This is a track from thier last album ESP, released in June, 2000.
The album flopped, but this song is a gem!
Mic Murphy and David Frank had a GREAT sound. They were so underrated.

If the rest of the album sounds like that then I'm sold

I try as much as I can to avoid newer albums from "funk" artists mainly because their individuality gets stripped down for the sake of getting an airplay,,,at some LOCAL station, mind you.

But I'm def gonna get that album, T4P

It's funny that U mentioned The System today of all days. I made a new mix last night for my morning run and they were in it. I still think that they're second album "Pleasure Seekers" was their best. But I don't think they released anything that I didn't like. The System will always have my respect and I'd go see them if they ever popped up for a show or two.

wishuhvn said:

I didn't like/dislike them at 1st,,,,I didn't care

But my GOD, this is when I fell head over heals



That song is ssssick

I fave this one most from ESP :

wishuhvn said:

If you haven't heard their X-periment-album yet then it's worth to check, and that's actually their second album :




Yeah, Sass is a classic joint with a Slave-vibe to it. I'm still curious how the singles sound when they were called The Jack Sass Band in the 70's, and when they recorded again under that name after "Much Too Much", and without Mic Murphy i guess lol :



http://www.popsike.com/ph...nd&x=0&y=0

Coming Soon : The Sass Band - Sassified
Label : FTG Records
Release Date : to be confirmed

Track Listing to be confirmed, will be most (if not all) of the tracks below,
(there are some sound samples in the track listing section ignore quality as project is at pre-mastering stage)

1. Do It With Sass (5:44)
2. Sweet Hot Suzy (4:20)
3. Supersonicsexaliciousfunkyaladociousrock (3:39)
4. I've Got My Eyes On You (5:58)
5. Save My Life (4:01)
6. We Can Be Happy (5:21)
7. Dancin - Extended Version (5:39)
8. Where Is The Love - Extended Version (4:40)
9. Someone To Come To (3:44)
10. I'm The One
11. Homespace (4:34)
12. Midnight Punk (3:51)
13. It's Real (4:06)
14. Where Is The Love - Single Version (2:56)
15. Dancin - Single Version (3:36)
16. Let He Who Is Without Funk (3:51)
17. You Can't Get Funky With the IRS (6:22)
18. Much Too Much - South Soul Remix

http://www.funkytowngroov...ified/2797

Shango said:

I'm on pins & needles I'm DEF on the look out for this,,,desparately.

Shango said:

wow so mic murphy was is this band in the 70's? he must have been a teenager. i will dfeinitely get this when it comes out. i am a huge fan of The system. I have all of their albums. Xperiment is my fave. that album is genius! they get no props these days but they are incredible to me. they had it all, pop, funk, rock and quirkiness! that ESP album does not do it for me at all though. too slow and ordinary but man i wish they would re-form and put out some more great music! also mic murphy is fine!!

Harlepolis said:

dancerella said:

@ both of ya I wanted to post a longer reply, but i'm at the moment of leaving my house in a minute because it's gonna be plastered and stuff lol, after that i'll have to do some major painting and redecorating. Probably be back in a month. Enjoy the funk yall !

I thought i'd have lesser possibility to web-connection when out of my house, though i managed to get some connection at moments.
I'm checking this weekend the between-stage of how the plastering in my house goes, so can do some browsing as well lol.

Harlepolis said:

What i wanted to reply with is that i'm feeling as hyped as you described lol. I just appreciate so much these more independent reissue-companies who dig up really rare stuff.
I've seen on ebay before how crazy it can get among collectors when a rare recording like this appears for sale.
In case that only the original pressing of the Sass Band-album was auctioned on ebay, them i'm almost shure it would've been sold for a MAJOR amount.
Did you see on the popsike-links for how much the Sass singles were sold ? That's why i embrace a company who makes it available & payable for more listeners.

Another sort of same project from which previously their work was planned to come out but eventually was never released is the Glass Pyramid,
so together with the Sass Band, those 2 are really a surprise that they appear online as a release :




http://www.boogie-times.f...sque=12541




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I'm having a difficult time seeing how all of the above acts are related

Lol, i got indeed carried away with the Glass Pyramid release, but Mic Murphy from The System started as singer in the 70's with the (Jack) Sass Band. You can see him pictured on the far-right of the posted picture-single.

This thread took two lefts, a right, and down a bumpy road and around the corner!!
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(sorry Timmy84 for borrowing )
[Edited 8/8/09 14:40pm]

I thought the ESP album sounded really demo/incomplete but the hooks and melodies were there fo sho on Say A Prayer, Love's Deja Vu, & Soul Food. ...I thought their single from ESP - Heaven in Your Eyes was a little too similar to Bone Thugs N Harmony (but I love the mood, and I always have appreciated Mic's lyrics - when he takes his time.)




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