You and Your POLL, Me and My POLL: The P-Funk Results Poll

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Can we all get "I voted" stickers affixed to our screen names?

TIE 141. Fuzzy Haskins - Cookie Jar (91 points, 2 votes)
http://youtu.be/CGKhJBw1kPM

TIE 141. Parliament - Crush It (91 points, 1 votes)
http://youtu.be/RaFhBOKQJoM

TIE 141. George Clinton - Last Dance (91 points, 1 votes)
for some reason a bunch of youtubez of Clinton's solo stuff is not available in the US? >:(

TIE 141. Funkadelic - Soul Mate (91 points, 1 votes)
http://youtu.be/TOXDIN48mcY

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 19:23 (nine years ago) link

140. Eddie Hazel - What About It (93 points, 1 votes)
http://youtu.be/ch8sGYrEaqg

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 19:24 (nine years ago) link

TIE 139. Parliament - Side Effects (94 points, 2 votes)
http://youtu.be/EUS00P9KMCs

TIE 139. George Clinton - One Fun at a Time (94 points, 1 votes)
http://youtu.be/rM6SYKb6TJI

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 19:29 (nine years ago) link

138. Parliament - There Is Nothing Before Me But Thang  (95 points, 1 votes)
http://youtu.be/nwHPbcAYNyE

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 19:30 (nine years ago) link

thx for linkifying the youtubes, shakey

sleeve, Monday, 1 December 2014 19:32 (nine years ago) link

(was previously unaware of the existence of this one tbh)

TIE 137. Parliament - Singing Another Song (96 points, 1 votes)
http://youtu.be/BH70Zjlf9G8

(and was inclined to disqualify this on the grounds that it only features one p-funk member, but I let it go):
TIE 137. Junie Morrison - Jarr The Ground (96 points, 1 votes)
http://youtu.be/ssxDQhrTw9U

TIE 137. Funkadelic - Tales of Kidd Funkadelic (96 points, 2 votes)
http://youtu.be/m4MGDV3tTvI

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 19:42 (nine years ago) link

TIE 136. Mutiny - Lump (97 points, 1 votes)
http://youtu.be/Sq04fZqncCc

the video for this one is awesome
TIE 136. Zapp - I Can Make You Dance (97 points, 1 votes)
http://youtu.be/Vpelwo80Ykk

TIE 136. Bootsy's Rubber Band - Roto-Rooter (97 points, 2 votes)
http://youtu.be/vKH-Khz7kQU

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 19:46 (nine years ago) link

135. Parliament - (I Wanna) Testify (98 points, 1 votes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-OZ-M2y0Ao

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 19:47 (nine years ago) link

oops sorry about that one

I think some people's votes were for the original Parliaments version but I went with the later, more "canonical" one

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 19:47 (nine years ago) link

I was the only voter for Mutiny? :( That album is as good as any mid period funkadelic album. Even Clinton thinks so.

Cosmic Slop, Monday, 1 December 2014 20:04 (nine years ago) link

Anymore today?

Cosmic Slop, Monday, 1 December 2014 20:57 (nine years ago) link

I'll go down to 125 today, I think

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:04 (nine years ago) link

134. Parliament - The Big Bang Theory (99 points, 2 votes)
http://youtu.be/6YIPmrXjlRU

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:11 (nine years ago) link

133. George Clinton - Computer Games (101 points, 3 votes)
http://youtu.be/wG7THvPIh2c

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:12 (nine years ago) link

Im looking forward to seeing peoples ballots at the end of this.

