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Well, this is the third release of the ultimate CD title that thoroughly compiles Sly & The Family Stone’s TV broadcasts, radio, and soundboard recordings. It is a collection of live recordings that excludes interviews and includes only the basic performance parts, allowing you to enjoy pure performances. In 1973, Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert gives a wonderful performance. There is some noise in the ripping from the TV footage, but this is the best sound quality. And the Mike Douglas show also includes only the performance parts. Remastered as much as possible, the super rare song “Mother Beautiful” and “Que Sera, Sera” with Mike Douglas are only played here. “Everybody Is A Star” is also a nice play. And it comes with a video collection DVD. First, ABC’s Rockin’ USA Special Summer Jam 1974. Before the release of “Fresh” in 1973, Andy Newmark was on drums and Rusty Allen was on bass, and it was a video of the new Family Stone. In “M’Lady”, Syd Page’s violin is effectively used, making it a version that is faithful to the studio recording but also contains elegance. And the shocking performance scene, the arrangement of “Thank You” at this time, I would love to let Prince hear it! Sly plays rhythm guitar, and is more active on the guitar than usual. He is a former guitarist after all. Also, by completely changing the important lower body players, the rock sound has become less sophisticated. In “Everybody Is A Star”, the first half shows the band members like a slide, and the second half shows the performance scene, but it is quite sluggish. Freddie also sounds a little drunk. Rusty also sings with a nervous feeling. However, the live version of this song is valuable. And Sly is strangely happy at the violin intro, and he must be on drugs, but “I Want To Take You Higher” starts forcefully from there, and it has a groovy arrangement with a flow that seems appropriate in a sense. Although the performance is a little worrying, they push forward forcefully. People who see this will think that Sly is on drugs as rumored, but he is still cool. And in Concert 1973, Sly plays guitar again. His playing is sometimes hard, but only as sound effects. “Thank You” has a soulful arrangement with Little Sister’s female chorus. Sly sings lazily, but the downer feeling is wonderful. Andy’s dry drumming is also effective. “M`Lady” has a tambourine and is a party-like performance, but when Rusty sings, the tone seems a little lower. It is painful to lose Larry’s voice that could sing several octaves. However, his groovy bass playing fulfills the key of the performance. And The Midnight Special on October 26, 1973. Partial recordings of “If You Want Me To Stay” and “Dance To The Music” are included. “Music Lover” from 1973 is also rare, but this video is the key, the intro of a cute girl murmuring “Sly…I love him.” Yes, it’s the famous D.K.R.C. video. You can see what kind of soul funk show Sly showed in this live performance. This is a pretty beautiful video. The first song, “You Are the One,” is a song written for Little Sisiter, who also sings in the background. This song hammers the image of a soul show into the audience. Sly is famous for his one-man performance in the studio for “Riot,” but this performance is perfect for learning about his skills as a band leader on stage. The atmosphere of “Stand!” at this time was different because they were there, and I imagine that the live version of “Somebody Watching You” was played like this. The bass doesn’t bounce, but Rusty’s performance is good as a backbone. “If You Want Me To Stay,” with its melancholy horn and husky singing. It can be said that Prince was able to write “The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker” because of this song. Andy is still on drums, which is nice. Rusty plays a swelled bass here. “Thank You” is a great song with Freddie playing a stable cut while Sly plays a sound effect guitar, which is already exquisite, and the guitar solo is also great. Then, the solo atmosphere goes straight into the jam. You can fully enjoy the typical example of Sly’s guitar-based funk. And “Dance To The Music”, the lower body troops of the bass and drums do a good job here, and Sly also plays freaky keyboards and harmonica. It’s no exaggeration to say that “Dance To The Music” is the darkest of the entire performance. And that blackness permeates “Music Lover”. It’s a shame that the ritual of the famous “Higher” is crushed by the narration, but that’s it. The rest is an impeccable live performance. Next is footage of MSG’s wedding on June 5, 1974. The bride was, of course, actress Kathy Silva, who appears in “Small Talk.” The concert that day was a sellout, and a pastor was called in before the concert. This was broadcast on television, so it shows that he was a very attention-seeking person and very popular. Andy Warfall’s face is shown in the footage of the party that followed. The couple also had a boy named Bukha, but they divorced five months later. The Mike Douglas show in 1974 was centered on interviews. Sly sometimes defended Muhammad Ali’s denial of Christ and his caustic talk about the rights of black people under his belief in Allah, and sometimes he saw the atmosphere and reprimanded Ali, saying, “I understand, brother, that he’s getting into an argument with a white commentator.” The argument of the relaxed arrangement of “Stand!” that is sung at the end is quite persuasive. But if “Everyday People” had been sung here, Ali might have been surprised and punched Sly. What if it was “Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey”? Then there’s “Loose Booty” from the American Music Awards 1975. I’m sure you’d want to see the live footage of this song! It’s a medley with “I Want To Take You Higher”. At this point, you might think that his vocals were already weak, but Sly overcomes this by not playing and concentrating on his vocals. And the backing has changed completely. Cynthia, Freddie, Little Sister, and the rest are Bill Lordan on drums and Bobby Vega on bass. But the funkiness with a sense of unity is unique, and there is still Sly magic there. And this is a documentary from around the time of their revival with their last album, “Ain’t But The One Way”. The interviewer asks, “What’s wrong with you? Lately?”, but he answers, “I’m relaxing,” which makes you want to ask, “For how long?” But he says he’s recording a new album, and he’s strumming his guitar and going into the studio, and he’s still playing music, but his old face, like a retired old man, brings tears to my eyes. But when it comes to the performance of “Love City,” he’s solid, and he’s backing Freddie, Rose, and Cynthia, and it makes you think, “Oh, this is fine.” No, wait, it looks like Larry is there. Maybe it’s an old video? Actually, it’s a live video from around 1970. That’s amazing. And the Bill Graham Special is a video that was broadcast in 1986, and the performance was around that time. Anyway, the band members are not Family Stone except Sly. He has a voice, but it doesn’t mesh with the backing. 1986 was when he guest-starred on Jesse Johnson’s “Crazey.” But Sly is super cool in this song, and his voice is strong, so if he were to return, this might have been his last chance in a sense. CD 1.Music Lover TV Concert 1973 2.You’re The One 3.Stand! 4.If You Want Me To Stay 5.Thank You 6.Dance To The Music 7.Music Lover Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert 1973 8.If You Want Me To Stay Mike Douglas Show May 10, 1974 9.M’Lady 10.Thank You 11.Everybody Is A Star 12.I Want Take You Higher ABC’s Rockin’ USA Special Summer Jam 1974 13.Stand! 14.I Want To Take You Higher Mike Douglas Show July 17, 1974 15.Loose Booty 16.Mother Beautiful 17.Everyday People 18.Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) (with Mike Douglas) Mike Douglas Show July 18, 1974 DVD M’Lady Thank You Everybody Is A Star I Want Take You Higher ABC’s Rockin’ USA Special Summer Jam 1974 Thank You M’Lady ABC’s In Concert December 6, 1974 If You Want Me To Stay Dance To The Music TV Concert 1973 Music Lover The Midnight Special 26 October 1973 You’re The One Stand! If You Want Me To Stay Thank You Dance To The Music-Music Lover Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert 1973 Wedding Ceremony/Reception Madison Square Garden June 5, 1974 Interview (With Muhammad Ali) Stand! Mike Douglas Show July 17, 1974 Loose Booty American Music Awards 1975 Interview (Documentary) Love City TV Documentary 80’s I Want To Take You Higher Bill Graham Special Live At Fillmore 1986 Pro-shot 118min.
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