Stand!

Classic

A good, fun album. High quality soul and funk. It didn't blow me away, but I hardly found it lacking. A strong 4/5

Mex Sachine was a really cool song. Love me some wah pedal. Powerful album.

I loved this album. I thought this group was more loud and raucous. Not at all! Some great instrumentals also!

It has the one song everyone knows they did, but I really dug the full instrumental tracks.

Pretty milquetoast

I was bummed when I saw the genre was “funk” but this was moderately better than I was expecting. Still pretty bad though.

He has better

I'm not the biggest fan of funk, but this was pretty good. Easy 4.

Sly was just so cool

Massive respect. It was really the first intergrated band and their sound has influenced generations. I enjoy it but it is not something I would listen to and it felt more of a chore.

This was pretty good

This is really close to being a masterpiece. I was hit by the groove throughout the whole record. Great pop-funk songwriting and amazing execution. I have to say, that's a five. 1969!! Are you kidding? Freakin' unbelievable. Everyday People is a classic track.

funky. second song was interesting

Album had a slow start and there were a couple long and repetitive songs (looking at you 14 minute instrumental song) but the second half was really good and carried it. A shame the best song is less than 2 and a half minutes but oh well, still pretty good.

His album has spunk, groove and great songwriting throughout. But is not risky enough for my taste. 3.75/5

Was not expecting a hard R at 8:26 in the morning. Otherwise a pretty enjoyable album. Fave track: Everyday People

I Want To Take You Higher a clear standout. 2.5/3

Vibes: 3/5 Instruments: 4/5 Production: 4/5 Emotional Value: 1/5 Storytelling: 2/5 Album Cover: 0 Stand Outs: Sex Machine, Stand! Overall Rating: 2.8

I felt that funky goodness

I found this whole album easy to sing along too, especially track 2.

Stand! is by far my favourite Sly & The Family Stone album - it's less confrontational than "There's a Riot Goin' On" and really captured all the essentials of their previous album "Dance to the Music". This is just brilliant. It does feel like a "Greatest Hits" album, with all the Sly classics represented. From "I Want to Take You Higher" to "Everyday People" to "You Can Make It If You Try", the energy, positivity, the deep funk cuts, but also social commentary ("Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey") make this album a display of absolutely sheer funk brilliance. An outstanding classic, essential for every funk devotee! 5/5

I really enjoyed this album, every song had something enjoyable about it and I could definitely see myself returning to this album again. “Stand!” Is such a good song and it was nice hearing the original song “Everyday People” after hearing so many covers of it. Decent 4/5, would recommend

I had a fun time!!

Great album. Would be a 5 if it hadn't been overplayed

Very groovy and fun listen. I enjoyed it from start to finish. The vocals were great, the arrangements were great, but it's not a 5 star record. It's really close though. Also, track 2. That's it.

Groovy, could've been wilder though. Once again, a pretty average album, not truly worthy of a 3, but clearly not a 2 either. I don't particularly like or dislike any song, oh except sex machine, what's going on there? Why is he getting waterboarded at some point? Was he about to drop the heaviest bars known to mankind and was just silenced? Thirteen minutes is an egregious length for a song like that, so that's the only one I can say I hate (with a passion, actually), like if some day I get paralyzed from waist down and that song starts playing, I swear to god I'm crawling across the room to stop it. P.S. As Cher and Future once said DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS AND SO ON AND SO ON AND SCOOBY DOOBY DO (don't come for my neck i had no idea that was a real song until now).

It’s funky, it’s political, it’s groundbreaking. It stands the test of time. A few meandering tracks are holding me back from giving it five stars. Although in the place of the music world and its influence, it may deserve them…

Some really good songs but not a fan overall - too much I wanted to skip.

The best funk. Sounds like Booker T and the MG’s on LSD. Phenomenal songwriting, a hopeful record. Great contrast with there’s a riot going on.

Very good

It’s funky. It’s fresh. It’s probably historically significant in ways I’m not aware of. Good inclusion.

This album was just a groovy good time!

This funk/soul album fires off punchy horns, rubbery bass lines, clipped guitars, and exuberant group vocals feeling like being dragged through a nonstop street parade—vibrant and overflowing with energy and fatiguing instantly.

Great uplifting music especially the first 3 tracks. Fell away a bit on side too and Sex Machine was far too long. Overall very good though.

Jam band, jam sesh album. I definitely had some songs that I could not relate to, but that's not the point. They have just good vibes and are in it for the love of the game. I bet they sounded amazing live. Not sure of their cultural significance or relevance but this album slaps. 6/10

Great album! I've mad respect for Sly. While singing about racial equality, he put his money where is mouth is. His band was a melting pot of terrific musicians. I enjoyed this from start to finish, especially "Sing a Simple Song." Straight up the funkiest groove on the album. The talk box was used a little too much for my liking but that's a quibble. Some iconic hits on this record. This record, and his appearance at Woodstock, helped immortalize him.

