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April 7, 2005
The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 56) Parliament and Funkadelic
By Ice Cube
Recordings and Reviews
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There are two distinctly different sides to George Clinton's latest opus. Side one is best described by Uncle Jam Wants You's subtitle, "Rescue Dance Music 'from the Blahs,'" and is mostly given over to an extended version (a little too extended to sustain interest, unfortunately) of "(Not Just)...
1979 RS:
Biography
Since 1955, George Clinton (a.k.a. Dr. Funkenstein, a.k.a. the
Maggot Overlord, a.k.a. Uncle Jam) has headed a loose aggregation
of musicians known variously as "The Mothership Connection," his
"Parliafunkadelicment Thang," or "P-Funk All-Stars." Composed of
members of two main groups, Parliament and Funkadelic, and various
offshoot bands, the organization made some of black pop?s most
adventurous...
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