Track Listing

1. California Dreamin'
2. Frantic Moment
3. So Goes The Story
4. I Want You (She's So Heavy)
5. Physical Love
6. What About It?
7. California Dreamin' (Reprise)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5245 in Music
• Released on: 2006-09-19
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Game, Dames, & Guitar Thangs
Eddie Hazel-Game, Dames, & Guitar Thangs *****

When I first bought this I put it in the stereo the second I got home, and I loved it so much I cancelled my plans for the rest of the day and listened to the album over and over and over again. As a guitar player and someone who the first thing he notices is the guitar in the song, I was absolutely amazed by this and still am. I can't believe how a guitar player as great as Hazel was didn't get the recognition he deserves. I'm not gonna compare him to Hendrix because the only comparison I can think of is that they are both black so that would be a little silly.

But as a whole the album, Game, Dames, & Guitar Thangs is simply breathtaking. With a majority of the album being written by the great George Clinton (Hazel's partner in Parliament and Funkadelic) with the exception of two covers. 'California Dreamin' starts off the album, which is a Mama's & Papa's cover and while it isn't as great as the original it is a great vehicle for Eddie's guitar acrobatics. 'Frantic Moment' is one of the most stellar guitar grooves of all time, released in the time of the guitar God it would make most of them blush. 'So Goes The Story' is a weird and funky groove, and while yes it is strange it is classic Hazel. The Beatles cover 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' is in my opinion a major improvement upon the original, and once again a perfect vehicle for his playing. 'Physical Love' would make Steve Vai and Joe Satriani scratch their heads, and 'What About It?' is the only track less than amazing, and yet it is still very enjoyable. However the 'California Dreamin (Reprise)' is slightly pointless other than to bookend the album.

It's a shame that Hazels fantastic musicianship has gone largely unknown much like Game, Dames, & Guitar Thangs has. But with the help of his Funkadelic band mates Hazel created one of the greatest unsung albums of all time, it's just to bad he quit music not to long after this due to his loss of control to substance abuse, which later killed him...at least we have this. Highly recommended.

Recently unearthed gem!!!
If you like/love funk, GET THIS WHILE IT'S STILL IN PRINT!!!!

Eddie is the absolute GODFATHER of Funk/Rock guitar!!! Bow down before the "Bookend" of Jimi Hendrix. I think it was George Clinton that said Jimi and Eddie were talking about working together... MAN, that would have been a killer collaboration!!!

Eddie Hazel
Had been searching for his music for years, was exicited about finding it on line and really enjoy it.