Track Listing

1. Mr Wiggles
2. Rumpopsteelskin
3. You're A Fish And I'm A Water Sign
4. Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
5. One Of Those Funky Things
6. Liquid Sunshine
7. Motor Booty Affair
8. Deep

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #89796 in Music
• Released on: 1995-12-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

CD Description
Possibly the oddest of all the Parliament album concepts, 1978's MOTOR-BOOTY AFFAIR is about water. Well, actually, it's about racial identity--like all of George Clinton's projects--but water is the defining metaphor. It works more often than not, surprisingly, but as always, the real focus is noton the goofy-serious lyrics, or even on the tape-effect vocals of Clinton and superstar bassist Bootsy Collins as the character Sir Nose D'Void of Funk, who gets his comeuppance in the manic and hilarious "Aqua Boogie". No, it's the monster funk grooves that Clinton, Collins, and the other 31 (!) credited musicians and vocals lay down that are the real point of MOTOR-BOOTY AFFAIR, from the jazz-tinged title track tothe spacey and psychedelic love song "Water Sign". Fred Wesley's Horny Horns are the real stars of the show, their tight syncopations as much of a lead voice in the complex arrangements as Bernie Worrell's wriggly synths. MOTOR-BOOTY AFFAIR is an all-time '70s funk classic, and second only to 1975's peerless MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION as a Parliament album.

Customer Reviews

I can do my thang underwater...
I'm surprised to see no review for this one yet, as it's always been one of my favourite P-Funk albums. It shows how the success of George Clinton's concepts can vary surprisingly; the underwater theme of this project doesn't sound promising, but it works extremely well, whereas the 'P-Funk in space' idea, which sounds like a given, produced the often dreary 'Gloryhallastoopid' album next time round.

The Motor Booty Affair album is probably the most multi-layered soundscape of the original Parliament albums, with particular emphasis placed on the liquid squiggles of Bernie Worrell's keyboards as well as the ever-present bass grooves of the Funk mob. There are plenty of highlights, the best being the bassline on the title track that slinks its way trough the tune in one of the most beautiful P-Funk workouts.

The album is a masterpiece - perhaps the last they recorded before too many side projects dispersed and diluted the P-Funk sound.