Sly & His Stone At Woodstock
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A fine collection and the second CD sounds better then the Santana one released in the same type format. Maybe someone heard the Santana performance on that second CD and thought to make this one better or more true to the actual performance. I'll have to compare to my collection which has ever performance from that great show. The first CD is great except, it could have been padded out to 75 minutes. The Sly box set of albums is like that & was a bit disappointed all these sets are the same. The second CD is the Pice de rsistance of the album. All the performances are here and not edited as far as I know, I'll have to compare to the files I have on the concert. This is highly recommended but lack of filling in CD one kept it from a 5 star rating.
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1617836
"Jamming with Edward" is often catalogued/reviewed as a Rolling Stones release, with the result that listeners are often disappointed.  It's actually a Nicky Hopkins/Ry Cooder jam session with backing by the Stones' rhythm section and a little vocalizing by Mick.
That said, it is a rare gem from the peak era of British blues-rock.  It's tasteful, laid-back, funky/bluesy jamming by some of the best sidemen in the business.  It also has the energy and interplay that you only get on great live-in-the-studio recordings.
Don't expect the Rolling Stones, but you may be pleasantly surprised by what you get instead.
4124812
A compilation of all the Stones movies up through 1986 - Charlie is my Darling, Hyde Park concert, Gimme Helter and more. A few cool outtakes make the whole thing flow even though we've seen most of it before. Best scene, Mick sniffing coke off a switchblade knife before a live performance.
Frank
3450097
Big Sur Celebration:  This DVD has some great performances and a few interesting occurrences that show the good and the bad of the era immediately after Woodstock.  All the music is very good and well worth the purchase.  The film shows the early signs of the idiotic presumption that all music ought to be `free' (un-paid).  This has the finest moments of `hippie' music, and shows the realization that the `movement' was as dead as a doornail.
4278338
I couldn't put this book down! Dance/music camps for grown-ups make me kick up my heels, and now, here's a picture story book for grown-ups from the Woodstock Festival of 1969, just in time for its 40th anniversary. Subtitled "A Chronologically and Anatomically Correct Illustrated Tale for Post-Woodstock Generations," the book has never-before-published shots from the still photographer of the Acadamy-Award winning movie about the event. Everything is here--from the set up with stage crews and Richie Havens's welcoming set to the muddy-skinnydipping-potsmoking-make-love-not-war community to Hendrix and the Star Spangled Banner to the epilogue about "the greatest peaceful event in world history." You're going to love this book, and it makes an awesome gift item. Put on Sly and the Family Stone's "Gonna Take You Higher" and treat yourself to what I'm going to predict is hailed as the best rock-'n-roll stroll down hippie lane of the century!
307986
one of my favorite sly albums almost on par with fresh (to me don't get butthurt). Revolutionary for the time and still bangs. The brave and strong the way you walk the way you talk. just like a baby come to find out im a whole lot like you.
144325
I first purchased this album several years ago, heard it once and then put it away. I wasn't familiar with Stones material, but seevral years later, I heard it again, and after hearing disc one several times over, became hooked! The earlier disc one tunes have that sixties groove feel, and sound great. The tracks have been wisely selected, all of them being hits over the years, and you'll be in here looking for more Stones stuff before you know it! I disagree with other reviewers saying that it is only for Stones connoisseurs - buy it and you'll be hooked, but be sure to listen several times starting with disc one.
1778723
I love this album. My vinyl is in pretty good shape, but I wanted to replace it. The extra Stones tracks were understandably left off the original album, but the extra disc with BB King and Ike and Tina Turner is spectacular. The tightness of their bands puts the extra Stones tracks to shame.
1886891
If you've read Keith's "Life" (or know much at all about the Stones) you can easily imagine what a blast this little jam was for them. Sound is excellent as is picture quality, especially given the nature of the venue. It's especially nice to see Ian Stewart up close and having a great time with Muddy's band. As for the rest,  Mick's in fine form, but seems a bit over-awed by Muddy and his pals, Keith is laid back and careful not to overstep, and Ronnie Wood is, as always, just about perfect.
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I saw this concert on a public broadcast network, loved it and decided I wanted just the CD. I found the DVD/CD package offered on Amazon at a great price so I got both. The DVD stays in the house and CD stays in the car. It's for blues enthusiasts and Muddy Waters fans. It's fun to see young Mick Jagger and Keith Richards joining Mr. Waters and friends in a friendly blues session that just happened to be filmed and recorded for posterity.
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Wonderful stories of the great rock band Humble Pie and the late Steve Marriott! Humble Pie played the Spectrum in Philly a number of times but for me the best was at the Electric Factory in 1970 for their 1st Philly performance. Hats off to Jerry for his witty & candid memories of being on the road with the magical & best white British soul singer, Steve Marriott. Had the pleasure to meet the band backstage at the Spectrum in Philly-1973 via my good friend, Bob Kelly. Steve gave me a red guitar pick with Humble Pie - Steve printed in white... still have that in my collection. Thanks mate!
4289527
This would make a good travel book for people visiting Woodstock Vermont. A good story for the love of one's brother.
3932772
I bought this DVD because of Sly appears in it and I'll keep with my Sly DVD collection, the DVD have a such good message about child needs and and other good stuff for familes which they explain a variety of situations happend to different families.
4877503
This is an excellent live show. It's classic music from the past and present that is truly unforgettable .
The show is magical, especially the version of echoes . The rendition was fantastic!  This version of echoes prompted
Me to get the blueray edition. Truly memorable! Seeing Graham Nash and David Crosby backing up David was
classic.
A must have for Floyd fans!
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Very good song arrangements, well produced.
Great guitar work! (Where Jimi would have taken it, as far as processed guitar sounds)
Vocals similar to Sly. Very good keyboard work! (Went on to work with Peter Gabriel's first solo effort)
The percussion is brilliant!
Great Funk bass lines.
Love this first effort from this brilliant band!
Think Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone back from a celestial tour.
3415819
Well, I bought this 2CD Essential collection of Sly & Fam when it came out...and I thought, while it was awesome, I'd wait to see if there is a boxset in the future, as 2CDs don't do Sly justice...

