Funkadelic: Maggot Brain
Label: Westbound Records
Year: 1971
Reasonably the lead guitar on the title track gets all the attention, but it’s the rhythm guitar which sounds like walk up music to the Gates of Heaven which begins the musical potluck that is side one as some bring heavy and others bring dirty sonic plates. The guitar on “Hit It and Quit It” is up in the mix and deep in the ears, same with the bass on “You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks”, “Super Stupid” invented super stupid dirty funk and “Wars Of Armageddon” is a perfect example of George Clinton’s band leadership. Maggot Brain is often imitated but never equaled. Not even close.
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FANTASTIC record with an EPIC cover!