Funkadelic - Maggot Brain ALBUM REVIEW
Вставка
- Опубліковано 1 січ 2024
- Listen: funkadelic.bandcamp.com/album...
Listen guys, it's time to get funky.
More classic reviews: • Classics
===================================
Subscribe: bit.ly/1pBqGCN
Patreon: / theneedledrop
Official site: theneedledrop.com
Twitter: / theneedledrop
Instagram: / afantano
TikTok: / theneedletok
TND Twitch: / theneedledrop
Team: Jeremy - Lead Edits / Anthony - Final Cuts / Austen - Proofing, Posting
===================================
FUNKADELIC - MAGGOT BRAIN / 1971 / WESTBOUND / FUNK ROCK, PSYCHEDELIC SOUL
CLASSIC/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?
![ЛЕБЕДЕВ у ДУДЯ: муху не обманешь 😁 [Пародия]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/E74h5fvVrqs/mqdefault.jpg)
I saw Funkadelic/parliament back in 2017 in Lafayette, Indiana. I saw the Marquee on my local theatre and said "it must be a cover band, there's no way." The crowd was maybe 75-100 people tops. Still, George Clinton and about 10 other people rolled out on stage and proceeded to funk that shit up for an hour and a half. I'm pretty sure a male dancer called the nose had his birthday that day and they brought a cake and we all sang happy birthday for him before 7 chicks came on stage and danced on him. people lit up and just passed blunts to the band before the band handed them back down to the GA. Of course, maggot brain was played in its entirety and it was incredible. Still stands as one of the craziest concerts I've been to and it was on some random tuesday in a town in the middle of nowhere.
I want to believe but... what the fuck
I believe it
I saw them in Broad Ripple (Indianapolis) around that same time, maybe the same tour. George had to sit down alot, but that was fine because his band was still funky as hell, and played nearly all the P-Funk classics, including "Unfunky UFO", possibly his most underrated track ever. Blackbyrd McKnight was on guitar and played a WONDERFUL rendition of Maggot Brain. One of the best concerts I went to. Everyone was chill. Lots of older funk fans showed up, plus a surprising number of teens. Great music lasts for generations!
That's a cool anecdote man. Similarly George with 'The P-Funk Allstars' played a small block party in my hometown in PA in 2021 and I couldn't believe it was really a thing at first lol
❤
Definitely my favorite album of 2024 so far! Thanks for giving smaller artists the spotlight, Melon!
Truly a fantastic album to start 2024!!
So far? You do realise how little that means?
tbf funkadelic would be a small artist lmao
I’m really digging this whole ‘funk’ music scene that was just invented in late 2023. Literally blows my mind.
@@Dogtles no mr autist, please explain to us how little it means. surely it’s a good idea to listen to the guy who takes youtube comments so seriously, clearly you’re an intellectual
The song "Maggot Brain" was plaid at all the funerals of my mothers side of the family. My mother is the last one left. This record is one of the records that has made the most impact on my life.
Considering Hazel's directions when recording it, there's some beautiful poetry to that. ❤
Hope you have to wait a long time to hear it in that context again (speaking as someone who's attended his mother's funeral).
Incase you didn't know. George Clintons instructions to Eddie Hazel for this track was to play as if he had been told his mother was dead. Clinton instructed him "to picture that day, what he would feel, how he would make sense of his life, how he would take a measure of everything that was inside him and let it out through his guitar".
@@thenewyearsgrinch I also recall reading that for the second half, he was to imagine that he found out she wasn't dead at all, but I'm not sure where
@@ericforsyth yeah i have heard that too
Wow beautiful 😢❤
One day last year we lost internet in my dorm, but I had just downloaded this album on Spotify. Ridiculously huge bong rip, proceeded to do chores while listening to it. One of the most memorable experiences of my life.
