怒濤の勢いで突き進んだ全盛期70年代を終え、『UNCLE JAM WANTS YOU』収録の「(Not Just) Knee Deep」、そしてジョージのソロ「Atomic Dog」を経て完成された80年代のPファンクの金字塔アルバム（1984年作品）が、永きに渡る廃盤状態からようやく復活、ボーナス・トラック収録で再CD化。

発売・販売元 提供資料 （2011/09/13）

This truly is an all-star affair. Parliament and Funkadelic alumni like Bootsy Collins, Eddie Hazel, Walter "Junie" Morrison, and Garry Shider, among others, resurface from various stages in the Mothership's time upon earth to contribute to this stylistically sprawling and urbanely funky session; adding to the impressive roll call are high-profile soul and funk guest stars such as Sly "Sylvester Stewart" Stone, Bobby Womack, Fred Wesley, and Maceo Parker. And leading the charge is the master himself, George Clinton. Amazingly, considering all the egos involved, Urban Dancefloor Guerillas comes off sounding of a piece. And while the expansive funk found on Uncle Jams Wants You and One Nation Under a Groove is, for the most part, bypassed here -- this album adheres more to the compact and streamlined sound heard on The Mothership Connection -- Urban Dancefloor Guerillas still impresses with sophisticated charts, top playing, and a wealth of rich harmonies. The funk gets nicely mixed up with relatively straightforward cuts like "Pumpin' It Up" and the prescient "Copy Cat" (P-Funk's output, of course, would become a veritable sampling library for the hip-hop community), as well as more experimental numbers like "Catch a Keeper" (co-produced and arranged by Stone) and the Dadaist funk jam "Hydraulic Pump." And expanding the repertoire nicely, Clinton indulges in the updated doo wop of "One of Those Summers" and some breezy jazz and funk on "Acupuncture." The newer touches may not suit fans loyal to the group's groundbreaking ?70s albums, but Urban Dancefloor Guerillas is certainly worth checking out for its own brand of inspired funk. [The 2011 reissue adds a club mix of "Pumpin' It Up" and the 12" version of "Generator Pop."] ~ Stephen Cook|

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