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Really tough to put into context. To me it sounds a little corny and dated, but in the 70s, I bet this blew minds. It’s still good in some respects but I probably won’t listen to it again.
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.
Funk yeah! Great piece of art. Great musicianship. Great arrangement. Solid production. Enjoyable to listen to, while also being hugely musically and culturally influential.
Auténticos hitazos de funk, me gusta mucho como desarrollan este estilo que, en algunos álbumes me llega a aburrir pero no es el caso.
They brought the funk, and I was okay with that.
It's ok. Good for what it is I suppose.
A true three. Straight down the middle, no questions asked
Sorta repetitive
Bonne ambiance qui donne envie de danser
Sounds to strut to
Groovy, dall'inizio alla fine
Zuhause, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Ganz goil.
Funkalicious
Fun and funky
Really good funky album from pioneers of the genre parliament. 8/10 Favourite: Give Up the Funk Least Favourite: None
Providing me with more 70’s music is a guaranteed way to improve my day. __ Kinda disappointed. While I like the sound, it’s repetitive after the third track. Nothing particularly stood out to me but I can’t really deny that it is a vibe. If you’re after a very stereotypically 70’s sounding album to have on in the background, this would be a solid choice but it’s not an album I would actively listen to for fun.
4.5
overall not my kind of music, super groovy beats but i prefer singing instead of the main guy just talking over the music, that said, "handcuffs" is a decent track and "give up the funk" is a classic, but, in the last track, "night of the thumpasarus people" half the song sounds like wet farts
Dull.
Slaps
Fuckin awesome
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
Funky and high energy. I liked it much more than I expected.
very funky although the song where they said googoo gaga x10000 was a bit of a drag
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.
It’s funkiest funk to ever funking funk George Clinton is a genius
“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
Super funktastic!
A generous serving of funk with a near fatal overdose of 70s on the side.
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).
SO DAMN FUNKY
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.
Det er ikke dårlig, men det er veldig, veldig kjedelig.
Jeg vil at all min funk skal være p-funk
I wants to get funked up!
Love it. We want the funk!
When I want the funk it has to be the p-funk
Está guapo, las dos ultimas mis favoritas.
Awesome! Definition funk!
Funky, but too much lyrics.
“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
now i know where another part of a riff off from pitch perfect is from lol but very fun album
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
I'm enjoying the concept album lol. It could be because I'm listening to this album at 3:30am in a library hyped on adrenaline, caffeine and impending doom but I'm really enjoying this T_T It wouldn't be on my usual rotation but I found it really enjoyable lol. Solid 3! Top Songs: Mothership Connection (Star Child) Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication (The Bumps Bump)
Amazing album from George Clinton and his very talented musicians. Fun-kay. 4.5/5
5/5. Funk at its finest. It's almost like an off-shoot of Funk, truly if aliens heard Parliament and Funkadelic through a tiny radio signal and then blasted it in their own way, using all kinds of genres thrown throughout, even innovating new sounds unheard of. Fortunately, its just Clinton, Collins, and Worrell, among others, blessing us with their bopping music. Just a perfect album front to back, each listen gives me a new favorite song. Best Song: Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker), P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up), Mothership Connection (Star Child)
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.
This is the hundred ninety fifth album I’m rating. I don’t really like funk. Adding to my Playlist - P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up), Mothership Connection (Star Child), Unfunky UFO, Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication, Handcuffs, Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker), and Night of the Thumpasorus People. Not Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) - I’ve heard this before but I didn’t know this was Parliament. All in all I liked 7/7 songs. I don’t really like funk but this is great.
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.
So ridiculously good and fun.
As someone whose life was changed when The Chronic came out, I owe quite a debt to Parliament and this album in particular.
ayyyy what the hell are we sayin man? I got no idea man I'm just hungry and talkin about the galaxy and trains, I think they buyin it tho
A funk masterpiece
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.
Maybe a 4.
funky I like
ALL-TIMER!!!!
El funk no falla nunca
-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
solid funk. still feels fresh.
Going to give this a five on my first listen. When we started doing 1001 albums, this is the sort of thing I was hoping to find. Funk is definitely a bit of a hole I need to plug in my musical knowledge.
