{"product_id":"funkadelic-maggot-brain-2023-reissue-remaster","title":"Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (2023 Reissue \u0026 Remaster)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMasterminded by George Clinton alongside core members lead guitarist Eddie Hazel, bassist Billy Nelson, rhythm guitarist Lucious “Tawl” Ross, and drummer Ramon “Tiki” Fulwood - Funkadelic pioneered a heavy and heady mix of acid rock and funk. Following their self-titled debut, and their sophomore release “Free Your Mind… And Your Ass Will Follow”, this third album was the collective at their zenith. It was as if the training wheels came off - \u003cem\u003eMaggot Brain\u003c\/em\u003e was mind-blowing from its opening solo, a launchpad into an LSD-fueled freak out full of fuzzed-out guitars, intoxicating grooves and explicit lyricism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exhibition of controlled musical chaos, this album embodies the bombast and bedlam of the 1970s. Socially and spiritually, \u003cem\u003eMaggot Brain\u003c\/em\u003e was singular of its time. — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis version is r\u003cspan\u003eemastered from new high-res analogue transfers.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes bonus 'Maggot Brain' 12” with 2017 “Reworked by Detroiters” remix and 1971 live performance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePressed on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e180gm black vinyl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/maggot-brain-mw0000200912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt starts with a crackle of feedback shooting from speaker to speaker and a voice intoning, \"Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time, for y'all have knocked her up\" and talking about rising \"above it all or drown in my own sh*t.\" This could only have been utterly bizarre back in 1971 and it's no less so decades later; though the Mothership was well on its way already, \u003cem\u003eMaggot Brain\u003c\/em\u003e really helped it take off. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe instrumental title track is the key reason to listen, specifically for Eddie Hazel's lengthy, mind-melting solo. George Clinton famously told Hazel to play \"like your momma had just died,\" and the resulting evocation of melancholy and sorrow doesn't merely rival Jimi Hendrix's work, but arguably bests a lot of it. Accompanied by another softer guitar figure providing gentle rhythm for the piece, the end result is simply fantastic, an emotional apocalypse of sound. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaggot Brain\u003c\/em\u003e is bookended by another long number, \"Wars of Armageddon,\" a full-on jam from the band looping in freedom chants and airport-departure announcements to the freak-out. In between are a number of short pieces, finding the collective merrily cooking up some funky stew of the slow and smoky variety. There are folky blues and gospel testifying on \"Can You Get to That\" (one listen and a lot of Primal Scream's mid-'90s career is instantly explained) and wry but warm reflections on interracial love on \"You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks,\" its drum hits distorted to give a weird electronic edge to the results. \"Super Stupid\" is a particular killer, pounding drums and snarling guitar laying down the boogie hard and hot, while \"Hit It and Quit It\" has a great chorus and Bernie Worrell getting in a fun keyboard solo to boot. — (via Ned Raggett \/\/ AllMusic)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3ywVzrwMQ3Kq43N9zBdBQm?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Westbound Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Remastered + Vinyl, 12\", Single\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2023 \/ Original: 1971\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: P.Funk, Psychedelic Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westbound Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43861203583134,"sku":"029667014014","price":75.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/funkadelic-maggot-brain-50th-anniversary-deluxe-edition-v0--_ImYuoBoKGxPJWLtWqqNy6tcd2A3UElMp1xLaUwD3g.jpg?v=1716548237","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/funkadelic-maggot-brain-2023-reissue-remaster","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}