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  • Audio CD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • ASIN: B000001FCM
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 244,023 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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God bless George Clinton, y'all. Space oddities, extraterrestrial freak shows, spiritual salvation, and sex, drugs, more drugs, and something that sounded a lot like rock & roll. Such was the universe conjured up by visionary nut job George Clinton and a band that included Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worell, and Gary Shider. Shoutouts go to tearing the roof offa the sucker, making my funk the P-funk (indeed), and David Bowie (yeah that's right). --Amy Linden

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Parliament was one arm in George Clinton's funk army duringthe 70s, a large conglomeration of groups and musicians (including Bootsy's Rubber Band, Funkadelic, The Horny Horns and others) dedicated to rewriting the rules of funk, soul androck. Clinton's bands sounded like James Brown gone mad, partly because of the inclusion of former JB sidemen Bootsy Collins, Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley, but mostly because of the alternate universe they inhabited--a sort of drugged-out travelling sci-fi soul revue.
MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION showswhy Clinton's formula for funk domination of the free worldworked so well. The music is tight and groovy, with heavy bass lines, precise horn runs and ultra-electronic keyboards (provided by Bernie Worrell). The lyrics are often no more than spaced-out spoken word excursions, sounding like Sly Stone reciting Isaac Asimov. And the whole concept and presentation was so totally freaked out that it would catch people off-guard, letting Clinton's teachings and philosophies seep into the unconscious. The most traditionally structured songis a love and bondage number called "Handcuffs", which shows how far Clinton and his P-Funkers had brought funk from the halcyon days of Otis Redding and James Brown. Songs like "P-Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)" and "Tear The Roof Off The Sucker", with their extended interplay and dazed vocals, helped pave the way for the rise of hip hop as a commercial vehicle.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most important albums ever made., 4 Feb 2001
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People talk about 'The Beatles' and 'The Stones, 'The Beach Boys' and 'The Velvet Underground' and say how wonderful and important they are. All true of course. But people seem to forget how great 'Parliament' were. Just listen to 'Mothership Connection'. This album came out in 1975 and just for the bass playing and George Clinton's bizare take on history and the future was light years ahead of it's time. Jazz and soul and of course 'The Funk' all combine to make one of the most staggeringly original albums ever made. It's also one of the most funniest and funkiest albums I own.
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