Born in 2001 in Cáceres, Spain. Three albums. Three guitars. Eclectic Rock … Read Full Bio ↴Born in 2001 in Cáceres, Spain. Three albums. Three guitars. Eclectic Rock And Roll under a Funkadelic name. They have opened for bands like HYDROMATICS, THE FLESHTONES, RAGING SLAB, MOTHER SUPERIOR or THE GODFATHERS.

Current lineup:
José Carlos Macías
Jesús Dorado
José Ávila
Francisco Javier Cañamero
Mario Madruga.

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Maggot Brain Lyrics

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Comments from YouTube:

@thomasmorton6810

3y↑5.2K

Was told I had stage 4 cancer yesterday thank you George for all the years you've given me in funk

@mrstep2me

3y↑894

Join the club. I got the same diagnosis in October. Trying to enjoy the time I have left.

@mojonaw3211

3y↑405

here for you brothas

@skorpio419

3y↑245

I LOVE U...

@miamiheatbaby87

3y↑341

Sorry to hear this. I hope both of you stay strong and get better.

@bishopgutierrez5772

3y↑450

They’re 2 life’s everybody has. First is when you’re living and the Second is when you realize you only have 1 life left to live. I don’t know you but you better Walter White that shit and leave your mark

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@jameshorton6201

2y↑1.3K

They play this every Saturday night at midnight in Cleveland on a local station I’ve been listening to this for over 30 years it’s epic.

@007bogossemre007

2y↑40

That's great. I would never get sick of tuning in to listen to it :)

@onefastneonrt

1y↑63

98.5 Saturday night house party with Mr. Classic
This is the closing song played at midnight every Saturday.

@thelotuslover4757

1y↑8

Thank you james

@MasonMapes

1y↑5

That’s EPIC.

@rickbaldwin7636

1y↑7

I remember those Saturday nights!

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@Scorpionswho

1y↑803

That guitar strictly sounds like the life-and-death struggle every human being must inherently face. Masterpiece that will never get old

@jacobgardner9427

1y↑37

The guitarist was on LSD and was told to play like his mother died, and to play as if he was trying to make sense of it all, the pain, sadness and everything that comes with it. Also was recorded in one take! That is a cherry on the cake... this is a true golden tune.

@tinastanley4444

1y↑4

Music minor. U know ur music 🎶

@frankspada8512

1y↑3

That in its self is a master piece,
Good comment.

@AmySkribble

It sounded like a very passionate orgasm to me, tbh

@phillippeharris6069

1y↑7

You just articulated how this melody sounded to me

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@33erikd

1y↑394

How THE FUCK did I live 44 years on this planet without hearing this genius. Wow!

@_Majaa

1y↑11

A trip of LSD and hin telling his guitarist play like your mom died and the second sound behind it he said play as if she actually survived. Beautiful song

@DenelsiaWalker

1y↑2

That's what I was just thinking to myself.

@jefferyparchman1392

1y↑1

Because you weren't a funkatier and they used to funk in the white house

@tazador793

1y↑2

My brother just told about this morning. Same feeling. Totally new to me. This is a gem, it goes deep inside.

@paulogarcia8317

Me 2😊

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@MD-px6oe

1y↑189

Listened to this on acid at 17 riding bikes through the grass fields with friends having the best times of my life. Doesn't get much better than that.

@bannistervoid

42w↑3

it really doesn't.

@nylyd0249

42w↑5

It does not my friend life is meant to be lived

@sevenstrums

39w↑9

man that sounds like a beautiful experience.

@swaywellz8206

35w↑1

Gna cop some shrooms and coast. Cid hard to find

@bannistervoid

35w

sounds like a righteous plan@@swaywellz8206

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@vincentbuccieri9305

1y↑32

This is Fantastic !
I Just Heard it for the First Time!
And I am 67yrs. Old!
It Reaks of Zappa , Hendrix and Iommie !
Why the Hell Didn't they Play this On the Radio Too ! Instead Hotel California !, Freebird!, And Dream On! Every Hour on the Hour!

@mooolinator

23w↑1

9-10 minute track length will do that. There's the radio station in Cleveland that's been playing it every Sunday night to end their show for ages. It still doesn't get the recognition it deserves, but we all know how cherished it is by those that find it within their lifetime.

@mikealdana8012

10w↑1

Not a lot of airtime for rock instrumentals unless you want to listen to classical music 🎶 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

@daroldholmes963

4y↑6K

If you connected with this song, we're family.

@eleonoreo.4269

4y↑66

Can family reach out or are we bounded by an eternal unspoken link?

@peterbernhard63

4y↑24

@@eleonoreo.4269 Ja, die ewige unausgesprochene Verbindung. Wundervoll...

@EvanSchatz

4y↑60

Nice!

Can I borrow five grand?

