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I liked it, very funkalicious. Will check out more.
That's a big chunk o funk. But I liked it. Nit normally a fan of electric music, this somehow works.
I made a go funk yourself joke a couple albums back with off the wall but it applies even more. It is kinda a glorified jam session but they throw so many ideas at the wall it might as well be musical Jackson pollock. Honestly? It works surprisingly well. Would get funked in all my orifices again
9.75/10 - GOATed album, quite literally defined the pinnacle of funk & ahead of its time. The songwriting & musical ability of George Clinton & Bootsy Collins is fully on show
'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
Wow! I wish this was played on the family AM radio station in my house in 1975!
First album down (5th June 2025). Man does this thing GROOVE. I’ve never listened to much funk before outside the RHCP and I don’t know why because this album is the epitome of sex appeal and I’m getting jiggy with it. Note to self: listen to funk more. 8/10, too much funk for its own good. I got funk-saturated.
Although I know we want the funk and I enjoy other Parliament songs, surprised this didn't get a 3. It's more like 2.5, so it'll be a 2.
4/5
Let's get funked up
Arguably the greatest funk album ever. This album is pure fun and is groovy as hell. The influence of this album can be heard for decades to come. I've undoubtedly been funked in my ear-hole.
Not quite a 4 but fun
1975. Funk. 9/10 Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)
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!
One of my favs
It was okay.
My god this is fun. Somebody call the fun police.
Not for me
# Album Name: Mothership Connection # Artist: Parliament # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: WARNING, WARNING - Extreme funk alert. Too much tbh. Was alright # Top Tunes: F knows # Would I listen to it again? No
Funky! A mellow vibe.
Tylsää. Kappaleesta toiseen Sama rumpukomppi ja vaskipuuallin, ja sellaista puheen ja laulun sekasotkua. Sinänsä leppoisaa musaa, mutta toistoa toistoa.
Liika on liikaa, vaikka tämä pfunk-soundi olikin ihan miellyttä. 3 mennään.
Tämähån oli raikasta. Funk pelittää kyllä
Leppoisia ja swengaavia kappaleita. Kokonaisuudessaan hyvän mielen levy.
Hyvää, tyylipuhdasta funkkia! Kivoja soundeja ja grooveja!
Funktastic
Appreciated the vibes , doubtful I'd listen again to the whole album but can see why it was nominated, lots of recognisable samples!
sonically I really enjoyed the album, but lyrically it absolutely turned me off of it. big fan of the synth and the low vocals, but the repetition in the last song, and the lyrics of ‘handcuffs’ were just. kind of awful! it’s one star lyrically and 4 stars in how it sounds so it gets three.
Yeah this is freakin cool as ice, straight from the get go there is some serious groove here👌 I feel it's definitely an album to listen to out loud rather than through headphones though. So give it a go at least once. Turn the bass up, turn the volume up. I really liked this. Can't say I've ever listened to a funk album before either. Some great songs on this one for sure, featuring the legendary track 'Give up the funk' which most of us would know or at least would recognise. If you hear it you'll know it. An album I'll come back for a listen from time to time for sure. Groovy baby.
That was so funky! Like Muppets From Space level of funkiness! Really pretty good, but I'm going with an overall 4.
The grooves. The fun. Absolute joy to listen to. 5 stars.
This is pretty groovy but not many catchy songs besides Give up the funk
Bel disco funky, qualcosa che manca in collezione. Da prendere.
If this doesn't get you bobbing your head and bouncing - you are dead.
Simultaneously enjoy the PFunk and recognize the GFunk samples.
You can make my funk the P-funk any day of the week. This is the grooviest and these dudes are all the Mans.
Maybe I don't like funk
a bit too funky for me
Fun!
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
Funky? Their soundbites (today) are cheesy and cheap.
