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Very good album, with absolute bangers on it which is half of this 7 song masterpiece, probably the best 7 song album ever. 4/5.
Cool guitar riffs and solos. Boomers need background music too.
Fav(s): You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks
Funk gold. 5 star guitar album. Let's go.
Such an iconic album cover. It’s a good thing that it’s backed up by being a pretty great album as well. Effortlessly groovy with guitar playing potent enough to melt off entire faces. A delight to revisit this one.
This album exceeded my expectations in every way possible. Every song is a banger. I never knew I liked funk this much. Highly recommend, great experience.
This is what I signed up for. An album I had no knowledge of prior and now have a love for.
PRETTY FUNKY
Hearing the guitar riff on "Can You Get to That" was a fantastic surprise because I'm super familiar with "Rill Rill" by Sleigh Bells. This album is definitely funky and so smooth, overall.
Could have been a solid 3, with the titular song being a very strong opener almost serenading the listener. The songs in between had a mix of funk and rhythm which definitely was on the pleasant side but not necessarily enough to make the whole album a target for a re-listen. Then came Wars of Armageddon which definitely drops this album to a 2 as punishment for the assault of the senses with the different sound effects.
Great P-Funk album. Eddie Hazel's captivating solo on the title is definitely the stand out moment of the journey, however Hit it and quit it and Super Stupid are also timeless tracks. Lively album which reflects the psych-funk infused protest music of the time. 4.5/5
Can You Get To That is etched in my brain as an all time great funk song. First two tracks are strong but the rest of the album sounds like they overindulged in LSD and it went downhill from there. 2.5/5. Raising to a 3.
Up there as an ABSOLUTE CLASSIC
🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠
Not the album I expected but really enjoyed it!
The title track might just be the greatest guitar solo ever recorded. Eddie Hazel etched his name in history with this song alone. It’s a strongly held belief of mine that during the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, Rock and R&B/Soul were not separate genres, but instead existed as a spectrum, with the only distinction being the race of the performers involved, and this album is strong evidence for that thesis. This is a rock album, specifically a prog rock album. “Can You Get to That,” at least instrumentally, might as well be a CSNY song. Who was their drummer? He’s incredible. Hit it and Quit it is driven by a keyboard riff resembling the work of Keith Emerson. Emerson was quite funky. How have I never heard of this band? How has this incredible black prog band been hidden from me? We should be mentioning these guys in the same breath as the Yeses and Genesises and King Crimsons of the world. You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks really rocks. Damn this band is good. Super Stupid? Stupid good! They beat Deep Purple at their own game! And then on Back In Our Minds they do the same thing to the Stones! This album… a masterpiece born of the cultural wasteland that was the early 70’s USA… “Wars of Armageddon”, an anthem for the Nixon years. Psychedelic freakout! More power to the pussy! Fart solo… far out man! This album blew me away. Every expectation I had was shattered into a thousand pieces.
I really liked most tracks. Pure funk. But the long jams were annoying so it loses a star
Clearly an influential album. One year older than I am, 53 years ago this psychedelic and acid rock influenced soul and funk record has a lot to unpack. Experimental, sonic exploration with blues and rock influence. This record really stands tall in its expression. I loved it.
Super psychedelic funk with an incredible hard-rocking blues guitar sound. Fantastic album full of surprises. Maggot Brain and Super Stupid. Excellent.
interressant aber Ned meins fav track -
Geil Top: Can you get that
Weak 4. Didnt get carried away but a good listen
BAD.
I'd rather not drown in my own shit. The first song, Maggot Brain, is fantastic. Overall album is solid. Some strange stuff but some cool guitar and melody, too. Nice to get a mostly instrumental album.
Not really my cup of tea, but they are great.
guitar driven widdly widdly funk. Nothing for me really
Good funk
Tracks are all great but we’re all here for Eddie Hazel tearing our heart out with the title track.
Great
It slaps
Another album I've listened to before, I like it but the only real stand outs are "Can you get to that" & "Hit it and Quit it". Over half the album is the opening and closing 10 minutes songs that are just kind of there. Great album art and name though.
last song bizarre but loved the first song overall pretty cool but not my style
It may be a cornerstone in Funk music, but I die of boredom and ear bleed. Self indulgent drug funk.
I'm way more familiar with Parliament, but this Funkadelic album rules. It just oozes psychedelic sexiness. George Clinton forever!
I dig it
Can You Get To That is an alltime classic. Title track is a Mount Rushmore guitar solo.
Really liked this, it starts off strong and mystical and keeps you locked in. 100% a relisten, the final three tracks didn’t grab me as hard as the first part of the album, but might grow on me. I was really surprised by “You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks”, definitely a highlight.
I loved this album, even the first track, Maggot Brain and its 10-minute repetitive guitar solo! I really enjoyed the use of stereo spacing on this track. The rest of it was nonstop funk! Loved it!
First time listen and I really loved this! Probably the first time in this challenge I've said that for a funk album. This felt a little more rock X funk? I especially loved the opening track, even though I've complained before about guitar solos that go too long, that doesn't seem to apply if the whole track is a solo! I'm giving it a 4, but it might end up being one of those I later regret and wish I'd given a 5!
