Computer Games [Import]

George Clinton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 23, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B0002E45VO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #333,723 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Get Dressed

2. Man's Best Friend/Loopzilla

3. Pot Sharing Tots

4. Computer Games

5. Atomic Dog

6. Free Alterations

7. One Fun at a Time

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com essential recording

With Parliament and Funkadelic in disarray, crazed overlord Clinton signed a solo deal with Capitol and released this, the first of four albums for the label. Updating the organic P-Funk sound with Prince-like synths and drum machines, Clinton came up trumps with the hilarious R&B smash "Atomic Dog" and the electro-funk epic "Loopzilla" (featuring snippets of Motown classics by the Four Tops and Martha and the Vandellas). Computer Games also took a skewed look at the growing soul sickness of Reagan's America, not least in the haunting and oddly beautiful "Free Alterations." A vital and prescient release. --Barney Hoskyns

Product Description

Out of print in the U.S.! This is the 24-bit digitally remastered reissue of George Clinton's debut solo album, originally released in 1982. Although he didn't invent Funk, Clinton single-handedly took it to a new level that was, more often than not, out of this world! By the time he got around to recording this solo album, the Funk scene had gone underground and the charts were filled with Synthesizer-driven dance music. Clinton updated his Funk sensibilities and created a new style of Synth-driven Funk from Outta Space! Features seven tracks including the massive hit 'Atomic Dog'. EMI.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Far from perfect, but a great addition to the P-Funk canon, July 17, 2008

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finulanu ""the mysterious"" (Here, there, and everywhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Computer Games (Audio CD)

Clinton's most famous solo project, and there's a good reason for that. It's exactly the kind of bizarre, goofy funk record George is known for, and while it's not as good as peak P-Funk - there's a bit too much drum machine here for my taste, especially considering this guy used to work with the legendary drummer Jerome Brailey - it's still great, packed to the gills with memorable dance songs. The unforgettably loopy, oft-sampled hit "Atomic Dog" is here, and it rivals the best of the whole Parliafunkabootsydelicmant Thang, with its bizarre lyrics, gigantic chanted hook, crazed voiceovers, and highly danceable rhythms, it's an inarguable funk classic. I've heard all of the lyrics were improvised, and I'd believe that. The extended groove "Man's Best Friend/Loopzilla" is here too, and it's impossible not to dance to it - like the best of Clinton's extendo dance tracks, the thirteen minutes just fly by, and its references to old Motown, Funkadelic, and other soul hits of the '60s and '70s are genius. And, despite a few truly annoying moments like the cloying "Pot Sharing Tots," most of the other songs are quite good too: the frenetically-paced title track, with goofy voices and bizarre sci-fi keyboards; "Get Dressed" is an entertaining but ordinary dance tunnel; "Free Alterations" is a fine example of Clinton's odd way with a slow jam. I suppose one could complain that it's in the typical P-Funk mold, but the typical P-Funk mold is fantastic, so there you have it. I'm not gonna complain at all. To me, the only real disappointment is the lack of truly awesome songs. "Man's Best Friend" and "Atomic Dog" are certainly up there, but there's not enough honestly classic material to put it at the same level as the Motor-Booty Affair, let alone Mothership Connection, Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome, Maggot Brain, One Nation Under a Groove, or a few of my choice Bootsy discs. Still, if you've got all the key Parliament, Funkadelic, and Bootsy discs, this makes a great companion piece. This is the only solo Clinton album I've heard so far, but my sources tell me that this is the best, and that most the rest are disappointing. If that's true, it's a shame, because this is a really promising start. Most of Clinton's other solo discs are supposed to be out-of-print, but I'm practically surrounded by used record stores, so hopefully I can explore more.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Last Of The Mohicans, December 23, 2005

By 

Steven Majors "The Music Man" (Washington Dc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Computer Games (Audio CD)

This entire CD is on the one. Of course "Atomic Dog" is the main cut, however "Man's Best Friend" is also a funky type of "Knee Deep" groove. "Loopzilla" is also a good song to dance to. The title cut "Computer Games" is as crazy as the artist. LOL. However, this album has a Funkadelic overtone. With musicians like Bootsy, Bernie, Mike, Junie, Eddie Hazel, Garry Shider and ect ect. it's worth buying. I think this is the best George Clinton album of all time. It's a R&B Clssid and for the life of me I don't understand why it did not make the national top 40. Even the title cut went to 80 something on the charts. Go figure. George did get a award for the best video of that year.

Go for ur funk

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hot Funk Coming Through, May 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Computer Games (Audio CD)

The undisputed master of funk served this up in 1982, and it has stored well. Including the classic, often-sampled "Atomic Dog" and other summer-lovin' tracks, "Computer Games" paved the way for the high-tech funk/hip-hop fusion we have today. There's dance tracks, chill tracks, and evrything in between. Don't miss this classic.