Cosmic Slop, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:16 (nine years ago) link

TIE 132. Bootsy Collins - Shine-O-Myte (Rag Popping) (103 points, 3 votes)
http://youtu.be/X0UFTxZy6tg

TIE 132. Parliament - Gamin On Ya (103 points, 2 votes)
http://youtu.be/OfqHde_1uyA

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:31 (nine years ago) link

I cant even recall my ballot. I think I voted for those 2

Cosmic Slop, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:32 (nine years ago) link

131. Mutiny - What More Can I Say (105 points, 2 votes)
http://youtu.be/9r9_FM0Ia4U

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:32 (nine years ago) link

awesome

Cosmic Slop, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:33 (nine years ago) link

Who was my fellow voter? I'm guessing Turrican?

Cosmic Slop, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:33 (nine years ago) link

Ismael

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:35 (nine years ago) link

130. Eddie Hazel - I Want You (She's So Heavy) (106 points, 2 votes)
http://youtu.be/pNuCnyjt_gg

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:41 (nine years ago) link

two classic mid-period deep cuts:

TIE 129. Funkadelic - How Do Yeaw View You? (107 points, 3 votes)
http://youtu.be/oQVaRudcClc

TIE 129. Funkadelic - I'm Never Gonna Tell It (107 points, 2 votes)
http://youtu.be/__m17e1Ng9I

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 22:23 (nine years ago) link

128. George Clinton - Quickie (109 points, 2 votes)
http://youtu.be/831JvtRuHvo

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 22:27 (nine years ago) link

uh kinda some questionable video content in that one fyi

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 22:28 (nine years ago) link

127. Parliament - Funkin' For Fun (114 points, 3 votes)
http://youtu.be/1KCXWwpuEvo

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 22:29 (nine years ago) link

"Quickie" is so much fun.

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 1 December 2014 22:30 (nine years ago) link

126. The Brides of Funkenstein - Just Like You (116 points, 2 votes)
http://youtu.be/gkDLgxnQD2g

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 22:30 (nine years ago) link

125. Bootsy's Rubber Band - Another Point Of View (117 points, 2 votes)
http://youtu.be/IdNGF_uMG2g

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 22:30 (nine years ago) link

and that's it for today

Οὖτις, Monday, 1 December 2014 22:31 (nine years ago) link

great stuff so far! Nice to see the side projects getting some love

Cosmic Slop, Monday, 1 December 2014 22:43 (nine years ago) link

Shame about the paucity of ballots, but this is turning out nicely, and I'm glad to see that a couple of my more left-field picks got another vote here and there (hello "Catch A Keeper," "Roto-Rooter," and "Shine-O-Myte"!).

Like Cosmic Slop, I turned in a full 100-song ballot. My self-imposed rules were probably more stringent than most, but they're consistent with where I've long defined the boundaries of what constitutes a P-Funk record- every track had to have some involvement from George Clinton even if that only meant a nominal producer's credit (I made an exception for the Sweat Band - produced by Bootsy, featuring several long-time P-Funk members, and released on Clinton's short-lived Uncle Jam label - and a couple self-produced Bootsy tracks from when he was still very much in the P-Funk orbit). Hence there's no Zapp (Bootsy coproduced their first record, sure, but they were never really part of the P-Funk mob despite Roger's marginal contributions to one or two Funkadelic tracks) or Mutiny (who have a more legitimate claim to the collective mantle). I guess there's no reason for me to mention this except that I still find it kinda weird that anyone considers Zapp to be P-Funk. Great band, though.

Chuck Eddy. He's a people. (thewufs), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:11 (nine years ago) link

Could only vote for 40 tracks...lack of time I'm afraid...sad to see "What About It" so low down the list...love that groove!

X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 02:04 (nine years ago) link

Just catching up.

Three songs in my top 15 already placed that didn't get a single other vote. Not surprised that Singing Another Song didn't as it's a bonus track on Up For the Down Stroke. Such a catchy song. Soul Mate and I Misjudged You are the other two I had up there that I'm a little more surprised about. I love their ballads and these are two of the very best. I'm surprised Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication is so low. I just assumed all the songs off Mothership would be really high.

Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 02:44 (nine years ago) link

Oh I had One Fun at a Time in my top 10 too. Seems like I have quite a strange taste in their stuff. I'm already feeling like I might be the only person that didn't vote for a song that could well at the top of the list.

Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 02:46 (nine years ago) link

I had no idea there were cd-only bonus tracks for any of the parliament albums. None of my cd copies have any!

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 02:46 (nine years ago) link

Soul Mate is good but I subbed it out on my ballot for other stuff I liked more from the same album.

you might be alone on I Misjudged You tho. Never dug that one.

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 02:47 (nine years ago) link

I'm not sure which issues I have of the Parliament albums now (In a different country to my CD collection right now) Think that most of the ones I have do come with a couple of bonus tracks. Another bonus track I had high on my list is the upbeat version of Baby I Owe You Something Good. It totally transforms a good song to an amazing one for me.

Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 02:55 (nine years ago) link

http://youtu.be/rqu_O_KBI9M

Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 02:56 (nine years ago) link

135. Parliament - (I Wanna) Testify (98 points, 1 votes)

I think some people's votes were for the original Parliaments version but I went with the later, more "canonical" one

How many votes did Testify get? Surely more than 1?

kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 04:27 (nine years ago) link

Hey Shakey - shouldn't there be two votes for "One Fun at A Time"? Kitchen Person confirmed that he had it in his top 10, and I had it at #43. I just checked my ballot, which you confirmed you had received. Seems like the points total for that track, then, should be at least 157 (90+67), no?

Chuck Eddy. He's a people. (thewufs), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 04:32 (nine years ago) link

XP I had "Testify" @ #3. I didn't specify the version, although if I had, it would have been for the original (the remake is hot tho). I've already placed a couple other "one voters"--"Children of Productions" & "There Is Nothing...".

Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 04:48 (nine years ago) link

I voted for the parliaments version and it was very high on my ballot #7

Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 11:26 (nine years ago) link

"Roto-Rooter," and "Shine-O-Myte"!).

hey neighbour

Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 11:27 (nine years ago) link

I think some people's votes were for the original Parliaments version but I went with the later, more "canonical" one

How many votes did Testify get? Surely more than 1?

I misposted about this. There was one vote for "(I Wanna) Testify" and and *6* votes for "Testify". I didn't combine them. Maybe I should though (I doubt that many people really meant the original Parliaments version but I could be wrong...?)

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 17:07 (nine years ago) link

I did!

Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 17:09 (nine years ago) link

Hey Shakey - shouldn't there be two votes for "One Fun at A Time"?

*sigh* There's actually three votes for this - all the entries looked identical but for some reason the pivot table in the spreadsheet didn't group them together correctly. OK so I'm gonna combine all the Testify results, fix this and then post a revised list shortly, hang on...

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 17:10 (nine years ago) link

altho maybe I shouldn't re: Testify, sounds like you guys know what you were voting for...

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 17:11 (nine years ago) link

Revised results so far:

126. The Brides of Funkenstein - Just Like You (116 points, 2 votes)
127. Parliament - Funkin' For Fun (114 points, 3 votes)
128. George Clinton - Quickie (109 points, 2 votes)
TIE 129. Funkadelic - I'm Never Gonna Tell It (107 points, 2 votes)
TIE 129. Funkadelic - How Do Yeaw View You? (107 points, 3 votes)
130. Eddie Hazel - I Want You (She's So Heavy) (106 points, 2 votes)
131. Mutiny - What More Can I Say (105 points, 2 votes)
TIE 132. Bootsy Collins - Shine-O-Myte (Rag Popping) (103 points, 3 votes)
TIE 132. Parliament - Gamin On Ya (103 points, 2 votes)
133. George Clinton - Computer Games (101 points, 3 votes)
134. Parliament - The Big Bang Theory (99 points, 2 votes)
135. Parliament - (I Wanna) Testify (98 points, 1 votes)
TIE 136. Bootsy's Rubber Band - Roto-Rooter (97 points, 2 votes)
TIE 136. Mutiny - Lump (97 points, 1 votes)
TIE 136. Zapp - I Can Make You Dance (97 points, 1 votes)
TIE 137. Parliament - Singing Another Song (96 points, 1 votes)
TIE 137. Funkadelic - Tales of Kidd Funkadelic (96 points, 2 votes)
TIE 137. Junie Morrison - Jarr The Ground (96 points, 1 votes)
138. Parliament - There Is Nothing Before Me But Thang  (95 points, 1 votes)
139. Parliament - Side Effects (94 points, 2 votes)
140. Eddie Hazel - What About It (93 points, 1 votes)
TIE 141. Fuzzy Haskins - Cookie Jar (91 points, 2 votes)
TIE 141. George Clinton - Last Dance (91 points, 1 votes)
TIE 141. Funkadelic - Soul Mate (91 points, 1 votes)
TIE 141. Parliament - Crush It (91 points, 1 votes)
142. Funkadelic - Oh I (90 points, 1 votes)
TIE 143. Parliament - I Misjudged You (88 points, 1 votes)
TIE 143. George Clinton - Get Dressed (88 points, 1 votes)
144. Parliament - Children of Productions (87 points, 1 votes)
TIE 145. Parliament - One of Those Funky Thangs (85 points, 1 votes)
TIE 145. Bootsy Collins - Mug Push (85 points, 1 votes)
TIE 145. Zapp - Be Alright (85 points, 1 votes)
TIE 146. George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars - Generator Pop (84 points, 1 votes)
TIE 146. George Clinton - Double Oh-Oh (84 points, 1 votes)
147. Parlet - Cookie Jar (83 points, 2 votes)
TIE 148. George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars - Catch A Keeper (82 points, 2 votes)
TIE 148. Parliament - Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication (82 points, 2 votes)
149. Parliament - May We Bang You (81 points, 1 votes)
TIE 150. Parliament - Breakdown (80 points, 1 votes)
TIE 150. Bernie Worrell - Hold On (80 points, 1 votes)

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 17:13 (nine years ago) link

got a full list of results?

VOTE in metal poll. Voting ends Friday 12th December (Cosmic Slop), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:25 (nine years ago) link

everything i've got tabulated is upthread

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:29 (nine years ago) link

Good poll, so many jams

quan voice (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:33 (nine years ago) link

Thanks, Shakey!

The discovery: One Nation Under a Groove isn't as strong as I thought.

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:33 (nine years ago) link

Also: so proud of a good pal whose friends serenaded him and his new bride with "Can You Get to That" lats June.

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:34 (nine years ago) link

this may perhaps be an unpopular opinion but when it comes to the Warner Bros Funkadelic albums I think they suffer (moreso than the Parliament records) from the lack of the original Parliament vocalists. Those guys had a grit and old-school gospel/doo-wop flavor that complemented the darker, grimier and just outright weirder lyrical concerns that typically got reserved for Funkadelic records, and I don't think any of the new guys that came forward really got that.

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:41 (nine years ago) link

yeah plus later funkadelic in a kinda way suffered from trying to sound more like a guitar version of parliament. still great records though.
But the early line up was the best.

VOTE in metal poll. Voting ends Friday 12th December (Cosmic Slop), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 22:53 (nine years ago) link

Great work Shakey. Thanks for all the effort.

I voted for 100 songs but didn't find room for Maggot Brain.

Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 23:10 (nine years ago) link

Great rollout, Shakey! Probably the least-predictable poll I've seen so far.

Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 23:17 (nine years ago) link

I assumed from the outset that Maggot Brain would be number one, with Flash Light and One Nation and Cosmic Slop also in the top 5. I had assumed Atomic Dog would be top 10 too but oh well

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 23:21 (nine years ago) link

yeah i expected that to be top 5. thought because atomic dog was a big hit and sampled that it would do very well.

