Besides Mothership Connection... where is the P- Funk funk at?

cire113 · #1 08-14-2009, 03:16 PM

Besides mothership connection what are the other funk albums?

What are the other must listen to funk albums besides motherhship? thanks

TheSuzie · #2 08-14-2009, 03:28 PM

There are a bunch. I had them but lost them. Is the one you mention the live one?

Clones of Dr Funkenstein is classic for sure. One Nation Under a Groove is good. If you want to get to the roots of the thang check out the first two Funkadelic records on Westbound Records. They were different personnel (a smaller group) and included a very special guitarist named Eddie Hazel who was taken out of the game early by drugs or so the story goes. Anyway these recordings reveal a lot of what was going on in George Clinton's mind - while he really was not in that band as a performer he was the moving force and producer. Shows what was going on leading into the mega group blow up that was P-Funk. Do note that Funkadelic was less bass centric than P-Funk so some may not enjoy in the same way.

Peace,
S

Deluge Of Sound · #3 08-14-2009, 09:59 PM

James Brown's live albums Live At The Apollo and Sex Machine

Jamsesh · #4 08-14-2009, 10:09 PM

That is a pretty broad question. There is sooo much good funk man, but in summary if you like Parliament you will like George Clinton's "Computer Games" album. Its full of bass heavy grooves, i promise. Check this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PQJeXCVKT8

thirtypoint87 · #5 08-14-2009, 10:27 PM

Do I hear Stanley Clarke? Larry Graham?

Andrew Jones · #6 08-14-2009, 10:36 PM

Chocolate City,,,,,BOOTSY"S IN THE HOUSE!!!

Aj

CatfishStudios · #7 08-14-2009, 10:45 PM

Funkadelic ... man... Funkadelic. the raw stuff

Andrew Jones · #8 08-14-2009, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by CatfishStudios

Funkadelic ... man... Funkadelic. the raw stuff

I think Hardcore Jollies is my favorite.

jmsbass · #9 08-15-2009, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSuzie

There are a bunch. I had them but lost them. Is the one you mention the live one?

Clones of Dr Funkenstein is classic for sure. One Nation Under a Groove is good. If you want to get to the roots of the thang check out the first two Funkadelic records on Westbound Records. They were different personnel (a smaller group) and included a very special guitarist named Eddie Hazel who was taken out of the game early by drugs or so the story goes. Anyway these recordings reveal a lot of what was going on in George Clinton's mind - while he really was not in that band as a performer he was the moving force and producer. Shows what was going on leading into the mega group blow up that was P-Funk. Do note that Funkadelic was less bass centric than P-Funk so some may not enjoy in the same way.

Peace,
S

"Clones" is about my least favorite Funkadfelic album. Sounds like they were doing a lot of ludes at the timew...

Mothership, Chocolare City, Maggot Brain... And the original Parliments stuff, is the shiznit for me.

Andrew Jones · #10 08-15-2009, 09:40 AM

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They were different personnel (a smaller group) and included a very special guitarist named Eddie Hazel who was taken out of the game early by drugs or so the story goes.

Hazel died in 92, he's all over pretty much everything that will get mentioned here.

Aj

adube810 · #11 08-15-2009, 09:45 AM

http://vivalesbootlegs.blogspot.com/...T%20FUNKADELIC

download the live in amsterdam 78 show. its complete firee start to finish :-0

also theres a ton of other free live music on this site too

markjazzbassist · #12 08-15-2009, 10:11 AM

P-Funk -

Funkentelechy and the Placebo Syndrome (my favorite parliament record)
Uncle Jam (favorite funkadelic record)
Motor Booty (great parliament record)

Other -

James Brown - Sex Machine, In The Jungle Groove, The Payback
Ohio Players - Honey, Fire, Skin Tight
Earth, Wind, Fire - Gratitude, that's the way of the world, all n' all
Jamiroquai - emergency on planet earth, return of the space cowboy, a funk odessey
Rick James - Street Songs, Come Get It
Prince - pretty much anything by him
The Isley Brothers - 3 + 3
The Brothers Johnson
Bootsy Collins
Amp Fiddler

Clark Dark · #13 08-15-2009, 10:40 AM

America Eats Its Young...raw and unadulterated
Cosmic Slop
Hardcore Jollies
Tales Of the Kidd
Uncle Jams Army
Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
Lets Take It To The Stage
Live At The Beverly Theatre... Large on the Bass

"I was hung up on Bach but Beethoven was my thing, I dug jazz, I dug rock, anything with a swing"
but I ran into a friend who told me, there was so much more, find the void that you missed, there is plenty to explore"

TheSuzie · #14 08-21-2009, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Jones

Hazel died in 92, he's all over pretty much everything that will get mentioned here.

