Author Topic: One Nation Under A Groove (Read 962 times)

Walrusbonzo · **on:** February 16, 2007, 16:34:26 PM

One Nation Under A Groove

on: February 16, 2007, 16:34:26 PM

Woo, just got a new CD.

Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove. - http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/funkadelic/one_nation_under_a_groove/

New CD for the car for the next few weeks.

Got Maggot Brain(http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/funkadelic/maggot_brain/) coming too

Walrusbonzo · **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2007, 17:30:55 PM

Re:One Nation Under A Groove

Reply #1 on: February 16, 2007, 17:30:55 PM

Oh my......

This is awesome, some really funky tracks on here, but whats got me is the rock tracks I wasnt expecting!

Guitar playing is amazing.

Walrusbonzo · **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2007, 10:52:16 AM

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Reply #2 on: February 27, 2007, 10:52:16 AM

Woohoo, "Maggot Brain" is here.

Title track has a guitar solo by Eddie Hazel, who was locked in a room by George Clinton and told to "play like your mother has just died".

"One Nation Under A Groove" has not left my car CD player since I got it. I love every track. The funk ones are right up my street as I love stuff like James Brown, Sly & The Family Stone, The Meters. Then the surprising stuff is all the rock and prog rock stuff, some of which almost sounds Pink Floydish.

Funkadelic have blown me away with this album, lets hope Maggot Brain does too.

Rivkid · **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2007, 12:01:51 PM

Re:One Nation Under A Groove

Reply #3 on: February 27, 2007, 12:01:51 PM

I could never get into anything funk related. I always kinda felt like I should but I just couldnt warm to it.

Walrusbonzo · **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2007, 14:24:00 PM

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Reply #4 on: February 27, 2007, 14:24:00 PM

Great stuff. Listened to the album("Maggot Brain") 3 times now.

The title track isnt as good as the live version on "One Nation Under a Groove", doesnt sound as polished and after the first 5 minutes, the guitar playing gets a little sporadic in the second 5 minutes.

Theres no disco funk on this album like "One Nation Under A Goove", but instead theres some fine soul and rnb. The heavier tracks have guitar playing that echo Jimi Hendrix. "Super Stupid" is simply super!

The album starts off with someone saying "Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time, cause yall have knocked her up. I have tasted the maggots in the mind of the universe...I was not offended, for I knew I had to rise above it all, or drown in my own sh*t." Excluding the three bonus tracks on the end, it then ends with someone saying "Its a fat funky man." followed by a heartbeat. Almost like Pink Floyds "Dark Side of The Moon" starts with a heartbeat.

Overall I think I prefer "One Nation Under a Groove", but theyre both damn good really.

Adrock · **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2007, 17:59:10 PM

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Reply #5 on: February 27, 2007, 17:59:10 PM

Someone has finally recognised the delights that is the p-funk

You may wanna look into Parliament too, tis the other name the George Clintons guys went by. I think the main part of the p-funk I appreciate is Bootsy Collins bass playing. Some brilliant musicians involved in all of that.

Also for some excellent recent funky stuff Breakestra are a band you cant go wrong with, I saw them in Camden a year ago and they were amazing.

jamieL · **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2007, 01:23:40 AM

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Reply #6 on: February 28, 2007, 01:23:40 AM

Adrocks hit the nail on the head

Also check out Tower of Power. Later stuff. Fantastic groove and very funky.

Walrusbonzo · **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2007, 07:12:45 AM

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Reply #7 on: February 28, 2007, 07:12:45 AM

Quote from: Adrock

Someone has finally recognised the delights that is the p-funk

You may wanna look into Parliament too, tis the other name the George Clintons guys went by. I think the main part of the p-funk I appreciate is Bootsy Collins bass playing. Some brilliant musicians involved in all of that.

Also for some excellent recent funky stuff Breakestra are a band you cant go wrong with, I saw them in Camden a year ago and they were amazing.

Ive got a Paliament compilation album, their stuff is even more bizarre.... "D D D D Docter, Fu Fu Fu Fu Funkenstein"

Shall have a listen out for them other bands.

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