Just listened to the whole song. Not a fan at all. Sounds too dated and kinda corny, but I'm STILL looking forward to the new album!

[Edited 9/30/11 10:42am]

Seems like an album with a lot of useless 'segue's'.

So nineties-like....

[Edited 9/30/11 13:41pm]

Trendin'=Total Satire

robnpg said:

Ok, I'm disappointed. I was hoping See Thru was going to be on the new Album but apparently not. This is from Amazon...

Track Listings

1. O7ven intro

2. Strawberry Lake

3. O7ven Press Conference

4. Condensate

5. #Trendin

6. If I Was Yo Man

7. Role Play

8. Sick

9. Lifestyle

10. Faithful

11. Cadillac

12. AYDKMN

13. One Step

14. Toast To The Party Girl

15. Hey Yo

16. GoHomeToYoMan Morris Day, Jesse Johnson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Garry "Jellybean" Johnson, Jerome Benton and Monte Moir revitalize the sound of Minneapolis Funk! In their first new album together in 21 years, Condensate features 14 brand new but instantly familiar Minneapolis funk songs by the band formerly known as The Time. From their origins in the 80s as Prince's first pet project led by the cocky protégé Day, this playful, brash group delivered groundbreaking funk-rock dance grooves. Now, for the first time since the 90s, the original members of The Time have reunited as The Original 7ven to deliver an inventive and unapologetically funky album! Condensate has all the old magic and swagger of earlier years and asserts funk-tastic confidence perfectly suited for today's audience. Endlessly entertaining, this new collection of 14 grooves puts the "fun" back in funk! The album name Condensate is taken from Morris Day's tongue-in-cheek comment, "I don't sweat, I condensate."

Here is the link to the trendin video if anyone wants a look/listen. Sorry I cant post it, after all the years here I still cant post pics/ video. http://www.youtube.com/wa...8&hd=1

purplethunder3121 said:

The video is great! The band oozes charm and charisma. Monte and Jellybean are given proper time and look great. I love the synths.

Having said that, the song is just ok. Catchy but something that will not stand the test of time. It already sounds like a 90's throwaway with tweaked lyrics. "My-Space, they are talking about me, they're talking about me. My-Space..." or more accurately, "Usenet, they are talking about me, they're talking about me.

But that's just one song, can't wait to hear the rest.

I am not being hard on the band, I think Prince's newer stuff is not up to snuff either. They may get graded harder becasue I am comparing them to a great back catalog.

I will definitely buy the album and support the band.

[Edited 10/1/11 8:19am]

V10LETBLUES said:

purplethunder3121 said:

The video is great! The band oozes charm and charisma. Monte and Jellybean are given proper time and look great. I love the synths.

Having said that, the song is just ok. Catchy but something that will not stand the test of time. It already sounds like a 90's throwaway with tweaked lyrics. "My-Space, they are talking about me, they're talking about me. My-Space..." or more accurately, "Usenet, they are talking about me, they're talking about me.

But that's just one song, can't wait to hear the rest.

I am not being hard on the band, I think Prince's newer stuff is not up to snuff either. They may get graded harder becasue I am comparing them to a great back catalog.

I will definitely buy the album and support the band.

[Edited 10/1/11 8:19am]

Hmmm.... So songs should be written from a lyrical pov to stand the test of time? Nonsense. Good thing Prince didn't consider that when he wrote "1999".

purplethunder3121 said:

I LOVE this, the track and the video is ace, hope Condensate is as good.

It's definitely grown on me. They still got it!

Condensate Pre-Ordered!!!!! Next Up........fDeluxe!!!!!!

woogiebear said:

Condensate Pre-Ordered!!!!! Next Up........fDeluxe!!!!!!

Me too! Can't wait to see what this DVD is that comes with the Best Buy pre-order. Fingers crossed for the Vegas show!

robnpg said:

woogiebear said:

Condensate Pre-Ordered!!!!! Next Up........fDeluxe!!!!!!

Me too! Can't wait to see what this DVD is that comes with the Best Buy pre-order. Fingers crossed for the Vegas show!

I'm confused about the Best Buy bonus DVD. It's listed with different descriptions here:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp;jsessionid=DFCF542E562A8BD7B22B8869D4D9F9A0.bbolsp-app02-41?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=1289188528837153016&id=pcat17071&type=page&st=original+7ven&sc=Global&cp=1&nrp=15&sp=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960

On the page is this quote: The Best Buy exclusive deluxe edition of this new release includes a 30-minute bonus DVD.

But, below that, when you click See Exclusive Bonus Info link, it says this:

This exclusive edition includes a never-before-scene 87-minute documentary of the band told by The Time members.

DVD comes packaged with the CD. While supplies last.

So, is the DVD 30 minutes or 87 minutes?

Either way, it doesn't look like it's the Vegas show you were hoping for.