madhattter said:

The new "Live At The Filmore East"is an example of how tight their sound was.

I gotta order that!

SoulAlive said:

madhattter said:

The new "Live At The Filmore East"is an example of how tight their sound was.

I gotta order that!

"Back on the right track" and "High On You" are very underated albums.

Ego101 said:

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:

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

Those are not outtakes, they're alternate mixes what i'm talkin about is other songs recorded during those sessions and planned to be included in the album but didn´t make it

madhattter said:

SoulAlive said:

I gotta order that!

"Back on the right track" and "High On You" are very underated albums.

It is a crime High on You is not easily available on domestic release. His erratic behavior combined with major tradewind changes in the music business particularly with disco swooping in led to those mid to late 1970s albums being all but kicked to the curb. Even Small Talk suffered some of that fate. Now, we can really appreciate just how good he still was at that point. Can't help but wonder if those works had been better accepted and more successful if his total descent into drug-addicted reclusiveness and anonymity might have been avoided or at least lessened, which could have given us better output for some of the 1980s at least.

Personal favorite is Fresh but I understand why others choose Riot or Stand as #1.

DISCLAIMER- I got into Fresh by way of compact disc, not vinyl, so I've always appreciated the way Fresh flows from start to finish. As opposed to Riot and Stand, I don't know which song started "side 2" on Fresh.

By the way, I downloaded "Live At The Filmore" today. I'm only halfway through the 1st show and it's tight as fuck- mainly because I've never heard live versions of these songs and these shows were recorded sometime around the Life period. Also, I wasn't prepared for the download to contain 4 complete shows. Still, it's well worth the money!!!

For me the most impressive single work from Sly might be Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin). That was so insanely funky, original, unique, from a different place and ahead of its time that it boggles my mind. Listen to what else was on the airwaves before and around the time of its release and there is nothing else anything like it. I remember becoming familiar with it for the first time in the late 1970s and being in disbelief of when it was released because it sounded brand new still and just far different from anything else of its era.

HardcoreJollies said:

madhattter said:

"Back on the right track" and "High On You" are very underated albums.

It is a crime High on You is not easily available on domestic release. His erratic behavior combined with major tradewind changes in the music business particularly with disco swooping in led to those mid to late 1970s albums being all but kicked to the curb. Even Small Talk suffered some of that fate. Now, we can really appreciate just how good he still was at that point. Can't help but wonder if those works had been better accepted and more successful if his total descent into drug-addicted reclusiveness and anonymity might have been avoided or at least lessened, which could have given us better output for some of the 1980s at least.

You are exactly right ! Buy the way, there is a song on the new "Live At The Filmore East" called "St. James Infirmary". you can hear it on YouTube. It reminds me of something from Miles Davis! It sounds like Cynthia Robinson on trumpet showcasing her skills!!

oh boy, tough question... for me this is mainly a tie between Stand an Fresh

but forced at gunpoint I'd probably pick Fresh

Fresh is my go to, the rest are "must owns" for the deep cuts.

HardcoreJollies said:

Just got filled in on the new Fillmore live set. Talk about energy! The chugging rhythm section is a force of nature. Pricey for the CD set but download is reasonable.Also, any y'all hip to Finding the Funk documentary from last year? Sly, such as he is, is interviewed in it. Cool flick at any rate. http://www.okayplayer.com...video.html

Thanks for sharing.

In regards to his innovative sound in "Thank You", wouldn't "Dynamite" be considered the real first disco song too? Even though it came in the late 60s, the bassline reminds me so much of the disco hits that were released 10 years later.

The one with Jesse Johnson on it!

kidmelody2012 said:

The one with Jesse Johnson on it!

"crazzy" was the name of the song with Jesse Johnson and it was the last charting single for him. I havent yet heard anyone of our modern artis utilizing his vocal skills as of yet.

Speaking of Sly, does anyone know what ever became of the two documentaries that were supposed to be released in 2010-11? "Searching For Sly" was one of them.

SPYZFAN1 said: