| | |  | Music | Home » » Life | | | | | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| July 18, 1995 | | Studio:
| Sony | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 5 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Dynamite! | | 2. | Chicken | | 3. | Plastic Jim | | 4. | Fun | | 5. | Into My Own Thing | | 6. | Harmony | | 7. | Life | | 8. | Love City | | 9. | I'm an Animal | | 10. | M'Lady | | 11. | Jane Is a Groupee | | 12. | Only One Way Out of This Mess [#][*] | |
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16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Sly at his brilliant best; editorial review in errorNov 12, 2001
First, let me say that this recording is non-stop fun and brilliance. Life is Sly at his best. It's one of his most consistent releases and my personal favorite. Now, on to setting the "record" straight. Amazon's mis-informed editorial reviewer erroneously puts Life's release BEFORE The Family Stone's breakthrough album, Dance To The Music. Anyone experiencing the original vinyl issues of Sly's discography as they happened remembers the chronology: A Whole New Thing (1967); Dance to the Music (Spring/Summer 1968); Life (Fall/Winter 1968). The title track from DTTM hit the singles charts in Summer 1968. Life was the superior sounding follow-up LP that offered funk rock and pop at its finest (M'Lady, Into My Own Thing, Fun, I'm An Animal, etc.). Jane Is A Groupee is arguably one of the most explosive cuts that Sly ever tracked. Life's title song was released as the first single from the record, but failed to follow DTTM up the charts. The group would later return with hit singles like Everyday People, Hot Fun In The Summertime, Everybody Is A Star and Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 A funk/rock/psychedelic/soul meltdown!Jul 05, 2001
By Christian M Williams
Sly is and was a genius, no doubt, with exuberance and groove to spare on every track of this album. Even the filler material ("Chicken," "Dynamite") is catchy with some interesting production touches, and the better songs that didn't make his Greatest Hits collection are awesome.You may recognize that "Into My Own Thing" has a distinctive horn/organ/bass/drum riff - heard today as the predominant sample from the current Fatboy Slim song (the one with Christopher Walken dancing). If you love the alternating lead vocals, fuzz bass, punchy drums and brilliant arrangements of Sly's better known material, it will only take a few listens before these songs are as classic to you as his best. I really like "Harmony" (despite the cheesy intro) and "Jane Is A Groupee" (killer production).
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
By far the most underrated Sly and the Family Stone albumOct 05, 1998
This album will lighten your day and "put a smile on your face..." When I play this album I just press shuffle on my CD player and turn up the volume. Freddie Stone is at his loudest with his guitar, ranging from psychedelic(Dynamite) to blues(Plastic Jim) to strait up funk(M'lady). Turn the bass all the way up to hear Larry just groove.S&TFS are the most underrated band in the world and this is their most underrated album. Man, all this talk about this album, I think I'm gonna go give it a listen right now!
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
THE BADDEST ROCK&ROLL GROUP EVER!Aug 10, 2000
By A customer
"mistermaxxx"
Sly&The Family Stone are without a Doubt The Most Important Group Ever.They Broke Ground unlike any other.The Music here Combines So Many Styles&Vibes that it is Incredible that the Music is Over 30 Years Old But Sounds Funkier&Better than almost anything else you are gonna hear Today.this Group Broke Rules.SLY STONE is One OF The Baddest Musical Legends EVER.His GENIUS is still Felt to this Day.Larry Graham is Thumping.It's Sad How Little Love this Group Gets.WHen You Listen to this you are Listening to Music History.
3 of 5 found the following review helpful:
This is the album that makes you laugh and party!Aug 27, 2005
By Foxxy S.L.
You'll want to buy Life for sure. This is another album that my dad burned for me. Dynamite has this guitar sound in the beginning. And Chicken is funny to me. In the song they make chicken sounds. And I'm an Animal at the end somebody makes growling sounds. Harmony is like you being you and somebody else being them. I like that song a lot because of what it is saying. Plastic Jim to me is like a song that tells how some people act. Jane is a Groupee is like that song that tells about a groupie that every band gets. Life is my favorite song because it talks about life. This album is the best. If you do not have it go out and get it!
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