Still to this day it still amazes me pretty much every single time I hear it, especially just after the peak on psychedelics I often put this song on and cry like a bitch
Truly one of the most criminally underrated guitarists ever. Brings tears to my eyes when I hear this every time. His cover of The Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy) is phenomenal.
Not underrated, but one of music's best kept secrets. I know a lot of professional guitar players and they all have mad respect for Eddie. Some secrets need to stay secrets, I'm just glad I'm one of the chosen few to whom the secret is revealed.
George Clinton told Eddie Hazel to play the first half like he just heard his mother had died, and play the 2nd half like he just found out she was still alive. Check out California Dreaming by Eddie Hazel.
I'm going to hook you up with a couple of live ones. This is from 1976, you'll see how crazy this band was. The dude with the green fuzzy hat killing that guitar is Michael Hampton, who replaced Eddie Hazel. Hazel was out of the band at that point, we'll just call it a misunderstanding and leave it at that. Cosmic Slop ruclips.net/video/0eR4aQrYozY/видео.html
Here's another one with Michael Hampton slaying it. The video quality is horrible, but the audio is fine. Red Hot Mama. ruclips.net/video/bPibGJql7DI/видео.html
And just so you know, this is considered a classic. Eddie was highly respected and inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame after he died in 92. It might be hard to find a decent live version of this since Eddie was out of the band shortly after. He did his own stuff though. Be careful because what you might find is Funkadelic/Parliment doing this but with Michael Hampton playing guitar. Mike was a great guitarist in his won right, but he's not Eddie Hazel if that's what you want to see.
I was trekking along the South England coastline, atop the cliffs, when this song came on my spotify recommended this summer. Stopped and sat on a grassy bank and stared out at the sun setting in the sea. Sublime.
Listen to No Quarter Live at MSG 1975, greatest guitar solo ever, in my opinion at least. Jimmy Page hits you with God-like rifts. The whole song is an experience
@@michaelhorn9114 I dunno... I love the solo in Foxy Lady by Jimi Hendrix. Not incredibly flashy (and we all know Jimi can be flashy), just all feeling and so good. Or possibly the three-guitar duel between George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney in "The End." But even then, it's so hard to choose just one solo as the greatest ever.
He played it in one take while on LSD..George asked him to think about his mom dead and to pour it out in the strings on his guitar, and man, the rest is history.
I believe you would love Mothership Connection by the parliament Funkadelic you see originally Funkadelic was its own band and Parliament what's his own band and they merge the two bands together Parliament Funkadelic was born
You can tell if you know/understand what you're listening to. You can hear all the bum notes that, he missed and bends that were off by just the slightest, etc... That makes it even better, IMO. It makes it organic. Real. Like when bands record live albums. There are no retakes. You get what you get. Screw ups and all.
@@ev25zv maybe we are talking semantics here, so, to clarify, let me ask you a question. If you were setting this up for purposes of recording an album in best fidelity, to where would your route the line out from the synths? There is a ton of analog equipment there, including that awesome wall of component filters at 3:37. Where does it go and how do we hear it?
This touched my soul. As a Metalhead, I can not express how fantastic this was. Yes, I've heard some P-Funk and I love it, but this... RIP Eddie Hazel.
I have been delighted too! Actually, Jamal inspired me to explore music I wouldn't normally listen to, so I started with Funkadelic about a month ago. Amazing band.
Brian v good for you. I have always played Jazz saxophone, listened to punk rock, classical music experimental jazz, blues, rap, country... no, no country. Bluegrass yes. So much talent and soul stirring music. I will never live long enough to hear a small bit of it all.
When Eddie asked George how should he play George told him to play like “yo mama just died”. And from that came one of the greatest guitar solos, I think, in music history
I've never clicked on of your videos faster. Can't wait to watch you check out this absolute legend. I first learned of this song in 2008 as a wide eyed 18 year old white man. I was working in a Cracker Barrel dish room with 4 other black men. One of them, his name was OC, was the heart and soul of our crew. He turned me on to this song one night after i drove him home. He told me how when he was in Vietnam, him and his men would would lie awake at night in the middle of the jungle, thousands of miles from home, and just vibe to this song. Each man in total silence, alone with his thoughts, and of course this bitchin track. One of the finest memories of my life.
This was not on the air until early 73. Bo troops were still in the jungle after late 69. Also, do you thing jamming music while in hostile territory makes sense?
@@Swonder1972 i think i read in the book that he was tripping on substance and he told him to play like his mom died, and this was also done in one take
@@swisher4585 What is the story behind Maggot Brain solo? "Maggot Brain" was recorded in one take when George Clinton, under the influence of LSD, told guitarist Hazel during the recording session to play as if he had been told his mother was dead: Clinton explained "I told him to play like his mother had died, to picture that day, what he would feel, how he would make sense ...
