**Introduction** Eddie Hazel was one of the original founding members of the bands Funkadelic and Parliament and was one of the most influential funk musicians of the era. His life was sadly cut short due to drug use. He died in 1992 aged just 42. His most memorable contribution was undoubtedly his ten minute guitar masterpiece "Maggot Brain" which featured as the title track on the Funkadelic's third album which was released in 1971 to critical acclaim. Although he left the group in late 1971 he contributed on a few more Funkadelic albums before working with The Temptations with former Funkadelic band-mate Billy Nelson. Sadly his life spiraled into ...  Read the complete review

"Dames, Games and Guitar Thangs" came as the debut album from Eddie Hazel early in 1977. The Parliament-Funkadelic artist was finally able to put out solo work (after nearly ten years working as part of both the two main George Clinton-led Funk acts. It was the only album put out by him while he was alive (dying of liver failure in 1994) and finds that both he and Clinton plays roles in production, and the likes of Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, and Garry Shider all step up to back him up in the band. In a change to the contemporary P-Funk works, Hazel takes things back to their past in Psychedelic Rock. 1. "California ...  Read the complete review