Funkadelic is the debut album by the american funk band funkadelic, released in 1970 on westbound records. Worth downloading just for the 10minute intro track, a psychedelic, fuzzedout. Tear the roof offthe untold story of parliament funkadelic 0 hours and 57 minutes movie 2016 the untold true story. Westbound records owner armen boladian had decided to record the show without the bands prior notice, for a possible official live album release. George clinton and the parliament funkadelic the mothership. Four reissues of funkadelic s essential, early 1970s westbound records releases. The band and its sister act parliament, both led by george clinton, began the funk music. Anyone with an interest in the classic soul sounds of the 1970s should definitely check blaxploitation.
While funkadelic pursued bandformat psychedelic rock, parliament engaged in a funk free forall, blending influences from the godfathers james brown and sly stone with freaky costumes and themes inspired by 60s acid culture and science fiction. Download parliamentfunkadelic discography 19702008. My bud shane told me that in the summer of 1970, george clinton and his band dropped acid and went into a detroit studio with the intentions of recording an entire album in a single day. Funkadelic1970a funkadelic remastered 2005 the future founder of the group parliament and funkadelic george clinton george clinton was born in 1941 in north carolina, usa. Free your mind and maggot brain are also great listens, but there are points on those albums where the boys stop rocking, and after maggot brain they lost some of that psychedelic rock feel. The band and its sister act parliament, both led by george clinton, pioneered the funk music culture of that decade. Dec 18, 2011 bernie worrell foi oficialmente creditado a partir do segundo album do funkadelic, free your mind. The highlights are probably the bookends, mommy, whats a funkadelic.
September 3, 1971 the park, north baltimore, oh supporting amboy dukes. Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, parliament. Not only is it laden with great songs ill bet you and i got a thing. Apr 09, 20 funkadelic licensed to youtube by alpha pup records on behalf of westbound records inc. Two live sets from free s prime are featured on this bootleg, one disc taken from their show at the isle of wight festival on august 29, 1970, the other from a concert in stockholm on december 12, 1970. Download funkadelic mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Parliamentfunkadelic discography 1970 2008 flac inspired by motowns assembly line of sound, george clinton gradually put together a collective of over 50 musicians and recorded the ensemble during the 70s both as parliament and funkadelic. The mix features music from their their first seven albums with westbound, funkadelic, free your mind and your ass will follow, maggot brain, america eats it young, cosmic slop, standing on the verge of gettin it on and lets take it to the stage i didnt include tales of kidd funkadelic because it was released after the band left. Parliament funkadelic 1970 february 1517, 1970 unganos, new york city, ny. Oct 26, 2017 funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, parliament. Personally, id really like to see the goblin get posted, for all of us mostly familiar with their movie soundtrack work. Juntamente com parliament, ambas lideradas por george clinton, foram as precursoras do pfunk. I got a thing, you got a thing, everybodys got a thing 05.
Rock n roll music is a compilation album by the beatles that consists of previously released beatles tracks considered by many to be quintessential rock and roll. So many treasures in the goldmine, so hard to choose. Their albums were generally housed in highly colored sleeves and the musicians were among the first to wear exuberant science fiction outfits, with strange boots, glasses, feathers etc. Funkadelic licensed to youtube by alpha pup records on behalf of westbound records inc. Funkadelic 1970a funkadelic remastered 2005 the future founder of the group parliament. And your ass will follow, originally released in 1970, is a stone cold classic. Discography of funkadelic, influential george clintonled funk music group. Mar 23, 2008 what do you get when you fuse together dub, soul, rock, free jazz, counter culture, and drugs.
The flame psychedelic essentials 2011 purple pyramid 1970. Nov 02, 2016 10 best parliament and funkadelic albums. Mojo later hailed funkadelic as the best bluesinfluenced, warped acid rock youre likely to hear. No matter hendrix, no matter james brown, no matter the mc5, nobody had ever heard anything like. Funkadelic free your mind and your ass will follow 1970 us. What is soul 1970 free your mind and your ass will follow 01. Heres a countdown of the 10 best psychedelic funk records featuring parliment and funkadelic. Funkadelic 1970 free your mind and your ass will follow free.
This albums title track is the sort of spacedout acidfunk that is a big influence with artists such as spiritualized and primal scream. Funkadelic free your mind and your ass will follow us 1970. Nov 24, 2014 parliamentfunkadelic discography 19702008 flac inspired by motowns assembly line of sound, george clinton gradually put together a collective of over 50 musicians and recorded the ensemble during the 70s both as parliament and funkadelic. This will halt all sharing of your roios in this blog within minutes. Funkadelic was an american band most prominent during the 1970s. This is my favorite funkadelic album because all 7 tracks rock. And your ass will follow funkadelic on allmusic 1970 its one of the best titles in modern musical. Funkadelic standing on the verge of getting it on 1974 01. Recording for the detroitbased westbound label, at the time funkadelic were in. Check out a discography of parliament and funkadelic recordings below and magnify the album covers to get a closer look. Funkadelic free your mind and your ass will follow 1970.
