Best of

George Clinton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 2, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Special Products
• ASIN: B00004Z3MA
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,091 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Atomic Dog

2. Do Fries Go With That Shake?

3. Hey Good Lookin

4. Last Dance

5. Get Dressed

6. Bullet Proof

7. Nubian Nut

8. Double Oh-Oh

9. R&B Skeletons (In the Closet)

10. Atomic Dog [Dogs of the World Unite Remix]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clinton's Greatest Hits, Not Parliament or Funkadelic, February 6, 2002

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bruce banner (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

Good Lord, Can this space be reserved for people who are actually familiar with the music of which they write? Can there be some sort of test? This collection doesn't pretend to be representative of Clinton's most critical work, namely the work he recorded under the banner of Parliament, Funkadelic, or any of the offshoots.(The Brides of Funkenstein, The P-Funk All-Stars, etc) For one thing, such studio material could never be released in the same package for legal reasons - Although virtually the same group, Parliament recorded for Casablanca, Funkadelic for Westbound and later Warner Brothers. THE BEST OF GEORGE CLINTON doesn't include any of that. This collection selects the best tracks from a small number of albums Clinton recorded under his own name from the early to mid-80's.

While it's certainly true that most of Clinton's output during this time isn't equal to the quality of the classic Parliament/Funkadelic years, this collection is essential for including ATOMIC DOG alone - the most famous of his singles, and aside from James Brown's FUNKY DRUMMER, probably the most sampled track in history. It's arguable that this amazing track provided the standard for the whole west coast g-funk era. Now whether one views this as a good or bad thing is not the issue. It's simply a fact that after George towered above all others in one genre of music, he saw fit to kick-start another, consciously or not.

As for the rest of the material, it is, again, admittedly weak if one compares it to Clinton's former glories. There are, however, a number of great songs here - among them BULLET PROOF, DO FRIES GO WITH THAT SHAKE and HEY, GOOD LOOKIN', which stand as near-triumphs if one takes a simple look at the bankrupt state funk was in during the years of their release.

So to any reviewer who isn't aware, don't knock this record because of your ignorance. ATOMIC DOG is up there with MAGGOT BRAIN or COSMIC SLOP or RED HOT MOMMA or DR. FUNKENSTEIN or BOP GUN or FLASHLIGHT or KNEE DEEP or anything else composed by Clinton. And besides, if one is looking for a single greatest hits record to satisfy their P-funk jones, aren't there enough "best-of"s already out there to satisfy these semi-fans?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't sit/stand still!!, July 10, 2006

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Mrs. Karen L. Demmy "Avid Reader" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

This is a fabulous CD, ALL the songs are terrific. I love George Clinton's music and got the idea to use one of his CD's to listen to while I do my walking. Well I can tell you that is the best CD to make you keep moving and move at a very brisk pace. Makes walking FUN!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars if you like George you'll love this album, August 23, 2007

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S. Hardy (ATL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

while searching on the net for old school music. I was lucky enough to find this classic.If you like George Clinton the father of P Funk you'll love this CD.