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There’s A Riot Goin’ On

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Sly & The Family Stone Format: Vinyl

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1	Luv N' Haight
2	Just Like a Baby
3	Poet
4	Family Affair
5	Africa Talks to You ("The Asphalt Jungle")
6	There's a Riot Goin' On

Disc: 2

1	Brave & Strong
2	(You Caught Me) Smilin'
3	Time
4	Spaced Cowboy
5	Runnin' Away
6	Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa

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Limited red colored vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. There's A Riot Goin' On, Sly And The Family Stone's influential masterpiece of darkly psychedelic funk turns 50 in 2021. The album marked a shift in the band's tone, striking a more political and militant vibe while showing Sly Stone's disillusionment with the promise of the '60s. At the same time, it was also a big commercial success, hitting #1 on the album charts while the single "Family Affair" topped the singles charts. It's influence rang throughout the '70s as all of the funk innovators took their cues from this seminal album, and it's songs became a favorite for hip hop artist mining sampling gold decades later. It came in at #81 on Rolling Stone's Greatest Albums Of All Time and besides "Family Affair," the album features the tracks "Just Like A Baby" and "Africa Talks To You ("Asphalt Jungle")."

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Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.2 x 12.2 x 0.4 inches; 12.8 ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Legacy Recordings
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2021
Run time ‏ : ‎ 48 minutes
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 14, 2021
Label ‏ : ‎ Legacy Recordings
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0983GM11G
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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B. Bowman

The Dark Underbelly of 1960's Idealism...

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2006

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This is one of my favorite CD's of all time. If you are considering buying this do yourself a favor and get this version (the import) rather than the U.S. version available for $9.99. Sonically I didn't notice too much of a difference between the two, but it's worth the extra few bucks for the packaging alone: this edition has a glossy cardboard case with the original cover, photos, and liner notes. The other version has an alternate cover (a live shot of the band onstage) and NO information of any kind offered aside from the track listing. This album has a famously muddy sound. I've heard several theories as to why, most seem to center around Sly Stone's increasing drug use at the time this album was recorded. However, the dark quality of the production fits the music and never affected my opinion of the album. I was not alive when this was released in the early seventies, but I can imagine the shock that listeners must have experienced upon absorbing this release as a whole. The optimistic anthems of Sly's music in the sixties were replaced by grinding funk with a bleak and bitter tone. As one looks back at the period in which this music was recorded, the sense of disillusion was not just Sly's; a general sense that many of the ideals of the 1960's had died with the end of the decade was prevalent among many of the "flower power" generation. (As far as Sly's drug intake at this point was concerned, I'm sure that didn't help either. I read that he sank over a million dollars into building his infamous "Pit", the creation of which was to give users a place to use and hang out.) Regardless of the circumstances, this disc is addictive. Every song is bass heavy and funky, which often makes me forget about the bleakness of the lyrics altogether. The unbelievably heavy bass line on "Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa" (a slowed down remake of "Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin") would probably blow the speakers out in your car stereo if cranked to the max. (I never had the guts to try.) And only Sly could write a song as weird and desperate as "Just Like A Baby" and still keep my foot tapping. This disc has been in my car for the last 15 years and will stay there for good. Many theorize that this album began the slow and sad decline of the creative force that was Sly Stone, but I also enjoyed later releases like "High On You" and "Small Talk", which are worth searching for if you like this one.

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B.P.

Sly's Funk Masterpiece

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2021

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This album, although dark in most critic's thoughts, is a masterpiece. It has the hits "Family Affair" and "Runnin' Away", but check out "Africa Talks to You" and his answer "Thank You for Talking to Me Africa" to really understand where Sly was headed with his music. Definitely recommended listening.

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Jeff T

Dark and masterful album.

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2013

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Sly and the Family Stone's "There's a Riot Goin on" is, in my opinion, one of the greatest funk records of all time. I never tire of listening to it and each time I do, I marvel at Sly's genius and his ability as a musician. This work represents a shift in style and form from earlier hopeful messages found within his music to a darker urban blues/funk that represent the change in the attitude of the country and the counterculture of the 1960s. After the deaths of MLK and Malcolm X, what could one expect, really? Sly's message is one of a dark foretelling of what will come in the 1970s. It is an incredible musical masterpiece. The CD is great and I recommend it, but get it on vinyl if possible as well. You will not be disappointed. Enjoy.

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M. gregory

Does it really hold up?

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2014

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This album gets so much respect, it seems a little over the top to me. The legend overshadows the reality of the music.
Granted, it's totally ground breaking, unique, and Sly's vocals totally kill ...... but, like most of his albums, there is weak material on it. And the drugged soaked, who gives a f*** we're artists, feel is there throughout.
So ... I'm not denying the brilliance of Family Affair, Running Away, etc .... But unless you really want to explore the further reaches of Sly's creativity (and that is a worthwhile exploration), you might be better off buy just some of the songs, or a compilation with the best ones ......

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mediafreak

Portrait of the artist as a train wreck

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2009

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This one of the most harrowing albums ever made, a brilliant musician caught in the transitional stage of losing almost everything to drugs but before his creativity imploded. File under Skip Spence's Oar, Big Star's SisterLovers, Syd Barrett and Brain Wilson's Smile-era flame-outs. The basic deal is Sly deconstructing a more polished album by substituting his own sloppier instrumental overdubs, narcotic vocals, mental wanderings. Easily one of the greatest albums of the 1970's, it's like a slow motion audio trainwreck you won't want to turn away from.
Essential dub funk but also a audio document of drug-induced brain damage.
Many of us from my generation experimented with drugs and came through it.
This is the sad, cautionary tale told in beautiful music of one of our greatest musical lights being extinguished.

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JOHN GRIFFIN

Ra Ra Riot going on!

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021

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Received item in excellent condition! Packaged well!
Will make excellent Christmas gift for my father!
A+ seller! A pleasure working with!

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shawnkk

Amazing album!!!

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2022