Greatest hits sly and the family stone album wikipedia. People these days ask too many questions like, where is sly stone. Greatest hits is a greatest hits album by american recording group sly and the family stone, released on november 21, 1970, by epic records. Led by sly stone, the family stone was comprised of men and women, and blacks and whites, making the band the first fully integrated group in rocks history. Sly stone was one of funks cocreators along with james brown. Comprising five singles and their bsides along with one additional single and one album track, it includes all of the singles from the albums dance to the music 1968, life 1968, and stand.
This remastered issue would make the previous issue totally obsolete. Rock and roll krb musiccompilation of rare preepic recordings, including i aint got nobody 1999. My advice, pick up the greatest hits and plan on eventually getting everything up through small talk. In addition to those durable numbers all of which are in. Greatest hits dont come better than this in fact, music rarely does.
Sly and the family stone greatest hits stephen thomas erlewine. Greatest hits is a compilation album by american recording group sly and the family stone. Sly and the family stone 0 hours and 43 minutes movie 2016 the oneyear memorial of megan, lead the team to a explosion. No mere greatest hits collectionthough theyre all here in digitally. The family stone 1 hours and 43 minutes movie 2005 the stone family unites in common cause when their favorite son brings his uptight girlfriend home for the christmas holiday, with plans of proposing. Every song is in stereo, while the previous cd of this album had two or three songs in mono. But while theres a riot goin on is a classic, its dark allure on par with the rolling stones exile on main street, its the sly stone of greatest hits the sly stone of. Too pop savvy to be merely a funk band, and too damn funky to be just a rock band, sly and his multicultural crew made intelligent party music that crossed boundaries and became am radio staples. Ended up selling that and picking up the now op collection box set and the greatest hits. If not a cynical cash grab, it was at least within smelling. There would be other hits, but no other set would quite capture the remarkable, anythinggoes spirit that ran. It was released on november 21, 1970, by epic records. Sly and the family stone greatest hits hybrid sacd. Discussion in music corner started by jsayers, jul 31, 2015.
Sly stone ultimately discovered that his utopia had a ghetto, and he brilliantly tore the whole thing down on theres a riot goin on, which does not refute the joy of his earlier music. Please, comment, like, share, subscribe, without you, this awesome music cannot continue. Funk, soul theres a riot goin on has been declared by critics as one of the greatest and most influential albums ever recorded, predating. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Overview biography songs similar artists cds vinyl dvds blurays.
Its core lineup was led by singersongwriter, producer, and multiinstrumentalist sly stone, and included stones brother and singerguitarist freddie stone, sister and singer. The group effortlessly combined upbeat, funky melodies with socially conscious lyrics, which would paint a vivid picture of the sociopolitical landscape of the 60s while also creating. Listen to your favorite songs from greatest hits by sly and the family stone now. Sly and the family stone greatest hits full album youtube. Sly and the family stone greatest hits on numbered hybrid sacd from audio fidelity. What was sly stone doing in 1968 that makes his music. Sly and the family stones signature hits included stand, everyday people,hot fun in the summertime and everybody is a star. So they put together sly and the family stones greatest hits. Greatest hits was chosen as the 60th greatest album of all time by the editors of rolling stone magazine in dec.