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12 Galaxies 11.23.07 San Francisco, Ca. -- It was a very special night in the city by the bay. The long overdue visit from the 420 Funk Mob was upon us ...
The 420 set started with a liquid thump attack from Lige Curry and his six string bass that would've made Bootsy proud! Here's the set list: 1.Intro Funk Jam; 2. Welcome to the World of DRUGS; 3.This Is Your Brain on DRUGS; 4.She Always Picks Me Up; 5.Don't Mess With Me; 6.Can You Get To That 7.? 8.I'll Stay (featuring ZootZilla); 9.Helter Skelter; 10.Clip Raps to the Crowd; 11.Mellow Instrumental; 12.Eric McFaddin Cut; 13.Mr.Wiggles/Do That Stuff Medley; 14.Running Away; 5.Standing On The Verge; 16.StarChild; 17.You
It was nice to see and hear the 420 Mob. When they started doing Funkadelic's I'll Stay, ZootZilla had found his way to the stage. The crowd was really into it. Clip has really tapped in the Powers of the Funk! You don't want to miss this act when they come to your town. There was a Pro-Recording Company in the house. For $10 you could get a great recording of the entire set! The sound quality was excellent. All of the local Funk heads were there: Gina Hall, K-OS, Illenstein, Rickey Vincent, Big Rob, Satellite, the ever so colorful Solid Swank. There was even a PFUNK1 sighting!
When In Doubt, VAMP! Or at least adlib...
...don't forget about me (Lamar was there too) allow me to make some corrections:
3. Down In The Dumps; 5. Small Town Ways; 7. Southern Man (yes, a Neil Young cover. Clip: "we ain't takin' requests"); 11 & 12 were both McFadden tunes, if i'm not mistaken. Final track (after Starchild) was Never Ever. Yeah, good shit!
The 420 Funk Mob and P-Funk All-Stars were in Atlanta, GA the NEXT DAY!
Band sounded pretty hot. Hopefully I'll post a couple of pics from behind the stage. The backstage was a trip. I'd say security was slightly overzealous. Now I've hosted several Gospel related events at the same venue to none of that negative fanfare that was back in there Saturday night. Its usually soooo chilled at the Civic Cneter that a mugg could walk into the backstage offa the street. Not this time.
I could be wrong but IMHO they were a 'lil scared of the Mob. I mean it was classic seeing all of the ushers/security out there in 3 piece suits only to have Shider walk past in the nappy, LOL. Big ups to all the Atl Pee crew you know who you are. Talked extensively with Danny and P-Nut, the new Secret Army thang is waaaaay out there free form funk.
We missed the Chuck Brown set, heard some of the Go-Go groove coming thru the walls back there. Now this was a PARLIAMENT crowd. The diehard maggots were somewhat sparse in the crowd. I did not actually get a chance to see the set from the front on, but Michael Barnette was out there texting me air chance he got and this is what he was telling me.
Apparently, some folks were saying GC wasn't gonna show about 20 minutes into Funkentelechy or Bop Gun. They took off. the Mob got on stage shortly after 10. 11:40 was the cut off at this union venue so I am already tryin' ta figure out what this is gonna be?
Hard to get a full frontal assault from the side of the backstage but Barnette sez it was way on point. After the usual intro the band hit the Slop. GC 'snuck' on the stage to very little fanfare and immediately begin to hit and piss this predominantly black audience off with Str8 FUNKADELIC. Man this chyt was grooving and according to Barnette some boo birds came out. In my heart of hearts I wish he'd have kept that groove and ran them muggs up outta there!!!!!! Sheeeeeeeit y'all came to see the FUNKS now get offa your asses and jam!!
I Got a Thang rocked hard and then he hit em with some Red Hot Momma. Michael says it was the oldest P crowd he's seen and G would not let up early on with those nastay raps and thangs. One lady was heard saying she did not believe this BS, and can't wait to see Maze next week to make up for it. If you ain't ready for the FUNK, take your dead a**e to the house!!
The Dr. then gave 'em his usual we gone play somn y'all know now, but did not appear to be too enthused about it. In fact, Michael says he mumbled somn into the mic about them wanting that 'top forty chyt'.
And so it went. Aqua Boogie rocked the house, then Give Up Funk/Downstroke. As far as I recall then came Flashlight and it was over @ 11:53.
Kendra, no Trey or Ronkat but GCIII was up there.
...Sounds very similar to CC Hall in DC a month ago. I was luvin it. Can't remember them hitting Funkadelic with that kind of passion in.... ever. My first shows were 75' and they were already pro Parliament by then. Only thing close is a 420 show. This was Funkedelic though. Kinda made me feel like the ghosts of Tawl and Tiki were in the house. Majority of the crowd in DC was into it though.
...Yeah I Forgot About Red Hot Mama..That Sheet Was Raw !
...these muggs had no idea what time it was. They wanted Flashlight bad. Its almost like they put constrictions on what he'd have rather done. But the Parliament stuff rocked too. You could tell he wanted to do that Funkadelic tho' and was really into it.
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