Parliament's tour around the time of the release of "Gloryhallastoopid" (also known as the Egg Tour or Popsicle Stick Tour) was held from late February to March 1980 as part of a series of unpaid tours to save the Apollo Theater. This is a soundboard recording, but with rough sound quality. George doesn't seem to have performed live in 1980 after this, so you can see how valuable this live performance is. Junie left the band because he wasn't credited, there was no bassist Skeet, and it's possible that Lige Currie took his place. However, Bernie Worrell, who had been moving away from George, was also called, and the band broke up in 1979 due to Bootsy's deteriorating mental state and the problem of not being able to use the name Rubber Band, so Maceo and the other members of the Horny Horns came to George's side, so they are there (Fred may not be there). The highlight of this live show is the light funk song "The Big Bang Theory" with a strong Ron Dunbar influence. It's very cool, including the horn phrases, but even though it's called the Big Bang Theory, there are no lyrics. The sound is the theory itself. "Gloryhallastoopid" is a battle between Dr. Funkenstein, who "created the Big Bang and the Big Dance," and the holy fool donkeys who can become a party animal like George for 7 seconds if you stick a pin in their butts, but it contains songs like this that should not be underestimated. And the horny horns phrases in "Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples" are great. "One Nation Under A Groove" also has a horny horns effect, and the R&B number one "Aqua Boogie" also progresses with a groovy arrangement. "Mother Ship Connection" features rough drum and percussion solos by Tyrone Lampkin and Larry Fratangelo, and the arrangements for the cutting and horn parts are slightly different, which is interesting, and Maceo's flute is also included, which is very cool. In addition, P-Funk-style song phrases come in dizzyingly, and the singing style of Gary Scheider's "Swing Down, Sweet Chariot" is different, and the voice of Ray Davies, a national treasure-class low voice that later went into Zap, is very prominent, and the gospel color has increased considerably, including Parlett's chorus. In the blend of jazz and melancholy "(Not Just) Knee Deep", Michael Hampton's cleaving solo is also excellent. At the end, Maceo gives an MC praising Parliament and Funkadelic, and the performance seems to be over, but there is an encore. It is a rough jam in the Funkadelic manner, chanting "Bustin' Loose", but it is a shame that it is cut in the middle. This live performance is dominated by Gary, and George may be tired. The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, NY March 1980 Disc 1 Intro Cosmic Slop The Big Bang Theory Give Up The Funk(Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples One Nation Under A Groove Aqua Boogie(A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) Disc 2 Drum Percussion Solos (cut) Mothership Connection (Star Child) / P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) / Undisco Kidd (The Girl Is Bad!) / Rumpofsteelskin / Party People / Swing Down, Sweet Chariot (Not Just) Knee Deep Bustin' Loose / Get Off Your Ass And Jam (cut)
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