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Results for Sly StoneTexas-born Sylvester Stewart, a former Bay Area record producer and deejay, had a vision of a psychedelic utopia. His band was a microcosm of this ideal world: men and women, blacks and whites working together, shifting roles and sharing the spotlight. He urged others to do the same in songs such as "Everyday People," "Everybody is a Star," and "I Want to Take You Higher." But his optimism was drained by the end of the sixties. By the 1970s, Stone was increasingly lost in a drug-induced haze and his albums turned to uninspired disco, until he finally withdrew from music completely....more
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by The Editors•May 14, 2008•
Read shared stories from Paul and other writers and editors who worked on the original Crawdaddy! (plus our own Denise Sullivan who writes quite eloquently on the Crawdaddy! spirit). As we take time this issue to pay homage to the original, as our own one-year anniversary wouldn’t even be remotely possible without it, we hope you enjoy them as they recount their insightful tales.
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by Brian Brown•March 26, 2008•
First let me admit… I haven’t been able to wrap my head around all the myriad dimensions of this album. It’s like an archetypal journey that I’m still experiencing. But, if I were to sum up its sound, I’d tell you that it is fusion mixed with Syd Barrett-styled vocals mixed with the earthy mysticism of woodland creatures on mushrooms.
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by James Greene, Jr.•January 30, 2008•
Having spent the first 15 years of my life there, I can say with some authority that Connecticut is a state generally populated by fuddy-duds, buzzkills, and sticks-in-the-mud. No one there over the age of 35 wants anyone under the age of 25 to have any fun at all.
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by Brian Brown•August 29, 2007•
Surfing YouTube recently, I stumbled upon a clip that had nothing to do with clever kitties, but instead an instructional video featuring bassist Larry Graham as he attempts to slow down his playing for the aspiring and then laughs at those mere mortals and lets it rip.
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11/15/2006
If anyone ever comes on here and complains, they ought to be strung up naked over a herd of porcupines. This is the...
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11/14/2006
Does anyone remember when Sly and the Family Stone played at Winterland? Yes, he actually showed up and played for at...
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8/29/2006
The Sly and the Family Stone is priceless!!! Just great unreleased stuff!! Any other soundboards from Sly and the...
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7/19/2006
Can I request the following:Kinks, Electric Flag,James Gang,New York Rock and Roll Ensemble, Hallucinations (early J...
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6/26/2006
FROM ITALY
Hi Wolgang Band!
The Best Solo-guitar on this week is:
Eric Clapton with the DEREK & THE DOMINOS!!
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