In 1972 Parliament Funkadelic was touring Maggot Brain. I was at an outdoor show with the Funkadelic’s headliners. A dude came up to me sitting on a blanket waiting for the first band and said little buddy wanna roll some for us. He threw me a huge gallon size bag and said I’ll be back rollem up and pass them on. I rolled on a frisbee and passed them on. Through out the day George and Eddie would come around and and get what I had rolled and commend me on a fine job. When the PFunk came on I looked and it was George and Eddie, I had had no idea who they were before then. George opens by saying you probably know us by our fingers because we have been passing dope all day thanks to a little buddy that has been rolling all day. I couldn’t believe it. They were over the top. To this day I wonder if George remembers that day. I sure do.

You’ve already reacted to Ween’s “A Tear For Eddie.” Now you’re finally doing Maggot Brain. The circle is complete. Eddie Hazel, Kidd Funkadelic, and Dean Ween are all guys that don’t get there props from the guitar community.

Eddie Hazel is such an underrated guitarist R.I.P

George was like Frank Zappa.....brought out the best in his crew! TY!

Little-Known Fact: There was no smoke machine at this concert.

The one guitar solo that inspired me like no other. I spent days playing over that chord progression. That one bended note, that somehow tries to reach the e but never really gets there (at least that's how it feels to me), is probably the note that I played more than any other in my life.

So incredible just freaking mind blowing this song blazing 🔥 hot

Just heard this one for the first time in my life a week or so again. I can't stop listening to it. Absolutely mesmerizing.

Greatest guitar solo of all times!! Ever!

Michael I have become obsessed with your video's. I love your passion for the P! I have seen them about 50 times over the years including one memorable gig in Fort Lauderdale in the 90's when they took everyone to church for 4 hours of relentless uncut funk! I have also seen them when they are sloppy as hell but there are always moments of genuis. Thank you for turning the world on to Pfunk my bro!

Eddie Hazel Was So Emotional While Playing,That He Would Literally Have Tears Rolling From His Eyes While Playing Songs. George Use To Tease Him About It!!!

And that's exactly what I was saying, I used to work at The summit in Houston concert security. I'll never forget going to see Earth wind & fire 🔥 Grand Central station and Parliament funkadelic to watch Eddie Hazel play the guitar 🎸🎸🎸 Fact"s😁 check out Houston Texas 1978 Maggot Brain😊🎸😎😏💯👀.

Saw p funk at a festival in florida mid 2000s as they played this song the fog started moving in in a natural amphitheater surrounded by large oak trees….amazing experience

Great breakdown of 1 of the greatest guitar songs ever. Bravo MP

As a little country kid in rural oregon george opened my eyes to the rest of the world, and this song spent many nights with me. An amazing group of musicians whose influence and importance cannot be undetstated

God bless eddie hazel the OG guitar on this.

Other amazing guitar works/solos by Eddie Hazel imo: California Dreaming, Physical Love, Smedley Smorganoff, I'll Stay, Red Hot Mama, What About It, Cosmic Slop, Standing on the Verge. The long outro solo on standing on the verge is probably one of the best video to watch Eddie playing without interruption. Great performance but the video quality isn't great. /watch?v=LoULS9zBRYE

Rodney "Skeet" Curtis on the bass guitar. SUPER funky dude!

Hell yes, love you man, so glad you decided to make a video on this! I’m so sorry about the quality😢

Eddie doesn't get his due from the world outside of guitar players. He is unreal. Glad to see him on here finally. (sorry if I missed him)

Dude,Guy doing intro is Mike “Kid funkadelic” Hampton with Eddie. He’s still playing it but now he plays Eddie’s part and a new kid plays his. Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks just did it with Santana.The quote is “Play it like they just told you your momma died.”

Hey Michael you make my day sometimes. Late to this video but thanks for being a jolly guy and making videos on these songs I love. It makes a difference you wouldn’t believe.

Love your commentary & passion. I’ll be seeing George & Parliament for the millionth time in August.

The Mothership! Eddie Hazel could flat play!

Wow thank you for this one. Such an underrated record.

Nothin better than Maggot brain to end a winter funk❤

Somehow I only found out abot Maggot Brain a week ago because of some random TikTalk and man I've been absolutely obsessed with it since! I love it!

