As they did with “Good Old Music” on their previous album, Funkadelic revamped one of their earlier songs here, “What You Been Growing”, by The Parliaments. Frequently sampled (see “Rill Rill” by Sleigh Bells), and with its (proper) psychedelic-funk vibe—"Can You Get to That" is one of Funkadelic’s most notorious songs. While it might sound like a ballad on money, even the ‘broke blues,’ with that twangy guitar in the background, the song itself seems more a gag on love: taking advantage of somebody to the fullest, the way you would a credit card, and being confronted on t… read more
As they did with “Good Old Music” on their previous album, Funkadelic revamped one of their earlier songs here, “What You Been Growing”, by The Parli… read more
As they did with “Good Old Music” on their previous album, Funkadelic revamped one of their earlier songs here, “What You Been Growing”, by The Parliaments. Frequently sampled (see “Rill… read more
Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, Parliament. The band was added in 1964, primarily for tours, and consisted of Frankie Boyce, Richard Boyce and Langston Booth. They enlisted in the army in 1966, and George Clinton (the leader of Parliament) recruited Billy Bass Nelson and Eddie Hazel in 1967, then also adding Tawl Ross and Tiki Fulwood. Due to legal difficulties between Clinton and Revilot, The Parliaments' label, the name was abandoned in favor of Funkadelic, which consisted of the same group of people (that is, both the former Parliaments and … read more
Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, Parliament. The band was added in 1964, primarily for tours, and consisted of Frankie Boyce, Richard Boyce and Langston Boo… read more
Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, Parliament. The band was added in 1964, primarily for tours, and consisted of Frankie Boyce, Richard Boyce and Langston Booth. They enlisted in the army in 1966, and Geo…read more