Amazon have it already http://www.amazon.com/gp/...X4X3895YXT

£20 delivered to the uk.

I downloaded , and I didn't expect anything, to be honest..

BUT IT'S SOOO GREAT!!!!

I love it!!! I think im going to buy it... but I want the deluxe version and of course... it's indeed more than 20 dollars/euro/pounds...

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All i have to say is that i will wait another 21 years for a GREAT CD like this one from The Time/The Original 7ven....These guys brought it home on this one and i can HONESTLY say they did it for the fans and themselves because we got so much LOVE for them. They brought a slice of FUNK/SMOOTH/ROCK/BLUES/SOUL & CHARISMA that we come to know and love from these LEGENDARY MUSICIANS.....Now this is how you make a COMEBACK!!!!! All i can say is i love the WHOLE product and i must say i love the FEMALE vocals here as well....SUE ANN CARWELL,TREASURE DAVIS,CARLA CARTER put it down vocally congrats to you ladies. I'm so HYPE about this and i hope they make a stop here in ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI we are waiting patiently. Some of my favs are:

Strawberry Lake-Smooth Groove

#Trendin-Nice slice of TIME FUNK

AYDKMN-GROOVE IN YO FACE

One Step-SO NICE

Sick-ROCK/FUNKY

Toast To The Party Girl-FUNKY

GOHOMETOYOMAN-CLASSIC

"If I Was Yo Man" has GOT to be the next single! It actually probably should've been the first one, as I can see that one getting a helluva LOT of airplay!!! This jam is def on repeat!

Some of the later tracks kinda lose me because of those "heyyy" hip-hop shouts, which I absolutely HATE!!

SoulAlive, better than Pandemonium? I don't know if I'd necessarily say that. I really did like Pandemonium, but I think we can easily, safely say it's better than ICC!

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alexnvrmnd777 said:

"If I Was Yo Man" has GOT to be the next single! It actually probably shoudl've been the first one, as I can see that one getting a helluva lLOT of airplay!!! This jam is def on repeat!

I agree!! This has got to be the next single.I can't get the melody out of my head.This is a strong,radio-friendly track that ranks up there with their finest singles from the past.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Some of the later tracks kinda lose me because of those "heyyy" hip-hop shouts, which I absolutely HATE!!

I know what you mean.I don't like the song "Hey Yo" for that very reason.Thankfully,the hip-hop influences on this album are kept to a minimum

alexnvrmnd777 said:

SoulAlive, better than Pandemonium? I don't know if I'd necessarily say that. I really did like Pandemonium, but I think we can easily, safely say it's better than ICC!

I like a few tracks on Pandemonium but I don't think that album holds together very well.This new album sounds more focused,more consistent.

SoulAlive said:

The album is AMAZING! I had been starving for some powerful Minneapolis funk and this album delivers! After several repeated listenings,I think my favorite songs are....

***the title track---this just might be the funkiest jam they ever did!

***"If I Was Yo Man"---This needs to be the next single!!! Make a great video,send it to radio with heavy promotion and this could become one of their biggest hits.

***"#Trendin"---I liked this song from the first moment I heard it.Like their classic singles from the past,this one has ATTITUDE.It's fun,funky and catchy and they sound like they had alot of fun recording it.Morris' humor is in full display here.

***"Sick"---all I can say is nuff said!

***"Lifestyle"---the best slow jam on the album,and one of their best slow jams,period.This is another potential single.

***"Cadillac"---Hell yeah!!!! This is what I'm talkin' bout! classic Time funk!

***"Toast To The Party Girl"---this song makes me smile....it's just alot of fun.

The fellas are back!! Doing things their own way and the results are impressive.I hope they keep it going....let's have another album next year!!! Come on,guys.

getxxxx said:

SoulAlive said:

I have no idea why the sticker says $11.99

Because thats the non sale price starting next week.

thanks

felixcat67 said:

Simply great cd and dvd documentary! Even though I am a big Prince fan, Prince was not needed for this project. The guys are all talented in there own ways and brought it on!!! Some great behind the scenes stories on the dvd. With all the great reviews coming in on the cd, will Prince be motivated to top this great effort? Saw the Original 7ven in Vegas a couple of years ago and looking foward to a Bay Area show soon.

yeah i was able 2 get one show of the vegas run on audio and it was hoping but they were called the time then ..but i'm not gonna pour grease on that fire ..but i might put some chillisauce on it tho

Jboogiee said:

This album is off the hook. I'm loving it. Condensate is my shit. Right now I'm rocking tracks 4-11 so hard that I haven't got through the rest.