Believe it or not, the original track wasn't well marketed, heavily criticized by rock pundits, and pretty much forgotten about. the band really broke out big time with their live version of the song (one nation under a groove album) now everyone's doing it from Mike Mcready (pearl jam)to Carlos Santana
Do you know how badly you broke my heart when you said “Is the band Maggot Brain or Funkadelic?”. Son, you must do your homework on George Clinton’s Funkadelic which later also became Parliament which was George’s successful attempt at commercial appeal. You HAVE to get your hands on Parliament’s album “Mothership Connection” and then “Dr. Funkenstein” and then EVERYTHING by Funkadelic. And, dammit, everything George Clinton put his foot in. But yes, “Maggot Brain” is.....not of this earth. Greatest rock guitar solo in world history bar NONE. And that solo is courtesy of the late great Eddie Hazel. Your next bit of homework is playing Funkadelic’s “Cosmic Slop”. Listen to the lyrics (and may I INSIST you look up the live clip of “Cosmic Slop” on RUclips). I envy you young blood. You have an entire world of history’s greatest funk music in front of you.
Tell the truth, Les Toil! Once spent a wonderful evening drinking in an L.A. dive bar with George Clinton...he was everything you'd ever want him to be!
Actually, Parliament and Funkadelic started the same year, 1968. Parliament's album, Osmium, was first. It is one of the most eclectic and amazing albums ever recorded. I love the Parliament/Funkadelic sound, but in my opinion, Osmium is incomparable.
One of the greatest guitar solos of all time. Eddie's just hanging out in pure space creating the universe he sees in his head. What a ride! Thank you for this.
@@bryansmith5980 I don't listen to them anymore I listen to 98.5 and 97.5 both play classic rock. MMS hasn't been the same since the original dj's left and all of them were great throughout the day and night.
I never clicked a Jamal reaction vid so fast. My momma even loves ya, man! Listen to "Before the Beginning" by John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist) who cites this song as direct inspiration for his song. Same for "Tear for Eddie" by Ween, named after Eddie Hazel who was the guitarist for Funkadelic's Maggot Brain. The producer told Eddie to "play the guitar like his momma just died" and this was the end product.
Jamie B. Chaussé Have you heard of Axiom Funk? They were the reunited P-Funk in all but name. Bootsy, Clinton, Hazel, Bernie Worrell, even had Herbie Hancock for shits and giggles! It was the last album that Hazel played on. Pray My Soul is just beautiful.
Oh, man! We're finally here! I'm so excited for this journey. The term rabbit hole is used way too often, but this is definitely the sort of band where it's appropriate. For live versions I recommend anything from the 1976 Mothership Connection tour, great quality videos from their most legendary tour. (In fact you should just watch the entire 1h22m video.)
Jamel: love your reactions, love this reaction! Let me tell you a story that relates to this whole idea of music being the great uniter, and this song and your reaction reminded me of it. Forty years ago, I was in college as a music major. In the fall of 1979, 7 of us who were members of the Jazz Ensemble decided to form a combo of our own. This combo turned into an actual band with a horn section. We played all sorts of tunes from Chicago, Blood Sweat and Tears, Earth Wind and Fire, Kool and the Gang, and one tune by Parliament/Funkadelic (not the one you reacted to here, but an equally funky tune called We Got The Funk [Tear The Roof Off The Sucker] ). We had a lot of fun during the 1979-80 school year, mainly as a bar band around town. The unique thing about our band, especially when you consider our choices of bands to cover, is that all 7 of us are white. Imagine 7 white guys on a stage (I was the lead singer/keyboard player) doing the Commodores' "Brick House" followed by Earth Wind and Fire's "September"! We would play the Parliament/Funkadelic song near the end of our first set, merging it into another song you have reacted to before, Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music". Good times, Jamel. Good times.
Man you are in for a treat. Just about everything that Parliament and Funkadelic put out is fantastic. Specifically I would recommend the following albums: Funkadelic: Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow, Maggot Brain (the rest of the album), Standing on the Verge of Getting it On, One Nation Under a Groove. Parliament: Up for the Down Stroke, Mothership Connection, Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome. Enjoy. *note: this list is not exhaustive. While I prefer some albums to others, I'm not sure that I've heard a BAD P-Funk album. George Clinton is a genius (and surrounded himself with incredibly talented musicians)
Got turned on to 'em with Mothership in '75...lord have mercy, turned my world slap around! What VictorVaughn said below...(or above, depending on where this falls!)
When creating this timeless masterpiece, Hazel was instructed by Clinton to tell a story that is emotive... ranging from a sad story to an explosive and angry story, that ends in relief and resolve... pulled it off too. Only Michael Hampton can play this song like he wrote it himself, though other's have close renditions, Hampton replays every single note without adding or taking away
I’m an old white dude, and I went to see funkadelic with some friends. It was one of the most badass concerts I’ve ever been to, and I’ve seen some good ones! Eddie was amazing. R.I.P. brother…
George Clinton, the leader of Parliament and Funkadelic told guitarist Eddie Hazel to play like he just found out his mother died, halfway thru he said now play like you just found out shes alive and he ended up creating a legendary masterpiece that is held in the top 100 greatest guitar solos of all time
My stepdad showed me this song when I was a kid. Had the same reaction you did. The amount of awesomeness or "stank" as you call it in this song is so overwhelming that you begin to question your whole existence once you listen to it.
