A late-1960s Leicester band that blended progressive rock with folk, known for 'The Weaver's Answer'.
For a quick sense of them, put on 'The Weaver's Answer', that's the one people still talk about. 'Nadadora' gives you a good feel for their later, more drifting side.
Family's sound had a particular texture, Roger Chapman's vocals were unmistakable, and their songs like 'The Weaver's Answer' carried a kind of introspective weight that felt different from the era's louder rock. They weren't flashy, but they left a small, distinct mark on that turn-of-the-decade British scene. You can hear it in the way 'Nadadora' moves, or in the weary drift of 'El Bello Verano'.
They formed in Leicester in the late 1960s, with Chapman, Weider, Grech, and Townsend. Albums like 'Music in a Doll's House' and 'Family' came quickly, followed by 'Anyway' in 1970 and their final record 'Bandstand' in 1972 before they called it quits the next year.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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