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Sly & The Family Stone – There's a Riot Goin on (CD) Soundtrack For these rock and rollReleased in 1971 at a moment when the utopian promise of late 60s counterculture was curdling into something harder and more uncertain, Sly Stone's fractured, home recorded masterwork captured a collective comedown that resonated far beyond his Haight Ashbury roots. Its influence runs deep through funk, hip hop, and soul, with producers and artists still reckoning with what Stone achieved by turning inward, letting the music breathe in discomfort