P-Funk, Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker), (Not Just) Knee Deep. Oh & you need to do a deep dive on Sly & the Family Stone. Larry Graham is the originator of the slap bass
I remember in the 70's when I heard it. I had to buy a Parliament record and Maggot Brain was a 45 record inserted with the regular album. So mesmerizing.
Eddie was told to play like he had just heard his momma died then to find out she hadnt.Eddie was a true deciple of Jimi Hendrix whos song Machine Gun you should do.This song here has a Carlos Santana feel doesnt it?
"Machine Gun" is my fav Hendrix tune. Randy Hansen (Hendrix reincarnation) does it unbelievably. Check out Jimi and Randy Live vids. You won't be disappointed!
I always like to say my parents raised me on good, old school music, but I didn’t hear this song up until late last year. I walked into my local record store in the middle of this song and once it hit me I just needed to know who it was. So thanks Rhino Records and Siri on my phone, shame on my parents lol
I shared this song one summers night with my biker friends (2 couples)... we were on a farm... went outside and the moon was full and bright... the silhouette of trees waving in the distance. Vintage purple and silver Harley lit up by the moons light. We were stoned and arm in arm staring up at the moon listening to Maggot Brain on loud speakers. Was a nice moment in time I'll always remember. This song took us on a journey together.
For me, it's weird to hear this song, and not have it lead immediately into Can You Get To That. I've always considered Maggot Brain to be the whole album, and the title track is the lift off that gets you to cruising altitude for the rest of the record.
Can you get to that is how I know about this band! It was from a movie but can’t remember which one right now. It’s been in the last couple years though. After hearing it in the movie I immediately searched for it and bought it on iTunes. Obviously there’s more to them I need to learn! ✌🏼
We were coming back from a rally in Washington a few years back and just by chance were driving through Cleveland at 2 in the morning with the radio tuned into WMMS. Sure enough they played it. My nephew had never heard it before, he got schooled that night.
I'm from Cleveland and in the 70's and 80's we had the best radio station in the country WMMS the Buzzard they played this every Saturday night or early Sunday morning. It became quite the thing!
Here it is. Maggot Brain. Bernie Worrell played keyboards for Funkadelic and played on this song, as well. He also played with Buckethead and Les Claypool on the other vid you reacted to of Bucket and Les and Bernie. Thank you so much Jamal. Thank you for exposing today's youth to some of the greatest music ever made. Thank you, Brother! 🙏❤️🎸
Hearing this just made me go buy the CD. I can stream it and own the CD for my pretty library (don't care what you interior designers say ... I love shelves of music and movies for my friends to peruse ... just like a book library, you end up saying "Ooh! What is this? I've always wanted to see that!"). This band is excellent.
Funkadelic/Parliament was one of the most prolific African American funk bands of the 70's. You appreciate the music and this means alot to us old schoolers.
In Cleveland during the late 70's this song was aired by one of our fabulous choice of stations to listen to. Somehow wherever you were in Cleveland and had access to a radio the party paused, you caught your breath and started the morning however you chose. Most continued on. Some Saturday's at home I usually fell asleep to the calming sound. Thanks for doing this one. Brought back lots of peaceful memories. ✌
First time I heard this in the early 70’s I was on acid, second time hash, third time sober - all times “IN AWH” . God blessed us with this song. If you need to cry something or someone out of you this is your vehicle. Thank you Eddie
The band is Funkadelic, song Maggot Brain. Eddie Hazel was the guitarist and started with the band when he was either 16 or 17. I sat with him for an hour two different times aftershows. He's a very underrated guitarists and great down to earth person to talk to!
Eddie was also badly taken advantage of by George, Eddie was too laid-back , and easy going for his own good, and unfortunately was conned and taken advantage by George..... there is a story about this....
Been watching you for ages, and JUST subscribed.....this song bro ❤. I'm 43, but as a teenager I listened to music from prior generations. This was & is still my favorite. I used to play it at bedtime for my kids when they were little. Worked like a charm
Eddie Hazel may be the most underrated guitarist in the history of ever.
that is a NEGATIVE sir !
Eddie Hazel IS THE MOST UNDERRATED GUITARIST that ever lived.
Everyone I have ever met that plays guitar WELL cites Eddie Hazel as a major influence
F**kin facts.
Eddie Hazel was a serious guitar player. Check out other song on the same Album. Super Stupid is another one.
Agreed
This song has been played every Saturday at midnight on Cleveland radio for 40+ years.
on the HOME OF THE BUZZARD - WMMS 100.7
Now on WNCX Cleveland's Classic Rock 98.5
That's amazing.
Nice! Can’t count how many times I’ve tuned in at midnight for this song!
Didn’t know that, so cool! This is in my top 5 fave songs of all time
@@scottbc31h22
And the Godz
Gotta keep a running.
Great times!
One of the great guitar solos ever and most folks have never heard it. It blows people’s minds the first time they hear it.
I'm almost 60 and had never heard this before. Stunning.
First I ever heard this I was tripping on shrooms. Needless to say it was one of the most meaningful experiences of my life
Yes it does. Never heard it until I was 36 and it blew my damn mind
Still to this day it still amazes me pretty much every single time I hear it, especially just after the peak on psychedelics I often put this song on and cry like a bitch
I’m 16 and when I first heard it had me amazed
Truly one of the most criminally underrated guitarists ever. Brings tears to my eyes when I hear this every time. His cover of The Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy) is phenomenal.
