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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music)

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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music)	comment	There's a Riot Goin' On is the fifth studio album by soul and funk music group Sly and the Family Stone, released in 1971 through Epic Records.Having just come off the success of their previous record, Stand!, the band (Sly Stone in particular) had become erratic, having formed drug addictions to cocaine and PCP and missing multiple concert and session dates. They would be pressured by their record label to release a follow-up to Stand!, to which they responded by recording "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" and "Everybody is a Star" for a Greatest Hits record to which the label had released due to their inactivity. Sly Stone would also be pressured by the Black Panther party (of which he had become associated) to remove the white members of the band and record more militant music reflective of the black power movement.All of this would heavily contribute to the recording process and sound of the record, with it having a murky take on the funk and psychedelia they became known for. It would show a marked change in the band's recording process, as in contrast to their previous records, the band never played in studio together. With Sly opting to record alone in his home studio or at a studio that he had built in The Plant Studios, also known as The Record Plant.Other musicians were also enlisted in place of Family Stone members at different points with musicians such as Bobby Womack and Billy Preston filling in instrumental parts, whereas though the band's parts were either overdubbed or mixed out contributing it's turbid, grubby sound. It would also find Sly experimenting with newer technology such as drum machines, laying beats down then overdubbing them adding to the record's gritty sound. Lyrically, the record was pessimistic and trepid. With songs depicting everything from internal strife within the band and in the industry ("Family Affair", "Africa Talks to You") and drug intoxication ("Luv N' Haight", "(You Caught Me) Smilin'", "Just Like a Baby").The record would receive moderate success mostly off the back of the single "Family Affair", but would receive a mixed reception from both critics and their fanbase. However, as time passed, retrospective reviews would be much more positive, with critics and historians considering it a landmark release in the funk genre and black music in general. On Rolling Stone's most recent list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, the record was ranked #82note up from #99 on the magazine's 2003 and 2012 lists.Tracklist Side One "Luv N' Haight" (4:01) "Just Like A Baby" (5:12) "Poet" (3:01) "Family Affair" (3:06) "Africa Talks to You "The Asphalt Jungle"" (8:45) "There's a Riot Goin' On" (0:00)note timed at 0:04 on CDs Side Two "Brave & Strong" (3:28) "(You Caught Me) Smilin'" (2:53) "Time" (3:03) "Spaced Cowboy" (3:57) "Runnin' Away" (2:51) "Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa" (7:14)
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_14beeefd	comment	Darker and Edgier: This record would be this to Stand!. What with its grimy production and instrumental style and its dismal lyrics about drug addiction.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_16d8476f	type	Protest Song
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_16d8476f	comment	Protest Song: Whereas though "Brave & Strong" is a relatively forthright example. The title track is literally a moment of silence as Sly himself had said "I felt there should be no riots." The album in general is something of a protest record, given its dark cynical atmosphere and its foreboding title.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_22093e9b	type	New Sound Album
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_22093e9b	comment	New Sound Album: So much so that the record is generally perceived as a bridge between early and late Family Stone albums, with this record still being considered unique among them.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_23b0d78	type	Title Track
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_23b0d78	comment	Title Track: "There's a Riot Goin' On", for a given definition of a track given its zero-second runtime.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_2bf54826	comment	Longest Song Goes Last: "Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa" is this for the second side (however, of course, not the longest track overall).
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_2e22f7d4	type	Minimalistic Cover Art
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_2e22f7d4	comment	Minimalistic Cover Art: The cover art most associated with the record is simply an American flag with the stars replaced with suns and black in place of the blue.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_2e70a1db	type	Miniscule Rocking
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_2e70a1db	comment	Miniscule Rocking: The title track which is listed on the record at literally zero seconds (however, it would be listed as four seconds on the CD release). According to Sly himself, the lack of runtime is representative of his wish for a world without riots.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_34f6774c	type	Concept Album
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_34f6774c	comment	Concept Album: The album has heavy themes of social unrest and drug addiction, with the title itself being a response to another seminal political soul work released in the same year.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_3eb0f889	type	Pun-Based Title
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_3eb0f889	comment	Pun-Based Title: "Luv N' Haight"
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_4e94d01b	type	Psychedelic Rock
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_4e94d01b	comment	Psychedelic Rock: Although the band had incorporated it in their sound prior to this record. This album would also experiment further with this with its slowed and layered instrumental style. With a lot of tracks almost imitating a drug high.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_74149c93	type	Epic Rocking
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_74149c93	comment	Epic Rocking: "Africa Talks to You "The Asphalt Jungle"" and "Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa" are this with the former being nearly nine minutes and the latter being seven minutes.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_7d89315b	type	"The Reason You Suck" Speech
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_7d89315b	comment	"The Reason You Suck" Speech: "Runnin' Away": "Africa Talks to You "The Asphalt Jungle" is generally interpreted to be one for Sly himself. It commenting on his own commercial fall from grace.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_a0a572ff	type	Addiction Song
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_a0a572ff	comment	Addiction Song: Quite a few, most notably "Luv N' Haight", "(You Caught Me) Smilin'" and "Spaced Cowboy".
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_b24ce4b2	type	Rearrange the Song
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_b24ce4b2	comment	Rearrange the Song: "Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa" is a decelerated, blues-inspired, deep funk version of "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)".
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_c75df49a	type	Shout-Out
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: The album title is an oblique response to Marvin Gaye's What's Going On?, released just six months prior.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_db26451e	type	Limited Lyrics Song
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_db26451e	comment	Limited Lyrics Song: Most of the record is like this given the fact that a lot of vocals were mixed out.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_e40f6792	type	Design Student's Orgasm
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_e40f6792	comment	Design Student's Orgasm: The original album cover is of an elaborately redesigned American flag, with a large amount of thought put into every element of it to tie into Sly's wish for racial unity and social progress:
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_e5427a31	type	Funk
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_e5427a31	comment	Funk: The album is considered both an experimental and an seminal record in the genre. Incorporating newer technology and production methods, as well as darker subject matter.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_f8cbda13	comment	Textless Album Cover: Although in some cases, the flag is overlaid with a newspaper with the album's title and tracklisting.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_fa77309d	type	Alternate Album Cover
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_fa77309d	comment	Alternate Album Cover: The original release depicted a modified American flag, in which the blue square with white stars is replaced with a black square with white suns. The 1986 reissue replaces this with a shot of the band performing, as seen from the drum kit's perspective.
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There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_fb6e2ef7	type	Single Stanza Song
There's a Riot Goin' On (Music) / int_fb6e2ef7	comment	Single Stanza Song: Although most of the record is generally lacking in lyrics, songs like "Just Like a Baby" and "Poet" are literally a single verse repeated.
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