Aj

Sorry, I thought he died earlier. I have been told that his career was nowhere what it could have been for a number of reasons.

"Cosmic Slop
Hardcore Jollies
Funkentelechy and the Placebo Syndrome"

+1 on the above - among the ones I lost

AFA Maggot Brain goes, IMO that song is a great listen the first few times, then for me it starts to sound like a bunch of overly self involved wanking.

Andrew Jones · #15 08-21-2009, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSuzie

AFA Maggot Brain goes, IMO that song is a great listen the first few times, then for me it starts to sound like a bunch of overly self involved wanking.

Not meaning to be a jerk,,,, just ribbing you a bit.

Magot Brain was pretty much THE Hazel showcase

Andrew Jones · #16 08-21-2009, 06:37 PM

Btw I completly agree it's just if there is ones band in the world I will allow the indulgence of exsessive wanking it's the p-funk

Live pfunk=exsesive!

TheSuzie · #17 08-21-2009, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Jones

Btw I completly agree it's just if there is ones band in the world I will allow the indulgence of exsessive wanking it's the p-funk

Live pfunk=exsesive!

Yeah isn't it funny how some stuff we really love can still at times become horribly annoying.

Kind of like girlfriends/boyfriends and pets too, I guess.

Peace,
S

noahw1 · #18 08-22-2009, 11:33 AM

An off shoot of the Mothership to check out is Jerome Brailey's and Mutiny "Mutiny on the Mothership." He was the drummer for P-Funk around 1975 and from Wikipedia "He co-wrote one of Parliament's biggest hits, Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)." From what I read he had a falling out with George Clinton and formed his own band which sounds a lot like the P-Funk and the lyrics take a lot of shots at George Clinton. That being said it's worth a listen.
YOu can check out one of their tunes here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVaQrXcEyR0

Clark Dark · #19 08-22-2009, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by noahw1

An off shoot of the Mothership to check out is Jerome Brailey's and Mutiny "Mutiny on the Mothership." He was the drummer for P-Funk around 1975 and from Wikipedia "He co-wrote one of Parliament's biggest hits, Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)." From what I read he had a falling out with George Clinton and formed his own band which sounds a lot like the P-Funk and the lyrics take a lot of shots at George Clinton. That being said it's worth a listen.
YOu can check out one of their tunes here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVaQrXcEyR0

He and Tiki IMO were the best drummers ever involved with P-Funk. Jerome would be on stage like 45 mins. before the show started just jamming alone churning those beats from their biggest hits while warming up. Both Jerome and Tiki Fulwood made the "one" addicting.

Kipaste · #20 08-22-2009, 05:06 PM

How many of you have heard the P-funk all-stars live at beverly theater? I've always wondered how little attention this gem has got.

In this case they have a little differend setup. Dennis Chambers displays some of his best work in drums and "Skeet" Curtis does some brilliant bass stuff. I'm usually all for vinyl, but in this case you wan't the double cd just for one nation under a groove which is missing from the vinyl and IMO is definately the best track on the record. It starts just like business as usual but after some time Dennis and Skeet start really get into it. And then it breaks down to a simple wicked slap bass line with Bernies great keyboards... And later on some really awesome horn section madness. Also the last track, really uptempo version of flashlight is pretty awesome.

There's also some real acid jamming and sometimes it's not funk at all, simply.. what should I say.. Jimi Hendrix meets acid jazz? Or acid jazz meets rock and more acid? Dunno. But I'd recommend this album to anyone whos into this stuff. I think that funkwise this album could've been fitted on one cd, but hey, it costs the same and features some stuff you don't hear on the albums.

Thank god P Funk is coming to Finland this year. I missed them last time and I'm in need of a funk fix.