Stand!

Meh. Hahaha. Sorry what is the second song...... I thought I was really racist for a second hahaha. Why is it kinda of a bop tho.

Album #157: Stand! - Sly & The Family Stone Genre (W): Psychedelic soul, funk rock, funk, progressive soul, psychedelic funk Singles: Everyday People / Sing a Simple Song, Stand! / I Want to Take You Higher I have listened to this album once before. Thoughts?: I loved this album’s grooves! Sly Stone is a masterful composer. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to not dance to any of the songs in this album, that’s how groovy and catchy and funky it is, Favorite tracks: Stand!, I Want to Take You Higher, Somebody’s Watching You, Sing a Simple Song, Side Two

great

Too slack

Funk,Soul, GROOVE. Bem legal esse disco. Divertido. TRIxHBB Kai.

Some of the lyrics are quite dated, but overall a quality album that had me coming back a few times. 4/5

I feel like this record is a little inconsistent, but man, when it slaps, it fuggin SLAPS. Everyday People and You Can Make It are two of my favorite songs ever. I’d also highly recommend Questlove’s documentary Sly! (Aka The Burden of Black Genius) for the full, sad story.

Funky

One of those albums I feel like could easily live in my car's CD player for like a month without me ever getting tired of it.

i'd do 3.5 if i could

Bastante divertido, de la onda de Jackson 5. Para poner de fondo

This is a terrific album. Funky, psychedelic goodness and Everyday People is a fail-proof cure cure for the blues.

Solid 3.5

Normal, divertido.

Extremely solid - great instrumentation and singing

I mean, what an album. It's got all the hits. This is what good political music sounds like.

4 stars

4/5. So today I have a confession on my end, despite being a self proclaimed music lover I have never listened to an entire Sly and the Family Stone album until today. And damn was I missing out, this thing is great. The opening title track is an immediate banger, as is “somebody’s watching you.” I also love the 13 minute long blues jam of “Sex Machine.” Great riffs, great horns, and solid political/social commentary all throughout this thing.

Favorite songs: I Want to Take You Higher, Everyday People, You Can Make It If You Try

un 7, podría ser 3 o 4 estrellas ngl, no suena mal pero tampoco me vuelve loco

This delves into the type of funk that’s pretty avant garde.

Cool

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I like this so much more than the other album I got by them. Everything sounds a lot clearer on this one (yes I listened to them with the same exact things, I think it might be a mixing thing I didn’t agree with). It’s really fun, although it does touch on some heavier subjects at times. I was dreading this one because I didn’t like the other one I got, but this has changed my opinion on them. I can see why people love them now.

Enjoyed this more than the other one of theirs on the list I think. Would like to listen again.

Funky and fun.

Really enjoyed this, great music

recognized some samples. criminal that Sex Machine doesn't have a million listens, shit carries Would I listen again: yes I would Deserves to be on this list: yes 4.3

Lo bueno de este challenge es que nunca sabés con que te vas a encontrar cuando no conocés una banda. Me gustó lo que escuché de esta banda!!

There's more to this than I expected. I quite like the song-writing, and there's a feeling that all the funky jams have a purpose and intention to them. It both takes itself super seriously (track 2) or is just fine to play around. Not my usual 'home' sound but enjoyable. 7/10

I have to listen to this album at work today, and that second song sure is something. I need to use every fiber I have in my entire being to focus on not going on auto pilot mode while working and risk singing it on accident. It may be the catchiest song on the album, but I’m in legitimate fear listening to it at all. If it ends up in my Top 5, I just won’t be able to post it anywhere out of shame. I mean, I get the message, it’s shockingly unifying, but they couldn’t possibly play that song on the radio when it released. I don’t know, it’s pretty funny that it’s on the album at all. Gonna give it the silver medal for favorite. My gold metal is “Sing a Simple Song”, which I definitely can actually say out loud. Dude, I don’t even want to TYPE the name of the second song on the album. I don’t care if that word isn’t banned on the site, I don’t want to use it at all. Ok, back to the actual review. This is the first of 2 Sly & The Family Stone albums I’ve rolled for this project, and my first impressions, second song included, are quite good. It’s got Funk. It’s got Rock. And by Jesus, it’s got a whole bunch of Soul in spades. Every song is just auditory candy, and both the male and female singers are phenomenal. My only complaint is with “Sex Machine”, at almost 14 entire minutes long, it just dominates the album. You feel its inclusion every time it’s on. It’s not a bad song, I just wish it wasn’t as long so I could go back to some of the other songs on the album. Also, the best reason I have to give this a 4 instead of a 5 is because I didn’t personally add any of these songs to my Spotify favorite playlist, other than “Sing a Simple Song”, which went in the playlist where every album in the book gets an inclusion. What I’m saying is that this album is very good, but not perfect. I’ve heard “Everyday People” so much in shitty commercials that I can’t reasonably even say I like the song very much at this point. That is their most played song and it’s not even close, so I had to mention it. Very, very good album. Not exactly close to perfect, it’s got faults, but I would return to this one again in a heartbeat.

I absolutely love this album. Might just be my being a fan of jams and horns and whatnot but I feel like it has SO much character to it. Obviously a heavily politically charged album that also messes around and has fun playing instruments. The B-side is just so good with Everyday People and You Can Make It If You Try sandwiching Sex Machine, which is just a fun exploration of what Blues Rock can be. Just love listening to some 60s soul/funk.

Oh, Sly and The Family Stone. They did that song, Hot Fun in the Summertime. I sure could go with some light, breezy soul and I have been meaning to check out more of their stuff. Let's just load this up and... *Sees track list* ... Oh Album slaps as hard as the realization that Sly and The Family Stone are a lot more political than you expected. I am here for it.

