They fuse so many styles together and they do it so well.

I mean, the title track alone earns the five stars. Amazing, classic.

Weird but not unpleasant. Until the last two minutes of the album when they apparently felt that the perfect way to end things would be a series of fart noises. Other than that, though, it’s ok.

mehhhh......2.5.

holy shit this is amazing (i love psychedelic music) Favorite Songs: All of them (fucking great album)

Buen album, un poco psicodélico pero divertido

Stand Out Songs: Can You Get To That Back In Our Minds

This album was stellar right up until the last song when it lost me. That's okay, still a funky fresh album, would recommend and enjoy in the future. A solid 3.5 but rounding down to 3 for the last song.

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.

interesting but out there

Classic funk record, title track is of course amazing but the other songs here are pretty catchy as well

Starts and ends with interesting tracks, but both drag on for too long. Still a good album 3/5

Distorted guitars and funky beats? Yes please! Favourite Track(s): Maggot Brain, Hit It and Quit It Least Favourite Track(s): Back In Our Minds

First listen

This album is a total game-changer, pushing the limits of rock, soul, and funk. "Maggot Brain" kicks it off with Eddie Hazel's insane, 10-minute guitar solo, the whole thing is this wild, trippy ride, going from the crazy, mind-bending title track to smooth, funky jams like "Can You Get to That." It's a bit all over the place, going from easy listening funk-rock to the weird, out-there "Wars Of Armageddon" (seriously, fart noises and cuckoo clocks!), but the musicians are incredible. It's like a quick, awesome acid trip that you can't really put in a box, and it totally makes Funkadelic one of the best rock bands ever. It's still super influential and mind-blowing, even now.

La mezcla de estilos de música hace que el álbum sea armonioso. La música funk no es de mis estilos favoritos, pero al mezclar el el rock y el soul hace que pueda disfrutar de este album.

Not my type of music, but that doesn't mean its bad

eddie hazel. george clinton. bernie sorrel. “maggot brain”, “super stupid”, and “hit it and quit it”.

Sweet

That cow mooing sound on that one song was really unnecessary

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

Альбом с хорошими и плохими песнями. Но в целом очень хорошо. Особенно по сравнению с тем, что было раньше 6/10

Mmmm no sé, algo hizo que no me gustara más el álbum. No está mal. Eso sí, la primera canción con esas guitarras, uf.

고어영화를 듣는느낌. 마지막 트랙은 대체 뭐엿죠;

Though I guess I may be in the minority, I love this album. From the slow, expressive guitar work of the first track to the funk/soul of the latter tracks, it has an incredible energy.

One of the greatest guitar solos ever to open up the album, only enhanced by the story behind it. Immensely groovy for the remainder and doesn’t outstay its welcome. Odd in places but not so far out that it becomes jarring. This is peak George Clinton, intensely creative but with an ear for a hook.

Incredible guitar playing

What a trip! I don't think it would be a stretch to call Maggot Brain Funkadelic's magnum opus. The title track track is blistering, spaced-out, afro-futuristic psych rock at it's finest. In a sparse 37 minutes, Funkadelic displays mastery over funk, rock, R&B, in a way that seems fun and effortless. A breezy listen! My only hang-up is the album closer "Wars of Armageddon" being less interesting than the rest of the album. Borderline perfect record!

Acá viene la versión original de Maggot Brain que está bien buena, mucha prioridad a la guitarra Es un inicio que contrasta mucho con el resto del álbum, ya que pasan de ese misterio a algo más groovy Una genialidad instrumentalmente hace un trabajo explosivo A este le voy a dar un 4, pero si me vengo dando cuenta que su álbum One Nation Under The Groove está un poco más alto que este y hace sentido, si muestran evolución en su sonido con 7 años de distancia entre este y el otro que mencioné Ambos disfrutados mucho Interesante saber que Bootsy Collins fue el bajista de la banda, le metió bastante fuerza

Five-a-delic

Insane album. The guitar work is top notch.

