Funkadelic's 1974 release STANDING ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT ON proved to be a continuation of the more consolidated direction laid down on its predecessor, COSMIC SLOP. But STANDING is the better and stronger album, and easily Funkadelic's most consistent work since the classic MAGGOT BRAIN. Even though the band's members were, at the time, doing double duty in the more commercially oriented Parliament, Funkadelic maintained its complete allegiance here to wildly experimental, rock-influenced music.
The album begins with a lighthearted poem read by two band members, their voices sped up to sound like The Chipmunks. This leads directly into the vicious funk-rock of "Red Hot Mama" and the absolutely raging rocker, "Alice In My Fantasies." The mood calms down briefly for the soulful "I'll Stay" and the playful pop of "Sexy Ways." There are jazzy moments ("Jimmy's Got A Little Bit Of Bitch In Him"), and meditative instrumentals ("Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts"), but the topper is the title track, a manically exuberant jam that still ranks among P-funk's greatest moments.
- Format: Vinyl, 2 LP
- Genre: Funk/Soul
Track Listing:
A1 Cosmic Slop
A2 Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
A3 You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure
A4 One Nation Under A Groove Pt1
A5 Better By The Pound
A6 Sexy Ways
B1 Loose Booty
B2 (Not Just) Knee Deep Pt1
B3 A Joyful Process
B4 Whatever Makes My Baby Feel Good
B5 Can You Get To That
C1 Maggot Brain
C2 I Wanna Know If It's Good To You
C3 I'll Bet You
C4 Hit It And Quit It
D1 Red Hot Mama
D2 I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody Got A Thing
D3 Comin' Around The Mountain
D4 Let's Take It To The Stage
D5 Undisco Kidd
