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 Band8. What About It - Eddie Hazel9. Vanish In Our Sleep - Bootsy's Rubber Band10. I Got Thing You Got A Thing ( Everybody Got a A Thing)- Funkadelic11. California Dreaming- Eddie Hazel12. Can You Get To That - Funkadelic13. Chocolate City- Parliament 14. Aqua Boogie- Parliament 15. Stretching Out - Bootsy's Rubber Band16. Stuff And Things- Funkadelic17. You Scared The Lovin Out Of Me - Funkadelic18. Rumpstiltskin - Parliament19. Dr Funkinstein - Parliament20. Physical Love - Eddie Hazel21. Mothership Connection - Parliament 22. Birdie - Brides Of Funkinstein 23. I've Been Watching You - Parliament24. Aah The Name Is Bootsy- Bootsy's Rubber Band25. Munchies For Your Love - Bootsy's Rubber Band26. Deep - Parliament27. Wars Of Armageddon (Karaoke Version) - Funkadelic28. Fat Cat - Bootsy Collins29. What Is Soul - Funkadelic30. Airbound - George Clinton31. Just Like You - Brides Of Funkinstein32. The Silent Boatman - Parliament 33. Shine O Myte - Bootsy Collins34. Agony Of Defeet - Parliament35. Da Fuzz And Da Boog - Fuzzy Haskins36. Cookie Jar - Fuzzy Haskins37. Cosmic Slop - Funkadelic38. Up For The Downstroke - Parliament39. Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy - Parlet40. Hydraulic Pump - P Funk All Stars
― X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 05:02 (nine years ago) link
Funkadelic - Maggot BrainFunkadelic - I Got A Thing, you got a thing, everybody's got a thing.Funkadelic - Free your mind and your ass will followMutiny - LumpParliament - FlashlightFunkadelic - Cosmic SlopParliaments - TestifyFunkadelic - Get Off Your Ass And Jamfunkadelic - Friday night august 14thFunkadelic - Funky dollar billFunkadelic - Super StupidFunkadelic - Wars of ArmageddonFunkadelic - Can you get to thatParliament - Oh Lord, Why Lord/PrayerParliament - The Silent BoatmanParliament - Up for the down strokeParliament - 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 MamaFunkadelic - Alice In My FantasiesFunkadelic - I'll StayFunkadelic - Standing On The Verge Of Getting It OnParliament - Chocolate CityParliament - Ride OnParliament - Gamin' on Ya!Parliament - Do That StuffParliament - Dr. FunkensteinParliament - Funkentelechy Funkadelic - No Head No Backstage PassFunkadelic - Baby i owe you something goodFunkadelic - Lets Make It LastFunkadelic - take your dead ass homeFunkadelic - Comin Round The MountainFunkadelic - one nation under a grooveFunkadelic - who says a funk band cant play rockFunkadelic - Uncle JamFunkadelic - Freak of the weekFunkadelic - (Not Just) Knee DeepFunkadelic - electric spanking of war babiesFunkadelic - funk gets strongerFunkadelic - shockwavesFunkadelic - icka prickFunkadelic - Fish, Chips and SweatFunkadelic - Music For My MotherParliament - Bop Gun (Endangered Species) Parliament - Mr WigglesParliament - Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)Parliament - Motor Booty AffairFunkadelic - hit it and quit itFunkadelic - I'll Bet YouFunkadelic - Loose BootyEddie Hazel - California Dreamin' Eddie Hazel - So Goes The StoryEddie Hazel - I Want You (She's So Heavy)Sweat Band - HyperspaceSweat Band - Freak to FreakQuazar - Funk With a Big Foot Quazar - Funk with a capital "G"Quazar - Funk 'n RollBootsy Collins - Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby Bootsy Collins- The Pinocchio TheoryBootsy Collins - Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band) Bootsy Collins - PsychoticbumpschoolBootsy Collins - I'd rather be with you Bootsy's Rubber Band – Bootzilla Bootsy's Rubber Band – Hollywood Squarea Bootsy's Rubber Band – roto rooterBootsy's Rubber Band - Under the Influence of a GrooveBootsy Collins - Fat CatBootsy Collins - Shine-O-Myte (Rag Popping)George Clinton - Atomic DogBernie Worrell - I'll Be With YouBernie Worrell - Insurance Man for the FunkFuzzy Haskins - Cookie JarBrides of Funkenstein - Disco to Go Brides of Funkenstein - When you're goneBrides of Funkenstein - Never buy texas from a cowboyParlet - Cookie JarRuth Copeland - Gimme ShelterParlet - No Rump To BumpMutiny - Funk - N - BopMutiny - Go Away from Here Mutiny - What More Can I SayMutiny - Will It Be Tomorrow?Mutiny - Anti-DiscoGeorge Clinton - Man's Best Friend/LoopzillaGeorge Clinton - Computer GamesP-Funk All Stars - Hydraulic PumpJunie Morrison- Suzie Thundertussy Junie Morrison - Seaman First Class (Jock Rock)Funkadelic - By Way Of The DrumZillatron - FuzzfaceAxiom Funk - Pray My Soul (Eddie Hazel)Madhouse - Serve EmGarry