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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‘Up For The Down Stroke’ was a wildly successful first step for the re-imagined Parliament, whose renaissance would continue through the rest of the ’70s.
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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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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 grand call-to-arms to preserve the funk, ‘Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome’ exemplifies George Clinton & crew’s distinctive musical vision.
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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 an unequivocal polish and experimental edge, the band’s second album underscored just how ubiquitous the P-Funk sound had become by 1977.
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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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George Clinton and crew’s fourth album was the inspiration that transformed their live shows, making them into swirling spectacles, part opera, part circus-like jam sessions.
Read moreFunkadelic’s ‘Free Your Mind… And Your Ass Will Follow’ Turns 50 | Anniversary Retrospective
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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