There is no denying that there was a real heaviness to the 1970's funk of Funkadelic but nothing compares to how heavy they would get when they stripped away George Clinton's vocals, Bootsy's bass, Tikii Fulwood's drums and any ancillary horns to let Eddie Hazel solo for 10 minutes. "Maggot Brain" is pure, jaw dropping, brain melting, emotional heaviness and an important touch stone in our chronology of heavy. .