Standout Songs: P-Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) Unfunky UFO Handcuffs
A lot of fun(k)
Decent songs. Was catchy but extremely repetitive 3 ⭐️
I might've rated this a lot higher without the pointless, repetitive spoken word vocals
Not bad, was jamming until the last song. 3*
Enjoyable but the same issues as every funk album I’ve been given so far so repetitive enjoy the first few minutes of a song then there’s still another 5 minutes left of it, however the first funk album I’ve not skipped to the end of a song
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
P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) (3/10) Mothership Connection (Star Child) (4/10) Unfunky UFO (5/10) Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication (5/10) Handcuffs (5/10) Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) (8/10) Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples (5/10) 5/10
Awesome groove, though some of the songs feel too long and repetitive.
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.
Now this is what I'm talking about! These are bleeps and bloops that my ears enjoy.
This album was so so so so fun to listen to that it just deserves a 5. Will 100% be listening again. Funk just hits on another wavelength that other genres don’t
i can still feel the funk a whole day later
We want the funk.
Tear the roof off the sucker
Extraordinarily cool and funky.
Good
Not for me.
super nervig
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.
How many times is the worf "funk" and it's various iterations used on this album - and in such a wide array meanings. It's a noun (the funk), adjective (funky _______) and verb (as in "to funk"). Certainly a lot of rhythm going down. p.s. which is a more awesome spell check stumper - thumposaurus on mothersucker?
So much funk, so much fun
Wild and weird, but enjoyable. Favourite songs include Give Up The Funk, Unfunny UFO and Mother ship Connection. You can see how it has led to so many other influences in funk, disco and pop music going forward. Also love the concept and album art.
I have listened to Parliament in the past but usually it's been Maggot Brain so I wasn't really familiar with this one. That will change as this is incredible stuff here. Start to finish it's got more funk per minute than anything has a right to have. This is the real deal here.
Funk isn't really my style but I found the album entertaining enough
Favorite Track: P-Funk
Excellent P-Funk example and became Sample City. Although very different, this album and Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain are all-time top Funk albums. Bootsy’s on 🔥.
The Funk is not in me! Good for 10 minutes but got a bit bored...
Lots of really great music, the spoken word sections got a little tiresome after a while but overall an absolute bop
Funk-Musik aus den 70ern. Eine wilde Sound-Kombination. 3/5
It's fun, but nothing I'd come back to
Based
Are you feeling funky? Kinda? 4/5
6/10 Could have been 4 stars - the best bits are great, although the 1st track has my least favourite elements of meandering.
Idk, it was so audacious and aggressively funk it earned a few points with me. But it was extremely repetitive and kinda cringe, nice concept tho. Needed better execution and more verses
Funky 👍 🪩
Low-key I was fuckin with it Groovy as hell 🕺🪩
This funk got me funked up in a really good funking way that makes me just want to funk up at the funk party. Absolutely funky.
this is actually really good
Absolutely a masterpiece. Parliament is in regular rotation in my home, and this album is usually up to bat first. Every song is great, it makes me wanna dance and groove and sing along. P-Funk forever.
It's only 8 am, but I'm grooving in my seat right now. Kind of a shame I got this one on a work day, you know?
2.5/5.0: Mixed
this album was alot fun. its wild how many times this album would go on to be sampled in 90s hip hop.
A funk classic, hard to hate 4.5*
Sparse but funky.
Would be better as an instrumental album. Hype man vocals are just annoying
I expected to like this much more than I did.
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
To me this is a perfect P-Funk album. Others have amazing highs mixed with some lows, but this one doesn't have a weak moment. Bootsy is especially on and prominent in the mix which I also love
WOW! defo the funkiest funk ive heard.
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.
++
I remember hearing “Give Up the Funk” often on the radio when I was in high school, and I would sing along with the chorus, but I guess I had the lyrics wrong, as I sang, “we want the bump, give us the bump.” 🤣 Anyway, I didn’t mind listening to this album, although it really isn’t my kind of music. I also thought that some of the songs were just too long, as this is one of my frequent complaints. But overall, this album gets 3 stars from me. I won’t bother listening to it again, but I wouldn’t mind hearing Give up the Funk from time to time.
Liked it a lot but not my kinda music. I wouldn't listen to it on a regular basis or add it onto a playlist but I did enjoy the sound of it.