I thought I was the only one to get teary-eyed. Even now, there is nothing like it. Never will be.
Good thoughts, bad thoughts is another great one.
Not underrated, but one of music's best kept secrets. I know a lot of professional guitar players and they all have mad respect for Eddie. Some secrets need to stay secrets, I'm just glad I'm one of the chosen few to whom the secret is revealed.
George Clinton told Eddie Hazel to play the first half like he just heard his mother had died, and play the 2nd half like he just found out she was still alive. Check out California Dreaming by Eddie Hazel.
I'm going to hook you up with a couple of live ones. This is from 1976, you'll see how crazy this band was. The dude with the green fuzzy hat killing that guitar is Michael Hampton, who replaced Eddie Hazel. Hazel was out of the band at that point, we'll just call it a misunderstanding and leave it at that. Cosmic Slop
ruclips.net/video/0eR4aQrYozY/видео.html
Yes
Here's another one with Michael Hampton slaying it. The video quality is horrible, but the audio is fine. Red Hot Mama.
ruclips.net/video/bPibGJql7DI/видео.html
And just so you know, this is considered a classic. Eddie was highly respected and inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame after he died in 92. It might be hard to find a decent live version of this since Eddie was out of the band shortly after. He did his own stuff though. Be careful because what you might find is Funkadelic/Parliment doing this but with Michael Hampton playing guitar. Mike was a great guitarist in his won right, but he's not Eddie Hazel if that's what you want to see.
That was so deep
“Free your mind and your ass will follow. The kingdom of heaven is within.”
"Free your funky mind and you can fly!"
Right on bro!!
Yes
All that is good is nasty. Ain’t nothing good unless you play with it.
Many years ago I asked my guitar teacher if he could teach me to play like Eddie Hazel, he said 'son, no one can play like Eddie Hazel.'
I'll drink to that
100% Facts...
Good teacher
I was trekking along the South England coastline, atop the cliffs, when this song came on my spotify recommended this summer. Stopped and sat on a grassy bank and stared out at the sun setting in the sea. Sublime.
This might be the greatest guitar solo in rock history.
Not might, it is!
bold statement. i approve.
Listen to No Quarter Live at MSG 1975, greatest guitar solo ever, in my opinion at least. Jimmy Page hits you with God-like rifts. The whole song is an experience
@@michaelhorn9114 I dunno... I love the solo in Foxy Lady by Jimi Hendrix. Not incredibly flashy (and we all know Jimi can be flashy), just all feeling and so good. Or possibly the three-guitar duel between George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney in "The End."
But even then, it's so hard to choose just one solo as the greatest ever.
Fripp' s solos in Eno's St. Elmo's Fire.
RIP the great Eddie Hazel, guitarist on this legendary track.
This album was rock n roll through n through
He played it in one take while on LSD..George asked him to think about his mom dead and to pour it out in the strings on his guitar, and man, the rest is history.
I believe you would love Mothership Connection by the parliament Funkadelic you see originally Funkadelic was its own band and Parliament what's his own band and they merge the two bands together Parliament Funkadelic was born
This was recorded live/direct, in one take.
Ur jokinggg
You can tell if you know/understand what you're listening to. You can hear all the bum notes that, he missed and bends that were off by just the slightest, etc... That makes it even better, IMO. It makes it organic. Real. Like when bands record live albums. There are no retakes. You get what you get. Screw ups and all.
While on acid
It sounds like one take, so no surprise there. I don't think you know what direct means, though.
@@ev25zv maybe we are talking semantics here, so, to clarify, let me ask you a question. If you were setting this up for purposes of recording an album in best fidelity, to where would your route the line out from the synths? There is a ton of analog equipment there, including that awesome wall of component filters at 3:37. Where does it go and how do we hear it?
This touched my soul. As a Metalhead, I can not express how fantastic this was. Yes, I've heard some P-Funk and I love it, but this... RIP Eddie Hazel.
Who needs vocals, when the guitar sings like that.
Lonnie Kiser The guitar cries!
Language of heart
If you’re seriously thinking of following the Parliament/Funkadelic rabbit hole, you’re going to be THOROUGHLY delighted.
I know I’ve been...
Funkadelic, Parliament, Parliament-Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins, all the related bands are wonderful stuff.
I agree
I have been delighted too! Actually, Jamal inspired me to explore music I wouldn't normally listen to, so I started with Funkadelic about a month ago. Amazing band.
I hope you go deep into the pfunk Jamel 👍
Brian v good for you. I have always played Jazz saxophone, listened to punk rock, classical music experimental jazz, blues, rap, country... no, no country. Bluegrass yes. So much talent and soul stirring music. I will never live long enough to hear a small bit of it all.
When Eddie asked George how should he play George told him to play like “yo mama just died”. And from that came one of the greatest guitar solos, I think, in music history
Correct.... but... the end he said you found out she didn't!
Tripping on acid, recorded in one take and holy cow, did he make me cry when my mom died, felt as if he understood my pain!