I've Been Told By Other Baltimore Musicians That I Have A Subsonic Ear. I Can Hear Everything Eddie Is Playing!!!

What impeccalbe timing! I just heard this song yesterday and wanted to unpack it

I never got to see P. Funk but my daughter and i saw Bootsey, in Worcester many years ago. It was a great night!

This is how Mike got in the band by playing Maggott Brain note for note.

There are three guitar players on stage which was normal for PFunk. The mix wasn’t shit, it’s not a board mix so whoever videotaped, was in front of Mike’s amp and Eddie’s was on the other side of the stage. Onstage, Eddie and Mike can obviously hear each other. Rodney “Skeet” Curtis and Dennis Chambers were a team. The intro is a D bending up to E but the E is hit on the E string, 12th fret. I spoke to Eddie’s mom before she passed away and Eddie sat down with me one day when we were at a show in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Michael Hampton is definitely underrated! Nice video and tutorial!

I have to see these guys! This was bananas!

Hi neighbor. I saw PFunk at the Meyerhoff, and at DAR Constitution Hall. Good times.

One of my favorite solos. Shout out to MD.

70's PFunk Da BEST

DUUUDE . This was the first P Funk song I ever heard! ah memories. Cheers sir and well done again!

Can tell you love it 🙏🏾

Love Michael Hampton's playing. Never been anything but impressed by him!

Michael Hampton and Blackbyrd McKnight are underrated badasses too!

two seconds in and i'm already sold.

George clinton is no doubt on of my favorite dudes. Saw him in Chicago before i got super deep into alot of his work. Was a great time

Rodney “Skeet” Curtis was on bass 🤘🏾

It was Rodney “Skeet” Curtis on bass at that time.

That’s the beginning of Red Hot Mama and several other songs! Awesome!

Thank you for sharing this bro

Holy shit my opening brain exploded just on the opening monologue lol

I saw Parliament Funkadelic a long time ago when my friends band opened up for them. I got to go back stage. It was like going back in time. Ridiculously fun. They still call everyone "blood". What's up blood? 😂😎

If you have the Houston concert DVD they had the same issue with Gary Shider's lead guitar on Cosmic slop that they fixed 90% through his solo. His thoughts on it are amusing despite missing what seems like an awesome solo.

Your a local I grew up in south of DC but lives in Southern MD by PRS. Great music area Roy Clark, Roy Buchanon, Gatton, Link Wrey, Seldom Scene, Ellington, Billy Holiday, Bruce Hornsby. I got turned onto Maggot Btain and Doctor Funkenstein on 102.3 WHFS in 6th grade. So cool the rqnge of ypur listening habits. I hear the influence of Clark, Reed, and Campbell in your phrases as you doodle around making your videos. ❤ I AM YOUR NEWEST SUPPORTERS. I am friends with Damian Isley, Ron's son, and he refers ro George asb Uncle Georgie

The best music channel Thanks AGAIN 🎸

Man that drummer.

Biological Speculation: Analyzing this song without Eddie playing does not do it justice.

Eddie Hazel is the secret guitar god who unfortunately never gets his true due ( along with all The PF masters and music) The P and the constituent members have and continue to influence huge portion of music, pop culture and live concert presentation_across multiple musical periods and genres and are still a driving force in pop music today ( uptown funk anyone?). The P Funk DNA is in everything and most people even music heads don't even know from hip hop to dance music girl POP and good old blazing rock and roll all have been touched by the power of the P. EH, Micheal Hampton, Blackbird, Glen Goins, Catfish Collins - Gary Sheider alone are mindblowing rythym players. Find the clip of Red Hot Mama live with Micheal Hampton, Eddie ( in the background) Gary sheider and Billy Bass Nelson grinding and grooving with the amazing drummer Tyrone Lampson pure funk face melt. MP said it PFUNK is the real shit!

Last I saw them Blackbird McKnight was on guitar for most of the heavy duty work. He is incredible! Eddie will always be my guy though.