VOTE in metal poll. Voting ends Friday 12th December (Cosmic Slop), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 23:23 (nine years ago) link

Great poll, Shakey! Thanks for doing this.

I feel like I need to (further) clarify some of my comments from yesterday regarding the early Funkadelic records. I actually think the Westbound Funkadelic records, taken as a whole, are stronger than the Warners Funkadelics. I just think the Westbounds hit their stride with Cosmic Slop. After Funkadelic moved to Warners, it was Parliament that made the more cohesive records, but I don't think that's necessarily down to the vocalists - it's more that Funkadelic started to lose its own distinct identity. The only one that's nearly as dark and scabrous as the Westbounds is Electric Spanking, which you can dance to besides.

Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 00:03 (nine years ago) link

Excellent poll! Thanks for running it. Forever it will live in the Chocolate City of my heart.

kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 00:24 (nine years ago) link

Yeah, great job, Shakes. "Can You Get To That" getting to no. 4, wow, did not see that one coming! I can't even remember where I placed it. My no. 1 was "Chocolate City", lyrically (and vocally, George was never better) just the perfect combination of funniness, profundity and absurdity, and musically just not like anything else, lots of great funk bands around at the time but none of them could have come up with anything like "Chocolate City" - they didn't have Bernie + Bootsy for a start.

Letsby Avenue (Tom D.), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 00:59 (nine years ago) link

this may perhaps be an unpopular opinion but when it comes to the Warner Bros Funkadelic albums I think they suffer (moreso than the Parliament records) from the lack of the original Parliament vocalists. Those guys had a grit and old-school gospel/doo-wop flavor that complemented the darker, grimier and just outright weirder lyrical concerns that typically got reserved for Funkadelic records, and I don't think any of the new guys that came forward really got that.

Know where you're coming from but listening to "Getten to Know You" from Clones today and, Jesus, that is a great vocal from Garry Shider - and I don't even think I voted for that track - Garry and Glenn Goins were both such great singers.

Letsby Avenue (Tom D.), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 01:11 (nine years ago) link

My no. 1 was "Chocolate City"

For years, I had 3 note piano riff as my cell alert on my old motorola phone. It was perfect.

My biggest regret now is that I didnt put Free Alterations from Computer Games higher. That is one of my 3 or 4 favorites now, but I wasn't fully aware of its greatness when composing my ballot.

kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 01:18 (nine years ago) link

My top 40 for what's it worth...but full of holes...wish I had time to do a more definitive list

1. Sir Nose D'voidofunk -Parliament
2. Good To Your Earholes - Funkadelic
3. Maggot Brain - Funkadelic
4. Knee Deep - Funkadelic
5. P Funk (wants to get funked up)- Parliament
6. Flashlight - Parliament
7. I'd Rather Be With You - Bootsy's Rubber Band
8. What About It - Eddie Hazel
9. Vanish In Our Sleep - Bootsy's Rubber Band
10. I Got Thing You Got A Thing ( Everybody Got a A Thing)- Funkadelic
11. California Dreaming- Eddie Hazel
12. Can You Get To That - Funkadelic
13. Chocolate City- Parliament
14. Aqua Boogie- Parliament
15. Stretching Out - Bootsy's Rubber Band
16. Stuff And Things- Funkadelic
17. You Scared The Lovin Out Of Me - Funkadelic
18. Rumpstiltskin - Parliament
19. Dr Funkinstein - Parliament
20. Physical Love - Eddie Hazel
21. Mothership Connection - Parliament
22. Birdie - Brides Of Funkinstein
23. I've Been Watching You - Parliament
24. Aah The Name Is Bootsy- Bootsy's Rubber Band
25. Munchies For Your Love - Bootsy's Rubber Band
26. Deep - Parliament
27. Wars Of Armageddon (Karaoke Version) - Funkadelic
28. Fat Cat - Bootsy Collins
29. What Is Soul - Funkadelic
30. Airbound - George Clinton
31. Just Like You - Brides Of Funkinstein
32. The Silent Boatman - Parliament
33. Shine O Myte - Bootsy Collins
34. Agony Of Defeet - Parliament
35. Da Fuzz And Da Boog - Fuzzy Haskins
36. Cookie Jar - Fuzzy Haskins
37. Cosmic Slop - Funkadelic
38. Up For The Downstroke - Parliament
39. Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy - Parlet
40. Hydraulic Pump - P Funk All Stars

