Family - Anyway

Family's fourth studio album on 180-gram vinyl

Remastered from the original master tapes

Family were an English rock band that formed in late 1966 and disbanded in October 1973. Their style has been characterized as progressive rock, although their sound often explored other genres, incorporating elements of styles such as folk,psychedelia, acid, jazz fusion and high energy rock'n'roll.

Built around the distinctive vocals of frontman Roger Chapman, Charlie Whitney's innovative guitar playing and Rob Townsend's thunderous drumming, Family released eight albums during their seven-year career, scoring four hit singles and seven chart albums in the process.

"The first four tracks of Family's Anyway were recorded at Croydon's Fairfield Hall, and while their sound throughout these songs is messy, overly loud, and remarkably bottom-heavy, their is an emitted energy that would change Family's persona from this point on. Aside from the piano, violin, and drum barrages, Roger Chapman's vocals are simply electrifying, even with a voice that sounds slightly stretched and flattened. It was these four cuts that transformed Family's sound into something that audiences other than their cult following could adhere to. The eight minutes of "Good News — Bad News" and the sharply written "Holding the Compass" are testimony to what the band was transforming into." — AllMusic

Side 1

1. Good News-Bad News

2. Willow Tree

3. Holding The Compass

4. Strange Band

Side 2

5. Part Of The Load

6. Anyway

7. Normans

8. Lives And Ladies

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