Stand

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  Neil Hopkins

  This is probably Sly and the Family Stone’s greatest album, combining heartfelt soul, funk and gospel with some searing social commentary. The transition from the first track ‘Stand!’ into ‘Don’t Call Me N****r, Whitey’ is shocking, and justifiably so, especially to a comfortably off, middle class white man like myself. Apart from this, the highlights are the drum break on the instrumental Sex Machine and the joyous Everyday People.