Sly and The Family Stone - Live at the Fillmore East

drumminman
drumminman Posts: 3,396
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Anyone heard this yet? IIRC it was recorded after Woodstock when the band was at their absolute peak. I heard part of their version of St. James Infirmary, and it was brilliant.

Any comments on sound quality? I've always been a big fan and will probably buy it anyway, but I'm curious what others think.
"Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    Recording of the Month in the Aug '15 Stereophile.

    Reviewed by Robert Baird who gave the following ratings
    5/5 for Performance
    4/5 for Sonics

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    Cool, thanks. Turns out it was a performance that occurred around 10 months before Woodstock.
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    This band was awesome back in the day, what happened to them?
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    Found out, drugs destroyed what they had, too bad....
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    I think it was mainly Sly who got into drugs. I read that before the end he would not show up for concerts, or arrive so drugged out his playing and singing were terrible. Such a waste. He's still around though:

    http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sly-stone-awarded-5-million-in-royalty-lawsuit-20150128
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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