Maggot Brain - Funkadelic | College Student's' FIRST TIME REACTION!

[@ceeceerider]

Unfreakingbelievable. Thanks guys. I guarantee, Bluesboy is turning it up. He’s wanted you to do this one forever. Here it is Bluesy!

[@allisonreed7682]

In memory of Bluesy 💙🕯

[@ceeceerider]

@@allisonreed7682 ❤️

[@mikeymckinnon5778]

💙

[@JeffGrimes-bo4cc]

Check the drummer wow

[@lehooper]

This song played every Saturday at midnight on Cleveland radio for over 40 years.

[@LordEagle]

💥💥💥👍😎

[@annafitzgerald9913]

Every Saturday night as the bars closed, on WMMS. Maggot Brain is an institution, and a masterpiece.

[@xhighone]

Thanks for letting us know this. I appreciate it. Really cool thing to know about.

[@amylou2395]

WMMS! Yes! That’s truth! Until I played this reaction it was the ONLY way I had EVER heard the song😂 I’m 47 and lived in Cleveland until 9 years ago. Makes me homesick for 216🧡

[@kated5477]

Yep. And if were out driving around we'd pull over and listen. Especially, great in the summertime

[@17owenlee]

RIP Eddie Hazel, one of the most overlooked and underrated guitarists of all time. His last recording for the band called, "good thoughts, bad thoughts" is another great piece of guitar work.

[@Macdaddy418]

You nailed it Alex, supposedly, George Clinton asked hazel to play "like you just found out your mother died" Ten minutes of pain and suffering coming out of a guitar. One take.

[@joshjacobs3906]

🤯

[@maceomaceo11]

That is the story from George Clinton's own mouth.They were all on acid, peak tripping too.

[@Mike-rk8px]

Eddie Hazel was also tripping on LSD, which makes it even more amazing that he was able to play so well.

[@tomrockwood851]

Dude, how did you nail it so well? Seriously, Hazel went to a place of pure art imitating life and seemingly created life.

[@imrankjamil]

And Clinton said to imagine his mum alive in the second part of the song.

[@markphillips3186]

One of the greatest guitar solos that I have ever heard. Eddie Hazel is one of the great guitarist on this song alone and deserves greater recognition than he has received.

[@pebblesanddirt]

After hearing this, their song “Who Says a Funk Band Can’t Play Rock Music” makes more sense

[@joshk791]

I'm a 42 year old, 6'1" 265 lb bearded motorcycle riding truck driver and I cry EVERY TIME I hear this song. I even teared up watching this and thought "I shouldn't watch this. Anything less than an S and a couple tears isn't going to be enough for me". You guys got it though. So happy y'all finally got to it.

[@dg5522]

This is my alarm clock siren. I wake feeling so alone

[@jenl3162]

@DG…is it really? Damn. That’s hardcore.

[@alexxchavezee]

The video that plays in my head when I hear this is sad and sweet and in slow motion, like everything that could go wrong for the protagonist of a show is finally crashing down. Like a plane in free fall before it's crash

[@OrondeBranch]

One of the most beautiful songs EVER. Randomly brings me to tears.

[@bobmessier5215]

Most folks don't remember the guitar brilliance of Eddie Hazel. His first solo album was one of the best albums I've ever heard. RIP Eddie "Maggot Brain" Hazel.

[@ThaSweetHart]

You’re so right. Physical Love and his cover of California Dreamin are FANTASTIC!

[@icu___]

One of my favorite bands ever and they get no recognition. Totally unique, fun, powerful, and most of all funky.

[@laflines8711]

Not exactly true. They have a mad rep as a funk band. Not so much in the metal/guitar genre.

[@grelch]

"You got to hit it to quit it" Listen to the whole album. This is desert island material. I wish I could see your faces as you go into the next song immediately after Maggot Brain. From one planet to another. And btw, if you find a girl that insists you listen to Maggot Brain, don't let her go.

[@skripps3439]

Whole album is a masterpiece of funked-up, groovy psychedelia

[@Mike-rk8px]

You guys could react to every song on the “Maggot Brain” album, the entire thing is excellent. The lyrics and the guitar work are stellar.