Beam me up to the Mothership!
It started of really cool, I was very excited because it was funk, but the album does not hold the fun all the way trough.
Extra funky. It was fun but probably wouldn’t listen to again
Funky and weird
The funk was brought
Ain’t nothin but a party y’all
Funk, Funk & nothing but the Funk. Enjoyed it but I was a little disappointed and I've seen Parliament live.
Quite fun, good funk music. Good to hear the originals of the redbone samples
Enjoyed the back half more than the first 3 songs
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.
I really liked the funky style, really entretaining album
Possibly the funkiest album since Houmous & Chutney’s ‘Funk Me (Like A Lady (Of The Night))’ 4.1 3/7 Unfunky UFO
Vibey
It's ok. I quite like the whole interplanetary angle.
Really enjoyed this album so much so that I wonder how much more before I score something five.
Didn't hate it but a bit cheesy in places
Funkin’ good. Edit: (3->4) real funkin’ good.
Killer funk! Yes!
My first official funk album! The energetic grooves on this album deeply entertained my ears. I don't think I would have listened to this on my own, but I really enjoyed having it on.
bunicel da prea lung
I completely understand the importance of some of these records, and while somewhat entertaining this record just doesn’t really connect with me. Again, I get the influential nature and importance, just didn’t really like it that much.
Nice songs! Eventually got boring, but I still appreciate it
Funk, funk, funk. Perfekt bakgrundsplatta. Inget man sätter sig och lyssnar koncentrerat på. Men, bra!
it's not bad-bad, but i didn't really enjoy it, didn't listen to the whole album and won't listen to it again
It was fun and there are some great songs!
4/5
Very cool
This is pretty good. If you were a fan of 90s hip hop then you have heard most of this album already. Deserves to be on the list.
Galactic Funk !! Love it….
Very very fonky I like
I get the important message behind it but I simply do not like funk. Plus more saxophone noodling. Felt like getting Mr Blobby to read The Emancipation Proclamation.
Silly, fun, and enjoyable! Took me a bit to get into it - the second listen sold me. Interesting to hear the Mothership Connection (Star Child), which has definitely been sampled by Dr. Dre/Snoop
Funky. I like it but gotta be in the right mindset
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.
Meh. Funk is not for me.
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'
FUNKY ASS ALBUM
Funk concept album. Solid album, all tracks are consistent and pretty good. Best track - Unfunky UFO, Supergroovalistic..., Give Up The Funk 3 stars
Farting frogs? Not for me, no, Sir...
I like a funky bassline but not this. All a bit daft.
They talk the funky talk, but do they walk the funky walk? Somewhat.
de esos discos que 10 segundos antes de que empiece ya sabés que es magnifico
And album that deserves so much more praise and love. One of the all time greats. George Clinton is an artist with such unique creativity it enthrills ever bone in the body. This smooth funky jazz makes you feel alive and ready to groove
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.
this is quite different to what I usually listen to. it's a great album, js not for me :) I liked the unfunko ufo so though.
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
Svängig funkfest. Men kanske roligare att vara med på festen själv än att lyssna på den. Har också lite svårt för crazyfunken.
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.
We need the funk.
Hands down one of the greatest works of art created by a human being. I had the rare fortune of seeing them play live and it was even better than this Diamond of a record. This album will be played at my funeral.
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
So many funky themes that have been sampled and influenced musicians of today.
So many classic funk phrases that I didn't know originated here—and great to hear Maceo working his magic.
Fun fact, if you took a shot every time the word funk is mentioned in this album you'd be dead by the first 3 minutes of the first song with a BAC of 0.900%. If you were Andre the Giant and pressed on & completed the challenge, that would result in consuming 2.1L of shots in one sitting, resulting in a whopping 2.935% BAC. AnnyyywassssSSSSS, THis albbmmm iS inncrrddbblllleeee,FFG n 1 uv mah faveee reccurds uv alll tymeee. Hiphopp, morr spessficcly Dr DRreee wudnt bE nothHing wif dis recurddddd, easiee ffffffivee ffffffffffffffrfrfrrrr hiccc-
Not too much to say about this one other than I listened to it about 6 times before it was time to give a rating. Should be pretty self-evident that I loved it. A little fruity, very funky and absolutely a good time
Spaceship shaped like a Cadillac… What a concept… An album that asks important questions like “What if Captain Kirk was a pimp?”