Groovy and addresses racism <3

🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 Aw, come on, how am I supposed to rank this one fairly either? Stand! is another one of those albums I’ve heard practically every song from already—all the best ones, anyway—so the experience of listening to it is less regarding the entire thing as a whole as it is just waiting for the ones I like to come on. And there’s a lot to like, I’ll tell ya that—“Stand!,” “Sing a Simple Song,” “Everyday People,” “Sing a Simple Song,” and, indeed, “Don’t Call Me N****r, Whitey” (despite all of the “erm… so… THAT song was really something” hand-wringing. Like, get it together, man, that’s like the least controversial racial song from this era—would love to know if these people are the same ones who defended the Rolling Stones’s “Brown Sugar”)… what an unbeatable lineup. Like, Sly electrocuted Funkenstein’s Monster to life here, and really, few things come close to being as good as this for me. That said, maybe it’s the legendary context, but “I Want to Take You Higher” and “Somebody’s Watching You” just didn’t quite reach five-star heights for me, and “Sex Machine” just did not justify its fourteen minute runtime, which, criminally, is neither too remarkably short nor too remarkably long to make any jokes about. And like, man, I can hang with a double-digit sex jam—I was, maybe regrettably, locked the fuck in for the entirety of George Michael’s “I Want Your Sex” before that album has even come up on our list—but I just couldn’t get into the groove of this one as much. Still, I reckon four stars is actually a pretty conservative score for this one, and for once I’ll regret going too low. 1: Bad | 2: Below Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing

Solid! I really enjoyed

incrivelmente foda

3.5 it was nice. W album

Bài stand khá hay, groovy, có thể nghe nếu tâm trạng nhún nhảy, bài everyday people không hiểu sao nhiều view hơn i want to take you higher, instrumental khá hay

Some of the best music to come out not only the 20th century but honestly recorded history. I say this even if the record has some flaws to me. I not the biggest fan of the track sex machine nor the 2nd track feeling that the weight it must’ve had in 69 not really translating to me in 2026. The tracks that do stand out tho are amazing. Stand! and everyday people are songs that transcend time stuff that will be played centuries from now. A truly electric LP. Fav tracks: Stand!, I want to take you higher, sing a simple song, and everyday people

Surprisingly good considering the low expectations I had. Some positively groovy tunes despite some questionable song names

I expected it to be better than it was but I still really enjoyed select songs and it’s obviously a clever album. And so on and so on and scooby dooby dooby.

this was a jam

an actual jam, more impressed by the fact that they can make guitars say slurs. Maybe we should regard them as humans too with the similar speech patterns they have.

3.5/5 good funky disco sound I enjoyed this one quite a bit. It got a little repetitive at spots but was overall enjoyable.

Album #177: Sly and the Family Stone – Stand! ⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of my all-time favourite live performances is Sly and the Family Stone at Woodstock, where they play Wanna Take You Higher. Hearing Sly doing a call-and-response to however many hundreds of thousands of people in the crowd, and hearing them singing Higher! back to him, is just such a beautiful moment in music. A powerful performance. Sly wanted to take things higher, but it seems they couldn’t get much higher. To me, that’s the apex of hippie culture and the Summer of Love. It was pretty much all downhill after that. Sly and the Family Stone are a great band. Very odd, but I mean that in the best possible way. They seem to mix all these different styles together effortlessly. You can never constrain them or pin them down. They can do the hippie pop stuff and the rock stuff, mixed in with some of the funkiest grooves outside of Funkadelic. Wiki labels them as progressive soul and I think that hits the nail on its head. Just take the opening track here, Stand! It sounds almost like a Beatles pop song before devolving into this really heavy-duty funk piece at the end. Wanna Take You Higher is a banger, with a really powerful, Shaft-style bass and guitar breakdown. And then you have Everyday People, which is just a gorgeous, simple two-and-a-half-minute pop song with a great message. In fact, the messaging throughout is on point. The tunes are fantastic. The band are electric. Sly only died last year, and I was pretty sad when he went. A true legend. Always wanted to take things higher.

Interesting to listen to but not mine.

A mostly instrumental, pretty funky album. Can't find fault with it tbh, 5* Highlights: stand!, my brain

2/5

Stand! - 4 Don't call me nigger, whitey - 3 I want to take you higher - 5 Somebody's watching you - 2 Sing a simple song - 3 Everyday people - 5 Sex machine - 3 You can make it if you try - 3

I saw Questlove's Summer of Soul film on my birthday this year and was struck by the Sly & The Family Stone segment because this group was truly way ahead of their time and doing things that were so out of step with what most funk / soul outfits were doing. It is crazy to hear some of this stuff and learn it's from 1969. Then they get even better!

A peculiar album. Sometimes pretty, in a Stevie Wonder way. Sometimes very funky. Rooted in the community (Everyday People) but steeped in Blaxploitation lore ("Don't call me Nigger, Whitey"). The playing is top notch and joyful. There's plenty of experimentation. In one instance, presumably after a very fine spliff, Mr Sly seems to think he is a wahwah guitar. I'm coming back to this.

Great album full of socially conscious funk rock. Sly and the Family Stone are just an amazing and unique sound that blended two worlds effortlessly.

Classic late 60's Funk/Soul music. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #119 Best Songs Stand Don't Call Me N*, Whitey I Want To Take You Higher Everyday People

groovy stand up for what u believe (recorded year after MLK assassination) a lot of the songs feel very communal, its about the us not me. the third song for instance, there is no conventional narrative and singers trade vocals very upbeat album overall, makes u immediately happy. a warm hug Really like Sing a Simple Song political when u want to feel hopeful very danceable

Nice groove. Gotta make sure to listen to the shorter length one as it’s got a quick punch that doesn’t get bogged down

Jamais écouté avant. À mi-chemin de la soul psychédélique des années 1960 et du funk des années 1970, voilà un album qui parvient à être à la fois précurseur et définitif. Des musiciens géniaux, des grooves sismiques, un songwriting aux petits oignons (Everyday People, tube imtemporel), pour un disque génial de bout en bout, sans véritable point faible (même pas les 14 minutes de jam funk-blues de Sex Machine, sommet de complaisance psychédélique absolument jouissif et délirant). Top : Everyday People Flop : Somebody's Watching You

It rocks, dude! It's fun and has soul

What a fun album full of hits. Funky, fun, and it makes you want to get up and dance.

schon gut Woodstock Homies. stand! solider hippie funk. c

cool and funky

Classic 70s pop/funk album. There is some great harmonies and rich smooth vocals. Slap bass and horns that give the mental images of some undercover vice cop show. Sly and the family stone have a really soulful and funky sound that ruled the world in the Saturday Night Fever era of disco. Its a really good album and fantastic example of this genre. But it's not my favorite. I enjoyed each of the tracks individually, but as a collection it is a bit much for me. I would probably return to this album to get inspiration for a particular style of music, rather than to relisten. (2.333)

3/5.

