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| | Parliament (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | With the ensuing albums, Parliament became one of the most respected bands on the 1970s, and are now recognized as one of the forefathers of funk music. | | | Soon, Parliament was created in addition to Funkadelic and the two bands consisted of essentially the same people (see List of P Funk members), though both released albums under their respective names. | | | With only moderate success, Funkadelic signed with Casablanca Records as Parliament, releasing "Up for the Down Stroke" (off the album of the same name) which reached #10 on the RandB charts but peaked at #63 Pop. |
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| | MTV Music Parliament - Profile and Biography |
| | Parliament's ninth album, Gloryhallastoopid (Or Pin the Tale on the Funky), was released later in 1979 and showed a bit of a slip in the previously unstoppable Clinton machine. | | | Funkadelic released five albums from 1970 through early 1974, and consistently hit the lower reaches of the R&B charts, but the collective pulled up stakes later in 1974 and began recording as Parliament. | | | Early in 1979, Parliament hit number one yet again with "Aqua Boogie," from its eighth album, Motor-Booty Affair. |
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http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/parliament/bio.jhtml
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| | NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: P Funk mythology |
| | A series of concept albums and live shows, primarily from Parliament and Funkadelic, have a group of recurring characters, themes and ideas that are collectively referred to as the P Funk mythology. | | | Funkadelic albums are rather more ethereal and abstract when compared to Parliament’s. | | | The bands Parliament, Funkadelic and related offshoots (see List of P Funk members) are collectively referred to as the P Funk. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/P-Funk-mythology
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| | CMT.com : Funkadelic : Biography |
| | The album, which reflected a growing consistency in styles between Parliament and Funkadelic, became the first Funkadelic LP to reach platinum (the same year that Parliament's Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome did the same). | | | The band pursued album statements of social/political commentary while Parliament stayed in the funk singles format, but Funkadelic nevertheless paralleled the more commercial artist's success, especially in the late '70s when the interplay between bands moved the Funkadelic sound closer to a unified P-Funk style. | | | At just the point that Funkadelic appeared to be at the top of its powers, the band began to unravel. |
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http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/funkadelic/bio.jhtml
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| | Funkadelic: The Afro-Alien Diaspora |
| | Parliament had the hit records, the colorful spaceship stage shows and costumes, and the upbeat funky dance music. | | | The first Funkadelic album, released on a small indie Detroit label called Westbound, is a supernova, the sound of Clinton's first explosion of creativity. | | | The last few Parliament albums and lackluster solo albums almost got to the point of sucking. |
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http://www.fastnbulbous.com/funkadel.htm
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| | Parliament: 'Up for the Down Stroke', 'Chocolate City' and 'Mothership Connection': Pitchfork Review |
| | That said, Funkadelic was never a pop band, and when Clinton got the rights to The Parliaments' name back, he made a concerted effort to make that band (rechristened Parliament) a better fit for a wider audience. | | | The title track offers one of the classic P-Funk refrains-- "Swing low, sweet chariot, and let me ride"-- and the weirdly religious undertones in the music were reflected in the cultish image of the band and the feverish scenes of their concerts from the time. | | | The title track from the 1974 record was the best example of the new Parliament sound: mid-tempo, hard disco-funk beat with tight horn charts (most likely played by Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker and the Horny Horns, though none have ever been credited) and a tight, super-addictive vocal arrangement. |
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http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/p/parliament/up-for-the-chocolate-city-mothership.shtml
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| | Parliament: Funked Up: The Very Best of Parliament - PopMatters Music Review |