Cool funk psychedelic album!
It's a bold move to start your funk-soul album with a 10+ minute guitar solo. This was okay, but I think when it comes to Funkadelic I'm more of a Greatest Hits fan.
I mean..... this was FABULOUS! THE TEHCNICAL GUITAR SKILLS ALONE ON MAGGOT BRAIN, MY GOD. YOU KNOW WE LOVE A 10+ MIN SONG. Wow wowowow wowow.
Heard it before. It's nice to go back to it after some time 4/5
Very good album. Great musicians worked on this and it shows. Not everything is as nice as i would like to. I remember fucking hearing diarrhea sounds somewhere on this album, which seemed excessive 😅. Still a very good album and deserving of a very strong 4/5
It's maggot Brain, already loved this album way before starting this and enjoying it even more while listening to it. Maggot grab brain is an 11/10 song for me and the rest goes very hard too. Incredible stuff, loved it
Some good tracks in the middle. The sound effects in the last track really put me off though.
Maggot Brain is great background grooving music, Can You Get To That was pretty fun, not so much a fan of the rest but still listenable.
Kiedyś byłoby więcej
Ive already heard it and it's like my sixth favourite album ever, it's so awesome bro every track is so alive and interesting.
Epic
Title track is gorgeous. The rest of them aren't my thing.
The title track fucks. Hard. The rest of the album doesn't really live up to it. Some of the tracks in the middle I enjoyed, but others not so much. Especially whatever the fuck that was at the end. Higher side of 3
Excellent guitar work. Some of the songs are better than others. I eventually skipped ahead during "Wars of Armageddon" because it was just unpleasant to the ear with all the screaming.
One of five Funkadelic albums (and three Parliament albums) I listened to on the weekend and it's one of their very finest. Some great - and heavy - guitar work on this album.
Funktastic. Unpopular opinion: kinda wish title track didn't kick this one off. 4/5
Not shabby. Interesting.
Nice, 4/5
p246, 1971. 3 stars. Weird, but in a good way. Suffers from the usual early 70s wankage on some of the tracks, but there's enough here to keep interest. And guitarist Eddie Hazel is a bit good.
Tight high concept jazz, amazing it’s as old as it is
meh 3/5
Awesome. Short and cool.
Great guitar work but some of the songs are long winded and rambly.
It’s all fine until the last song. Hesitating to give it a four but I don’t like screaming.. It’s a very brave to put two 8-9min tracks, and the album is just 37 minutes long. I like the first two songs.
i do love me some funk. I appreciate what Funkadelic does. and i will always appreciate this sound. however, this album leaves a lot to be desired. two very long opening/closing tracks that feature a lot of odd sounds and just sound way out there. this feels like less of an album and more of a compilation of unfinished ideas that were put on a record. i dig the middle of the album, so it gets a three but thats where it stops for me.
The first song was really chill and good for just being 10 minutes of guitar. There was a lot of intentional weirdness in the singing and sounds, which made the album really unique. But sometimes the weirdness also took away from actually good sounds, so it was pretty much a wash.
That intro for the first song kinda creeped me out not gonna lie. I’m sure in 1971 that was a little eyebrow raising. Pretty decent here. Nothing too cray for me.
Change my mind: the urge to put a ten-minute track on an album in the 70s is the same urge dudes have to start a podcast with their buddies today, just evolved. At the very least, it’s an entertaining album. There’s definitely a lot to applaud, but I don’t quite get the funk genre enough to fully appreciate the hype. Would be great to have playing with the windows down on a road trip.
I listened to this album Sunday evening while cleaning up house after hosting Easter brunch with friends and Easter dinner with family. It was perfect for that scenario. A 10 minute long guitar solo would normally get on my nerves, but it works while you're cleaning. I was really grooving with this album and was planning on giving it a 4 up until the last song. Who decides putting cats screeching in a song was a good idea? Overall I liked the album, but it lost a star on the last song.
Weird, and I don't care for it
I enjoyed this album for background music as well as the instrumentals. Would listen again.
I love parliament funkadelic and this is a great funk album, though my favorite is the clones of Dr. Funkenstine.
