Sly & the Family Stone - Fresh [Bonus Tracks]

By 1973, it had been two years since Sly & The Family Stone had released the provocative, dope-fueled, and ambivalent There's A Riot Goin' On. Epic wanted an immediate follow-up, and the Black Panthers were pressuring Sly -- as they had Jimi Hendrix before him -- to be more political in his songwriting. Stone was using more drugs than ever and had lost -- due to the quitting of drummer Greg Errico and the firing of legendary bassist Larry Graham -- the backbone of his rhythm section. Read More