Funk can be a little goofy and "cringe" at the best of times. But got dang do i love busting down to some funk and this is the good stuff. It aint Larry Levan though. 7/10
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.
Only song that I liked was Hive Ul the Funk
Classic funk
70s funk. One of the most influential funk albums. Fun space concept.
Day567 - in the car,at work and chilling at home this is good vibes. side note:i always wondered how a band with so many could make any money
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
It’s George Clinton and about 20 of his closest friends on one stage. Let’s just talk about the talent that produced these songs! Randy Brecker played trumpet with Mingus and Herbie and is honestly a star in his own right. Maceo Parker is outstanding on the sax! He’s played with so many greats! He can lean into jazz or funk equally well. His recording of Grazing in the Grass is my favorite. Fred Wesley was with Maceo in James Brown’s band and makes the trombone speak. That’s just a part of the brass. I bet it was a blast to play with so many great musicians on stage!! Every track is listening pleasure and makes me want to host a house party!
I enjoyed this, love the funk vibes I’d never even heard of Parliament before
It's fun, funny, undeniably funky and a great listen.
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)
Loved it
Funkin' hell this is good!
3 1/2 stars
It wouldn’t have been the 70’s without Parliament. Absolute best funk you can find.
Not what I would have personally chosen to listen to, but I hear the heavy influence it's had on later music, and it had my kid dancing.
funky AND fresh!
Never heard it before, it's funky, I quite like it. Not sure how often I'd listen to it but it was a fun listen.
This is good, it's just not for me. 3.5.
It was good, but mostly faded into the background. The album cover is beautiful and really stands out. It strikes me as the kind of record that’s been sampled a lot by rappers — there’s something in the sound that feels familiar in that way. Give Up the Funk is the obvious highlight here, a great tune that still holds up.
Funky people
Surprisingly boring album for how 'out of this world' this album presents itself. Every song feels like it's in the exact same tempo, and outside of some funky baselines, there's not much else going on here. Top tracks: Handcuffs, Give Up The Funk
Kind of perfect.
Was oke
Crazy, Funky and Psychedelic!
Go on, try to make me say something bad about P-Funk on a Friday. I’ll wait.
What a vibe
Starlord would probably love it but that doesn't mean I do
Funky!
Legendarisk plate
Promised funk. Delivered boredom.
give up the funk all time good song
Funky!
Funk, good beats 7/10
I'm sorry once again, I should've listened more attentively... All I can say is it didn't blow me away. Maybe it would've, had I listened a bit more focused
Definitely funky, definitely also enjoyable but not anything amazing
Holy crap I LOVED THIS ALBUM. Absolutely brilliant and funky beyond words. I was fairly certain it was gonna be a 5 star before the end of track 1. Cannot find a single fault with it. Top Track - Give Up The Funk, belter of a song
Always a good time
While I deeply respect funk music for its contributions to music as a whole and how innovative and important it is in music history... I just really don't like it personally. Give up the funk is a fun song, I just don't need an entire album of it. But it wasn't bad, I just don't love it
This was so much fun.
Pleasantly surprised! Count me shocked! Modern funk and soul!
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?
i like this kind of concept album—it’s really easy to see how the format (LP) informed the record’s storytelling and narrative/musical arc. fun and cool!!!
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
An amazing album it’s no wonder why so many hip hop artists sample them.
All timer. Never a bad time to listen to this album. It’s like an instant good mood.
Too funky
Very satisfying listen
SupercaliSkronkaFunkaLICIOUS Sunglasses obliged whilst listening to this album How can anyone not enjoy this?
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
real ga ga goo ga music
FOHNK. 9/10 but it's high so it gets the 5.
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
IF YOU HEAR US MAKING NOISE ITS JUST ME IN THE BOYS!!!!!!!! Classic, classic, classsssiccccccccc record right here. Reminds me of my mother and I will be rocking to this with her next time I see her!
