Title: Love Is a Keeper
Review: What's astonishing about Family's third album is that they recorded it in the aftermath of so much adversity - a botched U.S. tour, two original members quitting, and a nasty split from their original manager - and came back stronger than ever. Family aren't concerned with genres here, they're too busy breaking through them to notice! "Drowned In Wine" crosses back and forth beween folk and hard rock, "Love Is a Sleeper" is augmented by intense guitar licks, and "The Cat and The Rat" is pure rockabilly boogie. The title song is the nastiest, heaviest nine-minute piece of music ever committed to tape. Roger Chapman and Charlie Whitney came up with unortohdox arrangemnets for their songs, and drummer Rob Townsend anchors them wonderfully! Bassist John Weider and multi-instrumentalist Poli Palmer add to this delectable confection with their own performances. But watch out for Chapman's wailing and Whitney's biting guitar! :-D Truly a masterpiece of the highest order. :-)
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