FUNKADELIC – Funkadelic (1970-2005) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Funkadelic's self-titled 1970 debut is one of the group's best early- to mid-'70s albums. Not only is it laden with great songs -- "I'll Bet You" and "I Got a Thing..." are obvious highlights -- but it retains perhaps a greater sense of classic '60s soul and R&B than any successive George Clinton-affiliated album. Recording for the Detroit-based Westbound label, at the time Funkadelic were in the same boat as psychedelic soul groups such as the Temptations, who had just recorded their landmark Cloud Nine album across town at Motown, and other similar groups. Yet no group had managed to effectively balance big, gnarly rock guitars with crooning, heartfelt soul at this point in time quite like Funkadelic. Clinton's songs are essentially conventional soul songs in the spirit of Motown or Stax -- steady rhythms, dense arrangements, choruses of vocals -- but with a loud, overdriven, fuzzy guitar lurking high in the mix. And when Clinton's songs went into their chaotic moments of jamming, there was no mistaking the Hendrix influence. Furthermore, Clinton's half-quirky, half-trippy ad libs during "Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?" and "What Is Soul" can be mistaken for no one else -- they're pure-cut P-Funk. Successive albums portray Funkadelic drifting further toward rock, funk, and eventually disco, especially once Bernie Worrell began playing a larger role in the group. Never again would the band be this attuned to its '60s roots, making self-titled release a revealing and unique record that's certainly not short on significance, clearly marking the crossroads between '60s soul and '70s funk. Jason Birchmeier  
Tracklist :
1 Mommy, What's A Funkadelic 9:06
Written-By – George Clinton
2 I'll Bet You 6:11
Written-By – George Clinton, Sidney Barnes, Theresa Lindsey
3 Music For My Mother 5:38
Written-By – William Nelson, Edward Hazel, George Clinton
4 I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got A Thing 3:54
Written-By – Clarence Haskins
5 Good Old Music 8:04
Written-By – George Clinton
6 Qualify And Satisfy 6:18
Written-By – Eddie Hazel, George Clinton
7 What Is Soul 7:40
Written-By – George Clinton
- Bonus Tracks -
8 Can't Shake It Loose 2:28
Written-By – George Clinton, Joanne Jackson, Rose Marie McCoy, Sidney Barnes
9 I'll Bet You 4:10
Written-By – George Clinton, Sidney Barnes, Theresa Lindsey
10 Music For My Mother 5:17
Written-By – William Nelson, Edward Hazel, George Clinton
11 As Good As I Can Feel 2:31
Written-By – Clarence Haskins, George Clinton
12 Open Our Eyes 3:58
Written-By – Leon Lumpkins
13 Qualify And Satisfy (45 Version) 3:00
Written-By – Eddie Hazel, George Clinton
14 Music For My Mother (Instrumental 45 Version) 6:14
Written-By – William Nelson, Edward Hazel, George Clinton
Credits :
Bass, Vocals – Bill Nelson
Drums, Vocals – Tiki Fulwood
Guitar – Tawl Ross
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Ed Hazel
Organ – Mickey Atkins
Producer – George Clinton