Parliament - The Motor Booty Affair (1978)

I think he was trying to make more of a 'pop' record. So less bass, more emphasis on vocals and brass.

it was something like that - his attempt at the Philly Soul sound? I can't find it

So maybe lacks a little bit of oomph but the songs are great though.

I have to agree with the opinion expressed early on itt about Motor Booty Affair being possibly Clinton's best production... the bottom end on this thang sounds so thick, and there's so much colourful detail throughout.

Junie certainly wasted no time in putting his fingerprints on everything when he joined the P-funk mob, did he? You can pretty much hear the effect he had when he joined when you go through the records.

He sort of did the same with Funkadelic on "Cosmic Slop", edged down the madness a notch or two, slipped in a few poppy numbers.

well sure - but it's not the material, it's the sound of the album that sounds different. maybe it's just my CD reissue.

No, it's much lighter all round, definitely, much less bottom end.

Mid-period Funkadelic still had quite a bit of madness, though!

In fact, I don't think Clinton ever got the psychedelia out of system full stop... the later Funkadelic and post-1974 Parliament sound vastly cleaner and less unhinged than something like Free Your Mind..., but the psychedelic elements never really went away completely!

A notch or two I said.

anyone ever heard Junie's mid-70s solo albums?

I've heard the odd cut, but none of 'em in full. I'll bet you Kerr's heard 'em all!

The bassline on the title track. Oh, man.

I think Junie played pretty much all the instruments on that track (including the bassline) and on several others, actually. Probably the most gifted one man band in black pop before Prince, who owes him more than a little.

He's definitely the primary instrumentalist on 'The Electric Spanking of War Babies' ... That's kinda something when you think about it, given that Parliament/Funkadelic personnel credits at one point read like a novel!

"(You're A Fish And I'm A) Water Sign" is just sublime. Wish there were more p-funk slow jams like it. "Wizard of Finance" and "Placebo Syndrome" from Funkentelechy kind of scratch the same itch.

'Wizard of Finance' is my favourite of all the Parliament slow jams!

I think Junie played pretty much all the instruments on that track (including the bassline) and on several others, actually. Probably the most gifted one man band in black pop before Prince, who owes him more than a little.

I haven't seen it, but... are you kidding me!? Late '70s P-funk wouldn't have been anywhere near the same without him!

Click on the link just posted on the RIP thread and have a look see for yourself.

'liquid sunshine' is happiness

'Rumpofsteelskin', such a fucking jam.

The title cut and "Deep" make for one helluva twosome -- threesome if I'm involved.