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Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome · This sixth studio album by Parliament was released on 28 November 1977 on Casablanca. It is a loose concept album within the mythology of P-Funk. In it, bandleader George Clinton warns against the Placebo Syndrome, which for him meant consumerism and disco, in his view a cheap, commercial version of funk. Clinton produced the album himself. The first vinyl pressing came with a large poster of the character Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk and an eight-page comic book explaining the story.
The biggest hit was Flash Light, a number one on the R&B chart with a striking bass line played by keyboardist Bernie Worrell on a Minimoog. In Sir Nose D Voidoffunk, nursery rhymes such as Baa, Baa, Black Sheep are rewritten with lyrics about drug use. The album became the group's fourth consecutive gold record.
Listening
Track list
- 1Bop Gun (Endangered Species)8:36Apple Music ↗
- 2Sir Nose D Voidoffunk10:10Apple Music ↗
- 3Wizard Of Finance4:25Apple Music ↗
- 4Funkentelechy10:59Apple Music ↗
- 5Placebo Syndrome4:24Apple Music ↗
- 6Flash Light5:47Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