X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 05:02 (nine years ago) link

Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
Funkadelic - I Got A Thing, you got a thing, everybody's got a thing.
Funkadelic - Free your mind and your ass will follow
Mutiny - Lump
Parliament - Flashlight
Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop
Parliaments - Testify
Funkadelic - Get Off Your Ass And Jam
funkadelic - Friday night august 14th
Funkadelic - Funky dollar bill
Funkadelic - Super Stupid
Funkadelic - Wars of Armageddon
Funkadelic - Can you get to that
Parliament - Oh Lord, Why Lord/Prayer
Parliament - The Silent Boatman
Parliament - Up for the down stroke
Parliament - P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child)
Parliament - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)
Funkadelic - Red Hot Mama
Funkadelic - Alice In My Fantasies
Funkadelic - I'll Stay
Funkadelic - Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
Parliament - Chocolate City
Parliament - Ride On
Parliament - Gamin' on Ya!
Parliament - Do That Stuff
Parliament - Dr. Funkenstein
Parliament - Funkentelechy
Funkadelic - No Head No Backstage Pass
Funkadelic - Baby i owe you something good
Funkadelic - Lets Make It Last
Funkadelic - take your dead ass home
Funkadelic - Comin Round The Mountain
Funkadelic - one nation under a groove
Funkadelic - who says a funk band cant play rock
Funkadelic - Uncle Jam
Funkadelic - Freak of the week
Funkadelic - (Not Just) Knee Deep
Funkadelic - electric spanking of war babies
Funkadelic - funk gets stronger
Funkadelic - shockwaves
Funkadelic - icka prick
Funkadelic - Fish, Chips and Sweat
Funkadelic - Music For My Mother
Parliament - Bop Gun (Endangered Species)
Parliament - Mr Wiggles
Parliament - Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
Parliament - Motor Booty Affair
Funkadelic - hit it and quit it
Funkadelic - I'll Bet You
Funkadelic - Loose Booty
Eddie Hazel - California Dreamin'
Eddie Hazel - So Goes The Story
Eddie Hazel - I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Sweat Band - Hyperspace
Sweat Band - Freak to Freak
Quazar - Funk With a Big Foot
Quazar - Funk with a capital "G"
Quazar - Funk 'n Roll
Bootsy Collins - Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby
Bootsy Collins- The Pinocchio Theory
Bootsy Collins - Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band)
Bootsy Collins - Psychoticbumpschool
Bootsy Collins - I'd rather be with you
Bootsy's Rubber Band ‎– Bootzilla
Bootsy's Rubber Band ‎– Hollywood Squarea
Bootsy's Rubber Band ‎– roto rooter
Bootsy's Rubber Band - Under the Influence of a Groove
Bootsy Collins - Fat Cat
Bootsy Collins - Shine-O-Myte (Rag Popping)
George Clinton - Atomic Dog
Bernie Worrell - I'll Be With You
Bernie Worrell - Insurance Man for the Funk
Fuzzy Haskins - Cookie Jar
Brides of Funkenstein - Disco to Go
Brides of Funkenstein - When you're gone
Brides of Funkenstein - Never buy texas from a cowboy
Parlet - Cookie Jar
Ruth Copeland - Gimme Shelter
Parlet - No Rump To Bump
Mutiny - Funk - N - Bop
Mutiny - Go Away from Here
Mutiny - What More Can I Say
Mutiny - Will It Be Tomorrow?
Mutiny - Anti-Disco
George Clinton - Man's Best Friend/Loopzilla
George Clinton - Computer Games
P-Funk All Stars - Hydraulic Pump
Junie Morrison- Suzie Thundertussy
Junie Morrison - Seaman First Class (Jock Rock)
Funkadelic - By Way Of The Drum
Zillatron - Fuzzface
Axiom Funk - Pray My Soul (Eddie Hazel)
Madhouse - Serve Em
Garry Shider - Ghetto Invaders
Zapp - More Bounce To The Ounce
Roger - So Ruff, So Tuff
Roger - Do It Roger
Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns - A Blow for Me, a Toot to You

