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Reply #60 posted 01/30/07 6:40am

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The Family has long been my favorite Prince side project. I don't know how great they'd be after so many years, but I'd certainly give them a chance. If Susannah is doing the songwriting, then it certainly could be good.
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Reply #61 posted 01/30/07 7:03am

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psychodelicide said:

SnidelyWhiplash said:

i heard Paul has to make a payment on the "van down by the river" he is living in .... confused


omg For real?????

lol You don't remember that Chris Farley sketch? smile

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Reply #62 posted 01/30/07 7:04am

obsessed

I'm really psyched about this! biggrin

I met St.Paul about 6 weeks ago, and in our short conversation,
we touched on The Family album, and immediately I saw a glimmer in his eyes.
He had to have known then, I'm sure. cool

And for those interested in what he's been doing, he's mostly been into
producing all these years, and he still sings with his real family as well...
they're all musical...brothers, sisters, mother. He's written many songs
for them and their musical endeavors.

I met him at his family's Christmas Concert....and btw, he has a nice
residence in the Minneapolis area..no van. wink lol
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Reply #63 posted 01/30/07 7:05am

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bhayesview said:

This is great news for Family fams. They, along with Prince put 2gether a decent set of music. It was truly a shame that they put 2gether the best version of 'Nothing Compares 2 U' and most people have never heard it. If they can work with P and put 2gether some new tracks, that would be fantastic.

If they are bitter, who could blame them. I'm sure they worked pretty hard 2 put the album out and P pretty much gives them the Heisman because it conflicts with completing the 'Under The Cherry Moon' project. He's a great musician but u kinda have to admit that when he gets bored with or something more enticing comes along he tends to bail on certain projects.


I don't think Jellybean and Jerome worked that hard. Are they even on the first album at all?
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Reply #64 posted 01/30/07 7:07am

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CalhounSq said:

psychodelicide said:



omg For real?????

lol You don't remember that Chris Farley sketch? smile



To be honest, I've never even seen it. lol boxed
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Reply #65 posted 01/30/07 7:08am

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sextonseven said:



You do raise a good point though in that if Prince isn't involved, who will be doing the songwriting? Paul? I wasn't that impressed with his first solo album.


Susannah's a pretty strong songwriter in her own right, having had songs recorded by William Orbit, Madonna, Doyle Bramhall II, Prince, and Eric Clapton among others.

Hmm. I'd love to see the new Family do a version of Susannah's "Violets". That would be awesome.
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Reply #66 posted 01/30/07 7:09am

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obsessed said:

I'm really psyched about this! biggrin

I met St.Paul about 6 weeks ago, and in our short conversation,
we touched on The Family album, and immediately I saw a glimmer in his eyes.
He had to have known then, I'm sure. cool

And for those interested in what he's been doing, he's mostly been into
producing all these years, and he still sings with his real family as well...
they're all musical...brothers, sisters, mother. He's written many songs
for them and their musical endeavors.

I met him at his family's Christmas Concert....and btw, he has a nice
residence in the Minneapolis area..no van. wink lol


Cool - thanks for the update. It's great that you got to meet St. Paul. It sounds like he's doing well, which is good to hear. It would be a neat to be part of a family that was all involved in music in some way.
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Reply #67 posted 01/30/07 7:14am

obsessed

psychodelicide said:

obsessed said:

I'm really psyched about this! biggrin

I met St.Paul about 6 weeks ago, and in our short conversation,
we touched on The Family album, and immediately I saw a glimmer in his eyes.
He had to have known then, I'm sure. cool

And for those interested in what he's been doing, he's mostly been into
producing all these years, and he still sings with his real family as well...
they're all musical...brothers, sisters, mother. He's written many songs
for them and their musical endeavors.

I met him at his family's Christmas Concert....and btw, he has a nice
residence in the Minneapolis area..no van. wink lol


Cool - thanks for the update. It's great that you got to meet St. Paul. It sounds like he's doing well, which is good to hear. It would be a neat to be part of a family that was all involved in music in some way.


To boot, he's one of the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet...he's very
comfortable within himself, albeit still a bit shy.

It was a great few moments for me...thanks... cool
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Reply #68 posted 01/30/07 7:15am

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obsessed said:

psychodelicide said:



Cool - thanks for the update. It's great that you got to meet St. Paul. It sounds like he's doing well, which is good to hear. It would be a neat to be part of a family that was all involved in music in some way.


To boot, he's one of the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet...he's very
comfortable within himself, albeit still a bit shy.

