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Led by Parliament-Funkadelic alumni Clip Payne and Garry Shider, this riotous Mob (420 Funk Mob) dips a wet finger into early '70s Funkadelic. The 'lectric Kool-Aid they offer is vividly hued, sweet, granular. This 3-CD European debut was recorded live after just three hours of rehearsal. With 20 people going at it, things can be a bit of a mush, but the weird bubbles up readily and frequently, setting them apart from today's P-Funk oldies revue. The wind falls out of a few cuts midway, but then a carnal sax or madness-flecked keyboard offers subtle variations on the theme, riding the handclap current until the songbirds and trombones soar. Bonus DVD footage from 2004 fills in the visuals, revealing a band intent on living new chapters in the George Clinton legacy. The be-dreaded one even joins them in Spain, offering his own funky anointing to the proceedings. This is solid stuff if not the full blown return to Pedro-Bell-psychedelic-glory one might want. jambase.com Dennis Cook

The Parliament/Funkadelic legacy lives on with the formation of two spin off bands 420 Funk Mob and DRUGS..........Arranged with filtered vocals, psychedelic melodies, gut-wrenching rhythms, wah-wah pedals, thick bass lines and Clips coarse dense tone, the 420 Funk Mob and DRUGS sound like a medley between some spunky Grateful Dead and a Jimi Hendrix style jam session........

"The fans, mostly below 30, went fully into ecstasy. Everyone in the Castle Courtyard was dancing.People were jumping up and down, throwing thier hands in the air with the funk sign salute.The driving sound of the Funk Mob with special guest Fred Wesley, had the entire crowd swaying to the Seductive Psychedelic Funky Rhythms." ..... Heidelberg Press Press Photo Link http://friederike-hentschel.de/clinton/index.html?

What went on in Falls Church Thurs. night was one of the best Funkadelic shows I've ever seen.The setlist was an old Maggots dream turned reality.They oozed out that old vibe and some serious sound. One cut after the next in a nonstop action set. We dipped in Chocolate City first.Then it was off to the vanilla suburbs,The State Theater,Falls Church,VA.After copping our tickets my brother and I were walking back to the parking lot ,and I was like,"Where is my boy G?"Then he and Chuck appeared walking towards the backdoor.We greeted each other and had a jovial bump of chests.It smelled like it was time for 4:20 to hit.

Last Thursday night, over 500 people gathered for a sold-out funk festival at the Haunt, put on by Parliament-Funkadelic off-shoots DRUGS, Kidd Funkadelic, and 420 FM with special guest George Clinton. Throughout the night, concert-goers packed shoulder to shoulder and shook the small, hot, upstate-backward space of the Haunt as they got down to each of the three conglomerate bands' slightly different take on the classic P-Funk style.......

The 420 Funk Mob is exactly what I have been looking for in a P Funk Show. I love the All Stars don't get me wrong, but 420 played the songs that I have been waiting to hear for quite sometime. They actually played songs that I thought I may never hear in concert. Kicking off the show with Clone Communicado and then going into Nothing Before Me but Thang was mind blowing......

One of the local efforts to focus more attention on the situation in Darfur. Using music, they gather various acts from different parts of the country to perform at their shows gaining the much needed attention One of the latest featured the Prime Minister of funk George Clinton himself. Playing with the 420 Funk Mob he made sure everyone had the usual jamming good time, beautiful energy floated in the concert hall all night. Peace, love and unity seemed to bring everyone together through the music. Warm smiling faces were seen all throughout, solidifying funk music,George Clinton and the entire night a complete success!