@guwizz8993

4y↑31

Someone compared my Tears of Life intro to this, and I had never known about this song. I'm so glad they compared me to this. I've got a lot of pain and suffering, so I put that in my guitar. I'll never forget this song.

@loucat2779

4y↑11

brother!

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@miloradcukavac1673

1y↑413

Eddie Hazel made history with this thing, he will always be remembered. Thank you forever Eddie. Rest in peace.

@bigtbird8809

1y↑12

Distorted perfection

@blfun3535

1y↑5

Have you seen the video? I saw it many years ago and you can tell he feels every note.

@anthonygerace8926

32w↑8

This is probably the greatest guitar solo in the history of guitar solos. Unfortunately most white rock fans (including me, until about ten years ago) are not familiar with this because most rock radio stations never play it.

@steveolie985

21w

@@anthonygerace8926 All of the good stuff isn't played on radio. Clevelander here, so I've heard this song a ton, but honestly right now, is the greatest time in funk music history. There is so much good funk around the world now that noone knows about unless you are plugged in and look. Khruangbin, Yin Yin, Altin Gun, tons of great sounds coming from Africa, Texas, Middle east and Japan to name a few.

@HarryThomas-qk7tj

21w↑1

Yes RIP Eddie

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@DJALL

2y↑772

First time I ever discovered this life changing Master piece was on 3 tabs of acid and I'll never forget how deep this cut me I lost my mother when I was 2 years old to suicide and my father passed away in my arms on thanksgiving day when I was 7 years old of a heart attack that pain is something I'll always carry with me but when I heard maggotbrain I felt peace the first time in all those years of losing them

@dannycar25

2y↑50

damn... I hope you're doing okay.
I know I'm just an internet stranger but if you like listening to this we're already friends. Stay strong

@maxd7655

1y↑13

big love , u can do anything !

@PERKIODURKIO

1y↑23

Rip both, sending my love to you soldier❤

@thomasknopf7194

1y↑6

Beautiful.

@xDreadheadx

1y↑17

Damn brother. I'll share a piece of my heart with you if you ever run out

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@danielcastro5653

2y↑149

If i was told by a doctor i only have 11 minutes of live, i would imediately come here and listen to this track, i would die in peace.

@taylah1218

1y↑6

Remembering this for if I get a chance to die on a hospital bed vs some other cause

@Flatlinemaybe

46w↑111

If you can’t hear the pain, the fear, the loneliness, the madness and then the peace after this, man, I’m not sure you have a soul

@2NDSEATEROFMOTHORCOUNCIL

17w↑1

@@Flatlinemaybe too true. I wasn’t thinking it out enough before I commented

@Flatlinemaybe

16w

@@2NDSEATEROFMOTHORCOUNCIL it be like that sometimes man, have a groovy day

@thedarkfalafel9323

1y↑249

This song is literally 9 minutes of the best guitar solo ever recorded. Like. It’s fucking perfect. You can hit all the right notes, with enough fuzz you can even nail the tone, but the feel and articulation is impossible to replicate

@scottgarvey3253

1y↑19

No music school can teach feel

@tommmiv3586

1y↑8

@@scottgarvey3253 Absolute facts, you either have it in your fingers or you don't

@GeorgeScott-ct6gu

49w↑5

Greatest solo ever..

@mooolinator

23w↑1

An instrument is a voice for your soul if you're as talented as Eddie. When he played this, his voice strained, cracked, shrieked and bellowed all the way through. In a note-for-note replay that will never ring true.

@notsoperfectcell858

18w↑2

@@tommmiv3586 No, that's ridiculous... It's something you can learn as well.

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@Theycallmekenney

9y↑466

George put Eddie in a room full of amps and told him to play like his mother died..

@valrusso9121

9y↑27

getyoasshome yeah. a room full of amps that were emitting LSD. where the fuck did you hear that version?

@Theycallmekenney

9y↑49

Area 52 from George Clinton himself...

@valrusso9121

9y↑5

getyoasshome my point was. Idk if your reference to amps was literal or metaphorical to acid. But they put him on acid and told him that.

@Theycallmekenney

9y↑9

Area 52 no it was literal

@biglex42

9y↑3

+Area 52 watch the documentary on YouTube. he says it on there, early into documentary too.

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@stewartmoyer5690

44w↑49

God rest his soul, my dad played this as I was growing up. It's been almost 2 years since he passed. I have sooooo many memories of my dad and I in his garage working on people's cars. I miss you dad. Love you, and thank you for introducing me to some of the best music.

@Kaylin_h

42w

That's Awsome!

@stefanmatijevic5810

Man, you made me cry! Cheers for all great dads <3

@Dan-su4lr

2y↑258

its one thing to play fast and technical which separates you from the rest. its another to transfer emotion to the listener while showing technical skills. This is one of the best guitar pieces ever made period. What raw emotion. Thank you Eddie and George.

