Maggot Brain

Awesome acid funk. I hear so many roots of music, especially jazz fusion in Funkadelic’s music.

a little weird but funkayyyy

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

Ergens tussen James Brown en Jimi Hendrix. Zeker niet een favoriet maar heeft een speciaal plekje vanwege de invloed die dit had op Lyssa.

Loved it

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

Bombsauce

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.

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.

what's she doing down there... does someone wanna give her a hand?

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

?? Bildungslücke, George Clinton auf Wiedervorlage sehr gut. c

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!!

the instruments are amazing!

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.

Very good album insane instrumentals the middle was the best. Last song was experimental.

the last track was definitely a strange experience, but the first track was perfect, even though i don't actually love songs without lyrics

So deep in the pocket that the beat is covered in lint.

4.5

‘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’.

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

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

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

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

The band's name is accurate. This was indeed quite funky, and I do love some funk.

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.

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.

I feel like this could have been a five under different circumstances. Had to have the volume relatively low while driving with the family to Newcastle after Boxing Day. My dad would love this album. Reminds me of some of the best parts of Frank Zappa.

Really fun album

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.

Some funky ass shit. The ass shit applies to all the fart sounds at the end of Wars of Armageddon.

wonderful guitar work

Did not enjoy the heavy flatulence at the end of the album

I really liked this one

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.

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

Fun one

spacey. out there. edge of funk.

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.

Loved it, the tunes where funky and yet very classic

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

Favorites: Maggot Brain

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

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

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

nothing usual

The solo on the title track is amazing! That alone earns the rating

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

Classic!

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 !

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 found this a bit dated for me it’s not one of the timeless classics

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.

When that guitar hit in maggot brain, I knew instantly this was a banger.

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".

Jevli kult, groovy som få! Litt spacet intro, men klarte ikke stå stille under hele albumet!

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.

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.

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

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.

10min guitar solo and fart sounds

Funky stuff.

Title track makes me want to smash. Need to listen to this while rolling

Loistava! Enemmän porge kuin funk, mutta jee hieno! 4/5

Progempaa settiä funkadeliciltä! 4/5

4.5 Solid find. Track 1 is going into heavyy rotation.

I do like it. It's not something I'd listen to every day (or month) but it is a fairly stunning hunk of music. Parliament/Funkadelic is funk/rock royalty, yah? But it's almost shocking how rock/rock this is, The musicianship is excellent. The lyrics are often too simple or repetitive, but the vibe is strong with this one. Overall, I like it, but as I said, I don't think I'll listen too many times. Just not sure When would be a good time for this as I don't really take a lot of acid. Without the stupid sound effects, "Wars Of Armageddon" would have been a total banger, too. But adding all the farts and cows and crap make it imminently skippable. Shame. Giving this a 4.2, which shows up here as a 4.

Stellar, but loses a point for the fart noises

3.8

124 Lo pasé bien escuchándolo? Sí Lo volvería a escuchar? Puede que no? Me hizo bailar y reir? Sí

Just jamming out over here

This took me a few tracks to warm up to, but it's a great album. Each song is different, the album has a great progression, and it left me wanting more. I doubt funk will ever be my favorite genre, but I appreciate this album's artistry. Favorite track: "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks"

I've never listened to Funk Rock. I Rreally enjoyed this album. I went right back for seconds after I finished it. 👍Maggot Brain (probably more as I revisit)

Funkadelic indeed

Honestly cool album. Could do without the last song but the rest is good. First is pretty important too given RHCP knocked it off.

Funk classic

If you don‘t like this then you don‘t have soul, I don‘t make the rules

3.5/5

A fantastic concept album that is all killer.

Hit it and quit it is so good. Unlike its suggestion, I will be coming back.

George Clinton has an excellent claim to be the premier musician and bandleader of the 1970s, the man is very much not afraid to let his muse take him wherever the fuck it decides he's going.

