'Everyday People' is still one of the freshest sounding, upbeat, cheerful songs ever recorded. Right from the off we are assaulted with this wonderful combination of soul, funk, pop, rock, etc not coming at us seperately or diversely, but all at once in that blended way that the best and most inventive bands offer. Their music is rich, deep and complex and I don't think any other album by the band depicts the truth of this more immediately than 'Stand'. For whatever reason, though, the Family Stone (especially in Britain) are a footnote in many people's musical history, whereas they should have chapters dedicated to them straight after Elvis, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. The group topped the American pop charts (no mean feat), performed for many the show stealing performance at Woodstock and were continually lauded for their grounbreaking synthesis of Soul/Funk and Rock, releasing songs that were irresistably catchy, lyrically savvy and dancable. By the tail-end of the Sixties, Sly and The Family Stone were riding about as high as anybody could.
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