One Nation Under a Groove [Original recording reissued]

Funkadelic | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Priority Records
• ASIN: B000003B19
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,794 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. One Nation Under a Groove

2. Groovallegiance

3. Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!

4. Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers)

5. Into You

6. Cholly (Funk Gettin Ready to Roll)

7. Lunchmeataphobia ('Think! It Ain't Illegal Yet')

8. P.E. Squad/Doo Doo Chasers [Instrumental]

9. Maggot Brain [Live]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Give You More of What Youre Funking For!", August 28, 2000

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M. Allen Greenbaum (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Nation Under a Groove (Audio CD)

It's all here: the popping bass, the whistles, synth. effects, James Brown exclamations, and Sly Stone background vocals. From the opening classic, "One Nation Under a Groove" to the last (strange) track, this is one of the all time funk greats. (Prince, you must have been listening.)

George Clinton produces and figures prominently as vocalist and as producer (or, in his words: "Flakatankical Megadrastic Cranium of Brainburstative Ying-Yang Intergravitation; Stone Funk Overlord"). (Say whut?) The CD also features legendary bassist Bootsy Collins.

Many classics on this CD: Along with "One Nation...," there's the reggae-inflected "Groovallegiance," and the plea for inter-genre brother and sister-hood: "Who Says A Funk Band Can't Play Rock?" And rock they do: guitarists Gary Shider and Mike Hampton surprise as they pay homage to Jimi Hendrix (and the Isley Brothers) especially on side 2. The tone, speed, and power consistently rock; there's even a little imitation of Jimi's vocals. Beyond the fun verbal bombast (e.g., the song "Prominental**itbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad") is some incredible music equal to anything of the era. This is the real thang!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars funkadelic apex, May 4, 1999

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"bassgirl76" (Suitland, Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Nation Under a Groove (Audio CD)

I although I was born in 1976, I remember hearing this record in my house as long as I can remember myself. This funk-rock classic shows that a funk band can play rock (and be commercial)without coming off as wack. I especially love "Promentalshitwashbackpsychosisenemasquad" and "Think, It Ain't Illegal Yet" for their trashy rock sound and the high-brow, jazzy "Grooveallegiance". The title track ain't too bad either! Thanks George, Bootsy, Junie, Bernie, Gary, etc. for this funk masterpiece!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars THE LITURGY OF P-FUNK, February 27, 2002

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Nation Under a Groove (Audio CD)

I love the whole P-funk culture and especially Clinton's playful and witty socio-political comment. There is nothing here as outrageously avant-garde as Parliament's spectacular "Flashlight" and in general, this album's subdued tone makes it more soul-funk than rock-funk. Besides the title track, I really love Groovallegiance with its lovely harmonies, interweaving voices, hypnotic melody and the subtle way it insinuates itself into the brain-grooves: "Let me take you by the hand/ And spread the funk across the land/ It's not hard to understand/ Heading for the master plan/ Pledge a groovallegiance to the funk/ The United Funk of Funkadelica/ Oh yea-hoo/ Dey do do do da funk/ Do da funk-de ee de dee!" Seeing this band, or preferably the whole Parliafunkadelicment-thang live, must have been a memorable experience!