Reviews (page 7 of 15)
Another P-Funk album is always a win for me. There’s really nothing to add beyond that - it’s pure intergalactic funk perfection. What’s wild is how it dropped during a turbulent time in the ‘70s and still managed to transcend it all, becoming a timeless, joyful, cosmic classic. And at the heart of it all? Bootsy Collins, laying down some of the funkiest basslines ever recorded. His grooves don’t just sit in the pocket; they define the pocket. Combined with George Clinton’s wild imagination and space-age vision, Mothership Connection feels less like an album and more like a transmission from another planet. Funk, freedom, and pure attitude from start to finish.
I like it!!
Funkadelic from way out. Cosmic grooves coming to you from the Mothership. The funkiest funk that ever did funk.
This album is a party and if they didn’t have fun making it, they did a great job at faking it. Their funk has a cool factor that’s hard not to love. I liked grooving to this.
Better than Coldplay
Well they definitely did it to my ear holes…. In 3D. Such a wild ride and honestly quite enjoyed my intergalactic funkalicious uncut p funk journey.
Good funk.
I'm a sucker for albums que empiezan con una intro como si fuera un programa de radio. Me encanta este género y no puedo ponerle menos de un 4, aun así, para mantener mi rol de persona que odia la diversión, diré que se hacen un poco repetitivas las ideas de cada canción. También, el colega dice dos o tres veces que se pone las gafas de sol y que entra la tercera dimensión, con lo cual podemos afirmar que este album lo ha hecho un señor que ve todo oscuro en la sexta dimensión. Favs: Mothership Connection, Give Up The Funk
Lo más funky que nos salió por ahora no?? Cortito, directo, bailable, ingenioso... siete canciones y todas y cada una de ellas muy disfrutables, aunque creo que las primeras se lucen más que las últimas como suele suceder con muchos álbumes cuya identidad queda marcada en el primer tramo. Aún así un goce de álbum, top top top Favs: P-Funk, Unfunky UFO
Funk at its finest
Now this is more like it! Juxtaposed to the Sly & the Family Stone album yesterday, this album is filled with way more emotion, stronger and more varied instrumentation, and all and all more fun. Enjoyed it a lot- hard not to feel the rhythm when you have this on. Overall- very fun. 3.5 to 4 / 5
FUNKAY
This sounds like a group of friends just hanging out, having a great time, and playing music. In this instance, they're in a UFO flying around space inviting others to join the party. They're running on all cylinders of join as they cruise through the galaxies of funk. Every instrument is carrying it's weight. The slimy bass lines are slapping. The horn section is bringing the noise. Every synthesizer is crying sweet tears. It's music that puts some stank on your face. I'm only docking half a point because on the final track, there's an instrument throughout that can only be described as sounding like a wet fart. It was distracting and kind of unpleasant. 4.5 Stars
the funk, the whole funk, and nothing but the funk
Buena sorpresa de domingo. El funk siempre me ha puesto de buen humor, y más hoy que me ha pillado teniendo trabajo que hacer, así que me ha hecho buena compañía. He leído por ahí que en la sección de viento han participado miembros de la banda de James Brown, y entonces todo cobra sentido. Sin embargo, mientras ciertos temas de James Brown se me hacen bola, este álbum lo he escuchado dos veces del tirón y lo he disfrutado igual de bien. Feel-good music en vena.
4.5?
Funky indeed
114/1001 Parliament - Mothership Connection Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ George Clinton makes the most fun records. Over the top in the best way possible. Every time I play it, I always have a great time.
Funky and made me want to dance!
This one seems like it was pretty influential.
This is weird, but GOOD weird. It’s a complete vibe. While this isn’t music I’m always in the mood for, I recognize how this album influenced many artists I do love to listen to.
Le funk c'est correct, sans plus. Mais ici ça groove pas mal, les passes de synth sont dignes de Herbie Hancock.
- the concept of the album and the execution were very good - probably the closest I will ever get to funk Likes: - the themes and idea behind the album - all the different references and unique moments Dislikes: - can't get past how absolutely sexist 'handcuffs' is - the song literally say: "If I have to keep you barefoot and pregnant/ oh to keep you here in my world"
Mal was anderes. Hat Spaß gemacht.
The full funk here, totally funktastic
Two all-time grooves, good vibes throughout
Whole lotta fun whole lotta funky
Como diría Marshall: El funk, todo el funk y nada más que el funk
pretty good
Phunk Phenomenal!
Great funk
🕺🛸
Godt funk.
Super fun!
Great album. I love this type of funk.
Heel vet, echt weer wat anders
The funk is indeed within me
Possibly the most accessible slice of P-Funk out there. As always however nothing else sounds like it and the combination of George Clinton and Bootsy Collins is the most expansive funk will ever sound, save for the addition of Eddie Hazel with Funkadelic. Favourite track: Handcuffs
We want the funk
Album 19/1001 This well and truly funked me the funk up! Ya dig? 🛸
Everyone got the funk when this album is on.
