The Jukebox Rebel

features in: Album Chart of 1978 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1970s ● 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

Their most celebrated work, critically and commercially, arrived in September '78. “Let's dance our way to freedom” is the message on the fantastic opener, “One Nation Under A Groove”, their million-selling signature song. Citizens of this new nation are invited to show their “Groovallegiance” to the “United Funk of Funkadelica”. It's an ambitious plan for sure, but I'm halfway to signing up already. Closing the three-track side-one is “Who Says A Funk Band Can’t Play Rock?!” which is way cooler than the title suggests it might be. By the halfway stage, the album is through the 7 barrier in terms of my ratings but, alas, fails to maintain these heady heights, becoming just a bit too cartoon-like for it's own good on side two.

The Jukebox Rebel
12–Mar–2016

A1	[07:29] Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove (George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Garry Shider) Disco / Funk
A2	[07:00] Funkadelic - Groovallegiance (George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Bernard Worrell) Disco / Funk
A3	[06:18] Funkadelic - Who Says A Funk Band Can’t Play Rock?! (George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Michael Hampton) Rock
B1	[10:45] Funkadelic - Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo-Doo Chasers) (George Clinton, Garry Shider, Linda Brown) Soul Ballad
B2	[05:41] Funkadelic - Into You (George Clinton, Walter Morrison, William Collins) Soul
B3	[04:27] Funkadelic - Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll!) (George Clinton, Walter Morrison, William Collins) Disco / Funk

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