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There's A Riot Goin' On Good gawd, this is one bad motha right here. The bass playin' is so tiiight . What do y'all think about this Sly & The Family Stone masterpiece? It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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This is one of my favourite albums of all time!
Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa is my jam!!! And I just can't get enough of Runnin' Away!!! . [Edited 2/12/06 23:55pm] | |
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Amazing - way ahead of it's time. | |
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My fave Sly joint. Just listened to it yesterday. When you listen it to it, you can feel the pain and sense the addictions he was already going thru within himself. The LP is so dark and brooding and so opposite the message he had in songs like "Sing A Simple Song" and "Love City". Bobby Womack, Billy Preston, and a uncredited Miles Davis play on the LP. I always considered this LP Sly's "Sign Of The Times" for 1971 since he played almost everything on it.
Mojo magazine had a nice 8 page write up about the LP and the gangsta stuff that went on while making it. | |
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With this album, Sly truly became a modern (progressive) bluesman.
And he's been playin' the Sly Stone blues ever since ... | |
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Miles said: With this album, Sly truly became a modern (progressive) bluesman.
And he's been playin' the Sly Stone blues ever since ... yup so true... | |
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FuNkeNsteiN said: Good gawd, this is one bad motha right here. The bass playin' is so tiiight . What do y'all think about this Sly & The Family Stone masterpiece?
That's Sly. test | |
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does anybody have a link to the 8 page story on this album? wwww.myspace.com/chessvalentine | |
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Is there anything out that even remotely compares to this? Amazing masterpiece of 20th century music. Propably my favorite kind of funk, too. | |
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FEEL SO GOOD INSIDE MYSELF DONT WANT MOVE....DONT NEED TO MOVE... | |
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SPYZFAN1 said: My fave Sly joint. Just listened to it yesterday. When you listen it to it, you can feel the pain and sense the addictions he was already going thru within himself. The LP is so dark and brooding and so opposite the message he had in songs like "Sing A Simple Song" and "Love City". Bobby Womack, Billy Preston, and a uncredited Miles Davis play on the LP. I always considered this LP Sly's "Sign Of The Times" for 1971 since he played almost everything on it.
Mojo magazine had a nice 8 page write up about the LP and the gangsta stuff that went on while making it. Man, Spyz...I think we're related and shit. But yeah, that Mojo is classic. NEVER let go of that copy. I have mine. Larry was booking off the stage cuz Sly's man was "gonaa git that sucka"! SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
nammie "What BGZ says I believe. I have the biggest crush on him." http://ccoshea19.googlepa...ssanctuary http://ccoshea19.googlepages.com | |
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Ah you know it BG..How did Jimi say it?.."we're only families apart" (lol)..The Mojo mag I found a flea market for $1. That's the best $1 ever spent! | |
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BillieSparks said: does anybody have a link to the 8 page story on this album?
co-sign | |
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From the incredibly beautiful clavinet solo on the
intro to "Just like a baby" to Sly's haunting vocals on "Time". Through amazing cuts like "Smilin'""Family affair" "Runnin' away" to the spaciness of "Spaced cowboy" to the hardhitting funk of "Africa" & "Luv'n haight" this is truly an amazing album. Totally original& one of a kind masterpiece of a genious. & everytime I hear it it's a little bit more than there was the time before. /peace Manki | |
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It's not his easiest listen, but probably the most creative. Check this song out at:
http://www.soundclick.com...tmusic.htm | |
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One of my all time favorite albums..it's certainly in my top five. Sly was on some other wordly shit on this one. Riot is a headphone masterpiece that reveals so many nuances with each repeated spin...and the original artwork is outstanding!
What it is... Sly & The Family Stone It's about time It's about space It's about ups and downs caused by life in general It's about the music It's about the people who are interested It's about runnin' away It's about love and hate It's about brave and strong It's about smilin' just like a baby It's about poet It's a family affair It's so complex Words get in the way Just look at the faces On the outside and the inside of this album, they'll tell you Thank you again' Sleeve notes: There's A Riot Goin' On - Sly & The Family Stone. | |
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I always consider There's A Riot Going On as Sly's own White Album. This was the album where Sly told his listeners the real truth behind not only the turmoil of America, but for the first time gave us a very vivid and dark setting of his own personal life. It was and still is 30 something years later, a masterpiece in every way. And everytime I listen to it, I just wonder how he did it. The production rocks too, even though it does sound like one of those "demo-tape" production with it's imfamous hissing noise sound. James Brown might have originated funk, but with this album, Sly took it to a whole new level with Sly playing all the instruments and just jammin' and funkin'!!!! It is not only Sly's single best album, but it's one of the best albums of all time, in my opinion. It is definitely one of my favorite albums! [Edited 2/14/06 14:59pm] Check me out and add me on:
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silverchild said: I always consider There's A Riot Going On as Sly's own White Album. This was the album where Sly told his listeners the real truth behind not only the turmoil of America, but for the first time gave us a very vivid and dark setting of his own personal life. It was and still is 30 something years later, a masterpiece in every way. And everytime I listen to it, I just wonder how he did it. The production rocks too, even though it does sound like one of those "demo-tape" production with it's imfamous hissing noise sound. James Brown might have originated funk, but with this album, Sly took it to a whole new level with Sly playing all the instruments and just jammin' and funkin'!!!! It is not only Sly's single best album, but it's one of the best albums of all time, in my opinion. It is definitely one of my favorite albums!