This album is a real hang out. Such good vibes. There is a certain simplicity to the groove throughout, but anything looks easy when a master is doing it. The MVPs on this album are Bootsy Collins holding down that backbone and Bernie Worrell adding the color with all the wild, spacey synth work. Of course, the vocals on top are like a party aboard a spaceship. It's iconic in its Afrofuturism and unapologetic weirdness and freedom. It's not perfect, some songs slog on after a while, perhaps it's better in an actual party setting or under the influence. But it's really a journey you can sink into and slow down with, more of an astral road trip where a schedule or destination is not a factor.
Great listen, a lot of tasty funk, and I'm always a sucker for space-y themes like the UFO motif used here
This album is cartoonishly funky. Like they are trying so hard to make everyone understand they are 100% about the funk. Don't get me wrong...it's good funk. My only complaint is that most of the tracks drag on and get repetitive before wrapping up. I get that you ride a nice groove for awhile but I prefer tighter funk compositions like what The Meters or Sly and the Family Stone bring. Also, I'm surely letting the fact that I saw P Funk perform well beyond their prime impact my opinion of this album. They were terrible.
we need the funk!! WE GOTTA HAVE THE FUNK!!!!!!!!!
Many recordings from the 70s have a certain cheesyness about them, and this one is no exception. If you can overlook that, this album is really enjoyable. I mean, how bad can music with Bootsy Collins on bass be? Apart from the single releases, I recommend "Unfunky UFO".
Loved it.
Good stuff! I love funk and the free spirited dance party rhythmic repetitiveness of it all. The album cover of the dude emerging from the UFO in platform shoes is joy. Although listening to this, I wish I could go back and change my ratings for Sly and The Family Stone and Marvin Gaye to five stars.
Great googly moogly!!! Funk at it's finest!
3.5 Never forget when me, my husband and brother-in-law got my MIL a Bootsy Collins Cameo birthday message lol
Better than the Funkadelic record from the same era.
Funkadeli, great album. Have been aware of this for a few months now but really enjoy the funky bass
Solid funk!
Ugh I just FUNKED all over the place
8/10. Entra como polla en culo, la verdad. Buen funkarro clásico, con su bajo con wah-wah todo el rato y sin parar el ritmo en ningún momento. Brutal.
Somehow lives up to its reputation, no matter how much it gets sampled, quoted, and overplayed.
FUNKY
Had a great dance after work! I adore funk, especially when it's done well. Iconic work, definitely.
FUNKY
Solid throw back!
this album got me HORNED UP! slappa da beyass Short and sweet funk odyssey, hard de beat
gud
I had to go back and look at the release date for this, and was surprised to see 1975. Seems like a good sign for a timeless album.
Very fun, albeit repetitive. Fave Tracks: P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up), Give up the Funk, Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples 3.9/5
This is some very funky funk. Excellent party music, but songs drags on a bit for focused listening.
Pa solidan album, ima tu vrh stvari i često si ih pustimo 4/5, 8/10
The epitome of funk really enjoyed this one
Funk like this doesn't care if you're in the mood for it or not. You'll groove either way.
This is great! So much funk. Love it! It’s a 4, but could become a 5.
I think I am starting to like George Clinton. Definitely funky, but it seemed like a couple of tracks dragged on too long.
They brought the funk, and I was okay with that.
Bonne ambiance qui donne envie de danser
Groovy, dall'inizio alla fine
Zuhause, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Ganz goil.
Fun and funky
Really good funky album from pioneers of the genre parliament. 8/10 Favourite: Give Up the Funk Least Favourite: None
4.5
Slaps
Let me ride, ass. Fikk en helt ny forståelse for G-funk da jeg først tok meg bryet å sjekke ut P-funk for et snaut år eller to siden. Elsker afrofuturismen til Clinton & co., vi trenger mer performativ mythologie i kunstformene. Får 5 av 5 UFOer, men kun 4 stjerner i denne omgangen.
I'm not funky enough or cool enough for this.
I like this better than Steely Dan. It was more musically interesting. 4/5
This album is the funkiest, funker in funk town, funkhamptonshire. It's almost too funky for me. I love a bit of funk, but Mothership Connection starts to fall down the other side of the funk peak, stopping it from getting 5 stars. It's a 4 from me.
“Do I have to keep you barefoot and pregnant to keep you in my life?” nah this was fun
1. P-Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) - I love funk music, this is a great beginning song to the album, it feels like it's properly introducing you to the album and setting the vibe for the whole album. Love it! 2. Mothership Connection (Star Child) - love this, good classic funk song, absolutely grooving along, added it to one of my playlists because it's so fun! 3. Unfunky UFO - ABSOLUTELY BANGER. love love love this, got me dancing along so fast! Added to my playlist! 4. (cba to type the full title bc it's so long) - less my style, but a good come down from the previous song which was so upbeat and hype! It's still groovy but less hyper. 5. Handcuffs - the lyrics are a bit weird tbh and kinda made me go '????' but it did get me dancing all the same, I was like dancing in a state of slight uncomfortable confusion. 6. Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) - I did already have this song added to one of my playlists. Love it so much. Just a really good classic funk song, always gets me moving! 7. Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples - a perfect song to end the album, works as a perfect outro song. Overall a very solid album, far more my taste, I really enjoyed it! :D
so funky, so groovy! 4 stars? 5?? some hits I was very familiar with
It's a vibe. I feel like I'm in a 70s TV show. If you want your funk uncut, you found it.
