LAST LISTENED TO i have no idea
CHANCE OF WAKING TO IT not much of one
RATING
Funkmeister and sartorial renegade George Clinton created Funkadelic in 1970 when he and his band got into some contractual bother and where unable to record under their then name Parliament. Essentially, the two bands were the same, although it came to pass that Parliament became their (mostly) funk brand and Funkadelic their wig-out funky rock one. More or less.
This binominal state continued for a good most of the '70s, with a good deal of bleed between the two platforms, forming a style that became known as P-Funk. Thus it was that in 1978 it was Funkadelic that recorded the funk-disco monster that is One Nation Under A Groove which, surely by now, you all know. Anthemic and seven and a half minutes long, it was a positive statement of unity. So good that it hit number one in the US R&B charts and has become their best-known tune. At times you can hear the influence of every big name in the field, from Sly Stone to Stevie Wonder, James Brown and Jimi Hendrix. Stick if on repeat and let the grins break out.
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