Five Best..."Family" Bands

#5. The Mamas and the Papas

#4. Uncle Tupelo

#3. Big Brother and the Holding Company

#2. Sly and the Family Stone

#1. Mothers of Invention

Song Suggestion

Today's post won't be much of a post because I'm busy working on my newspaper, and that's going to take up much of today. So, instead of a list, I'm just going to suggest a song: "Dance to the Medley" by Sly and the Family Stone. Appearing on Dance to the Music, it very close in structure to the title track but instead of being only 3 minutes long, it registers at 12:12. The song, much like The Who's "A Quick One (While He's Away)," is in different parts: "Music is Alive," "Dance In" and "Music Lover." The Stone were great at rising a song's tempo and then letting it crash with only the distinct "boop" vocals being heard.

If you feel like getting funky, listen to "Dance to the Medley"--if only because it's called "Dance to the Medley."