Liked this one a lot. It's funk, it's rock, it's a good time. The guitar work is top notch; starting from the very beginning it grabs your attention and never lets go. At times it felt Hendrix-esque. The grooves and vibes are immaculate with the rest of the instrumentation too. There are some all-time great songs as the album goes, and it never gets boring. Also, I want to celebrate the album artwork a bit. What an image and title for the music here. Not sure if it's deeper than just a comment that the music is a proverbial ear worm stuck in your head. In this case, though, the worm is going to get in your brain and eat it up. I'm not complaining, for what it's worth (maybe the worm has taken control...). The biggest critique I have with the album is that there are two tracks that are essentially just long jams. They start and end the album, taking up close to 20 minutes of its runtime. I enjoyed both of them, but the album felt short since there were only 5 other tracks. I guess the real issue was that I wanted more. Overall: 3.8/5

Funky

A smasher title track on a good funky album

Just kinda fun.

A druggy, loud exploration into psych and funk. Eddie Hazel steals the show.

The instrumentals are fantastic, especially the guitar. I also love some funky bass (coming from a big Les Claypool fan). This album really surprised me. I didn't think I'd enjoy it all, but there were only two songs that I didn't exactly vibe with. I enjoyed a majority of them a lot, and I actually think this was the best funk album I've heard since Isaac Hayes. Really strong.

Prog you can dance to. Also, the best.

Very cool very funky PLEASE get this woman out of the dirt

Not gonna give five stars to an album with fart sounds, even if it's a psychedelic classic

Better than I was expecting 4 stars

Geogre

From Maggot Brain to Hit It and Quit It to the closer Wars of Armageddon: love how all over the place this album is.

Great craic

What an ablum! I've heard the opening track before but the rest of the album holds up well

Class. I love the absolute jarring change of tone from the title song to the 2nd song.

A good percentage of this album is on my buckin playlist, so listening to this had me at half mast most of the day. Good shit, real solid baby makin' music.

Funky! The baby crying and farting noises threw me for a loop but otherwise I enjoyed this album a lot. It was surprising and also hilarious and also very danceable at points.

Bring on the funk!

Its just really interesting in every way, and insanely innovative for 1971! Its more 'progressive' than most prog rock stuff in the sense that every song feels like it develops, and even the really long one definitely warrants it being that long. I feel like guitar-wise (and a bit vocally) they very much pick off where Jimi Hendrix left off, and I feel like he absolutely would have done something like this had he lived. Some of the drum sounds are really interesting where it feels like they have a really short slap-back delay on them which makes them really metallic, and totally plays into the psychedelic thing, like on 'You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks'. I feel like the wah pedal and tremolo arm stuff is also very Hendrix, but maybe as its so close in time, the guitarist here was inspired with him, not by him. And obviously this era of music (and probably more obviously disco) had such an impact on hip hop stuff, as quite a lot of the drum sounds from here and other funk/soul stuff were resampled/recycled by 80s and 90s rap producers, as well as George Clinton being very tapped into (and featured on) lots of rap stuff many decades later. Favourite songs: all. Overall around 8/10 (maybe 9 idk)

Love me some Funkadelic. Could've done without the farts though.

Potent! This album is wildly varied and feels a bit unconnected, but there's a powerful rock 'n roll core and some great guitar work. Going to listen again!

dug it

Maggot Brain is one of my all-time favorite songs when I discovered it back in 2017. It will forever hold up. On top that song, this album has to be one of the most influential funk albums of all time, even if I don't love the second half. Best Songs: Maggot Brain, Can You Get To That, Hit It and Quit It Worst Songs: Wars Of Armageddon

The title song was perfect for me-- Pink Floyd prog rock with soul mixed in. The rest was solid soul. All great until the chaotic Back in our minds at the end. Still, generally good. 4/5

sooo good unfortunately the second half is kind of shit so it gets 4 stars. I think I’m pretty biased towards albums I have already listened to lol

short and sweet. amazing opening track. 8/10

Funky & cool

Jag kan till och med gilla 9 minuter gitarrsolo som inleder den här skivan. Men det som händer därefter är ändå bättre. Allsångsfunk som får höfterna att rulla. Tack för att tokfunken inte är särskilt närvarande här, vilket annars kan vara fallet när George Clinton är inblandad. Gökur och diverse djur- och människoläten i avslutande War of Armageddon kan jag stå ut med.

