Reviews (page 5 of 15)
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.
No real strong stand outs for me, but the guitars were good. It would be good on for background sound, but probably won’t revisit it.
The title track is maybe my favorite guitar solo of all time. The first half of this album is flawless. The back half is a bit rockier but still great.
some great some literal shit like they play poop noises
Guitar work was good. Apart from that, not into it.
I enjoyed the Rick aspect of this.
🤯 LOVED IT!
Very funky and cool, great album!
Even when this album gets a bit noisy, it’s still fun and highly entertaining. The opening track is a masterpiece.
Dude. This was a wild ride for which I was not prepared. Solid AF. Losing a star because someone needed to be more judicious with the splicing knife.
El solo de 10 minutos esta aqui con nosotros? No lo entendí. Me sorprendió el segundo track, sino era un rotundo 1 sjsjsjs. Me gusta el swing? Likes: Can you get to that - Super Stupid
Title track is maybe greatest guitar solo ever and rest of the album is solid funk album
Was hoping for much more. 2 might not be accurate, but based on the reviews, it’s warranted
I thought I would hate this but you know what? Hell yeah, Funkadelic.
That cover immediately grabs your attention and then the music injects you with a big dose of funk. This entire album is fantastically good. I was a bit surprised how much I enjoyed listening to it and how much it resonated with me. It is albums like this that make me really glad I stick with this list. This is a superb album. <Insert joke using funk instead of that other f word here>
Very cool. Amazing musicianship. Some random odd stuff but it's still great
funky
One of those days where I can't wait to hit play. The titular track is unbelievably good and side B is no slouch either. Eddie Hazel's playing on this album is wonderful, with Super Stupid being the other standout.
Classic. Title track is a killer
I didn’t know this album at all. And I didn’t know I *needed* a quality rock album from a funk band. So good.
First song was amazing, after that it was meh
Now this is a quintessential album that MUST be heard. I mean, not only have countless artists been inspired by this collection of songs, but it influenced and gave birth to entire genres of music.
Extremely funky and a bit psychadelic, gestalt mind, Mother Nature kind of vibe.
It was kinda funky and pretty experimental, I think it would've benefited from being much more funky and a little less experimental
*1971. American funk. *This is a pretty cool album - classic funk. RATING - 6.5/10
The instrumental opener and the second track were dope, rest not 100% my jam
Enjoyed listening to it
YES
I feel like the idea of a ten-minute song built around one long guitar solo, was more exciting in a 70s studio with a load of drugs and cool funk musicians that its actual execution. It’s a decent album but just not massively my thing.
I liked this album. It would have been a 4 star album if not for the excessively long instrumental tracks that opened and closed it.
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
It was okay, I could hear the levels of the guitar "crying" in a sense. This album needed an intro about it. Didn't gravitate to it right away, nor change the music right away. It just played in the background.
it was synth synth
I am not funkadelic
The title track alone deserves 5 stars… what an incredible offering of acid tinged guitar mastery that track is, even if the story of George Clinton giving Eddie Hazel LSD and telling him his mom died is mean as shit. The album would be worth a spin even if the rest of it sucked, which it thankfully doesn’t. It’s killer throughout, but You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks, Super Stupid, and Wars Of Armageddon are all highlights.
I don't care who you are. I don't care where you're from. I don't care how old you are, how much money you have, who you like to fuck or what you like to drink. This is some of the realest shit ever commited to wax and you need to get down to it before you make a damn fool of yourself.
I was in the toilet while listening to Wars of Armageddon —as I listen with headphones— and then the fart sounds started. I thought I was trippin'.
Some good psychedelics fr fr
I love black talent. The main instrument was just a cowbell, yet they were able to make Wars Of Armageddon sound good (besides the random diarrhea part near the end). Very funky
Was vooral instrumenteel, maar opzich wel een vibe 6.5/10
Awesome acid funk. I hear so many roots of music, especially jazz fusion in Funkadelic’s music.
Holy crap the smile on my face when this one came up. This album is hard AF. Funkadelic were in the middle of their hard funk psychedelic far-outness peak with this one. Maggot Brain, hit it & quit it, can you get to that. From top to bottom front & back this record kicks serious ass!
Hard to write objectively about this album, because it's been part of the soundtrack to my life for the past 20 years. From the moment it kicks off, you know it's not a "regular" album. The choice to open the album with a 10 minute instrumental freak out (after letting the listener know that they knocked the Earth up) has got to be one of the wildest choices in modern music history. It's a shapeshifter, moving from the aforementioned primal freak out, to the eminently catchy, soulful "Can You Get To That" and "Hit It And Quit It", to the loose and groovy "You and Your Folks...", to "Super Stupid" which is a hard driving, Hendrix-worthy jam, and then closing out with two more incredibly idiosyncratic, psychedelic-laced anthems in "Back in Our Minds" and "Wars of Armageddon." It's a weird, provocative, subversive, and ultimately listenable album, if you give it space to breathe. It's a 5 from me, thanks for all the memories George and crew.