[@robincopeland7535]

AGREED!

[@mrgmusicclass]

Can You Get to That next

[@Mike-rk8px]

“Super Stupid” is also incredible, it’s like getting attacked by several guitars all playing different lead parts at the same time.

[@waynebrown8513]

My older sister had this 8track when I was in 7th grade. Made a huge impact on me.

[@alansmith7626]

why did everyone forget the funk?? I just dont get it. Funk crossed all borders, blues did it, rock did it, but , to me, funk was like the perfect blend, and bless the pioneers that brought it to the forefront! and "they" think we have not been diverse...where ya'll been?? lol

[@otisdylan9532]

Funkadelic and Parliament had the same musicians, so they can be thought of as one band. Wherever you go next with them, you're likely to hear something very different from this one. "Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)" is probably their best-known song, and is as good a choice as any for where to go next. Also, I disagree with this recent trend of thinking you have to come to an agreement on the rating. You're 2 different people, so sometimes you'll have different opinions. I'd rather each of you say what you really think rather than one of you conforming to what the other one thinks.

[@valelavidavivir5842]

I like the old 1-2-3- rating thing too. I much prefer the Parliament FUNK to this instrumental experimentation.

[@maceomaceo11]

Same core band, only difference was Parliament had horns.

[@David-iv6je]

@@valelavidavivir5842 Heck yeah. Their funk with Bootsy Collins funking out the bass, maybe some Maceo Parker and friends on sax and horns, just rocks like nothing else. Maceo Parker did some touring int eh 90s witha horn-driven funk sound. Check it out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmrJf3yopdB4n6c&ab_channel=Pipemess

[@-Ricky_Spanish-]

I prefer them coming together on a rating than just spouting it out and potentially arguing about it. It has made for better discussions so far.

[@ramonaalvarez7559]

This 👆🏼👆🏼 @Andy & Alex 👆🏼👆🏼 Otis is on point here!!!

[@surlechapeau]

A&A, you'll love their "One Nation Under a Groove" and Parliament's "Tear the Roof off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)"!!!. Both groups are associated with George Clinton

[@cityhonors1]

🙋🏿‍♀️ One Nation Under A Groove please! 😁🐰

[@jameswalls4172]

While we’re at it,hit the funk,guys!Love Rollercoaster by the Ohio Players is another killer track.

[@TheGlass50]

They are essentially the same band. The most notable difference is parliament has horns and funkadelic does not. Funkadelic is more rock oriented.

[@spryttle]

You guys just blew my freaking mind! I grew up thinking I was was a Funkadelic/Parliament fan... and I'm hearing this for the first time??? As a kid, I just thought of them as fun, FUNKY and outrageous, that they had just turned up the freak volume on the funky side of things. As I got older, I began to learn that they were a helluva lot more important than I was giving them credit for but still hadn't had the context. I probably couldn't get past the costumes. I'm now beginning to get a different taste of them and have a better appreciation for what they were actually bringing to the table. Big thanks for this one! It was an eye-opener for me! Totally seeing them in a new way.

[@jamesgreenhow108]

I grew up with this band and knew many members personally. Trombone player Greg Boyer was my neighbor and played with P-FUNK for 22years before joining Prince until his untimely death. IN the early 70's Funkadelic was banned from radio play until the release of "Standing on the Verge" in 1974-75. The bands political views and anti-war protest during Vietnam was the basis. The most controversial of these was "March to the Witches Castle". Ironically the PENTAGON has adopted this very song and added a very disturbing video of actual war footage to honor the VETERANS of Vietnam at the VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL in Washington DC. It is played in a loop 24/7.

[@frenchresearcherfrantz4290]

" I'm now beginning to get a different taste of them and have a better appreciation for what they were actually bringing to the table. " ..Dude, you're in for some ride....

[@Wanderboom]

I so appreciate your analysis! So many of the music “first time listening “ channels have little to nothing to say about what they have heard. Your thoughtful and intelligent responses are always fun!

