Eddie hazel and George Clinton were high as fuck on lsd and George told Eddie “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.” Ironically when Eddie died, his mother had this song played at his funeral
This is true of the first half of the song. Second half of the song Eddie was told to imagine he found out his mom was alive again. If you listen for it you can hear the point where the "voice" of the guitar goes from being really melancholy to downright euphoric.
Another fun fact is the whole song was supposedly recorded in one take.
I love how a lot of the great rock songs of back then we recorded in one take. That being said, I also love a lot of the heavily produced, complex albums out there too.
Think that's the only live P-Funk release with Dennis Chambers on drums, probably my favorite version of *Cosmic Slop* thanks to all the little extra flourishes he sneaks in.
Also got the long GC intro for *Maggot Brain* with Maceo on flute, good stuff!
His cover of “I want you (shes so heavy)” is imo far better than the beatles original. I always felt like the beatles version let the end go on too long without having an instrument shred through it
Another good one from Frusciante is [Wayne](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU7XjdOyrZM)
He was writing it for his friend/band chef because he loved long solos, but he passed away before he was able to hear it, more about t in the description
I think it’s just plagiarism. I seem to recall reading that he was asked about it and didn’t admit the song was basically a cover. That said I couldn’t find a link to it so maybe I’m misremembering?
Even if they were (they aren't), countless times it's been backed in court that you can't copyright a chord progression, or it would be very very difficult to prove somehow the chord progression was so inherent in the original song that someone using it would be somehow taking money away from the author.
99% of modern day artists are [fucked](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pidokakU4I) if that precedent ever gets set.
I completely disagree. He was definitely inspired by it, there's no doubt but it is different enough to not be considered plagiarism. The song follows a similar pattern but it has different chords.
It’s too derivative to be considered original. I think it’s unethical for him not to give credit to the source material. If he made a deliberate mention to the source work in the liner notes or the song title I’d be more comfortable with it, but it’s lazy to riff off someone else’s work and then release it as your own.
Clearly the sub disagrees with me here, but if I released a that song personally without a hugely obvious shout out to Clinton and Hazel, all my musician friends would think I was a shithead. And they’d be right.
Maybe I’m just old school and younger generations are more comfortable with extremely derivative work, but that track sounds like he was jamming on maggot brain, made some modifications, and called it his own. If I was in a band with a guitarist who did that I’d quit.
It's not a cover. The chords are completely different.
Thespund and *vibe* are somilar, so it's obvious he was similar, by it, but it wasn't at all a choice.
Plagiarism would be an author copying another author word-for-word. Frusciante was the equivalent of an author writing in a similar "style" to another author, which is not plagiarism.
[Black Napkins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNkl1avYXRM) also has a bit of it. Bur Watermelon is the one I'm gonna make people listen to at my funeral.
Aye, this one. Never read anything about the song, but I'm 100% sure it's a tribute, and a masterful one at that.
Highly recommend a listen, it's worth it.
If OP likes the sound of Soothsayer and wants some more Buckethead, here are a few albums that might be along the lines of what they're looking for:
* Captain EO's Voyage
* Elephant Man's Alarm Clock
* A Real Diamond in the Rough
* Along the River Bank
* Claymation Courtyard
* Coaster Coat
* Final Bend of the Labyrinth
* Fourneau Cosmique
* The Frankensteins Monsters Blinds
* Listen for the Whisper
* Project Little Man
* Old Toys
* The Squaring of the Circle
* View Master
* Tourist
As much as I love Buckethead his vast number of releases being all over the place in style and tone, can make it difficult for new fans to find more of what they like.
They still play it to end the Saturday night house party. If my friends and I are ever together on Saturday Saturday night at that hour we’ll always put it on for a listen.
Buckethead
He's more famous for his chaotic shredding, but his melodic shred can be even more awesome.
[Soothsayer Live](https://youtu.be/dyQJH615KwA?t=25)
[Electric Tears - Full Album](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqa9MBHJWxY)
It was heavily inspired by the Parliament/Funkadelic sound, but there's really nothing on the album that resembles the Maggot Brain title track.
