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Now this was more like it. Kicking off with the wickedly salacious "Burlesque," Bandstand was the best of the late Family recordings. For a band that for the most part eschewed riffs and hooks, both are in plentiful supply here. More important, by the time of Bandstand's release, Family had reconciled the war between their art-rock and hard rock tendencies; that is to say, there is more of the latter and less of the former. So, the record doesn't have the internal stress of their earlier releases, but what it does have is Chapman shouting like he could take on the world and Whitney playing like he must have when he formed the Farinas in 1962. A corker from the word go.
© John Dougan /TiVo
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Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - John Wetton, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - Roger Chapman, Composer - John Palmer, Composer - Poli Palmer, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - John Wetton, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 BBC BBC
Family, MainArtist - Roger Chapman, Composer - John Palmer, Composer - Poli Palmer, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 BBC BBC
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 BBC BBC
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 BBC BBC
Family, MainArtist - John Whitney, Composer - Roger Chapman, Composer - John Wetton, Composer - Charlie Whitney, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 BBC BBC
Album review
Now this was more like it. Kicking off with the wickedly salacious "Burlesque," Bandstand was the best of the late Family recordings. For a band that for the most part eschewed riffs and hooks, both are in plentiful supply here. More important, by the time of Bandstand's release, Family had reconciled the war between their art-rock and hard rock tendencies; that is to say, there is more of the latter and less of the former. So, the record doesn't have the internal stress of their earlier releases, but what it does have is Chapman shouting like he could take on the world and Whitney playing like he must have when he formed the Farinas in 1962. A corker from the word go.
© John Dougan /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:33
- Main artists: Family
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Esoteric
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Progressive Rock
© 2023 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC ℗ 1972 Cherry Red Records Ltd / BBC
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