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Amazon.com
Sly's auspicious debut, A Whole New Thing begat Dance to the Music, and by 1968, things were popping for the Family Stone. The one-two punch of the title track and "Higher" introduces a gleaming exuberance; everyone wants to get higher and dance, so much so that the peripatetic, multiply vocaled and horn-drenched psych-funk of "Dance to the Medley" comes barely six minutes after the title track. "Ride the Rhythm" is a falsetto barn-burner, the wah-wahs creating melismas aplenty while the organ and horns and backing vocals riff crazy-like. "Color Me True" and "Are You Ready" slow to a more deliberate soul pacing, horns blaring and rhythms thumping. Sly was keen to cross over, to play for rock crowds, which he announces openly on the previously unreleased "Soul Clapping," where he calls out to "cats and kitties, hippies and squares." Three other unreleased cuts make this set a must-have document, even without Sly's brief re-emergence on the 2007 Grammy Awards. --Andrew Bartlett
Product Description
Sly & the Family Stone came into their own with their second album. Bursting with joy and invention, it brought the band their first commercial success while the title track became a genuine all time classic. This expanded edition features 6 bonus track - 4 of which are previously unreleased!
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In my humble opinion,the title track that starts off this album is one of the most perfect pop and soul songs ever recorded!!!It blasts right into existance,spotlights each musician and who can't sing it?It's a MUSICAL DIRECTIVE that's been going on for generation after generation.Obviously one doesn't expect the rest of this album to be able to keep up.But BY GOLLY IT DOES and with plenty more to burn;as an album,but purely a single 'Dance To The Music' is leaps ahead of A Whole New Thing in terms of songwriting and even energym,plenty of which is present on that debut.So what exactly does Sly do here?He just makes sure people who loved the classic single and bought this album hoping to hear more got JUST THAT!"Higher" is also enormous fun-so fresh,bouncy and carnavalesqe that Sly elected to UTTERLY transform it for another big hit on Stand! (you know the one).Then there's "Dance To The Medley"-the title track fleshed out and extended into a KILLER twelve minutes jam where the musicians don't just get spotlighted but DISTINCT SOLOS (Larry Graham's crackling fuzz bass being the highlite of course)and what comes next?Yet MORE catchy,hook filled funky tunes to make you DANCE "Ride The Rhythm",Color Me True","Are You Ready",the more creeping psychedelia of "Don't Burn Baby" and "I'll Never Fall In Love Again".And the bonus cuts?Well aside from th single edit of the title song and "Higher" you get "Soul Clappin","We Love All", the amazing "I Can't Turn You Loose" (don't know why it didn't make the final cut) and 'Never Do Your Woman Wrong",so it's all more more MORE!!!!So 'Dance To The Music' is not only Sly's greatest early album but actually not a bad place to get an introduction to his music.And try to listen to this album,stay still and NOT BE ABLE to avoid breaking out in a sweat!If Amazon let me give this twenty stars,that wouldn't be enough!!!Amazing!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Kyle Mole
Format:Audio CD
We put this on @ carnival in 2003 and the whole street came down to us!
That's the power of this music. The gumbo of RnB/Soul/Gospel/Rock n Roll/the advent of funk/acid swillin' platform stompin' grooves that just won't lay down!
The whole cd is like one movement. it comes it at around 40 mins, so just stick it in and hit the floor!
The transfer is crisp and clean, too, making it sound as fresh today as it did almost 40 years ago!
Essential funk theories.
That's the power of this music. The gumbo of RnB/Soul/Gospel/Rock n Roll/the advent of funk/acid swillin' platform stompin' grooves that just won't lay down!
The whole cd is like one movement. it comes it at around 40 mins, so just stick it in and hit the floor!
The transfer is crisp and clean, too, making it sound as fresh today as it did almost 40 years ago!
Essential funk theories.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
...at how much better sly and the family stone are to everyone else. What a record! every track a funky masterpeice and how good is the production? You just simply can not fault them. After owning all their records this was the last one on the list and its right up there with the rest of the masterpeices ; stand fresh a whole new thing and of course riot. Nice one
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it!
Get up and dance! Don't analyze too much just enjoy the grooves.Fantastic sophomore album.Pure funk!
I got first five albums and this one stands tall.
I got first five albums and this one stands tall.
Published 14 months ago by Bolin
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad as far as record company cash-ins go
The title song was a breakthrough, not just for the group (though it was their first hit), but for the world of popular music in general: it was an early example of a funk song,... Read more
Published on November 17, 2007 by finulanu
1.0 out of 5 stars
1 1/2 stars-- Record-company driven disaster.
After the relative commercial failure of their debut record "A Whole New Thing", Sly Stone was pressured by his record company to put out a pop single, and he turnd out a monster. Read more
Published on May 15, 2007 by Michael Stack
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must have
Dance To the Music is a good dance song. What's really nice sbout is that you hear different instruments come in at a certain time. Read more
Published on August 26, 2005 by Foxxy S.L.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Sly
Sly & The Family Stone are my favorite artist of all time. I have everything they made. I was disappointed at this album only because mostly every song on here sounded to... Read more
Published on July 26, 2003 by Nikki
5.0 out of 5 stars
As good as Sly gets, which is better than everyone else.
His first, and along with "Stand", his best. Full of the energy and innovation that made him the best that there was back in '68. Read more
Published on February 22, 2000 by Eric V. Moye
5.0 out of 5 stars
a true classic
this album has so many great songs on it that it's scary.Sly&the family Stone are to me without a doubt the greatest Rock-N-Roll band of all time. Read more
Published on January 20, 2000 by A customer
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Pure classic funk album
Surely the best Sly & The Family Stone album ever released? Every track a stomping funk masterpiece. Read more
Published on September 4, 1999 by gavinturner@gav2001.freeserve.co.uk
