What is the best P-Funk side project?
Snapping
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There are so many - I know there are some that I haven't heard. I'd have to say that as of know my favourite is the Eddie Hazel album.
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My moneys on Ruth Copeland.
- spidey
these are two of my favs - but also love that eddie hazel. theyre all pretty much in the same bag tho.
Brides was unmemorable.
Does Junie count as his best side projects were before he joined Funkadelic......
I know what you're saying, but this track is seminal pfunk - for a 'side project' - worth the admission price
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Chairmen Of The Board - Skin I'm In LP. Similar to the Copeland albums the backing band is Funkadelic.
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense LP. This is a stretch, but at this stage the band was touring with Bernie Worrell and Lynn Mabry.
The Parliaments - the group that started it all. Don't sleep on them. Incredible music and about 8 of their tracks went on to be re-recorded by Funkadelic.
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Eddie Hazel - Rest In P
http://rapidshare.com/files/157521644/EDDIE_HAZEL_-_RIP.rar
Raer - Released only in Japan in 1994, but its been out of print for years.
Track Listing:
Until it Rains {Grace Cook} 4:50
Beyond Word and Measure {G Cook} 4:46
Relic 'Delic (Purple Hazel) {G Cook} 3:01
Straighten Up {G Cook} 5:14
Juicy Fingers {G Cook} 14:18
We Three {G Cook, G Clinton} 12:09
Why Cry {G Cook} 2:48
We Are One {G Cook} 6:10
No, It's Not! {G Cook, G Clinton} 9:23
Until it Rains (reprise) {G Cook} :47
Personnel:
Producer: George Clinton
Vocals: Eddie Hazel, Lynn Mabry, Dawn Silva
Guitar: Eddie Hazel
Bass: Billy "Bass" Nelson, Bootsy Collins
Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
Drums: Tiki Fulwood, Jerome Brailey, Buddy Miles
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CD-only?
http://www.discogs.com/Eddie-Hazel-Rest-In-P/release/405293
Grace Cook is Eddie Hazel's mother. Eddie used the name of his mother for some writing credits on several P.Funk records, due to some financial problems.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
How come nobody's mentioned Bootsy yet?
Or this one:
i would vote bootsy as having the best songs/records outside of parliament funkadelic. eddie hazel would be right after him.
After that - the first 3 Bootsy's Rubber Band LPs (best for overall consistency, most killer cuts)
and Ruth Copeland's "i am what i am"
one or two trackers: Sweatband ("Jamaica"), Horny Horns ("Four Play" "Half a Man"), Brides, Jimmy G and the Tackheads
why didn't Garry Shider get a solo LP?
Heavy Prince vibes, as I recall. Not essential by any means.
Zapp (1980).
Released in 1980 just as George Clinton???s P-funk empire had reached the brink of its existence, Bootsy prot??g?? Roger Troutman proved himself a worthy successor with Zapp???s self-titled debut album and its subsequent two follow-ups. In actuality, Zapp originally was a branch of the Parliament/Funkadelic collective, as group leader Roger Troutman was originally signed to Clinton???s short-lived CBS subsidiary, Uncle Jam Records. After Troutman completed the album with CBS??? money, Clinton???s help, and Bootsy???s production, Warner Bros. stepped in, offered Roger a considerable sum of money, and slyly bought the album ??? leaving a distressed Clinton with no Zapp album for his shaky boutique label. Propelled by the dancefloor smash ???More Bounce to the Ounce,??? the album quickly became a considerable hit. It was here that Troutman first defined the vocoder-laden funk aesthetic that would become his trademark for the remainder of his career. In addition to the near ten-minute ???More Bounce,??? the album also featured ???Be Alright,??? another epic jam that slowed down the funk to a smoked-out, almost ballad-like tempo (both songs would later fuel numerous early-???90s West Coast rap hits via sampling). Of the remaining four songs, ???Funky Bounce??? and ???Brand New Player??? also stand as perennial standouts, further affirming Troutman???s dense funk aesthetic. Later Zapp albums would have their moments, but this debut is absolutely solid from beginning to end, in addition to being the foundation from which Troutman would base all later work, and with ???More Bounce to the Ounce??? and ???Be Alright,??? it houses two of the best moments in ???80s funk. (All Music Group).
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