É um bom álbum de funk. Menos rock como o Funkadelic, e mais melódico, me pegou menos. Mas gostei de P-Funk(Wants To Get Funked Up), Unfunky UFO, Handcuffs e Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
delicia de groove, deus abençoe o funk
Sometimes I like funk, sometimes I don’t. Generally I haven’t a funking clue what the difference is between the good and the bad. This one I like. It seems less showboaty than other funk efforts, more focussed on the groove and song than general musical funkery and self pleasure. Probably a 3.5*, but I’m gonna go high today as it suited my mood clearly (and the kids quite liked it).
Overall, the album is not bad. A solid "4".
What the hell?! Parliament is the same band as Funkadelic?! I had no idea. This is pretty fantastic. The inventiveness and originally make the spot on the list but it also sounds great.
This is a tight album. Doesn't over stay for what it's giving. Great musicianship, great energy. My issue is I didn't get exposed to funk properly or something. Much of the funk I've heard gives me anxiety. It's like being in a crowded place. There is a lot going on and I can't pick what to focus on. There are so many parts to each song trying to get my attention. In the right mind and the right time I could at least zone out and dance to this, and that's something.
These funk albums are always fun. Goofy lyrics funky grooves nice to hear something not so serious. And the music is good. 4 stars.
“Mothership Connection” is a joyous, funny, and well crafted album, even if the narrative detours occasionally pull focus from the funky core. When Parliament lets the funk run free, the album really hits home. There were moments when I wanted the groove to simply carry on unimpeded, rather than pausing for the Mothership’s latest transmission. Yet when Parliament unleashes the full force of their funk, the results are delightful, the grooves are undeniable, and the rhythm section, anchored by the incomparable Bootsy Collins on bass, is simply electrifying. Bootsy’s lines "snap, crackle and pop", threading everything together. Overall a 4 star album. Would I listen to this album again? Yes. Would I buy this album? Yes, I might. 1- "P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)"- When it funks, it funks! - 4.00 2- "Mothership Connection (Star Child)"- 4.00 3- "Unfunky UFO"- No mucking about here. Straight in with the beat. Wonderful. - 5.00 4- "Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication"- Nice vocals. Sly groove. - 4.00 5- "Handcuffs"- Slinky 😉 - 5.00 6- "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)"- Funk a plenty. - 5.00 7- "Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples"- 4.00 Total - 31.00 Summary - 4.43
This was a fun(ky) listen. Not a genre I would normally listen to but I really enjoyed this.
Really good funk, loved it from start to finish, such a vibe. 4 stars
My God, the influence and impact of this thing... Dr. Dre's entire career could be reconstructed from the first three songs! "We Want the Funk?" Frat brothers and schoolchildren will be singing that for a thousand years! Few bands can be said to have invented a language, fewer still set an indelible template in less than an hour of recorded sound. The definition of funk, the ultimate party album. Deeply black, and sripping with cultural and historical significance. Full of love and bawdy good times, enigmatic, effervescent, hilarious. And the playing! How did they do that shit?
optional challenge: try to count the number of times the word "funk" is said in this album
Amazing album from George Clinton and his very talented musicians. Fun-kay. 4.5/5
Straight up funk, from the Mothership Connection. Unadulterated. So many classic rap samples in this, especially the West Coast G Funk stuff. I haven't heard many of George Clinton's albums, just the hits, so not sure where this sits in his discography relative to other albums. 4/5 because the best is great, but there are one or two fillers in a seven track album.
If you looked up "Parliament" in the dictionary you should find "maters of funk". Shame they didn't choose a less political name. Serious funk in this album, bad ass bass lines and groove. Being a fan of Dre's album "Chronic" I was pleased to hear a lot of the samples he took played in full. Very enjoyable.
As someone whose life was changed when The Chronic came out, I owe quite a debt to Parliament and this album in particular.
This was the album I did not know I needed to kick off my Friday. It is psychedelic, groovy, funky, and everything you would expect from a mid-70s funk and soul masterpiece. Parliament knows exactly how to lock into a groove and ride it until you cannot sit still. Every track is dripping with personality, swagger, and that larger-than-life energy that makes you feel like you have been invited aboard the mothership yourself. By the time it is over, you are fully in the zone and ready to get funked up. A perfect soundtrack for starting the weekend right.
funky I like
-already off to a good start with the intro. telling you to enjoy, listen, introductions. -good funk -the length of the tracks threw me off, but once i got swept into the groove it was great -love the percussion and overall love of funk shining through -would be great to listen to this at night, high, lava lamp in the background and warm lighting
Ain’t nothin but a party y’all
Quite fun, good funk music. Good to hear the originals of the redbone samples
I never would've thought a funk album with sci fi themes would work but damn, it does. This may not be Parliament's best work but it's good. Give Up the Funk is a classic song by itself and does a bit of lifting for this album, but it's still worth a listen for funk fans.