Was pretty groovy and actually liked some of the songs.
a little weird but funkayyyy
At little bit uneven yet fun listen.
This was a good one to run to. The beginning is bluesy and then it gets funky. Fun
Rock with a dash of funk and soul! Fun listen
~ I need to listen to this high ~ BIG fan of the bells in “Back in our Minds”
Voor mij is dit muzikanten muziek. Veel gitaar gefriemel. Maar snap dat het tof is.
Ergens tussen James Brown en Jimi Hendrix. Zeker niet een favoriet maar heeft een speciaal plekje vanwege de invloed die dit had op Lyssa.
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
Best Song: Can you Get to That I call a little false advertising here. When you call your album Funkadelic, you expect some serious funk. I did not receive the the dosage of funk said title would respect. It was ok, nothing I would go out of my way for or listen to again. 3/5.
Loved it
Pot soul, rnb, and rock into as blender. Let Me. Clinton operate, and voila, a perfect representation of funk
Wow that was a gaping hole in my music knowledge. I had no idea Funkadelic shredded like that. Maybe they were mentioned in all the guitar magazines I read growing up, and I just missed it. But that was as close to the spirit of Hendrix as I've ever heard. And on the track Maggot Brain, I was like oh he's ripping David Gilmour off but then I realized this was two years prior to Dark Side of the Moon and then I realized the dude was like 21 and an African-American kid from New Jersey when he recorded this so maybe Gilmour ripped off him.
It's alright. Groovy for sure but not much else going on, at least for me to enjoy it.
a REALLY great listen. worth a second listen
First time listening to that legendary guitar solo and I gotta say that was like a dream the rest of the album is solid
Cool psychedelic stuff but would totally flop in today's day and age.
One nation was such a cracker expects big things. Was a bit average
From 1971. I know that this is a classic influential album but I have never listened to it. I’m familar with later Parliament-Funkadelic, but never listened to the earlier Funkadelic incarnation. Never heard this on top 40 radio, nor was this ever played on late-70s AOR. I like this a lot! Sound is more slow-bluesy than I was expecting. Just solidly fits in with the 70s funk that I am familiar with. Opening track is amazing. Closing track is … challenging.
esse álbum é uma mistureba, mas uma mistureba boa. funk, rock, soul, muita psicodelia e até um pouco de folk. eu apenas não gostei tanto da falta de linearidade, que eu tanto aprecio quando vou ouvir um álbum. apesar disso, os contrastes e as quebras entre as músicas trazem um efeito bem legal e meio que nos dá aquela acordada, sabe? a faixa título foi uma experiência que nunca mais vou esquecer. vieram muitas referências na minha cabeça enquanto ele tocava: hendrix, sgt pepper’s e o piper. isso me deixou feliz e me fez apreciar mais o álbum. maggot brain e super stupid são definitivamente as melhores!
Good
super stupid je CRAZYYY ok prdeži su već too much wtf ahhahahahahahahahahah veoma neozbiljan album u neku ruku? jer kako je na početaku ploče onako introspektivna, melanholična skoro pesma koja ti totalno preuzme kontrolu nad emocijama u dobrom smislu (bez zezanja najunikatnija prva pesma na albumu koju sam ikada čula, kakva gitara auf), a na kraju imamo pesmu koja zvuči kao kad bi las vegas bio komad metala koji kad staviš u mikrotalasnu eksplodira? ako to ima smisla? zašto čujem prdežeee lollllll. ali poštujem! sredina albuma je super, funky, rocky, veoma zabavno za slušanje, ali možda su u nekim trenucima svi ti isprepletani sintisajzeri i gitare i sve malo too much. ali opet, stvarno ima neverovatnih muzičkih momenata, kao npr u maggot brain i stupid crazy. veoma zanimljiva ploča definitivno.
This is my 2nd attempt at this album. It came up earlier this year, it wasn't good then. Not good now. Sleigh Bells sampled the only good 39 seconds from the entire album.
Bombsauce
Decent Record, nice grooves, and shredding guitars. Super Stupid is great, fucking great riffs...
super fun the long instrumental was a bit like pink floyd actually
Made me feel something at 8 in the morning
Wild and weird, I feel like a stranger in a tight-knit club. Drugs and such
I liked the guitar work of this album
Love
Hab’s sehr gern gehört. Sogar mehrmals. Direkt abgespeichert.
Ziemlich cool, aber kein WOW. Bej MaggotBrain habe ich mich auch auf was anderes eingestellt
I really wanted to love this but I just don’t think it’s for me. Most of the album feels more like psych rock than funk, which is a genre that’s never really appealed to me. I’ve never really understood the love for Maggot Brain either, and the end of the last song is just kinda gross. There are definitely some cool moments here though, I might need to check out some later P-Funk albums to see if that’s more my vibe. Favourite tracks: Can You Get To That, Super Stupid
Oh my I really enjoyed this record. In fact I liked it that much I put it on again a bit later in the day…. Doing the washing up listening to this made the chore so much better!
