Sly & The Family Stone: The '70s

Haunted by the political failures of the peace-and-love generation, Sly Stone's music grew darker and more personal in the '70s. These songs are unflinching meditations on heartbreak and loss, backed up by impossibly funky grooves. It was a radical change for an icon of '60s positivity, a man who changed both rock and soul with his psychedelic style, but it produced many of his most compelling songs.