Nice life man if that's the peak for you then it's all downhill from there, enjoy being held back by weed ❤
ignore Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk here and keep on truckin' my man
@@HarveyJackson1967 Bro doesn't smoke weed
Funk is meant for getting chores done, hell yea
@@HarveyJackson1967somebody doesn’t know what it’s like to be funked up
such an amazing listen. Was sent on stream and found the whole thing to be so wild and creative. Glad to see it covered here.
Hi Brad, I love you so much I hope you have a great year
Glad to see someone legit give a real comment on a needle drop video and of course it’s Brad. Tanku Brad.
Did you take the dogs out
Bradthany Tastetano
holy fuck lois its bradley music
Maggot Brain is the greatest guitar song of all time, absolute masterpiece.
SLEEP - Dopesmoker>>>>>>
@@bobsbigboy_Both are amazing
Dinosaur Jr, Alone.
@@bobsbigboy_ goated response
Can’t believe we’re starting off 2024 with a new Funkadelic album! Great review Anton :)
New?
Luke lie yolk 😂 ! A.!!!HAH!!
*belly laugh*😂
😂*belly laugh*
😂
*bellys laugh*😂
😂 😂
😂
😂 😂
😂
😂 😂
😂 😂
😂 😂
😂
😂
😂 😂
😂 😂
😂
😂
😢
🫠😂
@@njwtube🤓☝️
This came out in 1971 Eddie Hazel has been dead since the 80s were you even listening to the review or did u just hear a sound bite Jeez
@@daviddillard9536 ikr, pretty sure OP was being sarcastic. At least I hope so
I’M SO HAPPY YOU REVIEWED THIS. This is like top 3 of all time for me
Maggot Brain is my favorite song of all time. The way Eddie Hazel plays guitar on that track is otherworldly.
Yeah the other guitarist does not play as well
Eddie Hazel's guitar on the title track is so moving. Brings me to tears most of the time.
Fun fact: Melon played bass on this album, but was so good in the studio that he was cut from the record due to potentially outshining the actual Funkadelic band. Eddie Hazel cites Melon as "the juiciest melon ever squeezed".
He wasn‘t cut out but the volume was turned down by a sound engineer named Lars. If you listen really closely you can hear Anthony playing the second bass guitar. I listened to it as an isolated track and actually it isn‘t that great. I still appreciate Anthony‘s effort.
@@wernermoritz882Sure, you listened to the isolated track, but you should have done it the other way around - take Melon's lines OUT of the song, then listen. The resulting dogshit is the EXACT reason Melon is considered the greatest theremin player of all time
i KNEW it!
@@jojomang8333 I said it before and I say it again: Fantano’s isolated bass part of this Funkadelic album is the most overrated piece of music the theremin critic community has ever reviewed.
so true
1978's One Nation Under A Groove also belongs in the conversation.
One of the best albums of all time. Mindbending and endlessly creative.
Fantastic album. Super Stupid is one of the greatest hard/funk rock songs ever written
Nice pfp bro
Eddie Hazel is a hugely underrated guitarist. Maggot Brain (the song & album) are masterpieces
Late but this album rules. R.I.P. Eddie Hazel and all the other musicians on this LP who are no longer with us
You and Your Folks is a great song to pull into a parking lot with.
Always nice to see Anthony to give a spotlight to underrated artists and albums!
just had to pause the vid and say YES 'You and your foks, me and my folks' is sooooo under-appreciated as a singular track it's crazy. that song is borderline perfect.
Pioneering funk and psychedelic on this album together is just crazy
Can’t talk about p-funk‘s influence without mentioning Bernie Worrell. The master❤️
I truly appreciate the end of the year & the fact that you take that opportunity to make reviews of old or forgotten albums. Happy new years & keep up the great work.
It's great to see you do a review of Maggot Brain, one of the greatest LP's that was underground and eventually got it's due. The title track is legendary. I have one criticism and that is regarding Super Stupid which is far more fiery funky and rip snortin than Hendrix would play. Hazel was a Hendrix fan but had his own unique spin on taking blues, funk and soul into hard psych rock territory. From the opening Hazel can't wait to cut loose and when he does it still makes my hair stand on end.