It was a great few moments for me...thanks... cool


You're quite welcome. smile
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Reply #69 posted 01/30/07 7:16am

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Alliasan said:

sextonseven said:



You do raise a good point though in that if Prince isn't involved, who will be doing the songwriting? Paul? I wasn't that impressed with his first solo album.


Susannah's a pretty strong songwriter in her own right, having had songs recorded by William Orbit, Madonna, Doyle Bramhall II, Prince, and Eric Clapton among others.

Hmm. I'd love to see the new Family do a version of Susannah's "Violets". That would be awesome.


Y'know, I have a Doyle album and never bothered to look at the songwriting credits. razz

--just the pics of Susannah. drool
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Reply #70 posted 01/30/07 7:26am

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"They are putting out a new record and are going out on the road and they will "work the family record the way it should have been worked awhile back."

Uh... okay. Is this a slam at Prince? Um, Prince created The Family. Prince wrote them their one and only hit... so... rolleyes Nice way to announce a "come back". Sounds kinda bitter to me.

...and another thing... why is this front page news? A sticky would have sufficed. confused


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Reply #71 posted 01/30/07 7:49am

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who is The Family? I've never heard of them. sorry if that offends anyone....
"So shall it be written, so shall it be sung..." whistle
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Reply #72 posted 01/30/07 7:51am

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o helllll yes!!!!! eek biggrin eek biggrin nuts
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Reply #73 posted 01/30/07 8:38am

Lovesexytegan

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o helllll yes!!!!! eek biggrin eek biggrin nuts

Ha Ha
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Reply #74 posted 01/30/07 8:46am

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smile biggrin smile
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Reply #75 posted 01/30/07 8:54am

obsessed

laurapalmer03 said:

o helllll yes!!!!! eek biggrin eek biggrin nuts


That's exactly how I feel! Didn't express it as well as
you did though... lol lol
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Reply #76 posted 01/30/07 9:01am

JediMaster

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sextonseven said:

bhayesview said:

This is great news for Family fams. They, along with Prince put 2gether a decent set of music. It was truly a shame that they put 2gether the best version of 'Nothing Compares 2 U' and most people have never heard it. If they can work with P and put 2gether some new tracks, that would be fantastic.

If they are bitter, who could blame them. I'm sure they worked pretty hard 2 put the album out and P pretty much gives them the Heisman because it conflicts with completing the 'Under The Cherry Moon' project. He's a great musician but u kinda have to admit that when he gets bored with or something more enticing comes along he tends to bail on certain projects.


I don't think Jellybean and Jerome worked that hard. Are they even on the first album at all?


While they appear in the credits, they did not actually play on the album. It was pretty much just Eric and Prince playing, with Paul & Susannah on vocals.

Jellybean DID play at their one and only show at First Avenue.
jedi

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Reply #77 posted 01/30/07 9:04am

sunchylde

this is wonderful news

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Reply #78 posted 01/30/07 9:13am

obsessed

tznekbsbfrvr said:

who is The Family? I've never heard of them. sorry if that offends anyone....


Here's some info to help pull it together... wink

The Family
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Reply #79 posted 01/30/07 9:15am

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SoulAlive said:

June7 said:

"They are putting out a new record and are going out on the road and they will "work the family record the way it should have been worked awhile back."

Uh... okay. Is this a slam at Prince? Um, Prince created The Family. Prince wrote them their one and only hit... so... rolleyes Nice way to announce a "come back". Sounds kinda bitter to me.


I think what they mean is,they're gonna actually [b]promote the record the way it should have been promoted.[/b]Back in 1985,Paul Peterson and the other members were disappointed with the lack of promotion their album received.Prince was spreading himself too thin....filming 'Under The Cherry Moon',recording 'Parade',doing occasional gigs,AND trying to run a record company.As a result,the Family album came and went without making any impact.They don't want the same thing to happen this time.

And isn't it funny that 20plus years later their new album is going to be promoted the way their old should have been---by hyping up the Prince connection!

Local radio station--
Up next , a new song by the band that first recorded "Nothing Compares 2 U" back in 1985 when they were put together by Prince. For all the young people that don't know, Prince is the guy that performed at the Super Bowl in 2007. Anyway, man, here's the new song
I'm sick and tired of the Prince fans being sick and tired of the Prince fans that are sick and tired!
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Reply #80 posted 01/30/07 9:16am

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tznekbsbfrvr said:

who is The Family? I've never heard of them. sorry if that offends anyone....


