The fourteen songs tend to flow into one another as wave after musical wave washes over the audience. “Dr. Funkenstein,” “Give Up The Funk,” “Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples,” and “Cosmic Slop” revs up the energy with raw power. The finale finds Clinton inviting opening acts, The Sly Stone Band and Bootsy Collins on stage for a rousing finish.
And yes the mothership does land and I don’t mean metaphorically. Great special effects included a spaceship descending from the ceiling and of course it is George Clinton who steps out of the smoke.
Parliament Funkadelic was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1997. The Mothership Has Landed Live 1976 is an excellent chronicle of a creative group live in concert. Prepare to be funked!
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