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| 1. DANCE A LA MUSIQUE - The French Fries | |||
| 2. I'M GOING HOME (PART 1) - Joe Hicks | |||
| 3. FOR REAL - Sly | |||
| 4. LIFE AND DEATH IN G AND A - Abaco Dream | |||
| 5. I'M JUST LIKE YOU - 6IX | |||
| 6. MAN DOES NOT LIVE - Sly & The Family Stone | |||
| 7. UNDERDOG - The Beau Brummels | |||
| 8. CAN'T SHE TELL - Billy Preston | |||
| 9. I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE - Sly & The Family Stone | |||
| 10. YOU'RE THE ONE PT 1 & 2 - Little Sister | |||
| 11. LSD - Freddie & The Stone Souls | |||
| 12. LIFE OF FORTUNE AND FAME - Sly & The Family Stone | |||
| 13. ARE YOU SURE - The Beau Brummels | |||
| 14. DYNAMITE - 6IX | |||
| 15. I AIN'T GOT NOBODY (AKA GOOD FOR REAL) - Sly & The Family Stone | |||
| 16. YOU REALLY GOT ME - Sly | |||
| 17. STANGA - Little Sister | |||
| 18. I REMEMBER - Sly & Billy Preston | |||
| 19. SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - Freddie & The Stone Souls | |||
| 20. TAKE MY ADVICE - Sly & The Family Stone | |||
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* Ace finally present a sequel to the much-loved, decade-old compilation of Sly Stone's pre-fame productions, "Precious Stone: Sly Stone In The Studio 1963-65".
* "Listen To The Voices: Sly Stone In The Studio 1965-70" carries on a chronological path, covering not only the earliest recordings of the Family Stone but also the various outside productions this remarkable musician dabbled in, whilst simultaneously topping the charts with his inimitable blend of rock, soul and funk in the late 1960s.
* The package includes all the singles written and produced by Sly under his Stone Flower Productions umbrella. The material by Joe Hicks, 6IX and Little Sister (featuring Sly's sisters Vaetta and Tiny) is in the same idiosyncratic style that made the Family Stone a household name.
* "Listen To The Voices" also features fascinating and previously unheard stops along the way in Sly's journey toward success, such as early collaborations with Billy Preston and the Beau Brummels, and pre-Family Stone recordings by Freddie & The Stone Souls, featuring Freddie Stone and Greg Errico.
* The package also benefits from fresh, in-depth research into the Family Stones formative years, including unprecedented commentary upon the contents from Sly himself.
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1-Danse A La MusiqueFRENCH FRIES 2-I'm Going Home (Pt. 1)HICKS, Joe 3-For Real (demo)SLY 4-Life & Death In G & AABACO DREAM 5-I'm Just Like You61X 6-Man Does Not LiveSLY & THE FAMILY STONE 7-UnderdogBEAU BRUMMELS 8-Can't She TellPRESTON, Billy 9-I Can't Turn You LooseSLY & THE FAMILY STONE 10-You're The One (Pt.1&2)LITTLE SISTER 11-LSDFREDDIE & THE STONE SOULS 12-Life Of Fortune And FameSLY & THE FAMILY STONE 13-Are You SureBEAU BRUMMELS 14-Dynamite61X 15-I Ain't Got Nobody (For Real)SLY & THE FAMILY STONE 16-You Really Got Me (demo)SLY 17-StangaLITTLE SISTER 18-I RememberSLY & Billy Preston 19-Something About YouFREDDIE & THE STONE SOULS 20-Take My AdviceSLY & THE FAMILY STONE 21-Home Sweet Home (Pt.2)HICKS, Joe 22-Somebody's Watching YouLITTLE SISTER 23-SuperfunkFREDDIE & THE STONE SOULS 24-Life & Death In G & A (Pt.1&2)HICKS, Joe 25-Small FriesFRENCH FRIES (2010/ACE) 25 tracks 1966-70 with 24 page booklet.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Like many of the major figures in Soul/Funk, Sly Stone was at home on both sides of the microphone. Unfortunately for Sly, he has yet to achieve the status and respect afforded the likes of Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes or James Brown and it would be great if his work could be given the credit it deserves during his lifetime.