Inte lika funkigt som när man kallar sig Parliament som vi haft med tidigare. Men det här luftigare och mer återhållsamt. Ett skönt groove som jag gillar. Absolut inte den starkaste, men ändock en fyra.

Super interesting soundscape.

I liked this! I can see why it's so iconic. I can hear some pink floyd in there.

Maggot Brain alone makes this a 4.

solid! funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk funk

"Hey guys you know when you said that we had a stone cold classic 5 out of 5 star albums on our hands, and it'd be a shame if something were to mess with that?" "Yeah" "And remember when you said I wouldn't get any writing credits? "What have you done?" "I may have added some... bodily emissions..." "Wait. What?" "Farts! There are now fart noises on the final track. Farts. That is all."

3.5

3.5

I don't like "Wars of Armageddon", but the rest is cool. 4 stars

4.5

Title track is a true, startling, one-of-a-kind, oh-so anguished outpouring of searing guitar soul. Very wicked. Very scouring. Very influential. Very essential. The other tracks are pretty funky, stanky, sometimes rocksy but not nearly as essential even with the best of them. Ideal listening format of Maggot Brain really is repeating the title track 4 times over.

Title song is an all-time classic. Rest of the album is fun

Classic funk

Damn! First half is better than second, but that first half is great!

One of the greatest album covers ever! The title was amazing and the only reason I’m not going to settle down is the last song was just too much.

really solid music throughout, with can you get to that being the obvious star for me

Cool 70's funk album, more rock and roll than I expected.

I'll take "Albums that make me go 'Hell yeah' for $400, Alex.

This one is quite cool. Kicking off the album with a 10 minute instrumental track is a bit of a swing, but it works because the title track is just such a vibe. "Super Stupid" really stands out to me as pivotal even though I wouldn't say it's my favorite song. The track sounds like Jimi Hendrix and Rage Against the Machine all at once, while still having the feel of a bass forward funk track. This is a good example of an album that I enjoyed, that I otherwise would likely not have ever listened to on its own.

First 5 tracks are great, lots of variety and stellar performances. Track 6 is poor and shouldn't be on the album. Track 7 is a very good funky jam ruined with random voice/noise overs.

Awesome record with a few flaws - pacing is a bit strange with 10 min psych jam at the beginning and 8 min psych jam at the end but mostly short funky rock tracks in-between. The tracks in the middle are all stellar and the opener is great. I think the closer is strong but some of the sound effects are definitely a bit offputting. Ultimately there is too much strength here to go below 4

Cool album that is very funky. Love the keyboards and funky guitar especially.

Outstanding stuff. Beautiful guitar work, and fresh funky vibes all around: very impressed! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fun album, Glad it was recommended as i've wanted to get to it for a while. Clear to see the inspiration for awaken my love, would've been interested to listen to this first

first track seems dis attached from the rest of the project. very very solid funk album nevertheless and definitely very influential for its time. the drum samples and time stretching are a great addition and is done very tastefully

Oh they got the funk. Influence 5. Hits 3. Quality 4. I dig it, baby 4.

Two Funkadelic albums in three days. I liked One Nation Under A Groove better but this one is still really good. The funk/rock combo is awesome. After listening to these two albums I went down a George Clinton rabbit hole. It is amazing to me that as a fan of both rock and early hiphop I was totally unaware of P-funk. I feel like at some point after this project I'll have to listen to the entire George Clinton discography.

4.7

Guitar was amazing to listen too

Strangest opening ever. Otherwise great.

It was fun, upbeat and different. Great musicians in a step away from mainstream music of the times and well done.

Songs that are great for commercials or for getting high.

Did what it said on the tin. Lovely mix of funk and guitar. Thought Super Stupid was a brilliant track.

I’ve listened to maggot brain (the first track) so many times but had never given the rest a shot - they’re all class! Really enjoyed this

3.9/5 A really nice blend of Physch Rock and Funk, with an amazing opening track. The songs can kind of blend together and feel a little samey though.

I didn’t know Funky was chill like that.

