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Motor City Madness is a compilation album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic, released in 2003 by Westbound Records. [4] It features a selection of songs previously released on the band's original albums for Westbound from 1970 to 1976. [1]
Funkadelic signed to Westbound in 1968. Around this time, the group's music evolved from soul and doo wop into a harder guitar-driven mix of psychedelic rock, soul and funk, much influenced by the popular musical (and political) movements of the time. Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, The MC5, and Vanilla Fudge were major inspirations. [3]
Funkadelic was an American funk rock [1] band formed in Plainfield, New Jersey in 1968 and active until 1982. As one of the two flagship groups of George Clinton's P-Funk collective, they helped pioneer the funk music culture of the 1970s.
Psychedelic funk (also called P-funk or funkadelia, and sometimes conflated with psychedelic soul [1]) is a music genre that combines funk music with elements of psychedelic rock. [3] It was pioneered in the late 1960s and early 1970s by American acts like Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective.
Music For Your Mother is a compilation album by Funkadelic, featuring songs recorded for Westbound Records during the band's career with that label from 1968 to 1976. The compilation includes the A-sides and B-sides of every Funkadelic single released during Funkadelic's tenure at Westbound.
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds)US [1]US R&B [2]UK [3]Funkadelic: Released: February 24, 1970; Label: Westbound Formats: Vinyl, CD 126 8
Maggot Brain is the third studio album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic, released by Westbound Records in July 1971. It was produced by bandleader George Clinton and recorded at United Sound Systems in Detroit during late 1970 and early 1971. [1]
U.S. Music with Funkadelic was George Clinton's first attempt to launch a P-Funk spinoff act using up-and-coming musicians from his hometown of Plainfield, New Jersey. "U.S." refers to the band United Soul, whose lead vocalist and guitarist Garry Shider provided guest vocals on the Funkadelic album Maggot Brain in 1971. [1]