Old music: Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

For the recording of Maggot Brain, George Clinton told guitarist Eddie Hazel to play 'like your momma had just died' – this extraordinary 10-minute solo was the resultLast week we refreshed the look of guardian.co.uk/music, and one of the first comments about the changes was simply: "STILL no dedicated Funkadelic button!!!" Funnily enough, and you'll have to bear with me, the same band were on my mind the other day. In attempting to write a separate piece about an old Orchestra Baobab album, I...

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