Maybe little squirmy wormies in my head wouldn’t be that bad

I have more experience with Parliament than Funkadelic, and I think I prefer them, but this was still excellent

Very good funk album. The opening ten minute song is awesome, and the rest of the song follows suit fairly well. It's acclaimed for a reason, but I just didn't feel it kicked into the highest gear or was positively outstanding. Maybe it's a genre thing. That being said, it was still very good.

fun upbeat, get your day going energy

Några låtar som kändes riktigt bra

Lowkey don't know how to review this. Was too much going on I'll have to relisten and rereview at some point

4/5

Classic PFunk album. Some real bangers, bookended by some fun experimental tracks.

79/1001 Funkadelic - Maggot Brain Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ This is one of those albums where I kinda of want more. On listening today, as Spotify went to the algorithm, I was like "Is that all?". Psych, soul, rock all merge to form such a compelling and fun listen. Yeah there are moments that aren't for me, but they're rare. A really great album.

what a crazy album. I'm a little contrarian on this one as a pfunk fan though, I think the live version of the title track from one nation clears this version. not that this version is bad, it's still amazing, along with the classic can you get to that. good pick.

Sehr funky und Rocky. Erster Song sind keine lyrics. Gut für Weed und maybe Autofahrten.

Funky, great guitars, definitely a little weird and out there.

I expected more vocals, but it's still a fantastic album. The title track starts "Maggot Brain" with a bang. Most of the other songs are fine as well. After 30 minutes of seriousness, the last song ends with fart noises. I'm not making that up. 4 stars for "Maggot Brain".

Hell yea

Super, juste les deux dernières tunes que j'ai moins aimé, trop "bruyant"

Ispirato, seminale, caposaldo.

a classic

Thought I was in for a snoozer after listening to the first track, but was pleasantly surprised with the rest of the album. A fairly unique sound that kept my interest for the most part. Kind of lost interest with the last track, but the sandwich between the first and last track was good. True rating is 3.5, but better than most albums I've rated 3 stars, so I'll give a 4.

fun funk album with an unconventional guitar solo intro.

nevím jak se mi líbily ty desetiminutové písničky ale ok. Loved the rhythm

Had a low quality MP3 version of this, a long time ago. Always did like. Funky, lively, rocking, groovy, all that stuff! Heard before? Yes Owned: No. 9/1001, 9/42 (23%) Will I get? Yes

I liked everything except for the last song.

George puts the p in funk

This didn't grab me in the same way One Nation Under a Groove did, but I still enjoyed it quite a lot.

Pretty good.

I had never heard of this. I didn’t even know it was George Clinton on the first listen. Some tracks were a little long for me but it was definitely funky enough and weird enough to keep me listening.

Very rarely does someone get the chance to play a 10 minute long guitar solo with the only other backing being another guitar. The guy in the opener took that rare chance wholeheartedly and made one of the best guitar solos in funk, period. The cool part is they gave us a whole 26 minutes of bonus tracks following it. Jokes aside, the rest of the album is good, but that solo is transcendent. Power to the pussy.

very funky

I like how out of the gate this album isn't what you were probably expecting. Hey, let's hit em with a 10 minute guitar solo! The rest of the songs are greatness and had me thinking it was a solid 4* or maybe higher...and then the last song. Just didn't do it for me. Still rounding up to a weak 4* on the strength of the rest of the album. 3.75/5

Title track rules!!

Title track is awesome and easy to jam along with for 10m, final track random and hilarious, great album.

8.2/10 - great guitars and overall THE funk album, maggot brain (the song) is a 10/10

Had heard of funkadelic but did not know songs off the top of my head. Actually recognized a lot as I played this and also could hear the influence they had in Red Hot Chili Peppers. Great album!

Loved this. Great mix of music.

A real mind bender. I was expecting some straight up funk tunes, but instead what I got was a down & dirty psychedelic experience. I dig it.

>4

This record is absolutely wild. You can tell the musicians are really having fun making this music. Opening track is heartbreaking, while other songs like “Back in Our Minds” actually made me laugh. A really great listen.