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.
Awesome funk album, impossible not to enjoy.
I quite liked the funk vibe, but wasn’t mind blowing
Truly evocative funk from the 70s. almost impossible to listen to without accompanying psychedelic trippy visuals, like Saturday morning animated cartoons featuring cultural and astrological voyages. Not really my cup of tea, and hard to just listen to the album on it's own. I can't imagine what going to a live performance would be like, unless accompanied by one hell of a light show or some choice psychedelics...
Solo lo he escuhado una vez pero esta bien
Always loved this album. I feels like one long jam in the studio.
Funk normally turns me off but I really enjoyed this
meh
Since I’m not into funk I can only say it is definitely funky Funky with hip hop influences in the vocals Fav song:
Very funky, enjoyed it, good listen
Some funky beats!
A couple monster funk tunes. Some of the best ever. Probably a song or two away from a 5 for me.
Good not great. Didn’t know this is where Dre lifted Let Me Ride
Greatest Funk album of all time and it's not even close.
Mmm love some disco hip hop jazz funk
Liked what I heard of it, need to listen to it all
It has not, will not, and cannot get any funkier than Parliament. Here we have on display, the deepest of pockets in the drums, the squiggliest popping on bass, resulting in a group that is LOCKED in, exploring the great beyond.
The lifeblood of all that is good and groovy within this world pulsates throughout the Mothership, propelling our Earthly bodies to surrender completely to the irresistible call of pure, unfiltered funk, ya dig?
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
Well ain’t this funky. A bit interesting as there’s this weird extraterrestrial funk theme they spend a reasonable amount of time on in the first few tracks, but given it’s so funky it sort of works in a whimsical way? I’d say it’s “accessible” funk, in that it’s not ramming really loud vocals or excessive sax solos down your earnoggins, and genuinely enjoyable. Maybe just a bit done with it all by the time I got to the last couple of tracks.
Not my typical listening for sure. It has quite a bit of energy without getting too much on the brain. I could reasonably listen to this as background but cant see a reason why I would want to specifically single it out. Not particularly diverse to my ear.
This album is funky. It's funky from start to finish. And if you were ever at risk of forgetting how funky it is, it reminds you every song that it's really funky. I enjoyed it as a passing interest and pretty sure I can hear lots of bits that I have heard sampled in various pop mixes since. I accept it's relevance but not my genre.
I don't believe in aliens.
start to finish, this one is amazing. “make my funk the p-funk, i wants to get funked up”
Not bad for when I’m in the mood to FUNK
11/10 would get funked up again.
Iconic. Easy to draw a line straight to Outkast, and a bunch of other artists have sampled from this album. Clear influences from Black church scene.
Fun
Not bad at all
Fun and funky funk that makes me feel funky.
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.
Awful
найс, вайбово, звучит прикольно.
Damn!
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.
If I hear the word funk again I'm going to scream
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One type of music i have discovered on this journey is funky, I think it's great
Afro-futurism in the form of ass shaking. Beam me up Bootsy!
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
Some og funk , sign me up
Un disco de funk...o eso creo. No sé, es muy pesado. Es original por la época, pero tampoco es que haya un talento descomunal aquí.
Maybe this ain’t for me
P-Funk is extremely good and I already knew Give Up the Funk. Overall, just one song really catched my attention in a big way, but I still appreciated the instruments and the funky vibes.
maravilloso
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.
“Let me put my sunglasses on so I can see what I am doing”
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.
BANGER
The singing style mixed with spoken word is kinda cool. The backing tracks for this album have an otherworldly sound to it. I didn't like length of the songs on this album, as I feel like I've heard everything the song has to offer in the first 3 or so minutes and so it starts to drag for the rest of the song. So when EVERY song is like that, it made the album really tiring.
Funk me up baby
"Funk not only moves, it can re-move, dig?" It's good for what ails you.
What a fun album. That is all. Just pure funk and dance vibes.
Amazing album. P-funk at its best.