No. 395/1001 Maggot Brain 3/5 (3x) Can You Get To That 4/5 Hit It and Quit It 3/5 You And Your Folks 3/5 Super Stupid 3/5 Back In Our Minds 3/5 Wars Of Armageddon 3/5 (3x) Average: 3,09 Was alright, but not among my favorites.

Every song on this album is magic. No skips, so fresh and explosive.

goddamn i really love this i feel like im getting blessed by listening to the first song. but the rest isn't as good - I mean that it doesn't stand up to the standards set by the maggot brain.

Il funk é strano, però simpatico

Groupe inconnu. Excellent premier morceau : un monumental solo de guitare de 10 mn. Après on retrouve un funk qui groove bien. Et on trouve encore quelques chorus dans d'autres morceaux ('Super Stupid' est un beau mélange funk rock). Découverte sympa donc, que je pourrais ré-écouter mais qui ne rejoindra ma collection (quelques morceaux moins intéressants, ou trop bizarres : samples de mauvais gout vers la fin du dernier morceau). =>3/5

The melding of all different types of music to me makes this such a great album. You have the haunting psychedelic guitar of Maggot Brain, the soul of Can You Get To That and the rock and roll electric guitar of Super Stupid. The album is kind of all over the place, but quite frankly it is awesome. I thought about taking away a star just for the final track Wars of Armageddon, with its weird sound effects and fart noises, but the rest of the album is just so damn good.

Excelente

this is incredible.

OH YEAH!

I really enjoyed this album

Not what I expected. There was a lot of good in this album. Loved the guitar playing. Way more bluesy than what I was expecting. This album takes a left turn a few times and goes into interesting places. Overall, I liked the album, cool writing, but too many left turns... Even for Funkadelic.

Would have been 5 if not for the sound effects on Wars of Armageddon

I think "Maggot Brain" is one of the greatest guitar solos, so it kinda pains to me to say this, but every other track is mid. 2.5 stars.

Instrumentals aren't the best I've ever heard, but I really liked the songs that weren't instrumentals.

funky, good riffs, awesome

No me ha gustado. Escuché dos canciones y lo tuve que quitar porque no es el tipo de música que me gusta escuchar necesito que cante y que no haga tantos ruidos

Didn't listen to

The first track is incredible, of course, and I love how many cool sounds they packed into this album. Definitely gets a bit slower on the second half, but whatever. Lots of interesting stuff in here, and it all sounds great too.

Maybe one of the strongest Side Ones of all time. I remember the first time hearing the title track and feeling something unlock in my brain. All of the other songs on this side rule in their own, specific way. It's incredible shit. And then you flip the record and "Super Stupid" kicks it off with a strong, but basic rocker, maybe a little too much cribbing from Hendrix, still super fun though and that guitar solo is superb. Then it's "Back in Our Minds", and it seems like a silly goof before the record gets back on track, but then "Wars of Armageddon" comes, which is a repetitive funk riff and some (literal) farting around. I'm not one to be completely down on experimental uses of fart noises in music, but there is a promise this record establishes that it doesn't quite execute on in the back half. Alas. But that Side One though....

okay what a good album. that rocked. just packed with good riffs Would I listen again: yeah i'd pick it up on vinyl even Deserves to be on this list: for sure 4.5

Groovy AF

Funky! Likes: Maggot Brain; Can You Get To That; Wars of Armageddon

Never heard of album or group. First song is sampled by Kendrick so I like that. Cool enough song. Really good guitar. Sound engineering a little off. Can you get to that is a banger. Commercial song. Still hits. Greta production and singing. Love the keyboard on hit and quit it. Again great production. Lyrics lack substance. Much better lyrics on you and your folk. This album is my type of music. I hate what’s going on with back in our minds. No need for the bells. Good song otherwise. Love the horns at the end. I like the armehgedon beat a lot but I don’t like the baby crying. Gives me anxiety. Guitar is so good again. Farts at the end are weird but overall it’s a cool song. Super well made album. Ahead of its time. 3.5/5 stars

Interesting album, great opener and good vibe all the way through, though I don’t really understand that satirical elements of fart noises and spoken word stuff I’ll have to read more about it

Amazing guitar work, funky and cosmic.

