Maggot Brain

Maggot Brain is the third <a href="/facts/Studio_album/WFW6z2fj">studio album</a> by the American <a href="/facts/Funk_rock/lCLLWHpT">funk rock</a> band <a href="/facts/Funkadelic/CVF9n8y1">Funkadelic</a>, released by <a href="/facts/Westbound_Records/zzXHSbYn">Westbound Records</a> in July 1971. It was produced by bandleader <a href="/facts/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)/gzqxvDgk">George Clinton</a> and recorded at <a href="/facts/United_Sound_Systems/2kRJPV8s">United Sound Systems</a> in <a href="/facts/Detroit/S84s4PGo">Detroit</a> during late 1970 and early 1971. The album was the final LP recorded by the original Funkadelic lineup; after its release, founding members <a href="/facts/Tawl_Ross/kmGD76mG">Tawl Ross</a> (guitar), <a href="/facts/Billy_Bass_Nelson/hQW1QKtY">Billy Nelson</a> (bass), and <a href="/facts/Tiki_Fulwood/E1aDamdS">Tiki Fulwood</a> (drums) left the band for various reasons.
The album charted on the <a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a> <a href="/facts/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums/3K17jrMS">R&B Top 20</a>. It features a <a href="/facts/Maggot_Brain_(instrumental)/cYMaMYMc">ten-minute title track</a>, largely consisting of an improvised solo by guitarist <a href="/facts/Eddie_Hazel/hckhMzIy">Eddie Hazel</a>. In 2009, <a href="/facts/Pitchfork_(website)/a5SkWa6I">Pitchfork</a> named it the 17th best album of the 1970s. In 2020, <a href="/facts/Rolling_Stone/HhCFoJ9F">Rolling Stone</a> ranked Maggot Brain the 136th greatest album of all time in its <a href="/facts/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time/40CPshrf">updated list</a>.

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Maggot Brain