Artist: Funkadelic
Title Of Album: Funkadelic
Year Of Release: 1969-70/2005
Label (Catalog#) :Westbound Records CDSEWM 210
Country:: USA
Genre: Psychedelic Funk Rock, Soul
Quality: FLAC (tracks+cue,log)
Time: 75:06
Full Size: 446Mb(+3%)(covers)
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Funkadelic is the eponymous debut studio album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic, released on February 24, 1970, by Westbound Records. Produced by bandleader George Clinton, the album blends psychedelic rock, funk, soul, and R&B influences, evolving from Clinton's earlier doo-wop vocal group The Parliaments into a more experimental, guitar-driven sound. Recorded in 1969 with a rotating lineup including key members like guitarist Eddie Hazel, bassist Billy Nelson, drummer Tiki Fulwood, and keyboardist Bernie Worrell, it captures the chaotic energy of the era's counterculture and Vietnam War tensions.
The album features seven tracks, many exceeding six minutes, emphasizing extended jams and improvisational grooves over concise pop structures. Standouts include the psychedelic opener "Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?" (9:08), which sets a trippy tone with swirling effects and spoken-word elements; "Music for My Mother" (6:19), a gritty funk workout originally released as the band's first single; and the sprawling closer "What Is Soul" (8:40), a soulful exploration of genre boundaries featuring distorted guitar solos. Other notable cuts like "I Bet You" (6:10) and "Good Old Music" (8:01) showcase the band's raw fusion of Jimi Hendrix-inspired rock riffs with James Brown-esque funk rhythms.
Critically acclaimed for its innovative genre-blending and unpolished authenticity, Funkadelic laid the foundation for the P-Funk movement and influenced subsequent funk and rock acts. It holds an 8.6/10 rating on AllMusic based on over 600 user reviews and an aggregate score of 87/100 on Album of the Year, praised as a "groundbreaking mix of rock and soul" that freed R&B from mainstream constraints. Historically, the record marked a pivotal shift for Clinton's collective, establishing Funkadelic as a vehicle for psychedelic experimentation and social commentary amid the late-1960s cultural upheaval.

Tracks:
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1. Mommy, What's a Funkadelic? (George Clinton) - 9:04
2. I Bet You (George Clinton, Patrick Lindsey, Sidney Barnes) - 6:10
3. Music for My Mother (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel, Billy Nelson) - 5:37
4. I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody's Got a Thing (Clarence Haskins) - 3:52
5. Good Old Music (George Clinton) - 7:59
6. Qualify and Satisfy (George Clinton, Billy Nelson, Eddie Hazel) - 6:15
7. What Is Soul (George Clinton) - 7:40
Bonus Tracks
8. Can't Shake It Loose (George Clinton, Sidney Barnes, Joanne Jackson, Rose Marie McCoy) - 2:28
9. I Bet You (George Clinton, Patrick Lindsey, Sidney Barnes) - 4:10
10. Music for My Mother (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel, Billy Nelson) - 5:17
11. As Good as I Can Feel (George Clinton, Clarence Haskins) - 2:31
12. Open Our Eyes (Leon Lumpkins) - 3:58
13. Qualify and Satisfy (George Clinton, Billy Nelson, Eddie Hazel) - 3:00
14. Music for My Mother (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel, Billy Nelson) - 6:14

Personnel:
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Funkadelic:
Eddie Hazel – lead guitar, backing vocals on "Mommy, What's A Funkadelic?"; vocals on "I Bet You" & "Can't Shake It Loose", all Lead Vocals on "Open Our Eyes"; bridge vocals on "I Got a Thing"
Lucius "Tawl" Ross – rhythm guitar
Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood – drums on (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9,11,13)
Billy "Bass" Nelson – bass guitar on (3, 4, 6); backing vocals; lead vocals on "Good Old Music"
Mickey Atkins – Hammond organ on (5, 6, 7)

The Parliaments:
George Clinton – lead vocals on "Mommy, What's A Funkadelic?" & "What is Soul", vocal on "Can't Shake It Loose"
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"

Additional musicians:
Ray Monette – guitar on (2, 4, 9)
Dennis Coffey – guitar
Bob Babbitt – bass guitar on (1, 2, 9)
Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ on (4)
Earl Van Dyke – Hammond organ on (2, 9)
Brad Innis – drums on (3)
Gasper Lawal – conga on (3)
Herb Sparkman – lead vocals on "Music for My Mother"
Hot Buttered Soul – additional backing vocals

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