Standing on the Verge of Getting It On

Performer: Funkadelic
Producer: George Clinton; George Clinton
Distributor: City Hall

Notes: Funkadelic: Eddie Hazel (vocals, guitar); "Boogie" C. Mosson (vocals, bass instrument); Calvin Simon (vocals, congas); Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, Gary Shider, George Clinton , Grady Thomas, Ramon Tiki Fulwood, Raymond Davis, Bernie Worrell, Ron Brylowski. Personnel: Gary Shider (vocals, guitar); Bernie Worrell (vocals, keyboards); Ramon Tiki Fulwood (vocals, percussion); Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, George Clinton , Grady Thomas, Raymond Davis, Cordell Mosson (vocals); Ron Brylowski (guitar); Leon Patillo (piano); Tyrone Lampkin, Gary Bronson (drums). Additional personnel: Jimmy Calhoun (bass instrument); Tyrone Lampkin (percussion); Leon Patillo, Gary Bronson. Recording information: Crystal Sound, Los Angeles, CA; Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, CA; Manta Eastern Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; United Sound, Detroit, MI. Funkadelic's 1974 release STANDING ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT ON proved to be a continuation of the more consolidated direction laid down on its predecessor, COSMIC SLOP. But STANDING is the better and stronger album, and easily Funkadelic's most consistent work since the classic MAGGOT BRAIN. Even though the band's members were, at the time, doing double duty in the more commercially oriented Parliament, Funkadelic maintained its complete allegiance here to wildly experimental, rock-influenced music. The album begins with a lighthearted poem read by two band members, their voices sped up to sound like The Chipmunks. This leads directly into the vicious funk-rock of "Red Hot Mama" and the absolutely raging rocker, "Alice In My Fantasies." The mood calms down briefly for the soulful "I'll Stay" and the playful pop of "Sexy Ways." There are jazzy moments ("Jimmy's Got A Little Bit Of Bitch In Him"), and meditative instrumentals ("Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts"), but the topper is the title track, a manically exuberant jam that still ranks among P-funk's greatest moments.

Established at the dawn of the '70s, Funkadelic mixed hard rock, psychedelia, soul, and funk in equal measure. Led by funk godfather George Clinton, they released a brace of enormously influential albums throughout the decade, buoyed by the liquid bass lines of Bootsy Collins and the mind-melting guitar of Eddie Hazel. Over the time, the line between Funkadelic and Clinton's other project, Parlaiment, became increasingly blurred. They've influenced everyone from rock bands (Talking Heads, Red Hot Chili Peppers) to rap acts (Dr. Dre, Ice Cube), and remain among the most distinctive funk-rockers ever.

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