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Sly and the Family Stone, 'There's a Riot Goin' On'

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Sly and the Family Stone, 'There's a Riot Goin' On'
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Epic, 1971

Sly's 1969 album Stand! burst with optimism. But he met the Seventies with implosive, numbing, darkly self-referential funk that was deeply compelling in its anguish over dreams deferred.

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