@razzle1964

2y↑5

The story behind the solo would be of interest - I gather he was locked in the studio for a few days & told to play like 'his Mother had died!' or something ..✌️

@DistortedV12

Amen

@paulmatyas5438

Spoken like a true champ

@Philinleshed

1y↑4

@@razzle1964 Correct and he was tripping hard on acid as well

@keithlengyel

Very well put

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@CarrieMilburn

2y↑90

I just heard this for the first time. I'm 50 damn years old.
I have no idea how it never crossed my path but I sought it out.
This is primal. It goes deep....now I'm just playing it over and over...

@RafaelSantos-wz8zf

2y↑7

It wasn’t your time till now.

@americanpatriot3150

1y↑1

Now it’s my time I’m 51! Love this!

@paulshallbetter1080

1y↑2

I am 65 and never heard this until just now. And I call myself a musician and music lover....sheeeeeeeet.....

@roberttaylor7064

There are quite a few different versions of this too.

@augl.7602

I'm with you, just about to turn 52 and just now discovering this. Buckethead brought me here. Glad the tune did not pass me by.

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@danjensen9425

17w↑27

I bought this album when I was a sophomore in high school. This song will be played when I leave this body.

@groobs

16w

❤❤❤❤❤

@11superlife

2y↑199

I can't believe this is my first time hearing this!! It's like I've been living under a rock musically until now and the sun has shined on me for the first time.

@RafaelSantos-wz8zf

2y↑12

It’s wasn’t your time till now.

@dorrienibberson5388

2y↑5

John frusciante “before the beginning”give that a go🎸

@bmuchgood35

1y↑11

Isn't that a great feeling though? Discovering something so awesome? What else is out there

@davediaz5127

1y↑2

If you like this, check out Buckethead. You are very welcome. :)

@tinastanley4444

1y↑1

It found you. Ur soul needed this. ♥

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@michaelg362

8y↑5.5K

Guys I accidently came across this while doing research on maggots for my bio/chem degree... I did not know what epicness I was diving into when I clicked on this video...

@daniel__97

8y↑147

your comment made my day ahahaha

@UnlearnEverything

8y↑262

If you give a class presentation, you HAVE to play this in the background!

@andrelunaisatuna

8y↑142

+UnlearnEverything Screw it, he should play this song in the background of his class no matter what.

@sarjenka

8y↑61

Your life will never be the same ;))

@ToKeNhI

8y↑48

Andre Luna fucking right. imagine how many motherfuckers will pull out there phones and hit the shazaam app on this song, while hes presenting

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@herroiischineee5095

2y↑38

Been abused, mistreated and damn near defeated but these brothers have introduced me to a funk I never can shake. Da funk is a blessing don't get it twisted family.

@JesusChrist-hb8or

1y↑210

That continuous picking melody that walks you through the whole masterpiece is the most beautiful, charming, comforting melody i have ever heard

@erpaderpa4469

1y↑5

A lot of songs have the same melody tbh

Its just a slow arpeggio

@JesusChrist-hb8or

1y↑11

@@erpaderpa4469 it is simple melody, but so comforting

@erpaderpa4469

1y↑3

@@JesusChrist-hb8or its two chords 😂

@princeanthony442

1y↑15

@@erpaderpa4469 dont matter how many chords, it sounds beautiful, its perfect the way it is

@marcdsantossr

1y↑5

Is there beauty in the struggle or struggle in beauty? Both are true…

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@user-fg6ht3yv8g

48w↑15

House MD. Season 6, Episode 11. Guy dies, this plays.

@1984Pel

2y↑171

Every so often I come back to this song, and every time I get shivers down my spine.

@leonbrown5157

1y↑2

I hear you. I heard this song live!!!!!

@divinefallfromgrace

1y↑1

Same, same. I've had the distinct pleasure of seeing Blackbyrd play this live. Monumental. Wish it was Eddie himself, but that's impossible.

@troyballance9641

1y↑44

From the Wikipedia entry about Eddie Hazel:

The third album's title song, "Maggot Brain", consists of a ten-minute guitar solo by Hazel. George Clinton reportedly told Hazel during the recording session to imagine he had been told his mother had just died. Music critic Greg Tate described it as Funkadelic's "A Love Supreme" (by John Coltrane). In 2008, Rolling Stone cited this as number 60 on its list of 100 greatest "guitar songs" of all time.

Rest in Peace, Power, and Paradise, Eddie Hazel.

@michaelbeckerman7532

42w

60? I've never heard another song that beats it. The only one that even comes close is The Four Horsemen by Aphrodite's Child.