The first time I heard this song, I spent the rest of the day in a trance, shaking my head and repeating, "wow, Maggot Brain" over and over.
Yep!
Same here.
Same
Me to 😁😁😝😝
The mothership hadn’t landed yet when this was recorded...it was waitin for the stank to clear!!
They waited till the got the Band.
Maggot Brain was the first LP I ever bought, back in 1971.
I've never clicked on of your videos faster. Can't wait to watch you check out this absolute legend. I first learned of this song in 2008 as a wide eyed 18 year old white man. I was working in a Cracker Barrel dish room with 4 other black men. One of them, his name was OC, was the heart and soul of our crew. He turned me on to this song one night after i drove him home. He told me how when he was in Vietnam, him and his men would would lie awake at night in the middle of the jungle, thousands of miles from home, and just vibe to this song. Each man in total silence, alone with his thoughts, and of course this bitchin track. One of the finest memories of my life.
This was not on the air until early 73. Bo troops were still in the jungle after late 69. Also, do you thing jamming music while in hostile territory makes sense?
@TheBlazeboy69 that war ended in 75
His soul is crying out, turning pain into something beautiful.
eddie hazel was one of the greatest guitarists of all time. period. and one of the only ones who could rival hendrix
"One nation under a groove." DAMN the man has found P- FUNK!!!!!
I heard the live version of "Maggot Brain" first. I will always prefer it to the studio version because it has more energy.
"Gettin' down just for the funk of it..."
This guitar solo is expressing the pain and anger we're all feeling now.
It's a peaceful riot
Great analogy👍
Actually, Clinton told him to play like his mother died ...stop trying to hijack art for your leftists propaganda
@@Swonder1972 It's called an interpretation. And if you don't like leftists you don't deserve Funkadelic.
@@spectralmelodies5979 Bullshit... music is for everyone...leftist philosophy is for slaves
@@Swonder1972 i think i read in the book that he was tripping on substance and he told him to play like his mom died, and this was also done in one take
As guitarist this is one of finest moments in guitar playing. So raw! Eddie Hazel is possibly the most underrated players ever. Cheers great pick!
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Yea definitely him and Danny Kirwan most underrated. Even their own bands didn’t appreciate them.
Engineer: How much distortion do you want?
George Clinton: Yes
@@SomeOne-zx4jx nothing like it.
yeah that's not distortion
All of it. LOL
Fuzz
And wah,
Kirk Whammet amounts
One Nation Under A Groove
My favorite!!
@@coils4foil537 Same here!
This Nation Needs to Play "One Nation Under A Groove" ... On repeat
@@LearnToRefine Totally agree!
"With the groove our only guide, we shall all be moved!" We need this more than ever!!!!
“Is the band Funkadelic and the song Maggot Brain?” Oh man, this trip is gonna be fun!
Funny you use the word "trip". Ahhhhhh, the memories.
Yes!
Funkadelic is the band!
heard this on my first lsd adventure... praise Jeebus! what a long strange trip it's been
Funkadelic is the Band. Aka Parliament Funkadelic, aka George Clinton and P-Funk!
The story behind Hazel’s solo just adds so much to it.
what is the story?
@@swisher4585 What is the story behind Maggot Brain solo?
"Maggot Brain" was recorded in one take when George Clinton, under the influence of LSD, told guitarist Hazel during the recording session to play as if he had been told his mother was dead: Clinton explained "I told him to play like his mother had died, to picture that day, what he would feel, how he would make sense ...
How haven't I heard this masterpiece before!!??!!
Believe it or not, the original track wasn't well marketed, heavily criticized by rock pundits, and pretty much forgotten about. the band really broke out big time with their live version of the song (one nation under a groove album) now everyone's doing it from Mike Mcready (pearl jam)to Carlos Santana
Just count yourself lucky that you have now 😁
OH NO U DIDN'T.
JAMAL IS IN THE BIG BOYS LEAGUE NOW.
Well said.
"Cosmic Slop" - Funkadelic is another incredible piece of work.
i second Cosmic Slop!
Cosmic Slop, the live version. It must be the live version.
Third, live version preferably
Live version motion has passed Let it be so.
@@Easy_Skanking No -- the video version!
Do you know how badly you broke my heart when you said “Is the band Maggot Brain or Funkadelic?”. Son, you must do your homework on George Clinton’s Funkadelic which later also became Parliament which was George’s successful attempt at commercial appeal. You HAVE to get your hands on Parliament’s album “Mothership Connection” and then “Dr. Funkenstein” and then EVERYTHING by Funkadelic. And, dammit, everything George Clinton put his foot in. But yes, “Maggot Brain” is.....not of this earth. Greatest rock guitar solo in world history bar NONE. And that solo is courtesy of the late great Eddie Hazel. Your next bit of homework is playing Funkadelic’s “Cosmic Slop”. Listen to the lyrics (and may I INSIST you look up the live clip of “Cosmic Slop” on RUclips). I envy you young blood. You have an entire world of history’s greatest funk music in front of you.
Les Toil Very well said.
Tell the truth, Les Toil! Once spent a wonderful evening drinking in an L.A. dive bar with George Clinton...he was everything you'd ever want him to be!