Not my first time funkadelicing, but perhaps enjoyed it more than ever today. A slow grower mayber. Going 4 (for now).

Really enjoyed it - awesome cover and great album name. More psychedelic/ trippy than I was expecting -esp the opener. Fav track Can you Get to That. Will defn listen again - a high 4.

znany i osluchany krazek, trzeci z dyskografii funkadelicow, funkowanie z 71, to chyba jeden z ich najnormalniejszych albumow pod wzgledem kontentu lirycznego, bo nie ma tu za bardzo priczowania, czy wchodzenia na dziwne tory szczania pod drzewami jak zdarzalo sie na innych albumach, zawsze mam go w pamieci jako bluprinta czarnego psychodelicznego rokowania, ktorego wirtuozem byl pan george clinton stojacy za sukcesem funkadelica jako producent i ktos na ksztalt lidera, bo funki to projekt ktory powstal z innego zespolu clintona, parliamentu, ktorego statek matka juz byl ficzurowany na liscie, te dwa zespoly stworzyly wlasna definicje funkowwego brzmienia pod przewodnictwe wlasnie tej postaci, plyta zaczyna sie dziesiecio minutowym instrumentalem, ktory brzmi jakby sam hendrix opetal gitarke, ten niebieskawy opening tworzy mocny kontrast z reszta o wiele barwniejsza glosniejsza i zwyczajnie bardziej funkowa jaka jest pozostale piec trakow, calosc zamyka sie w 36 minutach i jest naprawde czyms unikalnym muzycznie, na plejce swoje miejsce znalazly juz kiedys can u get to that i hit it and quit it, ktorch czar opiera sie glownie na wokalach i chorkowaniu, ale dzisiaj jakos bardziej urzekly mnie instrumentalne traki, wspomniany openingowy maggot brain i super stupid, wiec album zdecydowanie do wielokrotnego odsluchu w zaleznosci od nastroju inaczej trafia

Highlights: Can You Get to That

Funktastic

Pleasantly suprised

really unique and interesting! super fun as well

Yavaş tempo kalite müzik. Süt gibi akıyo.

first song was like a stretched out pink floyd dark side guitar solo, really cool. second song is the full composition, verses hook, theme, very solid. last song is cool with the baby coos and protest audio overlaying the instrumentals. Overall this is exactly what I expect a masterful 70s album to sound like- trippy guitar, soulful organ, upbeat percussion.

Álbum sensacional! Muito bem feito. Celest Phoenixcall.

4/5 mostly instrumental

Hadn’t heard this before vcant beat a bit of funk. Will listen again

There’s a song with farts!

The title track is worth 6 stars.

Favorite Track: Can You Get To That

I like the concept : funk meets psychedelic. Made for a really entertaining listen with a surprising range of styles from minimalist, to blues and heavy rock. Did some reading about these guy's and it sounds like they were absolutely the real deal. I knew Parliament a bit and certainly the name Funkadelic was super familiar to me but digging deeper opens up this whole world of the P Funk Collective and Afrofuturism that seems limitlessly deep and full of lore. I think this is a great example of how music can shape and define a whole cultural movement and these guys deserve a ton of credit for being at the forefront of that wave.

Was having a good time, until we started shittin' and fartin' on the last track. I need someone to explain to me the inspiration there.

Perfect for work

I've previously been pretty unexposed to Funkadelic, but damn this album was entertaining. Shredding guitars with super funky parts. Very fun vocal melodies and harmonies. The bass is grooooooooovin. The lack of formal "structure" on this album makes it stand apart from others I would consider in similar genres. They also put some crazy filters on the drums that were interesting at parts, specifically You and Your Folks. I loved the fart section. Some of those sounded itchy... Mid to low 4

Great jam album with solid guitar tones; definitely heard samples used in more modern works.

Docked because of last track

really great album, had some sick fucking guitar riffs and overall was really good! There were some moments where i felt a bit bored, though. Also the farts at the end... what? It's a 3.5 but I guess I can only rate with multiples of 1. Alright.

