''Gloryhallastoopid (Or Pin the Tale on the Funky)'' is the eighth album by the American funk band

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, released in 1979. It was their penultimate album on the

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label, and is another

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that tries to explain that Funk was responsible for the creation of the universe (see '' P Funk mythology''). It reuses samples from previous albums, notably ''

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'' and '' Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome''.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote that, "however subtle Parliament has become, we continue to get low-register bass riffs, synthesizer horror riffs, disco tempos, and double-entendre lyrics pairing the nature of the cosmos with the behavior of the sex drive." The ''

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'' called the album "a gem of cosmic Uncle Tomfoolery," and considered it to be better than ''

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''. ''

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'' determined that much of the "funky power is lost," but praised "Theme from the Black Hole". ''

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'' opined that " Party People" "catches George Clinton reaching too hard for a pop hit."

Track listing

#"Prologue" – 0:47 #"(Gloryhallastoopid) Pin the Tail on the Funky" (Collins, Clinton) – 4:06 #" Party People" (Collins, Clinton, Shider) – 10:08 #"The Big Bang Theory" (Sterling, Dunbar, Clinton) – 7:10 #"The Freeze (Sizzaleenmean)" (McKnight, Clinton) – 8:59 #"Colour Me Funky" (Theracon, Clinton) – 4:51 #"Theme from the Black Hole" (Collins, Clinton, Theracon) – 4:38 #"May We Bang You?" (Clinton, Collins, Collins, Theracon) – 4:43

Personnel

The Odd Squad Musicians

*Totally Treacherous But Slightly Silly Axe Molestors (guitars):

Michael Hampton Michael Hampton (born November 15, 1956) is an American funk/rock guitarist. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. Career Hampton was born in Cleveland, Ohio, ...

Garry Shider Garry Marshall Shider (July 24, 1953 – June 16, 2010) was an American musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with fifteen ...

William Collins William Collins may refer to: Arts * William Collins (poet) (1721–1759), English poet * William Collins (painter) (1788–1847), English landscape artist * William Lucas Collins (1815–1887), English author and clergyman of the Church of Engla ...

Phelps Collins Phelps "Catfish" Collins (October 17, 1943 – August 6, 2010) was an American musician. A lead guitarist and rhythm guitarist, he is known mostly for his work in the P-Funk collective. Although frequently overshadowed by his younger brother, ...

, Gordon Carlton,

DeWayne McKnight DeWayne McKnight is an American guitarist. From 1975 to 1978, he was a member of the Headhunters, a jazz-funk fusion band, and Parliament-Funkadelic from 1978 through 2021, with whom he still plays on occasion. He served briefly as guitaris ...

Walter "Junie" Morrison Walter "Junie" Morrison (June 28, 1954 – January 21, 2017) was an American songwriter, record producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist. He was a member of the Ohio Players in the early 1970s, and later became a member and musical direc ...

*Underneath Below Bottom and Other Deep Basic Activities (bass): Rodney Curtis, Donnie Sterling,

, DeWayne McKnight, Walter Morrison *Goofin' Gooey Quacy Quirkn' Glueon Key Bangers? (keyboards):

Bernie Worrell George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American Keyboard instrument, keyboardist and record producer best known as a founding member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective. In later years, he also worked with ...

, Walter Morrison, David Lee Chong *African Telephone Operators (drums):

Dennis Chambers Dennis Milton Chambers (born May 9, 1959) is an American jazz fusion and funk drummer. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2001. Early life Chambers was born on May 9, 1959, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. He began drumming ...

, Kenny Colton, Tyrone Lampkin, William Collins, DeWayne McKnight *Directory Assistance (percussion): Larry Fratangelo, Carl "Butch" Small *Pieces of Mouf (Mouf Pieces) (horns): Greg Thomas, Greg Boyer, Bennie Cowens, Larry Hatcher,

Maceo Parker Maceo Parker (; born February 14, 1943) is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of ...

, Sam Peakes *Horn arrangements: Bernie Worrell,

Fred Wesley Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American trombonist who worked with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s, and Parliament-Funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s. Biography Wesley was born the son of a high school teacher and big band le ...

, P-Funk Horns (The Baltimore Connection Horn Section), Sam Peakes

Scream Division

*The Put Yo' Boody Where Yo' Mouf Iz Choir: Ray Davis, Garry Shider, Ron Ford, Larry Heckstall, Michael "Clip" Payne, Tracey "Lewd" Lewis, Linda Shider,

Dawn Silva Dawn Silva is an American funk vocalist. Silva started her career as a background vocalist for Sly and the Family Stone. She joined Parliament-Funkadelic in 1977. She was the only original Brides of Funkenstein member to continue through the Br ...

Sheila Horne Sheila Horne is an American singer. Career Brides of Funkenstein hired her as a back-up singer for original Brides Lynn Mabry and Dawn Silva in 1978. She became a main singer with Silva and Jeanette McGruder in 1979 for the second Brides album ...

Jeanette Washington Jeanette Washington is a funk vocalist best known as a member of the band Parliament. Washington appeared as a background singer on recordings by James Brown in 1975. That year, she joined Parliament with Debbie Wright, becoming the first femal ...

Jeanette McGruder Jeanette McGruder (born November 8, 1954) is a singer, comedian, sketch actress, and writer, who has performed with P-Funk, Brides Of Funkenstein, and Lynn Mabry and Dawn Silva. In 1979, she recorded with Silva and Sheila Horne on "Never Buy Tex ...

, Shirley Hayden, Janice Evans, Greg Thomas, Robert Johnson, Ron Dunbar,

Jessica Cleaves Jessica Marguerite Cleaves (December 10, 1948 – May 2, 2014) was an American singer and songwriter who was the lead singer of the Friends of Distinction, Earth, Wind & Fire, Parliament Funkadelic, and Raw Silk. Early life Jessica Cleaves was ...

Philippe Wynne Philippe is a masculine given name, cognate to Philip, and sometimes also a surname. The name may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince ...

Bootsy Collins William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s before joining the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, Collins established himse ...

, George Clinton, Gary Cooper, Joel Johnson, Wellington Wigout, Star Child *Additional backing vocals: Jerome Rogers, Tony Davis, Andre Williams, Larry Hackett, Walter Morrison, Rod

References

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