Funkadelic - Standing On The Verge: The Best Of Funkadelic (UK) (2 LP)

Funkadelic's 1974 release STANDING ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT ON proved to be a continuation of the more consolidated direction laid down on its predecessor, COSMIC SLOP. But STANDING is the better and stronger album, and easily Funkadelic's most consistent work since the classic MAGGOT BRAIN. Even though the band's members were, at the time, doing double duty in the more commercially oriented Parliament, Funkadelic maintained its complete allegiance here to wildly experimental, rock-influenced music. The album begins with a lighthearted poem read by two band members, their voices sped up to sound like The Chipmunks. This leads directly into the vicious funk-rock of "Red Hot Mama" and the absolutely raging rocker, "Alice In My Fantasies." The mood calms down briefly for the soulful "I'll Stay" and the playful pop of "Sexy Ways." There are jazzy moments ("Jimmy's Got A Little Bit Of Bitch In Him"), and meditative instrumentals ("Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts"), but the topper is the title track, a manically exuberant jam that still ranks among P-funk's greatest moments. Format: Vinyl, 2 LP Genre: Funk/Soul Remember, for our lowest prices, always order directly from our official JocoRecords website! Track Listing: A1 Cosmic SlopA2 Standing On The Verge Of Getting It OnA3 You Can't Miss What You Can't MeasureA4 One Nation Under A Groove Pt1A5 Better By The PoundA6 Sexy WaysB1 Loose BootyB2 (Not Just) Knee Deep Pt1B3 A Joyful ProcessB4 Whatever Makes My Baby Feel GoodB5 Can You Get To ThatC1 Maggot BrainC2 I Wanna Know If It's Good To YouC3 I'll Bet YouC4 Hit It And Quit ItD1 Red Hot MamaD2 I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody Got A ThingD3 Comin' Around The MountainD4 Let's Take It To The StageD5 Undisco Kidd