Funkadelic is one of my favorite bands, having made six appearances on this blog. I decided to make it a lucky seven and include I Wanna Know if it's Good to You?, from the classic 1970 album, Free Your Mind...and Your Ass Will Follow.
Here we have yet another mind-blowing rock-funk-hendrix workout from the great galactic acid mountain space wizards whose name really ties it all together. They took Hendrix and John Lee Hooker, James Brown and Sly Stone, mixed them together and sprinkled cosmic clown dust all over the place.
Listen to those opening drums, they are off balance, you have to wait a sec before the beat latches the gate and locks up the groove. I have probably said this before, but it doesn't get much better than Eddie Hazel for acid guitar rock. Jimi was already heading this way when he died, and Eddie just extrapolated the pattern. Electric rainbow colors, neon hot wires, lab beakers overflowing with swirling smoke reactions.
Eddie Hazel is also the lead vocalist on this tune, and his delivery is rooster-crowingly cool and sexy. At 2:10 the lyrics dissolve into look out here I come, right back where I started from...Electric waves of sound pour into our ears, reminding us that sexy time is all well and good, but Funkadelic will soon have to get into their spaceship and cruise the stars for their true love space goddess.
After 2:47, there are no more vocals. There is a sudden rough edit as Funkadelic make the calculations for the jump to hyperspace. Destination unknown, lay back and enjoy the ride.
Look out here I come!
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