This is an interesting album that I am fully prepared to admit I don’t really get. It’s experimental, certainly, but I found a lot of it to be unenjoyable to listen to. I’m amazed that I actually got the whole way through “Wars of Armageddon”, the last song on the track that is about nine minutes and forty three seconds longer than it needed to be. It’s like a drug addled nightmare on the streets of 1971 New Jersey. I don’t plan on ever listening to this one again. 1*
I’ve put off writing this review because much like (Parliament) Funkadelic’s other entry on this list, this album is really just better experienced than talked about, but to leave my review at that felt like a cop out. For starters, I think the opening title track is one of the most emotive, expressive, moving guitar songs ever recorded. It feels like an entire universe is contained within this song. Honestly I kind of just wish the album stopped here and it would be a perfect 10/10 no notes. The mood change to the next track, “Can You Get to That”, is whiplash-inducing, but the second track is so good and so fun with such an infectious groove that I can’t be too mad about it. I just wonder if it might’ve been better placed somewhere else on the album. I dunno. “Hit It and Quit It” and “Me and My Folks…” are definitely cut from the same cloth as track 2, but I find them to be a bit of a disappointment. I think they’re just a little too similar but not nearly as good and kinda just fall into the realm of forgettable funky jammy rock type stuff to me. “Super Stupid” I can enjoy a lot more if I really force myself to contextualize it in its place in music history, but again, just for what it is, it’s kinda too far down the sorta funky festival jam band type thing for me to really enjoy. Which is kind of not fair because I think P-Funk and specifically this album did a lot of heavy lifting in originating that sound and I respect that a lot. I’ve just heard so much of it in my life that it takes a lil something peculiar within that style to hold my interest. Things get a bit more interesting again with “Back In Our Minds”. Lastly we close out with “Wars of Armageddon”… frantic, dizzying, recursive, always returning to such a strong rhythm section. Fantastic guitar and organ parts. The audio collage craziness I think really conveys the mood of america in 1971, which was that things are chaotic and senseless and confusing. And yet we funk on, until the atom bomb drops. Is it a bunch of drug-addled noodling jam sessions? Is it a complex statement of a cultural ethos at a moment in time as expressed through the defining players of a burgeoning style of music? I guess it depends on who you ask. Maybe a bit of both. I think there’s definitely a lot going on that contextually I’m too far removed from to really appreciate, or just isn’t really my thing. BUT the opening and closing tracks, plus the fun and funky bonuses of “Can You Get To That” and “Back In Our Minds”, easily carry this to a solid 4 ⭐️ for me.
This really surprised me, in a good way. I have never listened to this band before but found the opening track to me mindblowing. It lost one star just as the rest of the album, while great, didn't live up to the first tracks potential.
Insane sad emotional guitar riff to open and then just drops some funk. Super high energy when funky with amazing grooves and vocals. This is my favorite discovered album on this so far
The title track is great, but I didn't like the rest
Pretty decent. More psychedelic and less groovy than i might expect
It was fun and groovy 6/10
Crunchy guitar Liked the boingy thing in "Back in our Minds"
Heard Maggot Brain a few years ago, great to hear the whole album, very varied
great
It's exactly the kind of crazy I like.
Funkadelic was so ahead of this time. The perfect mix of soul, funk and psicodelic rock. Perfect to listen when you are sick to be sad and complain about the life. Maggot Brain is a kick on the ass when you want to come out of feeling down.
First listen to this album - feel I missed a trick not being stoned
The title track makes this album.
Can’t believe this is 71, feels really ahead of its time, not only as a funk record but rock as well. Every song on here was good although I wasn’t a massive fan of the last one, partly because of the interesting but artistic choice, I’m sure, of putting fart noises and such in it. The first track was a great long introduction and had a really great Hendrix style solo intertwined with a smooth arpeggio and was followed by “normal” length songs which were just great funk songs. Overral, a high 4 (8/10)
5 out of 5. Another album that I have to ask, "What else is there to say?"
Some good moments.
The best psychedelic funk I've ever heard. Every song is 10/10
Funking best album ever
Definitely a classic, but not one that fully clicks with me, unfortunately. I love a few of these tracks - Can You Get To That is the cream of the crop, for sure, and not just because its sample is the backbone of a certified indie pop by Sleigh Bells - but others, like the title track and its meandering solo, don't have the same punch. Three stars is underrating this, for sure, but I think this is a round-down from 3.5 record.
4/10 - it was not very enjoyable. Boring guitar for a bit and mid music the rest of the time
It was quite good
Groovy, funky and sometimes rocking. Very interesting combination.
Jävligt bra. Hade kunnat vara utan första och sista låten men då blir det väl kort. Men en fyra ändå
nice riffs, bit too psychedelic for my taste.
Not bad
Good album
Great. Enjoyed it
Very good, dog meget lang i starten og meget eksperimentelle sange.
Destaques - Hit It and Quit It - You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks - Wars Of Armageddon
Groove maneiro, album bem construído e bem completo mas nada muito fora da curva, esse final do cara peidando cagando e gitando me pegou mt desprevenido, 6,5/10
sem tempo hoje irmão, barulhos de vaca e peido
Very funky but also quite strange, especially the last song. I was definitely bopping to some of the songs but the album feels a bit unbalanced, maybe even unfinished? It's quite short and I'm not sure some of the elements really make sense in some the of the songs. Still had a good time nonetheless
one of the best of all time
Y'all done knocked me up
Either really liked the song or hated it. Ended up saving 4 songs but not the album in Spotify
2.5 rounded up to 3
Thought I’d like this more than I did, but no…
First song’s first riff sounds like Radiohead’s “a wolf at the door.” Second song clearly sampled in sleigh bells’ “rill rill.” Loving this so far, not just because of these connections. Oh there’s another one — Atmosphere’s “Los Angeles” uses the same PA announcement that’s in wars of Armageddon. Almost like this is an influential album. I’m between four and five but I listened to this probably five times this weekend, so I think I’ll round up.