Geeeetar

Really can tell they were going for that dark/ gothic vibe here 7/10

I own this one. The first track is so good for just closing your eyes, good set of headphones and just feel it on your brain. Can You Get to That is also pretty cool, things slowly go down from there, but not terrible. Still a great album. Cool cover, dynamic sound. Very close to a 5.

Funky as hell. This was headed for a 5 for me until we got to the last song where it went a bit off the rails and bumped this down to a 4. But that weirdness aside, I might come back to this album in the future.

remember when george clinton was in good burger?

The origin of … “Hit it and Quit it”

Just good music. Funky and improvisational, what more to want?

Perfect performances and production. Can only hear it here. There is no copying this act. Eddie Hazel was 17 when he recorded this. In lesser hands this would be tacky and inauthentic.

Pretty good!

Very good at carrying my heavy legs across wroclaw for coffee

😎

Such an icon of funk and soul. Cant help but bop your head for sure

Fun album and that solo from Eddie Hazel was fucking sensational

Old school funk. Kind of cool. Short album

Psicodelia, rock, soul, gospel, jazz y funk, con una instrumentación compleja que te lleva por un viaje cósmico y emocional de la mano de la guitarra de Eddie Hazel. El álbum lanza un mensaje de unidad afroamericana frente al racismo, el capitalismo extremo y el negocio de la guerra, canalizando el dolor de una generación rota por las drogas.

A breath of fresh air

Great!

Well, this is rocky and raucous and funky as all hell - some very funky guitar going on. Fun stuff.

Good, the intro and outro are longer, and at times gets a little odd for odds sake, but the middle songs are all real good. Feels like a great album to sit and listen to on vinyl while it spins, to really feel it.

Weirdly the riffing and atmosphere is darker than I imagined out of this album, maybe because it reminds me of a sort of prototype of what most doom metal riffs would be like except with more distortion and wayyy slower. Obviously the riffs aren't everything when you have such cool grooves such as the ones in this album but the marrying of both here just make it a great time for me, definitely iconic

This was so fun??? Not something I'd normally choose but I had a blast listening to it.

4/5

A very pleasant and funky album.

That first track is majestic; the rest is a ton of fun.

The sharp exit from the transcendent, world altering title track into the acoustic guitar at the beginning of "Can You Get to That" is always so jarring; I want like 34 more seconds of silence or atmosphere. But since it's P-Funk, it more or less feels at home with their entire fun-but-scattered-and-inconsistent catalog. Still, there's nothing that could have followed the opening title track that would have felt worthy of its wake. Eddie Hazel made me feel the things all the elder statesmen said guitar music could make you feel. The rest of the album ranges from decent to pretty good, but "Maggot Brain" is a minor miracle.

Great rock sound, a bit of funk. Wars of Armageddon is a little more experimental; by the time the fart sounds came in, I wasn't even surprised.

Play it like your mamma just died. Man dude wrenches a lot of emotion from a pentatonic over three chords. Pretty sure you can trace a lotta of our current cultural collapse to the downward slide of the guitar in the popular mind from these heights to a bunch of instagram technique nerds. Love the cosmic funk rock ridiculousness.

Funky, brief, good Not great. Would relisten

Ahhhh yea the other big Parliament Funkadelic album, the last one was a few weeks ago. Mothership Connection. Both albums are great for different reasons, and to argue over which is better might be splitting hairs. This project is much heavier on the ideas and its willingness to push the envelope. Some craaaazy cool stuff going on here. An atmospheric opener into “Can You Get to That” which is just teeming with life in its vocal execution. “Super Stupid” stood out to me as a total jammer, the energy really started to pick up with this cut. A bit of Jimi Hendrix in the vocals if you ask me. And I suppose in the INCREDIBLE guitar solo at the end too! The opus is obviously “Wars Of Armageddon”, an imaginative, surely-drug-induced heater. The insane drum work, the riffing, the OUT THERE sound effects. This has it all. What a great blend of rock and funk and imagination and originality. While Mothership Connection hit me harder on first listen, I must give this album its flowers for boldly going where no one had gone before - and doing so with such pizazz! Great memories associated with this album. Strong 4/5, could be a 5/5 on some more listens

I enjoyed the first ~90%. Didn’t love the poop and fart sounds to end

Truly funkadelic

Loved until the fart sounds on the last song. Funk music is great

Ett intro på 10 minuter, ett outro på 10 minuter (inklusive gökklocka och råmande kor) och däremellan 5 låtar på en total speltid om 36 minuter. Tänker att detta är mer ett live-band än ett band som ska göra album. Men det är funkigt och det gungar. Bästa spår: You and your folks, me and my folks.

enjoyed it!