@Wilrizen48

4y↑2.7K

I’m 72 and I first heard this in 1972......I was trippin on mescaline. It’s still as righteous today as when I first heard it. Peace

@liltilted5202

3y↑9

sta arxidia mas

@helenasheets119

3y↑9

Me too

@tonyawallace5297

3y↑21

Damn....🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

@utahboxergirl11

3y↑7

Righteous man

@griffisjm

3y↑16

I want some mescaline

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@andymac369

2y↑41

“Play like your mother has died” I knew there was a reason this always make tears fall from my eyes

@msavic88

2y↑49

This is how you tell an emotional 10min story without using one single word. What a legendary piece of music 🙌🏾 ❤

@michaelbeckerman7532

42w↑2

Once you hear this track, you are never the same person again.

@restinpeace9928

2y↑53

my positive energy goes to all who are reading this from the bottom of the pit. there is no light at the end of the tunnel. You are the light you seek. It comes from within. you are universally loved always 💓

@itsgottocomeoutsomehow108

2y↑5

Bless your fucking soul sir🤘✌️🤘

@vampirejimmie1

2y↑4

Dude you have no idea how badly I needed to read this. Thank you.

@nancypittman7321

2y↑2

So what to do

@TheLordismyshepherd1111

2y↑87

A guitar talking like this conveys so much more emotion than words could ever do…a musician’s instrument becomes an extension of his soul pouring down his fingers like water

@maxismakingstuff

46w↑16

Whenever I listen to this I think of my grandma. She was like the repeating guitar, no matter how much things changed, all the chaos, the beauty, and the noise of life she remained constant. I can't listen to this song too much cause I just cry. But it's a good song, it's good to listen to, and it's a good cry. I miss you Nona.

@jasonbeswick7218

5y↑4.3K

I've always loved this song.... My daughter Chloe has autism and partially blind.... She often has a strong connection to music... I used to play this for her when she was just a baby in her crib.... She loves it... She's 12 now, and when she's upset, it barely takes the first 5-6 notes of this song to calm her down and she's hooked... I love that she and I share this.

@timbenner7005

5y↑94

Beautiful. I am crippled. My kids are cool. Wish and pray you the best.

@ntkkvolos

5y↑61

Such a powerful comment Jason. Loved it!
All the best son.

@jasonbeswick7218

5y↑11

@@timbenner7005 :)

@jasonbeswick7218

5y↑9

@Godspeed Thank you:)

@jasonbeswick7218

5y↑6

@@ntkkvolos Thank you :)

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@charlesstevens9009

2y↑12

I am 73 yrs old and Eddie Hazel and his version of Maggot Brain still give me goose bumps and chills every time I listen to it!!!

@alonzoquintana519

44w

Yo fucker head peace as and harmony

@LetsGoMetsGo33

42w↑22

This is my favorite guitar solo of all time. Listening while high is INCREDIBLE.

@zachmcelroy8556

2y↑156

This was the perfect song to find when I sat in my car knowing I had no place to go. Drove around looking for a place to die when this song came on shuffle.

That was 3 years ago.

@Itsa6stringthang

2y↑22

Good to know you're still alive. Life isn't always fucked up. We live for the good times.

@nyceflix

2y↑9

Glad you're still with us

@hanspeterraatz4928

2y↑8

@@Itsa6stringthang If you hear this kind of music, you don't need nothing else.

@nyllneksif2574

2y↑4

Yay! Breathe on & on 💋

@roadwarrior7401

2y↑6

right on the edge ......... you come back with a vengeance ............

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@kylebetelak6700

8y↑9.2K

Now that I've finished listening to this, how am I supposed to listen to other music

@BSIII

8y↑105

+Kyle Betelak simple, more eddie hazel ;)

@chriskilu25

8y↑12

+Kyle Betelak Klingande - Jubel

@peteirie1075

8y↑19

isn't that the truth

@oldtoby1445

8y↑60

Judas Priest sad wings of destiny (only for people who like music)

@Nugtroen

8y↑63

+Kyle Betelak try muffin man from frank zappa..also a great guitar solo n tone equally to this one...

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@matthewbertram3304

18w↑12

That rhythm progression shouldn't be overlooked, that's a lovely chord structure

@jamesmarchant8838

2y↑20

I did a soul cleanse to this song. I cried so hard. Felt so wonderful afterwards

@m.a.g.3920

This song is pure heart-melting thunder into your soul.

@ruthdixon7807

24w↑12

ten minutes of devastatingly emotive post-hendrix guitar.

@Targato_san

2y↑10

My ex and I were breaking up in a very painful way on a café and this just starts playing. God moves in mysterious ways.

@loriholloway5866

2y↑13

First time hearing this though I've ALWAYS loved George Clinton and Funkadelic, I was just a kid too poor to buy albums. Man, what a treasure to discover after all these decades. Funk should NEVER have died. Criminal.

