Sly is back, and he's reppin the Yay.
Fuck the haters, Sly is back, and stooped though he may be, he's nearly as bad as ever.
"If You Want Me To Stay," my favorite song of all time, performed with a very solid band this past Sunday, followed by "Sing a Simple Song" and a shortened version of "I Wanna Take You Higher." Sly's moving pretty well for a guy with as pronounced a hunch as he's displaying here. As you'd imagine, his upper register isn't as strong, but his lower register is rich and sounds wonderful. I'm just happy he's back. We lost JB, nice to see Sly stepping back into the spotlight.
And did you check out his Bay Area lid? REPPING THE YAY.
(via The Soul Imperialist)
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posted by Jesse Thorn at Wednesday, July 18, 2007
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I'll admit it, I'm not scared. This brought tears to my eyes, almost immediately. I never expected to see this. Even if his voice isn't there (but what can you expect) I'm amazed his organ chops are so sharp. His voice is actually much better than I expected. Loosing JB was hard, but his live performances had become so wack so many years ago.
I'm not a rich man, but I will pay whatever it costs to see them in person if they take this show stateside. If they manage to include Larry Graham, I just might kill someone for tickets.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for the Sly post! Love this blog!
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