[@Mike-rk8px]

They pay attention to the music AND the lyrics (when there are lyrics). Too many people react to a song with important lyrics (protest songs for example) and only comment on the singer hitting a high note.

[@robincopeland7535]

Good & finally! Please continue down the Parliament/ Funkadelic rabbit hole. So many genres & innovations, all wrapped up in Funk. The whole Sir Nose D’Void of Funk journey is amazing.

[@endorphinzz]

I wish you guys could react to about 40 Parliament/Funkadelic songs lol...They are probably one of the top 2 or 3 most influential bands of the last 50 years.

[@RenR70]

Story was that George Clinton told Eddie Hazel to play the first half like his mother just died & the second half like he found out she was alive.

[@icu___]

If you go in with that information you can hear it.

[@garyschill7923]

Suprised and Pleased boys! For the next 10 minute epic please consider "The World Is A Ghetto" from War. Much funkier with an even slower groove, you will appreciate the musicianship on that as well

[@ronnelson7828]

"Slippin' In To Darkness".

[@urbangrouse]

@@ronnelson7828 Yes!

[@focusstudios1296]

They should definitely get into war!

[@jamesgreenhow108]

Southern Part of Texas, Beetles in the Bog, Cisco Kid

[@danamaguire4285]

Absolute classic

[@willie417]

Y'all went into the music and got Baptized by the Funk! and It's still holding up after 51 years

[@TheAcgtrs]

Eddie Hazel just killin that guitar. Ringing out everything it has…. Song under appreciated, and yet influential, even if people don’t realize it…

[@martingarcia4530]

Legit one of the best albums of all time!

[@TheWrestlingFam]

So glad you guys did this reaction! I've been wanting someone to do Maggot Brain forever! Thank you so much! Love it

[@ThePittsburghToddy]

Really happy that you guys enjoyed this. I saw them live and they were incredible! They performed a 27 minute version of Maggot Brain!

[@rossmacintosh5652]

I've had this song on my playlist for years but had never heard the spoken word introduction. I'm now thinking I need to hear the entire album.

[@maceomaceo11]

Yes. You do. Today.

[@dylandenney3980]

You won't regret it. Don't expect the rest to be like this, but it's probably the first and only album I listened to every day for a month.

[@mikedocemrick9497]

Hope you’ve done it by now man! It’s an absolutely astonishing album, one of my personal favourites! Every track is great in its own way and serves its purpose superbly.

[@johnhughes3214]

Whoa!! Instrumental guitar music (various genres) is one of my musical passions. This is a trip! 🎼 Thanks for the great reaction!

[@ChrisLawton66]

Same here

[@scottingram7634]

Check out Michael Hedges if you haven't already. Lots of videos of him on YT.

[@robsmith8997]

Eddie Hazel's solo cover of California Dreamin' is on this level in a cheerier mood!

[@MusicalHifi54]

Yes! 🙌🏼 so glad you guys played this song. Love this band! I stumbled upon their music by accident and am so glad I did.

[@chrisdelisle3954]

Per Wikipedia: According to legend, the 10-minute title track ("Maggot Brain") was recorded in one take when Clinton, under the influence of LSD, told guitarist Eddie Hazel to play as if he had been told his mother was dead: Clinton instructed him "to picture that day, what he would feel, how he would make sense of his life, how he would take a measure of everything that was inside him and let it out through his guitar." This album and "Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow" are excellent albums. Lots of great songs off of these two: "Free Your Mind's" title track, "Funky Dollar Bill," "Super Stupid," "Can You Get To That"....and then there's some later tracks like "Red Hot Mama," "(Not Just) Knee Deep" and "You Hit The Nail On The Head"...and some Parliament songs (with all the same band members) like "There Is Nothing Before Me But Thang," "Breakdown" and "Loose Booty." Lots of good stuff. And then there's the P-Funk material...there's no end to the good stuff that George Clinton's crew came up with. If you get a chance, try to find the "Tales From The Tour Bus" animated episodes (created by Mike Judge) on George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and the rest of all those crazy funk and country musicians.