Possibly the funkiest album since Houmous & Chutney’s ‘Funk Me (Like A Lady (Of The Night))’ 4.1 3/7 Unfunky UFO
Vibey
Really enjoyed this album so much so that I wonder how much more before I score something five.
Funkin’ good. Edit: (3->4) real funkin’ good.
4/5
Very cool
This album is a genre that I very rarely listen to, but I did enjoy it. I could see myself replaying this as background music, since a lot of songs were quite repetitive but viby. (8,5/10) Fav songs: All songs in this album were good, but there wasn't one that really stood out to me (yet). If I had to pick one maybe Unfunky UFO.
Cool Album with many "ah so that was sampled from here?" moments Ah yes, of course .... wouldn’t want you to forget it’s a funk album, so they kindly remind you every five seconds with the word 'funk'
Quando vi que me tinha sido recomendado outro álbum de funk revirei os olhos. Já tava meio enjoado porque depois de algumas músicas a sonoridade do álbum fica meio repetitiva. Mas esse me fez rir logo de cara. Prendeu a minha atenção à esse cenário que o disco cria. Impossível ficar impassível com o ritmo. Além disso, a voz do Clinton é algo à parte. Meu álbum favorito de funk ‘americano’ até agora. Até porque o funk que eu estou acostumado é outro.
Beautiful and funky!
Fun time, short, easy listening, gotta have the funk
Now we are talking, en svart skiva, kors i taket! Och inte vilken skiva som helst, utom Afrofuturismens moderskepp. Galenskapen, överdådet och groovet. Clinton det urflippade geniet, en Cassano i funkens tjänst. Många av Parliaments 70talsplattor är bra men delvis ojämna, det var förstås live man skulle upplevt dom för den rätta trippen. Men titelspåret är bara helt fantastiskt här, en klassiker lika bra idag som nånsin. Ytterligare några spår når skyhöga toppar men ett par faller oxå igenom och blir utfyllnad. Men groovet lämnar aldrig och kommer pågå in i evigheten. En gungande fyra Lyssna också på Rick James - Spacey love, Funkadelic - One nation under a groove, Stonefunkers - No problem 94 - Non-believers, stand back
Kom igen katten! Det svänger ju! Kanske lite enformigt, men vad tusan, ett gott politiskt budskap bär upprepas. Give people what they want, when they want and they want it all the time!
Utomjordningarna från "The chocolate Milky way) har landat för att sprida p-funk. Afrofuturism och blaxploatation som svänger.
Oli hyvää kuunneltavaa ja oikeesti tosi nice👌
Fun funk album. The 70s must have been a great time. I'm convinced there's something wrong with anyone who doesn't like funk. How can you not groove to this?
Bueno
Spaceship shaped like a Cadillac… What a concept… An album that asks important questions like “What if Captain Kirk was a pimp?”
Prior to this my only exposure to Parliament/Funkadelic was through the show Tales From The Tour Bus (HIGHLY recommend) and they were on the soundtrack to True Crime: Streets of LA. A wholly groovy album that doesn't take itself too seriously. Which is about what I expected from them. The talent on display here is unquestionable and you can tell that the band had a lot of fun making this. It is undoubtedly FUNKY, as the album itself lets the listener know many times. I enjoyed listening to this but only one of the songs really stands out to me is the second last track which I found myself rewinding and coming back to. Overall, this album is great but it lacks the juice to bring it to a 5 for me. Highlights: Unfunky UFO, Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)
Well, it's funk.
Classic funk
Rating (1-5): ✩✩✩✩ (Lower end) Higlighted songs: P-Funk, Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication, Give Up The Funk, Night of the Thumpasorus People This Album takes you to the Mothership Connection of the Glorbshittos (that's how I imagine it), there Lollipop Man will probe you with his Funk and make you groove to his alien P-Funk Gaga ga gooooga gooo ga goooo ga ggoooooga
This is really fun! I like it when artists don’t take themselves entirely seriously and just make cool music. It reminded me of Africa Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force a lot. Seriously considering a 5, but I'm leaving it at a 4 for now. Favorite Track: Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)
It wouldn’t have been the 70’s without Parliament. Absolute best funk you can find.
Funky people
Go on, try to make me say something bad about P-Funk on a Friday. I’ll wait.