Maggot Brain and Super Stupid were standouts of the album.
Great funky album itching that classic rock electric guitar feel.
well someone just discovered various sounds
such a classic!!!
what's she doing down there... does someone wanna give her a hand?
High highs and low lows.
Absolutely incredible. The title track is one of the best guitar solos I've ever heard. Incredibly emotional. And then "Super Stupid" comes on - I've never made a Stank Face so hard in my life. What a riff and performance. This is a funk band? And they play rock better than 90% of the rock bands at the time. Good God. This is going in my regular rotation and is a stone cold- FIVE STARS
Never heard this, knew nothing. First track is an absolute worldie! 10 minutes of the most epic guitar playing possible. Its just god tier. The rest of the album is still decent but a bit inconsistent but wow for the opener
the sun is hot. maggot brain is a five.
Not for me. Think I’d need to be high/tripping to enjoy this. Disappointed
Somewhat strange listen. It’s groovy but not as funky as I expected, bass-wise. I know this is considered a classic. To my ears, it’s not as tight as it could be but maybe that was on purpose. 2.9/5.0
One of the best tracks ever and some good stuff 4.6
?? Bildungslücke, George Clinton auf Wiedervorlage sehr gut. c
★★★½
enjoyed some of it but that last song really brought it down for me
Está buenisimo, me gustó muchisimo hasta que llegó el último tema, ahí ya no me gustó. Solido 7, lo volvería a escuchar.
Very soul funk instrumental, some nice, some annoying while working
This is an absolute blast! It's like a spiritual journey through funk, that gets hot and heavy, has it's knees scuffed and bares it's soul at the same time. I can see where this album began, and where it inspires everything that came after it. Truly magic!!
Perfect
very much a jam album, not really my sound
Funky for sure. I loved the title track. The rest isn't too bad. Not 100% my cup of tea but enjoyable.
the instruments are amazing!
It is okay, not my style. I didn’t liked in a specific way any song. Is actually 2,5
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.
Not my vibe. Basically all instruments, didnt even finish it
My first real discovery so far. I was only aware of later-stage P-Funk era Parliament/Funkadelic. I definitely hear the influences of Jimi throughout this album. I will say that my first impression on the first track coming off Sigur Rod the day before was “Not another navel-gazing jam session type album” but once I understood the context for the opening track, it all clicked in for me. The next five songs were all tight, late 60’s/early 70’s style rock tracks that fit right in my wheelhouse with socially conscious messages and I was surprised I had never heard them before because they were great. So much so that the final track of purposeless noodling didn’t bother me. I will be recommending this album to others. Love it.
Banging album.
Banging album. Very good. Very good production. Setting the bar high.
Very good album insane instrumentals the middle was the best. Last song was experimental.
I really don’t get the first song at all. It’s trippy, sure, but I really just find it boring. The rest of the album is nice and groovy, with a series of wonderful jams. It’s a pretty fun listen, but not a total standout to me. The closer makes up for the first track though…fart sounds were a nice touch LOL
the last track was definitely a strange experience, but the first track was perfect, even though i don't actually love songs without lyrics
May need another lizen
It is an exceptional album made when Jackson was at the zenith of his career. Nothing he did came close after this.
Spet mam fajn teden. To je album, k sm si ga prot koncu najstništva kupila na cdju in mi je tud pri srcu. Dons ga sicer zarad življenjskih okoliščin ne morm poslušat specifično tko, kot bi ga najraje, ampak bo še zmer sedel. Prvi komad, naslovni "Maggot Brain", je čudovit. 10 minuten užitek. Sledijo mu krajši, bolj funkovski komadi. Čist drug vajb pol. In za zaključek spet skor 10 minutna pošast.
So deep in the pocket that the beat is covered in lint.
4.5
Meh. Boring. Is there such a thing as "prog funk"?
‘Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time For y'all have knocked her up I have tasted the maggots in the mind of the universe I was not offended For I knew I had to rise above it all Or drown in my own shit’ That must be contender for one of the coolest introductions to an album. It already has your attention straight from the get go then it’s followed by such an incredible psychedelic riff. On ‘Hit It and Quit It’ that prominent organ sound is outstanding, along with the catchy lyrics repeating through the track and even the guitar solos add so much character to the track. It seemed to be a main theme in the album that the band seem to have a lot fun and go off on solos, but without sounding out of place or unnecessary. It almost sounds like a very professional jamming session. Each track seems to pose a new unique sound to it, an instrument played a certain way, an outlandish lyric, a wild solo. It’s such a great listen and is definitely re-visitable. I love the use of female backing singers, think it should be brought back, this era of music absolutely nails it. It’s so nice to have more than one voice harmonising on a track. Amazing album cover. This album made me fall in love with Eddie Hazels playing style, I was already familiar of his work from his stuff with Parliament. He showcases why he’s on of the best on this record. Favourite tracks are: ‘Maggot Brain’, ‘Hit It and Quit It’, ‘You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks’, & ‘Super Stupid’.