[@satorimystic]

So, so freakin' glad that you finally hit this most inspiring guitar masterpiece that shot my understanding of 'soloing' to levels of magic. Thanks for this reaction ... an instant 'S' ... Eddie Hazel transcended and ascended with an amazing talent. Bang it!!

[@Matt-fv2qb]

People who lived in the Cleveland area in the 1970s and 1980s might remember that the radio station WMMS would play this song in its full length at 1:30 am on Saturday nights. It was for everyone leaving the bars to chill out to.

[@LordEagle]

💥👍😎

[@5burowz]

This song is AMAZING!! Eddie Hazel a true unheralded guitarist. So glad you guys got a chance to hear it.

[@anthonymanduca660]

Was not what I was expecting! Teenage years, raised in O-TOWN in the 70’s . This was the biggest band in the black community!

[@bgfamilyaccount]

So glad you hit this song. It has always been in my music rotation.

[@zindy29]

Maggot Brain and Super Stupid both kick ASS, I love this song

[@greggw.brevoort]

I can't believe it took me 51 years to discover this album! This Reaction Video was the first time I heard anything off it. I have since bought the album (and 1975's "Standing On The Verge of Getting It On) and have been listening to them nonstop since. Holy Shit, great stuff! Thanks, Andy & Alex!

[@drogusmaxwell6640]

Eddie Hazel always make my list of most overlooked guitarist.

[@Fuphyter]

A bassist I lived with when I was 20, love the P Funk and turned me onto it. He also get me into Return To Forever. They were a power progressive jazz band. Chick Corea, Lenny White, Al Di Meola, Jean Luc-Ponty, Gerry Brown and more. Their album Romantic Warrior is on my fav of all time. We saw Stanley Clark (the bassist) live. Love his song and album School Days Phenominal concert.

[@marktait2371]

we had the records back in the day pretty cool saw them live school days never see in indie store but would like to get a copy but did find headhunters nice condition for like 5 or 6 dollars

[@bprett]

YES YES YES 💯 “Where Have I Known You Before” is an all-time favorite album of mine.

[@Fuphyter]

@@marktait2371 I have the album and no turntable

[@xhighone]

Have you looked into the Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McGlaughlin? If you like RtF then you'll like them and another band Weather Report. Trust me. Psychedelic Jazz fusion is my jam.

[@TheHighestGood]

I am SOOOO happy that you guys finally gave this a listen. I first heard it as a 6th grader in 1972 after discovering the LP in my uncle's record collection. Eddie Hazel's guitar is full of so much raw emotion I swear it's taking a breath and screaming in pain. It certainly resonated with me for many years. The release is healing.

[@TB6791]

Too bad gone are the days of true Rock musicians... The world will never get to experience these times like we did as kids of the 60's - 70's🤘🤯😎

[@TB6791]

@Stabis Hop I realize Funkadelic, but this is more Rock fusion track...

[@TB6791]

@Stabis Hop 🤘

[@Verlopil]

This song taps into something real in people's emotions that's almost mystical. I always end up with tears in my eyes and then feeling such a release and joy and I can't explain why it hits so hard. It's one of the greats. Several of the live versions are simply incredible as well, including those by Michael Hampton (the original guitarist is Eddie Hazel).

[@lambokarabeekian6192]

Please listen to the long (album) version of Time Has Come Today by the Chambers Brothers.

[@rjan9572]

Lol I've been binge watching your channel and thought to myself I can't wait till they find out about Funkadelic, it's only a matter of time.... And here we are!

[@markroberts8864]

Finally, I've been requesting this song on so many different channels... thanks!

[@rexvisitor44]

Great choice. PF was kind of the evolution of the Isley Brothers. Combination of acid rock and pure funk. Unique.

[@Lexwell_Lavers]

I saw these guys. Amazing. The crowd was like a Grateful Dead audience from outer space. I had on high top black military boots and boxing shorts. That's how I walked into the show. There were no chairs in the arena which was just a huge parking lot.

