Funkadelic: When The Circus Hit Town
Phil Symes, Disc and Music Echo, 5 June 1971
FUNKADELIC man George Clinton casually made the understatement of the year. There they were, the five front men of the year's most outrageous band, dressed in their satins and leathers; their yellows, reds, greens and mauves; dog collars and jumpsuits, and George came out with: "I guess we do look funny!"
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