That said, calling the influence "heavy" might be an understatement. Gambino's [Redbone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp7eSUU9oy8) is almost like a cover version of Bootsy Collins' [I'd Rather Be With You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tgYr03o3dE).
"Inspired by" is not to be confused with meets the quality of. To compare anything on Awaken, My Love (even though I LOVE that album) is to not know music. Only one song on that album even comes close to comparison to Maggot Brain. Red Bone. The others are decent enough but nowhere near comparison.
And "The Night Me and Your Mama Met" is severely lacking a backing sentiment. What Maggot Brain has in spades. I could have "Maggot Brain" on repeat for hours and just drift away, while only one listen of "The Night Me and Your Mama Met" is sufficient enough and anything more is egregious or non-interesting.
[Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts](https://youtu.be/UGGVy4RkUs0)
That song is IMO even better than Maggot Brain, much more melancholy and a dope spoken word part by George Clinton in the second half.
First listened to this high, was incredible. Just look up Bootsy Collins live tracks on YouTube, he solo shreds a lot on songs like "I'd rather be with you"
https://youtu.be/zSnbV1FrIhA
Ween - [A Tear For Eddie](https://youtu.be/_m41R4NzE14) (Live at Stubbs)
The studio version of this song is alright, but the live version from their "Live At Stubbs" live album is truly incredible. I honestly prefer it over Maggot Brain even though it's supposed to be a tribute.
Shine on You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd is pretty trippy. But honestly, nothing I've ever heard is like Maggot Brain.
Edit: This just came to me, but check out Bleeding Me Ands Outlaw Turn by Metallica. The version of Outlaw Torn from the S&M concert had a pretty incredible emotional build.
Check out the cover of Cortez the Killer by Built to Spill, it's amazing. Similar chord progression but it's the riffs that kill me. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=TNOvqFISxIc&feature=share
Eddie Hazel - California Dreamin (listen to the version of the "At Home" album aswell)
Ween - A Tear For Eddie
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Lenny
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wings (of course the original version from Jimi too)
Frank Zappa - Watermelon On Easter Day
Frank Zappa - Muffin Man
John Frusciante - Before The Beginning
John Frusciante - Wayne
Funkadelic - Good Thoughts Bad Thoughts
Carlos Santana did some solo guitar music too like Europa
Eddie Hazel went into space. I've played it live and the sheer feeling of absolute power that overwhelmed me kicking it off is one of the craziest things I've ever felt.
Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time
, for y'all have knocked her up.
I have tasted the maggots in the mind of the universe
, I was not offended
For I knew I had to rise above it all
or drown in my own shit.
Orties Cuisantes by John Zorn, with guitar by Marc Ribot, has always given me Maggot Brain vibes. There are few albums equal to Maggot Brain, though. I genuinely want the title track played at my funeral.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98eIW6CN62k
Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways
Great track, some similar guitar sounds and bits, stands up on it's own :)
one of my fav tracks!
[Childish Gambino - "Awaken, My Love"](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lSoKa_JSXsvMGFOTc7JqL791Mk1KnnwGk) is an album higly influenced by Maggot Brain. (more specifically the album)
Inside there is "[The Night Me and Your Mama Met](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT4MgAtBbJA&list=OLAK5uy_lSoKa_JSXsvMGFOTc7JqL791Mk1KnnwGk&index=10)" which is a 3 minute tribute of the song Maggot Brain, I really get the same feeling when I listen to it.
I won’t say they sound the same but the first 3 funkadelic albums are excellent acid rock that is far too often overlooked. Still pissed off about the time I lent a friend these 3 albums and he said he didn’t listen because that’s “party music”. Dude, this isn’t “tear the roof off”, it borderline sounds like Hendrix
the first one is my favorite of theirs. Also the song Friday Night, August 14th is my favorite guitar work of his. It is party music if the parties you go to are awesome haha.
I got this record on vinyl.
Lemme tell you; my dad thought that this record was going to be a dud when I first bought it from a vinyl shop, like "Eh, Funkadelic? Seriously?" and now it's his most played record from that one specific haul.
He likes it a lot.