[@thomas9079]

Thanks again guys and for sharing with us. C- for me, I am happy that others like this, but I'm glad I don't ever have to listen to this again. Hope you have a wonderful week!!

[@robincopeland7535]

Eddie Hazel on guitar is brilliant, js.

[@jeromiemunoz2920]

Thanks for bring this to my world Andy & Alex!!! Never heard of this band or song but I'm definitely going to do a deep dive them!

[@erikmecom4145]

George Clinton asked Eddie Hazel to play the first half from the point of view that he had found out his mother had died, and the second half as if he had found out she was still alive. And Eddie did it!

[@chrisw2546]

Oh I can't believe you guys reacted to this! One of my all-time favourite instrumentals!

[@jeffharrison1971]

"who says a funk band can't play rock music" "cosmic slop" "Testify" "Mommy, what's a funkadelic" "Hardcore Jollies" to name just a few more must plays from Funkadelic/Parliament

[@robincopeland7535]

Yes, yes, yes!

[@jrwalker591]

Partied with them backstage twice, back in the day, even went to dinner before the show, great band, we got funkd up... lol Peace

[@CP5699]

Nice choice fellas. Andy....your haircut looks good. Guys....please.. Time Has Come Today. You'll be lost in the whatever. I won't be on earth much longer. It's a bucket list thing for me.

[@andyandalex]

Will hit it soon!

[@robertmichelson2344]

Finally, this is SO cool! Lots of emotions released from his guitar!

[@elvismansoncpa]

in the early aughts my cover band got out of gigs about 1:20 am Saturday nights, and the classic rock radio station always was playing this as I started driving home through the quiet night of the city.

[@LordEagle]

Cleveland ????? 💥💥💥

[@electricwizard3000]

Beautiful. The best music can do is make you feel. All-time classic track - most definitely 'S' tier. Right on, gents.

[@darkmagus64]

Three cheers to the late, great Eddie Hazel. Rest in power, brother.

[@chrisdelisle3954]

Hey, I just wanted to say once again that I love this channel and it's great to see you review things like "Maggot Brain" and "Supper's Ready" and other songs that are amazing that don't get much of a "public" hearing. Keep up the great work.

[@clarencewalker3925]

I...Love...this...song! I purchased this album in 1974 and was blown away. The lead guitar was played by the late, great Eddie Hazel. It denotes the Earth crying for its existence. Far out,yes?

[@hodgod1056]

You must listen to the live version. Eddie Hazel is just an incredible player. What a band.

[@fern]

Eddie Hazel, that's the name for this classic rock masterpiece.

[@frankenmiata2432]

I bought this album before I went away to university, not knowing much about Funkadelic. Needless to say, it blew my mind. My faves on it are "Hit It & Quit It", "Super Stupid" and "Can You Get To That". You dove right into the (very) deep end, starting with "Maggot Brain". Parliament/Funkadelic is a deep hole to fall into.

[@matthewchance8835]

Everytime I hear this song it gives me goosebumps, Eddie Hazel is such a fantastic guitar player The first 5 minutes of this song is "Musical Heaven". Great video you guys.

[@sopyleecrypt6899]

Funkadelic is a trip. Maggot Brain is their masterpiece.

[@garygoodwin3461]

This is one of the few songs that is PERFECT no matter what genre you listen to. It completely blew me away when I first heard it back in the day. I am so glad you have now.

[@menotel]

I saw them with Bod Dylan and The Black Crows. They have two great guitar players, one of them wore a diaper with big boots and big shades. The other wore a wedding dress. And of course George sported his signature rainbow colored wig. They stole the show. They would be a great band to play your birthday party. Musically they are so diverse and have a very entertaining stage show. They really are one of the all time great bands.

[@dylandenney3980]

3 other songs from this album are definitely worth checking out. Can You Get To That is acoustic funk/soul, Hit It And Quit It and Super Stupid are funk rock

[@PhilPastor]

You just sit there in total disbelief of what you just heard... I've been listening to this track for about 45 years, and it still blows me away every time.

