There's a Riot Goin' On is the fifth studio album by American band Sly and the Family Stone, released on November 20, 1971, by Epic Records.

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There's a Riot Goin' On (1971) is Sly And The Family Stone's masterwork. Dark, dissatisfied and foreboding, it's the evil twin of (Sly ATFS album) Stand!. Where Stand! was optimistic, energetic and melodic, Riot is disillusioned, restless and FUNK. Both albums are great, but compared to Riot, Stand! almost sounds bubble gum. There's a Riot Goin' On is that heavy. And why shouldn't it be? Sly brought in friends Larry Graham (bass), Billy Preston (electric piano), Ike Turner (guitar) and Bobby Womack (guitar) to play on Riot. They're all as good as anything on the album. At times, There's a Riot Goin' On sounds like funk music from another planet. It isn't for everyone, but if it's a funk/rock/soul masterpiece you're looking for, it doesn't get much better than this. Sly And The Family Stone's best album. 6 people found this helpful.

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It's both of these things, of course, but pigeonholing it as either winds up dismissing the album as a whole, since it is so bloody hard to categorize. What's certain is that Riot is unlike any of Sly & the Family Stone's other albums, stripped of the effervescence that flowed through even such politically aware records as Stand! This is idealism soured, as hope is slowly replaced by cynicism,.

Sly & The Family Stone - Africa Talks to You ("The Asphalt Jungle"). dl. Sly & The Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On.

A wonderful album from Sly and The Family Stone – moving way past the straight funk approach of earlier records, into a complicated crossover soul style that’s filled with warmth and righteousness! Despite the political tone implied by the riot in the title and the co-option of the American flag on the cover, the album’s strongest suit is its warmth and personal soul message – sometimes filled with politics, sure, but always sounding like a sexy love song, no matter how hard it tries to get righteous! The flow is wonderful throughout – a very well-thought out album that shows that Sly was s. .

There's A Riot Going On was Sly & The Family Stone's answer to Marvin Gaye's What's Going On?, the seminal Soul album that came out five months before the Sly Stone masterpiece. It's a dark, earthy Funk album, that went straight to number 1 upon release. Single "Family Affair" also topped the charts, and is still one of Sly Stone's most beloved tracks. It manages to capture the era of militant activism and deep social unrest in a brooding, moody album with tension that could cut through steel