Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome (studio album)
by Parliament

Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome by Parliament
Year: 1977
Overall rank: 3,128th   
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 131 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (54th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (555th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,128th)

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Parliament bestography

Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by Parliament on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Parliament is Mothership Connection which is ranked number 710 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,452.

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Mothership Connection
This album (3,128th)
Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome
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Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome track list

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Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome rankings

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Overall rank: 3,128th | 1970s rank: 555th | 1977 rank: 54th

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78/100 (from 131 votes)
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From 09/14/2022 21:38 | #289674
I guess Funk just isn't for everyone eh.... shame. Great record.

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From 12/06/2020 17:39 | #262147
So much going on here. Bears repeat listening.
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From 08/04/2020 20:19 | #256695
If you’ve listened to Mothership Connection and passed on this, you’ve made an error. Funkentelechy easily blows MC out of the water. MC doesn’t have anything half as good as “Flash Light”, for starters.
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From 10/29/2018 19:36 | #223516
It's time to get funked up
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