P-FUNK crashes a Goverment Mule Party ! (Pictures)
by TFSnewsRoom/RobKrall
P-FUNK crashes a Goverment Mule Party !
I was pumped up for weeks anticipating The Wizard of Woo sitting in with The Mule but when the time came I was not ready for the insanity that took place...Just about everyone has seen Bernie with Warren on the Deepest End CD so we all knew what to expect...
I first set was just plain Mule but covering Zappa's "trouble everyday" made it one smoking set... Then the break came and I knew it was time for Bernie..
The band came out after a very short break and right off the bat they are introducing Bernie as "one of the family" and went right in the Hottest Tighest SCO MULE any Warren fan has ever heard, Bernie's presence has lifted the band to another level, Matt is hitting the drums harder and faster, Warren is streching the strings to the max and working his pedals like a mad man, Bernie starts wailing on the keys right away and the crowd goes nuts....
Right after Sco Mule Warren promises us " we are gonna have some fun this evening" then WARREN INTRODUCES MIKE HAMPTON ON THE GUITAR, I could not beleive what is happening, Warren Starts Strumming Maggot Brain and Bernie and Danny key in, I imediately become covered in goose bumps and realised I HAVE BEEN WAITING 11 YEARS TO SEE WARREN AND MIKE PLAY TOGATHER, Just has the tears start to break on my face and I am expecting Mike's first notes to be played on Maggot Brain, his amplifier quit !!!
So Warren takes the first Guitar notes then Bernie steps up and gives us one of the 1970's Maggot brain Keyboard into's !!!!! tears begin to flow again ( they are feverishly trying to replace Mike Hampons amp.
Now Mikes Amp is working and he is playing Maggot brain and I never seen a happier look on Warrens face in my life,, ( not to mention, I have honestly never seen Mike or Bernie look more Happier on stage either)
The Maggot Brains tends to fade in and out as you can tell they are just feeling out the tune...But the entire club is in shock , this is truelly a momment in rock and roll history...
Warren and Mike manage to tighten it up real good and Matt is doing a stellar job on the drums..Twards the end it look like they struggled again on finding a ending ( but only a true pfunk fan with hundreds of maggot brains under there belt could tell)
So Maggot Brain is over and I am thinking what are they gonna play next?
Warren again says " I wanna bring a special guest to the stage" I am thinking, who the hell could it be? its COREY GLOVER !!!!!
The place goes nuttz !!! We got the entire Mule band with WOO, KID FUNK, and Mr. Glover, they start into a very funky number ( I am thinking Pfunkjazz knows this tune,lol)Warren and Mike start dueling again, nothing but smiles from every end of the club...Corey is givng us some funky blues type vocals...
After this tune Mike splits and its just Bernie and Corey with The Mule, they go into a tune like " talking bout a revolution" what started off slow ( for mule fans) tuned into one of the most moving tunes of the night, Corey can sing like a opera singer, truelly amazing...
After Talking bout a revolution Matts starts his drum solo and as Corey is leaving the stage starts yelling "CHANGE THE WORLD FOLKS, CHANGE THE WORLD"... Bernie also exists and Matt does another inpressive drum solo....after the solo it was back to straight Mule with the encore being SoulShine with a added "talking bout a revolution" rap on Warrens part at the very end...
Definitly one for the history books...now I got TM Stevens and Vernon Reid to deal with tomorrow nite !! ( actually tonite now,lol)
I will never bad mouth new jersey again...
one more thing, after Corey and Bernie leave, MURUNGA comes out for the rest of the show ( he joined Matt during the drum solo)His Bongo was miked up real nice and was very audible...A very nice touch to a perfect evening !!!