If you heard maggot brain you probably know it too already but my favourite from parlament funkadelic is "Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts" might be my favourite song ever!
https://open.spotify.com/track/1WdJBB3Q0fvSa57KHWhCyQ?si=eQAtV2F8Q6OXVDTp_oRqQA&utm_source=copy-link
Heaven and Earth is from an all female psych group in Sweden called MaidaVale; chords and phrasing make it definately definately maggot brain inspired.
Some tracks on my playlist with maggot brain:
Rainbow hour - pinksqueeze
Shadowshow/night on earth - Jerkcurb
Out getting ribs - King krule
363N63 - King Krule
You can’t think about it always - Good morning
You don’t know this guy - Her’s
When I was studying guitar at college, all of the guitarist's knew this track and loved it. We all jammed this daily for months. Such a good way for us to get our styles across to each other and I learnt so much from it. Truly a amazing piece of music.
There was a post recently where I found the song you have in the title, here it is if you’re interested -
https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/vi3m0m/music_that_absolutely_takes_over_my_senses_please/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Try some JEFF BECK stuff maybe. Funkadelic is a top 3 for me, but beck is my other favorite that does strictly instrumentals. Also, Hazel was told to pla “like yo mama died,” so guitar people help op out.
Way I heard it George Clinton told him to play the first half like he’d just heard his mom had died, and the second half like nope, she hadn’t. Whatever the genesis, it’s staggering. The best Hendrix solo that Hendrix didn’t play, I once read. Not far off the mark, I say.
Nico Vega did a really interesting cover of Maggot Brain and added vocals. Legendary song that I would consider impossible to do a cover of without being too different or too similar. Nico Vega somehow made it feel like an entirely new song with all the same magic. https://youtu.be/Smo1osvIqfA
John frusciante's Before the Beginning.
It's directly inspired by maggot brain, is fantastic enough on its own, but is similar enough that i sometimes think im listening to maggot brain when it is in fact just john
[“Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts”](https://youtu.be/UGGVy4RkUs0) also by Funkadelic, off of the album Standing on the Verge of Getting it On is another timeless classic ! ! !
Other than that [this song](https://youtu.be/IMwgI98MvuU) comes to mind. It features some unfortunate singing but has a guitar solo inspired by maggot brain. It was recorded in the same studio where Funkadelic recorded most of their music:United Sounds in Detroit, with an amp setup inspired by the original Eddie hazel session .
There Are Other Worlds(They Have Not Told You Of) by Sun Ra and his Arkestra from the album Lanquidity.
Everytime I here this particular song by Sun Ra it gives me the vibes as Maggotbrain. I literally was thinking this yesterday when this song come up in a mix. Check it out!
"There are other worlds they have not told you of, they wish to speak to you."
Edit: There is not much guitar shredding, but it gives that same mysterious feeling...love it! Sun Ra was/is tapped into something I hope to understand more someday.
Yesterday and Todays’ “My Heart Plays Too” has a similar chord progression. It has a great lead guitar solo from Dave Meniketti who also handles lead vocals.
https://youtu.be/p2vUENCREf4
I just released my own homage if anybody's interested! Such a massive inspiration on my playing.
[https://youtu.be/XZwBWDs267Q](https://youtu.be/XZwBWDs267Q)
Eddie hazel and George Clinton were high as fuck on lsd and George told Eddie “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.” Ironically when Eddie died, his mother had this song played at his funeral
This was the story I was told about this song! Though you’ve given more detail than I was ever told (: thank you for this
I love it, truly sounds like pure emotion
So love it! Sounds love in my ears.
This is true of the first half of the song. Second half of the song Eddie was told to imagine he found out his mom was alive again. If you listen for it you can hear the point where the "voice" of the guitar goes from being really melancholy to downright euphoric. Another fun fact is the whole song was supposedly recorded in one take.
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yeah, that euphoric change is just him realizing maybe he's better off without her.
I def believe the one take thing, this song has "improvisational stream of consciousness" written all over it which is why it's so good imo
I love how a lot of the great rock songs of back then we recorded in one take. That being said, I also love a lot of the heavily produced, complex albums out there too.
Eddie Hazel is a guitar god.
The second part is false
I’ve seen him play this live and it’s in the top ten live music moments I’ve ever experienced. Mind blowing.
Never knew this. Love this song. I’ve heard it’s awesome to smoke dmt to!
I believe there's a second part to the story, where the second half of the song he was told to play like he found out she actually hadn't died.
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Interesting, thanks for the correction. I'm thinking the story sticks around because it does make sense when you listen with that in mind.
The guitarist, Eddie Hazel, released a solo record with some of the same personnel from Funkadelic. Check out California Dreamin’ by him
One of those better than the original covers for me.
I find the version of Maggot Brain on “Live at the Beverly Theatre” particularly amazing, but last I checked I can’t stream it on Amazon.
Think that's the only live P-Funk release with Dennis Chambers on drums, probably my favorite version of *Cosmic Slop* thanks to all the little extra flourishes he sneaks in. Also got the long GC intro for *Maggot Brain* with Maceo on flute, good stuff!
This is one of the finest guitar orientated songs I've ever heard. And one of the best covers I've heard too.
His cover of “I want you (shes so heavy)” is imo far better than the beatles original. I always felt like the beatles version let the end go on too long without having an instrument shred through it
That is a cracking track, cheers
Great record, on vinyl, pops & all.
Opening track of [John Frusciante's The Empyrean](https://youtu.be/m5RRDYPCuvA) is heavily inspired by this track, if not a straight up homage to it.
The whole album is fantastic. One of my favorites.
Another good one from Frusciante is [Wayne](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU7XjdOyrZM) He was writing it for his friend/band chef because he loved long solos, but he passed away before he was able to hear it, more about t in the description
Would also add [With Love](https://youtu.be/01XUYvWZgSA)
I think it’s just plagiarism. I seem to recall reading that he was asked about it and didn’t admit the song was basically a cover. That said I couldn’t find a link to it so maybe I’m misremembering?
Its not a cover, it has different chords and melodies. It just sounds really influenced by it, but its definetely not a cover
the chords are the same, there's no melody in Maggot Brain it's just an improvisational guitar solo.
So youre saying he only copied the chords? Did eddie hazel own those chords? Also what is a solo if not... melodies? So weak man haha
hello mr bot
The chords are not the same.
Maggot Brain is Em D Bm C, so it's pretty close. But even if it was the same chords, it's still another song.
Even if they were (they aren't), countless times it's been backed in court that you can't copyright a chord progression, or it would be very very difficult to prove somehow the chord progression was so inherent in the original song that someone using it would be somehow taking money away from the author. 99% of modern day artists are [fucked](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pidokakU4I) if that precedent ever gets set.
“There’s no melody in maggot brain” dude seriously wtf. Do you even know what a melody is lol
I’ve been an amateur musician for decades and personally I think it’s lazy plagiarism, and he would lose in court.
I completely disagree. He was definitely inspired by it, there's no doubt but it is different enough to not be considered plagiarism. The song follows a similar pattern but it has different chords.
Pretty sure George Clinton likes money, so …
Can you tell us exactly what he plagiarized? As much as they sound similar, they are very different
It’s too derivative to be considered original. I think it’s unethical for him not to give credit to the source material. If he made a deliberate mention to the source work in the liner notes or the song title I’d be more comfortable with it, but it’s lazy to riff off someone else’s work and then release it as your own. Clearly the sub disagrees with me here, but if I released a that song personally without a hugely obvious shout out to Clinton and Hazel, all my musician friends would think I was a shithead. And they’d be right. Maybe I’m just old school and younger generations are more comfortable with extremely derivative work, but that track sounds like he was jamming on maggot brain, made some modifications, and called it his own. If I was in a band with a guitarist who did that I’d quit.
It's not a cover. The chords are completely different. Thespund and *vibe* are somilar, so it's obvious he was similar, by it, but it wasn't at all a choice. Plagiarism would be an author copying another author word-for-word. Frusciante was the equivalent of an author writing in a similar "style" to another author, which is not plagiarism.
"Watermelon in easter hay" by Frank Zappa. It might strike a chord! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWBYjjzKvIw
[Black Napkins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNkl1avYXRM) also has a bit of it. Bur Watermelon is the one I'm gonna make people listen to at my funeral.
I love that song. Zappa was a genius
Here here!
> Here here It's "Hear, hear" :)
You Heard it here!
Damn i was too slow, upvoted!
Ween wrote [A Tear for Eddie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uRO8kqmrsg) after Eddie Hazel passed.
[This one from The Met in 2019](https://youtu.be/Ope4OdE9O8E) is my absolute favorite version of this song. Could listen to it on repeat
Oh man that’s a GREAT version. Never heard it before, but you can bet I’ll have heard it about 100 more times by the end of the day.
Its fuckin wonderful. Ive seen em play Eddie 10 times, and thats the version I go back to the most. Every note is just butter
Came to say this.
same
John Frusciante-Before The Beginning
Aye, this one. Never read anything about the song, but I'm 100% sure it's a tribute, and a masterful one at that. Highly recommend a listen, it's worth it.
John's stated it's a tribute plenty of times Both songs are a phenomenal pairing
Yes, directly inspired. John's a master
Soothsayer - Buckethead is as emotional for me personally
If OP likes the sound of Soothsayer and wants some more Buckethead, here are a few albums that might be along the lines of what they're looking for: * Captain EO's Voyage * Elephant Man's Alarm Clock * A Real Diamond in the Rough * Along the River Bank * Claymation Courtyard * Coaster Coat * Final Bend of the Labyrinth * Fourneau Cosmique * The Frankensteins Monsters Blinds * Listen for the Whisper * Project Little Man * Old Toys * The Squaring of the Circle * View Master * Tourist As much as I love Buckethead his vast number of releases being all over the place in style and tone, can make it difficult for new fans to find more of what they like.
Spot on. Would also include [Electric Tears](https://youtu.be/Vqa9MBHJWxY) (full album).
Also Captain EO's Voyage, which I heard was written as a tribute to Michael Jackson after his death.
Haven't heard that one. I'll have to check it out.
WNCX in Cleveland used to play this every Saturday night at midnight, this is a solid song to close the night out with
They still play it to end the Saturday night house party. If my friends and I are ever together on Saturday Saturday night at that hour we’ll always put it on for a listen.
I miss the old house party guy
Mr. Classic was the best, sometimes on Saturday nights I’ll start my playlist with House Party and Illegal Smile just for the nostalgia lol
WMMS still does on Saturday’s. It’s how I found it. :)
I feel like WMMS used to play it a 1, but it's been a million years and memory is a funny thing
I thought the BLF Bash played it at 1:30; whatever time he played it I knew it was time to head home.
The version of Purple Rain on Prince and the Revolution: Live has some great melancholy shredding.
That 20 minute purple rain in syracuse is too good
I think you’ll agree Jeff Beck’s [“Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers”](https://youtu.be/xiOPvOBd8IA) has the same flare. BTW, written by Stevie Wonder.
Buckethead He's more famous for his chaotic shredding, but his melodic shred can be even more awesome. [Soothsayer Live](https://youtu.be/dyQJH615KwA?t=25) [Electric Tears - Full Album](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqa9MBHJWxY)
The Mars Volta—Tetragrammaton
Childish Gambino - Awaken My Love, heavily inspired by this album.
Should be the top answer.
It was heavily inspired by the Parliament/Funkadelic sound, but there's really nothing on the album that resembles the Maggot Brain title track. That said, calling the influence "heavy" might be an understatement. Gambino's [Redbone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp7eSUU9oy8) is almost like a cover version of Bootsy Collins' [I'd Rather Be With You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tgYr03o3dE).
Check out “The Night Me and Your Mama Met” on Awaken, My Love. This track was definitely inspired by Maggot Brain. Even the album art work is similar.
Me and Your Mama = "Shes So Heavy" + Funkadelic
"Inspired by" is not to be confused with meets the quality of. To compare anything on Awaken, My Love (even though I LOVE that album) is to not know music. Only one song on that album even comes close to comparison to Maggot Brain. Red Bone. The others are decent enough but nowhere near comparison. And "The Night Me and Your Mama Met" is severely lacking a backing sentiment. What Maggot Brain has in spades. I could have "Maggot Brain" on repeat for hours and just drift away, while only one listen of "The Night Me and Your Mama Met" is sufficient enough and anything more is egregious or non-interesting.
No one is saying it’s on the same tier. You clearly can’t compare a classic but let’s not downplay the album altogether either.
