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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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"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.

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Track listing

  1. "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" (G. Clinton/G. Shider/B. Worrell) – 8:31 (released as a single-Casablanca NB 900)
  2. "Sir Nose d'Voidoffunk [Pay Attention - B3M]" (G. Clinton/W. Collins/B. Worrell) – 10:04
  3. "Wizard of Finance" (G. Clinton/R. Ford/G. Goins) – 4:23
  4. "Funkentelechy" (G. Clinton/W. Collins) – 10:56 (released as a single-Casablanca NB 921)
  5. "Placebo Syndrome" (G. Clinton/B. Nelson) – 4:20
  6. "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)



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