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GARFIELDKOOL · 02-09-2005, 11:48 AM

I love both of these bands to death. Both bands knew how to funk, but I'll give the slight edge to the JBs only because George Clinton hired away many of the JBs to join P-Funk like Bootsy Collins, Fred Wesley and Bernie Worrell.

marvin g · 02-12-2005, 12:24 PM

No argument from me!!!

isiahthomas · 02-14-2005, 12:56 PM

Are these George Clinton albums any good? Computer Games, You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish, Some Of My Best Jokes Are Friends, R&B Skeletons In The Closet. I haven't heard any of his solo albums. He had some weird album covers.

GARFIELDKOOL · 02-14-2005, 01:23 PM

The only one I heard was Computer Games.

LadyBee · 02-15-2005, 07:59 PM

R&B Skeletons... is mediocre at best. The album cover is the better than the album.

isiahthomas · 02-18-2005, 12:19 PM

I've always wanted to ask a question about Parliament Funkadelic. How come both of these groups are separate even though they have the same band members in both groups?

GARFIELDKOOL · 02-18-2005, 02:29 PM

From what I know, George Clinton formed both bands. Parliament was called The Parliaments at first. They played doo-wop music. Then they started playing psychedelic type music and formed another band called Funkadelic. He then merged both bands. I don't know if I explained that right, it started something like that.

LadyBee · 02-18-2005, 02:32 PM

Each group were signed to different labels.
Before the Parliaments splintered into different groups, they recorded under various labels. One of which was one of the Motown sub-labels.
Funkadelic recorded for Westbound Records ('69-'75) then Warner Brothers ('76-80).
Parliament recorded under Casablanca Records('74-80).

02-09-2005, 11:48 AM	#1
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	Parliament-Funkadelic or the JBs? I love both of these bands to death. Both bands knew how to funk, but I'll give the slight edge to the JBs only because George Clinton hired away many of the JBs to join P-Funk like Bootsy Collins, Fred Wesley and Bernie Worrell.

02-12-2005, 12:24 PM	#2
marvin g Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 30, 2003 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 1,217	No argument from me!!!

02-14-2005, 12:56 PM	#3
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	Are these George Clinton albums any good? Computer Games, You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish, Some Of My Best Jokes Are Friends, R&B Skeletons In The Closet. I haven't heard any of his solo albums. He had some weird album covers.

02-14-2005, 01:23 PM	#4
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	The only one I heard was Computer Games.

02-15-2005, 07:59 PM	#5
LadyBee Tenderoni Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2004 Location: Vega$ Posts: 380	R&B Skeletons... is mediocre at best. The album cover is the better than the album.

02-18-2005, 12:19 PM	#6
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	I've always wanted to ask a question about Parliament Funkadelic. How come both of these groups are separate even though they have the same band members in both groups?

02-18-2005, 02:29 PM	#7
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	From what I know, George Clinton formed both bands. Parliament was called The Parliaments at first. They played doo-wop music. Then they started playing psychedelic type music and formed another band called Funkadelic. He then merged both bands. I don't know if I explained that right, it started something like that.

02-18-2005, 02:32 PM	#8
LadyBee Tenderoni Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2004 Location: Vega$ Posts: 380	Each group were signed to different labels. Before the Parliaments splintered into different groups, they recorded under various labels. One of which was one of the Motown sub-labels. Funkadelic recorded for Westbound Records ('69-'75) then Warner Brothers ('76-80). Parliament recorded under Casablanca Records('74-80).