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for some reason I don't hear the darkness of this album.. everybody says its dark like its supposed to sound nightmarish or something, and all I hear is funk. it does sound a bit murky from constant tape over dubs.. and his singing is out there sometimes, but I don't get a "dark" vibe from this album at all.
somebody break it down for me, open my ears up | |
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anybody got that link to the 8 pg article ?
Share the knowledge.... | |
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oh yeah back in 87 Rolling Stone had Riot listed in it's issue of the greatest albums of all times.
Shame Sony or Mike won't remaster that joint and re-issue it with the original cover....that is rare find if you got with the original cover. | |
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DorothyParkerWasCool said: One of my all time favorite albums..it's certainly in my top five. Sly was on some other wordly shit on this one. Riot is a headphone masterpiece that reveals so many nuances with each repeated spin...and the original artwork is outstanding!
What it is... Sly & The Family Stone It's about time It's about space It's about ups and downs caused by life in general It's about the music It's about the people who are interested It's about runnin' away It's about love and hate It's about brave and strong It's about smilin' just like a baby It's about poet It's a family affair It's so complex Words get in the way Just look at the faces On the outside and the inside of this album, they'll tell you Thank you again' Sleeve notes: There's A Riot Goin' On - Sly & The Family Stone. TALK!!! | |
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JQuad said: oh yeah back in 87 Rolling Stone had Riot listed in it's issue of the greatest albums of all times.
Shame Sony or Mike won't remaster that joint and re-issue it with the original cover....that is rare find if you got with the original cover. my brother has it I think its a UK import | |
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Meloh9 said: JQuad said: oh yeah back in 87 Rolling Stone had Riot listed in it's issue of the greatest albums of all times.
Shame Sony or Mike won't remaster that joint and re-issue it with the original cover....that is rare find if you got with the original cover. my brother has it I think its a UK import My Riot CD has the cover with the flag. (The same as above.) It's the original cover, isn't it? | |
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silverchild said: I always consider There's A Riot Going On as Sly's own White Album.
[Edited 2/14/06 14:59pm] White Album? I actually think There is A Riot... much more brilliant and inspired than The Beatles White Album. At least there s no Revolution Number Whatever;-) "Todo está bien chévere" Stevie | |
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dammme said: silverchild said: I always consider There's A Riot Going On as Sly's own White Album.
[Edited 2/14/06 14:59pm] White Album? I actually think There is A Riot... much more brilliant and inspired than The Beatles White Album. At least there s no Revolution Number Whatever;-) Well, actually I said that because when The Beatles recorded The White Album, there were bitter arguments and disagreements that led to individual members of the band began producing and recording their own material for that album and to me, when Sly and Co. did TARGO, Sly mostly played all the instruments with other musicians jamming with him and the band didn't really participate that much. That's what makes both albums so interesting: it was what both bands were going through while recording such outstanding material. [Edited 2/15/06 14:37pm] Check me out and add me on:
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silverchild said: dammme said: White Album? I actually think There is A Riot... much more brilliant and inspired than The Beatles White Album. At least there s no Revolution Number Whatever;-) Well, actually I said that because when The Beatles recorded The White Album, there were bitter arguments and disagreements that led to individual members of the band began producing and recording their own material for that album and to me, when Sly and Co. did TARGO, Sly mostly played all the instruments with other musicians jamming with him and the band didn't really participate that much. That's what makes both albums so interesting: it was what both bands were going through while recording such outstanding material. [Edited 2/15/06 14:37pm] Uuh ok Now I got it. And it is kind of unbelievable. I heard that Blondie Parallel Lines was also produce under conflictive circumstances... "Todo está bien chévere" Stevie | |
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