This is a collection of parliaments ten albums from 1970 to 1980 and five compilations. The band and its sister act parliament, both led by george clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade. Its a fusion of so many musical ideas that it simply should not work. Funkadelic was an american band formed in 1968 and active until 1982. Funkadelic1970a funkadelic remastered 2005 60s70s rock. So, why not let your fans get them for free from one another instead of having to purchase them from commercial bootleggers on auction sites. Audiam publishing, latinautor, amra, bmi broadcast music inc. The double album was issued on 7 june 1976 in the united states,on capitol records catalogue number skbo 11537 and on parlophone pcsp 719 in the united kingdom,four days later at the time,some in the media speculated that the. They released acclaimed albums such as maggot brain 1971 and one nation under a groove 1978. March 7, 1970 ernie ds campus ballroom, detroit, mi. From childhood he loved to sing and play various musical instruments, and in 15 years has created with its own group of friends parlament.
Inducted into rock and roll hall of fame in 1997 performer. It was recorded at united sound systems in detroit during late 1970 and early 1971, before being released in july 1971 by westbound records. Funkadelic 1970a funkadelic remastered 2005 the future founder of the group parliament and funkadelic george clinton george clinton was born in 1941 in north carolina, usa. Funkadelic s selftitled 1970 debut is one of the groups best early to mid70s albums. Funkadelic kept on recording for warner during the 70s and early 80s. Maggot brain is the third studio album by the american funk band funkadelic. The inspiration for this album was, according to george clinton, an attempt to see if we can cut a whole album while were all tripping on acid.
Funkadelic live at michigan 1971 superb psychedelic funk. Funkadelic is the self titled debut album by the american funk band funkadelic, released in 1970 on westbound records. Year, album information, peak chart positions, certifications sales thresholds. Aug 04, 2011 torrent download link torrent software required. Starting as the back up band for the more commercial friendly parliament, and ending up after legal issues with parliaments name as the entire army, george clinton and bernie worrell brought the fury of spaceship funk to the masses. An immensely influential band that truly lived up to their name, funkadelic was the brainchild of george clinton, originally formed as a backup group to support clintons early doo wop crew, the parliaments who eventually became parliament. This music was slower than sludge, dirtier than the raw funk herb sparky sparkman talks about in music for my mother. Free full mp3 albums allow you to freely download the popular and latest mp3 song albums. This album contains 34 drum tracks ranging from 67126 bpm. By cosmic slop the signature pfunk was beginning to emerge. Conventional wisdom has it that maggot brain is the definitive early funkadelic record, but for me, free your mind and your ass will follow best represents what the band in their first acid drenched psychedelic funk incarnation were really all about.
George clinton concerts 1970s soul concerts wiki fandom. The rise and fall of the greatest funk band ever, parliament funkadelic. Free download funkadelic 1970 free your mind and your ass will follow album. Funkadelic vinyl i purposely avoided the 4 men with beards release, as i have heard bad things about their versions of these funkadelic albums. Biography the roots of funkadelic began when, in 1964, george clinton brought together a group of players who would provide the musicial backing for his vocal group the parliaments whilst on tour. The mastermind of the parliament funkadelic collective during the 1970s, george clinton broke up both bands by 1981 and began recording solo albums, occasionally performing live with his former bandmates as the p. Find funkadelic discography, albums and singles on allmusic. A collection of songs from worlds favorite artists and singers. Funkadelics groundbreaking selftitled 1970 debut is laden with great songs, including ill bet you and i got a thing.
Funkadelic from 1970 was a bomb dropped all over rock and soul. A slick booklet, which mixes pictures of the artists with cheeky yet informative liner notes and photos designed to resemble blaxploitation film stills, rounds the package out nicely. No matter hendrix, no matter james brown, no matter the mc5, nobody had ever heard anything like this. Funkadelic maggot brain 1971 us, fantastic soul funk psych, remaster edition with bonus tracks maggot brain is far more than something that can be defined by any individual genre. August 12, 1971 union ballroom, ann arbor, mi free john now. The band was added in 1964, primarily for tours, and consisted of frankie boyce, richard boyce and langston booth. George clinton george clinton was born in 1941 in north carolina, usa. This band was originally a trio comprised of frankie and richard boyce, and langston booth, and wasnt given any official name. The sound quality is good enough to make one wonder whether these were recorded with an eye for official release, and the performances. Funkadelic free your mind and your ass will follow discogs.