i have tasted the maggots in the mind of the universe, and i was not offended...

Maggot Brain was the opening track to the 1971 album of the same name by Funkadelic. Having been recorded in one take, the song was the result of George Clinton telling Eddie Hazel to play while thinking of the saddest thing he could, the death of his mother. Clinton liked Hazel's genius performance so much that he faded the rest of the band out, making it one of the most powerful guitar instrumentals in the history of rock'n'roll. The song itself is beautifully melancholic piece that shifts from rising fierce and terrifying to lulling and lamenting interludes. Definitely one to turn the speakers up and sit back and completely take in.

Funkadelic - Maggot Brain