Parliament came first then Funkadelic
Funkadelic live with Fuzzy singing 'Standing on the verge of getting it on' is very funky
Actually, Parliament and Funkadelic started the same year, 1968. Parliament's album, Osmium, was first. It is one of the most eclectic and amazing albums ever recorded. I love the Parliament/Funkadelic sound, but in my opinion, Osmium is incomparable.
Eddie Hazel was so far ahead of his time. I wish that he and Jimi could have made a record together.
Eddie carried Jimi's torch.
Man I don’t know if the world could’ve handled it.
Facts!!!!!
heavy bro heavy for real
Would have been unreal
One of the greatest guitar solos of all time. Eddie's just hanging out in pure space creating the universe he sees in his head. What a ride! Thank you for this.
Jamel: I believe this is a lyric video....???
Me: strap on your seat belt, this is a journey!
Funny thing is this song says more than most songs with lyrics do.
@@Jason17300 definitely
"Is the band Funkadelic and the song Maggot Brain?"
OH HONEY
Yes
These kids today! LOL!
@@McKMo67 Really funny to hear you say that because I'm younger than this guy
It ain't never too late for these "kids" to learn, y'all...Each One Teach One! ✊🏿
SMH
this bring back memories. this played on the radio every saturday night at midnight on local Radio station WMMS ( Cleveland )
Bryan Smith, it was BLF Bash who played it. I remember listening to it occasionally when I was up late.
Yes me too! The best radio station in the nation!
@@barbkrettler1944 Was the best radio station. Now seems to be more talk and sport than music.
@@bryansmith5980 I don't listen to them anymore I listen to 98.5 and 97.5 both play classic rock. MMS hasn't been the same since the original dj's left and all of them were great throughout the day and night.
@@barbkrettler1944 Same here. I am lucky enough to live far enough west of Cleveland to listen to the Toledo Station.
Funkadelic.....George Clinton ,
Eddie Hazel
"Bootsy" Collins.....Parliament
Uncle of Snoop.
i didn't think bootsy was on this album
@@sidarthur8706 Yes, your right. Sorry.
I never clicked a Jamal reaction vid so fast. My momma even loves ya, man!
Listen to "Before the Beginning" by John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist) who cites this song as direct inspiration for his song. Same for "Tear for Eddie" by Ween, named after Eddie Hazel who was the guitarist for Funkadelic's Maggot Brain. The producer told Eddie to "play the guitar like his momma just died" and this was the end product.
Both great songs and great artist! Jamal should check out those two song too
Before the beginning is amazing.
Never knew that
Jamie B. Chaussé Have you heard of Axiom Funk? They were the reunited P-Funk in all but name. Bootsy, Clinton, Hazel, Bernie Worrell, even had Herbie Hancock for shits and giggles! It was the last album that Hazel played on. Pray My Soul is just beautiful.
A TEAR FOR EDDIE live is spiritual !!! Great guitar playing by DEANER
Awesome choice Jamal. “Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts” is amazing as well.
oh yes bro!!!!
This is by far, one of the greatest recordings ever. Thank you Eddie.
its amazing this song is almost 50 yrs old. Eddie Hazel was a amazing guitarist
I suggest their more popular one back when I was a kid, "One Nation Under A Groove"
And freek of the week>not just knee deep. BOOM
didn't Ice Cube also release One Nation Under A Groove?
@@jays3790 He Sampled it on 'Bop Gun (One Nation)"
That was my introduction
I get chills every time I hear the opening of the solo. Pure raw emotion and feel. Eddie Hazel man!
Oh, man! We're finally here! I'm so excited for this journey.
The term rabbit hole is used way too often, but this is definitely the sort of band where it's appropriate.
For live versions I recommend anything from the 1976 Mothership Connection tour, great quality videos from their most legendary tour. (In fact you should just watch the entire 1h22m video.)
jamel, try Parliament - Dr. Funkenstein
Jamel: love your reactions, love this reaction! Let me tell you a story that relates to this whole idea of music being the great uniter, and this song and your reaction reminded me of it. Forty years ago, I was in college as a music major. In the fall of 1979, 7 of us who were members of the Jazz Ensemble decided to form a combo of our own. This combo turned into an actual band with a horn section. We played all sorts of tunes from Chicago, Blood Sweat and Tears, Earth Wind and Fire, Kool and the Gang, and one tune by Parliament/Funkadelic (not the one you reacted to here, but an equally funky tune called We Got The Funk [Tear The Roof Off The Sucker] ). We had a lot of fun during the 1979-80 school year, mainly as a bar band around town. The unique thing about our band, especially when you consider our choices of bands to cover, is that all 7 of us are white. Imagine 7 white guys on a stage (I was the lead singer/keyboard player) doing the Commodores' "Brick House" followed by Earth Wind and Fire's "September"! We would play the Parliament/Funkadelic song near the end of our first set, merging it into another song you have reacted to before, Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music".
Good times, Jamel. Good times.
Dude I would have paid some serious bucks to see y’all!!
You the man, Gary!
We are discovering this together,sadly I am 55 and this is my enlightening, wow!!!