The title track is explosive! I was blasting it in my car so loud yesterday,I think half the town must have heard me,lol.

Jboogiee said:

This album is off the hook. I'm loving it. Condensate is my shit. Right now I'm rocking tracks 4-11 so hard that I haven't got through the rest.

For the most part the album is hot, it could have done losing a couple of tracks and extending others. It does trail off towards the end for me. But so what! it's still a solid 8/10.

Welcome back guys!

anyone notice the drums in strawberry lake sound like the drums in 1999?

L4OATheOriginal said:

anyone notice the drums in strawberry lake sound like the drums in 1999?

I noticed that this song is definitely the most Prince-sounding track on the album.

All I can say about the album is "that shit is sick!"

They sound like they are 20. It is the MPLS sound but updated.

Morris is 50 and can still sing about being Morris and it does not come off creepy. Prince could learn a lesson from that.

Its too bad they had the snippets as their songs need to cook until they get to a simmer and then they sweep you away. You cannot learn anything about a Time song in a damn snippet.

Been a while since I got goose bumps in a song, but when Jesse's solo kicks into gear on "If I Was Yo Man" ...

So happy with the release, so happy for the band. So happy to have some new real funk on my stereo.

I also love it when Morris says "Side 2" after "Lifestyle"

I hope that this does not turn into a one off project and we get a few more albums out of them.

Oh, and the Documentary is a must watch for any fan.

Later

the title track sounds so much like Musicology !!

A great CD but gutted that the DVd is not available in the UK.

Everyone that wrote the album off after listening to the samples should listen to the album in FULL and then post a second opinion. I'm finding it hard to believe that any Time fan doesn't like it. It's hot!

getxxxx said:

jjam said:

I feel your pain. I'm in the same position. Shame that this exclusive excludes non-US fans from being able to purchase it.

small label didnt want to press all those different regions dvds

They wouldn't need to region-encode it for all the various regions, they could make it region 0 - the universal region that everyone can view.

SoulAlive said:

This album is stronger and better than 'Ice Cream Castles' and 'Pandemonium'....who agrees?

I think it's clearly stronger than their entire back catalog. I'm not saying that to disparage their back catalog, or Prince or anything like that. Obviously the back catalog is really great music. But CONDESNATE is a much more diverse and mature product. As it should be. Over time, these guys have grown as writers, producers and musicians. The album reflects that. Now it's ours to enjoy.

funksterr said:

SoulAlive said:

This album is stronger and better than 'Ice Cream Castles' and 'Pandemonium'....who agrees?

I think it's clearly stronger than their entire back catalog. I'm not saying that to disparage their back catalog, or Prince or anything like that. Obviously the back catalog is really great music. But CONDESNATE is a much more diverse and mature product. As it should be. Over time, these guys have grown as writers, producers and musicians. The album reflects that. Now it's ours to enjoy.

Just heard Trendin on the radio!! Yay!! They're gettin air play in The Bay!!

I have to say I am very impressed with this album. I like it from beginning to end. My track by track reactions:

-Strawberry Lake starts off with an "Everyday People" Sly & Family Stone style (a little too close) esp in the vocals in the verses. The horn / synth fills in the end give it a nice full sound.

-Condensate has a James Brown vibe. Reminds me of "Release It." A strong funky rhythm guitar & drums, but melody could have been stronger.

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Great cd!! The only songs I don't really care for is Condensate. The others are GREAT!! Love it!! Best album from start to finish of their career in my opinion. Their other cds I usually only like about half. This one I like it all but one!!