I did not enjoy this one really..
Boring
Fun album if you’re a fan of funk
Enjoyable, like a wedding reception mix. Definitely ahead of its time.
Pretty enjoyable, crazy how many samples came from this album by later artists.
The aliens can keep this one.
P funk
This album is connected me to funk-rock-soul.
I much prefer Funkadelic. This one's just alright for me.
P-Funk! The Allstars? George…Clinton…and…the…Parliament…. Funkadelic?!?!! Extraordinary, extraterrestrial, masterful musicians all, but hats off to Bootsy Collins on bass and Maceo Parker on horns! A funkalicious party jam from beginning to end! 5⭐️
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
Funk as it was intended! Soooo cool!
it was good
The only way to make George Clinton and Parliament any funkier is to add Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley, and that's what you get on Mothership Connection. This album is like a galaxy of good times and great musicianship.
Cmon man, it’s Parliament. It’s Funk personified. 4.5 stars.
IMMEDIATE 5!!!!! I would give this a 6 if I could.
Mothership Connection by Parliament and released on December 15, 1975 has long been one of my favorite Funk Albums. It was the first Parliament-Funkadelic release to feature horn players Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley, previously of James Brown's backing band, the J.B.'s and was the first Parliament album to be certified gold and later platinum. I found the album years ago, and it was my introduction to Parliament / George Clinton. It made my funk the P-Funk, because I must always have wants to get Funked Up! Key musicians include Bootsy Collins on Bass, Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Joe Brecker, Randy Brecker and Joe Farell on Horns, and Bernie Worrell on Keys (Minimoog, Wurlitzer electric piano, ARP Pro Soloist and String Ensemble, RMI Electra Piano, Hammond organ, grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet D6). Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood was the drummer. The album begins with an invitation to the Funk through the song P-Funk (We Wants the Funk). Mothership Connection (Star Child) continues with a groovy riff "If you hear any noise, It's just me and the boys. Hit me, You gotta hit the band" grounded by the bass and embellished by the Horn section. From Wikipedia: "The album is held together by an outer-space theme. Describing the concept, George Clinton said "We had put black people in situations nobody ever thought they would be in, like the White House. I figured another place you wouldn't think black people would be was in outer space. I was a big fan of Star Trek, so we did a thing with a pimp sitting in a spaceship shaped like a Cadillac, and we did all these James Brown-type grooves, but with street talk and ghetto slang." The album's concept would form the backbone of P-Funk's concert performances during the 1970s, in which a large spaceship prop known as the Mothership would be lowered onto the stage." "Retrospectively, Mothership Connection has been widely acclaimed, and it is typically considered to be one of the best albums by the Parliament-Funkadelic collective." Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothership_Connection
I liked it a lot! Fun to listen to and I thought the space setting was pretty unique. Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication was my favorite track.
AMAZING album. Such a good time
funky gsi. vibe technisch nice aber keis lied het mi jez wegblose so
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
Funky fun and a party on record. Would be a great live experience, but as a studio recording it can get a bit repetitive.
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
Pretty funky!
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.
Loved it. Not a bad song on the entire album. George Clinton is the galactic king of funk. Say it with me now, “We’re not gonna protest”.
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.
Fun, 3.5
Very funky, very fun. A little repetitive for most of the songs (they just kept going).
Nice
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.
Not my cup of tea.
- In Ordnung, aber nichts, was mich total abholt
Good, but gets a little old after a while
Dobra klasika, v te dobe revolucni.
love this one! 4/5 #musicsky #albumsky
Heavy space funk that'll take you places they don't want you to know exist, Parliament Funkadelic are the foundation! Welcome to another universe!
I didn't make it last the first song 😅 Maybe I wasn't in the mood for it. The spoken word stuff was cool at first but I got bored of it after a while. I do think it would be more fun live, they would probably just jam forever.
We got over tha funk
Very enjoyable, 70s funk isn't a genre I've spent a lot of time in but I could see myself returning to this.
