Quote Originally Posted by soulster View Post
I would put money on it!



I'm listening to "Girl, You Need A Change Of Mind" right now, and I just don't hear anything pivotal about it. Too R&B. But, I agree with everything else you said. George Clinton was very vocal about how disco ruined funk. It didn't, but he felt it made it harder for funk to prosper during that time, and he was right about that much. And, yes, Frankie Crocker, the DJ everyone loved to hate. He appointed himself the gatekeeper of what R&B was to be accepted by radio, and it amounted to slick, watered-down R&B.
"Girl You Need a Change of Mind" was pivotal because it was probably one of the first extended dance records that became extremely popular in New York City at parties, dance clubs etc.

George Clinton had the biggest hits of his career right in the middle of the Disco era. That's easy to verify.