@chelseaward9841

3y↑4.2K

This song feels like the end of something painful & the beginning of something extremely beautiful

@levipayan-foy2457

3y↑220

apparently george clinton told edie hazel to play the first part of the song as if he heard that his mother had died, and then play the second part as if he heard his mom was actually still alive !

@chelseaward9841

3y↑38

@@levipayan-foy2457 no way🥺😭😭 brb going to cry

@thehipi

3y↑6

Well said

@karlmeyer6916

3y↑13

@@levipayan-foy2457 that's crazy stuff man, thanks for the info!

@michaelmoslak2975

3y↑87

"Maggot Brain" was recorded in one take when George Clinton, under the influence of LSD, told guitarist Hazel during the recording session to play as if he had been told his mother was dead:[1] Clinton explained "I told him to play like his mother had died, to picture that day, what he would feel, how he would make sense of his life, how he would take a measure of everything that was inside him."

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@michaelhood1291

2y↑31

If you can listen to this without being overcome by a plethora of emotions… you’re dead Inside.

@michaelbeckerman7532

42w

It's life-changing, for sure!

@Chronosyclastic

39w

What is a plethora, el guapo?

@carlosiswhoiis9971

20w↑7

I never tire of hearing Eddie Hazel do his thing on this song. It is a thing of pure beauty.

@philb.1502

19w↑1

True! Hazel was only 20 years old when this was recorded.

@marcelag3007

2y↑17

It feels like embracing a beautiful pain

@headlesschicken175

1y↑8

Something told me to listen to this.. I smoked a bowl, and lied down in a pitch black room and just let this take me places in my heart that I haven't visited in a while, places I've let grow cold.. for once in a long time I felt some emotion, I leant in rather than pulled back as I always do, and I embraced it, I wanted to go even deeper but I'm going to leave that for another time

@philb.1502

19w↑4

One of the greatest guitar solos ever recorded in music! Just iconic! Eddie Hazel ( the guitarist) was only 20 years old when this was recorded! Hazel deserves recognition as one of the greatest guitarists of all time!

@birkinsornberger263

3y↑2K

this guitar speaks more of life than a thousand words could

@86will1

3y↑10

Truth...

@kennethervin6202

3y↑7

Real talk my brother and law got me hooked on this may he RIP 🙏

@SunLightFawn

3y↑12

You just want this Song to Keep Playing**

@kennethervin6202

3y↑4

@@SunLightFawn real talk and never stop playing it over and over again 💯

@mitchellnelson6249

2y↑11

Listening to this song for the first time and two to three minutes in I busted out crying... I've never felt so much emotion from a guitar solo... And I've been playing for 15 years.

Truly beautiful... A work of art. Words can't do this masterpiece justice. God bless the beautiful people who reached into the depths of their own souls and pulled out this song.

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@themovie8003

2y↑27

진짜 기분 드러울때 방안 불 다 끄고 작은조명에 눈감고 듣고있으면 마음이 정화되는 사운드👍🏻

@rewing4880

21w↑2

대마초를 조금 넣으면 더 좋습니다.

@soso8824

1y↑5

First heard this song as a teenager. I'm 55 yrs old in 2023 and it still gets to me.🤘💯

@JonnyDWise

1y↑36

This song has always made me imagine a very old guitar, dying a slow and painful death, all alone and crying out for God or someone to save it from its misery.

All of the “bad” notes make it feel like a genuine struggle, like trying to gasp for one more breath but you can never get the air. Eddie Hazel is an absolute legend

@darthbolloful

1y↑2

Right, it's like you can tell he was trying his absolute hardest to portray what he felt but it was still too much so he just goes crazy on the fretboard at parts

@SymphTM

1y↑19

Ça doit bientôt faire vingt ans que j'écoute cette musique et je ne m'en lasse pas. J'étais vraiment tout bébé quand Eddie Hazel est mort et je me souviens de ma mère qui écoutait ça en pleurant dans le salon, sans vraiment comprendre pourquoi on pouvait pleurer pour quelqu'un qu'on avait pas connu.
Aujourd'hui, 20 Janvier 2023, je chiale comme un ahuri dans ma cuisine en la ré-écoutant.
Sois en paix ou que tu sois, Eddie, et maman, aussi.

@Illusiononline

☁️🌥️⛅️🌤️☀️.

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9w↑1

@@Illusiononline 💭👩‍⚕️💕

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@cristiancastanedagarzon6162

1y↑10

I discovered this song thanks to "Love" by Gaspar Noé. I was in one of the most painful times in my life, since then, I cannot stop playing it all the time, always brings me back, and even it is still painful to remember, always makes me think of life and how you get through it when nobody notices how you really are.

@mastermindmc-eazy8834

3y↑1.2K

I still find it hard to believe the dude on that guitar was only a teenager when he laid this exceptional guitar masterpiece.

@blehhggg

3y↑2

@AngryTypingGuy 😭

@DB-LBC

3y↑124

he was actually 20, but that's still pretty amazing.