At his peak he was responsible for a series of albums which helped to usher in a new era for Black music, and this collection covers the bulk of that period, immediately before the release of "There's a Riot Going On" in 1971. The sheer variety of musical genres covered here should come as no surprise to those familiar with Sly's melting pot approach, so you'll find a couple of Beau Brummel's tracks that sound like they could have featured on a late '60's Byrds album (think "Hey Mr Tambourine Man") alongside Soul workouts by brother Freddie's band and a French version of "Dance to the Music". Cover versions never featured heavily on albums by Sly & the Family Stone (a notable exception being a stoned cover of Doris Day's Que Sera) but here he works over the Kinks "You Really Got Me" and the 4 Tops "Something About You" (as producer) and almost matches Otis on "Can't Turn You Loose".
Sly's increasingly darker view of the world characterised his output with the Family Stone, as the uptempo, upbeat sounds of his early years gave way to the sleazy, fuzzy Funk which shocked the world when "Riot" was released. That progression is is clear to see (or hear) on this set. So it is that the tracks by Little Sister and 6ix fit firmly into late era Sly, and 2 versions of "Life & Death in G&A" illustrate the point perfectly; the Abaco Dream track a relatively straight horn led Soul/Funk workout (which put me in mind of Jimmy Castor's "We've Just Begun"), while Joe Hicks version features a metronomic beat, heavy base and a random staccato organ, intruding on Hicks drawled vocal, which could have come straight from "Riot".
So there's much to recommend here. Personal favourites include "Man Does Not Live", where Sly evokes JB's "This is a Man's World" to wonderful effect, the beautiful "I Remember", a straight ballad with Sly vocals, and "I'm Just Like You". For anyone familiar with Sly Stone, I can heartily recommend this set.
At his peak he was responsible for a series of albums which helped to usher in a new era for Black music, and this collection covers the bulk of that period, immediately before the release of "There's a Riot Going On" in 1971. The sheer variety of musical genres covered here should come as no surprise to those familiar with Sly's melting pot approach, so you'll find a couple of Beau Brummel's tracks that sound like they could have featured on a late '60's Byrds album (think "Hey Mr Tambourine Man") alongside Soul workouts by brother Freddie's band and a French version of "Dance to the Music". Cover versions never featured heavily on albums by Sly & the Family Stone (a notable exception being a stoned cover of Doris Day's Que Sera) but here he works over the Kinks "You Really Got Me" and the 4 Tops "Something About You" (as producer) and almost matches Otis on "Can't Turn You Loose".
Sly's increasingly darker view of the world characterised his output with the Family Stone, as the uptempo, upbeat sounds of his early years gave way to the sleazy, fuzzy Funk which shocked the world when "Riot" was released. That progression is is clear to see (or hear) on this set. So it is that the tracks by Little Sister and 6ix fit firmly into late era Sly, and 2 versions of "Life & Death in G&A" illustrate the point perfectly; the Abaco Dream track a relatively straight horn led Soul/Funk workout (which put me in mind of Jimmy Castor's "We've Just Begun"), while Joe Hicks version features a metronomic beat, heavy base and a random staccato organ, intruding on Hicks drawled vocal, which could have come straight from "Riot".