Not what I expected. With a name like that, you'd expect something more funky. This is more psychedelic with a touch of funk. Pleasant surprise. Favorite song: back in our minds
This absolutely belongs on this list. But for me it's just OK.
Great listen. The percussion really drives this album. Very groovy, I really enjoyed it.
Maggot Brain 4.4 Can You Get to That 3.8 Hit It and Quit It 4 You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks 4.2 Super Stupid 4.3 Back in Our Minds 3.8 Wars of Armageddon 4 Score: 4.071428571
Loved large parts of the album but to very long songs that really could be edited to something more palatable.
Perhaps the most aptly named band yet, this is indeed funkadelic! Really cool and went harder/heavier than I expected. Don’t love some of the sound effects in the latter part of the album but most of it was jammy.
Same as the last Funkadelic album - mostly enjoyable if a tad overindulgent
The Reverse of the Marley album - failed to engage with the two longer tracks but loved the shorter ones - Can You Get To That is an absolute beast of a song..
There’s only so much George Clinton I can do before he loses me, luckily this was quite a short album and the opening, titular track is a stand alone song very different from what I’d anticipate from p-funk. Clearly lots of substances being consumed during the making of this record, loved the jam on the final track. This was generally a 3.5 for me, but Maggot Brain is an exceptional song. Wild guitar licks, emotive, powerful and unexpected, and for that alone it edges up to a 4.
Funky but meh
It was OK, wasn't my vibe
I find the esoteric fiddly guitar kind of boring :(
Loooove Can You Get to That? and have for a long time, but the rest of the album isn't as good unfortunately
Not great
Funking fantastic.
ooh this was great!
I understand why this album is important for me to hear, and overall I don't regret listening to it, but it is not my taste. I like the opening guitar solo and the rest of the songs were fine. It kinda dragged for me despite being a shorter album. Last song had like farting and cow mooing. Not sure what that was all about. Overall I understand why people like it but Maggot Brain is just not for me.
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. A few great songs I'll listen to again but also a couple that weren't my style. Opened me up to a different style of music which is great.
השיר הראשון תפס אותי לא מוכן גם השיר האחרון היה מפתיע, לא הבנתי מה הם קשורים לאלבום, התחכמות מיותרת שאר האלבום אהבתי
וואו זה הרגיש כאילו הכל באילתור
Absolute banger of an album, some insane solos in here and this is probably one of the best lo-fi albums of all time. Mid 5.
This drummer swings. Playing a loose groove with a tight beat really drives these tunes. The opening track is a Mount Rushmore super badass guitar solo. Everything about this album just rips. Exactly perfect for an early Saturday morning dog walking and coffee. One of the all time great albums.
So far ahead of it’s time!
Track 1: Those guitar riffs are landscapes. They are so real they are not even sound landscapes. Makes me think of the desert. There is something unsettling, even dangerous about it - the other part of it is melancholic. Track 2: At times gospel choir like - not a fan of the deep male voice. Love ~ Money / Credit Track 3: Groovy. Not a fan of the singing. I love the melodies though. Track 4: A musical embrace. Incredibly moving. Somewhat. Somehow. Track 5: Rocks and groovy. So danceable. Landscape again. Track 6: No fan of the singing. Repetitive. Makes me tired. But maybe it’s because I’m tired. It’s almost 3 am. Track 7: obscure. Incredible. What is this? I’m moved to another planet / landscape once again. I have never heard anything like this. A tour de force I guess.
Good vibes love it
Five Stars for the first song alone. You and Your Folks is funky as hell. Whloe thing is a vibe 👌🏾
A freak out.
хз похоже на какой-то психоделичный фанк, вроде прикольно 4
A solid psychedelically infused funk album. 8.9/10 Best Track: “Can You Get To That?”
Excellent album. It is both funky and hard rocking. I had never listened to this album before the list, and I have added it to my favorites. 5 stars!
It's a fuckin journey my guy.
# Album Name: Maggot Brain # Artist: Funkadelic # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Maggot brain - wow, what a great track. That guitar work is FIRE. The live version is EVEN better. Check it out on YT. Theres some other good tracks on here like hit it and quit it, you and your folks, super stupid. Some great funk beats and rhythm all round. I enjoyed it. # Top Tunes: Maggot brain, hit it and quit it, you and your folks, super stupid # Would I listen to it again? Yes
Funk gold. Such a superb, perfect album.
Holy shit that opening guitar solo... what a sound.
Excellent stoner album.
Can't say enough about this one so I won't say anything. 5
Hell. Yes.
Nice..... Maggot Brain, Hit It and Quit It, Super Stupid and Wars Of Armageddon - right the funk on!
Just boring. Tim: “It was … challenging.”
Title track has one of the best guitar solos of all-time on it. The rest is cool too.
Going back to this is always a guaranteed blast!
The first track is one of the most beautiful thing ever recorded. The next 6 songs are a great ride of fun and groove.
It was all going so well until the fart noises at the end
All prog rock type albums are ruined at some point by weird samples. 2 minutes of crying did it here
Fantastic smooth guitar.