Eh, not the greatest

我分段拆了兩次聽，因為在聽完Sex Machine後我的耳朵累了。 Sly&the family stone的stand這張專輯很像大雜燴，他把同一首歌的單曲跟專輯版本都放在一起，聽感上會有時間錯亂之感，雖然他單曲好像也只有一點點不一樣。 所以說真的，我覺得這張專輯就是陪伴用，我覺得他沒有touch到我的點欸，P-funk對我來說也是同理，我沒有一個把他記起來的記憶點說實在的。

1. 4.5 2. 4 3. 5 4. 4.5 5. 4 1. 5 2. 4 3. 4.5

Great! Another 5.

Like my usual relationship with funk, it was interesting in the beginning and after that it became repetitive

Definition of funk

Great album from top to bottom. Can you say funky? This album created a whole new sound and genre. There are messages to be found in the songs and music.

Having not been around for the funk soul era but my parents were and boy did they let us listen to anything under the sun. I think that Sly & The Family Stone is so influential because they were so weird. A lot of times on here I'll bitch about songs sticking around too long, but man I can listen to some of these songs over and over again 5 minutes, is nothing if it's good. I also like psychedelic & prog rock so even the 13+ minute Sex Machine was just feel good music. It's all in the execution of the song there are those bands that can do it and those that cannot and Sly & The family Stone is a band that can do it. Also just side note Sly Stone was born in Denton Texas.

Shocking don’t call me N word

good but not something i could see myself repeating a listen to

It's albums like these that really make it difficult to keep pushing day by day.

Own this one. Perhaps unfairly I think it was too experimental to fully stand the test of time.

Love, love, love this album. Had the privilege of seeing them at Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, back in the 70s. Got some good photos, too. This music sure can make a person move! A fav is their Greatest Hits album.

More less.

I respect the effort and the meaning but this isn’t something I would usually pick.

this was a good time, really speaks to the era.

Meta didn’t like Sex Machine

Ah, c'était intéressant ! Je ne connaissais pas du tout, mais c'est album fort cool. C'est du funk, donc je n'y connais pour ainsi dire rien. Mais de ce que j'en entends, il est ambitieux, osé, recherché, je suppose que c'est un album qui a été immensément influent sur la suite du funk ? On a droit aussi à beaucoup de pédale wah-wah, ce qui est quand même très cool aussi. Pas forcément mon style musical à moi, mais je comprends qu'il soit intégré à la liste.

Amazing album. Start to finish.

Good listen .. reliable fun

Is that a talkbox guitar??

Great music just wish some tracks were trimmed and a little more organized. High 4

Groovy, I like it.

Everyday people is an absolute BANGER. Love the style and the vibe. 4.2

Funky and enjoyable! I think I like some of the stuff that came later, but from reading the reviews, this laid the foundation for the funk I enjoy now. That said, I’m rating on enjoyment, not importance. 8/10 Most Excellent

I Want To Take You Higher

Sly & The Family Stone, funk rock pioneers, absolutely bring the heat. With songs about social change, action, and ultimately joy, they bring the spirit of change founded in the 60s to a timeless era. Phenomenal musicians, including the popular introduction to the slap bass technique. Masters.

3.7/5 Favorite Songs: Stand! I Want To Take You Higher Sing a Simple Song Sex Machine You Can Make It If You Try My Brain (Zig-Zag)

vibes

I was falling asleep due to a lack of sleep and when track 2 came on I actually jolted awake.

Some good tracks, not my favourite of theirs.

Stand! Sly & The Family Stone 1969 Genres: Rock, Soul, Funk Styles: Psychedelic Soul, Psychedelic 1. Stand! (★★★★★) -Contexto: himno de autoafirmación que invita a ponerse de pie por uno mismo, defender las propias convicciones y actuar con dignidad frente a las dificultades. -Fav 2. Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: confrontación directa con el racismo y los insultos raciales; denuncia cómo las etiquetas degradan a las personas y exponen la tensión racial de la época. 3. I Want to Take You Higher (★★★★☆) -Contexto: celebración de la música, el baile y la energía colectiva; busca elevar el ánimo y generar una sensación de éxtasis compartido más que transmitir un mensaje político concreto. -Fav 4. Somebody’s Watching You (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: expresa la sensación de estar siendo observado y juzgado constantemente, mezclando paranoia cotidiana, inseguridad y presión social. 5. Sing a Simple Song (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: reivindica la simplicidad y el poder de una canción sencilla para conectar con los demás, disfrutar del momento y aliviar las complicaciones de la vida. 6. Everyday People (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: oda a la tolerancia y a la convivencia entre personas distintas; sostiene que todos somos “gente común” y rechaza prejuicios de raza, clase o estilo de vida. 7. Sex Machine (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: larga jam centrada en el groove, el deseo y la libertad corporal; prioriza el ritmo y la interacción musical por encima de una narrativa tradicional. 8. You Can Make It If You Try (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: cierre optimista que anima a perseverar, trabajar por los propios objetivos y confiar en que es posible salir adelante pese a los obstáculos. -TOTAL = ★★★⯨☆ (3,75) -Debería ser un 4, pero para mí es un 3.

Very nice

Je m’attendais à mieux aimer. C’était quand même bien, très groovy, très cool !

Dope

Love it. Giving it 4 instead of 5 for the unfortunately aged second track.

Jammy jazzy vibey background music. Lacked the musicianship to be stunning but it wasn’t quite annoying enough to be terrible. I did think Sex Machine was never going to end though.

They do love an effect on this and probably over doo the whaaa whaaas a little and sound a little comic at times.  I have to be honest I started not liking this at all but once I got past the slightly mundane funky soul elements there was a very impressive selection of songs despite some dross which essentially bookended the middle acceptable tracks.   Despite having the sound of an asthmatic Chipmunk at times, it was compelling a decent spell and "Sex machine" was a real highlight.  It's just a shame that it fails in consistency. 