VOTE in metal poll. Voting ends Friday 12th December (Cosmic Slop), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 11:30 (nine years ago) link

Thanks very much for hosting this huge poll, Shakes.

my ballot - for the sheer joy of wasting time I added where my 20 picks placed:

1 I can move you (if you let me) #62
2 Mommy what's a funkadelic #48
3 I wanna know if it's good to you? #18
4 placebo syndrome #58
5 funkentelechy #21
6 hit it and quit it #14
7 presence of a brain #71
8 unfunky ufo #44
9 back in our minds #96
10 free your mind and your ass will follow #16
11 friday night august the 14th #47
12 maggot brain #1
13 stuffs and things #61
14 the goose #35
15 all your goodies are gone #66
16 give up the funk #15
17 one nation under a groove #3
18 mothership connection (star child) #8
19 eulogy and light #93
20 you and your folks, me and my folks #26

for your pleasure in irritatingly subjective nerd analysis I added the following essential info ("essential" in the meaning implied by the album title The Essential Billy Joel):

average placement of my top five: 41
average placement of my 6-10: 48
average placement of my 11-15: 42
average placement of my 16-20: 29

conclusion: 16-20, with three songs I stuck on to keep it real (i.e. acknowledge the giant faves that continue to reach me....for example, NOT flash light or atomic dog or can you get to that) placed the best, by quite a margin.

HOWEVER! my most verily 5avorite 5ive did 2econd best amongst the 4our groups! This is reassuring. I only want so much mild specialness, not flat out isolation 'n starvation.

The stuff that did worst by a long shot was my almost equally beloved 6 - 10 (but 11-15 would have done the worst without the maggot brain).

I'm looking forward to exploring the picks of those who know enough to make 100 song ballots! Have already been much educated by this poll... And remember, the bigger the headache, the bigger the pill.

Vic Perry, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 20:40 (nine years ago) link

The discovery: One Nation Under a Groove isn't as strong as I thought.

Five of the first six tracks are classics but the other songs are overlong filler.

quan voice (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 23:36 (nine years ago) link

Here's my ballot:

Cosmic Slop
Mothership Connection (Star Child)
Groovallegiance
Maggot Brain
I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got A Thing
Can You Get to That
Bop Gun (Endangered Species)
I'll Bet You
Flash Light
Hit It and Quit It
No Compute
Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
Atomic Dog
P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
I'll Stay
Funkentelechy
Into You
Super Stupid
You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure
California Dreamin' - Eddie Hazell
Jimmy's Got a Little Bit of Bitch in Him
Side Effects
Rumpofsteelskin
Who Says A Funk Band Can't Play RocK?!
Nappy Dugout
Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby
Handcuffs
Red Hot Mama
Let's Make It Last
Mr. Wiggle
Bigfootin
Sexy Ways
Let Me Be
Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow
One Nation Under A Groove
Ride On
Chocolate City
Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention -- B3m)
Alice in My Fantasies
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Mommy, Whats A Funkadelic?
Can't Stand the Strain
Placebo Syndrome
Cholly (Funk Get Ready To Roll!)
Friday Night, August 14th
I Wanna Know If It's Good to You...
Back in Our Minds
What Comes Funky
What is Soul
Funky Dollar Bill
Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts

quan voice (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 23:39 (nine years ago) link