Great
They're having a good time, I'm having a good time, everyone's happy. Real good stuff
Great moments but slightly overjerked. Can You Get To That bangs
What a crazy album. I see why Childish Gambino drew from this for Awaken, My Love! cuz it rules.
I love Maggot Brain! Wish I had found this gem sooner, but so glad to have found it when I did. I can't remember if I stumbled upon it, or if my dance teacher recommended I check out P-Funk, but we shared many good times over their music and saw George Clinton's last (?) tour with the band. 5/5
Listened in Whistler with friends! Perfect for the moment.
Dope
Super fun funk album. Weird choice to start with a waltzing lullaby that has a shredding guitar solo over the top but I liked it. Than the other songs are great until you have the that heavily features the flex-a-tone followed by the song with the persistent cowbell… but I’d spin this album again when I’m looking to get funked.
Klarer Fall von nicht bestellt aber abgeholt
Allein der erste Song verdient 5 Sterne
This album was… verrrry interesting? The first song, “Maggot Brain,” was otherworldly sounding, if that makes any sense. It was pretty cool, in my opinion. I liked a lot of the other songs on the album, too, except for the very last one, which was “Wars of Armageddon.” It was a shame I didn’t like that one since the name of the song intrigued me the most. However, I absolutely can’t stand the sound of babies crying or flatulence, so the song ended up just annoying the hell out of me. Despite that, I still thought the majority of the album was good. It had a dreamy vibe to it, which I liked.
Five stars
God I needed this today. After a long string of meh albums with very few highlights, none of which were rock, it was about time to hear some face melting guitar. I love the funk - rock sound of this. Although not a perfect album, it rightly deserves its place in history.
I don’t have much patience for the opening and closing tracks. But: Sandwiched between these two tedious 10 minutes tracks are 5 five songs that evoke the spirit and sounds of the city, that make an excellent EP. Meanwhile, I really hate the cover of this album. If they wanted to disturb me, they did. I’ll be glad when it’s not showing up all over my phone.
I love Funk, and I was looking forward to this one. Bookended by some rather lengthy tracks, the album is more accessible and enjoyable in the middle. I’m guessing I need to spend more time with this one to appreciate it more fully!
Every single funkadelic album that is recommended to me is both completely insane and also pretty damn good. This one is no different.
Off-putting name, placed in an off-putting genre (funk-rock), but I thought this sounded great and was thr product of a fearless band.
приятный фанк, не успевший набить оскомину
Rock, Jazz, 1971 -> 3
The album artwork has always slightly scared me. But the actual album is far different from the picture to promote it. I fell into the grooves and had a great time listening. 4/5
all over the place stylistically but somehow still coherent. loved all the fart sounds
There are 7 songs on this record and 4 of them are among the most important songs in the foundation of multiple genres of music. In so many ways, an unprecedented album.
I mean, come on.
Everything on here is a 5/5
One of the first times I ever got really really high, my buddy told me to go sit on the bed, then he put on the title track and turned off the lights. I was sobbing within a minute.
Mark has been telling me to listen to this for years. I think I did once, I was certainly familiar with most of the tracks this time. It’s really good. There was a couple of tracks that didn’t work for me. But overall I can see why it’s such a classic album. I really need to investigate Parliament / Funkadelic a lot more. 4.5 stars!
Maggot Brain track alone makes this an instant classic…. and the rest is good as well.
Great vibe. Tunes seem more individual than an album journey. Though I probably just need to listen more be I understand how the tracks link
Absolutely bizarre
Maggot Brain (song) alone is one of the finest songs I've listened to. The mix of the simple riff with some of the finest guitar playing I've heard makes for epicness. Honestly, I think they should have just made that song 30 minutes and this would have been a 5* album. The rest of the songs are fun but not at the same level. Can You Get To That being my second choice. 4* Listened to this on the Champs-Elysees after my class at Petit Palais was cancelled. Walked all the way up, and after switched on some Isley Brothers. Arc and all!
Except for the first track, the music is not clear to me. 6 out of 10.
Correcto
This album shreds, slaps and fucks. Man does it fuck.
That was quite an experience. I was not expecting a 10 minute guitar solo as an opening track. Lots of rock elements as well, not just straight up funk. Very talented musicians.
George clinton always confused me like wasnt he a president Power to the pussy
Holy shit what a great album. Title track steals the show, but the rest is also great.
The original architects of funk/rock fusion, and it's never been done better. George Clinton was a genius.
I really don't like the cover artwork, but since that has nothing to do with the auditory experience, which was awesome, I can overlook it and happily add this album to my Tidal library. It's great fun and it rocks!
I have a soft spot for psychedelic funk/soul. Since I wish there was more of it, I look kindly upon what there is. (21 known/33 new)
Rating: 8.5/10 So damn funky...and progressive.
Wasn't sure at first but found myself getting absorbed. Feels like one I might go back to and get more from it on repeat listening
Surprisingly I really like the title track. It's a bit proggy but in a way I actually enjoy! I came across 'Can You Get That' weirdly because of Sleigh Bells who sampled it. Very very different versions but both are excellent. Probably not an album I'll listen to again.