This kind of music does absolutely nothing for me on an emotional level. Its good music, good vibes. It's perhaps a bit repetitive (the second track...), like they find a catchy hook and then repeat it over and over until you are sick of it. That's not why I don't like it though, for whatever reason this type of funk and soul just doesn't connect with me. I'd quite happily have this on as background music in a club or on the dancefloor but as for tuning in for some personal listening, this doesn't do it for me.

spectacularly stylish.

okay I feel like I need to reclaim the word funky……. Fucking he’ll makes me want to move Loved understanding the time it was made and importance of the songs Don’t call me n***** whitey is inspired, I can imagine in that time it was really important I want to take you higher is a fucking banger the high note at the end I want to listen to these when I have time to mooooooooove But also then you get a lovely funny little folky song with the vibes of love and peace Such a good feeling it album feel like it’s proper tapped into subconscious ???????? And drugs letting you get there but also protecting you from it The fact these people were born in 1944 Swear to god we going backwards

This psychedelic funk sound does absolutely nothing for me. I remember the NME trying to guilt-trip their readership in to listening to black American music in the 80s. I fell for it and bought a load of records I didn't enjoy and never played. Just to prove to the NME that I wasn't racist. Well, not enjoying black American music isn't racist! I just don't relate to the world they describe. And I wouldn't expect a poor black guy in Detroit to listen to and feel the jingly jangly indie that I like. Such nonsense. I still feel a pang of guilt about not liking music like this. The NME was no different to the Catholic church with its ridiculous diktats. Fuck you, NME! I'll like what I like. You like what you like and we'll respect each other's choices. Fin.

7/10 Best songs: Everyday People Funk, Motown, and soul. I find most of the songs a bit too long (does Sex Machine really need to be 13 minutes long???), but the shorter ones are excellent, and some parts of the longer ones are enjoyable as well.

A classic for a good reason. Just so funky and enjoyable, way ahead of its time and so influential.

Day 7: eh

Faves: Stand Everyday People My Brain (Zig Zag) bass player is goin crazy 🔥

Decent album. Some toe tapping songs. 3.5 out of 5

probably hella influential but feels like one where the influences did it better

Amazing energic album, powerful lyrics

A little overrated, much as I hate to say it. I like Sly & The Family Stone more when they're drugged-out and exhausted (like on There's a Riot Goin' On) than when they're in a good mood. Also, it's a problem when nearly a third of your record is taken up by an instrumental ("Sex Machine") that's completely unmemorable. Three great songs here: the title track, "Everyday People," and especially "I Want To Take You Higher," which just towers above everything else on this album like the Burj Khalifa towers above the desert. What a song. Best track: "I Want To Take You Higher"

This one's a banger. 5 tracks that are still played frequently if you're on the right radio station. 2nd tune is a skip but the rest is pure gold. Sex Machine is the jam.

J’avais jamais entendu parler de ce groupe, je suis content de découvrir j’aime bien la première Everyday people. Quel kiff ! Parfois un peu trop long et psyché (sex machine) mais jamais chiant ! Et une fine de morceau avec une batterie excellente, le pied ! 8/10

Soul albums like this are usually a safe bet for good music. So, yeah, this will hopefully be good. And it was good. Not exactly great, but good. The first track was a little on the meh side, despite a resonant political message. However, after this(and the good but somewhat uncomfortable second track), the album kicks into a soulful groove with a bunch of solid songs. It is consistently good and enjoyable up until the 14-minute instrumental "Sex Machine"(what the hell is that title?). After that overlong and repetitive filler piece ends, we get a fun, funky piece in "You Can Make It If You Try" that has some of the best harmonies on the album. Essentially, this album is a funky, sometimes political, sometimes psychedelic take on soul music. It effectively ushered in a new era of soul music that brought the development of the genre to a head. However, others would soon upstage this album with better songs of their own. This album is ranked #16 of 38 albums for 1969. Other 1969 albums rated by me: Abbey Road(1/38)-5 Led Zeppelin(3/38)-4 At San Quentin(5/38)-5 Bayou Country(7/38)-4 In the Court of the Crimson King(9/38)-5 The Velvet Underground(10/38)-4 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere(11/38)-4 Cloud Nine(17/38)-4 Arthur(18/37)-3 Hot Rats(19/38)-3 From Elvis In Memphis(21/38)-2 Tommy(22/38)-4 Songs From A Room(25/38)-5 Unhalfbricking(26/38)-4 Kick Out The Jams(29/38)-3 The Gilded Palace of Sin(30/38)-3 Odessa(36/38)-2

Legit 70s funk, I expected I would like it more than I did. A few of the songs didn’t land for me.

This one was in that gray area between 2 and 3, where I don't like it, but don't hate it either. And then the nearly 14 minute long "Sex Machine" started with the annoying vocal noises. True, some of that song is a jam, but it's also just too long. While I liked Stand! more than There's a Riot Goin' On, it's still not something I enjoy listening to, so it's going to slide down into the ranks of 2/5.

discazo. tiene la magia de ser directo y disfrutable que es una cosa que valoro mucho. un 4 porque sex machine se me hace bola.

Everyday People is a classic and a good song. Beyond that this album is just ok.

Nice blend of late 60s funky stuff...

Is the Jethro Tull sounding thing a vocoder? Didn't love that. I'm not in a great mood while listening, going to take a walk and come back for another listen. I didn't I trust y'alls judgement.

funky fresh but not for me

Funky

it doesn't *always* grab me but the best moments are transcendentally brilliant. the title track, Everyday People, Sex Machine. surreal, psychedelic, evocative of an America blistering under the heat. the groove is so strong on this one. deserves to be one of the 1001? yes

“Everyday People” is such an amazing song to this day. The album as a whole is pretty good. Drags in a few places, but it’s hard to be too critical of Sly & The Family Stone. Their talent and influence, both musically and culturally, is all over this record.

1969 was a helluva time to be alive and listening to music. Alongside the Beatles White Album, Johnny Cash, Zep II, Diana Ross, Hair, Sly and the Family Stone had a unique sound, a tight ensemble with a top-notch horn section, and a furious message to deliver that they did in spades. Easiest 5 to be a alive, daddy, and that's the truth, Ruth!

umm... i liked sex machine.... 2/5

Good old music

J’adooooored this !