Awesome song. You should checkout buckethead performing this live with Lili Hayden on violin and praxis. It's quite a treat

Please do from the bottom of my heart by Eddie hazel !!!

this is soo random but I was at the lyric when they played and it was great my uncle plays in the band so i got to go back stage and it was one of the best experiences ever George Hampton gave me one of his guitar picks and I carry it with me everywhere I go

How serendipitous that I recently got stuck on this song, and now you're reacting to it. Not that I haven't heard it before. It was featured in a House M.D. episode years ago for one, and now as I'm typing this I'm hearing that you've obviously heard this one before, still worth your reaction; the song is that S tier, you could have heard it a million times. Love your channel, when you did Kendrick Lamar, you double sealed the deal on my admiration and respect for your seriously cultured ear. Your reaction awesomeness ensues.

Check out the version from the Flashlight Tour in Houston or the version on the 45 from One Nation Under A Groove.

I now must go on a PFunk deep dive. Thanks,MP!

FINALLY!! ❤️

Greatness 💯

Bootsy Was my favorite from way back. Not sure how he did it but damn. I would have like to have seen a jam session with him and Neal Schon and of course Steve Smith

This is one of those ones that you just set up on a looper pedal and GO FOR IT.

long beach shortbus!! “take it slow” live maybe spray allen!! stay clean!! if your mama raised you proper!! love you palmisano!!

‘Tears from the sky’ 🥰

Oh man this makes my day!

spray allen!! “illuminate me” !!

Rodney "Skeet" Curtis On Bass,Also From Baltimore!

You’re the man

Awesome Track,My Cousin Dennis On Drums!!!

Trying to make a long story short, but basically a friend of mine took me to see the take funk to heaven in 77 tour. Fan4life. I'm 60 now.

I saw Eddie play this at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit.

Great reaction Michael but don't fanboy out too hard on the amazing and iconic Dennis Chambers. All the PFunk drummers were exceptional. Tiki Fulwood and Jerome Brailey (among others) left thier signature footprints and musical DNA all over the PFunk catalogue. Dennis is over-the-top good but I always liked watching Jerome play live back in the 70's. Of course, been following P-Funk around for the last five decades and have seen and hung out with them countless times over the years. George is 82 and still keeping it moving. Remember...Free your mind and your ass will follow. 🤩🤘🏾

Met Dennis and Mike at a DeLite show in Pontiac Mi.

Hey Mike, please do a vídeo about the Great JJ Cale live in Crossroad guitar festival, there is great links by him

You ever checked out the live st beverly theater version from 83 with mike, eddie and blackbyed Dennis chsmbers is even more insane

Love the shirt Mike

Would have loved to see them live R.I.P. … It’s German TV! Any suggestions on dirty funk bands that still tour Europe? Thanks, great content

Now I wanna see you do some Fishbone!!

John frusciantes “before the beginning” always reminds me of this song

Give me the Funk. The P-Funk. Let's all get it together on the One.

I have one for you to break down for us and explain what he is doing in 2013 at Crossroads Eric Clapton did a super performance of Got to get better in a little while. Now I am 67 and have heard lot a lot of music and it's one of Clapton's best performances of this song check it out. About this , yes I put him on the list with David Gilmore of guitarist that play with passion makes you feel the music.

My cousin used to say take it upstairs

I saw P Funk in high school…1979…totally off the chain

Dude, you need to do Amigo the Devil. Lots of it. You won’t regret it.

Gotta love the PFunk.

J. Mascis does a killer version of this alongside Mike Watt (bass player from the Minutemen) and Bernie Worrell. It doesn't compare to the original, but it's still pretty awesome.

First here! George’s message is so relevant today.

Maryland with a prs and a guitar teacher hhmm

yo you gotta give d'angelo some since you reacting to funky stuffs. the whole voodoo tour was the closest and last thing to those of prince, james brown and parliament/funkadelic

You need to see Jarius Mozee perform this completely unreal

Wsp playing maggot is unbelievable

tash sultana - welcome to the jungle song is using the same chord progression

Check mccready doing a version of maggot brain during the cover of little wing. It’s awesome

P Funk is unreal......I had a chance to meet George and Bootsy and NAMM years ago .... They were the coolest dudes ever ..... They are so great and so underrated..... Thanks for doing this over Michael even though the mix is awful

If Jimi Hendrix had an idol,,,,it would be Eddie Hazel,,,,💥💥💥🤘🤪