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Reply #30 posted 01/29/07 6:58pm

prettymansson

without a tiny man slappin the bass and busting funkyass quirky beats on his Linn LM-1 and some chicken guitar played on a Hohner telecaster (by that same tiny man)..I have ZERO INTEREST !!!!! confused
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Reply #31 posted 01/29/07 6:58pm

SammiJ

nice woot!
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Reply #32 posted 01/29/07 6:59pm

SammiJ

prettymansson said:

without a tiny man slappin the bass and busting funkyass quirky beats on his Linn LM-1 and some chicken guitar played on a Hohner telecaster (by that same tiny man)..I have ZERO INTEREST !!!!! confused

u just wasted a post then

thats what the P&R forum is for ... nod
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Reply #33 posted 01/29/07 6:59pm

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thumbs up!
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By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory!
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Reply #34 posted 01/29/07 7:00pm

prettymansson

SammiJ said:

prettymansson said:

without a tiny man slappin the bass and busting funkyass quirky beats on his Linn LM-1 and some chicken guitar played on a Hohner telecaster (by that same tiny man)..I have ZERO INTEREST !!!!! confused

u just wasted a post then

thats what the P&R forum is for ... nod


I said what I mean EXACTLY !!!!! wink
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Reply #35 posted 01/29/07 7:05pm

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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.

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


I feel the opposite. This news is bigger to me than a new Prince album.

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.
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Reply #36 posted 01/29/07 7:08pm

7kisses4U

I'm loving this and I hope they play somewhere near Ohio so I can catch them!
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Reply #37 posted 01/29/07 7:08pm

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7kisses4U said:

I'm loving this and I hope they play somewhere near Ohio so I can catch them!
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nod That would kick ass!!
RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you.
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Reply #38 posted 01/29/07 7:09pm

LollyPopLife

I for one am very excited about this!
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*everybody needs a thrill*
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Reply #39 posted 01/29/07 7:16pm

FrankieDJ

Uh, did Doyle & Susannah break up or something? What'd I miss?
How's this gonna work? Doyle's not gonna play lead guitar 4 the Family?
It'll b interesting 2 c how this pans out!~plus, no Prince involvment?

WonderU said:

Seen this over on the GBN MySpace page and now it's on Housequake too. This was Jesse's post:

As some of you know, I run the GBNetwork My Space page (www.myspace.com/girlbrosnetwork) and we help promote Wendy and Lisa. Well today I heard from Susannah and St Paul and they wanted me to let everyone know that the FAMILY has reunited! 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."

We will put out all the details as soon as they become available. Anyone who caught them at the Family Jamm knows, that this group sounds better than ever and this is going to be A LOT OF FUN to watch unfold! A big WELCOME BACK to the Family!!!!"


This is going to be amazing!
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Reply #40 posted 01/29/07 7:26pm

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sextonseven 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.

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


I feel the opposite. This news is bigger to me than a new Prince album.

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.

Hello, what about Susannah? She got some mad songwriting skills. Ask Madonna.
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Reply #41 posted 01/29/07 7:28pm

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This is great news.... I flew from NY to Cali to see these guys play at the Family Jam... next to seeing The Revolution play, The Family was my second reason for making that trip.. music
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Reply #42 posted 01/29/07 8:23pm

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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.

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

Because they know only Prince fans (about 50,000 or so) are going to buy this album.
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 #43 posted 01/29/07 8:27pm

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Reply #44 posted 01/29/07 8:37pm

BoySimon

Adisa has it spot on. Only people who know the band's history will buy new material... unless they manufacture something great that puts them in the music spotlight. Until that time this is huge Prince news.
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Reply #45 posted 01/29/07 8:40pm

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its cool and all but i would be more jonzed about a pacifico or funksway album/tour.

but cool news none the less.
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Reply #46 posted 01/29/07 9:05pm

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WonderU said:

Seen this over on the GBN MySpace page and now it's on Housequake too. This was Jesse's post:

As some of you know, I run the GBNetwork My Space page (www.myspace.com/girlbrosnetwork) and we help promote Wendy and Lisa. Well today I heard from Susannah and St Paul and they wanted me to let everyone know that the FAMILY has reunited! 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."

We will put out all the details as soon as they become available. Anyone who caught them at the Family Jamm knows, that this group sounds better than ever and this is going to be A LOT OF FUN to watch unfold! A big WELCOME BACK to the Family!!!!"


This is going to be amazing!



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Reply #47 posted 01/29/07 9:07pm

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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.

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


How about it's because St. Paul wants to write new songs this time around.
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Reply #48 posted 01/29/07 11:13pm

7kisses4U

I would love it if they could release the new cd along with the original Family cd in a two cd package! I'll also settle for just the new cd. biggrin
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Reply #49 posted 01/30/07 12:01am

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I hear they're booked to play county fairs, Jr. High School dances, various charity galas, Jewish community centers and "commercial events" accross the midwest this Spring and Summer!!! dancing jig Hell ya!!!
[Edited 1/30/07 0:03am]
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Reply #50 posted 01/30/07 2:55am

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Okay, my Ipod plays "Screams of Passion" & within a minute of that shit coming on I log on & see this eek










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heart prince I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it prince heart
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Reply #51 posted 01/30/07 2:57am

BoySimon

AntiConservative: grow up.

This is magnificent news. Irrelevant of Prince's involvement. The Family is a wonderful album. It is a shame that the project died the death it did. If the original members of the group can revive its spirit and, possibly, the potential popularity of the project then all is well in heaven and its five circles.

Actually, Anticonservative - live up to your name. Stop being so patronising. I'm almost moved to swear at you.
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Reply #52 posted 01/30/07 3:18am

SoulAlive

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 promote the record the way it should have been promoted.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.
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Reply #53 posted 01/30/07 6:10am

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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.
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Reply #54 posted 01/30/07 6:18am

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i heard Paul has to make a payment on the "van down by the river" he is living in .... confused
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Reply #55 posted 01/30/07 6:20am

SoulAlive

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.
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Reply #56 posted 01/30/07 6:33am

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7kisses4U said:

I would love it if they could release the new cd along with the original Family cd in a two cd package! I'll also settle for just the new cd. biggrin


nod That would be great, since I didn't have their first album on CD, only on cassette.
RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you.
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Reply #57 posted 01/30/07 6:35am

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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?????
RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you.
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Reply #58 posted 01/30/07 6:37am

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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
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Reply #59 posted 01/30/07 6:38am

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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.
RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you.
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