Shider - Ghetto InvadersZapp - More Bounce To The Ounce Roger - So Ruff, So Tuff Roger - Do It RogerFred 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) #622 Mommy what's a funkadelic #483 I wanna know if it's good to you? #184 placebo syndrome #585 funkentelechy #216 hit it and quit it #147 presence of a brain #718 unfunky ufo #449 back in our minds #96 10 free your mind and your ass will follow #1611 friday night august the 14th #4712 maggot brain #113 stuffs and things #6114 the goose #3515 all your goodies are gone #6616 give up the funk #1517 one nation under a groove #318 mothership connection (star child) #819 eulogy and light #9320 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: 41average placement of my 6-10: 48average placement of my 11-15: 42average 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 SlopMothership Connection (Star Child)GroovallegianceMaggot BrainI Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got A ThingCan You Get to ThatBop Gun (Endangered Species)I'll Bet YouFlash LightHit It and Quit ItNo ComputeStanding on the Verge of Getting It OnAtomic DogP-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)I'll StayFunkentelechyInto YouSuper StupidYou Can't Miss What You Can't MeasureCalifornia Dreamin' - Eddie HazellJimmy's Got a Little Bit of Bitch in HimSide EffectsRumpofsteelskinWho Says A Funk Band Can't Play RocK?!Nappy DugoutAhh...The Name Is Bootsy, BabyHandcuffsRed Hot MamaLet's Make It LastMr. WiggleBigfootinSexy WaysLet Me BeFree Your Mind and Your Ass Will FollowOne Nation Under A GrooveRide OnChocolate CitySir Nose D'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention -- B3m)Alice in My FantasiesI Want You (She's So Heavy)Mommy, Whats A Funkadelic?Can't Stand the StrainPlacebo SyndromeCholly (Funk Get Ready To Roll!)Friday Night, August 14thI Wanna Know If It's Good to You...Back in Our MindsWhat Comes FunkyWhat is SoulFunky Dollar BillGood 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 - 1Funkadelic - Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On - 2Funkadelic - Maggot Brain - 3Parliament - P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) - 4Parliament - Funkentelechy - 5Funkadelic - Super Stupid - 6Parliament - Flash Light - 7Funkadelic - Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow - 8Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child) - 9Brides of Funkenstein - Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy - 10Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop - 11Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove - 12Funkadelic - I Wanna Know If It's Good to You - 13Funkadelic - I'll Stay - 14Parliament - Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples - 15Parliament - Unfunky UFO - 16Bootsy’s Rubber Band - PsychoticBumpSchool - 17Parliament - Up For The Down Stroke - 18Parliament - The Big Bang Theory - 19Funkadelic - Red Hot Mama/Vital Juices - 20Funkadelic - Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts - 21Parliament - The Silent Boatman - 22Parliament - Children of Production - 23Funkadelic - Music For My Mother - 24Funkadelic - Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock? - 25Funkadelic - Sexy Ways - 26Bootsy’s Rubber Band - Munchies For Your Love - 27Funkadelic - Hit It And Quit It - 28Funkadelic - Loose Booty - 29Parliament - Gloryhallastoopid (Pin The Tail On The Funky) - 30Funkadelic - Stuffs and Things - 31Bootsy’s Rubber Band - Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band) - 32Parliament - Dr. Funkenstein - 33Parliament - Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk) - 34Bootsy’s Rubber Band - Shejam (Almost Bootsy Show) - 35Parliament - Ride On - 36Funkadelic - Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo-Doo Chasers) - 37Parliament - Liquid Sunshine - 38Bootsy’s Rubber Band - Jam Fan (Hot) - 39Funkadelic - Good to Your Earhole - 40Parliament - Do That Stuff - 41Funkadelic - The Electric Spanking of War Babies - 42Parliament - Rumpofsteelskin - 43Funkadelic - Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll) - 44Funkadelic - Better By The Pound - 45Bootsy’s Rubber Band - Take a Lickin’ and Keep on Kickin’ - 46Funkadelic - Can You Get To That - 47Funkadelic - Funky Dollar Bill - 48Bootsy’s Rubber Band - I'd Rather Be With You - 49Funkadelic - Electro-Cuties - 50
― Letsby Avenue (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2014 16:48 (nine years ago) link
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