[@alexjbennett1017]

You guys did it again. You played a song I'd never heard by a band I had never heard (P-Funk) and it was amazing -- total S-tier -- so good it hurt. The Red Hot Chili Peppers love P-Funk, so respect there. And Talking Heads' concert video -- I heard their synth guy was Benny Worrell (?) of P-Funk? Masterful! Just to throw this out -- a 10-min guitar-led instrumental piece, "Fracture" by King Crimson, off "Starless and Bible Black" is also about deep pain, but not tears -- it's teeth-gritting, dark, almost violent -- and as deeply structured as anything by Bach -- in other words, an intense contrast, both performable live, both high art, two opposite poles of expression -- both put you physically and mentally through the grinder in the most delicious way.

[@Shadowrider1872]

YESSSSSS!!!!! FINALLY!!! Awesome start to the week! ☮️💟♾️

[@domenicgalata1470]

Their album America Eats It’s Young is a masterpiece. All of their influences seep in and it’s a banger. The most underrated rock band of the late 60’s and 70’s whose impact was huge. Check out Mike Judges Tales from the Tour Bus Season 2. Funkadelic/ Parliament/ Bootsy / George Clinton get covered and it’s awesome.

[@timkjazz]

Yes!!! Mentioned this song several months ago, as I'm sure others have thru the years, so glad to see you both enjoying the incendiary playing of the late great Eddie Hazel.

[@blktauna]

The fact you have not known this for as long as I have saddens me but the fact you now know it brightens my heart.

[@Kram62]

Growing up in Cleveland, “The Buzzard” WMMS 101FM, played MB every midnight on Friday nights. We used to meet at Neff Rd. Beach and every car had this blasting on their radios…those were the days! Any Euclid HS graduates out there?

[@jrsinsf]

Great reaction/response guys!! I've loved this song for years and agree with your take on the feelings

[@markghughes]

So yeah, Parliament and Funkadelic were two groups formed by George Clinton, with shared members between both. Funkadelic was more on the psychedelic rock end of things, while Parliament was more on the synthy funky end of things, though as time went on, the lines between the two kind of blurred, and you would have stuff by Funkadelic that might as well be a Parliament song, like "(Not Just) Knee Deep".

[@guitar_player_bernie]

Creation "Maggot Brain" was recorded in one take when George Clinton, under the influence of LSD, told guitarist Hazel during the recording session to play as if he had been told his mother was dead:[2] Clinton explained "I told him to play like his mother had died, to picture that day, what he would feel, how he would make sense of his life, how he would take a measure of everything that was inside him."[6] Though several other musicians performed on the track, Clinton largely faded them out of the final mix so that the focus would be on Hazel's guitar. Hazel utilized fuzz and wah effects, inspired by his idol Jimi Hendrix; Clinton subsequently added delay and other effects in mixdown, saying "I Echoplexed it back on itself three or four times. That gave the whole thing an eerie feel, both in the playing and in the sound effects."[6] Critics have described the solo as "lengthy, mind-melting" and "an emotional apocalypse of sound."[7] -wiki

[@brt5273]

Such a talented, unique and creative group. "Groovallegience" from One Nation Under a Groove was my intro to Funkadelic. At 14 I was certain I was somehow transcending coolness into a state of funkiness 😏

[@DrNothing23]

OMG!!! This is one my wish list for you for OVER A YEAR! SEM~inal guitar work!! THANK YOU, FELLAS!!! Can't wait to watch! Stopping a game for this!! lol PS: Wanna try something else RIGHT in this vein... but a much MUCH deeper cut?? Sonny and Linda Sharrock: Black Woman. Say no more...

[@jjmalaprop9968]

Thanks for the recommendation. Always like to check out something I’m unfamiliar with. That was interesting. Sort of a chaotic precursor to Clare Torry and Great Gig In The Sky.

[@robertmonroejr1315]

Now, you should check out Eddie Hazel’s version of “California Dreaming” from his album, “Dames, Games and Guitar Thangs”.