Ok
Interesting album for sure but not my vibe
Makes me want to spray paint something and yell at politicians. Good album for some let out some female rage.
Only had time to listen to about half but loved it!! Funky but also very moody and dark
A lot of good sounds on this. I’ll definitely be revisiting
Very pleasant listen. I am not a big fan of psychedelic music, although I love Pink Floyd but this album amazed me for his capacity of being smooth at the same time as chaotic
Really not my taste. I truly never need to hear cow or fart noises in music. Long ass songs, too. A few catchy beats in the middle of the album, but trust I will not be back.
Nothing hit the highs of the title track, but this was very enjoyable until the end; Back in our Minds and Wars of Armageddon were near unlistenable
This album was a hell of a trip. I was expecting the funk, obviously, but I didn't anticipate it rocking so hard. I can see how these guys were pioneers; I feel like Super Stupid must have invented a couple of genres all on its own. I don't know much about the artists involved in this group, but I can only assume they must have been pretty damn influential, as the musicianship on this record is next level. As is the production; I love the effects on the drums in You and Your Folks, and that iconic guitar(?) riff in Can You Get to That. A lot of the production techniques used here wouldn't seem the slightest bit out of place in the modern day. I believe the great George Clinton deserves the credit for that. I really need to get around to checking out his catalogue one of these days. Despite the quality of the early tracks, this record is let down in my eyes by two very weak songs right at the very end. I understand they were going for a psychedelic angle in Back In Our Minds, but the end product with the distorted instruments and vocals just sounds irritating. It feels like listening to an audiobook of some literary classic ran through a warble filter. Wars Of Armageddon is a sort of interesting experimental jam session-style track, but again, all the wacky sound effects just end up being annoying and distracting from the musicianship. Maybe the message and meaning of those ripe farts are just going over my head, though. I could have maybe given this a 5, but on a 7 track album, having 2 tracks that I actively dislike listening to makes it hard to justify a perfect score. What's good here is very good though. Favourite tracks: Super Stupid, You and Your Folks, Can You Get To That
Classic!
odd but good
Pure excellence
I think if i listened to it a few more times, I would be leaning towards a perfect score. I don't think there is a bad song here. Right now it's a strong 4.
Maggot Brain entstand überwiegend in den United Sound Systems in Detroit, ergänzt durch Aufnahmen im Record Plant in New York. Die US-amerikanische Band um George Clinton löst sich hier weitgehend von klassischer Funk-Struktur und verbindet Funk mit psychedelischem Rock und Soul. Prägend ist das fast zehnminütige Titelstück „Maggot Brain“ mit Eddie Hazels freiem, stark emotionalem Gitarrenspiel. Weitere zentrale Titel sind „Can You Get to That“, „Super Stupid“ und „Hit It and Quit It“, die zwischen Gospel-Anleihen, verzerrten Riffs und politisch aufgeladenen Texten pendeln. Das Album wirkt geschlossen, aber bewusst roh und lässt viel Raum für Atmosphäre statt Virtuosität. In der Rückschau ein stilbildendes Werk, das Funk radikal erweitert hat.
Great album. The musicianship and the unhinged jams make this record a must-listen, but it’s the raw emotion that defines it. The guitar solo on the title track is a haunting masterclass in psychedelic soul. Beyond the heavy rock, the experimentation with tape echo and the shift into acoustic, gospel-tinged tracks like 'Can You Get to That' show the incredible range of the band. It’s a beautiful, chaotic journey through the dark side of funk.
Suena excelente está banda. Un muy buen descubrimiento. Me gustan las voces, las guitarras, todo realmente.
Pure funk. the songs that aren't 10 minutes long have endless re-listen quality. the 10 minute songs are also awesome
The title song was outstanding and I enjoyed the rest way more than I expected. 3.5 stars rounded down but would probably go to 4 with a few more listens.
Zaujímavé funky, nie celkom na každodenné počúvanie... Prvá pieseň ma nadchla, hlavne kvôli gitare, ostatné boli pre mňa priemer. V každom prípade, v čase vzniku to muselo byť veľmi silné...
funk
Can not, will not, be defined by genre 4 - a great album, even among this list
If you ever need an example of how a guitar can convey emotion, look no further than the title track to this album. Eddie Hazel is a virtuoso. Favorite track: Maggot Brain
Nice funk album though the ending track is odd
The band's name is accurate. This was indeed quite funky, and I do love some funk.
Eccentric, eclectic, electric!
Ok hot takes here but I like everything but the title track, album cover, and back in our minds. The album cover and title are so disgusting I’m sorry but no, not feeling the maggot brains. Didn’t love the title track because it was a little boring for an almost like 11 minute song and back in our minds just sounds bad but everything else is super good funk and was definitely a put on can you get to that was a standout and the Armageddon song has a cool like nuke dropping part that’s unique.
#45 Not cohesive and too chaotic
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
This was fun. Very short album; very funky, and a bit more rock and roll-inspired sounding than I was expecting (listened to while hot tubbing with Cam)
not my taste
n/a
Favorite song: Hit It And Quit It.