What a vibe
Funky!
give up the funk all time good song
I don't like funk. That is an established fact. And yet....I did not dislike this album. Did I just use a double negative?
so fun!! kind of short actually, i could've listened for longer. i love all the different voices that are used and how weird the whole thing is while still being very interesting and good musically. I like hearing this older example of afrofuturism in music that paved the way for some other weird music from more “recent” black artists that i love who also explored space and technology in their work (OutKast, Janelle Monae, etc). *Fav tracks: Unfunky UFO, Handcuffs, Give up the Funk*
Excelente canciones pero a ratos se siente redundante ,pondría varias canciones sueltas pero no el álbum entero de nuevo
Very satisfying listen
Do you think these guys want the funk? I think they made it unclear. Just kidding, this album is funky as all get out! I’ve only ever heard one album adjacent to this, that being Maggot Brain, which I’ll review at some point down the line, but this album and that one sound nothing like each other. While that album is more of funk rock, this album is pure, undiluted funk straight into your veins. Instead of just a regular album opening, we’ve got George Clinton playing a black radio DJ space pimp, if that even makes sense! I’m not going to mention ever musician in this review because so many of them played on this album, but all of them contributed in their own unique way to bringing the funk to this album. One of my favorite instrumental parts is the keyboard on Night of The Thumpasorus Peoples. The bass on this album is also incredibly groovy. I’d say the two standout tracks are the first two, P. Funk, and Mothership Connection, both incredibly funky tracks that are 7 and 6 minutes respectively. Overall, this album is definitely an epic funk album, and if you’re a fan of funk, get on The Mothership as fast as you can!
Funk at its finest
My first Parliament album, hypnotic and groovy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccvB00h6EnI
Definitely from another time. You can see all the character invention that occurs in cut scenes in 90s and 2000 rap. Think roots of OutKast
Just gotta love it.
This album is definitely groovy, I dig it. Don't know if I'll revisit it, but I thoroughly enjoyed listening through this one.
So many fantastic hooks here. A lot of artists can credit this group with significant influence on their careers. It still sounds fantastic 50 years(!?!) later. Hell yeah.
Always loved this album. I feels like one long jam in the studio.
A couple monster funk tunes. Some of the best ever. Probably a song or two away from a 5 for me.
Mmm love some disco hip hop jazz funk
Certainly funky. I found this very pleasantly groovy. Incredible bass playing and fat sound. Best track - Give up the Funk
Ow, we want the funk. Give up the funk. Ow, we need the funk. We gotta have that funk. Words to live by.
Not gonna lie, didn’t think I’d get through the whole album without noticing the time. Just caught myself vibing to the last track
start to finish, this one is amazing. “make my funk the p-funk, i wants to get funked up”
Pure brilliance. Constant groove. Didn't want it to end. Not surprising that practically every track was sampled as the basis of some classic 90s hip hop song or another.
найс, вайбово, звучит прикольно.
Fun, funny, futuristic (still somehow 50 years on), just fantastic. Unbeatable walking-around-with-headphones music. You're secretly the coolest person in the block. The profound influence on hip hop is obvious, with little Easter eggs of instantly recognizable samples and lyrics in almost every song that helped define later classics. But even outside of hip hop, I think there must have been some impact from this on new wave and indie rock, particularly that, for lack of a better phrase, shimmering cascade of synthesizer effect on songs like Give Up the Funk and Night of the Thumpasorous Peoples. Beautiful stuff.
What a party! I loved it. I was working while listening, so I’ll probably want to hear it again some time and may want to rerate.
hehe groovy
Excellent grooves, very funky. I won't say that I would listen to it every day, but in the right mood it is great, absolutely great
Excellent funk music. Like it!
Not a genre I am usually found listening to, but I really enjoyed the voyage this album took me on to outer space and back and beyond. Great stuff.
+1 for popularizing funk and classic bangers. But there's a lot of theatrics that waste space on this album.
Funk isn't my favorite, but this album had more than a few good songs. Give Up The Funk is a classic, but I also liked P-Funk, and Mothership Connection had some good parts.
Funk me up baby
What a fun album. That is all. Just pure funk and dance vibes.
Funk deluxe
Outstanding sounds, influential funk album
This album has my(now) funkalicious rump bouncing, and my hips all groovy. Possibly the best album to dance to ever. The only thing keeping this from the full five stars is the fact it's not diverse enough. Favorite Track: "Give Up The Funk(Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)".
4/5
4.14
Nice. Kind of fun and funky and I liked it a lot more than I typically do like these albums.
i liked it
me encantó mucho bugi de los 70!! muy xulo
Nothing but the funkiest
A lot of fun, will have to listen again
Brilliant.
Funky i like but not my music
I liked it, very funkalicious. Will check out more.
'I wants to get funked up.' Obviously the production and instrumentation is amazing. I liked the intro of 'P-Funk' where the concept of the broadcasting mothership is established. The listener is slapped senseless as soon as the beat first drops and the funk starts. Reminds me of when edibles were fun and not yet nightmarish. Where you are floating in space and give everything up to the music. What better hands to be in than afro-american astronauts broadcasting funk across the cosmos. 'Give Up The Funk' was also another highlight. But does it have depth? Some of the tracks are very enjoyable and it makes for a very enjoyable cosmic journey to be lost in. But it is also just lacking another side to it. Is there any emotional depth or it all just a good time? If there was more emotional exploration then it would be 5.