Listened in the car on the way to work. Really enjoyed this, I'm sure it sounded like the future back in 71. George Clinton really earned his 38 degrees in fuckin on this one.

One of the best guitar solos ever, followed by sole fun but great songs

It was pretty good. I don't usually listen to funk but I liked it

- scary album cover - first song was so good and the rest were decent - fun sounds - would probably listen again - very unique album

Some early 70s psychedelic is so much more intense than the hard rock of the time and it seems like it took so long to wrap back around to that intensity. Not a fan of the fart sounds though. Highlights: "Can You Get to That", "Super Stupid", "Wars of Armageddon"

Okay, this will make my second Funkadelic album I’ve listened to from the 1,001 must-listen list. The first was the band’s debut, Funkadelic. I liked it alright, but didn’t love it. Hopefully, Maggot Brain, the group’s third album, will be even better. I already know the title song is one of their biggest songs, though I don’t know if it’s a hit, per se. The album was recorded in 1970 and 1971, in Detroit, right after all the riots and crazyness of late 60’s. This was the last album from the original Funkadelic lineup, as three members left the band after the album was recorded. George Clinton is still at the helm, the leader of the band. According to our good friends at Wikipedia, the album hit the top 20 on Billboard’s R&B chart and Maggot Brain, while not a single, is the best known song off the album. Probably because it’s a 10 minute improvised guitar solo by guitarist Eddie Hazel. I'm pretty sure I’ve listened to this album one time in my life, and heard a live version of Maggot Brain as an extra on the reissue of Funkadelic’s debut album. So, let’s go. Track 1 is Maggot Brain, okay, rip the band-aid off right away. I’m just four minutes in and this is an amazing build. Hazel is an incredible guitarist. He plays with a lot of feel and passion. There are certain guitarists for whom it seems like the guitar is an extra limb. Hazel feels like one of those guitarists. Supposedly, Clinton was under the influence of LSD during the recording of thise song and told Hazel to play as if he were just told his mother had died. That’s heavy stuff. Supposedly, other band members and instruments are playing on the track, but Clinton turned them down in the mix, allowing Hazel’s guitar to be the main focus. I know when you hear a 10-minute-long guitar solo, you kind of roll your eyes, but by the end of it, I wanted another five minutes. Just a song you can feel down into your soul. Track 2 is Can You Get To That and it was the second single off the album. I have heard this song before. I clearly remember the low bass voice in the chorus. This definitely reminds me of a Sly & the Family Stone song. It’s sung by the whole group as well as Isaac Hayes female backing group, Hot Buttered Soul. The song is fun, but coming after Maggot Brain, I think it was a bit doomed. Nothing could match its epicness Track 3 is Hit It and Quit It and it starts out funky as hell. Clinton seems to have perfectly taken Sly Stone and James Brown, added LSD, and created a combo rock and funk band. This song has a funky riff that pulls you into the pocket and holds you down. Now we get a nice organ solo. Uh-oh! I just heard it, more cowbell. And now Hazel comes in to end the track with a blazing solo. This song rules. Track 4 is You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks and it starts out like Hit It and Quit It, funky. The bass line is really grooving. Besides being funky, the song has a message. “Ha, but if in our fears, we don't learn to trust each other And if in our tears, we don't learn to share with your brother You know that hate is gonna keep on multiplying And you know that man is gonna keep right on dying.” The song asks the folks to stop fighting each other and come together to combat the injustice and hate in the world. It’s a nice message, but it's rang out for decades and it’ll continue to ring out for decades, sadly. Track 5 is Super Stupid, and this is amazing. This song is a bit more hard-rocking, almost punk funk. I really love the guitar sound in this song. Hazel is a vastly underrated rock guitarist. This album has been really good so far. The main riff of SuperStupid wouldn’t be out of place in an Aerosmith song, like 70’s Aerosmith, not the ballad machine they became in the 90s. That song was just fire in your face. Hazel is still rocking out during the fade. Track 6 is Back In Our Minds and I can tell this one is going to be weird. The song features what sounds like a triangle with a whammy bar. It's another we need to come together to take on the man type song. “We don't fight no more We done closed that door This time for sure We can't stand no more Fussin' and a-cussin' each other When we're supposed to be brothers Livin' in this world we all live in” Oooh, we have some horns chiming in at the end and a nice gospel piano. Not my favorite song on the album, but not too bad. Track 7 and the final track is Wars of Armageddon. This song is all about the drums. Tiki Fulwood is putting on a clinic. Even when Hazel comes in with another hot solo, you can’t help but focus on the drums. The song is almost 10 minutes long, but the drums keep you locked in as Clinton keeps throwing these psychedelic sounds and voices at you. I’m reading that this song was looked at as a freak-out. Holy crapballs….is that farting I hear? I’m seeing where some reveiwers look at this album as dark and sonically reflecting one of the country’s lowest moments in its history. There is darkness, but there’s a lot of humor and fun as well. Though at the end of Wars of Armageddon, we all blow up in nuclear war. But, at the end of the song, there remains a heartbeat of funk in the universe to carry on forever. So there’s that. I must admit, I didn’t love the album. Maybe because over 50 years is separating it from today. Maybe I just don’t get Clinton and what he was trying to accomplish during the recording. Maybe I’m too uptight as someone in the 60s might say. But, I do believe this album is important, if for nothing else than to show the world that Black folks can rock, man. I think a lot of people just think funk when they think of Funkadfelic, but they’re a rock band as much as they are a funk band. For sure, check out the song Maggot Brain, it’s brilliant. The album is just 38 minutes long, so while I didn't love it, it's a fun time. Broaden your mind without the LSD and just listen to Funkadelic.

