Saw The Time in Vegas last spring. They spoke of a new record already recorded and available in November. Has anyone seen, heard, or know of it?

NPGFan32 said:

Saw The Time in Vegas last spring. They spoke of a new record already recorded and available in November. Has anyone seen, heard, or know of it?

I just saw them perforn in SF last week--no mention of any forthcoming album. Not even any merchandise for sale...

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NPGFan32 said:

Saw The Time in Vegas last spring. They spoke of a new record already recorded and available in November. Has anyone seen, heard, or know of it?

Last soring, was it for November that just passed?

THere have been rumours of a new Time album for many years.

/peace Manki

Several months ago,there was an article in Billboard about the new album:

The Time Reunite For Tour, New Album

by Gary Graff, Detroit | June 07, 2010 11:50 EDT

The members of The Time predict that this will be the year the iconic funk group's original lineup releases its first album since 1990's "Pandemonium."

Bassist and primary producer Terry Lewis tells Billboard.com that the as-yet-untitled set -- which The Time has been working on in earnest since reuniting for the 2008 Grammy Awards -- is "going into mixing," though keyboardist Jimmy "Jam" Harris, who promises that we'll "absolutely hear (the album) this year," cautions that "we probably have a couple more songs in us" before the set is complete.

And frontman Morris Day says that's been the problem -- too much of a good thing. "The album has been done for a long time now, but we keep adding to it," Day notes with a laugh. "So the deal is we've got to stop cutting at some point because it just keeps getting better and better. At some point we have to have the attitude that, OK, there can also be a second and a third project; we don't have to shoot the whole wad on this one. So I think we're gonna stop now; we might do one or two (more) songs, but we're going to go ahead and put this thing out, finally."

The Time is currently unsigned, but Jam says the group is exploring several options and has had plenty of inquiries, including from Island Def Jam's L.A. Reid, who's a big fan. "Our thing is let's get the record done, then we'll find the best home for it," Jam explains. "We want to go with somebody who's a big fan and is really going to appreciate what we're doing." With the 30th anniversary of its first album coming in 2011, the group also has interest in a retrospective and possibly revamping and reissuing its back catalog.

Day says Time fans will not be surprised by the new songs, which he describes as "hard to classify. It's got funk and it's got rock. It's cool, sexy music with attitude." Jam adds that the group has "15 songs, and we probably really love 10 of them -- and that varies from day to day as we listen, honestly." Song titles include "Stingy," "Strawberry Lake" and "If I Were Your Man," and some of the material dates back to writing that began after "Pandemonium" was released. "We didn't anticipate we wouldn't make another album for 20 years," Jam explains. "Most of those ideas are still valid ideas."

Jam says the new material "is definitely funky" and promises that "there's definitely going to be some extended jams on there. We've never been into writing three-minute songs. Our three-minute songs always turn into six minutes; there might be three minutes of song and three minutes of a groove and we don't want to lose any of the groove. Some songs we can certainly edit down to single length, but on the album we're going to leave the grooves intact."

The Time -- which also includes guitarist Jesse Johnson, keyboardist Monte Moir, drummer Jellybean Johnson and hype man Jermone Benton -- is in the midst of a four-date Stingy Tour, which recently played in Las Vegas and will bring the band to its longtime stronghold of Detroit on June 11 and a homecoming show on June 13 in Minneapolis. "It's good creative fuel for us to perform live," Jam says, "and then we can get back in the studio and bring that energy with us." Jesse Johnson, meanwhile, will spend the summer touring to promote his latest solo album, "Verbal Penetration Vol. I & II" and plans to open for the Time when it tours in earnest to promote the new album.

Day, who still leads an adjunct of the Time that includes Moir and Johnson, says that The Time's prospects after the album's release are "yet to be revealed."

"We all have busy careers and lives and families and all of that now," he says. "Whether everybody is going to be able to go out there on the road and do this like we used to is questionable. But we're definitely going to put a tour together and drop this music and see where it goes."

©2010 Billboard. All rights reserved.

It's true they've spoken of it for years (as per Soul's article..you see why)....but this sounds likely to get released.

I'll wager there's more than a couple of GEMS on this package....these boys are still more than capable of pitchin a funky BITCH. Should be good.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Graycap23 said:

I'll believe it when I see it.

I say they should just BRING IT ON.No more delays,no more talking about it,just bring it on now.

SoulAlive said:

Graycap23 said:

I'll believe it when I see it.

I say they should just BRING IT ON.No more delays,no more talking about it,just bring it on now.

Don't hold your breath. I don't believe we will EVER see this project hit the streets.

Graycap23 said:

SoulAlive said:

I say they should just BRING IT ON.No more delays,no more talking about it,just bring it on now.

Don't hold your breath. I don't believe we will EVER see this project hit the streets.

Really? You don't believe it will ever be released?

I know they've said it will be funky but I'll believe that when I see it. I've learned in this day and age to listen to samples before you buy it because my money isn't going to be thrown away on something that has either a shit hop or neo stool vibe. My money is only going to unwatered down funk. If they can deliver that, then I'll buy it. If not, then they can keep it. And I don't want one of those "something for everyone" type albums either. Either throwdown or sit down.

SoulAlive said:

Graycap23 said:

Don't hold your breath. I don't believe we will EVER see this project hit the streets.

Really? You don't believe it will ever be released?

No Time project.....no D'angelo either.

A friend of mine met Jellybean Johnson and he told him that it was
Prince who was holding up the release of the new Time record.

sunlite said:

A friend of mine met Jellybean Johnson and he told him that it was
Prince who was holding up the release of the new Time record.

I was afraid that this would happen.

sunlite said:

A friend of mine met Jellybean Johnson and he told him that it was
Prince who was holding up the release of the new Time record.

probably obvious to you all, but what does Prince have to do with the Time these days?

"Morris Day and The Time" and "The Time" are two different entities. The former is the live touring band and features Tori Ruffin on guitar. If it's Jesse Johnson on guitar then it's the latter. The article doesn't seem to make this distincton.

manki said:

THere have been rumours of a new Time album for many years.

/peace Manki

Remember back in 1997 when we heard about a new Time album titled 'Old Dawgs,New Tricks'? Supposedly,this album featured Prince's involvement plus a song produced by Lenny Kravitz.

T R A C K L I S T I N G

1. Cowgirl
2. Style
3. Who says a funk band can't play rock?
4. Shake it baby
5. Old dogs, new tricks
6. Players Quiz
7. North side, South side, Suburbs
8. And thats what time it is

vainandy said:

I know they've said it will be funky but I'll believe that when I see it. I've learned in this day and age to listen to samples before you buy it because my money isn't going to be thrown away on something that has either a shit hop or neo stool vibe. My money is only going to unwatered down funk. If they can deliver that, then I'll buy it. If not, then they can keep it. And I don't want one of those "something for everyone" type albums either. Either throwdown or sit down.

I hear ya I'm sick of Old School funk artists watering down their music to appeal to a younger audience that doesn't even care about them.I don't want a Time album that sounds just like the crap we hear on the radio these days.Keep it funky! No rappers please.

vainandy said:

I know they've said it will be funky but I'll believe that when I see it. I've learned in this day and age to listen to samples before you buy it because my money isn't going to be thrown away on something that has either a shit hop or neo stool vibe. My money is only going to unwatered down funk. If they can deliver that, then I'll buy it. If not, then they can keep it. And I don't want one of those "something for everyone" type albums either. Either throwdown or sit down.

not me, if THE TIME put something out..Im all over it, regardless