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As with its predecessor, Gloryhallastoopid (1979), there's not much of interest to be found on Trombipulation, the final Parliament album. "Agony of Defeet" is the highlight and "Let's Play House" is also notable, yet even these songs are relatively dull when you compare them to Parliament-Funkadelic standouts such as "Flashlight" or "One Nation Under a Groove" from only a few years prior. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Trombipulation is how it finds Parliament in free fall, seemingly out of good ideas and sounding downright uninspired. It's no wonder Clinton dissolved the group after this album's wake -- after both Gloryhallastoopid and Trombipulation, it'd become apparent Parliament had run its course and had become creatively bankrupt. To Clinton's credit, though, his latter-day Funkadelic albums, including The Electric Spanking of War Babies (1981) remained worthwhile, and subsequent albums, namely Computer Games (1982) and Urban Dancefloor Guerillas (1983), were especially exciting. Yet for whatever reason, the last couple Parliament albums were duds.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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William Earl Collins, ComposerLyricist - Bootsy Collins, Producer - David Spradley, ComposerLyricist - Parliament, MainArtist
℗ 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Earl Collins, ComposerLyricist - Bootsy Collins, Producer - George Clinton, ComposerLyricist - Parliament, MainArtist
℗ 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ronald Ford, ComposerLyricist - Walter Morrison, Producer - Bernie Worrell, ComposerLyricist - Parliament, MainArtist - Bobby Bishop, ComposerLyricist - Ramone Johnson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group
RONALD DUNBAR, ComposerLyricist - George Clinton, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Parliament, MainArtist - Donnie Sterling, ComposerLyricist - Don Sterling, ComposerLyricist - Donna Lynn Clinton, ComposerLyricist - Ron Dunbar, Producer
℗ 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group A Universal Company
Ronald Ford, ComposerLyricist - Ron Ford, Producer - Garry Marshall Shider, ComposerLyricist - Parliament, MainArtist - S. Green, ComposerLyricist - Ramone Johnson, ComposerLyricist - L. Curry, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group
William Earl Collins, ComposerLyricist - George Clinton, ComposerLyricist - Walter Morrison, Producer - Parliament, MainArtist - Juni Morrison, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 PolyGram Pictures Inc.
George Clinton, ComposerLyricist - Walter Morrison, Producer - Parliament, MainArtist - Don Sterling, ComposerLyricist - Ramone Johnson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ronald Ford, ComposerLyricist - Walter Morrison, Producer - Jimmy Ali, ComposerLyricist - Parliament, MainArtist - Donna Lynn Clinton, ComposerLyricist - Ramone Johnson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
As with its predecessor, Gloryhallastoopid (1979), there's not much of interest to be found on Trombipulation, the final Parliament album. "Agony of Defeet" is the highlight and "Let's Play House" is also notable, yet even these songs are relatively dull when you compare them to Parliament-Funkadelic standouts such as "Flashlight" or "One Nation Under a Groove" from only a few years prior. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Trombipulation is how it finds Parliament in free fall, seemingly out of good ideas and sounding downright uninspired. It's no wonder Clinton dissolved the group after this album's wake -- after both Gloryhallastoopid and Trombipulation, it'd become apparent Parliament had run its course and had become creatively bankrupt. To Clinton's credit, though, his latter-day Funkadelic albums, including The Electric Spanking of War Babies (1981) remained worthwhile, and subsequent albums, namely Computer Games (1982) and Urban Dancefloor Guerillas (1983), were especially exciting. Yet for whatever reason, the last couple Parliament albums were duds.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:48
- Main artists: Parliament
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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