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

I didn't even mean to listen to this album today, but once I started this album I was basically entranced and could not stop listening. This project is wicked when it wants to be and can also be a bit way too goofy for its' own good *cough* *cough* Wars of Armageddon. I didn't realize just how many iconic moments stem from this project whether it is lyrics, killer instrumentals, or even sampled material on some of my favorite songs. This is an album that requires you to have done at least some kind of drug or psychedelic in the past to get a better understanding of because this thing is a trip to any straight edge person I can promise you that. Even if I don't consider this a "classic" album in my eyes I can still appreciate the absolutely insane artistry on full display thanks to George Clinton's leading charge into this very bold and timeless piece of music. Maggot Brain is an album everyone needs to hear, and while it may not be the easiest first listen in the world, it is still a very rewarding listen nonetheless.

Its on okey ablum don't think its for me though could get some great samples from it

Ah kagak tau dah

q bueno volver a este álbum, ningún desperdicio

Just really cool

++*: Can You Get to That ++: Maggot Brain, Hit It and Quit It, You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks, Super Stupid, Back in Our Minds, Wars of Armageddon 9,9/10

😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

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

Another band I’d never heard of but the write up sounds good. The album has also started really well with opening track “Maggot Brain”, really like the arrangement. This was a surprisingly nice discovery, albeit one that felt it was over before it really began with quite a short run time, and with two of its 7 songs amounting to half of that time! I enjoyed this, although am not sure how often I’d listen to them as I don’t listen to that much 60’s/70’s rock on the whole. That said - I’ve just thrown on another of their albums (America Eats Its Young) to see how that is.

This went from a 4 to a 5 on repeated listens. I didn't know this album at all - I'd heard a few famous Funkadelic tracks and like a bit of Parliament but certainly wasn't expecting a 10 minute guitar solo as the opening track.