One of the greats. Love their funk and soul style. Good album especially because it has one of their best (Sex machine). Let it groove.

Brilliant!

I think I f broke through with this album and finally get Sly & The Family Stone! This album is fantastic! The drop-switch on "Stand" is so damn satisfying! Love this album version of "I Want to Take You Higher." "Somebody's Watching You" springs in and delightfully cuts through the often-thick funk all over most of this album. "Sing a Simple Song" rips it up, opening with a crazy-ass drop. "Everyday People" is of course great and timeless. I don't know if "Sex Machine" is a reference or bizarre cover of the same-named James Brown song, but it's an intense, thick, psychedelic blues journey with crazy-ass talk-box-ish stuff happening throughout. After the relentless previous track, "You Can Make It If You Try" brings it back to classic Sly, a friendly return to the Family. A lot of stylistic ground is covered here in what feels like a relatively short run time (perhaps because I dig it so much, it zooms by!). Dynamic approach with every song doing different things, even within songs with switches and drops. Really cool, imaginative stuff. Great album!!!

Loved hearing Sly right after Prince, my album yesterday. I know Prince cited Sly and the Family Stone as a big influence on him. It was awesome to hear the echoes of each other.

Feel good, catchy funk

Solid but not really my jam. Mid 2s

The album sounded good. It was a nice time capsule of the late 60s.. Nothing beyond the popular songs or songs that I had heard before jumped out of me but interesting to listen to.

I'm not cool enough to give this a 5 sadly.

This was cool and funky. I can't say how inventive or influential this is but I imagine it was both. It still holds up and sounds good and puts one in a good mood.

I kinda expected more from this. It was good yeah, but not great? Maybe I was wrongly expecting it to be more funky than it was. I think my favorite song was Sex Machine precisely because it was mostly funk and didn't feel like 13 minutes at all. There isn't a bad track on here, though, all good stuff.

oh well.

3.5 Soul, funk, psychedelia…all of which I appreciate in spades. But for some reason this didn’t stick out to me on my first listen. I like this genre in general so this will stay in my library and get more listens in the future, but the music just started to feel repetitive here.

Really enjoyable funk / soul

Boring and repetitive. 2/5

A great album! Loved it

Liked it, didn't love it.

Classic!

A joy

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Pretty funky and fun, has some solid classics throughout. A 13 minute long mostly instrumental track wasn’t too necessary though, in my opinion. Would round this up to a 4/5

Funkalicious.

2/3

This one was kinda weird and funky but in a good way. I loved the struggle pieces but the second track was odd

Very funky.

Pretty good. Everyday People is my favorite from the album. But the funk starts to get a bit repetitive.

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Funky as.

YES. I'm more familiar with the "Greatest Hits" collection, but this is more or less the same thing. It's a real shame that this group didn't put out more music. It's all great.

This seems like an important album in a lot of ways

Not mine

Couple bangers but couldn't really get into it otherwise.

Good one.

This has such great energy about. Love it. So many bangers. Sex Machine is a bit too long and self-indulgent but they’re so talented and sound like they’re having such fun I’ll give them a pass. Better than their other one on here. 4.5 rounding up

Should have had "Crackers" in the title of the 2nd track.

Caught Alex lip-syncing the second song…. Sly doesn’t get enough of the respect that he deserves when people are talking about great music of the 60s and 70s. Incredibly talented as a musician and songwriter but incredibly flawed as an individual. A classic combo Favorite songs: Everyday People, Sing a Simple Song, Sex Machine

Caught Jim lip-syncing to the second song... Side A is great but I'm here for Sex Machine. What a jam, goddamn. Favorite Songs: I Want To Take You Higher, Everyday People, Sex Machine

Neulich fand ich sie noch kacke. Heute super. Auf dem Weg das neue Fahrrad abzuholen

Funky!

really choppy, my opinion of it changed with every song. im happy to remember the good ones though

Utterly forgettable.

I really liked a couple of songs but it was too unhinged for me overall

Genre: Psychedelic Soul It was 1969, about to be the best summer anybody has ever had, and Sly and his funky soul band were making the anthems for that said summer. I Want to Take You Higher and Everyday People alone make this an outstanding record, but the rest of the tracks are classic Sly. I can imagine this really hittin’ back then. 4/5

Man this was unreal. Provocative, funky, explorative, political all at once. You've got pointed, edgy, funk songs, and extended jams all with incredible solo performances later on. Something I've never heard of either. Never heard of these guys and likely never would have listened to them without this project. Incredible stuff. Will be listening to this again. Just awesome.

ehhh it was fine

- puolet albumista kuuntelin sivukorvalla, ei oikein lähtenyt

If it wasn't for Sly and company, Prince doesn't exist. So funky. So smart. So cool. A bit naughty. Yeah. This is the good stuff.