Looking forward to reading through this, I've been more than a little busy over the last month or so and I thought I was going to manage to get a ballot in for this (even got as far as drawing up a whole list), but for some reason struggled to get them in some kind of order (there was a lot of stuff to consider!) and ended up missing the deadline. Having a quick glance over the results though, I've no complaints! Maybe it would have been easier to have separate Parliament and Funkadelic polls, but I guess that would have missed the point!

Welcome To (Turrican), Thursday, 11 December 2014 03:48 (nine years ago) link

And yes, Kerr, that Mutiny track would have made my ballot :D

Welcome To (Turrican), Thursday, 11 December 2014 03:50 (nine years ago) link

Parliament - Chocolate City - 1
Funkadelic - Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On - 2
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain - 3
Parliament - P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) - 4
Parliament - Funkentelechy - 5
Funkadelic - Super Stupid - 6
Parliament - Flash Light - 7
Funkadelic - Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow - 8
Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child) - 9
Brides of Funkenstein - Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy - 10
Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop - 11
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove - 12
Funkadelic - I Wanna Know If It's Good to You - 13
Funkadelic - I'll Stay - 14
Parliament - Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples - 15
Parliament - Unfunky UFO - 16
Bootsy’s Rubber Band - PsychoticBumpSchool - 17
Parliament - Up For The Down Stroke - 18
Parliament - The Big Bang Theory - 19
Funkadelic - Red Hot Mama/Vital Juices - 20
Funkadelic - Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts - 21
Parliament - The Silent Boatman - 22
Parliament - Children of Production - 23
Funkadelic - Music For My Mother - 24
Funkadelic - Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock? - 25
Funkadelic - Sexy Ways - 26
Bootsy’s Rubber Band - Munchies For Your Love - 27
Funkadelic - Hit It And Quit It - 28
Funkadelic - Loose Booty - 29
Parliament - Gloryhallastoopid (Pin The Tail On The Funky) - 30
Funkadelic - Stuffs and Things - 31
Bootsy’s Rubber Band - Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band) - 32
Parliament - Dr. Funkenstein - 33
Parliament - Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk) - 34
Bootsy’s Rubber Band - Shejam (Almost Bootsy Show) - 35
Parliament - Ride On - 36
Funkadelic - Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo-Doo Chasers) - 37
Parliament - Liquid Sunshine - 38
Bootsy’s Rubber Band - Jam Fan (Hot) - 39
Funkadelic - Good to Your Earhole - 40
Parliament - Do That Stuff - 41
Funkadelic - The Electric Spanking of War Babies - 42
Parliament - Rumpofsteelskin - 43
Funkadelic - Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll) - 44
Funkadelic - Better By The Pound - 45
Bootsy’s Rubber Band - Take a Lickin’ and Keep on Kickin’ - 46
Funkadelic - Can You Get To That - 47
Funkadelic - Funky Dollar Bill - 48
Bootsy’s Rubber Band - I'd Rather Be With You - 49
Funkadelic - Electro-Cuties - 50

Letsby Avenue (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2014 16:48 (nine years ago) link

two months pass...

Just finished George's memoir. It was really good. He was much more sensitive & thoughtful than I expected him to be, while still delivering the goods when it comes to anecdotes featuring outrageous behavior.

totally unachievable goals and no incentive to compromise (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 00:20 (nine years ago) link

yeah I was surprised at how perceptive he was; good memory too

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 00:31 (nine years ago) link

I'd like to buy some P-Funk on vinyl but after reading that I'll be damned if I put any $ Armen Bouladian's way.

totally unachievable goals and no incentive to compromise (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 00:39 (nine years ago) link

oh there's plenty of used copies out there

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 00:42 (nine years ago) link


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