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

I liked the album, got heavy whiplash vibes, and elements of soundtrack from shrek. The first song was a 10 minute instrumental only song, and so was a different vibe to all of the other albums so far. Least favorite song on the track was the last one, wars of Armageddon as it was a little strange. Overall 8/10

transgresor, pionero

n tô chapado o suficiente pra ouvir esse álbum, mas com ctz estando muito chapado eu daria 6 estrelas

I love the singing and a lot of the music but it definitely gets too weird for me in places, especially the final song. Fav song: Can You Get To That Least fav: Wars Of Armageddon

Like the cover and most of the songs on this actually but the last one really brings it down. Just too long and too weird. Specific rating - 4.0 Fav song - can you get to that Least fav - wars of armageddon

The whispering at the end of the first track gave me goosebumps. Not a huge fan of starting and ending the album with 10 minute long songs. Can You Get To That is gorgeous, such an incredibly well made and performed song that contrasts so much with the chaos of the rest of the album. Favourite song: Can You Get To That Least: Wars of Armageddon

bardzo przyjemne

Pretty good, very funky (duh). I liked their voices. Super Stupid was my favorite. 5.3/10.

Me costó conectar. Es un álbum tranquilo para comenzar

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.

Who doesn’t love an album that starts with a 10 minute guitar solo? Not bad but a little disjointed.

Maggot Brain- 9/10 (I hate rating instrumentals) (fave) Can You Get To That- 9/10 (3rd) Hit It And Quit It- 9/10 (insane subject for a 70’s song I assumed this would have been hella Controversial when it came out) (2nd) You and Your Folks, Me And My Folks- 10/10 (1st) Super Stupid- 10/10 Back In Our Minds- 7.5/10 Wars Of Armagendon- 7/10 (the sh*tt*ng noises were not necessary)

Pretty good in the middle but too much about this is gross

Buen contraste del inicio y del fin

Amazing

Other than the intro and outro, it was a really great album (not that I disliked the two, just that they overstayed their welcome)

Another I want on vinyl

Fun psychedelic rock album. Quirky

Another old favorite. On some level it is just the first song, but when it's this incredible that's totally ok. And, there are some gems after that anyway, "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks" being one of them.

This is absolutely fire

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

Muy bueno, sin dudas el tema que más se destaca es el que abre el álbum, un solo impresionante de 10 minutos acompañado de una atmósfera onírica, el resto del álbum está bueno, mostrando el lado más pesado y abrasivo del funk y con muchos tintes satíricos, sobre todo en el último tema que literal hay ruidos de pedos, ya estaban queriendo ser raros nomás por hacerlo.

The opening track alone is worth the admission fee. What a beaut. Plenty have tried this, but do they have the soul to pull it off, the evidence would suggest otherwise. Continuing through the album, love it. It's got a bit of everything, but so well put together. Where have you been all my life? This album is nothing short of a masterpiece.

Awesome

Wish the rest was as strong as its mind-melting bookends, but it's still great.

Very fun and pretty much seamless

front-loaded but the front half is *so* magnificent

Catchy

nice

Sick! So varied and well produced, I always see this album come up in discussions but other than can you get to that I hadn't aqctually heard any of the songs. Back in our minds was a bit cheesey but overall a great album and must have been pretty mind blowing at the time

Super funky. Also, I had an ear worm tickle as I listened to the song “Can You Get To That” and realized the band Sleigh Bells sampled/interpolated the track on their song “Ril Ril.” I always love discovering the originals like that.

Can You Get To That is one of my all time favorites

Another interesting album.

10/10

The opening title track is one of my all-time favorite songs. George Clinton says all he needs to about the state of the world making him sad and angry, and then Eddie Hazel spends the rest of the ten minutes conveying this emotion through his guitar and the results are unlike anything else we've ever heard. There were other instruments playing during this and Clinton dropped them out of the mix and let Hazel do the talking, so to speak. My favorite guitar solo of all-time, full of emotion and dread and apocalyptic beauty. The other great song on here is "Super Stupid" a very Hendrix-inspired rocker with a face-melting solo. Everything else is fine, if not up to the standard of those two songs. The musicianship is always on display, and there's an unsettling undercurrent to everything that's interesting. Even when Bernie Worrell is singing that you should have sex and not call them in the morning on "Hit It and Quit It" he sounds kind of angry about it. Funkadelic was a formidable band that was perhaps fueled a bit too much by drugs (it would effectively disband shortly after this album). The highs here are as good as anything you'll hear out of the genre. I do wish the rest had a bit more to back it up (especially the near 10-minute rambling, chaotic closer "Wars of Armageddon"), but it's such a singular experience that I can't give it anything less than five stars.

