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| From | Michael Bennett <mrhonorama@ameritech.net> |
| Subject | Re: Sly & The Family Stone |
| Date | Fri, 29 Oct 2004 05:19:59 -0700 (PDT) |
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I think it would be fair to say, insofar as funk goes,
that you start w/James Brown, go to Sly, and from
there you get Funkadelic, The Ohio Players, etc.
After that wave, as is true with most genres, things
started heading to trivial, as lesser lights were
involved.
Mike Bennett
--- Ken Kase <kenkase@nighttimes.com> wrote:
> Hey, Miguel
>
> I only say this in the name of spirited debate (I'm
> an affable fellow, not a
> mean guy):
>
> Up until Sly, we had Motown (The Funk Brothers),
> Stax, (Booker T, et al.)
> and James Brown. These artists were full of rhythmic
> complexity and had
> dozens of pop hits and their pre-Sly contributions
> shouldn't be negated. I
> understand your point, but I would hardly say that
> Sly rescued funk from
> triviality. His music was a natural outgrowth of
> these influences and he, in
> turn, influenced his peers (listen to the Jackson
> Five's "ABC" with that
> deliciously nasty fuzz guitar). A good groove can
> speak volumes and get
> under your skin. Just because it's visceral doesn't
> mean it's trivial.
>
>
>
>
> On 10/29/04 5:53 AM, "Miguel Motta"
> <a2j@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > Wasn't aware of this one Stewart... I had only
> seen the (lame) Epic
> > "Greatest Hits"... Thanks!
> >
> > And, oh yes, in regards to the other comment; It's
> not a matter of stripping
> > down for the sake of it, it's a matter of
> something genial as Sly was able
> > to create that would make you aware that there was
> much more to "soul and
> > funk" as he layered some pretty complex grooves
> underneath what seemed, up
> > to until his arrival on the music scene, trivial
> "funk"...
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Miguel
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net>
> > To: <audities@smoe.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 11:59 PM
> > Subject: Re: Sly & The Family Stone
> >
> >
> >> Actually, the two-disc set in Sony's ESSENTIAL
> series that came out
> >> last year has very good sound and perfectly
> acceptable song selection.
> >>
> >> S
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Miguel Motta" <a2j@bellsouth.net>
> >> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> >> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:46 PM
> >> Subject: Sly & The Family Stone
> >>
> >>
> >> When is someone going to, finally, decently
> remaster a 2-CD disc (or
> >> box set for that matter) of The Best of Sly & The
> Family Stone?...
> >> Beneath the soul & funk lie some pretty decent
> pop-rock beats IMHO...
> >> Rhino? Jaimie? Someone?... It's time to
> re-discover this band that was
> >> marred mostly due to Sly's record ot erratical
> concert appearances or
> >> lack of them but whom still, I believe, deserve
> their place in
> >> pop-rock history...
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Miguel
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
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