Please brother, check the whole album ! ✌🏽
Man you are in for a treat. Just about everything that Parliament and Funkadelic put out is fantastic. Specifically I would recommend the following albums: Funkadelic: Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow, Maggot Brain (the rest of the album), Standing on the Verge of Getting it On, One Nation Under a Groove.
Parliament: Up for the Down Stroke, Mothership Connection, Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome.
Enjoy.
*note: this list is not exhaustive. While I prefer some albums to others, I'm not sure that I've heard a BAD P-Funk album. George Clinton is a genius (and surrounded himself with incredibly talented musicians)
Got turned on to 'em with Mothership in '75...lord have mercy, turned my world slap around! What VictorVaughn said below...(or above, depending on where this falls!)
Also check out Eddie Hazel’s solo album and Axiom Funk.
This guitar solo was unreal......
Now listen to the sequel - “Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts.”
Love your knowledge.
The look on my face when I saw the title of this video...
This one is gonna be good.
George told Eddie to imagine his mother's death just prior to recording, pure emotion and pure 🔥
@atomic3939 that too. Lol
Yup! George told Eddie to “play like his mother just died.”
As good as the studio version is, the live version is a masterpiece.
When creating this timeless masterpiece, Hazel was instructed by Clinton to tell a story that is emotive... ranging from a sad story to an explosive and angry story, that ends in relief and resolve... pulled it off too. Only Michael Hampton can play this song like he wrote it himself, though other's have close renditions, Hampton replays every single note without adding or taking away
It's all George Clinton's thing. He's a supergenius. Try Flashlight by Parliament. You will dig it.
Oh I second that!
Oh HELL YES!
Doesnt get funkier than flashlight 👌
I'd give Eddie hazel his credit for this piece
Whole album's great: "Can You Get to That", "Hit It and Quit It" and "Back in Our Minds" are personal favorites.
I’m an old white dude, and I went to see funkadelic with some friends. It was one of the most badass concerts I’ve ever been to, and I’ve seen some good ones!
Eddie was amazing. R.I.P. brother…
I swear this track always makes me cry. Absolutely amazing. my most prized record along with D'Angelo Voodoo
This is the GAS. My boy Eddie Hazel!!!! RIP
Knowing that they played it at his funeral gives me the chills
Oh yes!!!!
Parliament/Funkadelic:
Tear The Roof Off The Sucker
Fantasy Is Reality
One of my few remaining 45 records
As George said "is there funk after death?" "I said is 7UP"
"Can you imagine Doobie-in' yo funk?"
Lithium
I’ve been waiting for you to get to funkadelic and the extended p funk universe. Everything is on the one ✌️
One of the greatest guitar solos of all time. Dripping with feeling and pure emotion.
Emotion!
George Clinton, the leader of Parliament and Funkadelic told guitarist Eddie Hazel to play like he just found out his mother died, halfway thru he said now play like you just found out shes alive and he ended up creating a legendary masterpiece that is held in the top 100 greatest guitar solos of all time
And if I remember correctly, he told him this while he was tripping his balls off.
WMMS used to play this at midnight on Friday or was it Saturday every weekend and we would blaze up to it! Good times!
BLF Bash on Sat night at Midnight.
My stepdad showed me this song when I was a kid. Had the same reaction you did. The amount of awesomeness or "stank" as you call it in this song is so overwhelming that you begin to question your whole existence once you listen to it.
It's about time brother! You also need to get the parliament - do that stuff!
Totally!!! So good
P-Funk, Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker), (Not Just) Knee Deep. Oh & you need to do a deep dive on Sly & the Family Stone. Larry Graham is the originator of the slap bass
Kathy Sandru, “EARTHQUAKE” is one of the best; believe me, slappin’s never been so good!
Jamal, meet Eddie Hazel. You're gonna like him.
I remember in the 70's when I heard it. I had to buy a Parliament record and Maggot Brain was a 45 record inserted with the regular album. So mesmerizing.
Eddie was told to play like he had just heard his momma died then to find out she hadnt.Eddie was a true deciple of Jimi Hendrix whos song Machine Gun you should do.This song here has a Carlos Santana feel doesnt it?
i second machine gun. jimis best solo. from the band of gypsys live album
"Machine Gun" is my fav Hendrix tune. Randy Hansen (Hendrix reincarnation) does it unbelievably. Check out Jimi and Randy Live vids. You won't be disappointed!
Never thought of this like that but def a little Carlos Santana feel to it. Good call out.
Sounds like Peter Green
Machine Gun. You will be so drained, so spent, so awestruck when it's over. It's as if Jimi pinned you up against the wall and you were frozen there.
Please react to Parliament - ‘Flashlight’ and Parliament - ‘Bop Gun’
Yes, totally agree!
Flashlight, green light!
You **TOTALLY** need to check out Parliament, their one of my favorite bands and their songs are so good I’d recommend to anyone.
I always like to say my parents raised me on good, old school music, but I didn’t hear this song up until late last year. I walked into my local record store in the middle of this song and once it hit me I just needed to know who it was. So thanks Rhino Records and Siri on my phone, shame on my parents lol
I have this album on wax. I had just gone into high school when this was released. We knew it was awesome!!! We loved it. We loved the entire album.