So there's much to recommend here. Personal favourites include "Man Does Not Live", where Sly evokes JB's "This is a Man's World" to wonderful effect, the beautiful "I Remember", a straight ballad with Sly vocals, and "I'm Just Like You". For anyone familiar with Sly Stone, I can heartily recommend this set.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
As a huge fan of Sly Stone, I was delighted to get my ears around this new compilation, which on listen proved to have Sly's unmistakeable stamp all over it. This compilation, extensively researched by Alec Palao and with detailed liner notes, interviews and pictures shows Sly's diversity and versatility, yet the style is predominantly funky soul. Material ranges from collaborations: the Rolling Stones-a-like Beau Brummels; tracks Sly made with his good friend Billy Preston; to stable acts, Sly's sister Vet's group aptly named Little Sister and Joe Hicks who was signed to Sly's Stone Flower label; brother Freddie's pre Family Stone band, Freddie & The Stone Souls who prompted Sly to suggest Freddie bring the best of that band with the best musicians Sly knew to form the Family Stone; to demos and early versions of songs that would later appear on Family Stone albums.
Stand-outs for me are "Dance A La Musique" by the "French Fries" (not confirmed but quite obviously the Family Stone), a fuzzy cover of "Dance To The Music" with a French twist for fun, it shows how great a good piece of fuzzy, psychedelic soul can be; the Family Stone's early version of Otis Redding's "I Can't Turn You Loose", for me even better than the versions they later did; plus earlier versions of other Family Stone tracks, particularly "I Ain't Got Nobody (For Real) and "Take My Advice", this compilation is a fascinating insight into the forging of the Family Stone itself, and the way Sly's stamp on his production work was so unmistakably his sound, you can pick him out easily even when he's in the background playing one of the instruments. So with that in mind, this is perhaps more interesting to those who know Sly's material well and I would encourage people to check out key Sly albums first, particularly Dance To The Music, Stand, There's A Riot Goin' On, Fresh and Small Talk. If however you already know and like his music, I'm sure you will find this as big a delight as I did.
Stand-outs for me are "Dance A La Musique" by the "French Fries" (not confirmed but quite obviously the Family Stone), a fuzzy cover of "Dance To The Music" with a French twist for fun, it shows how great a good piece of fuzzy, psychedelic soul can be; the Family Stone's early version of Otis Redding's "I Can't Turn You Loose", for me even better than the versions they later did; plus earlier versions of other Family Stone tracks, particularly "I Ain't Got Nobody (For Real) and "Take My Advice", this compilation is a fascinating insight into the forging of the Family Stone itself, and the way Sly's stamp on his production work was so unmistakably his sound, you can pick him out easily even when he's in the background playing one of the instruments. So with that in mind, this is perhaps more interesting to those who know Sly's material well and I would encourage people to check out key Sly albums first, particularly Dance To The Music, Stand, There's A Riot Goin' On, Fresh and Small Talk. If however you already know and like his music, I'm sure you will find this as big a delight as I did.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
GREAT CONTINUATION OF SLY STONE'S EARLY STUDIO PRODUCTIONS
30 April 2010
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79 minutes in length approximately. The (mostly) mono sound has been remastered and is very good. The accompanying 24 page booklet goes into some detail concerning this period (1965-70) of Sylvester "Sly" (Stewart) Stone's production work in the studio. Included are a number of color and b&w photos from the era,which help tell the story of Sly Stone's early work.
This second volume (the first-"Precious Stone,In The Studio With Sly Stone 1963-1965") continues the focus on Stone's work with several artists,and his own groups,during his Autumn Records days,and later work in other studios. There are some early tracks (some of the first) by SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE,and various off-shoots of that group. Also included is music from THE FRENCH FRIES,ABACO DREAM,Joe Hicks,and Billy Preston-all benefiting from Stone's writing,arranging,playing,and producing efforts. Even the demos are worthwhile because they ooze that raw,funky sound Stone is famous for. An added treat is the fact that Stone played on most (if not all) the tracks on this set. He's heard on bass,guitar,harmonica,etc.,which helped immensely with the sound. The only group that has a truly different sound is THE BEAU BRUMMELS. Their English sounding music (Stone was responsible for their hit "Laugh Laugh" for example,not heard here) stands out from the other tracks-and Stone played guitar on these also. Listeners will recognize the songs "You Really Got Me" by THE KINKS,and "I Can't Turn You Loose" by Otis Redding. Both of these tunes have been transformed into the sound Stone and his band made famous.
