The All-TIME 100 Albums: Stand! by Sly & the Family Stone

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The All-TIME 100 Albums

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By Alan Light Published: November 13, 2006

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ALBUM: Stand!

YEAR RELEASED: 1969 LABEL: Epic ARTIST: Sly & the Family Stone

TIME 100 ALBUMS PODCASTS

PODCAST: Welcome to the All-TIME 100 Albums - the musical compilations of the last half-century that need no introduction. That said, listen in below as music critics Josh Tyrangiel and Alan Light introduce the list and talk about the top albums of the 1950s and '60s.

PODCAST: We know. Twenty-nine of the 100 greatest albums of all time come in the 1970s, and Pink Floyd isn't there. Play this podcast to learn why we picked the titles we did, and if you have something to say, tell us about it using the talkback link below.

PODCAST: Maybe it's a Sign O' The Times that you're listening to critics' audio recordings about great music, but this podcast about how we chose the best albums of the 1980s really is a Thriller. Give it a listen below.

PODCAST: Here's music even the younger set will know by heart. Listen to selected clips from the 1990s through present day as music critic Josh Tyrangiel discusses his picks.

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As a late 60s metaphor for hope, the only thing that topped Sly Stone's multi-ethnic, mixed-gender band was the music it produced. "Everyday People" ("different strokes, for different folks") and "I Want to Take You Higher" were utopian anthems propelled by Larry Graham's slap bass while "Don't Call Me Nigger", Whitey proved that Sly wasn't (yet) blind to contemporary reality. The lyrics are rarely simplistic, the singing never less than spectacular, and each track has such an abundance of rhythm that standing still isn't a possibility.