At this point, to call George Clinton anything other than a music legend is simply not giving credit where credit is due. One of the innovators of funk, Clinton's sister groups of Parliament and Funkadelic made their funk smooth, full of sensuality, danceable, rhythm and blues-influenced, jazzy, often led by guitars, and of course very, very fun. Funkadelic's self-titled debut is a nice precursor to all of this, using a funk rock approach more often than not. The work with different tempos on this record illustrates the different feels funk has to offer. For instance, on tracks like "I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got A Thing", the speed is high-tempo and very danceable, whereas on tracks like "Qualify And Satisfy" and "What Is Soul?", the tempo is slow-paced, but still flowing with great vibes and great musicianship. Influences from psychedelic rock bands such as The Jimi Hendrix Experience can be clearly discerned here, as well as some influence from funk great James Brown, but on the whole the album sounds fresh, and is a pretty good listen because of it.
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