I literally heard this album for the first time just a few weeks ago when I went to a vinyl listening party for it at an actual vinyl bar here in Seattle! The first track (title track) was EPIC beyond words! The final track was a chaotic mess. I love this album!
Vinyl bar?
@@pogchamp9669 It's called Shibuya Hi-Fi. They have listening events of classic albums of all genres that you have to reserve. Really great drinks, too!
Yo what’s that bar called homie??
@@LetsGetHighOnMorris Shibuya Hi-Fi
I’m going there tomorrow for the In Rainbow listening session !!!!!
Found the vinyl in a charity shop in Wales about 6 years ago for £3 then found the cd in another charity shop in England for 50p. Love having these in my collection cos it's such a great album!
I listened to this album last maybe in 2012 and I’m shocked hearing it’s only 36 minutes long because I remember it feeling much longer. Not because it felt like it was dragging on but because I remember it feeling very big and heady, so in hindsight I’m impressed they fit so much into 36 minutes. This album has stayed with me and I think lll have to listen to this one again soon. Thx Melon!
If you check this one out and love it, I HIGHLY recommend getting around the first two Funkadelic albums, their self-titled and then Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow. As wild as Maggot Brain is, the first 2 are 2 of the dirtiest, grimiest, most psychedelic and unhinged ROCK albums of all time. Really, their whole run from 1970-1975 as Funkadelic is so incredible and underrated compared to the poppier Parliament stuff they became more known for in the mid-late 70s.
Well said,though i wouldnt call Parliament poppy,their stuff sounded as out there as the early stuff until Dre and co’s imitation took that sound mainstream 20 years later.
@@shadowstealer2790I think they mean stuff like Flashlight and One Nation. Which yeah Flashlight is actually kinda weird and the album it is on has a crazy title so maybe that's not fair
@@nevadanate4957 One Nation is accessible leftfield disco I guess.P-Funk = crazy titles for sure! My fave is "Promentalbackwashpsychosisenemasquad" from the One Nation album.
@@shadowstealer2790 PE squad is a great track, the awesome instrumental work and singing gets lost behind the silly spoken word part.
That's what I like about it, feels like they thought the track was too straight and decided to goof it up in thier own inimitable fashion.@@carlos_herrera
this album introduced me to eddie hazel, and my musical world was instantly brighter and more inspired
Nice to see 2024 release such potent pieces of music so early in the year. Thanks so much for shedding the light on these guys!
I was very excited when I heard you might do a review on this one. After having only heard a minimal amount funk before, this album blew my mind when I first heard it.
13 years ago i took a flight between kyiv and tbilisi (georgia) and in the airport there was a very loud and cheerful group of people. when we boarded the plane, one of them sat next to me. we talked a little and he said they are going to perform at the festival, i ask what do you play, he said funk, i asked with who he said with george clinton, there he is several rows ahead. i loved funkadelic for maggot brain the most at that time. he felt im a fan and asked for my name to put on a list for the show. of course i came. it was around 3 hours long, i believe there were 20 people with dancers and backing vocals. and when they started playing maggot brain and the solo hit - i was crying so hard, it was a blessing.
great review!
One of my all time favorite collectives, P-Funk. They got so many all timers, my favorite by the Funkadelic side is probably Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On. One of the greatest discographies of all time.
So happy about classics week! I’ve always loved stuff from the 70s, especially P-Funk. HOWEVER! After classics week concludes, I would love to see a review of the greatest album of all time Jobe Mark II (released very recently on 12/30/2023). For now though, hoping for some great classic album reviews soon. It would be really cool if you did a video on Layla by Derek and the Dominoes for classics week. It’s super good and one of my favorite rock albums of all time. Thanks Andrew! :)
The day I found this album at a record store was pure magic. To this day, I've never felt that way about buying another album
one of my go-to albums riding the train freshman year of college ! great memories
Being from Jersey and growing up in Plainfield, NJ home of the P-FUNK. Parliament/Funkadelic music royalty, all their albums and Pedro Bells artwork and story's are forever classics.
