Rate Points :5.0
Binding :Audio CD
Label :Island / Mercury
Manufacturer :Island / Mercury
MPN :077032
ProductGroup :Music
Studio :Island / Mercury
Publisher :Island / Mercury
UPC :044007703229
EAN :0440077032298
Price :$11.98USD
Lowest Price :$4.21USD
Customer ReviewsAs funky as they wanna be!
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :0
They put "Swing Down", the old southern gospel song, right in the middle of their second track! It makes no sense, its just fun! Its funk. Its great music that you can move to.
If you like funk, this is a great album to buy!
Delightful!
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :0
The CD arrived in express time The quality is superb and I will be ordering more...What more can I say?
Theres A Whole Lotta Rhythm Goin Round
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :2
I remember getting into George Clintons solo joints, and being told right away that his work with Funkadelic / Parliament is better. After checking them out, I can indeed say that claim is true. I still dig his solo work though, for it does have its moments.
If I were to choose a favorite Parliament album, this would most likely be it, though Up For The Down Stroke comes close. From start to finsh this album is solid, and never gets dry. One thing I really love about this album (and every other album by this artist) is that so many people can get into it. I work with a wide range of different people and were always arguing about which music to put in. Once I introduced them to this, they never argue when I suggest it. Honestly, who can resist the ultra funkalicious melodies of the great P Funk? I cant say Ive ever met anyone who can. The song structures arent too complex, and the lyrics (which are mostly Georges dialoque, and group choruss) arent necessarily poetic, but when combined they equal something so magical, unique and innovative. Not only did they revolutionize Funk, they created many commonly used phrases used in modern day speech (tear the roof of the mutha sucka) (the bomb) (put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip) those ALL came from this. Perhaps its biggest inlfuence is the Hip Hop/Rap world. The first time I listened to this, I couldnt believe how many producers have sampled this. Espeicially Dr. Dre on his 92 classic album - The Chronic. But you cant blame them for wanting to add a little Mothership Connection to their own music.
If youve never taken a ride on the mothership, you owe it to yourself to hop on. I must warn you though ... you will come back for another expedition.
The Funky Milky Way
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :3
I have seen The ParliamentFunkadelic Thang about 15 times. This is classic funk at its best. You have to understand the thinking that Brother George was puttin down back in 76. I see by some of the reviews that we have a couple of Sir Noses friends. They had the %#% nerve to only give up one star, and that does not mean staying on the "one". If you do not already own this piece of Parliament history then search no further. Peace and Hair Grease
Mothership Connection
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :2
Parliament-Mothership Connection
George hit the the nail on the head, or hit the groove in the right place is more like it. By the time of Mothership Connection George Clinton had perfected what he took from Sly and James and created something so strange and something so original, too original in fact that it should not have worked. Oh boy did it work though. Mothership Connection remains the groups biggest and most popular album even more so than Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome, and Funkadellic One Nation Under a Groove.
So heres the deal. Its a concept album. Not the strongest concept mind you but being the genius Clinton is he makes it work, and work wonderfully. Funk from outer space is here (star child) and it is going to retrieve the funk from the pyramids. Sounds crazy? Well just wait till you actually here the music...
P-Funk opens the killer album with a George playing a radio dj as he was known to do. He never did it better then here. The subtle guitar lines make for and atmosphere that more then compliments the driving bass line from Bootsy and the vocals from the Brides. Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication (The Bumps Bump) is well....hilarious. One of the funkiest tunes in all of the kingdom of funkdom! This is truly Georges song and he completely kills it. Gangsta Rap would have been nothing with out this one thats for sure. Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) went on to become the groups biggest single, even better then the superior Flashlight. Though it has been sampled more times then one would care to count it is the true original that dominates. Bootsys licks and the group vocals make for one of the most memorable tunes in all of funk history. To go track by track and list why each track is a highlight would run trite and tedious, besides these three tracks are worth the cash flow anyways.
Mothership is the perfect place to start a funk or Parliament collection. While I myself am more of a Funkadellic man myself, you cant have one with out the other. It would be like having the Kool with out the aid. Essential.
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