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Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow

by Funkadelic

Released: July 02, 1970

Funk, psychedelic rock, psychedelic soul, acid rock, space rock

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Why This Album Matters

This album matters because its strongest editorial story is: Experimental Album.

The Album

and Your Ass Will Follow" is the second studio album by American funk band Funkadelic, released in July 1970 by Westbound Records. Conceived as a response and tribute to the band's acid trips, the album is notable for its underrated creativity and weird mix of psychedelic rock, soul, and funk. The album's unconventional nature reflects George Clinton's philosophies on freedom and liberation, encapsulated in its title.

Inside the Recording

In terms of production, the album heavily incorporated heavy guitar influences and soulful vocals with elements of psychedelic rock, as well as heavy effects-laden sound engineering that further amplified its offbeat style.

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Interesting Facts

The record features seven tracks and lasts just…

The record features seven tracks and lasts just over half an hour, with lyrics focusing largely on social and political commentary derived from then-contemporary civil rights issues.

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I Wanna Know If It's Good To You

It spawned one single, "I Wanna Know If It's Good to You," which did modestly well on the charts.

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Reception

Critically, the album has been considered influential in pushing the envelope of what could be achieved in a funk record, charting new territory for the genre and for black music overall. It spawned one single, "I Wanna Know If It's Good to You," which did modestly well on the charts. Despite its somewhat mixed reviews upon release, it's viewed in hindsight as one of Funkadelic's significant early works that helped shape the genre of psychedelic soul and laid ground for their future success.

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"Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow" is the second studio album by American funk band Funkadelic, released in July 1970 by Westbound Records. Conceived as a response and tribute to the band's acid trips, the album is notable for its underrated creativity and weird mix of psychedelic rock, soul, and funk. The album's unconventional nature reflects George Clinton's philosophies on freedom and liberation, encapsulated in its title.

The record features seven tracks and lasts just over half an hour, with lyrics focusing largely on social and political commentary derived from then-contemporary civil rights issues. In terms of production, the album heavily incorporated heavy guitar influences and soulful vocals with elements of psychedelic rock, as well as heavy effects-laden sound engineering that further amplified its offbeat style.