This volume is full of good,sometimes great,fun,exciting music,that stands up to repeated listening. The bass-propelled,highly rhythmic music,along with Stone's molasses-like vocals on many tracks is proof of Sly Stone's command of the studio. The other artists here,especially Joe Hicks,and Billy Preston,benefit greatly from Stone's prowess in the studio. This set is just below Stone's more famous recordings he did with his own group,that everyone is familiar with. The works in progress in this collection aren't as strong as his finished work,but have an appeal and strength all their own. If that sound appeals to you-you will find a lot to like in this collection.
This second volume (the first-"Precious Stone,In The Studio With Sly Stone 1963-1965") continues the focus on Stone's work with several artists,and his own groups,during his Autumn Records days,and later work in other studios. There are some early tracks (some of the first) by SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE,and various off-shoots of that group. Also included is music from THE FRENCH FRIES,ABACO DREAM,Joe Hicks,and Billy Preston-all benefiting from Stone's writing,arranging,playing,and producing efforts. Even the demos are worthwhile because they ooze that raw,funky sound Stone is famous for. An added treat is the fact that Stone played on most (if not all) the tracks on this set. He's heard on bass,guitar,harmonica,etc.,which helped immensely with the sound. The only group that has a truly different sound is THE BEAU BRUMMELS. Their English sounding music (Stone was responsible for their hit "Laugh Laugh" for example,not heard here) stands out from the other tracks-and Stone played guitar on these also. Listeners will recognize the songs "You Really Got Me" by THE KINKS,and "I Can't Turn You Loose" by Otis Redding. Both of these tunes have been transformed into the sound Stone and his band made famous.
This volume is full of good,sometimes great,fun,exciting music,that stands up to repeated listening. The bass-propelled,highly rhythmic music,along with Stone's molasses-like vocals on many tracks is proof of Sly Stone's command of the studio. The other artists here,especially Joe Hicks,and Billy Preston,benefit greatly from Stone's prowess in the studio. This set is just below Stone's more famous recordings he did with his own group,that everyone is familiar with. The works in progress in this collection aren't as strong as his finished work,but have an appeal and strength all their own. If that sound appeals to you-you will find a lot to like in this collection.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
New revelations on a prolific musical giant
17 Jun 2010
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One of the latest editions of the Ace Records producer/songwriter series is this look at rare and unreleased musical productions from one of music's giant talents, Sylvester Stewart, otherwise known as Sly Stone. It's a true revelation to have this look inside the creative process that developed into his groundbreaking hit sound. You can hear production elements in all of these 25 songs that found their way to monster hits created by Sly and the Family Stone.
The one song in this package that I already knew was Little Sister's "You're the One". There are other songs on this CD that could have been hits but weren't, maybe because they were ahead of their time. My favorites of the early Sly and the Family Stone songs are "Man Does Not Live" and "Life of Fortune and Fame" which both have very deep lyrical messages. I also especially enjoyed both of the collaborations with keyboard legend Billy Preston. The work of Joe Hicks with Sly is also first rate.
Overall, there are no really weak moments anywhere in this collection. It's a wonderful and interesting look into the creative process of how Sly became Sly!!
The one song in this package that I already knew was Little Sister's "You're the One". There are other songs on this CD that could have been hits but weren't, maybe because they were ahead of their time. My favorites of the early Sly and the Family Stone songs are "Man Does Not Live" and "Life of Fortune and Fame" which both have very deep lyrical messages. I also especially enjoyed both of the collaborations with keyboard legend Billy Preston. The work of Joe Hicks with Sly is also first rate.
Overall, there are no really weak moments anywhere in this collection. It's a wonderful and interesting look into the creative process of how Sly became Sly!!
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