This was a really fun listen. Obviously some of the lyrics feel really uncomfortable now, but I imagine some of them were intended to feel uncomfortable then. Overall the album has great energy and really sucks you in and makes you groove along to the beat. My biggest complaint is that Sex Machine is a long track and I lost focus on it after a while. Overall good though, would listen again.

Kicks ass!

Yeah this is ok I suppose.

Sly is massively talented. Period. End of story. That said he was definitely going through it when he wrote and recorded this album. Standouts include “I want to take you higher” and “Everyday people”.

I dig it

Other than the singles, never did get in tomSly, preferred GCS, Funkadelic, and the Ohio Players, but suppose this is where it starts

Just a great album. I want to listen to it more before I decide on if it's a five star. Love them.

Felt like I was at Woodstock. Some good ones on here

Modern music COULD NEVER! NEVER!!

Best Song: Everyday People This is good but sadly, not something I would listen to very often. I can say that I have no experience with Sly and it was a nice change of pace. 4/5.

4 out of 5. Good album that doesn't let up until the end. Loved the instrumental parts.

“Stand!” by Sly & The Family Stone is so very 1969 that it almost hurts. The instrumental production, which seems very simple from today's perspective, the organ sounds, the flower power-esque optimistic vocals with wide-open throats, the way melodies are created with a quick drop-off run at the end, the sudden scat interludes... Apart from these details, which make you smile, the band grooves very well and tightly and has such a positive vibe that it's really contagious – feel-good music that you hardly find anymore today. While the title track “Stand!” sticks well, but is a little too intrusive for me in terms of the clichés mentioned, my personal highlight is the bass groove in “Sing a Simple Song.”

Rolled up my car windows at lightning speed when the second song’s lyrics hit.

Ok album, very mixed feelings about the tracks. Everyday People is a classic. I also really enjoyed Sex Machine, although it is way too long. You can Make It If You Try was also a favorite. Overall, 3

Solid groove. Set the prototype for Prince. Funky guitar tones. Great use of stereo to highlight performers. Everyday people is timeless.

Denton’s own Sylvester Stewart b inning that funk.

Stand is a great funky/groovy album that I’d revisit. I can see how it set the bar for acts that followed.

Kind of fun and funky. A harsh three. Would need to listen to a few more times to get a better sense of it.

Only knew everyday people from this album and mostly the funky songs of Sly. This album suprised me, this band has a lot more to offer!

This album exudes the sounds of the late 60s, as counterculture turned from peace and love to guns and riots. As a popular multiracial band, the very existence of Sly & The Family Stone is a progressive statement, and this album very obviously promotes cultural and racial unity in both its lyrics and its blend of black and white musical genres-- soul, funk, and psychedelic rock. This unfortunately dates the album, and I get a bit sad realizing how little we learned from this social movement and how little we've changed as a society since then. But this means the protest songs and messages are still relevant. Unfortunately much of the production is really dated; I'm thinking of "Somebody's Watching You" as an example of a song which is great in ideas but its execution just kind of annoys me. Some tracks drag on too long or a bit sloppy, but overall it's a collection of classic songs with energy and passion.

Really didn't enjoy this although I expected to. 2.5 rounded up on the strength of Everyday People and I Want to Take You Higher.

So this is an album that's a different culture and a different time for me. I been appreciate a lot about it, and knowing it's context in history is fascinating, but ultimately the music isn't for me.

What’s wrong with wall to wall funk?

What more is there to say about a 5-star classic as good as this one? Perhaps just this: I hope it gets auto-generated again right now.

The earnest delivery of “there's a midget standing tall” was the funniest moment of the 1001 album journey so far

I had a feeling this one would be good and it didn't disappoint. Peak musicianship all round with a clear message being sent, which feels very important and relevant for the time, and somehow still feels relevant today. The title track is great, and I loved the guitar and bass throughout. Pleasantly surprised by the extended instrumental of Sex Machine - that was a whole vibe.

GROOVY, BABY, GROO-VY

great album!

Der var nogle gode funk numre - men meget af det var ikke så godt.

Groovy. Stand, sex machine, and I want to take you higher are sooo fun, the first half of the album didn't hit as hard for me

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Classic album. Social commentary on the times. Unfortunately still same issue today. I liked the album overall with some songs reminding me of my younger days.

One of the funkiest records ever made

not a fan

Influential… but doesn’t elevate much beyond the quintessential hits. “I Want To Take You Higher” still kicks ass, though.

Really good music from the era of good music. It takes me back to the good and bad times of the late 60s and early 70s.

ELE -Jackie Moon

Not my favorite Sly album but still good. Dance to the Music is my fav

Heard this band but never gave them a listen. Everyday People is a classic. I just wish the rest of the album was as good as that one.

This is just an entire vibe isn't it!

So much fun, politics never got that groovy. There are a couple of songs that I wouldn’t be able to sing out loud without being attacked

Political Jam Band.

A psychedelic soul/funk masterpiece. It's conscious and political, it's energetic and groovy, Sly & The Family Stone give it all!