| | Exploring the original Parliament albums proves to be a more rewarding experience for the listener, but hey, everyone needs at least a little P-Funk in their lives, and Funked Up does the job nicely. | | | Between 1974 and 1980, Parliament released nine albums for Neil Bogart's just-as-crazy Casablanca Records label, and Funked Up: The Very Best of Parliament is filled to the brim with classic "uncut funk". | | | Driven by a powerful drum beat, Parliament's first single, 1974's "Up For the Down Stroke" (from the album of the same name), is funk at its purest, the contagious beat punctuated by horns, effects-laden guitar, and Collins' distinctive bass playing, as the group tears into a raucous vocal chant ("Everybody get up!"). |
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http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/p/parliament-funked.shtml
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| | Independent Lens . PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC: One Nation Under a Groove . The Music PBS |
| | Although Parliament and Funkadelic stopped recording in the ‘80s, P-Funk musicians and offshoot bands continued to tour and record. | | | George Clinton and the two groups, Parliament and Funkadelic, released a staggering amount of albums over half a century of recording, resulting in an oeuvre that exemplified the creativity and collectivity of P-Funk itself, espoused and defined a funk-based mythology that advocated dance, freedom and social change. | | | The heavy bass lines, extended jams and funky rhythms that would later be Funkadelic trademarks first emerged on the band’s debut album with such songs as “Mommy, What’s a Funkadelic?” Eddie Hazel, Tawl Ross, Billy Nelson, Tiki Fulwood and Mickey Atkins formed the instrumental backbone, with the original Parliaments heading up the vocals. |
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http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/parliamentfunkadelic/music.html
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| | One Nation P-Funk Page: "Who's a Funkadelic?" |
| | Parliament actually did all of the vocals on Funkadelic's first album, but Westbound, their record company, was against giving them credit, since Parliament was still contracted to Invictus/Capitol records. | | | In June 1972, Tyrone Lampkin replaces Frank Waddy as Funkadelic's drummer. | | | Eddie Hazel is replaced on lead guitar by Cordell Mosson's buddy, Garry Shider. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/music2/pfunk/feat-earlyfunk.html
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| | The P-FAQ! |
| | Parliament continued the success in '78 with a # 1 hit in "Aqua Boogie". | | | The last Parliament album was in 1980, and the last Funkadelic album was in 1981, although most of the material had been recorded a year or two before that. | | | Funkadelic albums are heavily guitar-oriented, with lots of solos and instrumental pieces. |
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http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/pfaq.html
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| | Making It Funky |
| | The plotlines of Parliament's late-'70s concept albums allegorize the spreading of The Funk. | | | Parliament's concerts in the late 1970s would begin with a strange monologue, spoken in the manner of the opening narration to a science fiction epic. | | | Recording instead for the small Revilot label, the Parliaments had their first hit in 1967 with "(I Just Wanna) Testify." Reaching #3 on the RandB charts and #20 on the pop charts, it would be Clinton's biggest commercial success until the mid-70s. |
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| | Parliament-Funkadelic Discography, Parliament Discography, Albums, CDs |
| | Parliament released their first album Osmium in 1970, and from it the single Breakdown hit US RandB #30 in 1971. | | | All Parliament and Funkadelic albums and members (over 40 musicians in all) came to be known by the P-Funk banner. | | | Funkadelic would releases the group's more experimental and psychedelic material, and the chart friendlier funk music would be Parliament. |
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http://www.prex.com/biography/Parliament-Funkadelic-discography.htm
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| | NIPP: Artists: George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic |
| | His first solo album, 1982’s Computer Games, contained the Top 20 R&B hit “Loopzilla.” Several months later, the title track from Clinton’s Atomic Dog EP hit number one on the R&B charts; it stayed at the top spot for four weeks, but only managed number 101 on the pop charts. | | | The Parliament/Funkadelic machine ruled black music during the ‘70s, capturing over 40 R&B hit singles (including three number ones) and recording three platinum albums. | | | He formed the Parliaments in 1955, based out of a barbershop back room where he straightened hair. |
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http://www.nipp.com/infoband.asp?txtid=1329
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| | P-Funk main page |
