Relative to its six precursors, Funkadelic’s seventh studio affair contains more traditional funk and soul creations, which still manage to push the limits of the imagination.
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In George Clinton’s view, soul and funk were always meant to be gritty, messy, and imperfect. Through this mess, he and Funkadelic would build their empire.
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Funkadelic’s eleventh studio affair is a heady mix of funk, soul, and rock set against a militant sensibility with drum corps rhythms and call-and-response chants.
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Though Funkadelic would continue on as its own entity through the ’70s and the early ’80s, their sixth LP was one of the first steps that marked the end of the group’s first phase.
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With ‘One Nation Under a Groove,’ Funkateer in Chief, George Clinton, produced an album that looked to rip up musical divisions and just let great music be heard.
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Like many of Funkadelic’s early albums, ‘Cosmic Slop’ was not a commercial success. However, it grew to become a perennial favorite of their dedicated fanbase.
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A transitional record of sorts, Funkadelic’s fourth LP finds the band embracing different musical directions, going from acid-fueled psychedelic funk rock to more traditional strains of funk and soul.
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With Funkadelic’s acclaimed third studio album, the training wheels were off, and the group greeted the concepts of fear and decay of the mind with full-on musical assault.
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Funkadelic’s second studio affair is chaotic and free-flowing in all the ways characterized by their early albums, but there’s drug-infused mayhem dripping from every feedback-laden note.
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