p-funk "Tear the Roof Off"

This was my first exposure to p-funk when I was about 18. All I saw was a terribly-edited, two-minute version of it. But that two minutes was enough to bewilder me into a different hemisphere, from which I have never returned. Since then, I have been lucky enough to discover, that a P-Funk party, on a good night, when the stars are aligned perfectly, is the finest place to be, in any known, or unknown, universe...period. It's hard to pick a favorite aspect of this video. Is it those fearless Tyrone Lampkin drum fills? Is it that full-force cymbal smash on the one? Is it the Fuzzy Haskins Bug-eyes? Is it the fact that Fred Wesley is wearing a suit while everyone else is wearing space outfits? And what about that dude with the candle? This is simply the best band on the planet playing as hard as they can, and feeling every note. It starts out strong, and ends ten times stronger. It cuts abruptly at "The Night of the Thumpasaurus People", because someone else has already uploaded it.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: fennitch

Length: 09:32
Rating: 4.98
Views: 50543

Tags: clinton  funkadelic  george  p-funk  parliament  

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