Released 10 July 1974 on Westbound (catalog no. Album Rating: 5.0 "Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On" is a musical feast for the mind, body and soul! $('#slidebox').show(); Full colour booklet, which reproduces the classic sleeve art by Pedro Bell, as … "Standing On The Verge #slidenav { gads.async = true; pubID: 'd4f82215-a9c4-4e2b-a09d-1713dd02f7a4', //enter your pub ID here as shown above, it must within quotes height: 220px; Editors’ Notes Not quite as schizophrenic as its predecessors, Standing On the Verge of Getting It On returns Funkadelic to the searing hard-rock assault of Maggot Brain.Opening with “Red Hot Momma,” a song that blends Led Zeppelin’s wattage with James Brown’s rhythms, the album surges from the … { // set apstag targeting on googletag, then trigger the first DFP request in googletag's disableInitialLoad integration M.prototype.h=N?function(){var a=Uint8Array.prototype.toJSON;Uint8Array.prototype.toJSON=function(){var b;void 0===b&&(b=0);if(!L){L={};for(var c="ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789".split(""),d=["+/=","+/","-_=","-_. these guys used to record in diapers so they didn't have to take breaks The intro is funny as hell! [8] Hazel co-wrote all of the album's songs, although the songwriting credits were mostly in the name of Grace Cook, Hazel's mother (a gambit by Hazel to avoid contractual difficulties with the publishing rights). e=parseInt(e,10);d=l.btoa(d+"loader_js").split(". googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); _comscore.push({ c1: "2", c2: "6772046" }); gads.src = (useSSL ? Released 10 July 1974 on Westbound (catalog no. var useSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol; The guitar solo and jam that conclude this song were continued in the studio, and ended up as a B-side titled "Vital Juices," featuring guitar work by Eddie Hazel and Ron Bykowski. (function() { } Listen free to Funkadelic – Standing on the Verge of Getting It On (Red Hot Mama, Alice in My Fantasies and more). Standing on the Verge of Getting It On is the sixth studio album by Funkadelic, released on Westbound Records, released in July of 1974. }); left:0; The intro is funny as hell! ... including details of the band s history and the recording of this album. LEAVE THIS SITE IMMEDIATELY. That track is found on Westbound compilation CD Music For Your Mother: Funkadelic 45s as well as the recent CD reissue of the original album. #slideshow ul { It's magical. This song is a remake of a song by Parliament while the band was signed to Invictus Records. From Standing on the Verge of Getting It On album (1975) The Song is about to keep an open mind when listening to Funkadelic or music in general. }); Tenor Vocals, Congas and Suave Personality: A Prototype Werewolf; Berserker Octave Vocals: World's Only Black Leprechaun; Bass & Vocals: Rhythm/Lead Guitar, Doowop Vocals, Sinister Grin: Supreme Maggot Minister of Funkadelia; Vocals, Maniac Froth and Spit; Behaviour Illegal In Several States: Percussion & Vocals; Equipped with stereo armpits: Rhythm/Lead Guitar; polyester soul-powered token white devil: Ron Bykowski. el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); }); } Last edited on 11 September 2020, at 14:11, https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/funkadelic/albums/album/315049/review/5940649/standing_on_the_verge_of_getting_it_on, http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A2687.htm, "Funkadelic - Standing on the Verge of Getting It On (album review 2) - Sputnikmusic", "Revisiting Funkadelic's 'Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On' (1974) | Retrospective Tribute", "Album Search for "standing on the verge of getting it on, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Standing_on_the_Verge_of_Getting_It_On&oldid=977875770, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, “Jimmy’s Got a Little Bit of Bitch in Him”. alert("DANGER! $('#rightColumn').height($('#leftColumn').height()+259); apstag.fetchBids({ if ( term in cache ) { I most like the last tune Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts. width: 280px; It is one of the most popular Funkadelic albums among fans, [citation needed] and highlights the virtuosic guitar of the returning Eddie Hazel, who had departed following 1971's Maggot Brain. 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"Red Hot Mama" exchanges vocals with George and the late great Eddie Hazel. !function(a9,a,p,s,t,A,g){if(a[a9])return;function q(c,r){a[a9]._Q.push([c,r])}a[a9]={init:function(){q("i",arguments)},fetchBids:function(){q("f",arguments)},setDisplayBids:function(){},targetingKeys:function(){return[]},_Q:[]};A=p.createElement(s);A.async=!0;A.src=t;g=p.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];g.parentNode.insertBefore(A,g)}("apstag",window,document,"script","//c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js"); top:30px; Visit the true version at sputnikmusic.com"); 7 tracks (37:29). }); On this album, the lyrics generally take a backseat to the music and the jamming. Genres: Funk Rock, P-Funk. Album Rating: 4.5I'll gladly give this album a 4.5. */ if that's not commitment I don't know what is. Note: on songs 2–7, Eddie Hazel's songwriting credit was in the name of his mother, Grace Cook. googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; Copyright The Closure Library Authors. $("#tabs").tabs(); The title track is the first song with a call and response chant, with Fuzzy leading the charge. window.location = "https://sputnikmusic.com"; //load the apstag.js library And, judging on the review and the final grade, my assumption seems to have a firm standing. if (window.location.hostname !== "www.sputnikmusic.com") { window.__d3lUW8vwsKlB__("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");