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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Family Stone rocks at Woodstock - Classic Live Album, July 1, 2009
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.
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13 of 13 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
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!"
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sly & The Family Stone Takes Woodstock Truly *Higher*, July 2, 2009
The two CD set of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: THE WOODSTOCK EXPERIENCE is worth it for the "live" Woodstock CD alone. It was a magnificent performance--you can witness the group performing one of the songs on Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director's Cut (40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition with Amazon Exclusive Bonus Disc)--and it's all captured here live.
I wish the audio was slightly better with the audience but you can definitely hear them, especially on the sing-a-long. The one thing that's slightly different from the film version is that the song "I Want To Take You Higher" is actually performed after the sing-a-long and speech. Sly invites the audience to sing with the group on track 6- "Medley: Music Lover/Higher," and whips the Woodstock crowd into a frenzy; then they launch into "...higher" after a short break (it's reversed in the movie thanks to clever editing).
Even if you aren't a huge Sly & The Family Stone fan, the Woodstock performance contains some popular hits like "Sing A Simple Song," "Everyday People," "Dance To The Music," and of course "I Want To Take You Higher," which I'm sure you'll recognize. Even though I'm not a big fan, I was really blown away by their performance when I saw the movie of Woodstock and just had to have this CD. And the rest of the set does not disappoint. They groove and rock and you can't help but move with them. Almost as good as being there, minus the mud!
According to the CD sleeve--the two CDs are housed in mini-album replica covers with sleeves and in a larger cardboard package--Sly & The Family Stone hit the stage at 3:30 in the morning and where still able to get the crowd on their feet. Truly electrifying.
The set comes with a replica mini-album CD of Stand! but it doesn't contain the extra-tracks that were issued on the stand alone import CD.
OK so you don't get everything, I'm not sure why they didn't just include the import version of Stand!, but the real gem is the Woodstock CD and the sound quality is really good too! This set also comes with a fold out mini-poster featuring on one side Sly and on the other the beautiful audience.
Get it you won't be disappointed!
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