Great but always feel like I'm hearing the same songs over and over. Lyrically is where this shines

In contrast to Pornography, this is a joyous celebration of funk. Sly Stone didn’t create funk, give it up for James Brown, but he distilled funk into its final form and George Clinton put on a rocket to outer space. This album is perfect for your next party. Unless your parties suck. Think about it. 4.5

It’s weird how under-discussed this album is nowadays! It deserves just as much love as the Beatles’ and Stones’ and Jimi’s classics. Banger after banger after banger

I’ve been getting into 60s-70s soul more and more so having a listen to this album was truly a treat :) 4.5/5 Fav tracks: I want to take you higher + Stand!

I find this overall more cohesive than There's A Riot Goin On. "Stand!" the song is just too good.

Definitely different, definitely good.

Some great tunes and an undeniable groove. Also, as least one song I mustn’t sing along to.

Not bad but nothing great.

Better than many of the classic rock albums I’ve listened to so far, love the wamy bar singing tho

Undeniably great and important. But I'm not sure I'll ever get to a place where I crave putting this on vs other albums from the era/genre...so gets a 4

achei divertido, considere um 3.9

Sly & The Family Stone never fail to raise my spirits. I’ve always loved this album!

not my thing

I didn't know the work of sly and the family stone before picking up this suggestion. it got a nice groove but it did now blow me away, but I give it a lot of props from doing it back in 69.

Funktastic

Cool funky music. Some nice catchy songs and some really smooth rhythms.

Funky! Everyday People is a classic. The rest were fine. Some went on too long or were kind of repetitive. (3)

3.2-3.5 They have better…and still it is Sly

Not my favorite but it’s Sly!

I liked this. Funky and soulful

That was a fun album and mores varied than I expected. Really enjoyed the unexpected instrumental's, Sex Machine and My Brain.

Eh

Can’t say I’m surprised that an 1960s album filled with anti-racist, civil rights tunes laid out by excellent rhythm and masterful guitar work, was overshadowed by the one song with “Scooby Doobie Doo” as a lyric.

Super funky. Excellent grooves. Did not expect the n-word so prominently featured. Everyone was hitting their part just right. Impressed by the rhythm and grooves. Some of the choruses got repetitive after a while.

Music that flies. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it is uplifting and soulful. There are plenty of moments where the band is in a nice groove.

Joyful and ramshackle and—it's true—familial so as to approach socialist utopia. Red Hot Chili Whiteys who?! Historical recording note to self: "Sly Stone was one of the early adopters of the Kustom Bag [talk box], using it on...1969’s Stand! LP. ...Sly didn’t run his guitar through the device; instead, he sang and played harmonica through it...." Precursor to "Runaway" vocoder?

Groovy!

Sly and the family stone seem like the Led Zeppelin of Funk. This is sick, I love the production, I love that it’s all over the place. Also brownie points for the Scooby doo references. My only issue is a lot of this is just too jammy and too long for what it is at this point in time. I feel like I would’ve enjoyed as a shorter record/shorter songs.

What a funky record. So much washed out guitar. Sly knew exactly how to write some amazing tunes and he lets the band just do whatever on sex machine. This is exactly what people mean when music is not made the same anymore. Stand! Is a timeless song and the other tracks just reinforce the ideas of togetherness and love YAAAAA YA YA YAAAA on sing a simple song. It takes the simple concepts that we all know and translates them pretty seamlessly into music and I can’t help but dance and groove. There isn’t fluff maybe on the deluxe and I would not play sex machine in full but it all is masterfully crafted and this is already a great album one I need to have and love hearing it. Reminds me of my family

May have been my mood, but couldn’t really get into this whole album.

Favorite track(s): Stand!, Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey (it feels against the spirit of the album not to type the whole title), I Want to Take You Higher, Somebody's Watching You, Everyday People, Sex Machine The first album to me that was the cream of the soul crop. An astounding monument in my personal musical canon. Heard before Previous rating: 9/10

I like this although I don't have that much to say. Nice and groovy, some pretty tight musicianship Highlights: Sex Machine

Not really my kinda music, but if it was this would be it.

Sly & the gang in full genius mode.

7/2/26. Excellent album that mixes funk, blues, soul, and great messaging through the lyrics. Always loved Sly and especially Everyday People.

i didnt know afro 60s funk would be this fun and instrumental track 2 was smth but overall its nice if youre in the mood but i may get low stars if some people dont get it but i like the general vibe

fine but i don't think that i will listen to any song in this album again.

Stand! kicks off with its title track—a stumble out of the gate, at least for me—but the album snaps into focus immediately after. Everything that follows is funky, groovy, and full of that unmistakable Sly & The Family Stone spark. And honestly, the instrumental “Sex Machine” alone feels like it justifies the whole ticket price.

I had a good time rolling through this one. Some obvious big hits and the rest of the tracks are good as well

piola piola lo escucharia en el auto de hecho mi primera escucha fue en el tranporte mencionado

nice to read about their story, as a first mixed black/white/men/woman band

Riddled with familiar tracks. I enjoyed it. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit 🫳 ★★★☆☆(6/10) Total reviewed : 366 Already owned : 79 Purchased : 16 To buy : 7 Nope : 264

Pretty good but not outstanding - except for "Everyday People" which is an absolute delight.

Toe tapping...but not much else.

Not entirely my thing but I enjoyed and and massively respect it

Got bored as it doesn’t really do much

Good fun funk album

Second song got me

Decent. Preferred the single mixes, Caus recording of rest of album, especially drums, sounds a bit off Lyrically a bit pants. Sing A Simple Song, Sex Machine and My Brain were v. Good. Think everyrhing else could do to be 20% more uber muscular in the funk department Enjoyed it though.

Pretty revolutionary for its time, and its sound definitely rippled into the funk/soul/pop atmosphere of future decades. Each track felt open ended, and I enjoyed where most of the songs went by the end of their runtime. Decent four. STAND-OUT SONG: “Stand!” HONORABLE MENTION: “Everyday People”

Really enjoyed

Sly and the family stone is some sort of combination of KC and the sunshine band and funkadelic and yet I always forget about them. Definitely tunes on this track I’ll be returning to.