Okay but 13 minutes of random noises called 'Sex Machine' should not even be a thing

There's some all-time classic songs on this album, including the best one-chord song ever written (IMO), I Want To Take You Higher. Every track has such enthusiastic and positive energy, along with a great groove Wow Joe Walsh's Rocky Mountain Way sounds a lot like Sex Machine, and the drum beat is exactly the same. Liked Songs Added: I Want To Take You Higher Sing A Simple Song Everyday People

Great album and love the grandfathers of funk! Generational bangers and jam packed with sonic ideas. Really enjoyed it.

Sly and The Family Stone were the group at the forefront of the soul, funk, rock movement of the 60's and the first successful racially integrated, mixed gender rock group and this racial unity was kind of the theme of their music. They were kind of the hippie movement personified (peace and love) and yes, they performed at Woodstock. Everyday People was their huge hit with the theme of "we're all people, together" and was an anti-prejudice anthem. This message was prevalent in their music. The song "Don't Call Me N-Word, Whitey" was interesting and made so much sense. There's really no lyrics besides two figures, one white, one black, telling each other not to call each other a racial slur. The rest is a talk guitar. Of course, the message being that as long as we keep calling each other slurs, there's not going to be any progress made in any kind of relationships. It's said that Sly Stone pretty much paved the way for funk/hip hop/R&B and black artists in general. I think that requires a bit more of a deep dive than i'm able to do right now. I'm always fuzzy on timelines and influences, but The Temptations were also very much around at this time and they were also doing their funk/psychedelic thing at this same time, so i'm not sure who is influencing who at this point. This genre did develop at the same time though.......and required a lot of drugs. Sly & the Family Stone had their own serious issues with drugs too as it was just rampant during this era. Overall, cool band, great messages, sad demise. Musically, i'm not a huge fan of this type of funk. Everyday People is a song everyone has probably heard, and they did have a huge influence on music in general, so that is to be respected.

Couldn’t get into this at all. I can see how it’s important but I found it too frenetic

My hope were high when this album popped up, and more so when i realised everyday people was on it. Unfortunately i found it a bit dull and EP was definitely the stand out track and horribly i actually prefer the Arrested Development version

I think I was expecting to like this a lot more than I did, but a lot of what’s great about it got lost in the madness. “I Want to Take You Higher” and “Everyday People” are obvious standouts but easily forgotten after a 14min instrumental, that had no business going on as long as it did. I understand that Sly was hugely influential, but I don’t think it comes across as clearly here.

Today's album, as reviewed by my teenager (minus the track full of the n word which I deemed for grown ups only): "It sounds like hold music" "It's not awful for some background noise, but they should have hired new lyricists" "There was absolutely no need for a 14 minute song with no lyrics: absolutely awful" "This sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks" I don't disagree. I like the funkiness, and Everyday People is a classic, but all in all: 2/5

It was okay. “Stand”, “Everyday People”, and “I Want To Take You Higher” are all awesome songs. Track 2 is disturbing but catchy. “Sex Machine” was a terrible instrumental.

Estos discos fusion me suelen cansar en seguida. La música es objetivamente buena, pero el disco entero, en este momento, se me hace demasiado estimulante a nivel auditivo y de disfrute. Canciones sueltas sí. Quizás en compañía o algo más en directo.

Slapped

I knew the hits, but the whole album is great. A masterpiece.

I've never listened to this album (41). Love the genre, not my favorite album.

Favorite tracks: You Can Make It If You Try, Everyday People, Stand!

Didn’t really enjoy this album , primarily due to the poor production, even allowing for the fact that it was made in 1969 and the number of songs which had no structure and appeared to a product of a jam session . Appreciate their input to the soul genre and have done some very definitive songs but this does not drag the album past two stars

Classic R&B

Super album! Production value off the charts. Some beautiful guitar, rhythm and vocal work throughout and just always keeps you interested!

I’d known the name for a long time, but this was my first time actually listening to the album. I didn’t expect it to be this good — this is real funk. It’s mostly cool and tight, but sometimes you can feel an inner fire coming through the distorted guitar. I’ve always loved string sounds, so the mix of Sly’s funky vocals, the Hendrix-like guitar tone, and the groovy bass lines really hit me.

Hay discos que no solo definen una época, sino que la transforman. Stand! es uno de ellos. En medio de la turbulencia política, racial y cultural de finales de los 60, Sly & The Family Stone irrumpieron como una fuerza de unidad en tiempos de fractura. Su propuesta era tan radical como necesaria: una banda interracial, con hombres y mujeres en igualdad creativa, que mezclaba funk, soul, rock y psicodelia sin pedir permiso a nadie. Stand! no fue solo el cuarto álbum de la banda, fue su manifesto artístico, social y espiritual. Un grito de esperanza en un país en crisis. Una celebración del poder colectivo. Una visión adelantada de lo que la música popular podía ser: diversa, política, bailable y profunda al mismo tiempo. A diferencia de otros artistas de protesta de la época, Sly Stone eligió el lenguaje de la alegría como arma. Su revolución no era de ira, sino de groove. Un himno colectivo y espiritual del siglo XX. Una obra esencial del funk y del ideal humanista en la música. Calificación: ⭐️5.0 (89/100) - Obra Musical de Calidad.