Like everything in the Parliament-Funkadelic extended universe; there is such a barrage of free flowing and unparalleled creativity that it’s almost too much to cope with. Even if everything else wasn’t much cop (and this is very much not the case), the mediative scorch of the title track instantly gives this 5 stars. Just insanely good. All of it. Maybe not so much the farting at the end actually. Could have done with less of that. Everything but the farting, though: amazing.
mat?
psicodelia braba
"Mother earth is pregnant for the third time. For ya'' have knocked her up".
Some funk. Not enough.
Good stuff, jam band esque
I'm not funky enough to enjoy
Made me want to go out and listen to a heap of Frank Zappa.
Great tribute to Hendrix. How come I’ve never heard this before?
34/1001 - Guitar wanking, some okay funk-rock, and a bunch of screaming and farting over an unchanging cowbell groove.
9/10. Psychedelic funk music at its peak. This is awesome, and it is a very interesting listen!!! :)
The Good: George Clinton The Bad: George Clinton The Ugly: George Clinton I could have sworn that this album had appeared on the list before, however, it seems that the maggots are in my brain… I didn’t like it… I didn’t dislike it… Main problem I had with this album was that, when listening to it for a second time, it started to drag on me… Still, I am going to be a bastard and give the album 4*...
FuhKingAmazBalls Good! This is required listening
I'm not smart enough to properly describe how incredible this record is
This record is incredible. So layered and so varied. Its funk, its rock, its psych, its soul, its jazz. Its sooooo heavy throughout. Each song just takes you on little trip. Sometimes you're deep in the dirt, and other times you're up in the stratosphere. The guitar solos are insane, the bass lines are so groovy. The production is wild too. So many weird sounds in the background, they pan the speakers in and out. Its super trippy and interesting to listen to. There's like cow noises, and car crashes and farting noises?!?! Its so wild. This genre is so hard to nail too. Its either cheesy and a total flop, or its the best shit you've ever heard. This is a good example of nailing it. In fact, this the source code that everyone should fall back on. This is incredible.
one of the all time greats
Didn’t really know what to expect with this one. I thought it’d be a funky, disco type thing, similar to say Earth, Wind and Fire or Kool and the Gang. I was not expecting the opening track to blow me away like it did, that was genuinely transcendental. Idk if I used that word right but it’s the closest word I think of for it. The album got a little worse as it went on but it was still very solid!
Given that this was released in 1971, it's very cool. I actually enjoyed it a bit.
Love it. Eddie Hazel is terrific. Heard it many times before and still love it.
This album was alright. Every song was pretty good, besides the opening, and closing tracks, while "Super Stupid" was in like 5 leagues of its own. Overall it was just another solid album. 2.5 Favorite Song: Super Stupid Least Favorite: Wars of Armageddon
I knew the album as it's a regular on my listening list. It's a super album for me. Almost experimental prog funk. I CAN get into that.
I think I just have a soft spot for soul/funk music because I loved this. From the 8 minute guitar intro to the percussion outro and everything in between, I was having a blast and enjoying what I heard. They were grooving and they had me grooving in the meantime too. I loved it.
Maggot Brain is such a cool sound, like Floyd meets Prince, such a good jam. Also, I never realized where can you get to that came from, which I realize is ironic as it’s probably the most popular song by Funkadelic. I have heard it on a Mt. Joy live album (on “Julia” I believe) and never put together it was Funkadelic but that was an awesome learning. Really good psychedelic/funk/rock album. I grew up listening to “Maggot Brain” in the car with my dad since he loves any and all instrumental guitar riffs no matter how long but never listened to the rest of album so glad I got the chance to do it.
Holy shit, it’s “Rill Rill” by Sleigh Bells! This rocked harder than a lot of albums on this list, and had not one, but two super long songs that justified their runtimes. Great listen. I spent years thinking they were the same, but that’s very much not the case. Not sure the reasoning, but Funkadelic > Parliament.
funky
Surprised how much I enjoyed this one. Filled with hot noodle and funky basslines - return to relisten at a later date. Title track is a banger!
The first track was crazy with headphones and the last track was crazy with headphones but more cat sounds and fart noises.
From another world. I found this record in my grandparents basement when I was 10 and have been mesmerized by it since.
Epic. An outstanding blast in the ears.
One or two tracks were good, but overall it felt like a novelty album where the novelty wore off pretty quickly. Then it was just bland noise for a while.
I dig it
Titel track is inderdaad erg mooi, de rest is funk en heb niks met het genre.
Eerste nummer was geniaal rest minder Eerste nummer zou ik 4,5 geven wordt een 3 omdat de rest van het album gewoon niet echt mn ding js
Funky and fun to vibe to. It really starts off on a high note with some great psychedelic rock in Maggot Brain , but it slowly drops off after that (other than Super Stupid, which also had some great solos)until you get to Wars of Armageddon which ends with a screaming lady and fart sounds?
The funk was good, just too into this record.
A messy trippy jam that people feel obligated to say they enjoy, methinks. No, this isn't Hendrix-level guitar playing. It's kinda fun, but repetitive and borderline annoying if you're not under the influence.
