donjunio

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DeAge™ : 7456 days • Here since 11 january 2006

Sly And The Family Stone There's A Riot Goin' On

5 dec 06

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You are absolutely right embryo, I didn't explain myself well. After mentioning those three fundamental albums from 1971, I went on a broader digression about the period. By mentioning the funkadelic, whose debut had come out in 1970, I was also referring to the latest works of Jimi Hendrix from 1970, just like "Curtis" by Curtis Mayfield, which was also touched upon and came out in '70. By constantly citing these names, one can get dizzy and a bit confused! I should have written "even the mature Jimi Hendrix had reclaimed..." alright, bye!

Sly And The Family Stone There's A Riot Goin' On

5 dec 06

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Curiosity legitimizes, dear Primi Balli... it’s not that Prince rubs me the wrong way, quite the opposite... however, I had to give a summary speech, since citing all the artists influenced by Sly Stone would have weighed down the introduction a bit. I wrote that they were perhaps the most important group of funk, "constituting a fetish for entire generations of funky tarantulas." Rather than repeat names like Prince (you yourself wrote that everyone considers him his worthy heir: but the same goes for other followers like Earth, Wind & Fire or Headhunters), I preferred to mention artists who are less often associated with Sly, like Miles Davis or Jane's Addiction, to illustrate the breadth of his music's reach, as well as to focus on the context of the era. Perhaps I could have thrown in a reference to the Minneapolis sprite at the end, but it is what it is... Bye!

Sly And The Family Stone There's A Riot Goin' On

4 dec 06

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The original cover art for Riot featured a red, white, and black American flag with suns in place of the stars. No other text or titles appear on the cover, although Epic added a "Featuring the Hit Single 'Family Affair'" sticker to the LP for commercial viability and identification purposes. Family Stone A&R director Steve Paley took the photograph. Three of the custom flags were created: one for Sly, one for Epic Records, and one for Paley. The album was later reissued with a more commercial cover featuring Sly in concert, and the traditional album titles and text.

According to Sly, the album cover is meant to represent "people of all colors", as black is the absence of all color, white is the combination of all color, and red represents blood, which all humans have in common. Suns are used instead of stars because, according to Sly, "stars to me imply searching ...like you search for your star...Betsy Ross did the best she could with what she had. I thought I could do better."

Sly And The Family Stone There's A Riot Goin' On

4 dec 06

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Yes, kataklisma is right: the original cover was exactly as he says, with flowers instead of stars. For commercial and visibility reasons, Epic then printed this cover, which is the one I actually have in my CD. Thank you all for the comments.

Traffic Mr. Fantasy

2 dec 06

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great review, then just imagine if you hadn't mentioned the butthole surfers heheh...pretazzo rules!

Red Hot Chili Peppers Live @DatchForum 30-11-06

2 dec 06

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Well, the Peppers asked for it: by constantly making harmless little songs and silly videos like the Foo Fighters, they knew they would end up in the arms of MTV's most frivolous audience... And this playing of old tracks feels a bit too much like a move to keep the old fans in check... The review is still great, analyzing the chemistry between the audience and the band without unnecessary discussions and petty squabbles.

John Legend Once Again

1 dec 06

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interesting livis....

Guided by Voices Bee Thousand

1 dec 06

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pardon 4 the record

Red Hot Chili Peppers Live @DatchForum 30-11-06

1 dec 06

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Really great, Joe.

Guided by Voices Bee Thousand

1 dec 06

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Well done, you have filled an important gap: they have never produced masterpieces, but a considerable number of excellent works. On the same level as Pavement, but inferior to Grandaddy.