NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT [Episode #471 ~ 11-22-25]
Pictured: Eddie Hazel.
What did it mean to taste the maggots in the mind of the universe? Well, it meant all of it: the lack of self-knowledge outlined in “Free Your Mind,” the consumerism and short-sightedness in “Eulogy and Light.” It was writing that moved away from prose and even poetry into a kind of sloganeering. That made it compact, mysterious, and memorable. But [“Maggot Brain”]’s immortality came from Eddie Hazel’s guitar solo, which occupied most of the rest of the ten-minute track. I remember recording the solo, of course. It’s possible I’ll never forget. Eddie and I were in the studio, tripping like crazy but also trying to focus our emotions. There was a band jam going, a slow groove I knew he could get into, and we were trying to launch his solo. Before he started, I told him to play like his mother had died, to picture that day, what he would feel, how he would make sense of his life, how he would take a measure of everything that was inside him and let it out through his guitar. Eddie was the kind of player who rose to a challenge. If you gave him instructions or a prompt, he’d come around to it. And when he started playing, I knew immediately that he understood what I meant. I could see the guitar notes stretching out like a silver web. When we played the solo back, I knew that it was good beyond good, not only a virtuoso display of musicianship but also an almost unprecedented moment of emotion in pop music. That was the missing ingredient that arrived in time for that song; it was maybe the first time that our emotional ability as artists matched our technical ability as players.
— George Clinton with Ben Greenman, Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You?
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Here’s what we played in Ep. 471 of No Condition Is Permanent:
FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE...
Eddie Kendricks — “Let Me Run Into Your Lonely Heart” — People…Hold On
Ekambi Brillant — “Machine Ma Bwindea” — African Funk Experimentals 1975-1982
The Surfites — “Comet’s Tail” — Escapades In Space
Eddie Palmieri — “Mi Mambo Conga” — New York Latin Hustle! The Sound of New York
Bobby Roberts & The Ravons — “How Can I Make Her Mine” — CamPark Records: The British Invasion Vol. 13
Ros Sereysothea — “Tonight, Dance” — Groove Club Vol. 2: Cambodian Rock Spectacular!
The Detroit Cobras — “Hittin’ on Nothing” — Mink, Rat or Rabbit
Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Six Foot Six” — No Bones For The Dogs: Dubs From The Mighty Two 1974 To 1979
Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band — “Getting It On” — A&M 45rpm
SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Eman El Bahr Darwish — “Mahsobko Endes (El Arwam)” — Sharayet El Disco: Egyptian Disco & Boogie Cassettes 1982-1992
Cal Valentine — “The Boogie Twist Pt. 1” — Los Alamos Grind!
The Hygrades — “In The Jungle (Instrumental)” — Wake Up You! Vol. 1: The Rise & Fall Of Nigerian Rock Music, 1972-1977
Small Faces — “Sha La La La Lee” — From The Beginning
Yabby You — “Zambia Dub (feat. Jah Walton)” — Dub it to the Top 1976-1979
MC5 — “I Can Only Give You Everything” — AMG 45rpm
Cheo Marquetti Y Su Conjunto — “Caramelo A Kilo” — Region Matancera
Detroit Spinners — “Working My Way Back To You” — Ministry Of Sound: Anthems Disco
Ni Ni Win Shwe — “My Darling’s Love Arrow” — Princess Nicotine: Folk And Pop Music Of Myanmar Vol 1
THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
The Chiffons — “Nobody Knows What’s Goin’ On” — Sweet Talkin Girls
Pier’ Rosier & Gazolinn’ — “Fresh” — Déchiré
The Human Beinz — “Nobody But Me” — Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968
Black Uhuru — “Sinsemilla” — Sinsemilla
101 Strings — “Space Odyssey” — Astro-Sounds From Beyond The Year 2000
Los Pirañas — “Llanero soledeño” — Historia Natural
Eddie Hazel — “What About It?” — Game, Dames And Guitar Thangs
Roberto Pregadio — “Iena Sequence” — Beat At Cinecitta: Music from Italian 60s & 70s Exploitation Cinema Vol. 1
THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Shig & Buzz — “Lost Train” — Double Diamonds
Ara Kekedjian — “Ay Dghakner” — Bourj Hammoud Groove
Eddie Quinteros — “Come Dance with Me” — Rockin’ on Broadway: The Time, Brent, Shad Story
CK Mann & His Carousel 7 — “Yeaba” — Essiebons Special 1973 – 1984: Ghana Music Power House
The Velvet Underground — “Temptation Inside Your Heart (Original Mix)” — White Light/White Heat ’68 (Stereo Version)
Prince Jammy — “Crisis Dub” — Prince Jammy Presents Uhuru In Dub
Junie Morrison — “The Place” — When We Do
Les Shleu Shleu — “Plaisir Vacance” — Les Shleu Shleu
LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…
The Firesign Theatre — “Station Break” — Station Break CBS 45rpm
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