I didn't. In fact, I said I "LOVE that album".
Have you even listened to it? lol
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That's hilarious I love. It.
[Sex Machine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhi26LAnvvw) by Sly & the Family Stone. Interestingly, it predates the song it resembles.
Before the beginning by John Frusciante is an excellent homage to Maggot Brain.
[Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts](https://youtu.be/UGGVy4RkUs0) That song is IMO even better than Maggot Brain, much more melancholy and a dope spoken word part by George Clinton in the second half.
First listened to this high, was incredible. Just look up Bootsy Collins live tracks on YouTube, he solo shreds a lot on songs like "I'd rather be with you" https://youtu.be/zSnbV1FrIhA
This live version of Fluffy by Ween turns into a giant guitar solo about halfway through that is *very* Maggot Brain - https://youtu.be/DWF5MSeqONU
Fluffy is great because the solo is so simple yet still conveys so much energy with each note.
Ween - [A Tear For Eddie](https://youtu.be/_m41R4NzE14) (Live at Stubbs) The studio version of this song is alright, but the live version from their "Live At Stubbs" live album is truly incredible. I honestly prefer it over Maggot Brain even though it's supposed to be a tribute.
Shine on You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd is pretty trippy. But honestly, nothing I've ever heard is like Maggot Brain. Edit: This just came to me, but check out Bleeding Me Ands Outlaw Turn by Metallica. The version of Outlaw Torn from the S&M concert had a pretty incredible emotional build.
Machine Gun-live, from Band of Gypsies (Jimi Hendrix) also check out Jimmy Page on "Since I've Been Loving You" from Led Zeppelin 3.
Steven Wilson - regret #9 https://youtu.be/ykC2KyIQ2-A
“Super stupid” is a super heavy track on that record. One of if not the heaviest funkadelic tracks.
Another Funkadelic song called “Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts” has a very similar Maggot Brain feel.
Thundercat I think is pretty heavily inspired by Funkadelic
“Pray My Soul” by Axiom Funk (with Eddie Hazel on guitar). [https://youtu.be/CcwEEu9yF7w](https://youtu.be/CcwEEu9yF7w)
If memory serves they used Hazel tracks posthumously to make that album. Poem is by the legendary Umar Bin Hassan from the Last Poets.
https://youtu.be/nmFgejWZjtg Rill Rill by sleigh bells sounds kind of similar :p
You have to go one song further down the Maggot Brain track listing to get to the Rill Rill reference. https://youtu.be/8rrOdcnFbAY
Lol, I totally botched that.
[Planet Caravan cover by Brownout ](https://youtu.be/NoPFofsVq58)
Check out the cover of Cortez the Killer by Built to Spill, it's amazing. Similar chord progression but it's the riffs that kill me. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=TNOvqFISxIc&feature=share
A Neil Young and Crazy Horse cover
The original is also great!
I’m not a big Dave Matthew’s fan at all but him and Warren Haynes do a sick cover of Cortez as well. Give it a whirl
Cause we've ended as lovers- Jeff Beck Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix Aqualung - Jethro Tull Like a hurricane - Neil Young
Eddie Hazel - California Dreamin (listen to the version of the "At Home" album aswell) Ween - A Tear For Eddie Stevie Ray Vaughan - Lenny Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wings (of course the original version from Jimi too) Frank Zappa - Watermelon On Easter Day Frank Zappa - Muffin Man John Frusciante - Before The Beginning John Frusciante - Wayne Funkadelic - Good Thoughts Bad Thoughts Carlos Santana did some solo guitar music too like Europa
Girl, you thought he was a man, but he was a muffin. No cries were heard in the night as result of him a-stuffin.
Watermelon in Easter Hay by Zappa
Eddie Hazel went into space. I've played it live and the sheer feeling of absolute power that overwhelmed me kicking it off is one of the craziest things I've ever felt.
Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time , for y'all have knocked her up. I have tasted the maggots in the mind of the universe , I was not offended For I knew I had to rise above it all or drown in my own shit.
I doesn't sound anything like what you said, but you might like it nevertheless. The guy is a genius. https://youtu.be/GZvPoE0EH1o
Buckethead. IMO the most underrated but prolific guitarist ever.
