At the time, Hazel seemed a clear successor to the deceased Jimi Hendrix, one of the few black guitar players merging an acidrock approach with an R&B aesthetic. Yet even though Hazel's notable accomplishments arefew - reserved mostly to the first three Funkadelic albums, a 1977 solo album, and legendary live performances - these accomplishments werehighly influential. read moreĪ mythical figure, original Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel pioneered an innovative funk-metal sound in the early '70s, best exemplified on hismammoth classic instrumental jam "Maggot Brain." This mythological status arises from his brief, mysterious era of productivity, a shadowythree-album cycle capped by Maggot Brain that came to a close as Hazel's notorious drug problems began to haunt him, resulting in personaldisputes with George Clinton, a jail sentence, and ultimately his slow death to liver failure. Yet even though Hazel's notable accomplishments arefew - reserved mostly to the firs. A mythical figure, original Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel pioneered an innovative funk-metal sound in the early '70s, best exemplified on hismammoth classic instrumental jam "Maggot Brain." This mythological status arises from his brief, mysterious era of productivity, a shadowythree-album cycle capped by Maggot Brain that came to a close as Hazel's notorious drug problems began to haunt him, resulting in personaldisputes with George Clinton, a jail sentence, and ultimately his slow death to liver failure.
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