Sept. 25, 1970 television broadcast, featuring the songs: Good News Bad News / Drowned In Wine / Processions/No Mule's Fool / Strange Band / Holding The Compass (over credits and fade) more information please visit familybandstand.com
They are easily as good as Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix Experience or any other famous band from that era I'm lucky enough to have seen Roger Chapman live twice in 2016 and 2018 and a few of the songs from the concert I filmed and are on my RU-vid channel
First band I ever saw live. At the Bay Hotel Sunderland 1969. Absolutely brilliant and frightening at the same time. Unique and still my favourite band.
Here we are in 2022 and I'm really thinking this gets better and better with age. There is literally nothing else that sounds like these guys in 50 years between
A cousin from Scotland visited us in detroit around 1970. I was 14 he was probably 19. He asked me if i had eard of family? I hadnt so he played them for me. It was a great way to kick off my music beginnings. Never forgot that, still have all their albums and Streetwalker also.
2024: Detroit here too, bro! I was 19 when I picked up Anyway from Harmony House, didn't know them at al but as an art student was intrigued by the da Vinci cover art, then became obsessed with their sound. Best part? Roger Chapman released another album as recently as 2021. Life IS good :-)
@@nickbryan8555 The Human Goat. When I heard a few tracks from Music In A Doll's House on the radio, I was hooked. For me Family ended with the formation of Streetwalkers. I kept faithful to the magical Family albums.
An absolutely incredible band - wonderful in the studio, electrifying live. You have to listen to all the tracks on all their albums to start to understand the breadth of their artistic achievement, which is uniquely theirs
The Weaver’s Answer remains one of the greatest folky, progressive, rocky tracks ever. It is in a category of its own! It still sounds great over 50 years later!
I agree with you - the whole Jim King issue and his departure in 69 was obviously sad because he had issues - that is for sure. But to speculate why he went and how Family would have moved on if he stayed would be ... speculation. Also to say Palmer was "very weak" is just plain wrong. The four albums he played on and no doubt contributed to are excellent and his vibes/keyboard/flute work were an integral sound to Family in this exciting period.
I saw Family 3 times at the small Mothers Club, Erdington in c1970 so this brings back memories. The first time they still had the great Jim King on sax and flute. I always got to front. Unforgetable.
Wow. Followed family since Isle of Wight when they were on last. Absolutely brilliant and I was hooked. I think Roger was the greatest male vocalist. Still love Family.
First heard Chappo the ‘human goat’ at York Uni in 1970. Amazing band, why the hell weren't they more famous? I still have Music in a Dolls House and it’s as fresh as the day it was pressed!
In 1970 I was 15 and spent my first wages on Family's LP Anyway, having seen them play Weavers Answer on the telly. I loved it and played it to death. Glastonbury had its first festival that year and it cost £1 to get in. Such an exciting time to be young, innocent as we were.
What a gem. Saw Family and Streetwalkers 7 times in th 70's. Great to actually see film at last. They really were one of the greatest bands of their generation.
I remember those Sound City heads, the valves were bigger than KT88's, would be handy in the current UK freeze & austerity; left on for an hour they could warm a whole county!
Leicester's finest,used to catch them regularly when their set consisted mostly of their first album,not easy to replicate live and they did it effortlessly.Heady days!
Lots going on here. Flute playing vibraphonist (Poli Palmer) and violin playing guitarist recruited to play bass (John Weider). Seemingly underrated guitarist John Whitney and the incredibly unique vocals of Roger Chapman. I missed seeing them when they toured the US opening for Elton John.
Still one of my fave bands... along with Streetwalkers of course... Rog, THE top voice of rock music for me..... all things considered. Thanks for sharing J B I
eine der besten und innovativsten Bands der 70er - Chappo ohne Family: nur noch eine blasse Rockröhre. Diese Band hatte Power ohne Ende und konnte auch ganz leise eine enorme Kraft ausstrahlen, das verzerrte Vibraphon-Solo in diesem Stück hier ist outstanding. Ich hatte das große Glück die Band mit diesem Programm live erleben zu dürfen.
Genial grupo, Roger Chapman, con su peculiar forma de cantar, canciones icónicas, de finales de los 60's, simplemente maravillosa agrupación, THE FAMILY,... Patrimonio cultural de la humanidad!
My first introduction to this band was a movie/video called Psychomania.Never had heard of them at the time, but man did they have something....been into 'em ever since...incredible musicians,and vocals,just absolutely great stuff......
I have recently worked on something in the studio where this series was made. Studio 6 at the old Granada studios in Quay Street Manchester. It has to be said that it is a wonderful room and he atmosphere in there is just electric :)
+Dave James WELL PUT GUMMY ! the kids today just have scraps of garbage to get stuck into , but 40 years ago we feasted on a banquet of diversity that still nourishes today .
Wow this classic, prime! The quintessential line-up. I saw them open for Elton during a Stateside tour for 'Bandstand' and a couple of years later saw Streetwalkers open (?!) for Dr. Feelgood. My copy of the box set 'I'm Walking' Streetwalkers Complete '74-'77 arrived today. Can't wait to crack it open!
I saw them open for Elton twice on that tour. His audience were terrified of them. They were absolutely spectacular. I managed my way backstage somehow, I was possessed. They were incredibly kind and friendly. I had seen them a year of so prior with Savoy Brown and The Nice. They appreciated that I was a big fan.
These Leicester boys should have been as big as Kasabian, the Foxes and the Tigers. Once in a while a truly unique and talented band slips through the net and sadly Family and the Streetwalkers were that band in their era... I first remember hearing Burlesque at the age of 13 which totally blew me away and i have come to appreciate them more and more in recent years. Thanks for putting this footage on YT for all of us to appreciate, wonderful.
ROGER CHAPMAN la grande marcia in più di questa straordinaria band !!!! Di base rock blues ma in un contesto sperimentale e d'avanguardia che hanno fatto dei FAMILY una delle bands più originali non solo in ambito progressive rock ,ma della musica contemporanea in generale !!!!!!
Да, было время.. что ни группа, то открытие.. а это просто бриллиант, так и не ограненный (недооцененный) до конца. Одна из моих любимых.. Да и кстати БГ считает их одними из своих главных учителей и вдохновителей. Thanx a lot! Biggest underrating band.. one of my lovely.. one of the great influencer ever.. for B.Grebenshikov e.g.
Testimony to their music and standing in rock history, 50k plus view is no mean feat in this age of utter, utter 'auto tune' garbage. I'm so thankful for music like this. Great to seee the 'Sound City' heads, student digs central heating for musicians :)
Famiy was a great band, thanks to John Whitney's wonderful guitar work and exquisite songwriting (listen to "Processions"...). But Roger Chapman is a real NUISANCE with his permanent vibrato and his antics on stage...
My dad’s favorite along with quicksilver messenger and Edgar broughton. , I used to listen on his headphones when I was six before my mum kicked him out for being a pisshead. Missya Dad, you was one cool dude.
