Less rock-oriented than its sister act Funkadelic, Parliament drew on science-fiction and outlandish performances in their work.

The band scored a number of Top 10 hits, including the million-selling 1976 single Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker), and Top 40 albums such as Mothership Connection (1975).

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Less rock-oriented than its sister act Funkadelic, Parliament read more.

Less rock-oriented than its sister act Funkadelic, Parliament drew on science-fiction and outlandish perfor read more.

The musical lineup assembled for Mothership Connection is peerless: in addition to keyboard wizard Bernie Worrell; Bootsy Collins, who plays not only bass but also drums and guitar; the guitar trio of Gary Shider, Michael Hampton, and Glen Goins; and the Brecker Brothers (Michael and Randy) on horns; there are former J.B.s Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker (also on horns), who were the latest additions to the P-Funk stable.

Besides the dazzling array of musicians, Mothership Connection boasts a trio of hands-down classics -- P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up), Mothership Connection (Star Child), Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) -- that are among the best to ever arise from the funk era, each sampled and interpolated time and time again by rap producers; in particular, Dr.

Dre pays homage to the former two on The Chronic (on The Roach and Let Me Ride, respectively).

The remaining four songs on Mothership Connection are all great also, if less canonical.

Theres no better starting point in the enormous P-Funk catalog than Mothership Connection, which, like its trio of classic songs, is undoubtedly among the best of the funk era.

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Created by the Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff duo, this genre - the precursor of disco - made America dance in the early 70s by soaking it in silk and champagne.

She also brought electricity to a certain Miles Davis who she would go on to marry, if only for a short while.

In 40 years of career, he managed to mix the legacy of the founding fathers (James Brown, Sly Stone and George Clinton) with influences like rock n roll, electro and even jazz.

An exuberant and stunning groove that shone mainly between 1978 and 1988.

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