Stymie said:

Compared to what I was expecting, Sly looked good!!!!!

gargamelgibson said:

BB King sits in a chair because his knees are bad and he's ill from diabetes but I'll be damned if I won't be down front when he plays the HOB in Chicago next week.

Sly Stone gave me music that has changed my life forever and he coould have came out onstage with one leg and a kickstand and I would still have lost my mind over seeing him. I am so glad with everything he's been through that he is still with us.

Stymie said:

Knowing how the world is in 2006... especially with appearance, it's probably best I just not even discuss this. Just like you, I know Sly's music changed me. I should know by now that folks (espcially on Prince.org) can't simply appreciate shit for what it used to be and for what it is today. The wrong reaction to this is what's gonna keep Sly in a reclusive state. Either way, I won't be mad if Sly never appears again. I'm just glad to be a witness to his return in 2006.

gargamelgibson said:

It's funny: reading all of the negative stuff didn't phase me a bit. I'm still pumped that I got to see him again.

It is the one sad thing about the whole Grammy show. Since it first started, the world has changed so much, that those who want to do tributes to artists that they grew up with don't have a clue about how to approach it. Let's not forget that this is the same generation that no longer knows how to tell time by a manual clock. Don't hope for a whole lot.

Stymie said:

I would honestly like to be unaffected... but it's real damn hard.
It's like confirming the existence of Santa Clause and saying, 'Wow! He's fat, boring and wearing waayy too much red"

Shit, I'm gonna make my kids get up and watch it before school in the morning... just so they know he does exist.

Stymie said:

And that he's alive and well.

Come here girl...

You know what's important.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Stymie said:

I'm with you on that. I said this on the Grammy thread and I'll say it again. His mohawk was more rock and roll than all these new acts that claim to be rock artists, hell even hip hop. He still had attitude to be able to show up for a few minutes and then up and leave. I ain't mad at him. With a tribute like that, I'd say hi and bye too. No matter what's happened in his life, no one will argue that he deserves his props for all that he's contributed to music and our lives.

Wish they woulda let the band cool out so I could HEAR what Sly was playin' on the keyboard... I couldn't even hear his riffs.

Did they drown him out intentionally??? It was like We Are The World up there!

ImYours said:

This is so true and so well written. I would take it a step beyond this and say, not only do the artists wanting to do the tribute, not know how to approach it, but neither do the Grammy/Marketing/Whatever Suit who organizes stuff like this.

Now just because we were hating on the performance does not mean, it wasn't great to see Sly, because it was, it was just sad to see the man who inspired so many, walk out, sing a few lines off key and walk out.

JasonStar said:

Based on how he may currently feel about the business, we have no idea how much intestinal fortitude it may have taken for him to even do that.

Just be happy he's still with us and healthy even if he never hits a lick at a snake again musically.

He's put his work in and then some.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Stymie said:

me too...


sly's music opened up an avenue for newness in music and a uniquely innovative evolution in sound...

"a musical note to sly from me..in 2006"

as i "danced to the music" you
me made me realize i too was one of the "everyday people."
i listened with love when you said "stand"
and i didn't want to leave until you took me "higher"
and just like you, I identified with "hot fun in the summer time"
and you sang, "thank you (falettinme be-mice-elf-agin)
then you gave me (and many) the confidence and boldness to embrace the truth that
"everybody is a star"
and voiced to us to appreciate and realize
it's all just "a family affair."...
and i sang along with you "if you want me to stay" again and again
praying that you'd never go away...

I love you Sly Stone...you will always be my star
.
Thank you for showing face tonight at the grammy's
please come back again...

a fan and admirer from the inside of my heart..
i pray the angels will watch over you always.


..."opalstar"
wild flowers grow on their own...but die quickly when held too tight ...some wild flowers will defy the rules of nature
[Edited 2/8/06 23:54pm]

tamaranow said:

And it was beautiful what you wrote..
Here is to hoping Sly's next return comes soon!
Please don't keep us music lovers waiting another 19 years Sly.

JasonStar said:

thank you

tamaranow said:

Thank you for sharing it!

I thought his voice sounded okay. Too bad that song's more of a jam than a vocal showpiece anyway. Another song might have required more of him.

Shit, he was better than half the other fools up there singing his songs.

Sure it was a little disappointing, and he doesn't exactly seem well, but I still think he was the coolest guy there.

I can't imagine what pressure that must be for a guy like that (or anyone who performs for a billion people). I'm amazed it happened at all. He obviously wanted to make a splash with that outfit & hair. I wonder if he wanted to do more.

How bout Randy Jackson? I can just hear the Sly comparisons from Simon to American Idol contestants on their bad nights.

God bless him.

Stymie said:

Same here! I just wished he had stayed out onstage a little longer.

DMSR said:

I thought Joss Stone was pretty good

theAudience said:

That's all true. But I think this was just an example of wrong time, wrong place, wrong cimcumstances. They could've done better by him than that.

That performance was a disaster.

UncleGrandpa said:

"Sly is still high"...

But it just good to see him..

He always make me smile...


Everyday People is my absolute favorite song..

Simple, yet meaniful lyrics...

Really didn't care for the tribute....

Waaaaayyy tooo many people on that stage...

But again, it was just good to see him...


SLY!!!!

I agree,it was good just to see Sly.He's been out of the spotlight for years.

I fell asleep when I got home and missed it. Who was on the stage with him? He walked out?
.
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[Edited 2/9/06 1:03am]

Looks like one of The Barkays.

vainandy said:

Niles Rodgers,Joss Stone,the lead singer of Maroon 5,Will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas,John Legend,Steve Tyler and another member of Aerosmith,Fantasia,Ciara,and several other people.

DavidEye said:

That would be Joe Perry.

Did he walk out in the middle of the performance?

vainandy said:

Yeah.He played keyboards and sang for a bit,then left the stage after about three minutes...while everyone else was still jamming!