Maggot Brain (instrumental)

"Maggot Brain"
Instrumental by Funkadelic
from the album Maggot Brain
Released1971
Recorded1971 at Universal Studios, Detroit
Genre
Length10:20
9:35 (alternate mix)
LabelWestbound
Songwriter(s)Edward Hazel, George Clinton
Producer(s)George Clinton

"Maggot Brain" is an instrumental by the American band Funkadelic, released on their 1971 album Maggot Brain. The original recording, over ten minutes long, features little more than a spoken introduction and an extended guitar solo by Eddie Hazel. Music critic Greg Tate described it as Funkadelic's A Love Supreme.[5] Rolling Stone ranked the song #60 on their list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs".[6]

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