Up For The Down Stroke - Parliament

"Up For The Down Stroke" came in 1974 as a return album for the Funk band P Parliament as after their debut in 1970, George Clinton and his crew hadn t performed under this name until this point, where they decided to go back to their more soulful days (which began from their days as a Doo-Wop group going by the name of The Parliaments - and in opposition to the Funkadelic band which has them doing things in a Rock-based style). Here you get a strong line-up as the likes of Eddie Hazel, Bernie Worrell and, most significantly, Bootsy Collins (who had been missing for a couple of years) all appear as part the unit. 1. "Up For The Down Stroke" They kick ...