Love this album Listened to it loads Funky as shit Bass, keys and horns go so hard on this album Few songs seemed to go on for a minute or so too long It's just ace
4/5
Let's get funked up
Funk is the type of music that I enjoy when it happens to playing somewhere, but I just don't really feel the need to put it on for my own personal enjoyment. For me, it's dance/party music. I'd say there's three great tracks on this album and the rest is just kind of head-bobbing stuff.
Funkalicious
Let's get funkified! Pretty good, if you're into funk!
My god this is fun. Somebody call the fun police.
Tämähån oli raikasta. Funk pelittää kyllä
Hyvää, tyylipuhdasta funkkia! Kivoja soundeja ja grooveja!
Funktastic
That was so funky! Like Muppets From Space level of funkiness! Really pretty good, but I'm going with an overall 4.
Bel disco funky, qualcosa che manca in collezione. Da prendere.
Funk Music is perhaps the best thing you can roll on a Friday. It is the easiest genre to listen to, and the day will be over so fast. The intergalactic brothers from the top of the Chocolate Milkyway are no exception. I believe every Funk album I’ve heard so far has gotten a 4 star rating, and this is no exception. It doesn’t do anything new or amazing, but man does it do Funk exceptionally well. “P-Funk” and “Give Up the Funk” are my favorite songs here. Special shoutout goes to the hilarious names of the songs, as well as the great and hilarious album art. Funky!!!!
Funky
A lot of fun(k)
Funky af, silly and fun and everything that makes for an enjoyable listen. Head was bopping the entire time. Not the greatest album of all time but definitely one of the most fun. Some exceptional Moog stuff on the last song from Bernie Worrell. Favourites - P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up), Mothership Connection (Star Child), Handcuffs, Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker), Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples
Fantastic. Groovy, silly at spots. The fart sound synthesizer and "ga ga goo ga" in the final track had me in tears. Don't know how this stacks up for me versus Maggot Brain, but I can't wait for more.
Extraordinarily cool and funky.
Great funk, very wierd, clearly influential. Great for more listens
Theeeeey want the funk.. so they made the funk.. I met one of these guys in Bologna once, interviewed him for my radio show he was the sweeeetest guy and now I can't remember his name !??!? not my go to but thank goodness they existed - 1 big party w Parliament and GC, bootsy and the other 59 collaborators that have contributed at some point
I love Parliament. Besides the obvious funk awesomeness, it's epically creative and humorous. I want to jump in my car and drive across the state, blaring it with the windows down.
Lots of really great music, the spoken word sections got a little tiresome after a while but overall an absolute bop
Based
Are you feeling funky? Kinda? 4/5
Funky 👍 🪩
Low-key I was fuckin with it Groovy as hell 🕺🪩
this is actually really good
A funk classic, hard to hate 4.5*
My frustration with over long tracks is apparently significantly reduced if a track is sufficiently funky. I very much enjoyed it and will definitely listen to it again. Also, it's my favourite album cover so far, and its not even close. 4/5
This was a relief after the last week or two of albums I've had. That's saying something isn't it...? But I do want to get on the Funkship. Probably getting an extra star because of the last lot I've had.
Good instrumentals and vocal work, but overall a bit too repetitive for my tastes.
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Fun album if you’re a fan of funk
Pretty enjoyable, crazy how many samples came from this album by later artists.
Het is geinig, het is goed, het is funky, ik respecteer het enorm. Met name een grote shoutout naar de drummer en de bassist. Ik zie de appeal, maar toch kan ik er zelf niet dolenthousiast van worden. Waarschijnlijk is het de setting waarin ik luister waardoor dit nu niet helemaal uit de verf komt. Zet me op zo'n inklapbaar bankje dat je bij elk bierfestival ooit tegenkomt, druk me met een gemoedelijke knipoog 5 muntjes en een reeds met een gekke farmhouse ale (want funky) gevuld proefglaasje in m'n hand terwijl er ondertussen een groep vrolijke vrouwmensen in zomerjurkjes voorbij flaneert en dan is dit album wél geniaal, denk ik. Aan die ambiance kan m'n kantoor op zolder net niet tippen. Ik rond de 3,5 af naar 4 sterren. Man wat ben ik vrijgevig.
Funkiest album I've ever listened to. Great bass lines, horns, synth... I probably won't listen again, but enjoyed the funkadelic ride in space
it was good
Cmon man, it’s Parliament. It’s Funk personified. 4.5 stars.
Old school funk isn’t really my style, but it was worth a listen, especially since I remember seeing this album’s poster in every music store back in the day. A lot of elements from this album sounded familiar, thanks to how much hip hop and dance music have sampled it. Hearing those samples brought a wave of nostalgia, taking me back to my early teens in the 90s, vibing to DJ mixtapes.
Very funky smooth fun to listen to
I could see it growing on me. I like the influences you can hear that went on to dr Dre and g-funk. Some grooves reminded me of doobie Brothers, which is funny because of the reference to them-(I guess doobie brothers are funk?) Knew George Clinton from persona, but glad to listen and know who he is and what he contributed. Favorite tracks: Unfunky UFO Give up the Funk
I think the first few songs started feeling kind of repetitive, but i enjoyed the later songs a lot. It was fun, I'd enjoy it if I had it on while I was doing something else.
