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Review 10/17/98
From: PFUNK53

At Tramps - New York City                                                 

Oops !  I missed the start of the show last night but was informed that it
was only the first song (Thupasaurus Peoples). Tramps was packed last     
night for the Original P.  It was hot and cramped, and filled with more   
than enough hardcore funkateers, judging by the swaying and P Funk signs  
waving in the air at the start of the show.  I haven't seen Tramps packed 
this tight for quite some time.                                           

I wasn't sure what to expect but I knew it would be something special     
judging from some of the other reviews posted here. They sure as hell     
weren't the "Village People" as one Supreme Maggot Overlord had stated a  
while back. These guys, The Original P, can throw down with the best of   
them. The band behind the Funky Four was pretty good. They are not as good
as the All Stars, but then again, who is? But I must give them props for  
the way they held down the groove. Maggot Brain was good. I enjoyed the   
flute being added once again to Maggot Brain. It took me back to the Maceo
days of  P Funk.                                                          

Ray, Calvin, Fuzzy, and Grady took the audience back in time, early in the
show, with some Parliament classics. Testify and The Goose, two songs I   
had been waiting to hear for years, were performed to perfection. These   
gentlemen can flat out sing. I have seen Ray and Grady several times      
before with the P Funk All Stars. I was there to see and hear Fuzzy &     
Calvin, who I hadn't seen since the P Funk Earth tour. I was still a      
teenager back then and I only had about three Parliament albums in my     
collection.  Sorry to say that I probably didn't even know half of the    
band members or the singers way back then. All I know is that those       
concerts in the late 70's made me a P Funk fan for life.                  

I was totally in awe of seeing these guys back on stage together once     
again. The 15 minutes at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony  
just didn't cut it for me. I had to see them live. I won't go into a      
detailed song list. I will leave that up to Dr. Brookenstein. His reviews 
are much more thorough than mine. I just wanted to share my opinions of   
the show. I couldn't believe how great Fuzzy sounded. His voice and energy
were incredible. Fuzzy definately took me back to another time. Calvin was
also superb. His soft singing voice and his songwriting skills are still  
amazing. Not only did the Original P play the old school stuff, they added
some new tunes that can best be described as funk ballads. New stuff or   
old stuff the four original singers of Parliament put on and incredible   
show that was full of energy and nostalgia. I truly had a great time, and 
suggest that you catch them in your part of town.                         

They also said that the new cd should be out very very soon. I am hopeful 
but not holding my breath.                                                

Thanks once again to Fuzzy, Calvin, Grady, and Ray for making it a        
wonderful night in the Big Apple. Hey, it was worth missing the first game
of the World Series.