One Nation Under a Groove

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""When One Nation came out, Parliament Funkadelic ringleader George Clinton compared his visionary music with mainstream black pop: "James Brown, Jimi, Sly and ourselves took the whole other thing so far anyway that most of 'em ain't nowhere near catching up yet." But the public made One Nation Funkadelic's first million-seller, meaning a million people got down not just to the title track and to guitar-heavy make-out soul like "Into You," but to scatological philosophizing like "The Doo Doo Chas"

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"“Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?! is the title of a song on Funkadelic's One Nation Under a Groove, but it was also the band's long-time statement of purpose. For years, George Clinton had been wheeling and dealing his musicians into different configurations, mostly as a way to outwit the record companies. Parliament was the dance band; Funkadelic was the home for guitar-frenzy acid-rock freak-outs. On One Nation, he brought the sides together for a crazy electro-jam dance party. The tit"