Hell yeah, the p funk! Fun album, I will be throwing it on as background or car music in the future. Main critique is song length, but the vibe is a jam vibe so i think it fits for that. I'm a big fan of Outkast's debut album "Southernplayalisticcadillacmuzik" which i feel must have been influenced by track 4 "Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication", and generally has the funky sound. I also had to google where exactly i knew it from, but the "let me ride" refrain from track 2 Mothership Connection is sampled or reproduced in Dr Dre's "Let me ride"
This is the album for you if you gotta have the funk but idk if I personally ever need the funk
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
now THIS is for me
seemed funky I guess. I listened to this while doing something else, so in not giving it my full attention, I have no thoughts.
P-Funk.
it is okay
‘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.
Not my style
100%
Sin más. No soy muy fan de este tipo de música, no me la pondría en mi día a día, la verdad. A parte de eso, creo que soy capaz de encontrar momentos especiales en las canciones pero no hay nada que las haga sobresalir y que me haga decir wow. Meh, un 6.
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
Like a bit of 70's funk and soul, this one with its concept of aliens and outer space was a bit different. Really enjoyed this music, so evocative of the era
Give Up the Funk is an all time classic, but the rest of the album wasn't the MOST engaging for me. I was still boppin' along tho.
This entire album felt like one long intro a song that never actually started. I was on the edge of my seat ready for them to start actually playing but it never really came. I'm impressed with some of the riffs and some of the sounds they were able to achieve, but the actual writing left a lot to be desired.
Lite repetetivt ibland, men jävlar vilken snygg musik. Vox och produktion är topp. 7/10
Nice, groovy. A couple of special songs, but overall, not too impressionable on me.
Funky, soulful, and just a pure blast to listen to. I don't really have much to rate as this normally isn't my favorite style of music, but anytime I can hear the hook to "Let Me Ride" is another good day.
I like Parliament and Funkadelic a lot, and enjoyed this, but I think on balance I come down a little bit more on the Funkadelic side. This isn't as life-changing as Maggot Brain.
I did not use a private session on Spotify for this one. I have actually seen Parliament in concert, fun! This album is fun and obviously had a huge influence on a lot of artists.
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.
yea it's p groovy
Not quite my thing, but the energy was good. I could listen again, but won't choose to in a hurry.
Can’t be unhappy listening to this!
I did not enjoy this album. Not at all.
I liked it less than I thought I did
Consider me suitably funked up. This was great for cycling on a sunny day 🙂
Turns out I don't like this as much as Funkadelic. Still fine, but not hitting me as hard as the other options. Not much to say really, sorry!
Give up the Funk was the only thing that saved this album from 1 star. And even then, not really much of a fan of that song either.
P-funk! 3.5/5
Funky go time
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
I had never even heard of Parliament before this, and I'm so glad it was recommended! Fantastic, lively, feel-good, amazing inventive lyrics. Impossible not to bop to.
Extraterrestrial brothers, dealers of funky music. What else is there to say??
Tasty but a little same-y.
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
1,5/5 ⭐ o único que se salva é o instrumental e as vezes nem isso porque depois de um tempo fica muito repetitivo
Yoooo this album goes HARD. Maybe the most fun I have ever had listening to music. From the opening track, it is just so COOL. Great funk basslines obviously, lot of mud, a little wah, vocal talent that stands on its own and good chorus unison/octave work. Makes me want to listen to more funk. And all of this before I realized this was the album with Give Up the Funk! The power of great vocal hooks and great riffs.
gosh where do i even start. this album is absolute heat i love it. funk is just too good to be honest and this album is very funky. first time i’ve listned to it and i can proudly say it gets 5 BIG BOOMSSSS.
Wouldn't listen again, now I understand what the word funky means. That said wasn't bad. No songs saved
No
Wow! Super fun and definitely would have this playing in the house cooking or hanging out as fun background music. Also good if I found this vinyl, good guest music.
Loved! So fun.
funky
Funky
give the people what they want
I'm back for good now. This album was a good surprise. I have, however, listened to better funk albums before. The intro of "P-Funk" hyped me up. Can't believe I've been reviewing albums for a whole year now. 3 stars for "Mothership Connection".
