funkpill said:

I know that's just you're opinion, but I believe There's A Riot Goin' On was his first true solo record, ALMOST! I mean, a majority of that album wasn't even recorded with the original Family Stone members. Much of it was recorded by himself and other musicians that Sly brought in like Miles Davis, Ike Turner, and Bobby Womack.

silverchild said:

Neither Miles nor Ike participated in the recordings. It's very likely they shared a coke connection and just partied together.

PFunkjazz said:

Wow!! That's pretty deep. You learn something new everyday.

silverchild said:

Very true....

But you can hear Graham on Just Like A Baby on vocals..

Now was that him on bass??? Not sure..

Graham stated that Sly would re-record over the original recordings.

funkpill said:

I think I could find that out for ya, if you'd like

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Graham also stated that Riot was totally a different album before it became the one that's well known..

He was on it, but like it was stated earlier, Sly would record over them.

Could be due to his involvement w/ drugs....you never know
[Edited 4/16/07 1:31am]

PFunkjazz said:

Man,I have to get these albums! Many people think that Sly fell off as the 70s wore on,but I'd still like to hear this music.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

I agree.'A Whole New Thing' doesn't do much for me,either.I have to give it a chance.

SoulAlive said:

High On You is decent. Heard Ya Missed Me... is the only Sly album I don't have.

I'm still listening to this box set quite a bit. A few more observations:

-On Fresh, I won't say that the alternate "Babies Making Babies" is better than the original, but this other version is pretty damn funky and gets much play in my car these days.

-On Stand!, "Sex Machine" still sounds extremely funky. That one also gets lots of play. Thanks to the liner notes, because I've ALWAYS wondered what kind of early technology allowed Sly's voice to sound like that on "Don't Call Me Nigger".

-Life is an interesting album. I'm jamming it. The studio version of "Love City" is pretty cool.

-Still haven't listened at all to A Whole New Thing. There's just too much music in the set, but I'm getting to it and I'm enjoying the comments about that album on here.

-Now, I'm really glad that I purchased Rhino's "Funky Grooves and Rare Soul" box set last year- those Little Sister and 6ix songs on disc 2 put the outtakes of Riot in a better perspective.

-Still jamming that Small Talk. The title track kinda reminds me of "Mr. Wiggles" by Parliament. Small Talk is pretty inconsistent but reminds me of Prince's Grafitti Bridge- lots of BS on the album, but also a few great tunes that make it worth owning.

-When I just feel like some down and dirty funk, I blast "Thank You For Talking" off of Riot. I've always loved the song, but the remastered version allows me to pump it hard and loud from my car whereas, in the past, it'd always sound distorted if I turned the volume up on Anthology or my original copy of Riot.

That's it. The liner notes are very interesting but only make me want those dudes to finish up the book so I can read everyone's story in it's entirety.

Peace, y'all.

Nice, thanks for your comments. Can't wait for mine.

calldapplwondery83 said:

Tell me about it

I keep on looking lovingly at the postman even though i know it will be weeks until it arrives.

As a Sly lover/disciple, don't waste the $$ on "Heard Ya Missed Me"..It's Sly's weak attempt at a disco record.

...now "Back On The Right Track" is the shit!!

..oh yeah..and Billy Preston played on "Riot". He played the keys on "Family Affair".

so,everybody.....what's your favorite Sly and The Family Stone album?

after listening to this box set,I would have to say that 'Stand' is my favorite.'Dance To The Music' is pretty consistent as well.

SPYZFAN1 said:

Track had its moments too

CoolMF said:

Thanks for the insight


Am I the only one who prefers Little Sister's version of "Somebody's Watching You" to the original by Sly and the Family Stone?

Article on allmusic.com:

Dancing Up A Riot: Sly & The Family Stone's Tripped-Out Funk Revisited

http://www.allmusic.com/c...l=61::74XP




Any Europeans received their imports yet?

i'm waiting for my copy to get to me!!!

ok, i only ordered it two days ago but i'm IMPATIENT!!!!





so one of the discs is a DVD? SCORE!!!

Anx said:

the bonus DVD is only included if you bought it from Best Buy is that where you ordered yours from?

calldapplwondery83 said:

Thanks for posting that! I just printed it out so I can read it later

SoulAlive said:

dammit, no.

but i already have a bootleg DVD collection of lotsa sly tv appearances, so i guess i shouldn't be too greedy.

Anx said:

plus,the DVD is nothing to write home about.It's just some rehearsal footage that was hastily thrown together to make videos for the songs "M'Lady" and "Everybody Is A Star" (a song that isn't even included in the box set,lol).

SoulAlive said:

sounds like the most i have to regret from sleeping on the best buy offer was the $39.99 price tag...though i'm sure the DVD is a cool little collectible.

I got my box set a couple of days ago

This is one funky-ass album. The bonus tracks are cool too!

I have been eyeballing this set every time I go to Best Buy... I know next to nothing about Sly Stone, but this seems like a beautiful opportunity to get edumacated about his music. I am going thru a 70's phase lately, so the timing is perfect...

Maybe this weekend I'll pull the trigger on it. Not sure if I have the $$$, though... we'll see.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Did you order it from amazon.com directly or through the marketplace?

PFunkjazz said:

i've been listening to this one all day. loving it.

Anx said:

That's my favorite one