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America Eats Its Young
R&B / Soul · 1972 · 13 tracks

America Eats Its Young

Funkadelic

A sprawling double-album of orchestral funk and cynical soul. Dense arrangements meet Bootsy Collins' rubber-band bass in a gritty, psychedelic exploration of decay.

May 1972 · Westbound Records

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America Eats Its Young is the sound of a revolution turning inward and becoming more sophisticated. While earlier Funkadelic records felt like a garage band on acid, this double-album introduces a cinematic, almost orchestral weight. The arrival of Bootsy and Catfish Collins brings a new, elastic rhythmic precision that anchors George Clinton's most cynical and socially-conscious songwriting. It is a dense, challenging listen that trades the raw feedback of the past for a complex, multi-layered studio production that feels both expensive and dangerously gritty.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
You Hit the Nail on the Head
7:13
02
If You Don’t Like the Effects, Don’t Produce the Cause
3:48
03
Everybody Is Going to Make It This Time
5:57
04
A Joyful Process
6:16
05
We Hurt Too
3:51
06
Loose Booty
4:53
07
Philmore
2:34
08
Pussycat
5:09
09
America Eats Its Young
5:54
11
That Was My Girl
3:47
12
Balance
5:31
13
Miss Lucifer’s Love
5:59
14
Wake Up
6:28
Moments Worth Listening For
The moment in You Hit the Nail on the Head where the chaotic opening settles into a relentless, driving groove led by the brass section.
The arrival of Bootsy Collins' distinctive, elastic bass style on Loose Booty, marking a permanent shift in the band's rhythmic DNA.
The haunting, stripped-back vulnerability of Biological Speculation where the lyrics question human nature over a surprisingly gentle melody.
The sheer maximalism of the title track, where orchestral strings collide with gritty street-level funk to create a sense of cinematic dread.
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How does America Eats Its Young sound next to the rest of Funkadelic's catalogue?

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The writing leans notably further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

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