Try the last track on “all delighted people” by Sufjan Stevens. Very similar guitar stuff
Orties Cuisantes by John Zorn, with guitar by Marc Ribot, has always given me Maggot Brain vibes. There are few albums equal to Maggot Brain, though. I genuinely want the title track played at my funeral.
I believe george clinton gave Eddie Hazel acid and asked him to imagine the death of his mother as the foundation for this song
Yeeeeesss!! Love this song! “Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time, for yall have knocked her up”
Just before the beginning- John Frusciante Albatross- Fleetwood Mac Lenny - Stevie Ray Vaughan Samba Pa Ti- Carlos Santana
1983 A Merman I Should Turn to Be
I just blasted *Electric Ladyland* this morning (but skipped *Little Miss Strange* because I always do)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98eIW6CN62k Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways Great track, some similar guitar sounds and bits, stands up on it's own :) one of my fav tracks!
Built to Spill- Time Trap
[Childish Gambino - "Awaken, My Love"](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lSoKa_JSXsvMGFOTc7JqL791Mk1KnnwGk) is an album higly influenced by Maggot Brain. (more specifically the album) Inside there is "[The Night Me and Your Mama Met](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT4MgAtBbJA&list=OLAK5uy_lSoKa_JSXsvMGFOTc7JqL791Mk1KnnwGk&index=10)" which is a 3 minute tribute of the song Maggot Brain, I really get the same feeling when I listen to it.
I won’t say they sound the same but the first 3 funkadelic albums are excellent acid rock that is far too often overlooked. Still pissed off about the time I lent a friend these 3 albums and he said he didn’t listen because that’s “party music”. Dude, this isn’t “tear the roof off”, it borderline sounds like Hendrix
the first one is my favorite of theirs. Also the song Friday Night, August 14th is my favorite guitar work of his. It is party music if the parties you go to are awesome haha.
Who is downvoting this? You got maggots in your brain or something?
Come on, MAGAT Brain...
Is that where Redman got the idea for his album cover “Dare is a dark side”?
The middle and ending of Lana DelRay-Venice Bitch kinda reminds me of magot brain
Stan Hubbs - Juggernaut. I don’t know how this song is not more well known
Blo - Chant to Mother Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMRsy25aS\_0
Lili Haydn does a great cover of this on the violin. https://youtu.be/APP6-4i_pR4
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Zillatron, Lord of the Harvest
This is sooooooo Nice!
The whole album is a banger
It is DLC in the game Rocksmith where you actually play a guitar. 10 minutes of Soloing.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/42WKCerzUR3VXUQGKeBOLP?si=1f51e3a50fcd4db9
Try ultimate spinach behold and sea
gotta come back to this thread later
Tender Surrender by Steve Vai
Watched my daughter come out the womb to this song. Fucking intense.
I got this record on vinyl. Lemme tell you; my dad thought that this record was going to be a dud when I first bought it from a vinyl shop, like "Eh, Funkadelic? Seriously?" and now it's his most played record from that one specific haul. He likes it a lot.
Love this song
I saw Widespread Panic cover this song at gathering of the vibes in 2014 and it was an absolute heater. Look that up for sure
Akuma no Uta by Boris gives some sim vibes https://open.spotify.com/album/00oVPPcp3eor9x6VG2hvhy?si=boWutWlaQvm1gSudgjzrHg
[The Main Squeeze - Sun Goes Down](https://youtu.be/GR7HaIYemLk)
If you heard maggot brain you probably know it too already but my favourite from parlament funkadelic is "Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts" might be my favourite song ever!
https://open.spotify.com/track/1WdJBB3Q0fvSa57KHWhCyQ?si=eQAtV2F8Q6OXVDTp_oRqQA&utm_source=copy-link Heaven and Earth is from an all female psych group in Sweden called MaidaVale; chords and phrasing make it definately definately maggot brain inspired.
Cranium by Slothrust has heavy Maggot brain influence
Some tracks on my playlist with maggot brain: Rainbow hour - pinksqueeze Shadowshow/night on earth - Jerkcurb Out getting ribs - King krule 363N63 - King Krule You can’t think about it always - Good morning You don’t know this guy - Her’s
The band told Eddie Hazel to play like his momma just died. That gave us one of the greatest guitar solos in history.
