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Sly Stone was the blueprint that others read and built from, including Prince, Lenny Kravitz and D’Angelo. And as long as his musical children and grandchildren carry on, Sly will always be with us.
Read more‘Stand!’ remains a timeless piece of art, as moving now as when it was first conceived, with Stone and crew expressing their deeply held conviction that things can and will get better.
Read moreWhatever chaos existed outside the studio and whatever demons Stone was struggling with did not adversely affect the final product. Fresh sits comfortably toward the top of the group’s discography.
Read moreThe band’s fifth LP is a striking example of a pathfinder taking a road, both musically and personally, that tests every relationship to the brink and beyond.
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