Classic album, another album that I have previously listened to and enjoyed

Interesting.

Funky soul vibes

Groovy but doesn't make me run around in excitement.

Får ikke helt til, men er i hvert fall fungerende takt. Kommer aldri til å høre på igjen.

Kinda cool

Funky

Powerful -- Great listen -- Worth a trip through the whole album. Amazing

Classic

I haven't finished this yet, but I'm gonna give it 4. A mixture of 60s cheese and (soon to become) 70s funk. The Jackson 5 and The Osmonds owe a lot to these guys!

Crazy guy. Crazy times. I described it to Bela as sounding 'untamed', which I was quite pleased with.

Mid 4

This is fine. Not really my thing. It's got some classic songs on it. I don't feel qualified to give it any lower or higher than a . . .

I slightly prefer the darker energy of There’s a Riot Goin’ On but there’s a reason half the greatest hits album comes from this one. I hadn’t listened to it before and so I’m glad it’s on this list even if it is a bit uneven.

4/5 - This got me moving on a Saturday morning. Hadn't heard it before and could have been higher, but 10+ minute tracks drive me nuts. Everyday People would be on an all-time top singles list for me. Lots of good early funk here that I'm happy to have heard.

Fun party record

Some classic tracks but then a lot of filler.

A groovy party record, packed with good vibes. I prefer the arrangements and general atmosphere than the compositions themselves. That said, Everyday People is an obvious single and has a life of its own beyond the LP.

Just enough for a low 4 for me, was especially convinced by the 7 minute long jam

Not my thing

Not the vibes

Man, what an album. I was honestly expecting 1001 albums like this. I'm about halfway through and I've had maybe 40 albums like this? Extremely good. It's been a few years since I listened to it all the way through and it holds up so well.

Awesome

Fantastic funk album, more of this please

Alright

Sly was probably the first R & B artist that I knew and liked…great stuff.

I like this a lot more than I remembered. Just feels like the year it was made.

9/10

Funky.

Solid funk

sprawdziłem 3 piosenki reszty mi sie nie chciało, skip

Funk, soul, rock... What's not to love

boomshakalaka

Funk overload

no one did it BETTER!!! YESSSSSS! 13 minute track called sex machine? godddd

the ideal

Sing a Simple Song had me jammin'

A lot of fun!

Solid funk record, I don't find myself coming back to it much but it definitely does that sound pretty well

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Funky but not great

01) Stand! - 7,5 02) Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey - 6,5 03) I Want to Take You Higher - 7,5 04) Somebody's Watching You - 7,0 05) Sing a Simple Song - 7,5 06) Everyday People - 8,5 07) Sex Machine - 7,5 08) You Can Make It If You Try - 7,5 TOTAL: 7,44 (74/100) Current ranking: 307/697

Cool experimental psych weirdness, and then one absolutely perfect pop song, and so on and so on, scooby-dooby-dooby

4/5

I've had both Sly albums now and I've both times been left underwhelmed, and slightly confused as to why I didn't enjoy them because I usually like this sort of stuff. I preferred the other album to this one. I think the production on this was an issue for me, plus it didn't quite hit the same spots that other funk does for me. I can't appreciate it's influence however, and we definitely wouldn't have had some good music if it weren't for these guys.

3.5

3.0

Dope.

What a great funk album, love it start to finish.

Not really my kind of thing, but you can see how influential it was. Happy to have had the excuse to listen to it!

This was fine, not really my thing. Enjoyed "I Want to Take You Higher" and "Sing A Single Song" the most

I love this album

Decent, well recorded, well produced. Musical geniuses for sure. Some classic tracks and solid funk rock sounds, huge soul. 4.

didnt listen to the full thing, liked the instrumentals tho. very funky and groovy.

This was an interesting one, and probably the only album I've got on this generator so far where I genuinely didn't know how to rank it. The album was so interesting. From the vocals to the variety in songs to the dynamic musicianship. It's, on one hand, not the type of music I would typically say is my style. On the other, I can't deny that this album was so cool and filled to the brim with artistry from very talented people. The lengthy solos were perhaps a bit too prominent, but they were interesting enough to hold my attention.

Solid stuff.

