Computer games funkadelic

Could the old funkateer still deliver the goods? Parliament-Funkadelic, the 70s masterfunkers, ran out of road as the 80s arrived, caught in a traffic jam of contractual hassles, personnel problems, personal problems, and overstretch.

It was time to regroup, but how? George Clinton, leader of P-Funk, knew what to do. Go fishing. It gave him time to rewire his frazzled brain. Funk was addictive, as were the substances that went with it, and so was a new entertainment phenomenon: computer games. George tried them and got hooked too. If only he could channel his new habit into something productive… Hmm, those cute little synthesized tunes… what if that could be tied to super-heavy phunk?

So his debut solo album , Computer Games , was born. In , Morrison and Clinton started figuring out a fresh fusion of P-Funk and electronics. The results were funkscinating. Returning as Parliament or Funkadelic was contractually impossible, so Clinton signed to Capitol as a solo artist.

While it was clearly P-Funk, it was also electronica buffed to a blinding finish like a gleaming robot. He had evidently been tuned into contemporary radio: there were extemporizations of antique Motown hits on it, used like samples. Clinton, a hunter, had been captured by the computer game. It was also a bigger club hit than its modest chart status suggested. Pangea checks old stuff. Greatest albums of all time. Top 25 Greatest Guitar Solos. In the grand soul tradition of a backing In the grand soul tradition of a backing bandplaying support before the star takes the stage,Funkadelic began life supportingGeorgeClinton'sdoo wop group, the Parliaments.

After havingperformed for almost ten years, the Parliamentshad added arhythm section in -- for tours andbackground work -- consisting of guitarist FrankieBoyce, his brother Richard on bass,and drummerLangston Booth; twoyears later, the trio enlisted inthe Army. He hit uponthe idea ofdeserting theParliaments' name and instead recording theirbacking group, with the added vocal "contributions"ofthe former Parliaments --same band, differentname.

Billy Nelson suggested the title Funkadelic,to reflect the members'increased inspiration fromLSD andpsychedelic culture. Clinton formed theFunkadelic label in mid but then signedthegroup to Detroit's Westbound label severalmonthslater. Released in , Funkadelic's self-titled debutalbum listed only producer Clinton and the fivemembers of Funkadelic --Hazel, Nelson,Fulwood,and Ross plus organist Mickey Atkins -- but alsoincluded all the former Parliaments plusseveralMotown sessionmen and RareEarth's RayMonette.

Keyboard player Bernie Worrell alsoappeared on the album uncredited,even though hispicture was included on theinner sleeve with therest of the band. Hisstrictupbringing and classical training at theNewEngland Conservatory and Juilliard , as well as theboom in synthesizertechnology during the early'70s, gave him the tools to createthe hornarrangements and jazz fusion-inspired synth runsthatlater trademarked the P-Funk sound. Bootsy and Catfish wereplaying in a Detroitband in when George Clinton saw and hiredthem.

Funkadelic hired teenaged guitarsensation MichaelHampton as a replacement, but both Hazel andNelson wouldreturn for several later P-Funkreleases. Funkadelic moved to Warner Bros. Thesame year, Westbound raided its vaults andcountered with Tales of Kidd Funkadelic.

Thealbum, which reflected a growingconsistency instyles between Parliament andFunkadelic, becamethe first Funkadelic LP to reach platinum the sameyearthat Parliament's Funkentelechy Vs.

At just the point that Funkadelic appeared to be atthe top of its powers, the band began to unravel. Asis sometimes thecase, commercialsuccess beganto dissolve several old friendships. Toconfuse matters more, the originalFunkadelicappeared on the charts at the same time, withthetitle track to The Electric Spanking of WarBabies. During , Clinton began to be weighed down bylegal difficulties arising from Polygram's acquisitionof Parliament's label,Casablanca.

Jettisoning boththe Parliament and Funkadelic names but not themusicians , Clinton began his solo careerwith's Computer Games. During the early '90s, the riseof funk-inspired rap courtesy of Digital Underground, Dr.

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