Show Date: Monday November 20, 2000
Show #160
Progressive R & B - volume 1



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Playlist:
# Artist Song (click to play) Album Year CD label My
Gnosis
Rating
1 Funkadelic I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody's Got a Thing Funkadelic 1970 LP Westbound
"Five vocalists calling themselves The Parliaments had limited success throughout the 60s. Contractual circumstances forced them to stop using that name and Funkadelic was born. George Clinton proved to be the strongest willed of the five and proceeded to build an empire of R&B groups. Funkadelic were the progressive/psychedelic arm of that empire. Here's a short Psychedelic freakout jam from their debut album." - L. Perez
The Motherpage - Makin' Your Funk the P-Funk
One Nation P-Funk Page
 
2 Booker T. & the MGs Run Tank Run Uptight 1967 LP Stax
"Perhaps the first artist to fuse Jazz Organ and Rock Drums; call it Proto-Fusion if you will. Booker T. was very progressive minded. Starting in 1962, he was way ahead of his time. In fact, the early Bar-Kays drew their inspiration from him." - L. Perez
Rosebud Agency - Booker T. Jones
 
3 War War Drums War 1970 LP United Artists
"Eric Burdon of the Animals discovered War in 1969 and immediately recorded an album (Eric Burdon Declares War) with them. Another (Black Man's Burdon) was done in early 1970. Their albums with Burdon were primarily Blues/Rock. Though still associated with the band, Burdon stepped aside for this, their 3rd album and War were able to explore more progressive territory, something they continued to do until the very end of the 70s. All albums through 1977's Platinum Jazz are recommended." - L. Perez
Ray Presence
War
 
4 Temptations Message from a Black Man Puzzle People 1969 LP Motown
"The Temptations enjoyed years of chart success as part of the Motown hit making machine. In 1968, two years before Funkadelic, they started to incorporate psychedelic elements in their brand of Rhythm & Blues. Their first foray into psych was 1968's Cloud Nine. While this song isn't Prog in our modern day sense, it certainly was progressive back then and besides that it's such a cool song." - L. Perez
Tempts4Ever
 
5 Mandrill Peace and Love Mandrill 1970 LP Polydor
"Mandrill is a band that truly defies classification. One moment they sound like Santana the next King Crimson, now the Beatles and then Funkadelic. Their first 5 albums; Mandrill, Is, Just Outside of Town, Composite Truth and Mandrilland are practically devoid of any Pop-ism. Even their 6th album, Solid, is just that. This is a 17-minute progressive suite from their debut album, enjoy." - L. Perez
Mandrill World Music
 


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