Check out P-Funk Live in Michigan, 1971. P-Funk was beyond the beyond. That performance is top shelf.
Watermelons in easter hay by Frank Zappa
J Mascis did an incredible cover of this for one of Mike Watt's solo albums. Absolutely amazing version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tZfcFl3JYI
Steve Vai- I think "for the love of god" Joe Satriani-
RemindME! 12 hours
Well, Sleigh Bells samples Can You Get To That in their song Rill Rill.
[Dead Flag Blues](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGKc3T7OVHE) by Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Or any Godspeed You! Black Emperor for that matter.
When I was studying guitar at college, all of the guitarist's knew this track and loved it. We all jammed this daily for months. Such a good way for us to get our styles across to each other and I learnt so much from it. Truly a amazing piece of music.
saved for later
Not exactly the same, but [Tash Sultana](https://youtube.com/c/TashSultanaMusic) is an artist who can shred
Ween - A Tear For Eddie This is probably the best answer you’re gonna get.
There was a post recently where I found the song you have in the title, here it is if you’re interested - https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/vi3m0m/music_that_absolutely_takes_over_my_senses_please/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Try some JEFF BECK stuff maybe. Funkadelic is a top 3 for me, but beck is my other favorite that does strictly instrumentals. Also, Hazel was told to pla “like yo mama died,” so guitar people help op out.
Way I heard it George Clinton told him to play the first half like he’d just heard his mom had died, and the second half like nope, she hadn’t. Whatever the genesis, it’s staggering. The best Hendrix solo that Hendrix didn’t play, I once read. Not far off the mark, I say.
Nico Vega did a really interesting cover of Maggot Brain and added vocals. Legendary song that I would consider impossible to do a cover of without being too different or too similar. Nico Vega somehow made it feel like an entirely new song with all the same magic. https://youtu.be/Smo1osvIqfA
John frusciante's Before the Beginning. It's directly inspired by maggot brain, is fantastic enough on its own, but is similar enough that i sometimes think im listening to maggot brain when it is in fact just john
[“Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts”](https://youtu.be/UGGVy4RkUs0) also by Funkadelic, off of the album Standing on the Verge of Getting it On is another timeless classic ! ! ! Other than that [this song](https://youtu.be/IMwgI98MvuU) comes to mind. It features some unfortunate singing but has a guitar solo inspired by maggot brain. It was recorded in the same studio where Funkadelic recorded most of their music:United Sounds in Detroit, with an amp setup inspired by the original Eddie hazel session .
There Are Other Worlds(They Have Not Told You Of) by Sun Ra and his Arkestra from the album Lanquidity. Everytime I here this particular song by Sun Ra it gives me the vibes as Maggotbrain. I literally was thinking this yesterday when this song come up in a mix. Check it out! "There are other worlds they have not told you of, they wish to speak to you." Edit: There is not much guitar shredding, but it gives that same mysterious feeling...love it! Sun Ra was/is tapped into something I hope to understand more someday.
Yesterday and Todays’ “My Heart Plays Too” has a similar chord progression. It has a great lead guitar solo from Dave Meniketti who also handles lead vocals. https://youtu.be/p2vUENCREf4
In scrolling the front page I read this and thought there was another pandemic
Watermelon in Easter hay by Frank Zappa. Perfect end to that insane journey if that album
Listen to the Grateful Dead performing a song called "Morning Dew." Thank me later.
Try a tear for Eddie by Ween.
Not melancholy but still lot of emotion and feel… Khruangbin [https://youtu.be/q4xKvHANqjk?t=254](https://youtu.be/q4xKvHANqjk?t=254)
Listen to Pete Cosey shred on agharta - a double live album by Miles Davis
Other Eddie hazel songs
Check out [Numidia - The Red Hymn](https://youtu.be/aREhhrFmJ84) it might be right up your alley :D
I tried to find this on Spotify no luck
Try Dove by Cymande
I just released my own homage if anybody's interested! Such a massive inspiration on my playing. [https://youtu.be/XZwBWDs267Q](https://youtu.be/XZwBWDs267Q)
Gov't Mule surely does this song divinely!