Not surprisingly, George Clinton has a pretty strong presence on this record, but Hazel‘s lead work is astounding, and the groove fuses rock and funk in a way that few dared. I guess so far The Obelisk Questionnaire has been pretty successful. The Obelisk highly supports you getting your groove on. The album's not a classic by any stretch, but Hazel provides plenty of his remarkable playing to bask in. This insturmental track is off of Eddie Hazel's solo album Game, Dames, and Guitar Thangs. This past Monday, I wrote out a list with 40-someodd albums and I’ve spent the week whittling it down and living with it, feeling it out and all that and I think I’ve got picks I can live with in an order I can live with, so it’s time to get it done. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Merch available in limited quantities. 9:37. Swing Down -Houston 1977 by 898106. Some students are pushing Chicago and Illinois to follow the lead of other places that lowered the voting age recently. It didn’t break the internet or anything, but it seems to have gotten a good response. 50+ videos Play all Mix - California Dreamin' - Eddie Hazel YouTube; From The Bottom Of My Heart - Duration: 12:32. The ten-minute tour de force was cut in one take, and Clinton ended up removing the rest of the band's tracks, leaving only Hazel's acidic lament to roil, ooze, and explode in one inventive phrase after another. Thanks for your support. It’s worth a shot, either way. This was the only solo record Hazel ever put out, though there were a couple releases that surfaced after his death in 1992. Eddie Hazel; Album Physical Love; Licensed to YouTube by WMG (on behalf of Warner Catalog and O/H); Warner Chappell, CMRRA, EMI Music Publishing, BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., LatinAutor - Warner Chappell, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, ModernWorksPub, LatinAutor, and 5 Music Rights Societies I thought maybe of doing a huge review mega-purge, just taking all the 2013 releases I’m backed up on and giving them like 100-200 words apiece and posting it in a series so I can start 2014 fresh. Vote16 Illinois thinks so, Star Pimp played bizarre, infectious sludge that's worth cleaning off 20 years of dust to hear, Twenty years ago, in Moscow, Matt Taibbi was a misogynist asshole—and possibly worse, Potheads rejoice: Illinois lawmakers move to legalize recreational weed, How a story about the horrors of housing projects became part of a horror movie. Lakeview cooking instructor Viktorija Todorovska follows up her Puglia cookbook with one on the food of Italy's second largest island. We’ll see which impulse wins out. Go get a feel for some of that brilliance and then come back and check out Hazel‘s solo album. Drug problems and intraband conflict hampered Hazel's subsequent career. The Daily Reader, Early Warnings, and Food & Drink e-mails, Calle 13 cofounder MC Residente explores his bloodlines with diverse styles on his stirring solo debut, Music critic Peter Margasak says farewell and thanks to the, Progressive bluegrass combo Punch Brothers settle into a hybrid sound with a sharp melodies, Former Chicago gossip columnist Liz Crokin is now a star among far-right conspiracy theorists, Are 16-year-olds smart enough to vote? Now she's a leader in a fringe right-wing online community spreading a bizarre political conspiracy theory. It's back in print again thanks to the relatively new Real Gone Music imprint. Charlie Persip & His Jazz Statesmen, Double or Nothin' (Liberty, Japan)Mark McGuire, Tidings/Amethyst Waves (Weird Forest)Ocho, Ocho (West Side Latino/Fania)Koes Bersaudara, 1967 (Sublime Frequencies)Jonas Kullhammar Quartet, Plays Loud for the People (Moserobie), Tags: Eddie Hazel, Funkadelic, pyschedelia, George Clinton, California Dreamin', Jimi Hendrix, Ernie Isley, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Games Dames and Guitar Thangs, Temptations, Maggot Brain, Image, Showing Watch Queue Queue It might also be fun to take a nap. The results come out Jan. 1. Have a great and safe weekend. Eddie Hazel - Topic 24,254 views. Eddie Hazel died on 23 december 1992 at the age of 42. Dr. … Of all the relics of noise-rock's 90s golden age, Bay Area band Star Pimp might be the most unjustly forgotten. Either way...Eddie Hazel is a madman. 8:54. 1-2 Across the first three Funkadelic albums, Hazel grew more and more adventurous, dropping extended solos that were alternately spaced-out, searing, and intensely exploratory. In 1967, The Parliaments (a Plainfield-based doo wop band headed by … Fairly certain that if I attempt such a thing my mind will cave in before it’s over, but it might be fun to try. That might just take me all day working from front to back, but provided I’ve got time, I’ll also be reviewing the Queens of the Stone Age show from which I just returned a little while ago in Boston. of 2. Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering and influential guitarist in early funk music in the United States, most famous for his lead guitar work with George Clinton and Funkadelic. Borracho Premiere “It Came From the Sky” Video; Roadburn 2020: Alexis Marshall (Daughters), Darkher, LSD and the Search for God, The Devil’s Trade, Splinter & More Added, King Witch Post “Return to Dust” Video; Live Shows Announced. The Chicago-area native dished tabloid-style gossip here for almost a decade. Hazel died in 1992 at age 42, of complications from liver failure. He dropped in and out of Funkadelic, both live and in the studio, worked on some classic Motown sessions with the Temptations, and in 1977 released his solo debut, Game, Dames, and Guitar Thangs, backed by Clinton's hefty crew (including Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, and the Brides of Funkenstein). We’re up over 215 contributions with more than two weeks to go in the month, so I’m stoked. Flea doesn't stand alone on this count. This entry was posted on Saturday, December 14th, 2013 at 12:33 am and is filed under Bootleg Theater. I’ll also review the new Groan EP and take a look at some Dali’s Llama vinyl and a new tape from The Swill that’s a good bit of fun. In a 1990 Guitar World interview, Flea, bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers—a band with more than a light stirring of Funkadelia mixed into their brew—said, "Eddie Hazel is right up there with Jimi Hendrix.”. The album failed to make much commercial impact and was soon out of print. His work reached its mind-boggling apotheosis on Maggot Brain's epic title track, where Clinton reportedly instructed Hazel to play as if he'd just learned that his mother had died. See you back here Monday for that Top 20 and more. Get YouTube Premium Get YouTube TV Best of YouTube Music Sports Gaming Movies & Shows News Live Fashion ... FUNKADELIC - Maggot Brain (Eddie Hazel & Michael Hampton, Maryland 1983) by Hazel is God. I could probably post another five in a row — actually, come to think of it, I definitely could — but though I’ve got a bunch in the can at this point, I’d rather slow the rate and not give it all away at once and then a month from now wonder what the hell happened. If you don’t know who Eddie Hazel is, before you click play above to hear Games, Dames and Guitar Thangs in its entirety — complete with covers of “California Dreamin'” by The Mamas and the Papas and The Beatles’ “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” — get yourself over to YouTube and check out “Maggot Brain” from the 1971 Funkadelic album of the same name. If you haven’t submitted a list, please, by all means. The Obelisk Questionnaire: Tommi Holappa of Dozer / Greenleaf, Eddie Hazel Dames Games and Guitar Thangs. Son of Grace Cook. There goes another 0.124 seconds. Edward Earl Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was an American guitarist and singer in early funk music in the United States who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic. There are a few solid funk workouts by Clinton and crew, but the best moments are Hazel's covers of "California Dreamin'" by the Mamas & the Papas, which you can hear below, and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" by the Beatles. Eddie Hazel is one of my favorites, but you'd have to put him against Nile Rodgers and Catfish Collins among others, and Catfish single-handedly developed a style that still is being copied today. 12:32. But one or two of those will go up for sure, so if you’ve been into that so far, keep an eye out. Here, I’ll even link it. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Please hit up the forum and radio stream. Hope you enjoy. Maybe you’ll dig it, maybe not. GravityLimited 2,515,256 views. He has released one solo record for Warner Brothers in 1977 and one posthumous CD was released (as well as unreleased material on several recordings) in 1994. 7:28. It would be much harder to understand the "-delic" in Funkadelic if guitarist Eddie Hazel weren't such a key facet of the band's sound. Album : Game,Dames & Guitar Thangs (1977) This video is unavailable. "Super Stupid" is ridiculously good...pretty much proto-metal, when it comes down to it. It was reissued on CD in 2004 by Collector's Choice, but that version didn't stick around long either. “Maggot Brain” is probably his most famous work with Funkadelic, though he wrote a good deal of their early stuff along with Clinton and a host of others and was a major contributor to 1974’s Standing on the Verge of Getting it On, which is something of a landmark in itself. Artist: Eddie Hazel Album: Game, Dames And Guitar Thangs Year: 1977 This is the instrumental version of 'Physical Love' which originally appeared on Bootsy Collins' 1976 album "Stretchin' Out In Bootsy's Rubber Band". The proposed law would make it legal for adults to possess, purchase, and grow weed and would regulate and tax the drug statewide. Before I check out for the weekend, another round of thanks to everybody who has sent a list in for the 2013 Readers Poll. On Monday, I’ll have my Top 20 of the Year list posted. If you don’t know who Eddie Hazel is, before you click play above to hear Games, Dames and Guitar Thangs in its entirety — complete with covers of “California Dreamin'” by The Mamas and the Papas and The Beatles’ “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” — get yourself over to YouTube and check out “Maggot Brain” from the 1971 Funkadelic album of the same name. Parliament Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop - Mothership Connection - Houston 1976 - Duration: 7:28.