A side project Prince did in 1985, shortly after the break-up of The Time. It featured "St." Paul Peterson and Susannah Melvoin on vocals with Eric Leeds on Sax. Officially, Jellybean Johnson and Jerome Benton were members as well, although they didn't actually play on the album. The album is significant in that it was the first time that Prince used the Clare Fisher orchestra. It is also notable for featuring the original recording of "Nothing Compares 2 U", several years before Sinead O'Connor would have a hit with it.

A single for "The Screams of Passion" was released, with a subsequent video. For some weird reason, Prince had Eric Leeds mime playing bass in the clip

You can see the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...myWTmDB_6U
jedi

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Reply #81 posted 01/30/07 9:17am

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JediMaster said:

sextonseven said:



I don't think Jellybean and Jerome worked that hard. Are they even on the first album at all?


While they appear in the credits, they did not actually play on the album. It was pretty much just Eric and Prince playing, with Paul & Susannah on vocals.

Jellybean DID play at their one and only show at First Avenue.


That's what I thought. So if Prince and Eric worked pretty hard to put out the first album then Prince gave himself the shaft by not promoting it. razz
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Reply #82 posted 01/30/07 9:20am

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JediMaster said:

tznekbsbfrvr said:

who is The Family? I've never heard of them. sorry if that offends anyone....


A side project Prince did in 1985, shortly after the break-up of The Time. It featured "St." Paul Peterson and Susannah Melvoin on vocals with Eric Leeds on Sax. Officially, Jellybean Johnson and Jerome Benton were members as well, although they didn't actually play on the album. The album is significant in that it was the first time that Prince used the Clare Fisher orchestra. It is also notable for featuring the original recording of "Nothing Compares 2 U", several years before Sinead O'Connor would have a hit with it.

A single for "The Screams of Passion" was released, with a subsequent video. For some weird reason, Prince had Eric Leeds mime playing bass in the clip

You can see the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...myWTmDB_6U


How is it a Prince video is still available on youtube? hmm
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Reply #83 posted 01/30/07 9:23am

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There's lots of Prince videos available on Youtube. Shh, don't tell Prince that. shhh giggle
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Reply #84 posted 01/30/07 9:27am

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sextonseven said:



How is it a Prince video is still available on youtube? hmm


Probably not for long now... lol
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Reply #85 posted 01/30/07 9:29am

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obsessed said:

sextonseven said:



How is it a Prince video is still available on youtube? hmm


Probably not for long now... lol


lol nod When he sees our posts, he will haven them taken down pronto. lol
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Reply #86 posted 01/30/07 9:54am

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SoulAlive said:

bhayesview said:

If they are bitter, who could blame them. I'm sure they worked pretty hard 2 put the album out and P pretty much gives them the Heisman because it conflicts with completing the 'Under The Cherry Moon' project. He's a great musician but u kinda have to admit that when he gets bored with or something more enticing comes along he tends to bail on certain projects.


According to Paul Peterson,the promotion for the Family album was non-existent.They did a video for the first single "Screams Of Passion" and played one gig at First Avenue.He angrily called Prince on the phone while he was in France filming 'Under The Cherry Moon'.He told Prince "You can't do a million things at one time",and Prince replied "Oh yes I can.I did it with the Time.I did it with Sheila E" neutral After this heated conversation,Paul quit the band and they broke up.



They were nice outfit. I would love for this to come to fruition.
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Reply #87 posted 01/30/07 9:57am

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JediMaster said:

sextonseven said:



I don't think Jellybean and Jerome worked that hard. Are they even on the first album at all?


While they appear in the credits, they did not actually play on the album. It was pretty much just Eric and Prince playing, with Paul & Susannah on vocals.

Jellybean DID play at their one and only show at First Avenue.



I've got a Family demo with Jellybean playing (Paul shouts him out to come in the 2 and 4)

Whether Jerome was there, dunno! cool
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Reply #88 posted 01/30/07 10:08am

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i'm sorry, but this is too funny! either way i'm looking forward to what comes of this project.
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Reply #89 posted 01/30/07 10:11am

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psychodelicide said:

SnidelyWhiplash said:

kidddddinnngggg ... altho ... thats the first thing i thought of ... i mean ... this dude "quits " the band ... never really does anything else ... how is he surviving ... lol

as far as "promotion" ... i remember working in a small radio station back then and i thought it was promoted well ... i remember playin "screams of passion " a few times .... of course i thought it ... "eh" for Prince ... but hey what do i know .... wink


giggle Not sure what Paul did after quitting the Family. I know he released several solo albums, but I don't think they sold very well, unfortunately.


His debut solo joint was pretty cool even though he ripped off "High Fashion" with a song called "Rich Man", but it was an overall good album. His other relases were more in the rock-pop genre though.
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