Funky.. loved it

Slaps

Some records, quite literally some, offer something that you cannot get anywhere else. Stand is one such record. Consider the age of the performers and the year this record was released, five years after the Civil Rights Act, a sad piece of legislation. To be clear, it is sad that a nation built on principles of freedom required such an act; I digress. The tracks, the initial tracks in particular, are, it would seem, lyrically opposed to one another. Stand!, calling on us all to stand for liberty, track 2 (don't cancel me bro), calling out how we treat one another because we fail to realize everyone is human. Sly realizes, in response, I want to take you higher, I could get cynical, but let's assume it's to feel good after the second track. Somebody's Watching You is exactly that, and in the context of 1969, the culmination of the 60s, it is also so much more. Hell, today it must ring true: you have no privacy. Shortly, Sly reminds us again that we are human with "Everyday People," and they close the record on a powerful note: "You Can Make It If You Try." Naturally, a brilliant marathon precedes this with nearly fourteen minutes of funky "lasting power" that is quite obviously a bedroom track, one I have played a few times. Give this a listen, but also visit the strife of 1969 and the strife that preceded it; without it, we would not have this record, this voice from the past that is trying to tell us all something: be human and remember that person with the bad ideas, too, is a human; in remembering, we will all stand as we were meant to stand, together as one, humans.

Pretty dated with the first track (for using a presently offensive term for small people) and the second track (for obvious reasons). The first track, though is pretty darn groovy. I dig it. Lots of bluesy melody, and a few unexpected chords thrown in for good luck. Track 2 is similarly good – that instrumental outro is fire – but I struggled to add it to my Liked playlist, knowing it would be visible for anyone who bothered to look. The reverse is true of Everyday People: sure, it's *fine*, but I almost felt obligated to give it a "like pass" because it's so popular. It's nowhere near as good as the other singles, lacking the catchy, brass section, bluesyness, and general feel-good element. You can hear the influence from late-60s psychedelia in the guitar lines and weird vocal decisions. In some cases, it culminates in utterly genius musical moments like the infectiously upbeat Sing a Simple Song and You Can Make It If You Try. In others, the track is just strange and difficult to understand unless you're on a hallucinogen or three. Somebody's Watching You is a good example of this. It inserts and removes vocals haphazardly, and is way too happy-sounding for the oddly creepy lyrics. (Still a good song, though.) In others, it's somewhere in between. The psychedelia influence is fun enough in the guitars effects on the instrumental Sex Machine, but the main comment I have is more obviously apparent: it's far too long. 14-minute tracks have no place on a commercial album unless it's some kind of progressive – that is, it gives the listener multiple conrtasting sections for the price of one lengthy track. This does not. It's just a bunch of solos of various wah-wah guitars, one after the other. (I still liked it. But I hate that I liked it.) 4/5 Key tracks: Stand!, Sing a Simple Song, You Can Make It If You Try

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. There were several recognizable hits that I would never have known who the artist was. Definitely something I would listen to in the background, not sure I would buy. 3.5/5

The quickest hour in music. Urge everyone to listen to this.

Unmemorable

The 13 minute song was actually my favorite one

The gem of everyday people in a mess of an album. Honestly, this is the first album that I felt was just noisy that wasn’t a rock centered album.

man this would've BANGED at woodstock '69. This album is Awesome with a capital A. the album is not polished, and there is an element of formlessness in all of the songs, and it works well. Not be because it is overly complex, but because it is wonderfully simple in a way. Sly put on a show, but they are not showmen. There is no attempt at sophistication. they are all super competent musicians, but the music is not about showing off how well they can play them, it is about making people move. and more importantly, this entire album tells of the ways things should be, and how we should act, and be one. this album ain't for perfectionists, it is for anyone who enjoys moving to music created by people telling you what they think, whether you wanna hear it that way or not. my favourite songs are: sing a simple song, sex machine, and i want to take you higher 5/5

Above average, but perhaps a little too much weird stuff for my taste to give it a 4/5.

I only saw about half a dozen 1 star reviewx for this -one or which admitted they hadn't even listened to it.🫣 There were dozens of 5 star.reviews on the other hand, which is as it should be. I found this more accessible than There's a Riot Goin' On as a first listen and it has tons of swagger and signposts where music would head in the 70s. I'm leaning towards a four but with a few more listens I could be persuaded to add to the ranks of the 5 star reviews.

They must have been incredible live! “I want to take you higher,” “Everyday People,” this album is stacked. The use of stereo is something I didn’t realize until I listened with headphones, but the use of left ear vs right ear really creates this surround effect. The bass lines slap. This album is one of the best. “Horns and bass on “sing a simple song” are so good! “Sex Machine” is such a jam. It really felt like the song to end the set, right before “you can make it if you try,” a great encore to a great concert.

So much fun

Interesting!

This is a great album, with my only critique being that it probably could have elevated to legendary status or S-tier or whatever we’re calling it now, if the 13-minute jam and maybe another filler track was swapped out for another hit, which we know Sly was capable of.

Bit of a long one in places. Lyrics caught me off guard on "that" song. Good musicianship even if it left me a little bored at times.

It was fine

Another fun one! I'm always up for a little Sly but this is my first time listening to a full Sly album, start to finish. I enjoyed the experience. Can't say there were any surprises, and I liked that too. Solid album to start the day with.

peak

Funky

A great time, a solid groove throughout and a nice inclusive message, definitely captures the Woodstock zeitgeist

Groovy man

This was again some super weird songs but it was pretty entertaining. I really enjoyed laughing at some of the lines. It was like a instrumental oriented blackish soul band.

