Parliament

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Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clinton’s Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. The name was soon abandoned due to legal issues with Revilot and Atlantic Records, and most of the same people recorded under the name Funkadelic, which consisted of The Parliaments’ backing musicians. Billy “Bass” Nelson is credited with creating the name Funkadelic. He also switched from 6-string guitar to bass, creating room for his childhood friend Eddie Hazel to join the group. Soon, Parliament was created in addition to Funkadelic and the two bands consisted of essentially the same people, though both released albums under their respective names.

The legal problems with the name “The Parliaments” were resolved in 1970, and Clinton signed all of Funkadelic to Invictus Records under the name Parliament, releasing Osmium (“The Breakdown” reached #30 on the R&B charts in 1971) but the name Parliament was then abandoned for some time, as Funkadelic was much more successful.

In the early 1970s, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins and Catfish Collins joined Funkadelic, which released five albums by 1974. With only moderate success, Funkadelic signed with Casablanca Records as Parliament, releasing “Up for the Down Stroke” (off the album of the same name) which reached #10 on the R&B charts but peaked at #63 Pop. The song was the biggest hit of P Funk’s career. 1975 saw the release of Chocolate City, which also enjoyed moderate success; the title track reached #24.

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Top Tracks

1	Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) full track	573
2	Mothership Connection (Star Child) full track	428
3	Flash Light full track	320
4	Unfunky UFO full track	261
5	Up For The Down Stroke full track	248
6	Dr. Funkenstein full track	233
7	Chocolate City full track	221
8	P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)	214
9	Bop Gun (Endangered Species) full track	211
10	Handcuffs full track	203
11	Do That Stuff full track	196
12	Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples full track	189
13	Flashlight full track	178
14	P-Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) full track	171
15	Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) full track	137

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lagunabeachlive wrote:
13 days ago

daydreamersforum.com THE Top 100 most important and influential rock albums of all time. #81 George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic- Mothership Connection.

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JeepNL wrote:
15 days ago

Do U want Doobie in your Funk?

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Saturnlane wrote:
15 days ago

Come and join www.last.fm/group/Soul-Funk-Blues-Jazz+and+Psychedelic+Grooves and groove to the music of the soul.

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Jack_Spazzo wrote:
last month

WE got the funk, forget the p funk, we got the sea funk

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roughtradepimp wrote:
last month

FUNKTASTIC

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tppslady wrote:
last month

check it out its called the white house but it is only temporary how did he know!!! things that make you say hmmmmmm

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Bug-Attack wrote:
last month

We all glean on same funky beam. FUNKADELIC beam ({should}) also be streamed.

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mullacy2 wrote:
last month

your creature-locked lovin', you know it is the flame, that's why I can ask you and not.... EVEN FEEL ashamed!!

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eli_pwnd wrote:
last month

Anyone here watch the youtube movie Old Greg? Cause they definitely had the funk.

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johntardsbaby66 wrote:
last month

its time to get funked up.

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groovadelic wrote:
last month

@akouomusic... LOL... i believe that they can cut the power off with their funk

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starchild_42 wrote:
last month

deprogram program reprogram...sexually programmed parliament is far and away the most influential band on the west coast hip hop scene, and in my opinion one of the tightest bands of all time...light year groovers

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mart-the-mod wrote:
last month

I'll not trade my funk for anything

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Ice_9 wrote:
August 2008

Will you trade your funk for what's behind the 3rd door?

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akouomusic wrote:
August 2008

In 1976, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, I saw Parliament/Funkadelic close with "Night of the Thumpasorus People". They put out so much funk that the power in the place temporarily cut off.

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Blitzphony wrote:
August 2008

Lets fuNk!

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Funkorelic wrote:
August 2008

HOWZ YOUR FUNKENTELECHY? KISS ME ON MY EGO MAGGOT BRAINS!!!

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wheresmyhat wrote:
August 2008

Wow...I love all these comments.

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lucyisabanana wrote:
August 2008

Let me put on my sunglasses here...so I can see what I'm doing.

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musrum wrote:
July 2008

Chocolate coated, freaky and habit forming

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