That should be a smiley face. Love this work.

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mint condition is one of the most under rated bands of all time. I don't know why they don't get more respect and airplay.

jaimestarr79 said:

mint condition is one of the most under rated bands of all time. I don't know why they don't get more respect and airplay.

I've never been able 2 figure that out. (Other than payola of course)

I was at that show.

BlaqueKnight said:

I was at that show.

No instruments but synths?

Graycap23 said:

BlaqueKnight said:

I was at that show.

No instruments but synths?

Remember, this was their first record and that was a promotional tour. I was disappointed back then, too. I also understand that when you are on promo tours, you have no budget and you have to make the dates "by any means necessary". People format their shows as best as possible in order to make that happen. I guess getting the vocals happening over a "full sound" was more important than appearing as a "band" rather than a "group". It was the vocal group era back then. (Jodeci, Boys2Men, etc.)

Newjack swing was still in. [img:$uid]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn294/SpiritCo/facepalm/Smiley-Facepalm.gif[/img:$uid]

BlaqueKnight said:

Graycap23 said:

No instruments but synths?

Remember, this was their first record and that was a promotional tour. I was disappointed back then, too. I also understand that when you are on promo tours, you have no budget and you have to make the dates "by any means necessary". People format their shows as best as possible in order to make that happen. I guess getting the vocals happening over a "full sound" was more important than appearing as a "band" rather than a "group". It was the vocal group era back then. (Jodeci, Boys2Men, etc.)

Newjack swing was still in. [img:$uid]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn294/SpiritCo/facepalm/Smiley-Facepalm.gif[/img:$uid]

I actually liked the vocals. I'd never seen them without their gear.

Stokley Williams voice sounds like an angel. I swear that man could sing me to sleep (in a good way of course).

Girl4both said:

Stokley Williams voice sounds like an angel. I swear that man could sing me to sleep (in a good way of course).

He is highly underrated IMHO.

Graycap23 said:

BlaqueKnight said:

Remember, this was their first record and that was a promotional tour. I was disappointed back then, too. I also understand that when you are on promo tours, you have no budget and you have to make the dates "by any means necessary". People format their shows as best as possible in order to make that happen. I guess getting the vocals happening over a "full sound" was more important than appearing as a "band" rather than a "group". It was the vocal group era back then. (Jodeci, Boys2Men, etc.)

Newjack swing was still in. [img:$uid]http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn294/SpiritCo/facepalm/Smiley-Facepalm.gif[/img:$uid]

I actually liked the vocals. I'd never seen them without their gear.

Yes there was a brief time. I remember when they were on Video Soul late 1994 after

From The Mint Factory was out about a year and a half and they were talking to Donnie

about that. They said from that point on they weren't doing anymore track shows because

they felt empty and it was embarrassing knowing that they were a band and they were only

gonna do live shows from that point on.

Graycap23 said:

phunkdaddy said:

Graycap23 said:

I actually liked the vocals. I'd never seen them without their gear.

Yes there was a brief time. I remember when they were on Video Soul late 1994 after

From The Mint Factory was out about a year and a half and they were talking to Donnie

about that. They said from that point on they weren't doing anymore track shows because

they felt empty and it was embarrassing knowing that they were a band and they were only

gonna do live shows from that point on.

It worked out pretty well I'd say...............

I think this new project may push them past my fav Prince.

Did I just say that?

Mint is killin like usual...

They rocked "Caught My Eye" & "U Send Me Swingin' on the Tom Joyner Morning Show this morning!

"Caught My Eye"

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/instudiojams/pop/mintc.html

"U Send Me Swingin'"

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/instudiojams/pop/mintc2.html

DNickz said:

Mint is killin like usual...

They rocked "Caught My Eye" & "U Send Me Swingin' on the Tom Joyner Morning Show this morning!

"Caught My Eye"

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/instudiojams/pop/mintc.html

"U Send Me Swingin'"

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/instudiojams/pop/mintc2.html

I was wondering whatthey were going 2 play.