Funky for sure. But outside the two classic songs I found this fairly mediocre. 3/5

Becomes a bit tedious with the wah wah microphone thingy

Groovy as all heck, and and to hear what felt like a turning point in pyschadelia[sic], but also black music.

So pushy.

9.23 0031

Good funk to it

Nice sound, and some good songs!

I spent most of this album with a large smile on my face. Very funky and some excellent guitar playing. It all adds up to a well-deserved four stars.

Yeah this is going into the rotation instantly. No skips!

You have a full blown head cold and you think maybe blasting 13:46 minutes worth of an instrumental funk jam called "Sex Machine" into your ears will force the mucus out of your nose. 3.5

Classic album with so many great tracks!

4 or 5

Great example of funk. That deep bass up so high my new earbud was vibrating...need to adjust that down a bit. Horns and harmonies on point. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): I Want to Take You Higher, Sing a Simple Song, Everyday People, Sex Machine, Stand! ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Really liked it. Saved a bunch of tracks.

🗯 An embarrassment of all-time riches from a band firing on all cylinders — fearless for its time, and influential forever. Stand! marked Sly & The Family Stone’s artistic peak and their biggest commercial breakthrough, landing just before their game-changing Woodstock performance. It’s stacked: ‘Stand’, ‘Don’t Call Me Whitey, N****r’, ‘Everyday People’, ‘Sing a Simple Song’, ‘You Can Make It If You Try’ — each one a cornerstone of funk, soul, and social consciousness. It’s funky, psychedelic, radical, and joyful — a kaleidoscope of grooves with a revolutionary streak. Few albums of its era captured both the optimism and tension of the late ’60s as vividly. The mix of black and white musicians, male and female voices, and an unapologetic call for unity made it not just music, but a movement. The Library of Congress called it “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant,” which undersells it — Stand! is where funk found its conscience and its swagger. Verdict: Essential (a fearless, era-defining funk revolution) For fans of: Parliament-Funkadelic, Curtis Mayfield, Prince, protest you can dance to

Favorite tracks: Everyday people Sex machine

Pretty much their greatest hits, but it's an album.

a groovy time

3/10

This album is so good! All the songs are great. It is really enjoyable, I liked it so much. This is the kind of album I can listen and not get bored of. Great!

Funky 60s sounds.

Everyday People is one of my favorite songs of the 1960’s. Not sure I loved the 13 minute jam at the end however.

Some good songs and some very funky songs. Not too bad.

Funky

What an epic group. Sly Stone was a genius who never got his due. This band and album were a precursor to so much exciting and innovative music to come. Love it!

*Everyday people is a banger *Lots of good energy and funk sound but some got repetitive over the album *Loved the band backing the vocals

Cool album. Very funky and catchy all the way through.

Enjoyed it, funky, something new and different.

Ahhh den livsbejakande partyfunken! Det är lössläppt funk, soul och rock, det är politiskt, barnramsor och bara upplyftande i en härlig gumbo. Jag tänker inte bryta ner det mer än så. En handfull låtar här som är totalt omöjliga att argumentera emot. "I want to take you higher" kan vara den ultimata partylåten nånsin. Dessvärre får vi också ett 13 minuters jam som skulle kunna varit med på Hendrixs plattan vi hade för ett tag sen, möjligen lite i svängigaste laget för Jimi bara. "Somebody's is watching you" faller också helt ur ramen och är ganska dålig faktiskt. Men vi väljer väl glädjen trots allt. Fyra stabila till Mr. Steawart

Bra, men inte fantastisk. Rätt lättviktiga låtar, förvånansvärt nära traditionell 60-talspop emellanåt. Bäst: Everyday people och Don’t call med n—-, whitey. En ganska stark trea.

Skönt sväng i gränslandet mellan soul och funk. Sly och hans familj visste vad de gjorde.

Stand! har några riktigt bra låtar: titelspåret, don’t call me… och Everyday people. Men här finns också den trista bluesjammiga Sex Machine. Som album håller det inte hela vägen. Det är ju uppföljaren There’s a riot… som är mästerverket.

A blend of funk, rock and soul. Sly & The Family Stone are a classic. For me, this was more of a "really enjoying the highs, not really enjoying the rest."

Very funk heavy. Long instrumental tracks. Very repetitive choruses compared to today’s standards (don’t call me n***a, whitey). Love when an album plays with channel isolation, Even with the weird screaming going across channels. Certified bops on here: Everyday People, Stand!, you can make it if you still try

88% Best: Stand; I Want to Take You Higher; Sing a Simple Song; Everyday People; Sex Machine; You Can Make It If You Try Must-Hear? Sure

DECENT

Still not my fav genre and for those wondering why I didn’t select specific genres ummm dk.

