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2 days ago · Musicologist Richard J. Ripani observed the album and title track showcased the variety of contemporary R&B styles, making "use of elements across the R&B spectrum, including use of a sample loop ("Rhythm Nation" samples "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Sly and the Family Stone), triplet swing, rapped vocal parts and blues notes (D naturals and G naturals)."
Aug 5, 2024 · The band very quickly got a ‘rep’, which damaged their standing in the industry. There were also the internal disputes, which resulted in some members leaving because they were in fear of their lives. Larry Graham has, apparently, never forgiven Sly and never will. A terrible way for such an important band to end.
Aug 13, 2024 · [10] Years later, Christgau rated the album as "a prequel to Sly and the Family Stone's depressive There's a Riot Goin' On". [5] Mojo later hailed Funkadelic as "the best blues-influenced, warped acid rock you're likely to hear", [9] and The Mojo Collection (2007) called it the band's first album of "spaced-out psychedelic funk". [11]
Jul 23, 2024 · Considering Sly substance problems at the time, I'll bet a million bucks that he was the man who turned Clinton on to freebase cocaine, probably the major culprit in the P-Funk empire's demise. Sly, by the way, turned up on a couple songs on Funkadelic's great swan-song, "The Electric Spanking of War Babies", as well as the 1983 P-Funk All Stars album "Urban Dancefloor Guerillas," which is ...
Jul 27, 2024 · There's a Riot Goin' On In Chicago. A free concert in Chicago becomes a riot when fans pelt the stage with rocks and bottles before Sly & the Family Stone can go on. The band titles their next album There's a Riot Goin' On. Chicago has been a flashpoint of civic unrest, especially in 1968 during protests at the Democratic National Convention.
Aug 13, 2024 · Sly Stone continued to record albums and tour with a new rotating lineup under the “Sly & the Family Stone” name from 1975 to 1983. In 1987, Sly Stone was arrested and sentenced for cocaine use, after which he went into effective retirement, continuing until his brief performance with a reconstituted Family Stone at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
Aug 6, 2024 · From the very start of the Sly Stone sound-a-likey guitar riff you can tell this is going to be a good-un with it's swirling string arrangement and Bristol's trademark rich vocal and smooth delivery. This 70's mid tempo mover is ideal for today's discerning dance floor aficionado's and deserves to become a monster.