It was a nice funk listen. There is a lot going on. They probably get sampled all the time.
This shit jams....but it just needs a little something more - a little more zing. Side A is pretty tame, but Side B is incredible. How can you not get down to "Give Up The Funk"? If Side A was a little more funky this would be a 5 for sure....alas, I can only give it 4.5.
Very funky, very fun. A little repetitive for most of the songs (they just kept going).
Way better than the last Parliament album I listened to. Once George Clinton started to introduce different personalities into the music, I made the whole listening experience more enjoyable.
Dobra klasika, v te dobe revolucni.
love this one! 4/5 #musicsky #albumsky
Very enjoyable, 70s funk isn't a genre I've spent a lot of time in but I could see myself returning to this.
This album is a lot of fun, I bet it would have made for a good live show. Bootsy Collins holds down the low end with some extremely stanky bassmanship, the horns are v tasty. Some good synth representation on here as well. George Clinton is the right frontman but his antics get a little old after the first couple minutes of the first track for me. My one big complaint would be that there are some long-ass tracks on here. I guess if you dig yourself a big fat groove like that it can be a little hard to climb back out, but try for us, ya know? Nice short album though, doesn't overstay it's welcome Favs: P Funk before it wears out it's welcome Unfunky UFO Give up the funk Least favs: P Funk after it wears out it's welcome Thumpasorus Peoples (what's this? some kinda fart bass or something?)
Pretty hecking funky. Great album cover and song names
‘If you hear any noise, It’s just me and the boys’ Good vibes, bass sounds awesome throughout, as do the synths. Nice grooves, fun listen. Not usually the genre I’d listen to but I enjoyed this album! Unfunky UFO was my highlight of the album!
Funk intergaláctico afro-futurista. Técnicamente perfecto y muy influyente, además de divertidísimo. Amén hermano.
Good exposure to some funky groovy stuff
Nice funk, except for the first two songs where the "radio announcer" style MCing alkost made me qant to skip the tracks altogether
Lite repetetivt ibland, men jävlar vilken snygg musik. Vox och produktion är topp. 7/10
4/14/25. Fun album, straight up funk with a minor psychedelic twist. Parliament are legends in my eyes.
Give up the funk +1, funk and fun, bass
Super fun.
Can’t be unhappy listening to this!
Consider me suitably funked up. This was great for cycling on a sunny day 🙂
P-funk! 3.5/5
Funky funk be funkin
Good stuff. I didn’t realize I liked funk or maybe it’s just Parliament.
Have listened to this one before as my brother has it on vinyl. An absolutely stratospheric funk masterpiece. Definitely Parliament at their creative best.
With so much influenced from this album (including my favorite album of all time) I’m really disappointed in myself for not having listened to this previously. I knew the hits but had never cover to cover listened. I want to give it a 10 so badly but something in my mind is holding me back despite enjoying the album so much. This one is a solid 9 for me. A classic and influential, what more can you ask for from an artist? Favorite Songs: Mothership Connection (Star Child) / Give up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
It's really hard to envision a world that hasn't already been shaped by George Clinton and his P-funk collective. While I don't think this is P-funk's highest high, it gets pretty damn close. I can't imagine what it was like listening to this in the 70s, particularly someone who hadn't listened to much funk to begin with. The sheer vibrancy and groove this album carries is remarkable. What I'd give to go back and sit in on a studio session. 8.25/10 Favorite Song: Mothership Connection
8/10 One of the most important funk albums ever. From the penultimate funk band around. My favorite fun fact about this band is that they’re the largest band in the RnR hall of fame, boasting 16 members. This album is very good to me but not great. It inspired later generations to take heed of the art form and make it their own. Favorite Song: Give Up the Funk
Honestly, what's not to like? 41 minutes of straight funk. However I was not a fan of the fart noises on Night Of The Thumpasorus People but other than that very good album. Top 3 Favorites: Give Up The Funk, Mothership Connection, and Unfunky UFO Top 1 Worst: Night Of The Thumpasorus People 3.50-3.75/5
Funky
give the people what they want
I don't know about ya'll, but I want my funk uncut. I want to get funked up.
Pious!
Blind album, know the artist, and the hit song. Hit song was the best on the album and it was a super cool album. Love their style and will always know the band as a staple for how much they have done. Personally I will lose brain cells if I listen to Funk all day sometimes so this gets a 4 from me.
Haven't listened to all of them but probably my favorite Parliament before it all starts to get a little too goofy and jam-bandy for me. I don't dig this as much as Funkadelic's Maggot Brain, but this is a fun as hell funky good time.
P-FUNKy what more is there to say?