Funk deluxe
Hot damn! Were there any funkier MF’ers on earth or beyond in 1975 than Parliament? I think not! I had no idea so many classic hiphop tracks owe their samples to this seminal album. George Clinton is a genius.
Outstanding sounds, influential funk album
Terrible, ts pmo frfr
Classically good funk. Good vibes and fun times rolled into one album
It was cool (so cool!) but funk is not my thing. Others will LOVE this.
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)".
I felt the funk. "P-Funk" sets a great tone for just how zany the lyrics could be all while the music does some incredible, forward-thinking things. The title track kinda feels like one big party with amazing one liners like "If you hear any noise it's just me and the boys" or "doing it in 3D". "Give Up The Funk" is so memorable and timeless that I cant imagine too many people have lived their lives without hearing this track. "Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples" is so goofy that you have to meet it where it's at and just have fun with it. Kinda sneaks up on you considering Maggot Brain has potentially even more historical cult praise but this is a 5/5. Innovative, extremely fun, with songs that are memorable, songs that are a bit experimental, and a perfect run time!
4/5
super funky, head bopping awesome for an afternoon drive, drums are amazing, i really didn't expect for it to be that good
UUUUY yesss, me gusta el funk, está chilero me gusto mucho, al principio crei que seria un absoluto 2 y medio pero se ganó un 3 y medio, cada vez que lo escucho me gusta dejarlo de fondo.
Kjedelig
Kjedelig
Dette kunne gått mange runder i Fritidsklubben
4.14
As I’ve gotten older I’ve leaned into funk and really dig it. Interesting to read that this album was the early influencer for other funk. Obviously Give Up The Funk is top-tier. I did mostly like the album as a whole, but what grated on me was the talking over the music. The singing was excellent but oh so much talking. Will listen to again.
Perfect album
Nice. Kind of fun and funky and I liked it a lot more than I typically do like these albums.
i liked it
5 The history of Parliament/Funkadelic is like the tea leaves spelling out the future applications of Funk. It still has James Brown's stomp, Sly's filigrees, and the body-moving syncopation from New Orleans. Fused together into one endless groove here, it might as well be our Voyager silver record to a distant solar system. When you listen, go outside and maybe a sweet chariot will come down and let you ride.
This was Suave.
Funky!
Just phenomenally irritating.
Funkiest shit, wel beetje veel van hetzelfde. "Give Up The Funk" is iconic.
This is why I started going through this list. Killer album I’ve never heard of in a genre I never listen to. Such a fun listen
Bootsy! Macro! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Funky funky... wish the songs (besides The Known One) were catchier
bliss euphoria freedom aspiration dreams dreams dreams dreams dreams. george clinton could orchestrate a soundscape like no one else, everything ends up in exactly the right place with no visible effort or constrictions. the funkadelic material ive heard ranges from utopian to apocalyptic, but the parliament material ive heard is just pure floating joy...if ur not dancing to it, u better at the very least be lying down and imagining that ur flying. the first time in this project ive restarted a record Immediately after finishing it...some feelings u just dont want to end!
me encantó mucho bugi de los 70!! muy xulo
I now realize Dr Dre ripped this entire thing for The Chronic. Might need depression meds. First half is better than second half, funk never really seemed to grab me in general.
Make my funk the p-funk
Fucking love p-funk, so good, loved supergroovalisticprosifunkstication, give up the funk, mothership connection
Begint leuk, zeker voor herhaling vatbaar, en wat nummers die mogelijk leuk zijn voor in een afspeellijst.
Nothing but the funkiest
71/100. Had higher expectations going into it as I like what I’ve heard from them, was a little disappointed
A lot of fun, will have to listen again
Damn, this is so funky off the start. I think I've heard a lot of funk that does the instrumentals really well, but these guys also have some fun harmonized vocals that really add to it. Highlight: give up the funk
None of these songs should be more than 3 minutes long.
Слишком однообразная и монотонная музыка для меня, 5,5 из 10.
Brilliant.
Nostalgic 70’s Nice n funky jams with some great bass lines.
Not my funky cup of tea.
mmmm, not my vibe. Most of the songs kinda sounded the same to me.
Funky i like but not my music