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| | Las Vegas Mercury: Replay: Funkadelic, Maggot Brain, 1971 |
 | | The source of enlightenment was Maggot Brain--a bitter pill that bookends a handful of punchy soul jams with a pair of 10-minute funk freakouts. |
 | | Arguably Clinton's most ambitious recording, Maggot Brain blends funk, soul, psychedelic rock, country gospel and blues boogie into an otherworldly burgoo--in the process, answering his famous query: "Who says a funk band can't rock?" More than any of his contemporaries--Sly Stone and Isaac Hayes, in particular--Clinton straddled funk and rock like a dreadlocked colossus. |
 | | Although Clinton denies the connection, some rock historians have suggested that the album's title was inspired by his dead brother, who Clinton allegedly discovered with his head cracked open in a Chicago apartment. |
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