Alongside other artifacts of humanity, this is one of the albums I'd pick to place inside a probe that gets launched deep into space in the hopes it's one day discovered by an alien civilization — and not just because of the cover or extraterrestrial theme (though maybe that helps). It's just strange and funky, it might make the aliens shake it, and it makes humanity sound queer and fun. More terrestrially, it's the sound of peak '70s Me Decade drug-induced hedonism freak flaggery, an album that would echo through so much hip hop decades later.
I already have this album in a fairly regular rotation. It took a long time for me to divorce my feelings about Funk from Hip Hop's G-Funk era, and the period ca. the late 90s and early 00s where white hippies were proclaiming a love for funk (I mean, the hippies weren't wrong, but those dudes were so corny it was off-putting). But I got there.
The first 2 intro songs are a bit slow/filler, but once it gets going, unstoppable.
It is funky.
Peak 70s funk. Lovely crisp sound and spacey instrumentals. Pleasant surprise when Give up the Funk turned up towards the end. Standout track: Mothership Connection (Star Child)
You can not go wrong with Parliament as a 1st suggestion. I'm completely grooving to this. Just listening with this stupid grin on my face like I'm seeing a long time friend that I've not seen in a long time. Good times!
Classic. Haven't listened to this particular album that much, not as much as Up for the Down Stroke, but of course it bangs
This was fun
Awesome sauce.
Probably my favorite funk album I've gotten so far (if you don't count Head Hunters). The production sounds really great here. High 4.
Goedenavond. Doe geen pogingen deze funkplaat serieus te nemen. Zie de hoes voor wat we bedoelen. De buitenaardse broeders brengen u de funk, met gekke stemmetjes en rare kreten. Het resultaat is twee plaatkanten blij getoeter en getoets, en wie ben ik om daar tegen te zijn.
vrolijkmakende funky disco. Er wordt wat veel doorheen gesproken, rap kunnen we het nog niet noemen, wellicht een opstapje daarnaar toe. In die zin is het misschien nog niet het allerbeste. Maar vermaak lijkt het hoofddoel van deze plaat, en daar scoort het dik op.
Eerder kregen we Funkadelic, dat later samen met Parliament het collectief P-Funk ging vormen. Ik schreef daarbij al dat ik dit heb leren kennen via het boek van Anthony Kiedis van de Peppers. Ook dit album is weer een vrolijke mix van funky stijlen. Je wordt gelijk de 70s ingezogen, in een parodie op een blaxploitation of een parodie op een scifi-film als we die albumhoes zien. Ik heb het idee dat ze zichzelf ook niet helemaal serieus nemen. Dat blijkt al uit de hoes. Maar plezier maken ze wel en ik word hier vrolijk van. Ik zou het plaatje zo nog eens op kunnen zetten. En dat belonen we met een vrolijke 4 sterren.
FUNKFUNKFUNKNGUKNBFUNK
Tell Bruno that THIS is smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy. It's funky buttery goodness.
YO THIS WAS GAS
In George Clinton's brain, Maggot Brain represents the left side and Mothership Connection represents the right.
I feel funkaliciouslyfunktastic just for having listened to it.
Really fun album.
Heard quite a few samples from this! Good introdution ti pfunk
P-Funk and Give up the Funk were highlights
The best funk sound of anyone else
I've never heard of Parliament before but wow. Holy funkaroni! This really assured me how I'm a funk girl - I love the vibes, I love the environment that this record creates and I love a cohesive album. George Clinton makes me float without ant psychedelics. Love a short album where every song is needed, important and makes sense. All are Faves so we will stick to the stellar sounds: - P-Funk (Lisa from the Simpsons was here) - Unfunky UFO - Handcuffs - Give Up The Funk Also the song titles are just absolutely divine. Fabulous album.
this album really does feel like it was dropped off on earth by some funky aliens, i looooove the bass in this record
I really liked the sound palette and the over all album was very good. Really enjoyed hearing where some amazing samples came from
Átti von á einhverju örlítið meira upptempó, en þetta er nú engu að síður ansi skemmtilegt.
The standard for funk.
I'm not even joking I had a migraine this morning and this made it better
These guys love funk. A few of the songs were about something other than that. Great live show doesn’t transfer completely here. Still a fun groover
Very groovy, makes me want to shake my butt
If you don’t like this, you can go funk yourself
Very funky. Mothership Connection and of course Give Up the Funk stand out the most. Really breezy, doesn’t even feel like 40 minutes.
It's Parliament, baby. They are nothing but love.
Just a great listen
Space Funk has never sounded so good. Steady drums, funky driving basslines, unbelievable horn sections, and groovy vocals, it’s hard not to bop your head to this one. The overarching theme essentially boils down to “black people go to space” and it somehow works exceptionally well. 4*
84/100.
A super tight, super fun surprise of an album. Tracks are all pretty great, the grooves are incredible, the vocals and lyrics are so energised and the galactic radio concept just brings a smile to my face. Wouldn’t say there are any particularly weak tracks, just that I wish there was a bit more of it! 4.5/5
PEE FUNK
Party
Classic funk record, what's not to like?
otrolig funk. jag säger det igen, oterolig funk.
Tremendously funky and cool.
4.0 - Very Good