10 Minuten Gitarrensolo ist bold und bei mir nicht angekommen. Sonst richtig gut auch wenn ich genau davor Jimi Hendrix gehört habe

Maggot brains and Back in our Minds (not on mono headphones) I really enjoyed. Last song lost me

Album a mixture of rock, funk, riffs, voices (so many voices!) and joy. Reminiscent of The Band here and there, but with loads of fuzz... drummer is mental. Did this band help to inspire the Muppets house band? Last track is mental but the beat doesn't stop - percussion is epic!

I am just a sucker for that late 60’s/early 70’s analog sound. This record sounds fantastic. Has a loose concept about it. Some stellar instrumentation. I can definitely understand why some may not love it, but I’m a big fan. Just some cool, experimental, psychedelic, far out funk rock. 4/5

I give 4 stars but it should be more because it's a very complex and experimental album

The title track alone is a fucking masterpiece and is worth 5 stars on the spot. The rest of the album isn't - despite being very imaginative and influential. I have listened to Maggot Brain - both a song and an album - a lot prior to this, and I always come to this conclusion. Therefore let's give it 4 stars.

I feel like I’ve seen this album so many places but never listened to it. I see why it has so much hype. It’s bookended by two really interesting instrumental pieces and then the middle is fun/funky songs. I feel like every relisten would be a new experience. Great one! Top Songs: Can You Get To That, Hit It And Quit It, Maggot Brain, Super Stupid

oprecht een leuk album

Maggot Brain - длится 10 минут 20 секунд и почти не содержит текста, но как же цепляет. Почувствовала такую какую-то первобытную взволнованность и интерес. Определенно 10/10! Остальные треки альбома тоже хорошие, но не цепляют

The name Maggot Brain is pretty creepy, but maybe I’ll make listening to that title track a Halloween tradition. I can only describe it as the sick nasty. Unfortunately, the final track takes sick nasty literally, and presents poopie to the people. Literally, why would you do that? It’s like I can smell these farts forty years on! Automatic detraction after that last track!

Местами прикольно

Not for me but an okay listen

Come's out of the gate with some killer jams. Tails off a bit at the end but P-Funk always hits the spot.

Pretty cool

Not really my thing but good either way

I had no idea that hook from Can You Get To That was them. Cool

Best intro of all time.

These guys can rock. I really liked the first song 'Maggot Brain', the guitar is on point for me. Did not enjoy the last song so this cannot be a 5 for me. Solid rock album, definitely belongs to this list.

Loved it. This is the kind of album I wanted to listen to when I joined this site. Funk, guitars shredding, weirdness, cowbells, what’s not to like. Wished it was a longer album.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE ALBUM COVERS OF ALL TIME SO COOL honestly really captivating album. love the guitars, love the vocals. It feels very complete and out there love it

This album is top tier, absolutely amazing I loved every song, the one thing I didn’t like is all the sound affects in wars of Armageddon but other than that perfect

I was really digging the guitar work, but then I got to the wet farts in the last track and got such a case of the giggles that my husband had to check on me. 🤣

Muuuuy buen instrumental. No hubiera conectado con este tipo de música si no fuera por este sitio.

Great Songs: Maggot Brain, Hit It and Quit It, Super Stupid, Wars of Armageddon Good Songs: Can You Get To That, You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks, Back In Our Minds Mid Songs: Bad Songs

Wow la primera canción es increíble. Lo escuché mientras dibujaba

Hit it and quit it 🆒

Totally different from what I usually listen to and this album is reasons why I love this project.

no(

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.

Really liked this one, its not too hard on you The songs are quite long tho

Came into it not expecting much, came out amazed. The guitar solo in the title track was such a vibe and I loved it. The only reason I gave it a 4 is because it would serve more like background music then something I would actually listen to.

Pretty funny and surprised. 4.5/5