I've watched the Questlove Sly Stone doc twice already and I know I am going in again soon. It's that good. This clip is NOT in the film, but man, this performance is absolutely electrifying. Sly's dance moves kill me!
Right with you, Sal; I'm in it for my third time. I'm from the Oakland, CA area, so I consider Sly and the Family one of my hometown heroes and I'm happy to see some more attention shown to the band on its songs and overall reflection and impact on the era. Their impact on future versions of funk and soul are immeasurable.
Great performance, terrible camera work and audio.
Sly and the Family Stone were magical live. I was lucky enough to have seen them in 1969. They were amazing. Of course the show started almost an hour late.
There was a sort of copycat group called Leon's Creation. They did one excellent album in 1969 that you can stream on qobuz (among others). Sample of the title track This Is The Beginning
It is a great documentary. Sly was totally different than I expected. For such a talented guy he didn't come off as being full of himself. The music is so wonderful but it's ultimately a sad story. I hope he's found peace and joy. I think he may have.
I loved that they had the entire band on there and loved the last scene where you could see him being kind of a goofy granddad. the guy was far from perfect but so happy he survived. One of my favorite bits in the film was when the band was on either Mike Douglas or one of those shows and they're dancing right in front of the audience, mostly 80 year olds who are looking at them like their aliens. Took a lot of courage for Sly to do that, and good for him for taking on Cavett that way.
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Right with you, Sal; I'm in it for my third time. I'm from the Oakland, CA area, so I consider Sly and the Family one of my hometown heroes and I'm happy to see some more attention shown to the band on its songs and overall reflection and impact on the era. Their impact on future versions of funk and soul are immeasurable.
I love Dick Cavett and want to be him when I grow up. His chats with people are so thoughtful and fun and interesting.
Great performance, terrible camera work and audio.
Sly and the Family Stone were magical live. I was lucky enough to have seen them in 1969. They were amazing. Of course the show started almost an hour late.
Captain Al
The Woodstock set is great, as is the more recent Live at Fillmore East. Great band, nothing quite exactly like them.
Sly's got some great moves in that clip!
- Paul in DK
Must not have been a Bill Graham show. One of the best parts of his shows was the punctuality.
- Paul in DK
It's just insane how good those singles were. I thought some of the comments in the doc were illuminating from the other artists.
Que grande Sly Stone, gracias.
They just don't make 'em like that anymore!
It was a SUNY New Paltz concert so things happened at the typical New Paltz pace.
Captain Al
I keep forgetting to watch that doc.
Completely agree...iy was fantastic, inspiring, heartbreaking and insightful. what a force of nature...
There was a sort of copycat group called Leon's Creation. They did one excellent album in 1969 that you can stream on qobuz (among others). Sample of the title track This Is The Beginning
- Paul in DK
It is a great documentary. Sly was totally different than I expected. For such a talented guy he didn't come off as being full of himself. The music is so wonderful but it's ultimately a sad story. I hope he's found peace and joy. I think he may have.
I loved that they had the entire band on there and loved the last scene where you could see him being kind of a goofy granddad. the guy was far from perfect but so happy he survived. One of my favorite bits in the film was when the band was on either Mike Douglas or one of those shows and they're dancing right in front of the audience, mostly 80 year olds who are looking at them like their aliens. Took a lot of courage for Sly to do that, and good for him for taking on Cavett that way.
Just saw this else where thought of you. https://louderthanwar.com/the-great-vinyl-record-buying-swindle-unexpurgated-version/
I read this yesterday. I agree with most everything he says.
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