Sly and The Family Stone   A Whole New Thing
3.4
great
Release Date: 1967
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3.5 greatBedex | May 22nd 22

A great, fun, consistent debut, that would be a solid 3.8 if it didn't lose itself a bit in the last third. There is an aspect of my enjoyment that stems from this oozing 60s happiness, which is something I have been missing and which makes relatively generic songs shine perhaps more than they otherwise would - 2,3,6-8 are all not the most memorable tracks, but I enjoyed them loads nonetheless. 1 opens up with a slightly unusual rhythm but makes for a fun track still, 4 is faster than its predecessors and hella fun with a slight latino vibe on the brass even (probs unintentional I venture) and vox that definitely sound like the inspiration for Hercules' OST. 5 on the other hand completely rupture this with a slow song, not quite prevented from being a bit boring by an impressive vocal performance. 9 kinda marks the transition into the album overextending with a kinda awkward track (don't like that low voice humming in my ears man), 10's okay, then 11 is another slow song and confirms this dropping in rating a bit. It ends on a fadeout but I'll give that a pass considering we are in the 60s and this is the first bad one. 12 is more fun, but this still dropped a bit to a 3.6

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4.0 excellentdoctorjimmy | May 6th 17

underrated af. excellent songwriting, the mighty groove is already here, the only "drawback" is the absence of classics. but it doesn't matter when the songs are excellent, does it?

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4.0 excellentCyan isn't a shade of blue. | March 10th 24
3.5 greatndjclark20 | February 25th 24
3.0 goodThis is literally the only website I've read more than one person say I was an "awful rapper" | August 15th 23
3.5 greatSlothy Seconds | July 25th 23
2.5 averageVespertineMusic | June 2nd 23
3.5 greatElviGemini | April 4th 23
3.0 goodpocat91619 | January 13th 23
3.0 gooddakotadsmith | June 10th 22
3.5 greatRVA101 | March 29th 22
3.0 goodDaveCasero | August 29th 21
4.0 excellentYankeeDudel | August 11th 21
2.0 poorfight the misfortune | February 10th 21
4.0 excellentKuyJuk | September 6th 20
3.0 goodSivle Zelaznog | May 19th 20
5.0 classicjbob40919 | December 26th 19
3.0 goodStonedManatee | August 12th 19
3.5 greatSoupy Rodriguez | May 3rd 18
3.0 goodAlex Stephenson | April 1st 18
3.5 greatwidowslaugh123 | March 10th 18
3.5 greattownseru | November 11th 17
3.5 greatthealbumman | February 9th 17
3.0 goodJeffrulesyou | January 9th 17
3.0 goodagentofpunk | November 12th 16
3.0 goodleothelion | October 17th 15
3.0 goodFunkyFleaBass | June 13th 15
3.0 goodnyunyustream | May 31st 15
4.0 excellentFunkyR | May 22nd 15
3.5 greatRumsiac | January 25th 15
2.5 averagebrochenski | November 30th 14
3.5 greatZiggyLadyStardust | October 28th 14
3.5 greatMrYeeepa | August 8th 14
3.0 goodliledman | July 5th 14
3.0 goodeloimayano | April 17th 14
4.0 excellentdan2309 | November 3rd 13
2.5 averageGetOutOfMyHouse | October 14th 13
4.5 superbMedusa714 | May 29th 13
3.5 greatplato66 | October 6th 12
2.5 averageSkipdog | September 21st 11
4.0 excellentTheBeatsman | May 1st 11
3.5 greattimbojones | April 14th 11
4.0 excellentPaxster | October 31st 10

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