60’s-70’s funk sound
Weird, outlandish lyrics
Classic funk goodness
Solid album. I recommend!
Previously rated: One Nation Under A Groove (3/5) ************************************** There were a couple of 10 minute tracks, but thankfully they weren't poop-themed like on the other album. Good variety of sounds, it's funky and kind of out there. I can dig it.
Good album
Loved the first track but everything after wasn’t really all that exciting for me (except “Back In Our Minds”)
I ended up enjoying this quite a bit
This felt like a good continuation to the Chicago album. Not as funky as I expected but still very enjoyable. 5* Highlights: can you get to that (wow that bass voice)
Sooo good so good.
Going from the first track to the rest of the album gives me whiplash, outside that its pretty funky as the title implies. Some great hooks and beats, its fun but a little dark, if that makes sense.
Loved every song with the exception of the first and last songs which were so awful they each knocked a star off. What a weird unbalanced album. I get what they were going for with those two tracks but man they were unpleasant to listen to
Blues soul funk
It was a cool late summer/early autumn night. I was a freshman in college. As usual, I was stoned out of my gourd and listening to music. I'm not sure how I stumbled across Maggot Brain, as I was pretty unfamiliar with George Clinton's music at that point. Regardless, I was mind blown. That title track is an all timer, it's an added bonus that the rest of the album matches the high expectations set by the intro. A must listen
Fun. Very groovy. Trippy. Really can’t complain about anything
This was so unexpectedly good. Highly enjoyed
Yummy guitars all over the place! I love it. George Clinton and his companions are legends - this is an amazing album overall. There are a few tracks that I could live without though: You and your folk, Me and my folks, Back in Our Minds and maybe Wars of Armageddon
"Maggot Brain", the title track didn't resonate with me quite the way it seemed to with others. Skilled guitar player, no question, but Hazel's guitar solo did not rock my world. Favorites: "Hit it and Quit it" and "Super Stupid". I respected the creativity of "Wars of Armageddon", even if I don't think I will feel ever feel compelled to return. I am not convinced that anyone "needs" to hear this album before they die.
It was weird, I thought this sounded ok at first, but then on second listen I found it way more enjoyable. The opener shreds and is awesome. Definitely something that stood out to me more on the second run-through. Can You Get To That might be my favorite song here. Love the catchy instrumentals and then the mix of vocals. Hit It And Quit It is another fun one. Really liked Super Stupid but the instrumentals sounded super familiar to me. Then it hit me. If you google the song Alive & Amplified (old Madden Soundtrack song) there's a pretty interesting resemblance between the 2 songs. Pretty great album and I'm glad I went back to it since my first time through wasn't a very close listen. Solid 4.
4.5/5
Classic funk. Also they are shitting themselves at the end of the last song.
4.5. That solo.
Sandwiched in between the immensely long and not need opening/closing track (almost 20 mins total) is a very fun and catchy album
First two songs are iconic and amazing. Side B was less compelling.
good, weird lyrics
An album blending funk and rock helmed by top-notch musos should be something right up my alley, but honestly the result is thoroughly forgettable. I was already familiar with the title track of this album because a guitarist friend of mine raved about it back in high-school. I never told him this at the time, but I thought it sounded like incredibly run-of-the-mill bedroom noodling. Time has only intensified that opinion and I don't understand why it's so well regarded as a guitar piece. It's possible that my dislike of that track influenced my perception of the rest of the album as there are definitely some funky tracks on here. Can You Get To That is probably the best track with it's use of 12-string acoustic. However, nothing really stands out, and I don't think the rock influences really elevate any of the pieces - they simply sound like funk songs with more distortion.
Super enjoyed this album. Fun and different than most other R&B I've heard. Will def listen again. First track is SO Good
Excellent opener, wish the rest was more its vibe. Good listen
Maggot Brain is really enjoyable, didn't really expect such a rock-heavy sound given all I know about Funkadelic is the other stuff we've had from them here, and the last time we had them was One Nation Under a Groove with a disco focus, but this hits the mark all over the place. Super Stupid is a stone cold killer of a song, the opening title track goes through some cool stuff even if it lasts too long, and yeah, there's some guff on there (Back In Our Minds plus parts of Wars of Armageddon which has a) too much cowbell and b) a diabolical last two minutes or so with farting?!) that drags it down, though I think good enough overall to still get a 4.
I really like this. We had Parliament right at the beginning of the thread; this is similar (and a lot of the same people), but is more on the rock side of funk rock. First track is mega self-indulgent but in a way that I find really enjoyable, Can You Get To That is the best song on the album, but it's all decent, catchy, fun, really enjoyable. 4/5.
Title track is elite, but the album quality goes down with each song.
Wow, the first band I knew nothing about that I felt really excited listening to. Track 1 rules, and imagine my surprise to hear a Sleigh Bells riff on track 2. I thought the first half was stronger, though.
Genius
The whole thing feels like a jam session that got caught on tape at just the right moment. The guitar has so much weight, like it’s carrying everything. It’s got that trippy vibe, like something Santana might do, but more raw and experimental. You don’t have to think too hard to feel it. Good stuff.