I listened to this album for the first time while getting my chest tattooed. We were about 2 hours in when my artist had them out it on and it was an experience.
Am very glad to see you do classics. Would love to see you do one a month after Classics Week :)
I’ve never listened to much of this band but I’ve always had an appreciation for Parliament-Funkadelic and the music they’ve done, this album is definitely killer and the guitar solo on the title track with Eddie Hazel pulling off so many Jimi Hendrix inspired licks is absolutely insane and I fucking love it
Glad for you to finally review Awaken My Love by Childish Gambino! Took you long enough.
Title track solo is my favorite solo of all time to this day, if just for how it connects emotionally.
Love this album! So all over the place and experimental yet it knows how to snap to structure when it needs to. Super Stupid is one of my all-time favorite songs. Great review, AnFan!
Amazing album cover as well. "Rill Rill" used the "Can You Get to That" sample impressively, but the OG is the best.
Loved this album for years, so cool to see Anthony cover it!
Hell yeah more people need to get into funk RIP Eddie Hazel, thanks for the best guitar solo ever
I forgot classics week start off the year from you. I'll check it out
For more information on Funkadelic, Parliament and funk in general, please refer to Mike Judge's Tales From the Tour Bus, season 2.
Rock, hip-hop, soul, funk, indie, whatever; this album is simply inspiring. The band is at the top of their game and that speaks with Maggot Brain. Rarely do I find anyone who cannot vibe with "Can You Get to That?". It's wild that my boomer dad and my millennial self can throw on some Funkadelic and just sing praises about how good the music is.
10/10
Mike Judge’s Tales From The Tour Bus did an amazing job covering Parliament Funkadelic story. Definitely worth watching
Now can we please get a decent sounding vinyl reissue of this great album ffs
We were waiting for this review to drop since the beginning of time. 10/10 album fr
i was 73 when Maggot Brain dropped, now I'm 16 yrs old, classics like this never get old🙏🏾
even though James was the first funk band leader, and Sly was the first funk visionary, George started the first funk movement...Funkadelic is THE funk band
I believe the bonus tracks deserve a mention as well. “I Miss My Baby” is my favorite song of all time.
Eddie Hazel on the opening track still blows my mind. He's got that amp cranked up so high that just touching the guitar creates sound. Anyway, Supertramp "Crime of the Century" turns 50 this year. How about a review of that?
thanking for shining a light on such a small indie folk project from 2021
The bassline in You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks hits so hard. Love this album start to finish
This album is a masterpiece. The title track is searing, it may contain the greatest guitar solo of all time
Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts might be a little better to me
Fantastic choice for classic review
GOODIE MOB, SOUL FOOD NEEDS A CLASSIC REVIEW ANTHONY!!
So nice to see Maggot Brain getting some much deserved recognition, truly one of the best pieces of music of its time.
Masterpiece starting off with one of the greatest guitar solos ever
I was legitimately confused about the Parliament/Funkadelic name thing, thank you for explaining that.
Bootsy's Rubber Band basically is the same band too, just with Bootsy taking the lead.
"Flashlight" paved the way for Prince, Zapp and Rick James
I used to do psychs with a very close friend of mine, whom I don’t really speak with at the moment. When we took them we had a specific playlist that we always played in order- like a ritual. Maggot brain was the first song on that playlist. The first parts of the solo would start to sound right as you would feel funny and get visuals. I miss that summer a lot. I miss my friend.
I love classics week because it gives me several potential music rabbit holes to go down throughout the year. Thanks Mr Melon
Ayo! I've had this song in my back catalog of what I checked out, and I am glad to see it also means classic week is coming up. Shoot us with some juicy CALASSICS. Will definitely be listening.