@hectormacias3495

3y↑46

Eddie was twenty.

@mastermindmc-eazy8834

3y↑53

@@DB-LBC My bad. I saw a video, and the guy said he was 17 when they recorded the song, I must have gotten the wrong info.

@OddballChronicles

3y↑84

@@mastermindmc-eazy8834 you’re not far off, that’s still legendary for a guy THAT young to be THAT extraordinary & brilliant with this solo.

RIP EDDIE HAZEL SHRED IN PEACE 🙏🏾

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@michaelhofmann8483

2y↑6

I am 59, thought I know a lot, really a lot, heared a lot, really a lot.....2 days ago this masterpiece came....puhhh....touched the point of my soul

@hunterdevries6195

38w↑7

Thanks Travis for putting me on 🙏

@AlexofLancaster

38w↑3

Shan, Alex, Ed ❤❤ Maggot brain was one of the frist tracks for me to experience at my time in Leicester, best time of my life smoking bongs, psychedelic music and so many laughs xx forever may our free spirit fly free xx

I haven't seen you in years but I still have hope we will meet again xx

Will never forget out times together in Leicester all together, miss you Shan forever ❤ xx always here for ya and love you xx from Alex xx

@tyrahayes3156

27w↑2

Mr. Classic on 98.5 WNCX (in Cleveland, OH) always played this song EVERY Saturday night, 10 mins before Midnight wrapping up his show for YEARS! You could close your eyes & this song would take you into your past!!!

@FernStone

1y↑2

Reading the comments on this video while listening is truly a spiritual experience.... thank you. To add to the flow of beautiful comments from beautiful people. I want to let you know, I just love you ok. If you are going through hell... keep going. <3

@paulsharier952

6y↑2.7K

man the places ive been with this and I didn't leave my room.

@FISHDINHO

6y↑68

Innerspace is a marvellous space indeed.

@writeone4787

6y↑12

Golden mind

@writeone4787

6y↑12

good conductor

@rookonzo1436

6y↑19

Beautifully put.

@CassChrissy47

6y↑55

the drugs must be good 🤣

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@stevebuck87

1y↑5

Put this song on and go for a drive.....lose yourself behind the wheel, just let the guitar take you there, pull over and wipe the tears from your eyes because it will surely pull some emotion from you. That is one deep solo. I've heard nothing like it. Not even Jimi, and I love me some Jimi!

@bergunx

28w↑2

As a teen back in the mid/late 1970s, I was into Parliament/Funkadelic’s R&B funk driven music, but as I was adding more and more P-Funk music to my little LP collection, especially their earlier stuff. Growing up in Seattle’s South end, the Black and Brown end of Seattle, I’d go up to the University of Washington, the “U District” since they have several good used record stores and I bought a used copy of Maggot Brain, not ever hearing it before, but knowing it was more acid rock-ish, which was cool. I got home and play this for the first time and it blew me away!! Eddie Hazel is and will always be a guitar god!! Sadly, after two divorces and a career in the Army, I lost my first copy, but that first memory with always be with me. I bought the CD years ago, and last week, I bought the UK import LP… A must have for EVERY music lover!!

@RythmicIntentions

1y↑5

Man does this ever bring back memories! Saw them live in Detroit in the 70's just before I went in the military. What a vibe! The raw emotion of this arrangement stays with me to this day. When this song was played the entire crowd was like hooked together (best I can explain it). Even the air was thick with emotion. Every time I hear this song played I can close my eyes and I am back in the 70's at that concert. I'm gonna leave it at that before I get all emotional n shit.

@antoniorodriguez8010

2y↑12

On the shrooms this song opened my eyes to realizing and accepting evil must exist for love to exist.. cried tremendously but I live a different life . :)

@richardgarcia5674

2y↑70

Man I’m 19 years old and I’ve been through sum shit this song is the the best ever made it’s been helping me get through the days a lot easier. Idc what anyone says this song makes me cry I can feel the sadness in the guitar and just over all an very greatfull to have found this master piece

@garykeenan8591

2y↑5

Never give up. Music is the best heart to heart communication beyond the grave. Eddie is playing for you, showing you that your difficulties will make you a stronger man when you keep your heart open to yourself.

@Twh_shrfiehn

2y↑1

Hey, i how it gets better now, and if it doesn't - listen to this again and give yourself another chance, i believe in you

@midnightrunner684

M.A.G.A Brother

@garytownsend8028

I heard that they told him to play like he just found out that his mother died, don't know if that's true or not.

@booniegambini9797

1y↑3

I learned about this song on the end of that TV show "House". A guy was dying and this was playing. Awesome mood music!

