George Clinton - Best of

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Music Review: Clinton's Greatest Hits, Not Parliament or Funkadelic
Rating: 4 Stars

While it's certainly true that most of Clinton's output during this time isn't equal to the quality of the classic Parliament/Funkadelic years, this collection is essential for including ATOMIC DOG alone - the most famous of his singles, and aside from James Brown's FUNKY DRUMMER, probably the most sampled track in history. It's arguable that this amazing track provided the standard for the whole west coast g-funk era. Now whether one views this as a good or bad thing is not the issue. It's simply a fact that after George towered above all others in one genre of music, he saw fit to kick-start another, consciously or not.

As for the rest of the material, it is, again, admittedly weak if one compares it to Clinton's former glories. There are, however, a number of great songs here - among them BULLET PROOF, DO FRIES GO WITH THAT SHAKE and HEY, GOOD LOOKIN', which stand as near-triumphs if one takes a simple look at the bankrupt state funk was in during the years of their release.

So to any reviewer who isn't aware, don't knock this record because of your ignorance. ATOMIC DOG is up there with MAGGOT BRAIN or COSMIC SLOP or RED HOT MOMMA or DR. FUNKENSTEIN or BOP GUN or FLASHLIGHT or KNEE DEEP or anything else composed by Clinton. And besides, if one is looking for a single greatest hits record to satisfy their P-funk jones, aren't there enough "best-of"s already out there to satisfy these semi-fans?

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