I’ve waited decades for a definitive look at Sly Stone, and this is as close as it will get. Part of the documentary felt flat at the end, because as a mirror to Sly’s life, it is flat. It’s disappointing feeling the waste of great potential, regardless of how understandable it may be. I feel like Sly’s subconscious knows it, too, even if he can’t publicly admit it.
I’m a superfan, so I’m excited to hear these stories — but it’s sad to me that you can still hear how much he lacks self reflection. It’s going to be interesting to hear how this compares to the documentary coming out about him this week (which I’ve heard he didn’t participate, so maybe there’s a more reliable narrator).
This is one of my favorite bands, but this is my least favorite of their four albums. I’ve listened to it a handful of times, but nothing’s grabbed me the way “Choose Your Weapon” did. Still good, but not spectacular.
The moment I found out about it I binged all of it. It’s an analysis of Steve Wonder’s run of albums from I’ve been listening to that 5 album run in the early 70s. 50 years later it’s still perfection.
Still good, but not as good as the first season — much slower. But according to folks who read the books, it’s supposed to pick up in the next 2 seasons, which Apple just green-lit. Steve Zahn is a national treasure.
It’s a beautiful and touching game, and the puzzles are solid. It’s an improvement over their previous game, Gris, but not by much.
They couldn’t have hired a better director for this. If you’re wondering if this documentary needed to be made, in the first 5 minutes you’d realize how misguided that would be. Loved it.