Funkadelic Album: “America Eats Its Young”

I've listened to this album countless times and everytime I find something that amazes me. Given the time that this was originally released, some of the sounds being created may only be explainable through the space-age manner of thought that followed with Parliament. The first track is the most amazing to me. With several (suprisingly well fitting) changes, we hear a little blues, a little soul, a little techno (and you gotta listen deep in the first section to know what I'm talking about,) and a whole lotta funk. Then there's of course "Joyful Process" which we've all heard a piece of on countless hip-hop classics, but it's still the only song that can get me to sing a hymn. "Balance" is the best psychodelic rock song ever written. And "Biological Speculation" is just the most comfortable music I can recall, with some of the most disturbing lyrics.

I can't keep going or I won't stop. Just pick up a copy, or ask your mama if she's got one hidden.

This is for the urban rebel in you. It's not rock, rap, jazz, blues or R&B, it's a mutation that somewhat includes them all. Over 25 years old and folks're still trying to catch up with it. I have a vinyl and CD copy of this--I remember we had to hide the cover from Mumsy so she wuddn't trip. Anyway, my jams from this are the singles "Joyful Process" (Bernie Worrell's funky clavinet to strings? You better believe it!) and "Loose Booty", the psychedelic psychodrama, "They Call My Bebe Putty"(--what can I say?) and Bootsy's primal rubbery "Philmore". Ed Hazel, Tiki Fulwood, Dave van De Pitt, et al, et al, make a socio-political statement to save the rain forest...NOT Exactly, but, I'd wager the cause of this artistry came about from something seen in 1970's Detroit and it prob'ly wuzzn't a Ford Pinto....or, on second thought, it could'da been...remember, too, Clinton saw hisself as the anti-Gordy and his mob was the un-Motown...dig?

This is George Clinton at his peak. Prior to the Dr. Funkenstein days, Funkadelic was the ultimate underground group. Only those who were real Funkateers would understand the depth of this album. If your ARE a Funkateer and this is not in your collection, GET IT!!

A more serious album from Funkadelic yes. But, a very good one at the same time. With the Funkadelic side of the P, don't expect a continuation of the saga of "Free Your Mind" or "Maggot Brain". The guys just tripped and tripped and came up with some really classic, Yes Sly Stone influence rhythms here. It has juat a touch of Sly with a tad bit of James Brown and a dash of The Parliaments but it's all a Funkadelic thang! The rhythms are not as rigid and as hardcore and the "newbies" came along. You were not going to the acid rock of Billy Bass, Eddie HAzel and Tiki Fulwood along with Tawl Ross here. You still got Bernie though!If the original Funkadelice were on board, I do believe this album would have been even greater-- Excellent piano work throughout and an intro to Boosty on this album is a plus for Bootsy fans.This album shows that there is more to the Mob than just foul language, references to drugs and spaceships. It is a groovy album to have...

This album has a political overtone. It speaks about the evil's of the "system" and how me must fix what the latter generation has messed up. I love every song on this album. It has Melodica's, Harmonicas, Juice harps,Strings, and of course acid psychedelic guitars as well. This albums offers a variety of musicans. The liner notes are deep also. Of course Mr Clinton's sense of comic and comical humor is heard on "Loose Booty". "Pussy" is a excellent song. This song is so funky, a skunk would wink his eye at it. "A Joyful Process" shows keyboard Bernie Worrell at one of his best arrangements. This album is a must have.