The Best Of Parliament: Give Up The Funk

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Total Tracks: 14   Total Length: 78:13

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Every P-Funk Album Ever Made

HoneyGee

If you do not know - let me tell you, Parliament Funkadelic is THE BEST FUNK GROUP IN THE HISTORY OF R&B and (in case you don't know) they are the fathers to all of the so called 'bad beats" that exist today. So, please give it up for this group that belongs in the Hall of Fame - 4sure!!! "...badest concerts ever - you betta ask somebody!!!"

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To some, boiling Parliament’s legacy down to a single-disc collection is the equivalent of heresy, since most fans treat each album as an individual work of art. Still, there is no denying that Parliament was an untouchable singles act, recording some of the greatest soul/funk singles of the ’70s. For those listeners that just want an introduction, or only need the hits, The Best of Parliament: Give Up the Funk is the ideal choice. A more complete and logical collection than the previous Greatest Hits (The Bomb), The Best of Parliament supplies all of the great group’s greatest hits, from “Up for the Down Stroke” and “Tear the Roof off the Sucker” to “Flash Light” and “Aqua Boogie.” For those that can only handle the funk in moderation, there is no better collection. – Leo Stanley

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