Funkadelic... Standing on the Verge of Getting It On

Released:July 1974
Length:37:48
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Legends where do they come from? Who knows… they just are, just like Funkadelic, speaking and singing in a language that isn’t heard for generations too late. The poetry of songs on a level ahead of conservatism of the time is just mind blowing.

Red Hot Mama is a great example of the words and sounds for the next generation (I can hear some Lenny Kravitz in this song, not as much heart in all his songs than this one track though). George Clinton always had a knack for finding great musicians to express his true funky soul and Red Hot Mama kicks you in the head from the start… I love this song, great energy, great funk…

Who else could keep the energy up in a next song but Funkadelic with Alice in my Fantasies. The feel of this song seems like psychedelia in the next generation like if Hendrix survived to live in the 70’s. Man how the world would be different if he lived to meet the funk revolution that came after him.

If you think that the too much of a good thing is too much, Funkadelic takes it easy with I’ll stay. The piano and the vocal are just sexy and soulful. This is where funk redeems the whole slow soul seen for the world that wouldn’t give it a chance.

Yeah I know these are only the first 3 tracks but they are soo worth it to listen to, and if you give the album a chance you’ll feel the funk in these tracks. And I know that most people have heard the funk on Parliament-Funkadelic and George Clinton but nobody in my generation has ever told me about what was be the radio friendly tracks. So this was a treat that I stumbled upon by accident and it deserves more respect for the new ground breaking fearless new sounds that every one tried to steal afterwards.
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1. "Red Hot Mama" (Bernie Worrell, George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) - 4:54
2. "Alice in My Fantasies" (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) - 2:26
3. "I'll Stay" (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) - 7:16
4. "Sexy Ways" (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) - 3:05
5. "Standing on the Verge of Getting It On" (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) - 5:07
6. "Jimmy's Got a Little Bit of Bitch in Him" (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) - 2:33
7. "Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts" (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) - 12:30