We were so close in 1975. We were right there. We are Orpheus and we had gone to hell and rescued our true love and were on the cusp of stepping out into the sunshine with her by our side. All people - no matter their race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, nationality - were all slowly and tentatively walking up the steps of the mothership, getting ready to join an intergalactic rainbow coalition of peace, love, fun and funk. Parliament-Funkadelic were leaving us musical breadcrumbs leading us up to Nirvana. A future where everyone had enough and lived with all their brothers and sisters in harmony. We were RIGHT THERE!!!! And then we lost faith, started to fear and doubt, and turned back to look and make sure Eurydice was still there. Then the CIA pumped crack into our communities and we elected Reagan and started watching “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”. And now we’re here. Make my funk the p-funk. I want to get funked up.
I don't know about ya'll, but I want my funk uncut. I want to get funked up.
Pious!
heard this before p funk japan yeah!
Looooove it already new a song and I'm thrilled this was recommended
RnB, Funk, 1975 -> 2
V fun! Great introduction to funk which i haven’t heard much of.
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.
Not my type of music. Long songs with lyrics I didn’t really care for. The instrumental was alright but didn’t itch my brain in a satisfying way.
Fun! Good start. Length is just right. Got repetitive after a while but still a good time. Those trumpet solos 😮💨
I think I understand the FUNK, groove and appeal but it’s not really my cup of tea. Where Maggot Brain by Funkadelic felt exhilarating and exciting, this felt more like a pop bob. There is nothing wrong with this and the album is nice to vibe to. But I did not enjoy it. It’s actually exactly the kind of sound and music I turn off whenever I come across it. I don’t like the washed-out sound. The album felt very repetitive to me. But I finished it and it was a new experience. Some of the vocals in the song Unfunky UFO were actually a bit rap-like. Interesting!
Ikke helt min favsjanger, men gøy å få hørt litt funk. Ingen sanger jeg hadde hørt før. Neste takk!
The funk is within me. Everything here is so tight. The basslines, the drumming, the horns, the synths. Everything works together. Incredible stuff.
Trash
I connect with this much less than Funkadelic, unfortunately. The funk grooves feel a bit one-note to me. I clearly don't have the ability to chill with the best of them. Not a record I can see returning to.
Interesting. Not really my thing but fun enough for one listen.
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?
This album is good, but the Live: P-Funk Earth Tour album that came out of this material is the real must-listen Parliament record. The beat on the studio version gets monotonous, but with an entire 1977 LA Forum stomping along, it reaches the cosmic.
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 am all for everything this album has going on (except Handcuffs, that song kinda sucked). The imagination, the coined slang, the call and response.
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.
Oooh, another delightful discovery courtesy of this project. A playful, fun concept album with excellent beats - no boredom here!
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)
it was ok. the interludes were too cute
This is tough. Under the right circumstances, this album works great. But otherwise it’s kind of the same jam for the length with some highlights and low points. I like it but wouldn’t add to rotation.
It s funky and cheer you up!
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 actually fun(ky). I'm not that much into funk, but you can hear the fun the musicians had recording this album, and it gets you.
This was fun
Awesome sauce.
The greatest funk album of all time!
I would have never guessed that I'm a fan of 70s funk, but this list gave me an inside into Parliament, Funkadelic, some Stevie Wonder records and many others which turned me into a believer. Mothership Connection is a great album, I had a great time listening to it and it easily becomes one of my favourite funk releases.
Funny intro song haha - "That's the law around here, you got to wear your sunglasses, so you can feel cool" I felt the funk, for sure. Very groovy. What a fun album - should be listened to on a sunny day. Like I did. Very groovy, and what a bass. I had a stank face on almost the whole time, haha. And it is stinky, that bass actually sounds like farts, especially the last song. Not usually my kinda music, but I like how it makes me feel; happy. I can't give it a high rating tho. Cause I just wouldn't put this on, and I don't find it super interesting. I can appreciate the good musicians, but it just doesn't make me feel that much, other than, happy. And I kinda need something more from the music I listen to. Again I would like to know the importance of this album
All-time classic
Pass me a cigarette.....I am spent !!