It's okay; very funky. Not my fav but it's good. :p
Guitar
Funkadelic's third studio outing, "Maggot Brain", took me a little by surprise, in a nice way, I found it to be a brave, genre-blurring album that feels less like a traditional funk record and more like a rock album. While George Clinton’s fingerprints are all over the production, the soul of this album belongs to guitarist Eddie Hazel. The album opens with the title track, and it is nothing short of audacious. To start an album with a ten-minute, sprawling, weeping guitar solo is a move of pure confidence - it is the standout track. For me, Hazel remains the MVP throughout. While the album is anchored by two instrumentals, the visceral opener and the heavy, distorted, nonsense of "Wars of Armageddon", his presence ensures a consistent level of excellence across every track. Despite the band's name, "Maggot Brain" leans much harder into rock than standard funk. It isn't until the third track, "Hit It and Quit It," that we truly get to lean into the groove. Driven by a great repeating riff and Bernie Worrell’s searing organ work, it provides the "funky" energy fans might expect, but it’s still seasoned with a gritty, soulful edge. The album is a fun, consistent trip throughout. If there is a point of contention, it is the packaging. The album artwork is, frankly, disturbing. It is a jarring, visceral image that fails to convey the sophisticated musicianship found within the grooves. Unlike the "soulful" and "audacious" sounds on the vinyl, the cover doesn’t necessarily invite a first-time listener in, or represent the "genre-blurring" brilliance of the band. "Maggot Brain" is a brave statement that proved funk could be as heavy and heady as any rock record of the era. While the cover might be off-putting, the contents are a four-star fun album and bravo, Eddie Hazel. Side one 1 "Maggot Brain" (5/5) 2 "Can You Get to That" (4/5) 3 "Hit It and Quit It" (4/5) 4 "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks"(4/5) Side two 1 "Super Stupid" (4/5) 2 "Back in Our Minds" (3/5) 3 "Wars of Armageddon" (3/5) Total - 27 Average - 3.86 199/1001 111/199 albums reviewed were new to me.
Funky chill krautrock. Better than shit for brains.
It's pretty damn funky I guess. It was a lot less funky than I expected (in terms of, I vaguely know Parliament out of the P-Funk collective). I can respect that the opening track is a sick 10 minute guitar solo but I also don't...want...a 10 minute guitar solo....I want some funky distorted guitar in a normal song or 4. It's not bad, but it's not my thing. It's also kinda lacking in cohesion. But it is funky. Also what the hell is Wars of Armageddon. Just...really ruined the ending.
заслуженные 3 очка.
I would not personally listen to it but I liked the guitar in it. Very good!
Listened to before!
es para escucharlo una vez
The album cover and name made me think it would be a much darker sound. Maggot Brain gave Pink Floyd vibes was very instrumental, very different from the next two songs. Can you get to that was much more of a bop i really enjoyed this song. Hit it and quit it was also enjoyable but I didn’t like it as much as can you get to that. You and your folks, was ok not my favorite in the album the beat didn’t draw me in like the others did. Super stupid I liked it sounds like it was probably the song that would’ve made it on the radio, more similar to the popular songs in the genre I liked the little piano doot doots half way through. Back in our minds starts off especially funky I digged that but I didn’t love the vocals, loved the reggae sounding trumpet. Wars of Armageddon ended the album the way it started with the long instrumental, I liked how it did a full circle. Fave Songs: can you get with that, super stupid Least Faves: you and your folks, back in your mind
not sure what to say about this not going to lie but idk shit goes INSANELY hard like damn. Love the long ass instrumentals opening and closing it and I mean its just got hits. Nothing I'd ever listen to in my free time probably but like its just a rly cohesive album which I had a good time with. Definitely not what I expected coming into it. Please can this be on my page this time i'm traumatised I want to DIEEEE Best Song: Hit It and Quit It
I've been meaning to listen to this album for years given all the acclaim it gets but something about calling your record Maggot Brain and the screaming face on the cover always put me off. It was well worth it, loved the 10 minute Hendrix-esque title track, there follows a half dozen conventional songs but the closing track with a bunch of wacky sound effects really let things down for me.
Very specific note here, but you need to listen with both head phones, especially to the first track. I had my work headphones, which is Hannah Montana style. The guitar traveled back and forth. Wacky and weird and groovy as fuck. I love P Funk. I was assigned this on the anniversary of Eddie Hazel's death. What a great tribute to an absolute god of guitar. You DO in fact have to listen to this album before you die.
Ignore the band name, because this is a rock album through and through. The middle has some funky elements, but there are more big guitar riffs than there are juicy funk licks. The hooks are in those riffs, not in the choruses or grooves. The middle is good, not amazing, but it's the bookends that make up most of the album's runtime. Despite its reputation, I feel that the title track is the album's biggest weakness; the guitar solo goes on for too long without doing anything new, and the second half in particular is so atmospheric that it borders on noodling. I much prefer the closer and its loud, jamming rhythm (I could do without the sound effects though). There's a bold, brash energy here, but I wish the styles were blended better. A mix of rock and psychedelia with a little funk would work better than a long psych jam followed by a bunch of rockers.