| | Generally, Parliament released the most accessible music, mostly limited to funk and soul, usually with horns and almost no heavy guitar or guitar solos. | | | The P-Funk fan publication New Funk Times also has a web site which is still under construction but already includes fun stuff like cartoons, album and show reviews, and interviews with George. | | | There's an amazing P-Funk web site, which includes reviews of Parliament & Funkadelic albums. |
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| | Original "P"::::Intrepid Artists International, Inc |
| | In 1967 The Parliaments reached the top 20 on the Billboard charts with their single “(I Wanna) Testify.” | | | Throughout the sixties they released a series of doo-wop singles for such labels as ABC and Motown. | | | When they formed Parliament/Funkadelic in 1970, Fuzzy, Grady, and Ray had already been performing and recording for over a decade in The Parliaments, a doo-wop, R&B and Soul band. |
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http://www.intrepidartists.com/originalp.html
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| | George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic: Music Midtown - Atlanta Georgia |
| | This George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic release from Instant Live captures a performance that is full of the energy and musicianship that fans of come to expect from the legendary master of funk. | | | Recorded at the Music Midtown festival in Atlnata, Georgia, this two disc set is a masterpiece from the opening Bernie Worrell keyboard solo to the blistering rendition of "Something Stank" with guest artist Sativa. | | | Instant Live presents George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic- "Music Midtown - Atlanta, Georgia, 5/1/04" |
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http://southernmusicdigital.com/RandB/AudioAlbum.2005-02-04.2108
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| | P - CDjunkie.com - Pantera, Parliament Funkadelic, Pigface, Pink Floyd, Pitch Shifter, Pixies, Pizzacato 5, Poison ... |
| | About a billion watts of charged adrenalin surged through my core, it was a nirvana that was only interrupted by Phil's constant praise for the pleasures of the herb. | | | But, the few gems that are on this disc, make it all worthwhile. | | | I don't think there ever has been, or ever will be, another band quite like P-Funk. |
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| | Media Information - Alabama Music Festival, Jubilee CityFest, Jubilee, CityFest, CitiFest, Festival, Festivals, Music, ... |
| | Originally formed in 1955 under the name The Parliaments, they had a hit with "(I Wanna) Testify." Then after a dispute with a record label, George Clinton recorded with the same band under a new name, Funkadelic. | | | From 1970-1974, Funkadelic released five albums and had hits such as "Up For the Downstroke," "Ride On," and "Chocolate City. | | | " In 1976, the return of Parliament was seen with the release of Mothership Connection, which spawned the hits, "P. |
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http://www.jubileecityfest.org/scripts/newsdisplay.asp?ac=ind&record_no=4137
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| | George Clinton & Parliament / Funkadelic |
| | Funkadelic made a number of Earth shattering concept albums, focusing the politics facing the planet, with titles like Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow, Maggot Brain, and America Eats It’s Young. | | | The line-up includes both original band members, such as guitarist | | | At the dawn of the new millennium, the Parliament Funkadelic juggernaut has shown no signs of slowing down, remaining active on the recording and touring fronts. |
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http://www.chattanoogachoochoofestival.com/artists/george_clinton.htm
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| | P.Funk Products available in the UK George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic P.Funk All-Stars Bootsy |
| | Alongside detailed artist biographies and discographies, this guide reviews and rates recordings that illustrate each band's sound and musical impact. | | | Synopsis: "Finally, the definitive guide for fans of funk--inside details and expert insights on the music of James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic, Kool and the Gang, and more. | | | Available at Amazon: George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band |
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| | Boxing Scene Forums - George Clinton and Parliament / Funkadelic |
| | parliament and george clinton are the shit, mothership connection was the first song i heard, very cool. | | | George clinton is the shit his music is pretty much sampled my every rap artist out there in someway at one time or another. | | | Boxing Scene Forums - George Clinton and Parliament / Funkadelic |
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| | PFUNK1: P-FUNK |
| | have studied parliament funkadelic theory in lyrics, album covers, etc for 28+ years. | | | the music of parliament funkadelic helps me to |
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| | Remedial Funk Lessons: George Clinton - Parliament - Funkadelic |
