http://thefamily2point0.n...this-is-it

Susannah blog entry:

ok ok so its has been way too long and all things seemed to have come to a screeching halt...BUT!!!!! that was then and this is now....

Bring it ON!

the title scared me a bit because i thought it meant they were no longer performing/working together!

anyway, i'm excited that the album is done & hopefully we'll hear it soon.

Get that damn thing out already!

I don't care if it's 'done'.

Wake me up when it's OUT.

cool thanx 4 sharing the info hope 2 hear the new album soon

Bree8016 said:

the title scared me a bit because i thought it meant they were no longer performing/working together!

I have to say that was my first thought too

Even though it was very unlikely that would be the case.

ernestsewell said:

http://thefamily2point0.n...this-is-it

Susannah blog entry:

will be birthed in public hearing view within the next bit of time... see ya

I wonder how long "the next bit of time" will be?

Just bring it already!

obsessed said:

ernestsewell said:

http://thefamily2point0.n...this-is-it

Susannah blog entry:

will be birthed in public hearing view within the next bit of time... see ya

I wonder how long "the next bit of time" will be?

Just bring it already!

The last time Paul mentioned this, he talked about finding the best way to get the product printed and put out to everyone since normal big company distribution methods wouldn't be an option on this. It's all very organic, and home spun in nature. Steve Parke, and Doyle Bramhall (Sus's hubby) have done some wonderful photography. I think they just need to find a place to get it pressed, printed & packaged, then it's ours.

I am READY.

ernestsewell said:

obsessed said:

I wonder how long "the next bit of time" will be?

Just bring it already!

The last time Paul mentioned this, he talked about finding the best way to get the product printed and put out to everyone since normal big company distribution methods wouldn't be an option on this. It's all very organic, and home spun in nature. Steve Parke, and Doyle Bramhall (Sus's hubby) have done some wonderful photography. I think they just need to find a place to get it pressed, printed & packaged, then it's ours.

Are you talking about an actual CD??? That would be excellent!!!

johnart said:

I am READY.

Me TOO!!

happy days!. I really hope that they manage to sell the numbers and get it beyond the few thousand hardcore purple fans. Just needs 1 killer track to catch fire!.

Release iiiiiiiiiiiiii-iiiiiiit!

I for one can wait. I want to hear the music, but I hope they spend some time getting promotion and distribution straight so it's not just us who it gets exposed to. From what I've heard it is really good and deserves a wider audience than just people who knew about them as the Family.

[Edited 9/14/10 7:08am]

If Prince is not invovled, who cares?

ernestsewell said:

http://thefamily2point0.n...this-is-it

Susannah blog entry:

ok ok so its has been way too long and all things seemed to have come to a screeching halt...BUT!!!!! that was then and this is now....

we have finished this CD! the music has been growing and now will be birthed in public hearing view within the next bit of time... i say that with all the love and truth in my heart!

we love what weve created and worked hard at the patience required to do it...and we thank you ALL

for hangin' in til the finish line!!

we love you guys and want us all to be Family in music and spirit!!!!

see ya soon Bella's y Bello's

susannah

Dammit ernest! you had me thinking they had broken up

Spandau said:

If Prince is not invovled, who cares?

Cause it sounds better than anything Prince has done on his last three releases...fambot...

Zannaloaf said:

Spandau said:

If Prince is not invovled, who cares?

Cause it sounds better than anything Prince has done on his last three releases...fambot...

Make that about 5 or 10 releases for me... Would rather see a W&L/Sheila/Family tour than a Prince show these days as well.

Zannaloaf said:

Spandau said:

If Prince is not invovled, who cares?

Cause it sounds better than anything Prince has done on his last three releases...fambot...

I was just thinking this the other day.

I was Pumping up in the gym to GasLight and @8

Spandau said:

If Prince is not invovled, who cares?

We all do, so fuck off.

NouveauDance said:

Spandau said:

If Prince is not invovled, who cares?

We all do, so fuck off.

Amen!, they don't need P, they have a tonne of talent to stand out on their own.

Looking forward to hearing this.

Have people heard the album?

A few are saying it's better than Prince's recent out put. So I'm guessing they've heard it.

I'm still interesed without Prince, but it would have to be some really great to better 20ten.

Also the Family album was really 90% Prince so it's not like it's a follow up to there own album, We loved the first album due to Prince's input, how many imes do you read people gushing over S paul's solo work.

