U.S. Music with Funkadelic

This long-lost Funkadelic gem was recorded and mixed in 1972, but never released. By the early `70s, George Clinton and company were suffering from problems with personnel and labels, yet continued recording as a side-project called U.S. (standing for United Soul). The group included key members of Funkadelic, including Clinton and Bernie Worrell, and featured newly recruited singer, songwriter, and guitarist Gary Shider (who later became a permanent member of Parliament-Funkadelic).
The album departs from the dark, psychedelic meanderings of the band's first three albums and moves in a more song-oriented direction with an emphasis on rock guitar and grooves. Shider, in particular, shines on "Baby, I Owe You Something Good" and "Broken Heart," but the whole set serves to remind that Funkadelic were among the best (if underrated) bands of the era. The 2009 release of U.S. MUSIC gives funkateers everywhere cause to rejoice.