@indigoslife1202

3y↑1.8K

To me this is like a combination of Pink Floyd and Jimmy Hendrix and it touches my heart

@PrincessMalina

3y↑19

YES

@soundchaser1097

3y↑54

I see your point, but...
This is much better!
Have to say that, although Floyd is my religion 😉

@ciaranward3559

3y↑15

Much better than anything that hack gilmour played

@ronrendon

3y↑66

@@ciaranward3559 Lovers gonna love whilst haters gonna hate.

@stevenspencer1016

3y↑11

Beautiful. Sounds a lot like Buckethead

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@GregoryP-jw8qj

49w↑2

I remember sittin with 3 or 4 of my best brothers in the kitchen, no lights just a candle or two and everyone just shut up. WMMS out of Cleveland would play this jam religiously on Fri. or sat. night at midnight. Pop a cold one ( I was probably 14 or 15) Those are some of my best memories growing up. Even if everyone was somewhere else we'd tell other people " gotta go do somethin" and by ones or twos we'd come strolling in at 11:56. I didn't know at the time how good it would make my heart feel now ( I'm 54) but I'm damn glad I took the time. 2 are gone now including my real brother so it means even more 🥹🎼🕛

@hbrit92

1y↑13

I can't believe I've never heard this before! Stunning guitar work!

@larrymorning7200

1y↑5

Listening in my work truck in tears! Thinking of my friends that have passed on. Funk is it’s own reward.

@naisygriff

Bless you.

@bluegregory6239

1y↑8

One of the Ten Best songs ever. It sends chills down my spine.

@arnoldeckiwaudah9512

39w↑2

Lost my popz this past February. He skooled me on music. He will forever be missed but music I will always see and hear his voice. Say "hello" Say "Goodbye" as he always said. WECHAA!!!

@harvey20c

5y↑1.6K

I have never heard this before, I am stunned, and I looked it up and found out it was released the very day I was born, July 12, 1971. I am completely trippin right now.

@piperbarlow1672

5y↑30

ayy july 12 boys

@tinastanley4444

4y↑21

Happy birthday. This song is such a gift. I was born in 71 too.

@DC-ii5ej

4y↑4

wow loll

@c.m.f.c.3846

4y↑14

Yoooo! July 12 1978 here! JULY BOYS IN THA HOUSE!

@frankyeddy6066

4y↑26

Crazy I was born July 12 2045 - trust me we prevail the purge- JULY BOYS!!!

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@billgist3949

2y↑1

My young life was Cleveland Rocks and Maggot Brain at 1:00am the best was summer nights ❤️🙏🍻

@sirdekkar

22w↑3

First listen at 40 years, instant top 10 song.

@dinglemaniac1541

29w↑7

The whole section between 4:11-4:55 sounds like the spirit of the 60's screaming while being burned alive at the stake.. Crazy stuff!

@ss_avsmt

2y↑5

Congrats. You've reached the end. There is no better song left.

@brittanymartin3493

27w↑4

This has been one of the hardest years for me but his music continues to inspire joy and hope, out of chaos and catastrophe.

@SymphTM

25w↑1

Hope you feel better, sure you trully deserve it.

@YeahForSure99

4y↑1.4K

He's crying through the guitar. And oh does he weep...

@ladybird131

4y↑9

Both

@moisesperez8534

4y↑13

I cry to

@moisesperez8534

4y↑14

Weep my brother that is no longer

@johndough8219

4y↑17

He cries for the lost souls....

@drakerodriguez9847

4y↑7

perfectly explained

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@aharamose3613

1y↑8

I can remember like yesterday, years ago watching him play maggot brain live, it’s had many people mesmerized it was a beautiful experience to see along with brides of funkenstien, funkadelic and George Clinton. Best concert I’m attended

@drmelliemel4884

51w

... Don't forget Parlet. True music... Wish it were back

@LoudModeOn

25w↑5

I just heard this for the very first time today and I can safely say this is the most incredible, emotional, heart wrenching piece of music I have ever heard in my life.

@SymphTM

25w↑2

Welcome in the familly bro.

@rossmontoya8430

25w↑3

First time I ever heard it I was 14 drinking with one of my mom's friends , he was the older homie that just let me hang around cause he knew how my home life was. We walked to the corner store & he bought two bottles of thunderbird,one for us both. I sat @ the spot smoking brown bag dimes & drinking all night & this played over & over again cause he was too drunk & I was too drunk & high to change it .I'll never forget that Dan the Man lol. The nineties man , what can i say the nineties

@crisleroi299

2y↑3

This song brings me to tears

@thiagomorais7419

42w↑5

God DAMN how can a guitar cry like an angel like that? I don't think in my deepest dreams I could go to the places this song took me, literal tears pouring down as every riff takes another shard of my soul from the ground and says "Don't drop it again buddy".