I've been WAITING for someone to do "Maggot Brain"- It's absolutely triumphant!
Smooth groove man. I forgot this song! Check out:
Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower
Great suggestion!
I shared this song one summers night with my biker friends (2 couples)... we were on a farm... went outside and the moon was full and bright... the silhouette of trees waving in the distance. Vintage purple and silver Harley lit up by the moons light. We were stoned and arm in arm staring up at the moon listening to Maggot Brain on loud speakers. Was a nice moment in time I'll always remember. This song took us on a journey together.
For me, it's weird to hear this song, and not have it lead immediately into Can You Get To That. I've always considered Maggot Brain to be the whole album, and the title track is the lift off that gets you to cruising altitude for the rest of the record.
Can you get to that is how I know about this band! It was from a movie but can’t remember which one right now. It’s been in the last couple years though. After hearing it in the movie I immediately searched for it and bought it on iTunes. Obviously there’s more to them I need to learn! ✌🏼
My copy was on 8-track. Not sure the dong sequence was the same due to the four tracks.
Please, please react to "Mothership Connection(Star Child)"
One of my favorite!!!
YALL DONT KNOW NUTHIN BOUT NO MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION
What you talking bout Robert. Went to the Mothership concert in Charlotte NC. Amazing fun.
WMMS in Cleveland used to play this every Saturday night around 2am. The DJ, "BLF Bash" rocked this, great bathroom break song for DJ's!
We were coming back from a rally in Washington a few years back and just by chance were driving through Cleveland at 2 in the morning with the radio tuned into WMMS. Sure enough they played it. My nephew had never heard it before, he got schooled that night.
Still the Home of the Buzzard? Gotta--Gotta--Gotta--Get--Down!
@@hipgnotist777 Murray Saul! Did you hear that Dick Goddard passed away yesterday? He was 89. WMMS sucks now....
Sean Spring, i hadn't but, sadly, bound to happen. And doesn't everything, now?
I'm from Cleveland and in the 70's and 80's we had the best radio station in the country WMMS the Buzzard they played this every Saturday night or early Sunday morning. It became quite the thing!
I was a junior in high school when this came out in early 1971. It became our anthem...
Haven't heard that in almost fifty years. back then, it went well with an altered state of consciousness.
🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Eddie Hazel basically invented stank so you're in for a trip.
Glad you're finally diving in the Pfunk rabbit hole, put your sun glasses on brother.
Here it is. Maggot Brain. Bernie Worrell played keyboards for Funkadelic and played on this song, as well. He also played with Buckethead and Les Claypool on the other vid you reacted to of Bucket and Les and Bernie.
Thank you so much Jamal. Thank you for exposing today's youth to some of the greatest music ever made. Thank you, Brother! 🙏❤️🎸
Literally voted one of the best solos on any type of instrument ever.
Eddie Hazel is a top guitarist yet unfortunately underrated.
Hearing this just made me go buy the CD. I can stream it and own the CD for my pretty library (don't care what you interior designers say ... I love shelves of music and movies for my friends to peruse ... just like a book library, you end up saying "Ooh! What is this? I've always wanted to see that!"). This band is excellent.
Great tune! Eddie doing it. How about a bit of Herbie Hancock: watermelon man off of Headunters. You'll dig it, if you don't know it!! Peace.
This record is groundbreaking.
Funkadelic/Parliament was one of the most prolific African American funk bands of the 70's. You appreciate the music and this means alot to us old schoolers.
All kinds of stank.
Get some incense, air freshener and deodorant.
when he said "i guess this is just lyrics video" I kinda laughed :)
Thank you for sharing this and shedding well deserved light on it. A friend of mine who grew up very different from me recommended it.
In Cleveland during the late 70's this song was aired by one of our fabulous choice of stations to listen to. Somehow wherever you were in Cleveland and had access to a radio the party paused, you caught your breath and started the morning however you chose. Most continued on. Some Saturday's at home I usually fell asleep to the calming sound. Thanks for doing this one. Brought back lots of peaceful memories. ✌
Jamel listening to Maggot Brain? Ahh shiiit! I couldnt click fast enough.
This song gives me chills to this day
Same here...
First time I heard this in the early 70’s
I was on acid, second time hash, third time sober - all times “IN AWH” . God blessed us with this song. If you need to cry something or someone out of you this is your vehicle.
Thank you Eddie
Bro you need a full Parliament/Funkadelic playlist! PERIOD
The band is Funkadelic, song Maggot Brain. Eddie Hazel was the guitarist and started with the band when he was either 16 or 17. I sat with him for an hour two different times aftershows. He's a very underrated guitarists and great down to earth person to talk to!
Eddie was also badly taken advantage of by George, Eddie was too laid-back , and easy going for his own good, and unfortunately was conned and taken advantage by George..... there is a story about this....
One of my favorite p-funk songs...gives me goosebumps every time I hear it
Been watching you for ages, and JUST subscribed.....this song bro ❤. I'm 43, but as a teenager I listened to music from prior generations. This was & is still my favorite. I used to play it at bedtime for my kids when they were little. Worked like a charm
The Great Eddie Hazel! I'd put him next to Hendrix, any day! R.I.P.