Turns out, "The Collection" did come out this week, so I picked it up...it consists of the first 7 Sly CDs in their entirety, in beautiful numbered digipacks with awesome booklets, plus 33 bonus tracks overall, and on the BestBuy version, a 2-track DVD!!! so I was VERY happy...until I saw 3 key singles were missing: "Hot Fun In The Summertime", "Thank You For Lettin Me Be Mice Elf Again" and "Everybody Is A Star" (a cool live clip is on the DVD though)...turns out they weren't originally on ANY album, just released as singles and on that 1970 "Greatest Hits"...many bands like New Order have done this, even Elton John back in the 70s...release singles apart from their albums, as many of their albums are artistic statements, as are their singles, which never fit in the album format anyway.

Because of this, you need this "Essential" set in addition to the box...I wish I had known this back when this was first released...hey, better late than never, right!!!!

It's all good...
1721650
Sly & the Family Stone has frequently been overlooked when it comes to getting credit for the development of modern music but thankfully as they say over time the cream rises to the top.  Sly Stewart, the brains behind this outfit, backed up with the great bass work of Larry Graham and the great vocals of the Family Stone had started something very refreshing with his fusing of funk and pop to create a distinctive sound of their own during the late 60s.  The songs told of hope and an optimism looking forward to a day of peace and goodwill for all.

My favourite example of this is seen in the track "Everyday People" which I think is brilliant in its simplicity.  The track in itself is only a little over 2 minutes long and yet the lessons in both the lyrics and the melody are timeless.  The song talks about the sillyness of racism and intelligently uses a melody based upon a playground ditty to both show the childishness of hate based upon colour and creed and to show that children are not hung up on the "differences" among themselves as much as adults are.  Sly suggests that we can learn a great deal from kids.  That track in itself to me illustrates Sly's musical genius.

All tracks on this album though are truly representative of the best work that the band had done from its "happy" period i.e. everything before the "There's a Riot Going On" album when it appears Sly had rapidly grown disillusioned and perhaps lost hope in that his earlier message of love and peace would ever take root with the masses.  This version of the best of the early years of Sly and the Family Stone has got to be the best one that is currently out there as well.

The mini-lp replica sleeve design is very well done and not only very faithfully represents the original lp design all the way down to the inner jacket, but is also very well put together with good quality cardboard and artwork.  It also contains all the lyrics in both English and Japanese on an insert.  The sound quality is also good making this a very good example of what a near perfect version of an mlps release should be.  This is essential listening for music hobbyists and should be in every music lovers' cd library.

Highly recommended.