NuPwrSoul said:

-If I Was Your Man. This sounds like something Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis would have written for Alex O'Neal. It has a sweet 80s melody set against Jellybean's live newjackswing style drumming that sticks out a bit in a jarring way, but it kinda works. Nice to hear Jesse's gutar solo.

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As long as it's better than Pandemonium and that other live compilation, I will be cool. As for the "It's the eighties" twinkle eye nostalgic Prince wrote filler on ALL The Time albums. Take that (in Diddy voice) And if you ask me, he did it deliberately. But that is a whole other discussion why Prince would purposefully say "I got this, I can write it all" And then hand them audio wallpaper instead. That is probably Prince's insecure complex at work regarding that.

As for now, I hope The Time gets to trend on twitter. And they trend under "Trending Time" Why? Because it would be funny and fitting.

SoulAlive said:

The Original 7ven(The Band Formerly Known As The Time) – Condensate(Recommendation)

(album review by Grown Folks Music)

This is one of those recommendations where in a way I had reviewed the album in my mind before I actually had the album. After vibing to the first single #Trendin a few weeks ago someone on the GFM team hipped me to the snippets of Condensate that had made their way to Amazon. I distinctly remember having two thoughts upon hearing the teaser: 1. This project is great for music and 2. Notice has been served: Musicians are at work here.

My thought behind why Condensate is great for music is that when you listen to the project that’s truly what you find contained within all the tracks music. What do I mean? Well you know how sometimes you can go to a restaurant(fast food) and there might be hamburgers or chicken listed on the menu and after you dine upon said food you question if that’s truly what you had. But then you can go down the street to the local restauranteur(whose employees you have seen standing in line behind you from time to time getting supplies at the store that sells high quality food items) and get the real deal that satisfies and is good for you. The notice that is served is that there really are musicians out there who still respect music and their fans enough to give them good stuff that’s good for them.

As I listened to Condensate I had to keep reminding myself who I was actually listening to and then my inner-voice would kick in and say “This is what songwriting/production/arranging/entertainment sounds like.” Ultimately when you combine all those elements together you are ultimately trying reach that level where you are just simply entertained. Condensate is definitely entertaining: I cannot tell you the last time that I’ve laughed and smiled this much listening to an album of music. I mean between the interplay of Morris Day and Jerome Benton, the skits, the wordplay of the song lyrics… the album feels like you were given an opportunity to literally just hang with the 7ven listen to some stories, music, jokes and just have a great time.

Musically Condensate is everything you would expect from The Band Formerly Known As The Time. I don’t mean in a predictable way or a recycled way. This is all new music with a 2011 sensibility but with all the fire and playing that used to be the standard in music. We know the folks who continue to uphold that standard for music and 7ven of them happen to be in the same band and decided to make a great new recording for lover’s of music. Did I just say band? Yesss!!!

The energy is apparent when Monte Moir, Jellybean Johnson, Jesse Johnson, Jerome Benton, Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam and Morris Day come together. You can hear the individuality but the sum of the parts… from Jesse Johnson’s incredible guitar work on cuts like “Sick” and “AYDKMN”, Jellybean’s drum work throughout and the personal fave “If I Was Your Man”, the aforementioned banter between Morris and Jerome plus Morris’ lead vocal/quaterbacking duties calling for solos and hits in a nod to the GFOS, the keyboard work on Monte and Jimmy Jam (a lot of those sounds you won’t find in a box), the bass work of Terry Lewis that locks the grooves in air tight.

Condensate is an album, not that you didn’t know that but the emphasis is on album something you can play from start to finish without skipping tracks. The recording will grab you from the outset: The opening skit into “Strawberry Lake” will have you ready to gas up the car put the disc in the player and hit the highway just to listen while you drive. It’s just that much energy emanating from the speakers that it implores you to want to experience the project uninterrupted in its entirety and sometimes you can only achieve that on a drive. My recommendation here is to pick up a bottle of the 30 year vintage in the form of Condensate out Tuesday October 18th.

Make sure to pickup Condensate right here.

Jesse looks great in that pic. Still handsome. Seems like this album is getting a lot of good reviews. Guess I better get to purchasing iit and checking it out.

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