Thanks.

DNickz said:

Mint is killin like usual...

They rocked "Caught My Eye" & "U Send Me Swingin' on the Tom Joyner Morning Show this morning!

"Caught My Eye"

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/instudiojams/pop/mintc.html

"U Send Me Swingin'"

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/instudiojams/pop/mintc2.html

Thanks!

DNickz said:

Mint is killin like usual...

They rocked "Caught My Eye" & "U Send Me Swingin' on the Tom Joyner Morning Show this morning!

"Caught My Eye"

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/instudiojams/pop/mintc.html

"U Send Me Swingin'"

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/instudiojams/pop/mintc2.html

Ooooohhhh, I can't wait for tonite.

I was gonna go catch 'em in Houston too, but I'm going to the Lakers/Mavs game instead.

Boy I LOVES me some Stokely. This is him sitting in with a local band here in Dallas. He comes down every year for this jam session at a lil hole in the wall bar.

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Have you guys heard the snippets from their upcoming album "7..."

If not.. Check these websites

www.mintconditionmusic.com

or

http://www.reverbnation.com/mintcondition

Meanwhile.. Check this out..

"Caught My Eye" [Live at the House of Blues in Dallas, TX 3/11/2011]

They look and sound EXACTLY the same.... especially Jeff, Stokely and Larry.

Show was off DA CHAIN!

They are truly the baddest touring band out there.

SCNDLS said:

Show was off DA CHAIN!

They are truly the baddest touring band out there.

Any new material?

Graycap23 said:

SCNDLS said:

Show was off DA CHAIN!

They are truly the baddest touring band out there.

Any new material?

I know they did Caught my Eye which is posted above and I think they did 2 other new songs that I didn't recognize. All in all the crowd loved them and they were flawless. I swear Stokely's energy level and breath control is crazy.

SCNDLS said:

Show was off DA CHAIN!

They are truly the baddest touring band out there.

Yes.............other than Prince of course.

Graycap23 said:

SCNDLS said:

Show was off DA CHAIN!

They are truly the baddest touring band out there.

Yes.............other than Prince of course.

As a band, I think I'm ready to say they've got him. But as a front man yeah P still holds the title.

SCNDLS said:

Graycap23 said:

Yes.............other than Prince of course.

As a band, I think I'm ready to say they've got him. But as a front man yeah P still holds the title.

....I'm going 2 have 2 agree with u on this. (As much as it kills me 2 admit)

SCNDLS said:

Graycap23 said:

Any new material?

I know they did Caught my Eye which is posted above and I think they did 2 other new songs that I didn't recognize. All in all the crowd loved them and they were flawless. I swear Stokely's energy level and breath control is crazy.

Were they your "RADIO" that night?

Graycap23 said:

SCNDLS said:

I know they did Caught my Eye which is posted above and I think they did 2 other new songs that I didn't recognize. All in all the crowd loved them and they were flawless. I swear Stokely's energy level and breath control is crazy.

Were they your "RADIO" that night?

Sure were. I loves that Stokely!

SCNDLS said:

Graycap23 said:

Were they your "RADIO" that night?

Sure were. I loves that Stokely!

Stoke is no joke.

The reason they're underrated is because the days of the "Black Band" has passed. Had they come out in the 70s/80s, they would've been bigger than they are now, mentioned in the same vein as EWF, The Commodores, and Cameo.

SonOfSoul said:

The reason they're underrated is because the days of the "Black Band" has passed. Had they come out in the 70s/80s, they would've been bigger than they are now, mentioned in the same vein as EWF, The Commodores, and Cameo.

Good point.

Wow!!! This is how they ended up getting lumped in with H-Town, After 7, Silk and all the other male, black "vocal" groups of the early to mid-90's. They had to make compromises early on that may have given audiences the impression that they were a group as opposed to a band....

I enjoyed that little piece of history, though. Thanks for posting... I'm ALWAYS searching for 90's Mint performances. Especially DOAB era.