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Not that I'm some kind of genius or anything, but Parliament is still active... Perhaps that should be reflected in the "year active" caption? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.186.253.83 (talk) 00:34, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Parliament made their last record in 1980. While some band members still tour as part of George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars or George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, they haven't used the name Parliament in more than 30 years. I'd say they're inactive. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 04:25, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

P-Funk "began" funk?

"Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade." This seems like a dubious claim, at best. While it's undeniable that Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic were among the progenitors of funk (and are certainly among the most well-known funk bands), I don't think it's fair to say that they "began the funk music culture" of the 1970s or any decade. James Brown is typically regarded as the originator of funk, but I think trying to narrow it down to a particular artist or song is misguided, as many artists throughout the US were pushing soul and R&B to its outer limits around the same time and in the process, creating funk.

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 :Parliament made their last record in 1980. While some band members still tour as part of George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars or George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, they haven't used the name Parliament in more than 30 years. I'd say they're inactive. —&nbsp;[[User:Malik Shabazz|Malik Shabazz]]&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Malik Shabazz|Talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Malik Shabazz|Stalk]]</sub> 04:25, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
+==P-Funk "began" funk?==
+"Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade." This seems like a dubious claim, at best. While it's undeniable that Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic were among the progenitors of funk (and are certainly among the most well-known funk bands), I don't think it's fair to say that they "began the funk music culture" of the 1970s or any decade. James Brown is typically regarded as the originator of funk, but I think trying to narrow it down to a particular artist or song is misguided, as many artists throughout the US were pushing soul and R&B to its outer limits around the same time and in the process, creating funk.