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.
Boring, not my music
More phunk, no phanks
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
Solid funk album
Tell Bruno that THIS is smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy. It's funky buttery goodness.
T’was a bland and bleak existence. Then came the funk…
Surprisingly fun listen
Did I enjoy or this or have I just have a bad run of albums recently? I may never know.
i love funk, i love parliment, i love this album, i love bootsy. this album is funny bc it is only 38 minutes long, but i know in real life, when George and the gang play live, EACH song is like 38 minutes long! lol. i wonder how the sudio guys got them to cut it short. maybe the producer just cut off the song after 5 minutes each lol. album makes me reflect on meditation, and the transcendental meditation theory of a repeating a syllable(s) to bring peace. Each song is lyrically simple, with just one or 2 repeated phrases, repeated over and over and over, like an Om. i feel it would not be out of funkadelic's wheelhouse to be attempting to bring a trance like state to themselves and audience.
Some of the best work on one record - Afrofuturism found. Hard to imagine more influential playing on another record.
Love it ! My first funk album
YO THIS WAS GAS
Pre-listening thoughts: you know, I’ll take anything over Slipknot yesterday but funk is very welcome today. Feel like this is going to be fire. Post/during listening thoughts: I didn’t realize this was only 7 songs! 😭 this is what I THOUGHT the funkadelic album was gonna sound like, but that was an idiot assumption on my behalf considering their name is literally a fusion of the words funk and psychedelic. I usually am against long songs but Jesus this is so fun. Every piece of this band is heard/balanced and in sync and playing with a really infectious energy. If this doesn’t get you dancing I’m not sure anything will. I have no choice but to give this a 9/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: yes this is 100% essential listening and a staple of its genre Fav tracks: everything but was lukewarm on the last track being the last track if that makes sense Least fav tracks: n/a
Cool sound.
Funky
In George Clinton's brain, Maggot Brain represents the left side and Mothership Connection represents the right.
By 1975, funk had already made its mark, but Mothership Connection took it to the cosmos. George Clinton and Parliament didn’t just make an album—they built a world, one where groove was gospel, and the funk was a ticket to transcendence. Bootsy Collins’s bass bounces like it’s got its own gravitational pull, Bernie Worrell’s synths stretch reality, and the horn section punches through the mix with an almost military precision. Musically loose but perfectly in sync, Mothership Connection is a party, a sermon, and a revolution rolled into one. Standout tracks? No shortage of those. “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)” is anthemic funk at its purest—thunderous basslines, call-and-response vocals, and a groove that demands movement. “Mothership Connection (Star Child)” is pure Afrofuturist theater, Clinton fully stepping into his intergalactic alter ego, backed by Worrell’s swirling keyboards and some of the tightest horn arrangements in funk history. And then there’s “P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up),” where Parliament turns a laid-back groove into a hypnotic, slow-burning manifesto. It reshaped the very idea of what funk could be, blending Afrofuturism with funky beats and political commentary. Clinton and Parliament pushed the concept of “Star Child” as a mythical figure escaping to a better world through the transcendence of funk, making the album as much about the future as the music. This wasn’t just a record—it was an ideological shift. Its influence is everywhere. Dr. Dre built The Chronic on its DNA (just listen to “Let Me Ride”), OutKast’s ATLiens wouldn’t exist without its space-funk blueprint, and Prince absorbed its theatricality into his own purple kingdom. The Beastie Boys sampled it, Kendrick Lamar carries its spirit, and Janelle Monáe channels its Afrofuturist vision. Respected by your favorite artists, sampled by your favorite rappers, this is foundational.
3.4 2x funky catch up 3/14/25
Concentration of funk
I feel funkaliciouslyfunktastic just for having listened to it.
So unbelievably cool. The band is so tight, the album flows perfectly. The songs are long and evolving without the album feeling drawn-out. So funky, I dig it.
