"There's A Riot Goin' On" is my favorite album of all time. I've been studying this album for 3 years and some change now. I can't stop playing it!!!! Lol, I play the whole thing through out the course of a day. I say all that to say this: I am obsessed with this album, and I want to know everything about it. So, I'm going to start this thread off wiith a few things I've read, heard from people, or recognized myself. All of you can share facts as well. I'm going to close with a series of questions. Please try to stay on subject("Riot"). Here we goe..... Just Like A Baby- Alright, first off I recommend everyone go home right now and Plug your headphones into whatever you can play this album on. Pull your headphone jack out just a pinch. You should be able to hear one channel; left or right. Jiggle it round til you can hear the channel that just has his lead vocal(and the clavinet intro) it's like he's singing in your ear!!!!! Anyway, at 2:54 it sounds like he's saying "Fuck with me baby, it'd be..." great or something. Cant hear the whole thing. Between 4:27-4:30 he's saying something to someone in the background. Uh...I have more but my keyboard is dying and it's taking like five minutes to type one sentence(battery powered). I guess you folks can start posting... I'll be back when I get some batteries. Thanks for the future post!
*Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:40 pm
Alright, let's continue... Just Like A Baby- There's an organ(or two) buried in the mix during the instrumental break. And there's an organ during the chorus(or bridge?). Apparently that's Larry on bass, and I've read that Bobby's(Womack) playing guitar and harmonizing, I believe it. Family Affair-Alright, so many things I've read! *Sly recorded his vocal lying on a piano(which would explain why his voice sounds like that). Clive Davis Reportedly said "We can't release that as a single, he sounds stoned." *Parts of this were recorded in that winnabego(spell check please). *Billy Preston on keys, Bobby Womack on guitar(or Freddie?) Brave and Strong-Is that a flute in the beginning? Lol, anyhow I need to know who plays what on this song. Also, Sly is feeding one or both of the organs through some type of wah(he does that a few times on this album). You Caught Me Smilin'-Okay first off, the backing vocals are just Sly and a random chick, i believe. There's three guitars, so naturally I assume two are sly and the other's freddie.with Gerry gibson on drums, and ofcourse the horn section. Sly on bass and organ. Time-Organ through a wah again(the intro is the best example). There's a few moans and groans and laughs throughout the song. Spaced Cowboy-There's a Lead vocal and two backing vocals. One backing vocal is definatley sly(sounding fucked up) and a random woman(or rose?). I originally thought that his harmonica solo ended at 2:52 but he sustains the last note til 2:58. Then there's this scary moaning he does from 3:46 until the end of the song...creepy. It sounds like he's fucking dying man.... Running Away-First off, sooooo many people think it's just Rose singing but Sly's vocal is buried in the mix(similar to "If It Were Left Up To Me"). For the longest, I thought that it was just cynthia double tracked, but Jerry's back there to, blowing beautifully. I wanna take this time to point out that everyone that goes home to listen to "Just Like A Baby" on one channel(it's the right channel), should do that for the whole album. Listen to it straight through, then listen to it on the right channel, then on the left. you can hear a lot more that way. also speeding it up and slowing it down. dont listen to it backwards......or listen to it backwards and let me know how that sounds. Got more stuff later. gotta get back to work
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