Sehr nice funky, aber etwas repetitiv. Titeltrack ist mit 10 min quasi 30% des albums lol. 4/5
Funk, Rock, Blues, R&B all blended into a sonic wave that enthralls the listener. Tremendous music.
Best memory of this album was a friend's birthday last year at a burlesque show and as soon as the first echoy "clack ck ck ck ck" hit I knew I was in for a good dance.
🤙🏻
Brilliant album. I like Maggot Brain and Can you get to that best, they are all timer tracks absolutely.The rest of the record almost drags but it's still super funky. 4.5
The first song is incredibly bad and is over 10 mins long. I would have switched off if I wasn't committed to listening to every one of these stupid albums from start to finish. The last song also dreadful but not quite as bad. Respect for the farts around the 7.40 mark. On the positives I was already aware Can You Get To That is a brilliant song and I thought Super Stupid was the pick of the bunch. Maybe a generous 3 as I wouldn't listen from start to finish again.
4/5
Funky!!
Funkadelic is right, how good! This was super fun, and not what I expected at all! Never heard of Maggot Brain before, and 99 % sure I’ve never heard any of the songs off this album - although they gave me a vibe like I had when browsing a record shop. Loved the guitar, loved the funk, loved it all - it’s very nearly a 5/5 for me.
I'm never in the mood for the title track, but holy crap is the rest of this album good.
Wild wah guitars over tense arpeggios to start off, then surprisingly acoustic back porch folksy sound (like if The Band could groove) given the astral funk journey they'd embark on shortly. The gritty guitars and organs work together nicely to pick out some funky riffs. Fun polyvocality with playful interplay between the singers and instruments, its a gospel choir having a party. The guitar keeps shredding wah over the top and the sound moves form the porch into a dirtier garage rock style.
Great funk and quite varied too. While I'm a bigger fan of P-Funk than Funk Rock, this is a great album and definitely a classic. Also a good place to start if you havent listened to funk.
Que sorpresa de disco! Me esperaba un disco de funk pero se acerca más a la psicodelia. Todo un descubrimiento
Why an album with an intro that was way too long, and a song with fart noises, has lots of good reviews is beyond me 2 ⭐️
Fucking excellent album. Found this about a year ago and have had it on repeat ever since. 10/10
If you like this kind of thing then you're going to love this album. I do like this kind of thing even if it is a bit, shall we say juvenile, in spots. Regardless, this album clearly deserves a spot on this list.
26/1001 Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain kicks off with the band’s and most likely all of early funk rock’s greatest achievement, Maggot Brain. The brainchild and magnum opus of guitarist Eddie Hazel, who was told by band leader George Clinton, to play like his mother had died, and well the rest is history. Hazel played arguably one of the most emotional, expressive and greatest guitar solos of all time. rAfter the somber title track the album picks up the pace with a more typical funk sound with a more bass focused sound for the remainder of the A-side. For the start of the B-side Hazel once again steals the shows with his impressive guitar chops on the wonderfully psychedelic Super Stupid. Back In Our Minds, however, is sadly quite bad. It features a great beat, but the experimental nature of the song, just doesn’t work, and it’s easily the album’s weakest track. The final track, Wars Of Armageddon, is a trippy jam, which is a bit inconsistent. It features a snippet of Maggot Brain and at times gets going, but it’s filled with too many samples of random noises and sound effects, which ruins an otherwise decent jam. 4/5
First listen. Quite good.
Solid funk
Expected a bit more. I usually enjoy funk/psychedelic music, but this was a bit more mellow and less energetic than I presumed. Still, it was a nice listen, especially considering when it came out.
Funking Transcendent
Uhhhh. Huh. I don’t get it. This is like a legendary album. And I don’t really understand why. I’ve heard funkier. I’ve enjoyed funkier! It’s I guess…kinda experimental? But I’ve heard better experiments. There’s farts at the end. And a power to the pussy chant. Is that…about Armageddon? Is it meant to be a joke? I don’t get it!
I thoroughly enjoyed this trippy funk spectacular. Great guitar riffs and rhythm. Certainly could discern influences in lots of contemporary funk music from Lenny Kravitz to RHCP. Definitely keen to explore more Funkadelic.
Awesome ish
Masterpiece
Hit it or quit it en super stupid zijn m'n favoriten. Maggot brain is een prachtige 10 min lang gitaar stuk
Just listened to “Cosmic Slop” for the first time the other day so this is fitting. Eddie Hazel shreds on the 10 minute intro “Maggot Brain”. “Can You Get To That” and “Hit It and Quit It” are still my favorites on the album.
FIVE STAAAAAAARS
Great album. Sufficiently weird and guitar wails.
The first 4 songs were absolutely incredible. The rest (especially Super Stupid was reaally good) was good too. I'm sooo glad that I listened to it. 9/10 Best song: Maggot Brain Worst song: Back in our Minds
Maggot Brain was worth the price of admission.
A bit too offbeat. Some highs but some real lows. 2/5
This was a cool album, but the 2 ten minute songs that bookend it get kind of boring.