| | Thinking of Parliament as "jam band" music works better. | | | Listening to it like jazz sometimes helps, but Clinton will tend to suffer by technical musical comparisons if you're stacking him against, say, Miles or Coltrane. | | | Remedial Funk Lessons: George Clinton - Parliament - Funkadelic |
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| | The P.Funk Discography |
| | Solo albums listed are those made after they joined the P.Funk Mob; albums prior to this time will be included in the Pre-Funk section. | | | a complete listing of albums by Funkadelic, Parliament, George Clinton, the P-Funk All Stars, Bootsy, and related "core" groups, as well as by groups or ensembles with significant P.Funk involvement -- from Axiom Funk to Zillatron. | | | If anyone ever wants to volunteer missing information for the these or any other listings, please feel free. |
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| | New Funk Times :: George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic P.Funk All-Stars Bootsy Portal |
| | As first reported by NewFunkTimes.com member insider in our Funky Forums, there now are ten Funkadelic albums available for download at iTunes - for $8.91 ("Standing On the Verge...") to $9.99 an album (the rest). | | | Search Amazon.com for CDs by George Clinton / Parliament / Funkadelic / P-Funk All-Stars / Bootsy / Maceo / Fred Wesley | | | Yvonne Smith's P.Funk documentary "Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove" which we mentioned last October already (read the archived news piece) will have its broadcast premiere in the U.S. on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at 10 p.m. |
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| | Parliament - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links |
| | Parliament - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links | | | Browse artists: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # |
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| | Ray Davis, founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Obituaries - News |
| | The group scored a top-20 pop hit in 1967 with the single ''(I Wanna) Testify." In the early 1970s, Clinton changed the vocal group's name from plural to singular and also created Funkadelic, a funk band with a sound more influenced by the electric guitar. | | | Davis was a member of the original Parliaments, a vocal group formed in the 1950s by Clinton while a junior high school student in Plainfield, according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum website. | | | Other members of the group included Clarence ''Fuzzy" Haskins and Grady Thomas. |
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http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/07/08/ray_davis_founding_member_of_parliament_funkadelic?mode=PF
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| | Oregon Music Guide - Volume I, Number 3 - George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic |
| | As the early keyboardist for Parliament/Funkadelic, Worrell was an integral part of the group’s sound. | | | The Cast of Characters: Somewhere close to 30 musicians and performers make up Parliament/Funkadelic these days and, at any given time, a majority of those people may be sharing a tiny stage together. | | | Veterans of the group like Garry “Starchild” Shider, DeWayne “Blackbird” McKnight, Michael “Kid Funkadelic” Hampton, Cordell “Boogie” Mosson and William “Billy Bass” Nelson are still on the road with Clinton but the highlight of the show, other than Clinton himself, is the return of Bernie Worrell. |
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| | Alembic Club: Parliament/Funkadelic |
| | I have a video of a Parliament concert with Michael Hampton playing that Alembic guitar. | | | Their lead guitarist Michael Hampton also played an Alembic after about 1977 - a sweet omega Series I guitar. | | | All I can say is his taste in guitars is much better than his taste in diapers!!! |
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| | www.myspace.com/gclinton |
| | this album also isn't listed on some of the discographies I've seen on Funkadelic.... | | | View All of George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic 's Friends | | | funkadelic, so we painted stuff onto a jacket for you and gave it to your |
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| | Parliament Music |
| | Help build the largest human-contributed music project online | | | Music » Bands and Artists » P » Parliament |
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| | Barnes & Noble.com - George Clinton with Parliament Funkadelic: The Mothership Connection -- George ... |
| | Produced by Gravity Limited and distributed by Pioneer Entertainment, this 1985 live concert program features a stage performance by funk pioneer George Clinton along with his band Parliament/Funkadelic. | | | Barnes and Noble.com - George Clinton with Parliament Funkadelic: The Mothership Connection -- George Clinton - DVD | | | On that show that Parliament / Funkadelic headlined, was also P-Funk alumnist Bootsy and his Rubberband, Sly & The Family Stone, and The Ohio Players!! |
