I've been on a serious Sly Stone kick lately. The man just wrote so many great songs and produced so many hits, it's not hard to find a crack somewhere in his music where you can fall in and get lost. Also, something I've really come to appreciate these last few weeks: his songs are usually just barely there. Most of them rely on a simple vamp or riff or bass line. They get their weight from elsewhere, like the lyrics or the execution.
This video is primo Sly, on form and just slaying. This is from his middle period after he burned his band to the ground and before he went AWOL and faded away. Get this message over to you now...