Absolument rien ressenti en écoutant l'album + la prod de 13 min nique ta grand mère

Le deuxième son avec le bon vieux nword ça me régale bien comme il faut en bas là. Globalement c'est ça la musique pour moi, on sent que les musiciens se régalent, ils ont un public de max 50personnes dans un bar souterrain à New York. La musique la vraie, avec un supplément rail de coke panaméenne dans les loges. I want to take you higher est exceptionnelle, envie d'aller au theater pour aller voir l'Exorciste version originale et payer 3$ le billet popcorn compris afin d'être traumatisé à vie par le film et rentrer chez moi en cadiac rose décapotable luisante. Tout simplement un banger

It was really fun but it's not going to go down as an all timer or anything

What commercial used Everyday People? I can picture it so clearly but have no idea what the commercial was for. What a bangerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Such a nice funky album. Some qualms- did not particularly enjoy the echoing vocals in some of the songs, particularly sex machine, but the other tracks made up for this. Everyday people was my favourite, but sing a simple song and you can make it if you try were great too in my opinion!

Awesome!!!

Great

Like!

Cool band name and even cooler album This one has a couple of tracks I recognize. Everyday People is definitely the standout, but I genuinely enjoyed every song on here. I really like their Funk/Soul sound that they pioneered; you get the best of both worlds with some really cool backing tracks with some awesome deep vocals. Usually pretty iffy on very long jam session tracks but I liked Sex Machine, did a great job of keeping it interesting and just showcasing all the musical talent at hand. Lyrics are provocative and meaningful (though not gonna lie I got jumpscared when I heard that second song) Very little I disliked on this one; I actually wasn’t huge on the title track the first time I heard it, probably more just because it wasn’t what I was expecting. I don’t think the highs are quite as high as other stuff in the genre, but other than that I’m grasping at straws to find stuff to hate about this one Just a really really good album; I don’t think I can quite give it a 5 but easily a high 4 and with a couple relistens I could absolutely see myself bumping it up a point. First time I’ve listened to these guys and was very impressed

For some reason I thought Sly and the Family Stone would sound like a more poppy sounding funk band and I wasn’t looking forward to it. I was wrong. Much like Funkadelic, I got sucked into this sound immediately. My only qualm about this band is the one guy who has a voice that reminds me of a voice that sang in a bunch of Sesame Street songs. For example, in Higher that voice sings “sound is there to help you groove”. Not a fan. Anyways, this is a good album. It’s been so long since I’ve heard an above 3 star album since taking part in this program. I want to give this a 4.5 but I can’t. I’m not done listening yet so my score of 4 can’t go down. I’ll be listening to more by these guys for sure. Sex Machine is an instrumental journey

Everyday people

Music that was needed back then. Right now not that much of repeat value for me. Still a good listen tho (2.5/5.0)

No es mi estilo

I'll take Songs I Cannot Sing Along To for 809, Alex

Pretty good in places- Everyday People, You Can Make it if You Try. Not everything works, but overall it’s worth listening to.

I expected to like this album, but sadly it didn't live up to my expectations.

Some good fun times

An excellent vibe and a fun album. Some tracks drag (Sex Machine in particular), which makes the album a bit uneven overall, but still a great listen.

норм, но совершенно не мое

ДОНТ КОЛ МИ НИГЕР ВАЙТИ пожилой гуфи слопчик

Textbook 70s soul album. I dunno why it just didn't gel with me.

J’ai aimé cet album d’inspiration Pop et Jazz, aux sonorités dynamiques des années 60. Album joyeux et entraînant. Des titres comme don’t call me nigger font penser à Jimmy Hendrix

Very easy listening. Never thought funk/soul was for me but I will listen again.

Not too bad, however track 7 is very long and I don't like track 2.

Considering it's "There's a Riot" that's always been pushed as their classic and never quite lighting my fire, I knew this would be good - but I'd never given it a try. That it is so chock full of absolute classics with no filler or dips in quality was shocking. I stuck to the original selection and not the bloated collections on streaming and it's so upbeat, tuneful, funky and joyous, it's definitely something I'll seek out on vinyl and add to my collection so it's a 5 star

This was a pretty good album! I enjoyed it quite a bit

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The vibes are on!

Fun funk. The two super long songs kind of kill the fun vibe but still a good album.

The Voice box scatting was the only thing taking this album down. Good and funky overall, a pioneer in the genre

Generally like funk but didn’t find this one all that memorable in its bland positivity

Oakland 🤞

Oh man! What a discovery. I've spent all 34 something years of my life thinking soul/funk was not for me. Until this day, that is. It was my 6th album of the project. Originally skipped, listened approximately a month later. What a piece of craftsmanship! Such creativity, unexpected twists, turns, pieces of melody, sound effects, instruments. Best parts of the songs are always around 75% for me. I am utterly impressed. Love it!

2/5 Favorite Song: You Can Make It If You Try

Pretty cool throughout, perhaps a bit too laidback in parts, so it didn’t massively grab me, but it was a good listen.

Not a big fan of funk and soul in general and while I didn't hate this one, it did nothing to win me around. When the song title 'Sex Machine' popped up I very nearly eye-rolled but it turns out it's allowable because it's an instrumental, and in fact there is a great section from minutes 5-9ish with a the bluesy jam which is probably my highlight of the album

Pretty good. Kind of funky but also dated.

It was a decent listen.

Sex Machine is a 14 min jam, lots of hits, good early funk

Utopian psychedelic deep groove soul funk. Sure some of the jams meander, but this is apex level genius shit. Thank you, Sly.

This was spacier and jammier, even jazzier, than I thought it would be. The funk is still the thread, of course, and the horns in particular really stand out.