Really fun album
The guitar in Maggot Brain really drew me in. Impressive! Most of the album was truly impressive, but the fart noises in Wars of Armageddon were surprising (to say the least!) haha! This album gets a 5 simply for the opening track. That guitar is truly amazing!
I love childish gambino!
Need another full listen. Last track sounds like it had fart sounds at the end. Listened a bit at Great Wolf
Funkalicious. Fart sounds.
Some great guitar riffs. Glad it was suggested, never would have known about it otherwise.
Pretty cool album, enjoyed the musicianship
me gustó, igual me gusta el funk en general así que joya. el primer tema medio raro igual pero el resto bastante son buenos.
Some funky ass shit. The ass shit applies to all the fart sounds at the end of Wars of Armageddon.
i liked the song maggot brain the guitar part was sexy
babado
Weird and wild. Sounded good though for a 70’s funk sound
it was good not my preferred genre but it was listenable
wonderful guitar work
i mean yeah it's maggot brain
The instrumental on this track was so good, goovy head bobbing goodness. The lyrics were catchy and fitting such a good album
Did not enjoy the heavy flatulence at the end of the album
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.
so good every time, definitely biased on this one bc i love funkadelic !!!
I really liked this one
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
5 out of 5 Big George Clinton fan. This was amazing. Funk, rock and roll, soul. Amazing guitar solos.
All over the place. Opener is legendary
4.4
Funky instrumentals with light vocals. Would be a great vibe for cooking or background music while friends are over.
Album excellent. Pour le coup, il est assez controversé et je comprends que certains sons déplaisent fortement mais pour ma part j'ai trouvé l'album parfait dans son style. C'est exactement ce que j'attends d'un album de funk, il mélange un groove extrêmement puissant avec des mélodies qui marquent comme "Hit and quit it" avec la guitare, ou "You and your Folks, Me and my Folks" avec la voix. De plus, le dialogue entre la voix féminine et masculine sur de nombreux titres ajoute vraiment du dynamisme et retient vraiment l'attention ce qui marche très bien pour de la funk. Enfin, la technique de Eddie Hazel sur l'album et particulièrement "Maggot Brain" et vraiment au top avec une guitare qui parle, et qui se fait l'une des descendantes les plus forte de la technique d'Hendrix. En tout cas, très bon album selon moi
This album is all over the place. I mean that in a good way. With a name like Funkadelic you'd think it would lean heavily into the funk, which it does. But Funkadelic is so much more on this album. They're also straight, proper rock band. It borders on Black Sabbath heavy at times and it's awesome. This is the kind of album I expect from 1K1 Albums You Have To Hear Inc. It's groundbreaking and innovative. Performances, compositions and production all first rate.
Perfect timing on this one because today I just finished a project for school inspired by 70s funk music and this is the quintessential funk album. Favorite track: Hit It and Quit It 4.5/5
Nice
I kinda think the band name says it all. Its funky, and good. Maggot brain is acrazy good track
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.
Fun one
YO THIS SHIT IS PEAK FR
Not my usual kind of music but the guitar is amazing. Interesting
buen disco para ponerte si estás puesto de setas, mal disco que ponerte si estás en casa deprimido con el corazón roto
Honestly thought I was going to enjoy this album more. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy it but more to the tune of a 3/5 than a 4 or 5.
spacey. out there. edge of funk.
Good album 2.5
Very cool. I expected to like the longer bookend tracks best and sit through the middle five songs, but the opposite was true. I like the concept of a single long guitar solo opening a record, but in actuality the first track didn’t do much for me. The shorter songs really carried this album with their power, volume, and grooves. I’ll absolutely return to this, along with a deeper exploration into (P-)Funk’s discog. Must-listen #265.
I like it. It's not far from what I usually listen to but at the same it's not the same. It's got its own vibe and stuff.
Nu ma asteptam sa-mi placa asa mult, o experienta. Funk - rock - psihedelic.
not my kind of music but i liked back in our minds - good start to 1001 days!
Not for me. Well constructed, but I think this made me realise that vocals (and to a certain extent, lyricism) is a very important part of my musical listening experience. For me, there was that sense of 'lack'. The opening and closing tracks were strong for me though! That being said, probably not a re-listen.
Loved it, the tunes where funky and yet very classic
Sooo groovy and funky
Overtones of Hendrix & Parliament - surprisingly raucous guitars, unsurprising funky beats
Sjuka gitarrer, goa röster. Men ingenting jag skulle lyssna på
A fun album that trips occasionally
Loved the whole thing, incredible guitar tones.
Would have given it 5 stars if not for the fart noises
I loved the first half of this so much. Second half lost me a bit. The riff from Can You Get to That was used in Sleigh bells Rill Rill
not fully clicked yet, but see potential
From the jump that Guitar is Wow, but in the great wide psychedelic world, I needed more shrooms. Then it just got me...George Clinton genius! Listened before? N Saved some tracks? Y Favorite tracks? Hit It and Quit It; You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks; ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved it. Saved most or all of the tracks.
