I finallyn picked this one up the other day.

WOW! This thing is jammin. Agree its the best thing to come out of Minneapolis in ages. This along with Fdeluxe, and I am in heaven. Now if Prince would just get his butt in gear and blow us all away with some new stuff I would be even more a happy jammer...maybe this is the kind of competition he needs to realize he ain't done yet.

funkaholic1972 said:

funkaholic1972 said:

The fellas have pulled it off: a lighthearted, entertaining album full of Minneapolis fun(k)! Yes it is poppy, but the tunes are well crafted and there is enough funk around to keep me satisfied. The Time are back as The Original 7ven and Condensate is a solid and very enjoyable comeback album. Lovers of 80's funk and rnb: don't sleep on this!

Although admittedly the CD loses a lot of steam towards the end. The first half is very good though!

The middle is where I hit skip. Cadillac, LifeStyle, AYDKMN, & Condensate don't do anything for me but the last 4 tracks are a killer sequence!

HonestMan13 said:

funkaholic1972 said:

funkaholic1972 said: Although admittedly the CD loses a lot of steam towards the end. The first half is very good though!

The middle is where I hit skip. Cadillac, LifeStyle, AYDKMN, & Condensate don't do anything for me but the last 4 tracks are a killer sequence!

I feel the same about the end. Even the almost too contemporary "Hey Yo" sounds really good within that sequence.

One Step and Toast to the Party Girl are kicking my ASS. Such hot tracks.

Poplife88 said:

One Step and Toast to the Party Girl are kicking my ASS. Such hot tracks.

Both of those songs are sp spirited! Party Girl is fuckin burning! One Step is so old school pop new wave reminiscent to Onedayimgonnabesomebody to me. Great great songs!

I can't believe how good this album is, it's been nonstoping playing in my house now.

I love this sound. It's been a long time since i loved an whole album, there are no weak tracks here.

Anybody know if there are remixes of trendin'?

robertlove said:

I can't believe how good this album is, it's been nonstoping playing in my house now.

I love this sound.

For me it is the same, this album satisfies in so many ways! It is funky, the songs are good, the production is thick, and it is just immensely entertaining as a whole. Even the weaker tracks are still enjoyable to the point where I don't really need to hit the skip button!

SoulAlive said:

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

(album review by Grown Folks Music)

I cannot tell you the last time that I’ve laughed and smiled this much listening to an album of music.

Yep. Outta the park w/ this one