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Family

Eclectic Prog

3.48 | 88 ratings

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mirclarke

Along with Fearless and featuring the same line up, this is Family's masterpiece.

Burlesque and My Friend the Sun both reasonably successful as singles (by Family standards) but consistently strong playing and the recording/mixing much better than on earlier albums.

Classic material - the gorgeous nostalgia of Coronation, the soulful blues of Glove, R&B riffs of Ready to Go and jazzy ballad Dark Eyes.

Chappo's singing is powerful but under control, Whitney's riffs and leads (eg Glove) superb and Wetton's bass and harmonies brilliant but perhaps the most telling contribution is by Poli Palmer on his last family outing with wonderful warm keyboards, vibes and flute, also using the synth to good effect.

A 5-Star Classic Album from a sadly under achieving great British rock band. Perfect IMHO.

| 5/5 | 2006-3-15

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