Funkadelic – Funkadelic

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Funkadelic – Funkadelic

01. Mommy, What’s a Funkadelic
02. I Bet You
03. Music for My Mother
04. I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody’s Got a Thing
05. Good Old Music
06. Qualify and Satisfy
07. What is Soul
08. Can’t Shake It Loose (1969 Version) *
09. I’ll Bet You (1969 Version) *
10. Music for My Mother (1969 Version) *
11. As Good As I Can Feel (1969 Version) *
12. Open Our Eyes (1969 Version) *
13. Qualify and Satisfy (45 Version) *
14. Music for My Mother (1969 Instrumental 45 Version) *

Eddie Hazel: Lead Guitar,Vocals
Tawl Ross: Rhythm Guitar
Billy Nelson: Bass Guitar,Vocals
Mickey Atkins: Organ
Tiki Fulwood: Drums,Vocals

George Clinton, Fuzzy Haskins, Grady Thomas, Calvin
Simon
, Ray Davis: Vocals

Funkadelic was the debut album by the American funk band Funkadelic, released in 1970 on Westbound Records. The album showcased a strong bass and rhythm section, as well as lengthy jam sessions, future trademarks of the band. The album contains two remakes of songs from The Parliaments, an earlier band featuring George Clinton: “I Bet You” and “Good Old Music”.

“Mommy, What’s a Funkadelic?” and “What is Soul” contained the beginnings of Funkadelic’s mythology, namely that “Funkadelic” and “the Funk” are alien in origin but not dangerous.

“I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody’s Got a Thing” was particularly notable for a guitar solo by Rare Earth’s Ray Monette. “I Bet You” was later covered by the Jackson 5 on their album ABC, and sampled by the Beastie Boys for their song “Car Thief”. In more recent years The Red Hot Chili Peppers have combined the main riff of “Mommy, What’s a Funkadelic?” and certain parts of the lyrics from “What Is Soul?” in live shows, a version appears as a B-Side on their 2002 single “By the Way”.
(Source : Wikipedia)