I've got a long day ahead of me. What a great way to start it off! Love the funk. There's even an instrumental song for my deep work playlist. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): I Want to Take You Higher, Sing a Simple Song, Everyday People, Sex Machine ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Really liked it. Saved a bunch of tracks.

Fairly neutral on this one but I did find it pleasant while it was on

Pretty cool album. Nice and chill driving to.

2,6

I am not a fan of Funk.

Wonderful listen!!!

ok'ish

Groovy and funky as hell. Did not enjoy as much as There's a Riot Goin' On, but still very good.

Listenable for a whie but not the entire album in one go.

Everyday people was recognizable. The rest was funky

Fantastic funk! Doesn’t get any better.

R&B/funk. Thought I’d like this more than I did. Some good instrumentation but never felt like it was all put together.

I think if give this 3.5 so idk if I'm rating it too low.

Fun funky and uplifting

This was fascinating. really enjoyed. Good balance of soul, R&B, Pop/Rock with beautiful guitar and some fab pop songs too. Would definitely listen again. Sex Machine was the standout standout song

This album was a great listen. I didn’t know this group was the one who sang Everyday People. The instrumental tracks were all good. I would definitely buy this vinyl. Favorite songs: Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey, Everyday People, Sex Machine, Soul Clappin II

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Only got through about half

Het eerste nummer van het album moet ik even buiten beschouwing laten, maar de rest vind ik eigenlijk best funky en leuk.

3.5 rounded to 4 stars and the only reason it’s not higher is because I thought it would be better based on the tracks I had already heard. Perhaps that’s a bit unfair but it is also a realistic representation of how good the hits are on this album.

Great album - always forget just how good their version of funk can be.

Some top-notch psychedelic soul from the innovators of that sound. There are classics on this record and some lesser tracks that keep this from being a 5. At their best though, Sly and co. were doing uplifting groove like no one else. Extra warm fuzzies for me that they’re from right here, the fertile SF Bay Area.

Yet another masterpiece I have on vinyl and listened to the other day. Sly was an absolute genius. Too bad he did just a little bit too much of the wrong kind of drugs to sustain his peak for a few more albums.

#694. Not the most interesting all the way through, but there was some cool stuff in there. 3/5: acceptable

Prawie cale przesłuchane, ciekawe i eksperymentalne, ale nie mój gust

6/10. Usually my kind of music but the songs were a little long and some weren’t memorable. Some good jams though.

Love this. Joyous, funky, playful and righteous...

Classic. Some really strong instrumental numbers beyond the classics.

Happy Tuesday folks and going in blind once again. Sly and The Family Stones Stand! From 1969. From the first track it definitely has the soul feel down to a tee, backing of organs and brass with high powered choir and vocals, with a funky breakdown towards the end of the track, it's funky, feel good, the lyrics are certainly... something but not a bad listen. I'm not going to name the next track for obvious reasons, getting past the first 30 seconds, musically this track is a lot of fun, that mixture of brass, funky wahs from the guitar and some very creative vocal work both lead and backing, it's an intense but funky track. From the year this album was released, it's clear that Sly and The Family Stone definitely fronted a lot of new sounds for the time, funk, soul fusion, rock, with hints of psychedelia and each track opens the listener to a new creative fusion of all of these, each song is tightly put together. Notably I Want to Take You Higher does this perfectly and is a stand out track for me, mixes the funky drum and bass, with the explosive brass backed by a high soul choir and with a electric guitar that makes itself known but doesn't overstay it's welcome. The isn't entirely high energy, shown clearly with Somebody's Watching You, an easy going track that leans more on light funk than the high energy needed for soul music, nothing wrong with this at all as the band is tightly put together, with the welcome addition of an electric organ adding additional flavour. Overall this album was a fun listen and right up my alley. 3.1/5 MTW

This is the seventh album I've had to listen through for this challenge and is fortunately the first that truly feels like essential listening to me! The songs are generally catchy, aren't overly long (outside of "Sex Machine," but even that one doesn't feel like it goes on for nearly 14 minutes) and are loaded with brilliant musicianship/lyrics across the board. Even the bonus tracks from the 2007 reissue are pretty good! There were a couple tracks I wasn't in love with on first listen, but the main thing holding this album back is the mixing – I found myself struggling to hear certain vocal/instrumental passages that I would have loved the mixes to focus on more. Highlights: Stand, I Want to Take You Higher, Somebody's Watching You, Everyday People, Sex Machine

5 out of 5 The best soul funk of the 70s. Heard some new songs. Almost everything on this one is a banger.

Sly is great. Love it.

Very good

Funky, though not my vibe. 6/10

The coolest album I've ever listen to

Funky. "Stand!" is my favorite song off this album. 3/5

I really did not like this. I only got half way through before I had to stop.

It might've been revolutionary at some point in history. But it's not dated well. It didn't blow my mind.

Fun and high energy. Makes you want to bounce.