Funk me
Really fun album.
I’m not usually into funk but top to bottom this album is so much fun
Tear the roof off the sucka
Heard quite a few samples from this! Good introdution ti pfunk
funk
P-Funk and Give up the Funk were highlights
The best funk sound of anyone else
The world would be a better place if everyone listened to Parliament and felt the funk.
Very funky, bit goofy. Liked most of the songs but it's nothing special for me.
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.
We should change St. George's day to December 15th to commemorate the day George Clinton brought us this album back in 1975. I wish my inner voice sounded like George Clinton. His speaking voice is as comforting as it is funky. This was great. Recognising the 2nd song as the sample from Dr. Dre's Let Me Ride was also fun. The instruments were so simple but were woven together masterfully and that bass guitar felt like a heart beat carrying me through each track. I started listening to it just before bed and thought I'd just check out the first song and finish the rest in the morning, but, once I started, I couldn't pause it. This thing is a masterpiece. Clearly I'm a big fan of albums with spaceship cover art. In summary, there isn't a single weak song on here. After one listen, it's already one of my favourite full albums of all time. Also shout out to Garry Shider. The vocals on Handcuffs are incredible.
Good
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.
28/02/25 2nd jazz album in a row and a 2nd disappointment.
The standard for funk.
Solid groove, more jazzy than I remembered, definitely cures migraines and arthritis
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
Straight bangers, Mothership connection, supergroovalisticprosifunkstacation and Night Of The Thumpasorus People are my favorites, but all of them are great
Very funky. Mothership Connection and of course Give Up the Funk stand out the most. Really breezy, doesn’t even feel like 40 minutes.
Didn't know what to expect but this was so much freaking fun. Lots of head bobbing. Funk isn't necessarily my thing but I can appreciate the music and how it works so well with all of the moving pieces, great piece of music
Starting with P-Funk, which is a classic that was already on my liked songs. Parliment has always been in my wheelhouse. Though I haven't gave this entire album a proper listen. So I'm gonna kick back and let my ear drums be soothed by funk. I love how tongue in cheek this band is, "Let me put on my sunglasses so I can see what I'm doing." Most of the lyrics are very about making love, but also playing funk, which go hand in hand I'm sure. I love the outlook of a horny alien coming to Earth to give us mortals a party and a good time. The samples in Mothership are sooo good. Let Me Ride by Dre and Regulate by Nate Dogg is where I first heard this sample of course. With Unfunky UFO I am reminded of The Mighty Boosh show about how George Clinton kicked the funk over the mothership and it landed at the bottom of a lake for Old Greg to find. Where is the funk today? Those keys were so impressive on The Bumps Bump song that I had to look up who it was. Of course it's a musical prodigy, Bernie Worrell. Who played with the Washington Symphony at age 10! Bootsy calls him the Jimi Hendrix of keyboards. I think I agree. He also did Talking Heads for Stop Making Sense! And Fela Kuti. I never knew, but now it makes sense. He used the minimoog keyboard for Parliament. Anything Moog from the 70s was gold. Speaking of he also used a gold wah wah. Alright went on a deep dive about the sounds and keyboards used by Bernie. Definitely adding him to my list of innovators. Well Handcuffs is a little problematic but this seems to be a theme from all these albums from the 70s. "I have to keep you barefoot and pregnant." Rules for you, but not for me mentality. God bless this song even says they don't care if they appear chauvinist. Just look at the lyrics. This album is just a party. Next up is the classic, "We want the funk, give up the funk." Overall this is a classic album, and now I am seeing that George Clinton and Pariament are coming to Ventura Music Hall. I might have to buy tickets, even though my wife is probably pissed about all the ones I've already bought.
The band has already made each and every funk-pun I could come up with themselves, so I am left with nothing but the funk. 3.5/5
I know I should love this, but I just like it. Sometimes a bit dull.
Funky album, too short. 3/5
It's Parliament, baby. They are nothing but love.
All timer. Long live George Clinton
I appreciate George Clinton and have seen him live but I can't get through this bands studio albums
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