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George Clinton &
the P-Funk Allstars



Review 12/06/96
From: Nick Jordan

[Brixton Academy, London, UK]                                             

No Gary Shider, Mudbone, Skeet, Belita Woods, Cordell, No Horns; instead  
what we got was a stripped down dirty Funkadelic sound working through the
big crowd pleaser numbers plus a few surprises. It opened with a laid back
P-Funk Wants To get Funked Up, Steve Boyd leading the chant.  George then 
appeared saying "Dr Funkenstein here..." he strolled on stage swaddled in 
a white robe.  The crowd went wild and the band lurched into Give Up The  
Funk before screaming into Hit It/Quit It, with Gearge reamplifying Billy 
Bass and Blackbird with his own mic.  Next came Flashlight.  Amp Fiddler  
warping sound loops over our heads. Greg Thomas, Sheila Brody, and P-Nut  
had by now joined the party. George slow talked Rhythm & Rhyme over Maggot
Brain intro, Michael Hampton broke a string (again?!) on the first note,  
ran off stage for another guitar, started and there was no stopping him   
until Blackbird exploded into Dogstar (Fly On). Chaka Khan appeared during
One Nation. George dragged her out of the wings. She still had her handbag
with her and was clearly only there to watch the show.  George offered her
his mic but she just hugged him instead. George then dragged another woman
out and intorduced her as Chaka's sister.  This was all very funny and the
crowd were loving it.  A brief interlude as george sang Underground Angel 
with his Grandaughter before playing around Hard As Steel, building it up 
and then down to a slow Dope Dogs/Pepe the Pill Popper and bursting into  
Knee Deep.  George was very funny doing some scat singing on this one     
before Steve Boyd took over.  On and on it went through Atomic Dog, Some  
Next Shit, Martial Law (with the turgid Babblin Kabbabie, who popped up   
and thankfully popped down again).  By now the groove was deep.  Someone  
chopped the chords to Red Hot Mama and it was a full on OG Funkadelic     
assault from here on in to the end, with George Screaming and P-Nut       
running all over the stage. The jam pumping through You And Your Folks,   
Free Your Mind, Music for Your Mother, as one by one they left the stage. 

Stars on the night were Billy Bass for being so cool, Amp Fiddler for     
subtle sounds, and George for working hard as steel for nearly four hours.
A few frustrations being some of the same songs as last UK visit three    
years ago, hardly any Parliament (No Horns!) and not enough of the        
underestimated TAPOAFOM (actually performing two of the weekest numbers). 
But it was a great party atmosphere.  very mixed crowd, all ages all races
seeking that which is good for our earholes.                              

Nick Jordan