Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (CD)

Unheralded Classic If There Ever Was One

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 20, 2006

Pros: Exciting,Ambitious And Life Affirming

Cons: None

Here are the facts-this is a classic rock album in every sense of the word.Two problems-it was an all black band that made it and such kinds of bands have seldom gained mass acceptance.But of course the highlite is the title track-the main feature of... which is Eddie Hazel's ingenious guitar playing (Jimi Hendrix's "Machine Gun" sounds great alongside it) and Eddie finds notes on the guitar that may not even normally exist.He also rocks inhumanly hard on "Super Stupid",one of the best pieces of metal I have ever heard with great echo effect.Some of the songs such as the brilliant "You And Your Folks" and "Hit It And Quit It" are very funky but all these songs rock pretty hard.Even the softest number here "Can You Get To That" and that isn't that soft.The finale is the brilliant "Wars Of Armageddon"-cows mooing,babies crying,arguing couples and even farting sounds all collid with percussion and it's all really scary,exactly as the title suggests.Funkadelic recorded a dozen albums from the start of the 70's to the start of the 80's-all excellent.But this 1971 release is a great candidate for one of Funkadelic all time most fantastic and wonderful albums.A must have whether rock,funk or soul is your thing. Read more Less