Didnt live for it

such a nice funk album, enjoyed it quite a bit. Though like most funk projects ive listened to, there was a few parts that didn't sound the greatest. But that's exactly what funk is about, so not complaining.

good but not standout

Sick funky soul album! I had never listened to Sly Stone before but, he is really amazing! Definitely going to be a frequent listen! Weirdly enough I always get Sly & The Family Stone mixed up with The Big Brother Holding Company idk why? This sound is really fresh and different from the rest of the soul music at the time which is super! Sometimes it can be very repetitive and have to rely on the instrumentation to keep your attention but, still a classic! I’d recommend Stand, Don’t call me n*****, w*****, I want to take you higher, Somebody’s watching you, sing a simple song, Everyday people and You can make it if you try.

A disappointingly mid funk album. 2.5 stars.

Incredible funk. Great vibes even if it dragged on a bit. I love all of their voices.

A few stellar singles, and some really odd songs too. I’d go 3.5 if I could.

:)

The Good: Clear instructions! The Bad: We weren’t sure if we needed to “still”, “and deliver”, or “strong!”… The Ugly: I’ve been standing for days now… Turns out that a year ago, almost to the day, Sly passed away… so I guess I should take this album presentation as a way of remembering the man, and his family. Let me start off by stating that, if you are not a die-hard funk fan, well, then this album is going to get a little tedious after a while—especially taking into consideration that most of the songs sound like a live jam… nothing wrong with a live jam, just not when it’s not your jam. I am not a massive funk fan, but I can appreciate it for what it is: a sign that you are going to have fun. And it was fun to listen to the album… just not certain if I needed to listen to the Deluxe Edition. 4* due to Everyday People!

Grooves. Lots of fun. Fav tracks: Everyday People, Sing a Simple Song. RYM: Y (#757) Saved a song: N

Basically an instrumental album

I was feeling really ill and weird when I listened to this. That kinda worked I guess, this weird fugginess that surrounds the whole record. Really good but I'd tell you why in more detail if I wasn't feeling crazy xox

Yaaass. Awesome. Didn't know that Sly etc were the originators of 'Sing a Simple Song', knowing it as a lyric free Meters track. Love most of this album - not all of it - (not into the hit from the album 'Everyday People', but love the distorted talky voice box on 2: 'Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey' (almost fave track) and 7 'Sex Machine'. Great.

fuck yeah

Listened to ‘Sex Machine’ like 4 times in a row

funky. all over. groovy.

The funk fractured my nose.

dobry, niektóre fajne, niektóre mid af, taki murzyński soulblues, ale raczej plus, wymaga czarnego mindsetu, seks maszyna benger i somebody watching you, a i stój!. im dalej w las z tym albumem, tym lepiej – muzyka tak czarna, że zaczynam bać się o czerniaka nie napiszę cyferek, bo nie mają duszy, ale kości – kości stają w gardle.

A fun album, I don't think I will listen to it again tho 3/5

Happy, groovy, everything it needs to be.

Very nice and funky record. It doesn't stand out as much to me as other similar records on this list, but it still is a blast to listen to. Only the 13 minute instrumental feels a bit too much for me, that could have been a bit shorter, the album feels draggy there. 3/5

This is an incredible album. I knew the few songs that most people know, but the rest of it really blew me away. Hardly a note wrong, and such a cool mix of soul, funk, and psychadelia with healthy doses of social commentary. Some absolutely ripping grooves here, including the breakdown on You Can Make It If You Try (the organ sample that I recognized from the Jungle Brothers song, but had no idea where it came from). The bass playing is just stellar, especially on I Want to Take You Higher. Minor knock that Sex Machine is a bit long and repetitive, but still has some great talkbox stuff going on. Overall I loved it and this significantly increased my respect for Sly as a visionary artist.

C'est pas parce que l'album a influencé des artistes qu'il est bien. Ça a mal vieilli, comme tout le rap de cette époque, non merci la nostalgie ne m'aura pas sur celui là.

Sly & The Family Stone oli tuttu nimi, mutta en ollut koskaan kuunnellut bändin musiikkia. On todettava että Stand! on oikein hyvä levy, jolla soul, funk ja rock yhdistyy maukkaaksi sekoitukseksi.

Funky psych! Not sure I have a whole lot to say, pretty impressive for 1969- I'd say it holds up. I'd say it's maybe closer to a 3.5 but the fact that I probably won't be coming back to listen any time soon puts it at a lower score. Objectively this is maybe a 4.

no me gusto nada y eso que es muy conocido. A ver, está bien obvio pero no sé por qué no conecté nada. Entiendo su funcion historica, nada más.

10 out of 10 just for Sing a Simple Song, but everything rocks on this

I imagine this is what Austin Powers had in mind when he said 'Shagadelic'. Fav Tracks: Sex Machine, Stand!

I wanted to like this. I feel like it’s an album I’m “supposed” to like, you know? Like it’s heretical not to. Still, I have to admit that it isn’t for me. Funk has been a tough genre for me to get into, and the funk I do like has a little more going on, a little more zest and movement and dynamism. Idk. This isn’t bad, I just don’t think I’m the right audience.

I really love ‘There’s A Riot Going On’ and Sly, but somehow I’ve never taken the time to sit down and listen to this one. It did not disappoint. The jam on “Sex Machine” was a standout for me. I saw a conversation recently where someone said that Sly was a master at texturing his music, and how much D’Angelo learned from Sly’s music on how to recreate those textures. I felt like that was really evident on track 2. The compilation album ‘I’m Just Like You’ has some excellent material where Sly accomplishes the same.

Sly Stone is the greatest.

Love Sly!

4 sterne

One or 2 good songs but also quite a few songs that just got tedious.

jazz along with heavy drums really gets the essence out. vocals seem to be cluttered but enthusiastic. really good writing though

Reminds me of early U2

Album was decent, it was enjoyable and I can see how in the 60s this would've had some bangers. Feels ahead of its time or groundbreaking for sure. No takeaways for me and nothing I'd listen to again, but I can appreciate it.

I acknowledge the cultural significance of this record and can hear its influence on other artists I love. I didn’t find it offensive to listen to, but I just wasn’t incredibly moved by the experience outside of a live setting. I’m glad that the deluxe album I was listening to had Singles versions of the tracks because I found those mixes a lot punchier.

Funky Jackson 5 -ike album sometimes, some songs are misses, but had a fun vibe overall. 1. Everyday People 2. Stand! 3. Somebody's Watching You

Great funky, soul rock listen

Very nice instrumental and guitar riffs! There are some really good tracks on the record, but overall it felt a bit repetitive.

