Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome
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| + | "[[Afrofuturism |Afrofuturist]] ideas were taken up in 1975 by [[George Clinton (musician)|George Clinton]] and his bands [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] and [[Funkadelic]] with his magnum opus ''[[Mothership Connection]]'' and the subsequent ''[[The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein]]'', ''[[P-Funk Earth Tour]]'', ''[[Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome]]'', and ''[[Motor Booty Affair]]''. In the thematic underpinnings to [[P-Funk mythology]] ("pure cloned [[funk]]"), Clinton in his alter ego [[George Clinton (musician)|Starchild]] spoke of "certified [[Afronaut]]s, capable of funkitizing galaxies." --Sholem Stein | ||
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| - | [[Starchild]]’s [[nemesis]] is ''Sir Nose D’Voidoffunk'' ("Sir Nose Devoid of Funk" from ''[[Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome]]'', 1977). Inspired by ''The Pinocchio Theory of [[Bootsy's Rubber Band]]'', Sir Nose attempts to end the Funk because he is too cool to [[dance]]. He is the master of the ''Placebo Syndrome'', which causes unFunkiness (a combination of stupidity and no dancing). His goal is to place the minds of all humanity into a state called the ''Zone of Zero Funkativity''. Starchild, on the other hand, uses his ''Bop Gun'' ("[[Bop Gun (Endangered Species)]]," from ''Funkentelechy Vs the Placebo Syndrome'') to achieve ''Funk[[entelechy]]'' for all humanity. With the Funky powers of the Bop Gun (which are augmented by the ''Flash Light....Shine the light on them suckas!!!''), Starchild causes Sir Nose to reach Funkentelechy, and find his Funky soul. He then dances away the night. | + | |
| + | '''''Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome''''' is a [[funk]] album by [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]], released in [[1977]] (see [[1977 in music]]). | ||
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| + | The album is considered to be one of the best in Parliament's oeuvre. It is a loose concept album warning the listener of falling into the 'Placebo Syndrome', which according to [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] is [[consumerism]], and listening to [[disco]] music, which he saw as a simplification of funk music in attempt to gain commercial success. The album spawned a number #1 [[Single (music)|single]] in "[[Flash Light (song)|Flash Light]]", which features a funky [[synthesizer bass]] line played by keyboardist [[Bernie Worrell]]. | ||
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| + | The original vinyl release contained a 22" by 33" inch poster of the character "Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk", as well as an 8 page comic book that explains the concept behind the LP. Both the poster and the comic book were illustrated by Overton Loyd. | ||
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| + | ==Track listing== | ||
| + | # "[[Bop Gun (Endangered Species)]]" <small>([[George Clinton (funk musician)|G. Clinton]]/[[Garry Shider|G. Shider]]/[[Bernie Worrell|B. Worrell]])</small> – 8:31 (released as a single-Casablanca NB 900) | ||
| + | # "Sir Nose d'Voidoffunk [Pay Attention - B3M]" <small>(G. Clinton/[[Bootsy Collins|W. Collins]]/B. Worrell)</small> – 10:04 | ||
| + | # "Wizard of Finance" <small>(G. Clinton/R. Ford/[[Glen Goins|G. Goins]])</small> – 4:23 | ||
| + | # "[[Funkentelechy]]" <small>(G. Clinton/W. Collins)</small> – 10:56 (released as a single-Casablanca NB 921) | ||
| + | # "Placebo Syndrome" <small>(G. Clinton/[[Billy Nelson|B. Nelson]])</small> – 4:20 | ||
| + | # "[[Flash Light (song)|Flash Light]]" <small>(G. Clinton/W. Collins/B. Worrell)</small> – 5:46 (released as a single-Casablanca NB 909 and as a promo only 12" single Casablanca NB 20113 DJ) | ||
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"Afrofuturist ideas were taken up in 1975 by George Clinton and his bands Parliament and Funkadelic with his magnum opus Mothership Connection and the subsequent The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, P-Funk Earth Tour, Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome, and Motor Booty Affair. In the thematic underpinnings to P-Funk mythology ("pure cloned funk"), Clinton in his alter ego Starchild spoke of "certified Afronauts, capable of funkitizing galaxies." --Sholem Stein |
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Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome is a funk album by Parliament, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music).
The album is considered to be one of the best in Parliament's oeuvre. It is a loose concept album warning the listener of falling into the 'Placebo Syndrome', which according to George Clinton is consumerism, and listening to disco music, which he saw as a simplification of funk music in attempt to gain commercial success. The album spawned a number #1 single in "Flash Light", which features a funky synthesizer bass line played by keyboardist Bernie Worrell.
The original vinyl release contained a 22" by 33" inch poster of the character "Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk", as well as an 8 page comic book that explains the concept behind the LP. Both the poster and the comic book were illustrated by Overton Loyd.
Track listing
- "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" (G. Clinton/G. Shider/B. Worrell) – 8:31 (released as a single-Casablanca NB 900)
- "Sir Nose d'Voidoffunk [Pay Attention - B3M]" (G. Clinton/W. Collins/B. Worrell) – 10:04
- "Wizard of Finance" (G. Clinton/R. Ford/G. Goins) – 4:23
- "Funkentelechy" (G. Clinton/W. Collins) – 10:56 (released as a single-Casablanca NB 921)
- "Placebo Syndrome" (G. Clinton/B. Nelson) – 4:20
- "Flash Light" (G. Clinton/W. Collins/B. Worrell) – 5:46 (released as a single-Casablanca NB 909 and as a promo only 12" single Casablanca NB 20113 DJ)
