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Sly & The Family Stone - Fresh (1973) [Reissue 1987 & 1991]
BAND/ARTIST: Sly & The Family Stone
- Title: Fresh
- Year Of Release: 1973 | 1987 & 1991
- Label: Epic / Sony Music
- Genre: Funk, Soul, Rhythm & Blues
- Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log, scans)
- Total Time: 39:39
- Total Size: 252 mb / 516 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Fresh expands and brightens the slow grooves of There's a Riot Goin' On, turning them, for the most part, into friendly, welcoming rhythms. There are still traces of the narcotic haze of Riot, particularly on the brilliant, crawling inversion of "Que Sera, Sera," yet this never feels like an invitation into a junkie's lair. Still, this isn't necessarily lighter than Riot -- in fact, his social commentary is more explicit, and while the music doesn't telegraph his resignation the way Riot did, it comes from the same source. So, Fresh winds up more varied, musically and lyrically, which may not make it as unified, but it does result in more traditional funk that certainly is appealing in its own right. Besides, this isn't conventional funk -- it's eccentric, where even concise catchy tunes like "If You Want Me to Stay" seem as elastic as the opener, "In Time." That's the album's ultimate charm -- it finds Sly precisely at the point where he's balancing funk and pop, about to fall into the brink, but creating an utterly individual album that wound up being his last masterwork and one of the great funk albums of its era.
:: TRACKLIST ::
1 In Time 5:48
2 If You Want Me To Stay 3:01
3 Let Me Have It All 2:56
4 Frisky 3:12
5 Thankful 'N' Thoughtful 4:41
6 Skin I'm In 2:55
7 I Don't Know (Satisfaction) 3:51
8 Keep On Dancin' 2:23
9 Que, Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) 5:23
10 If It Were Left Up To Me 1:56
11 Babies Makin' Babies 3:38
Personnel
Sly Stone – vocals, organ, guitar, bass guitar, piano, harmonica, and more
Freddie Stone – vocals, guitar
Rose Stone – vocals, piano, keyboard
Cynthia Robinson – trumpet
Jerry Martini – saxophone
Pat Rizzo – saxophone
Rusty Allen – bass guitar on "If You Want Me to Stay", "In Time", "Let Me Have it All", and "Keep on Dancin'"
Larry Graham – bass guitar on "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" and "If It Were Left Up to Me" (uncredited)
Andy Newmark – drums
Little Sister (Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton) – vocals
Soul | Funk | R&B | FLAC / APE | Mp3 | CD-Rip
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