# Parliament/Funkadelic - where do I start? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 4, 2015, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222 "2015-07-04T12:34:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nausicaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@Nausicaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nausicaa)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/1 "2015-07-04T12:34:48Z")
I’m a little late to the game but I saw George Clinton and Parliament on an old Jools Holland show and really liked the music. There are (of course) lots of albums - which one is good one to start with (for a beginner)? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/2 "2015-07-04T12:52:40Z")
One Nation Under a Groove ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/3 "2015-07-04T12:54:25Z")
Flashlight is one of the funkentelechyest songs ever. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/4 "2015-07-04T12:57:10Z")
For Clinton on his own: Atomic Dog. One of the most popular songs in clubs in the 80s. Along with Egypt Egypt by Egyption Lover. Techno and funk mix well for dance clubs. BTW, exept for the first, all of my posts are single songs. ONUaG is a song AND an album. . . ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/5 "2015-07-04T13:27:33Z")
I’ll second _One Nation Under a Groove_. Not only, that; I think I’ll go play it now! ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/6 "2015-07-04T13:29:25Z")
I’m going to suggest you start in Café Society. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/7 "2015-07-04T15:26:50Z")
If you want to hear more things like what you heard on Jools Holland, I’d recommend _Mothership Connection_ and/or _Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome_. If you want to hear what Parliament evolved out of, and want some more rock in your funk, I’d recommend _Maggot Brain_ by **Funkadelic**. If you can’t get enough and want to hear what Parliament evolved into, I’d recommend **P-Funk All Stars** ’ _Urban Dancefloor Guerrillas_. And yeah, if that’s still not enough and you want to hear what the old man can do on his own, I’d point you at **George Clinton** ’s _Computer Games_, which features the song _Atomic Dog_. Welcome to the party! ---
**Author:** ![Nausicaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@Nausicaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nausicaa)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/8 "2015-07-04T17:40:21Z")
Thanks Guys! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/9 "2015-07-04T17:47:25Z")
Hearing Maggot Brain live was a concert highlight I still rave about. ---
**Author:** ![Belowjob2.0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Belowjob2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belowjob2.0)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/10 "2015-07-04T20:23:39Z")
While the previous recommendations are excellent, mine lean more in the psychedelic direction: Maggot Brain. Superstupid. Funky Dollar Bill. Cosmic Slop. Tales of Kidd Funkadelic. Funkentelechy. Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad Sometimes your feel like dancing, sometimes you feel like tripping. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/11 "2015-07-04T21:41:47Z")
Music threads are best suited to Cafe Society. I’ve relocated this one. ---
**Author:** ![TheInimitableMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TheInimitableMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheInimitableMaven)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/12 "2015-07-04T23:49:25Z")
In addition to everything else, I’d also recommend _Uncle Jam Wants You_. And if anything, just for the sheer heaven of a funk/soul workout that is **[“(Not Just) Knee Deep”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jEU-tZyG2U)**. Every last single second of its fifteen minutes really and seriously needs to be heard…no abbreviated version of “Knee Deep” will ever, EVER do. Although, **[this almost, ALMOST does it](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxJ5BRrZ3kM)**…and because it includes a quite smoking version of the blistering guitar solo (heard from 6:59-9:43 on the original), as well as a nifty horn section at the end. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/13 "2015-07-05T00:20:59Z")
You can also cheat and just grab a Greatest Hits package, then hone in from there. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/14 "2015-07-05T00:51:19Z")
I love One Nation as the song. But i could never hear the rest of the songs on the album. Maggot Brain is a classic Funkadelic track. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/15 "2015-07-05T03:47:11Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > I love One Nation as the song. But i could never hear the rest of the songs on the album. Was the album broken? ---
**Author:** ![Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parliament-funkadelic-where-do-i-start/724222/16 "2015-07-05T05:42:54Z")
My favorite of Funkadelic’s original albums is _America Eats Its Young_ (1972), but a good place to start with Funkadelic would be this collection of the A-sides and B-sides of their singles from 1969-1976 called _Music For Your Mother_: > **[FUNKADELIC - Music for Your Mama - Amazon.com Music](https://www.amazon.com/Music-Your-Mother-Funkadelic/dp/B000001TV7)** > > Product Description Massive compilation of a & B sides inc. 10 cuts ne on album & 23 cuts w. orig. Edits + new artwork & pics 2-CD set 1969-76. Amazon.com If your taste for funk leans to the obscure and the profound, go... _One Nation Under a Groove_ was the next album post-1976.