Their third album..Funk / Rock / Psychedelic / Soul. The opening track is a ten minute long piece of genius level guitar work from Eddie Hazel. Hit It And Quit It - Has a great funk sound. Super Stupid - Hell of a track! Hendrix esque licks ! This album is experimental, funky and book ended by two ten minute tracks. Plus there are even some farts lol !

Not something I would normally listen to but enjoyable.

Enjoyed. Love me some funk. Seems like it could be remastered to me, but wutta' I know.

Clásico. Entiendo y noto toda la influencia q ha tenido en la música.

4.5

Can certainly see how this influenced a lot after this.

Heeeeellllll yeah brotha man. The funk, the soul, the fart noises. Shit is super stupid good.

Hilariously, my first experience with George Clinton and Funkadelic was when they, as Parliament Funkadelic at the time, popped up in PCU (a great underrated movie). Never heard anything from them before that, nor have I listened to them since. This album was totally new to me and while I’m not surprised that I liked it, I’m surprised by how much I enjoyed it. The solo that is the title track is a wild way to start an album - the way it bounces back and forth is killer. I guess this album is known for this solo, though the fact that it goes on for 10 minutes is a bit of overkill. All the same, a cool way to start off the record. The next three songs are, for me, the real high point of this album. Can You Get To That has some awesome vocals, especially the way the harmony works with the low and high voices that come in at different points. I loved Hit It and Quit It. This song just drives all the way through. Awesome. You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks sits in a great groove. Though it felt like a large departure from the prior song, I thought the contrast totally worked. At this point, I was totally sold on this album. Unfortunately, things waned a bit from there for me. Super Stupid is better than the title, but I didn’t connect with this as much as the last 3, even if the guitar work in this was great again. Back In Our Minds is best described as a very bent song. It’s psychedelic in nature and while it wasn’t my favorite, I could appreciate the musicality of it. Meanwhile, Wars of Armageddon bookends this album with another roughly 10 minute track and though I liked it more than the opener, it goes on a bit too long too. Still, a good jam. All tolled, this wasn’t something I would listen to over and over again front to back, but it was still a great listen with a series of songs I really liked. Fact is, I have been missing out all this time.

Like it much more than I was expecting

Funk at its finest. Groovy and awesome.

This has one best album covers of all-time! Although I had never actually listened to the album until now, I'm very familiar with the album cover which has stoked my curiosity for years. Not much for lyrics, but these songs pack a lot of badass funkery. This is a feel-good vibe record that will go firmly into my regular rotation.

I mean it’s alright

The title track reminds me of "Cortez the Killer." I know this is an extremely iconic funk album and it's for good reason. The vibe is all over the place but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I think this is one of those albums that need multiple listens to fully grasp what's going on, but from initial listen, two thumbs up.

Great funk!

Legendarisk åpningsspor! Flott blanding av funk og psykedelia

Very good. I don't have a lot to say cuz im tired but its pretty good 9/10

Really really liked it, the guitar on maggot brain the track was amazing, super stupid and can you get to that are both top tier, the triangle on back in our minds was kind of trippy but fun nonetheless.

fire album tbf give the electric guitar player a raise because they be cooking. Overall pretty good 7/10

1. a capa é brutal 2. eu gosto d+ da proposta do funkadelic 3. bem gostosinho pra colocar de fundo e tocar o dia

que SOLAÇO hein pqp achei PICA, gostosinho demais! fui pesquisar sobre a banda e, depois desse album, um membro teve uma badtrip de ácido + speed tão pesada que saiu da banda NO DIA SEGUINTE!! mto foda. boa banda. bom album.