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The album opens with a spoken word monologue by bandleader George Clinton, which refers to "the maggots in the mind of the universe". [7] According to legend, the opening title track was recorded in one take when Clinton, under the influence of LSD, told lead guitarist Eddie Hazel to play as if he had just learned his mother was dead; Clinton instructed him "to picture that day, what he would ...
The lyrics refer to dancing as a way to freedom. The song opens with the lyrics "So wide, you can't get around it/ So low, you can't get under it/ So high you can't get over it." Though it is not stated where these lyrics originate, it is quite likely that they come from the traditional gospel song "So High", itself having been previously ...
One Nation Under a Groove is the tenth studio album by American funk rock band Funkadelic, released on September 22, 1978, on Warner Bros. Records.Recording sessions took place at United Sound Studio in Detroit, with one song recorded live on April 15, 1978, at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana. [10]
The P-Funk mythology is a group of recurring characters, themes, and ideas primarily contained in the output of George Clinton's bands Parliament and Funkadelic.This "funkology" was outlined in album liner notes and song lyrics, in addition to album artwork, costumes, advertisements, and stage banter.
According to Funkadelic bandleader George Clinton, the guitar solo for "Get Off Your Ass and Jam" was performed by "a smack addict" guitar player who had found his way into the studio. He asked Clinton if he could play for some cash and proceeded to play "like he was possessed", soloing over the entire duration of the song.
Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins – vocals on "I Bet You" and "Good Old Music" Calvin Simon – lead vocals on "Qualify and Satisfy"; vocals on "I Bet You" and "Can't Shake It Loose" Ray Davis – vocals on "I Bet You" Grady Thomas – vocals on "I Bet You"
It is one of the most popular Funkadelic albums among fans, [citation needed] and highlights the virtuosic guitar of the returning Eddie Hazel, who had departed following 1971's Maggot Brain. [8] Hazel co-wrote all of the album's songs, although the songwriting credits were mostly in the name of Grace Cook, Hazel's mother (a gambit by Hazel to ...
Funkadelic "I'll Bet You" 63 22 — — "I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody's Got a Thing" 1970 80 30 — — "I Wanna Know If It's Good to You?" 81 27 — — Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks" 1971 91 42 — — Maggot Brain "Can You Get to That" 93 44 — — "Hit It and Quit It" 1972 ...