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http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=13023166493&frm=0&itm=8
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| | The Motherpage - Makin' Your Funk The P-Funk |
| | Switching from fixed-width font to proportional-width font for most of the Parliament lyrics. | | | Although there's no information there at present, this will give you an idea of what we have in mind. | | | Here you will find information on Parliament, Funkadelic, George Clinton, the P.Funk All-Stars, Bootsy Collins. |
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| | VH1.com : Funkadelic : Artist Main |
| | Sign up now to receive every bit of juicy, up-to-the-minute news, album release info and much more delivered straight to your inbox! | | | Though it often took a back chair to its sister group Parliament, Funkadelic furthered the notions of black rock begun by Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, blending elements of '60s psychedelia and blues plus the deep groove of soul and funk. | | | Add a link to your "Funkadelic" fan site on VH1.com! |
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| | George Clinton, P-Funk, Parliment Funkadelic, Bootsy, Bernie Worrell, Original P, George Clinton, P-Funk, Ray Davis, ... |
| | Also includes the classic FUNKADELIC songs: 'Hit It and Quit It' and 'Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On'. | | | Original P (Ray Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Grady Thomas, Calvin Simon) - LIVE concert featuring Maggot Brain, One Nation Under a Groove, Knee Deep, STOMP and Flashlight LIVE from the Roxy in Boston, broadcast via Soul-Patrol.Net Radio | | | CD Review: George Clinton and P-Funk All-stars - How Late Do U Have 2 B B 4 U R Absent (Funk/Gangsta Rap/Doo Wop) |
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http://www.soul-patrol.com/funk/pfunk.htm
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| | Rolling Stone : 56) Parliament and Funkadelic |
| | Home : Music News : 56) Parliament and Funkadelic | | | See all available RSS feeds / learn more | | | Enter to win a trip to Mardi Gras |
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http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7235472/56_parliament_and_funkadelic/parliament
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| | RonG's P-Funk Tape Joint |
| | All content and concert images property of Funky Videos. | | | Parliament Funkadelic Bootsy George Clinton and The P-Funk All Stars | | | Welcome Tape Traders, Video Collectors, and P-Funk Fans |
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| | MusicMoz - Resources: Directories: Bands and Artists |
| | Funkternative - Links to all types of bands, concentrating mainly on Detroit-area music, this site tries to highlight a little of everything. | | | Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock - An extensive catalog features band and artist histories, biographies and links to their sites. | | | Funky Links - Lists URLs and short reviews of web sites related to George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic, P.Funk All-Stars, Bootsy, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Horny Horns and Co. |
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| | Can You Get to That? |
| | To generalize crudely in distinguishing them, Parliament's music focused more or less on the dance floor, while Funkadelic had more of a psychedelic aspect. | | | 1) P-Funk is shorthand for one group that recorded under two names: Parliament and Funkadelic. | | | A somewhat more playful, but no less disarming protrait of the psychic investment in war is heard in Funkadelic's own "Revolution #9" a ten- minute, lyric-free sonic landscape called "Wars of Armageddon". |
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| | Original P: (Parliament-Funkadelic), Ray Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Grady Thomas, Calvin Simon, P-FUNK |
| | They later went on to great fame as "Funkadelic", then later "Parliament" and of course as "Parliament-Funkadelic" during the 1970's. | | | However he is best known as one of the founding members (along with George Clinton, Fuzzy Haskins, Grady Thomas and Calvin Simon) of a relatively unsuccessful/long suffering doo wop group from Plainfield New Jersey called the "Parliaments" back in the late 1950's. | | | Welcome to the ORIGINAL P show featuring the ORIGINAL PARLIAMENT: |
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http://www.soul-patrol.com/funk/originalp.htm
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| | Amazon.ca: Parliament: Search Results Books |
| | Rescuing Canada's Right: Blueprint for a Conservative Revolution | | | Clinton, George And Parliament: 2004: Live At Montreux | | | The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament |
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