Sly & The Family Stone: The Woodstock Experience (2CD) [Limited Edition]

Sly & The Family Stone | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Sony Legacy
• ASIN: B0026BD2GU
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,543 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Stand!

2. Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey

3. I Want To Take You Higher

4. Somebody's Watching You

5. Sing A Simple Song

6. Everyday People

7. Sex Machine

8. You Can Make It If You Try

Disc: 2

1. M'Lady (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)

2. Sing A Simple Song (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)

3. You Can Make It If You Try (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)

4. Everyday People(Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)

5. Dance To The Music (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)

6. MEDLEY: Music Lover / Higher (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)

7. I Want To Take You Higher (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)

8. Love City (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)

9. Stand! (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)

Editorial Reviews

Sly & The Family Stone were already breaking social and musical barriers leading up to 1969. The anticipation for their newest studio album, Stand!, was palpable, and the excitement leading up to their performance at Woodstock was unparalleled. Neither disappointed - this band proved in 1969 why they were one of the most electrifying acts of the day - completely reinventing funk, rock and soul, and inspiring a society toward change.

Customer Reviews

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Family Stone rocks at Woodstock - Classic Live Album, July 1, 2009

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Eddie from Flushing "Eddie from Flushing" (Flushing, N.Y. United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sly & The Family Stone: The Woodstock Experience (MP3 Download)

Sly & The Family Stone's "The Woodstock Experience" presents the full 50 minute performance of the band at the legendary Woostock Festival in the summer of 1969 for the first time anywhere. And what a show it is! This is truly a classic live set by one of the greatest bands of the Rock & Soul era. The group was at it's peak at the time with their fusion of funk, hard rock & soul and the live versions of "You Can Make It If You Try", "Dance To The Music", "Sing A Simple Song", "Music Lover/Higher" & "Everyday People" are fantastic. I'm only giving this set four stars because I feel that Sony shoud've relased the live show on it's own (rather than packaging it as a two CD set with the "Stand!" album). However, this set is highly essential if you're a Sly & The Family Stone fan.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE BEST LIVE ALBUMS 40 YEARS AGO!, July 7, 2009

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M. McKay (Downey, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sly & The Family Stone: The Woodstock Experience (2CD) (Audio CD)

If this concert had been released in it's entirety (probably with edits) on vinyl back in let's say 1970 or 1971, it might have been one of the most classic live albums of it's day! Listening to it now, it's hard to believe this set has languished for 40 years! I'd say it's downright criminal. But we have it now at least. This is a 5-star live album and paired with their 1969 masterpiece "Stand!," which is also a 5-star album, makes this set a 10-star release! So you don't get the few bonus tracks that were included with the '07 reissue of "Stand!" Are you really going to be THAT disappointed? You've got the ULTIMATE bonus tracks included here with the Woodstock set which starts off full throttle with "M'Lady" and ends with a double funked out encore of "Love City" and then "Stand!" "Stand!," the album, goes without saying of course. It's one of the greatest albums of 1969, the '60s, and the entire funk genre itself. From the title track to "You Can Make It If You Try," it's a funk trip that doesn't let up the entire record. Great musicianship, great lyrics, and great production, guaranteed to put yo spine outta place! So grab a copy of this double slice of funk greatness while you can and get "HIGHER!"

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The highlight of the whole festival, July 25, 2009

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This review is from: Sly & The Family Stone: The Woodstock Experience (2CD) (Audio CD)

It was really late when Sly and the band hit the stage, and I was starting to nod off--I just couldn't work up the energy to go to my tent (and besides, I had a spot quite close to the stage, and I didn't want to lose it). But when they started, the whole place caught fire. It was like somebody stuck my finger in a wall socket. I don't think I've ever experienced a more electrifying performance anywhere. All 500,000 of us were on our feet screaming. To this day I have an indelible image of them doing "I Want to Take You Higher," with the whole band jumping up and down and the whole audience jumping up and down with them. And this recording really captures that moment vividly. I expected the sound to be pretty awful, but in fact it's terrific, and it brings me back there completely, with all five senses on overload. Thank God somebody finally released this. I've been waiting 40 years.