Overall: 4.66 (rounded to 5) Consistency: 4.625 Originality: 5 Enjoyment: 5 Virtuosity: 4 1. Stand! - 5 2. Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey - 5 3. I Want to Take You Higher - 5 4. Somebody's Watching You - 3 5. Sing a Simple Song - 5 6. Everyday People - 5 7. Sex Machine - 4 8. You Can Make It If You Try - 5

Curti bastante, esse funk psicodélico é maravilhoso. 1969 e ja tinhamos musica assim

4.5

funky and fun! i really love the different vocal aspects, the group choral sounds perfect and really captures the vibe. i really enjoyed listening to this and the vibe!

My 501st album, and I can't believe it's taken me this long to get some Sly & The Family Stone. (*Cough, I didn't automatically get a Sly Stone album when he died last year, like we did for Ozzy Osbourne and Brian Wilson, cough.*) What an influential, funky and fun album.

Great album with some fun classic soul. Loved the spotify auto play afterwards too.

Finally got a good album after a long stretch of terrible to mediocre music. A funky soul rock classic, I loved most of this album. A masterclass in late 60s/early 70s soul and funk, this album has a jubilant energy that is infectious. Wails, screeches, and screams over heavy bass lines, and many of the tracks are rooted in pop music and sustains the groove for the most part (‘Sex Machine’ could have been cut in half, it’s really the only flaw here). A few recognizable hits, but every song has positive aspects. Really, really strong 4/5

Hell yeah!

Funky, funky, groovy, groovy! Love this energy.

It's fun to listen to records like this and get a sense of how they've influenced others - Primal Scream for example, have definitely spent a lot of time with this record, and Prince must've been a fan. It's much more accessible, groovy and coherent than I was expecting - it has a great buzz to it. Sex Machine in particular really stood out for me. This is definitely an album I'll be revisiting. Ha - I actually just called it 'groovy'. I'm going to show my kids this review so they know how hip and cool I am.

Any Sly & The Family Stone album I have ever heard has a tendency to be uplifting if not joyous, even when there is an undercurrent of anger and this is another of those. That is something that ought to be recognised and applauded. But some of this album does go on a little - a bit like trying to hold a smile for a photo for too long. So very good, but not great in my world.

2.5 / 5 Best Song: Sex Machine Worst Song: I Want to Take You Higher Weirdest Song: Sex Machine Honorable Mention: Sex Machine Pretty funky with some good jams here and there. I'm sure this is contextually a classic album for black empowerment and the civil rights movement, but just not hitting musically for me on most tracks. Sex Machine is fantastic though.

#19 An important album that was influential to so much music that came after it. I generally am not a huge funk fan, so this didn't do too much for me, but this is good for what it is. Everyday People is a classic.

Soul and/or funk at one of its higher points. Not quite a perfect album, but a very enjoyable and listenable one.

I’ve heard this before. I don’t own it but I do have the single for Everyday People on 45. This is back to back bangers from start to finish with no downtime or drop in quality. Perfect party album or dancing around by yourself. Perfect track order, extended jam on side 2, and closing on an optimistic note as the world was collapsing around them.

Everyday people

Twee nummers zijn aardig, maar ook paar erg slechte.

Banco

Very good, a mid-to-high 4

Standouts I Want to Take You Higher Everyday People

3.8/5

Did the makers of the movie "The Family Stone" have to pay Sly Stone royalties for using the name? What if the Sarah Jessica Parker character in that movie hated Sly & the Family Stone, would the Stones have been justified in not liking her? Did anyone go to this movie mistakenly thinking they were seeing a documentary? Questions aside, this album is a fantastic. So many great songs and grooves.

Sounds like a mixture of James Brown and EWAF lol. Good funky vibes. Sex Machine was long AF and could've been shortened a little bit but otherwise a pretty solid album. Fave Songs: I want to take you higher, Everyday People 3/5 (upper end of 3)

Loud and noisy proto-disco. Discordant, annoying. I felt like I was halfway through, I was on track 3.

- ouuu shiii this music good - hella groovy like when Milan shake that - a lot of instruments in the back scratching the back of my brain right - pls hit me from the back this music is the good stuff! - the album looks cool with the diff colours and blending of photos - in one of the songs the vocalist is like aaaaaa in a high pitch voice and the other is like fiya fiya im not sure but its an interesting album

I mean prob better ngl but did not listen to it

I have heard of sly before, however I would have never guessed that they would have one of the 1001 albums. Track one, "Stand" gives off the sound of the Jackson 5 mixed with a funky sort of mothers of invention. Track Two, "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," is one interesting track that definitely stuck out to me upon first sight of the track list. It seems as a contrast between two races, providing an example of the issues between the two. However it touches on a harsh subject that I wouldn't have expected Sly to pay attention to, definitely caught me off guard, however I am loving the strange distorted guitar sounds/vocals on this album so far. Track three, "I Want To Take You Higher", provides a catchy verse with good background vocals. A very easy song to bop to. I listened to the rest of the album and its all a blend now but its a very good album. I LOVE the funk. The repeating songs on the album threw me off at first but upon listening to them, I can say that they really just emphasize the overall message of the album. Which is: People are people. Perfect album, with no skips. However, was hard to get into at first.

So good

nothing but HITS from front to back. the distorted, wahed-out scatting is so wonderful. all-time favorite

YES! THANK YOU! no cap i'm a lil drunk and i could cry rn. this #saved me. 4-4.4. great until it's just good.

Ya not bad honestly. Some songs were weird but some were pretty listenable.

funky

Highly recommend watching Jane's Addiction and Ice-T covering the song [REDACTED] from this album

The first thing that came to mind with this album was how it sounded like the theme songs to a late 60s, early 70s TV show. Then that second song came and I was like, oh this is getting serious. Stand! manages to balance funk's joyous spirit with the sociopolitical messages of the later half of the decade. I think it's one of those perfect albums that capture the fallout of the flower power movement and the resulting aftermath that leads into the next decade (3.5-4).

The best song was Everyday People but honestly, it's just a solid funk robin even if I won't ever listen to it again.

Love it