02:45 One Nation under a groove was 78, you won't go wrong with that either
I have never lit up so much at the sight of a youtube thumbnail.
My favourite funkadelic album is "Ahhh the name is Bootsy, Baby" every track is excellent and amusing, but so funky.
Rlly hoping for a Mamas Gun review this week. It’s long overdue
The scene in House MD where maggot brain plays might be peak television in terms of use of music
Been a P Funk nut since ‘82,always thought people over rate MB slightly,maybe because the title track squares more with trad Rock aesthetics than others.Glad you picked up on the “Dub” element:the debut album is dripping in that .George was clearly Lee Perry’s spiritual twin,and that’s the early classic for me.Also “Hardcore Jolies” is a total banger that no one seems to have heard of.
Nah, I love Hardcore Jollies. Hazel is not in the credits, but he's all over that album
He certainly is!I think it's better than Maggot Brain overall."If you got Funk " is one of my favourite ever grooves. Hazel's solo on "Mountain" is pure psyche heaven.They're channeling Sly and Hendrix in equal amounts in this particular galaxy within the PFunk universe.@@carlos_herrera
Discovered this album when I was 14 back in 2010, one of the many life changing albums I geard during my teen music nerd years but still stands as one of the absolute favorites of mine I've ever heard
Eddie Hazel is one of the greatest guitar players to ever walk the earth. His solo album is awesome too!
One of my all time favorite albums also. Smoked a blunt with George Clinton at a P-Funk show in Long Beach which was one of the highlights of my life. That was back when Diaper Man was still alive and playing and the show was out of this world. Saw em again several years later and it just wasn’t the same. Still go see George & Crew any chance you get. Living legend.
thank you anthony, we need Voodoo by D’Angelo for classics week please!
Immediately
Didn’t expect to see a yellow flannel this early in the year
Coming here now to predict a De La classic week review
Eddie Hazel is the best electric guitarist of all time to me. Between him and Jimi
This is going to be exciting! I’m so glad that you’re reviewing projects mere days after they come out!! I can’t believe you made this review this quickly!
I can definitely see the direct, musical influence this had on “Awaken, My Love!” and thematically on Utopia.
Happy to see this included in Classics Week.
My introduction to George Clinton was his brilliant cameo in Good Burger as a kid performing Not Just Knee Deep. Became one of my favorite songs and became a mega fan going forward.
Awesome music, iconic and still to this day makes people dance and have fun. Goated.
Great album, the guitar soloing on it is so powerful.
Tis the season, Marge! We only get five classic-albumy days, then Fantano takes it away.
Hell of a start for classics week
I could swear that you already did a classic review of this album
Nice review on a monumental record! 🤘🏿
Review Symbolic or any Death album for the next Classic review pls 🙏
I finally listened to this one about a month ago, and I thought it was incredible - go figure. I only knew a lil funkadelic, as well as the other songs that would sample Can You Get to That, but I never truly heard the OG works. Easily some of the best music of the 70s.
Fantano I’ve been waiting for you to get to that
Together with Watermelon in Easter Hay, Maggot Brain is my favorite solo
I’m very surprised you’ve never reviewed any reggae or dub before or even touched on it. Would love to hear your thoughts on some of the classics especially. A whole other world of talented artists and producers that aren’t talked about enough these days
The inner mounting flame or townes van zandt self titled next please 🙏
so funny for you to review this right when I've been listening to it the last few weeks
I’ve been waiting over half a century for you to review this album. Better late than never I guess
Seriously. Perfect album. That guitar solo on the title track? Ooohohoho baby thats what dreams are made off.
So when is the docu-series coming out? ☺
If this was called Melon Brain it would have gotten a 10/10
I mean, i guess we'll tolerate a Classic/10
This was absolutely fantastic. My all time favorite conglomerate of musicians to ever exist. Their music means everything to me Dawg and it’s always an absolute pleasure to listen to others shine a light of any kind on them. Thank u for this my guy