[@aquemeni1979]

Amazing cover, I like it better than the original

[@17owenlee]

100 fucking percent

[@liberateyourslack]

Is that the version that was used in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood?

[@bazzer124]

Such a GREAT stoner tune. From what I understand, this was done in one take. I remember being sprawled out on Fred's living room floor, perfectly buzzed, and he says, "Hey, check this out." Fantastic guitar work. Cheers....

[@brandonlbartlett]

Amazing song with such a cool story behind it. Lili Hayden does an amazing live cover on violin that has to be heard.

[@fredsanford5954]

"Play it like you just found out your Mom died".

[@kaidaigoji]

Lili Hayden, now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time.

[@justagamer9463]

I felt that guitar it’s like it was talking to me

[@sunnyday_lemonbars]

another winner, guys! next up Give Up the Funk (tear thebroof off the sucker) would be awesome!!

[@natewu2442]

This song was featured on an episode of House MD. It so beautifully paired with the story that I rushed out and bought the album. The name of that episode was The Down Low.

[@doncox6920]

Thank you for doing this. It wasn't played on the radio very often, and the first time I ever heard it, I was in bed late at night with my headphones on. It felt like that song was coming out of my heart. To a kid in school, a thing like that was pretty serious stuff!

[@tomcoyle7676]

Welcome to the guitar work of Eddie Hazel! He plays on my favourite cover of Gimme Shelter - check out Ruth Copeland's incredible 8 minute version. Maybe the only cover of that song that can hold a candle to the original

[@hrpudgenstuff]

he does the best cover of California Dreaming ever... maybe my favorite cover.

[@donges87]

OMG. Another Ruth fan. We are rare

[@scottingram7634]

Not familiar with Funkadelic at all except for seeing the name out there, but, damn! that was something really deep down being channeled through a guitar. It transcends just playing music in the same way that the Ravi Shankar song at the end of Moneterey Pop Festival did for me.

[@sonnytavares2006]

The best song I personally like from funkadelics is " Free your mind and your ass will follow ". If you listen on the headphones it will blow you away!

[@williamsaling9648]

I feel like this song takes me through an auditory experience of all stages of grief. Sadness, anger, concession, despair, and acceptance.

[@jasonremy1627]

Funkadelic and Parliament we're the same set of musicians under two different names, collectively known as "P-Funk". Ironically, they used the "Funkadelic" name for their more rock-based music, and Parliament was pure, uncut, funk. At some point, your need to hit "Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)" or "P-Funk Wants To Get Funked Up". Heck, the album Mothership Connections should be a full-album reaction at some point.

[@thetannaree]

Yessssssssss

[@dawudabdullaah6977]

The biggest difference is Parliament featured the horn section and made radio friendly tracks most of the time. Funkadelic featured mostly rock guitar. Bootsie's Rubber Band were also the same musicians.

[@neosoul8958]

You said it took you back to something in your childhood? The story about the song is this. The group leader George Clinton before the recording said to the lead guitarist, Eddie Hazel to go within himself to play this song. Imagining if Eddie's mother had just died. He pour all that emotional lose into the song. So if you had that type of feeling listening to it, Eddie did what was intended. True story about the song! By the way Eddie's nickname was 'Maggot Brain'. Peace to All !!!

[@taniaPBear]

I was so worried about our relationship going forward if you didn't love this, it's one of the best things I've ever laid ears on, and I think it means something different to everyone, it just takes shape in your head. Great reaction guys, my faith in you remains undiminished. 😁

[@sparkysjoint1616]

You could react to any song from Funkadelic's self titled album and Maggot Brain. They are awesome and sadly forgotten in their contribution to Rock and psychadelic music. They do get the credit they deserve from their later funk era contrabutions to funk and RnB, not to mention how many times they were sampled in hip hop and rap during the 80s and 90s, but overlooked when it comes to rock.

[@waynewallace9972]

Now, I am impressed, one of the greatest recordings of the 70's. Little known. Well Done on this choice

[@johnpress]

I got to see that live many times. It was the midpoint of every show. Amazing.

[@ericzeller9730]

This band is so good.