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'The Last Time' The Family Stand 'Were Here' They Weren't Rocking Out As Hard As This
My fondest memory of The Family Stand involves their breakout single that took over my Summer of 1990. "Ghetto Heaven" was so funky, fronted by vocal powerhouse Sandra St. Victor, and full of social commentary but not in a way that made you want to shut it off. Several years later, we find The Family Stand tackling similarly unbouncy content in "The Last Time We're Here," except something about this song is so unexpected that I personally can't help but to nod my head steadily. It's like the best elements of all my favorite Rock songs got combined with great lyrics and great singing to form a great situation. Their forthcoming album Definition will have more great sounds such as this one, so make sure you're up to date on what's in store by checking their website. In the meantime, I'll keep this one on repeat. [H/T: BAL]
The Family Stand: "The Last Time We're Here"
Tags: audio, sandra st. victor, the family stand
Comments
repeat, indeed. i am so loving SoulBounce right now. thank you!
Lisa Seymour | October 23, 2009 8:29 PM | Permalink@ Manamongst Hussein:
This song very much reminds me of my beloved U2 circa Joshua Tree or this cat.
And thank you very much for the compliment. Much appreciated ;-)
ill Mami | October 23, 2009 4:21 PM | PermalinkWOW.
Loved it. They really threw me off on that one in a very good way. It's about time we (no offense my white brethren) reclaimed what was and is rightfully ours. Lyrically this song was rich, and the arrangement and production of this song was top-notch. Simple with rich chord progressions. This just put them in the, "Open for U2 in the second half of their Asia tour" relm which would still leave them deserving more.
Thank you ill Mami, you've been on fiya lately!
Manamongst Hussein | October 23, 2009 3:21 PM | Permalink