@maryannecarlson8780

2y↑2

Home is Akron, grew up listening to this on the buzzard, live in Ml for some years now, it suprizes me how many people have never heard this here! I have played this song and people are turned on and tripped out by it, they love it, its so cool to carry on this masterpiece to other people:), including my children, this song is timeless.

@Sey_Les

3y↑799

Man smoking a blunt laying on my patio, closing my eyes as the sun shines, and this meditation, medicine, fukin AMAZING piece of art..... straight had me going thru my childhood and then I was standing with my mom holding her hands, lookin her in the face and she was beautiful as I remember, then she was gone, and the chords just ushered in this great sadness, but it was a good one. If anyone is reading this. You are loved, forgive yourself and those that have hurt you. Love man.

@jchristopher2476

3y↑14

Thank you! You did something miraculous with the love you posted. Thank you! I appreciate your love and I love you! I always will.

@Sey_Les

3y↑4

@@jchristopher2476 ❤️🙏 stay up man.

@A1Bokeh

3y↑5

Thank you brother. Hope all is well

@edsmart5801

3y↑3

Man true enough!!! Your words taken me back! True enough! Thank you! May you have nothing but blessed days! As for all that's listening to this masterpiece of emotions! God bless us all!!!

@poolepaul4158

3y↑8

That is a wonderful statement brother. I lost my mum 5 weeks ago and I am hurting badly. My mum was everything to me. Love ya mum!

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@Shaun1738

2y↑7

This is amazing… this is my first time listening to this, looking through the comments to find out it’s 50 years old is mindblowing. I’ve never had a guitar piece have this much of an emotional impact on me before

@nikiguymer5840

1y↑3

Here again,I don't know if it's getting easier but I am starting to love your favourite tune,its coming up to two years since I lost my best friend and only the last year that I can listen to this àbs9lute masterpiece.
I can somehow feel him near me feeling every note,hoping he is at peace and I feel that peace now although I am crying and feel like my heart is being ripped to pieces ....maggot brain!!!,miss you reubenx

@robertnunn6450

2y↑5

THE GREATEST GUITAR SOLO EVER AND I MEAN EVER PLAYED AND RECORDED PERIOD!!!

@bronsongross

1y↑10

Now that you’ve felt Eddie Hazel, your next stop should be California Dreaming, from his album Games, Dames, and Guitar Things… Fucking RIGHTEOUS! 😌

@AllenShamall

1y↑5

Play this at my funerals and just enjoy it a last time together.

@bi1478

4y↑1.9K

If you’re here, congratulations you have good taste in music

@jghotier167

4y↑7

....and a Doff of the Cap to you too good sir (sorry if Ma’am)!

@BitcoinMotorist

4y↑14

I have never heard this song before. Hearing it for the first time as I type this

@jghotier167

4y↑8

Bitcoin Motorist check out I Want You (She’s So Heavy) by Eddie Hazel. The extended guitar solo in Maggot Brain is Eddie Hazel btw. You won’t be disappointed. Cheers!

@ingrid_inthesky

4y↑7

My mom just sent me this

@bantumhlope3302

4y↑1

Since 2008

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@sister2earthmame273

1y↑6

This particular song to me is alive it became awakened as he played it into existence

@akonpierre

2y↑2

Damn!! Now I know where John Fruiscante got it from. My ears is bleeding by this strong beautiful music. Creeeeepy stuff.

@alicewilliamson2544

1y↑2

Love love this, my husband's favorite may he continue to rest in peace

@whoopshey826

2y↑1

lighting a blunt to this right now. Love this music. If you're new here, join the ride, it don't cost nothing

@tinaarko6625

2y↑4

Grew up with this song. Radio station played it every Friday night. At midnight. For years & years. Years ago.

@lesfearsfonzarelli8014

4y↑646

...this song has just literally brought me to tears...emotional roller coaster....happiness and sadness...if no one one has told yall that they love you today....im telling you...i love you...xo

@donaldrankin4721

4y↑5

Bipolar?

@lesfearsfonzarelli8014

4y↑12

...i wouldnt say bipolar...just stating ...this is a beautiful track...

@hairball337

4y↑12

We love you 2 ,.....I feel ya!!!! Beautiful music will catch us off guard sometimes, And remind us of all past present future. Thank god for hidden gems.

@D04137

4y↑4

donald rankin don’t you feel the soul in this

@julianblack3390

4y↑2

#me too!

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@dimeolas777

39w↑2

The angst, and frustrations, the rise and downfalls...of life. Hopes and dreams dashed and crashed. We all feel the pain of being human. It can tear apart your mind heart and soul.
But what is also Life is that after that dark night comes a dawn and the sun, like hop, will rise again.
I cant get enough of this song, rest in peace brother and thank you for this precious gift.

@giusepperesponte8077

2y↑19

This song conveys an emotion of such raw sorrow. Can’t really describe it with words. That’s why music is so amazing. It says things that no words could possibly capture.