FUNKADELIC - LIVE: MEADOWBROOK (1971)

It's extremely difficult to articulate the greatness of this recording. As far as official releases go, this is your best shot at hearing a young Eddie Hazel live and in top form. If you're new to FUNKADELIC, please don't confuse this record and lineup with the P-FUNK ARMY of later years. This FUNKADELIC was very much a rock band, and featured a tight roster of top-notch innovators rivaled only by JIMI's BAND OF GYPSYS. This is probably the definitive live recording of Eddie at his absolute best.

1. Alice in My Fantasies
2. Maggot Brain
3. I Call My Baby Pussycat [fast]
4. I Call My Baby Pussycat
5. Good Old Music
6. I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody Got a Thing
7. All Your Goodies Are Gone
8. I'll Bet You
9. You & Your Folks, Me & My Folks
10. Free Your Mind & Your Ass Will Follow

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FUNKADELIC - FREE YOUR MIND...AND YOUR ASS WILL FOLLOW (1970)

There really aren't enough superlatives in the dictionary to do this album justice. Free Your Mind... is an absolute masterpiece, and its influence spans PRINCE to CLUTCH and all points in between. My sole complaint was always that the production on this album is downright dismal. Fear not, though, as this set has been tweaked and adjusted by yours truly for your listening pleasure. From the 10-minute acid freakout title track, through the classic "Friday Night, August 14th" and Eddie Hazel's amazing leadwork on "I Wanna Know if It's Good to You?", Funkadelic's Free Your Mind...and Your Ass Will Follow is absolutely essential to any rock fan's collection.

1. Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow
2. Friday Night, August 14th
3. Funky Dollar Bill
4. I Wanna Know if It's Good to You?
5. Some More
6. Eulogy and Light

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