Sly & the Family Stone - Stand!
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Artist: Sly & the Family StoneEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Stand!
- Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey
- I Want To Take You Higher
- Somebody's Watching You
- Sing A Simple Song
- Everyday People
- Sex Machine
- You Can Make It If You Try
- Stand!
- I Want To Take You Higher
- You Can Make It If You Try
- Soul Clappin' II
- My Brain (Zig-Zag)
Free Music Notes for Stand!
Free Music Review: Sly's Best from His "Happy" Period; Too Bad about the Sound!
Hit: 3 Stars
Content: 4 stars; Sound Quality: 2 stars = Overall: 3 stars.
This album represents the best work that Sly has done from his "happy", optimistic period before he had a severe attack of pessimism (realism?) shortly after so evident on "There's a Riot Goin' On". Lots of good singles here that would make it on any best of compilation of the band like "Stand!", "I Want To Take You Higher", "Sing A Simple Song", "Everyday People" and "You Can Make it if You Try". That's 5 out of the total of 8 tracks from the album! Other than "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey", the other tracks resemble little more than filler and that's especially the case for all 14 minutes of "Sex Machine". Still, this album is a classic for the impact that it has had for the future of funk music and its influence on music since then cannot be underestimated. This mini-lp replica sleeve version very faithfully recreates the original lp design down to the inner sleeve and includes a 12-page colour booklet which has an essay by Barney Hoskyns and all the lyrics. There are 5 bonus tracks as well which are single versions of "Stand!", "I Want To Take You Higher" and "You Can Make it if You Try" and two previously unreleased tracks: "Soul Clappin' II" and "My Brain". The only disappointment for me of this version of the album is the poor sound quality. For an album that's supposed to be remastered, you can only presume that the quality of the master tapes have deteriorated so badly that this is the best that they could do which doesn't amount to much sadly. A shame really; Sly's classic really does deserve better.
Stand! Poster
In 1967, Sly Stone was unabashed: his debut, A Whole New Thing, claimed high ground--it was new, big time. He knew it. By 1969, the newness was transformed, Sly was imploring listeners to Stand! and breaking new ground. The snarl of "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey" with its droning organ and wah-wah guitar had claws, it was unmistakable. And the full-on blast of harmonica, fuzz guitars, and horns that opens "I Want to Take You Higher" just cemented the claim: Music would unite and fight and kick and get you high. "Everyday People" almost seems an anomaly in this company, a breezy harmony vocal backing, simple piano framing, long horn lines, and a churchy chorus. It's the biggest hit from Stand!, a true pop gem. What you get with the rest of the album (and Sly's early catalog overall) is sui generis. "Sing a Simple Song" has scouring, wordless shouts, a heavy beat backed by multiple voices half-atop each other, horn riffs jetting across guitar riffs, and an abrupt, scrambling end. It's a tight and tough embrace, an open door. It's 1969. --Andrew BartlettJapanese limited edition issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork.
Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.
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