Tune of the Week: Funkadelic

Under George Clinton’s leadership Funkadelic has been a great number of things. Their debut album, recorded in 1968 and 69, displays a firm psychedelic funk-rock sound. In this, the opening track, the rhythm section rumbles on their groove and the guitars do their thing as Clinton gives a treatise on just what “Funkadelic” means. The recording has a very live feel to it with the inclusion of applause and what sounds to be the voice of the recording engineer in the very few last seconds. A truly groovy start to what would be a forty year plus legacy. Fly on, my people. Fly on!