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.
Nice funky vibe to the melodies, interesting guitar riffs, but mediocre lyrics, at best. Overall easy to listen to and interesting enough to keep me engaged.
One of the essential all time albums. Amazing combination of Funk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, and Soul
Favorites: Maggot Brain
Super weird, kinda fun, not at all bad
Now THIS is a five star album! What’s not to love? Maggot Brain is worth the price of admission alone. Not to mention Can You Get To That. I loved You and Your Folks as well, and really every track on this. If there’s one skip it may be Back In Our Minds. This album just has that something special, and it rocks out so hard!
Love this record. It's oozing with personality, great instrumentals and vocals performances, absolutely electrifying stuff. 4.75/5
i loved this, very fun ride starting off with a crazy intro really liked back in our minds - reminds me lot of atul's song from spiritfarer wars of armageddon was a pleasant ending
hated the first/title track, but it got better from there fart noises???????? what is happening
Enjoyed this way more than I expected! Funk isn't generally my thing, but this is way more adventurous, experimental and psychedelic than most of what I've been exposed to.
Yet anotehr artist I've never listend to even though I love funk. Pretty good album. :)
Funkadelic were an awesome band. This is my second album on the list by them and I hope there is a third
Super funky, but I was slightly underwhelmed 👀
Groovy - gives major BLACK POWER! Unique use of instruments, no inhibitions I enjoyed the majority of the album being straight instrumentals, with the occasional chant. Kinda reminds me of Momma, at Kashmere HS, rocking her 'fro Dope album cover too! George Clinton, Eddie Hazel, Tawl Ross, Billy Nelson, Tiki Fulwood The track "Maggot Brains" >> 🤯🤯🤯 Primary ingredient: LSD
Holy guitar - I had no idea about this band nor about this album. I felt the guitar solos deep within my core! YES.
GOING IN: Very excited indeed LISTENED WHILE: Lying on sofa, headphones on at 5am, doing a sudoku FAMILIARITY: Know the name SKIP RATE: Played it straight through REPLAY VALUE: Deffo play again DISCOVERY CURVE: Got it by the end ALBUM ARC: Warmed up nicely VERDICT: Better than expected BODY'S VERDICT: Decent head wobble FAVOURITE TRACK: Hit It and Quit It ALBUM RATING: 4
Low 4, super influential album and a lot of it rips
Great record
The first track is a 10/10 - the guitar riffs are insane.
Maggot brain is the stand out track but this was different for me and I loved it.
nothing usual
The jump scares in this album really got me
The solo on the title track is amazing! That alone earns the rating
i listened to this forever ago and i honestly don’t remember any of it feel crazy giving the fist album a 5 but that’s the reality i’m living in
I really liked this album. The songs were good and I liked the way it was organized
My 2nd Funkadelic record of this challenge and an equally worthy one. The slightly meandering bluesy opener is great before it gets down to business with funk after funk tune. Not sure what the fart sounds at the end of the closer are all about but apart from that, this album is boss!
Good! Don't know what's up with the farts at the end though
Very strong front but the back half fell off.
Classic!
Banger after banger
Eddie Hazel, Hot Buttered Soul singers, Bernie Worrell, bodily noises...From the Sublime to the ridiculous, what a lovely album.
Unreal 10-minute guitar solo followed by 25 minutes of pure fun. Never listened to Funkadelic before this but this is one of the reasons I’m here.
Funkiest guitar this side of Jimi Hendrix
It’s rare to come across an album that is simultaneously earth-shatteringly innovative, artistically ambitious, political without being didactic, and yet still just a thumping good album to enjoy. This ones for parties or by yourself with headphones, at the end of the day or hard at work, for the little ones and the elderly ones. It’s just really, really good.
The first two tracks made me feel like I had just smoked a joint. Utter perfection. It’s so hard to follow that, and a bold move to make it the beginning of the album and not the end. The rest of the tracks all have there moments, and the closer is a bit of a cluster but still enjoyable. A close 5 star album, but not quite there for me.
Bon ben c’était bien cool ! Inhabituel pour moi, mais c’était fun avec une bonne prod d’époque !
No tällaista kovaa sähkökitaran särövingutusta introssa, joka kestää kymmenisen minuuttia. Aloin jo miettiä että koska tämä levy loppuu mutta vasta intro loppui LOL. No mikäs siinä sen jälkeen lähti oikeastaan funk osuuksia ja erikoiset biisit liikeelle. Pitkälti sellasta rock n rollia, kyllä nämä aikakauden jutut maistuu.
Oh my God. I've been WAITING to get this album!! My husband played it a few years back and I genuinely really enjoyed it. It was great taking some time and then hearing it again. Really picked up on a lot.
I fucking love this album. I actually just listened to it last week. It's trippy and catchy and funky in all the right ways.
I found this a bit dated for me it’s not one of the timeless classics
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.
