...I also think Sly is the reason why P plays a Telecaster.

#1 = Fresh. this album is put over the top for me because it's got "In Time". AMAZING song.

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I can't really pick an order for the others.....so much good stuff on all of these, up until they went on hiatus in '74.

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Riot

Small Talk

Stand

Life

Dance To The Music

A Whole New Thing

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I've been on a "Life" binge lately - "Plastic Jim" is fire. "Love City" and "M'Lady" are groovin hard.

"Jane Is A Groupee" is on something else. Quite an eclectic album. But I guess Sly's all are!

SPYZFAN1 said:

You all hip to this dropping tomorrow?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/..._i=desktop

HardcoreJollies said:

You all hip to this dropping tomorrow?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/..._i=desktop

tried to post this several times to no avail.

gonna have to wait until the price goes down

HuMpThAnG said:

HardcoreJollies said:

You all hip to this dropping tomorrow?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/..._i=desktop

tried to post this several times to no avail.

gonna have to wait until the price goes down

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I've got the new Apple Music app with their free streaming trial for 3 months and this album is available and I'm listening to it right now!

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If you have an iphone/ipod/ipad or itunes on your computer, you can sign up for the trial and listen...

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New old funky sweet cosmic earthy music! #sly&thefamilystone @HigherSlyStone #funk #psychedelicsoul pic.twitter.com/LktWSVDsGk

(@RageousRex) July 16, 2015

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When i get a spare few minutes im going do a little audio manipulation and check it out!

Btw there'sa Sly show that i have at the apollo theater from like 73'-74' thats OUT OF CONTROL!

SPYZFAN1 said:

"Strange Relationship", "Make Your Mama Happy", the opening riffs to "Shy", the guitar licks in "Data Bank"..There's a LOT of Sly in P's music. Ever hear "Love & Money" slowed down?..unreal..Sounds like Sly from 1972. It was on the internet a few years ago but the "purple police" took it down.

Wow Ego!...I know that show must out of control! That's right before the bottom fell out.

...you guys got me going thru my Sly discs. Another record that doesn't get a whole lot of love is "Heard Ya Missed Me". It was blasted and crucified by the critics and it's not a raw funk record. But it has it moments where the arrangements are well put together. It's almost like a "light funk Broadway" record. Disco, Stevie, The Jacksons and P-Funk were really kickin' ass during this time, so "Heard Ya" probably got kicked to the wayside.

NorthC said:

GREATEST HITS ALBUMS DON'T COUNT!! [Edited 7/15/15 15:03pm]

This one does.

Have you every listened to it?

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Even as late as 1979, sly showed flashes of his brilliance with back on he right track. It was the third straight album to be overtly positioned as a comeback release. He really slipped into obscurity after this one, damn it.

HardcoreJollies said:

Even as late as 1979, sly showed flashes of his brilliance with back on he right track. It was the third straight album to be overtly positioned as a comeback release. He really slipped into obscurity after this one, damn it.

Sly's apparence on Funkadelic - Funk Gets Strong (Killer Millimeter Version) was really solid.

There was also some demo tracks from the 1980s that landed on his latest solo trainwreck that were fantastic. (His Eye Is On The Sparrow, Get Away, Plain Jane)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=13&v=84Dq3XyG0GQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTdicpHFtQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXy8f1-Fy5Q

Even that track One More Hit is good in it's own weird way.

I love all of Sly's albums, but I have to go with "Fresh". I can play that album on a loop all day and never get tired of it.

SPYZFAN1 said:

"Strange Relationship", "Make Your Mama Happy", the opening riffs to "Shy", the guitar licks in "Data Bank"..There's a LOT of Sly in P's music.

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and The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker is rhythmically, P's version of "Family Affair"

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new sly and thefamilystone out 7/17 live at the filmore east..was recorded in october 1968

TD3 said:

NorthC said:

GREATEST HITS ALBUMS DON'T COUNT!! [Edited 7/15/15 15:03pm]

Who the hell do you think you are, my thread, my rules. Greatest Hits don't count babies.

nd33 said:

#1 = Fresh. this album is put over the top for me because it's got "In Time". AMAZING song.

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So, could you tell me what he's talkin about in this song?

Sly is all over the place "In Time"...My favorite line is "coke to pep". The "two years is a long wait" was a promotional tag he used because of the long wait to release a record..Miles Davis used to play his band that song over and over to understand the polyrhythms...HardcoreJollies I agree with you about "Back On The Right Track"..That was a hittin' record. I even remember that radio ad for it. I've been trying to find the 79-80 Mike Douglas show interview where he's wearing the camo pants, obviously on something and saying he's going to quit the business. Can't find it.

NorthC said:

TD3 said:

This one does.

Have you every listened to it?

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I know all the songs on it from Sly's original albums and the singles.

I didn't ask you that, do you have the album? If you did than you would know why whitesockedfun and I said this was their BEST.

The new "Live At The Filmore East"is an example of how tight their sound was. I am a devout Prince fan and respect his music emensely, however, lests not forget that there were shows that he had preformed not only with Larry Graham but also with Cynthia Robinson , Jerry Martini and Greg Errico all at the same time in the '90's. Even though you don't want to include the "Greatest Hits", an exception should be made because of the inclution the three of their biggest hit not found on their other albums. Having been lucky enough to have seen Sly and the Family Stone, with and without Larry Graham, I was able to see how much Prince "borrowed" from them as well as Hendrix and James Brown. For those fans that haven't listenned to "High On You", you are missing a highly underated album.

RJOrion said:

SPYZFAN1 said:

"Strange Relationship", "Make Your Mama Happy", the opening riffs to "Shy", the guitar licks in "Data Bank"..There's a LOT of Sly in P's music.

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and The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker is rhythmically, P's version of "Family Affair"

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what the ballad have to do with Family Affair

Ego101 said:

My Favourite Sly is the Fresh Outtakes!

Fresh outtakes which ones as far as i know there are no outtakes

214 said:

RJOrion said:

214 said:

what the ballad have to do with Family Affair

------------ the songs' rhythm and tempo and guitar effects are similar...Prince vocal approach sounds like Sly throughout the song, especially on the adlibs as as the song is ending...

and don't forget the "You Can Make It If You Try" guitar riff towards the end of "Alphabet Street"

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HuMpThAnG said:

RJOrion said:

214 said: ------------ the songs' rhythm and tempo and guitar effects are similar...Prince vocal approach sounds like Sly throughout the song, especially on the adlibs as as the song is ending...

and don't forget the "You Can Make It If You Try" guitar riff towards the end of "Alphabet Street"

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yep... i always thought P's rhythm guitar work sounded more like Freddie Stone, than say Nile Rodgers or AlMcKay or Jimmy Nolen

HardcoreJollies said:

Fresh is the shit for me, so cold funky and less played out than the hit-laden sets.

LOVE Fresh and Riot!!!

ha ha.. you know wrong my friend.

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/sly-and-the-family-stone-fresh-cd-first-issue-alternate-mix.165129/

214 said:

Ego101 said:

My Favourite Sly is the Fresh Outtakes!

Fresh outtakes which ones as far as i know there are no outtakes