Mothership Connection (studio album) by Parliament

Mothership Connection by Parliament
Year: 1975
Overall rank: 751st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 430 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1975 (10th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (168th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (751st)
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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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80/100 (from 430 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.5/100, a mean average of 79.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.

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80/100
From 01/11/2023 15:04
There are some absolute funk classics on here which are mixed in with a few fairly average tracks making for a decent listen on the whole. The big hits really do infect you on this album and I find myself singing the tracks hours after the album is over. They somehow find a way to get stuck in my head and I mainly think it is due to the genius composition of the songs with the choruses being irresistible. The weaker tracks aren't bad but they are a significant dip in quality and I always seem to lose focus on the album when these songs come on. Overall, a very funky listen that is a lot of fun and is definitely worth a listen.
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90/100
From 12/19/2022 18:05
The political commentary and science fiction-themed lyrics combine with legendary music to create the iconic funk album.
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85/100
From 04/02/2022 16:09
Amazing funky album, the best in this genre as far as I heard.
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From 02/03/2022 23:17
Funk music at its best.
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From 12/22/2021 18:10
Classic funk record. Handcuffs is definitely under-rated here. Great record.
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From 09/17/2021 19:13
Supremely funky. I think the first song does meander a bit in the second half, but pretty much every second of this thing is absolutely fun.
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70/100
From 09/08/2021 16:21
funk funk funk funk with some added funk
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From 06/21/2021 22:33
Impossível ficar parado! Grande instrumental e maravilhoso groove.
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From 05/23/2021 09:35
While the funk world was slowly shortening their beats to create disco, this group showed old-fashioned funk is not at all done with its journeys.
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From 01/15/2021 12:57
Three all-time great funk tracks, no let-downs AND a personal favorite in Handcuffs.
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Best Albums of 1975
1. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
2. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
3. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
4. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
5. A Night At The Opera by Queen
6. Another Green World by Brian Eno
7. Horses by Patti Smith
8. Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
9. Fleetwood Mac (1975) by Fleetwood Mac
10. Mothership Connection by Parliament
11. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
12. Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
13. The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
14. Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
15. Young Americans by David Bowie
16. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John
17. Sabotage by Black Sabbath
18. The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan & The Band
19. Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
20. Katy Lied by Steely Dan
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