This album was just awful. Nothing memorable here
1. brain - 2.5 2. get - 1 3. hit - 1 4.folks -1 5. Stupid -1 6. Minds - 0 7. Wars -1
Fab 4 a snowy day whilst working from home. Took me back in time and made me groove. On my playlist for this year
Title track is exceptional and one of the greatest tracks of the 1970s. Closing track is also great, as is Can You Get To That and Super Stupid. The echo effect on some tracks just does not work for my brain.
Maggot Brain is probably in my top ten albums. The lead song is possibly my favorite instrumental track. Such a great album!
Crazy and quality
When that guitar hit in maggot brain, I knew instantly this was a banger.
WHY?!
very good
Funkadelic, some of the best to ever do it. This album rips man. Doing something completely unique in the space and time. Taking the roots of Funk music and its pioneers, and then adding in Psychedelic and Prog composition styles creates something incredibly unique and mesmerizing.
This feels so incredibly ahead of its time. Absolutely phenomenal album.
Like kneeling before a crumbling monolith of sound—with saturated, downtuned guitar riffs, plodding drum patterns, and a thick, almost narcotic mix—this heavy metal album still towers with power with vocals half chant, half sigh, yet showers you in dust as it decays, its foundation long weakened by repetition and excess.
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
It's funky, psychedelic, and...sorta metal? A little crazy, and a hot mess in a good way. The album sounds like it's cover. Favorite Track: "Can You Get To That".
I love this album. The best Funkadelic album.
Jevli kult, groovy som få! Litt spacet intro, men klarte ikke stå stille under hele albumet!
Track 1 and 5 are fire I can leave the rest
This one's a real mix for me. The guitar playing and more rock-focused moments are pretty awesome (check out Mike Watt and J Mascis's cover of Maggot Brain, btw, if you're into that sort of thing), but I get lost and my mind starts drifting to other things during the hooting and hollering funk parts. Not really my bag. But what they hey . . . In the spirit of the holiday, and shredding guitar licks, I'll be generous.
Well... Imagine if Sun-Ra and Sly Stone had a baby, and that baby grew up and taught Anthony Kiedis and Flea how to be in a band. That baby would definitely be Funkadelic. And I like it quite a bit.
I hit my Parilament/Funkadelic jag about 10 years ago and did a deep-ish dive. This album is a great choice for this list. I don’t love the last track, but I’m on board right up to that, including the windswept guitar heroism of the first track. There are tracks that sound like Sly, and one that sounds like Jimi, and then there’s Can You Get to That, which gets a place in my pantheon.
Glad I heard this -- can you get to that was the only song I'd heard before. Good grooves. The first track is abominable but most of the rest is very solid.
5/5 - Hell, yes. This is a jam. I should have listened to this years ago.
Fing stark an mit nem geilen Funk Sound und hat dann mit "Wars of Armageddon" leider n beschissenen Abschluss gefunden. Glaube das erste Mal das ich Furz Geräusche auf nem Album gehört habe xD
erstes lied war geil. rest ganz gut, aber auch nicht mehr.
Der Anfang war richtig cool, habs heut richtig gefühlt, der letzte Song ist einfach Wahnsinn. Es sind buchstäblich Kuh- und Furzgeräusche
Damn! What a ride! Expertise meets experimentation
The choice to open the album with a 10-minute improvisational guitar solo is...well, interesting. The rest of the album is very heavy for its time, yet also groovy funk rock. "Super Stupid" in particular is heavier than many hard rock songs of the era, amazingly. "Wars of Armageddon" could stand to lose the random sounds throughout the track. Overall, a solid album, though not quite masterpiece level.
Nothing here held my attentiuon at all. 2 stars or D-.
It's good but not that much what I'm into
10min guitar solo and fart sounds
Gonna be honest, this is one of those albums that I've kinda always judged based on its cover. I know the album art is considered classic, but I've always hated it and stayed away based on that. But listening to it, its a lot better than my misconceived notions of it were. However, being funk it's just not really in my wheelhouse. Dangerously close to getting the 2 purely based on the fart and bathroom noises at the end of the album, but it'll still get my "Good, but just not really what I'm into 3".
Pretty forgettable - but not really my usual genre
Funky! I like the experimental guitar
Funky stuff.
Funk, but almost in a weird way. Liked it more than a normal funk album because of that.
The first track was a bit slow for me but loved the center
The title track is basically a ten minute guitar solo by Eddie Hazel and it’s great. It’s mire rock inspired than funky. From the second track on we’re fully in the funk landscape. Notable tracks include Maggot Brain, Can You Get to That, Hit It and Quit It, Super Stupid. Solid album overall.
Did not need the farts at the end.
Title track makes me want to smash. Need to listen to this while rolling
It was ok
Fantastic! They don’t make ‘em like this anymore and we’re lesser for it - no formulas here, no chart ambitions, just great spontaneity. Free the Funk!
I forgot what a great album this is. The opening guitar solo is insane and for that alone that makes this a masterpiece. My favourite funkadelic album by far.