(P-Funk, Soul) Parliament - Up For The Down Stroke (2003 Remaster, bonus tracks) - 1974, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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Parliament / Up for the Down Stroke [RM 2003]
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==== Log checksum 78DE45BC0566CB793FED814BC142C3B2249C27138144157DAC106EAB9239AD00 ====

REM GENRE Funk
REM DATE 1974
REM DISCID 9E0C550B
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v1.0b3"
PERFORMER "Parliament"
TITLE "Up for the Down Stroke [RM 2003]"
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    TITLE "The Goose"
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Copyright (c) 2004 Oleg Berngardt. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 2004 Alexander Djourik. All rights reserved.
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Kicking off with one of prime funk's purest distillations -- the outrageously great title track, with a perfect party chorus line and uncredited horns (presumably the Horny Horns were involved somehow) adding to the monster beat and bass -- Up for the Down Stroke finds Parliament in rude good health. As was more or less the case through the '70s, Parliament took a slightly more listener-friendly turn here than they did as Funkadelic, but often it's a difference by degrees. Just listening to some of Bernie Worrell's insane keyboard parts or Bootsy Collins' bass work here is enough to wake the dead. As always, Worrell in particular can suddenly surprise with his delicacy -- the soft, understated flow of "I Just Got Back" may have lyrics that could be sung by Jon Anderson, at least at points, but the piano lines have subtle, dreamy grace, the antithesis of Rick Wakeman's masturbations. For that matter, Peter Chase's whistles are downright delightful, goofy, and sweet all at once. Slightly more oddball is "All Your Goodies Are Gone," which has a bit more upfront bite and some downright strange lyrics, delivered with a stoned, breathless tone and backed by unearthly choir arrangements. Eddie Hazel is still listed as present and contributing, though unfortunately not for long after, with Ron Bykowski, Gary Shider, and William Nelson also chipping in as needed. Hazel co-writes two of the songs; it's a pity "The Goose" runs out of steam toward the midpoint of its nine minutes, but it makes for pleasant background music if not Parliament at its unfettered best. In the meantime, Clinton and various familiar voices like Fuzzy Haskins and Grady Thomas keep the weird wigginess of the lyrics flowing. In a nod to the group's past, "(I Wanna) Testify," here simply called "Testify," gets a 1974-era work over.

Arranged By, Guitar, Vocals – Eddie Hazel
Arranged By, Keyboards – Bernie Worrell
Arranged By, Vocals – George Clinton
Bass – William (Bootsie) Collins, Cordell Mason
Drums – Gary Bronson, Tiki Fulwood
Guitar – William (Billie Bass) Nelson, Ron Bykowski
Guitar, Vocals – Gary Shider
Vocals – Calvin Simon, Fuzzy Haskins, Grady Thomas, Raymond Davis
Whistle – Peter Chase