At long last, we are finally discussing one of the most important bands of the last century--one of the pillars upon which modern music stands, and one of the funkiest to do it: Sly and the Family Stone. Born out of the struggles of the civil rights movement and the explosion of psychedelia, The Family Stone's members showed a perfect blend of multiracial unity and gender equality. Just the image of them all creating beautiful music on stage together was enough to be revolutionary. It hadn't really been done before. But things would not remain revolutionary for long. Civil Rights leaders were jailed and assassinated. Soldiers came back haunted by a meaningless war. Charles Manson happened. Generational talents joined the 27 club. The climate became paranoid and fearful and the boots of Nixon and Reagan were on their way to decimate any hope that may have percolated over the last few decades... And the survivors of that movement were trying to reckon with it. Marvin Gaye wrote his masterpiece "What's Goin' On", which covered a wide range of topics from the perspective of someone coming back home to all of this. Sly in the meantime had become somewhat of a recluse, diving heavily into drugs and perhaps feeling despondent after everything that had happened. Upon hearing "What's Goin' On", Sly decides that the album they're working on will have a response title "There's a Riot Goin' On", with a Red, White, and Black cover to boot. Sly's album would be more from the perspective of someone that's been in the middle of the riots; someone with plenty to say about the state of the world, but plenty of psychological injuries to tend to as well (whether or copius amounts of cocaine and pcp is the best solution to that is up for debate). This album and the rest of their catalogue went on to inspire funk and hip hop and it remains relevant to this day.
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