I've got his first album and it's no a patch on the Family album. Fairly enjoyable but not enough to make me over excited without prince.

Romeoblu said:

Have people heard the album?

A few are saying it's better than Prince's recent out put. So I'm guessing they've heard it.

I'm still interesed without Prince, but it would have to be some really great to better 20ten.

Also the Family album was really 90% Prince so it's not like it's a follow up to there own album, We loved the first album due to Prince's input, how many imes do you read people gushing over S paul's solo work.

I've got his first album and it's no a patch on the Family album. Fairly enjoyable but not enough to make me over excited without prince.

yeah - free downloads- listening in the studio. Already better than 20ten. but then again I thought 20ten was more piss poor noodling form a man who could do better once. What I have heard actually trumps some of the first record and is sonically even more impressive. Again - that's just me. I'll have to wait for the whole thing, but so far I'd listen to it over the last 4 or 5 prince offerings.

PS - this is a BAND effort. And I personally think that makes a huge difference for many artists.

The first official bio from the group.

A redefined, new alternative funk era has arisen out of an established band formerly known as The Family. One Family album equaled a passionate fan base hungry for album two. The long wait is over, Family fans meet FDELUXE.

The Family was a Prince produced Warner Brothers release that received critical acclaim, included a top 20 hit, ‘Screams Of Passion’ and introduced ‘Nothing Compares To You’ which was famously covered by Sinead O’Connor. Unfortunately, the band succumbed to a variety of pressures and, while they remained in friendly touch with each other, the members forged careers down separate paths. That is until mutual friend Sheila E. convinced them to reunite for a huge charity concert in L.A.’s Forum. A year later Questlove of The Roots persuaded them to appear at his hot ticket post Grammy party. Call it fate but the gigs all but dictated that the group pool their resources and focus on what has become that highly anticipated second album. St. Paul Peterson and Susannah Melvoin put on their writing hats, called Eric Leeds and Jellybean Johnson into the studio, wrestled with the legal requirement of a new name and the thrilling result is FDELUXE!

Like The Family, FDELUXE revolves around the versatile talents of the four founding members. Lead vocalist/composer Melvoin grew up in an L.A. based musical family, the daughter of legendary composer and keyboardist Michael Melvoin. Susannah’s resume’ boasts projects with Prince, Madonna, Seal, Doyle Bramhall II, Quincy Jones, Eric Clapton, Trevor Horn, Questlove, Erykah Badu, William Orbit and The Grid. She has regularly toured with Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and her twin sister’s Wendy & Lisa.

Lead vocalist/producer/composer/instrumentalist St. Paul Peterson hails from an equally musical family. His mother Jeanne Arland is still active on the Twin Cities’ jazz scene as are his vocalist sisters and musician brothers. At the tender age of 21 Paul became the leader of The Family and his career took off from there. A wondrously gifted multi-instrumentalist, in addition to his own St. Paul’s CDs, Paul’s keyboards, bass, guitar and vocals have been featured in The Time and alongside Stevie Wonder, David Sanborn, Digital Underground, Mavis Staples, Chaka Khan, Lionel Richie and more. As a songwriter his work has been nominated for a Grammy Award.

Saxophonist/flautist Eric Leeds was not just a player but horn arranger for Prince’s Revolution, his best known band. Leeds also recorded two jazz-fusion albums with Prince under the name Madhouse and produced three solo albums. His recognizable sound has graced recordings by an enviably diverse array of legends including George Benson, George Clinton, Jimmy McGriff, James Brown, Chaka Khan and Kid Creole & The Coconuts.

As the original – and only – drummer for The Time, Jellybean Johnson is that rare musician who has loyally served the same band in the same seat for over twenty years. But in addition to patently funky beats, it’s as a guitarist that Jellybean shines with FDELUXE. As producer and/or songwriter ‘Bean has worked with Janet Jackson, New Edition, Mint Condition, Alexander O’Neal, Nona Hendryx, Karen White, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Cherelle.

The band’s new 10 song CD combines the essence of the original Family album with the band’s subsequent influences and intoxicating musical journeys. Dance, romance and plenty of funk, FDELUXE is that rare band that combines clever, modern material, studio savvy and the stage experience to tear the roof off. Anyone who thought the Minneapolis sound died in the early 1990’s may be in for a shock. FDELUXE is the resurrection of a band but may also prove to be the revival of an entire genre!

I am so ready for this! Bring. it. on!

YeSSsssSSSsss!! bring it on Eric Leeds!