Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Title of album: Standing on the Verge of Getting It On Artist: Funkadelic Release date: 1974 Record label: Westbound On this album, the lyrics generally take a backseat to the music and the jamming. It is one of the most popular Funkadelic albums among fans, and considered an essential Eddie Hazel-album. This is a much more cohesive album than the previous Funkadelic forays; it sticks with a musical style (hard-edged funk) throughout, instead of veering through genres. Track Listing: Red Hot Mama (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel, Bernie Worrell) Alice In My Fantasies (Clinton, Grace Cook) I'll Stay (Clinton, Cook) Sexy Ways (Clinton, Cook) Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On (Clinton, Cook) Jimmy's Got A Little Bit Of Bitch In Him (Clinton, Cook) Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts (Clinton, Cook) Personnel: (all the below is from the liner notes) Spaced Viking; Keyboards & Vocals: Bernie Worrell Tenor Vocals, Congas and Suave Personality: Calvin Simon A Prototype Werewolf; Berserker Octave Vocals: Fuzzy Haskins World's Only Black Leprechaun; Bass & Vocals: Boogie Mosson Maggoteer Lead/Solo Guitar & Vocals: Eddie 'Smedley Smorganoff' Hazel Rhythm/Lead Guitar, Doowop Vocals, Sinister Grin: Garry Shider Supreme Maggot Minister of Funkadelia; Vocals, Maniac Froth and Spit; Behaviour Illegal In Several States: George Clinton Percussion & Vocals; Equipped with stereo armpits: Tiki Fulwood Rhythm/Lead Guitar; polyester soul-powered token white devil: Ron Bykowski Registered and Licensed Genie; Vocals: 'Shady' Grady Thomas Subterranean Bass Vocals, Supercool and Stinky Fingers: Ray (Stingray) Davis Drums: Gary Bronson Bass: Jimmy Calhoun Piano: Leon Patillo Percussion: Ty Lampkin Critical response: ?Standing on the Verge is a full-bodied, crazy mess in the best possible way, with heavy funk jams that still smoke today while making a lot of supposedly loud and dangerous rock sound anemic." the All Music Guide Other external links: the Motherpage Title of song: Standing on the Verge of Getting It On Artist: Funkadelic Title of album: Standing on the Verge of Getting It On (see above) Year of first release: 1974 Trivia: Musically, Standing on the Verge of Getting It On is a hard rock song with audience-participating, chanting vocals. Complete tabs at [external site with complete tabs] Songwriters: George Clinton, Grace Cook (aka Eddie Hazel) Memorable Lyrics: "Even if you don't admit it/The time for change is here and here we are/We're just for you" "Music is designed to free your funky mind/We have come to help you cope/Out into another reality/You will be/Through our music we bring you hope" Complete lyrics at the Motherpage The singer exhorts the listener to get Funky with it. In contrast to several previous songs with a similar lyrical theme, "Standing on the Verge of Getting It On" shows tremendous growth in songwriting as the suggestion to get Funky also explicity includes a connection with social change and an awakening of the mind, and not just dancing. The definition of the Funk (as described in P Funk mythology) could be said to have started with this song. Personnel: Lead Vocals: Parliament, Gary Shider Guitar: Eddie Hazel, Ron Bykowski Critical response: This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.