English rock band formed in the late 1960s, noted for blending psychedelia, progressive structures and blues/folk elements; fronted by Roger Chapman and known for several acclaimed albums between 1969 and 1971.

Reviews on DeBaser identify key members and contributors: Roger Chapman (vocals), Charlie Whitney (guitar), Jim King (sax), Rob Townsend (drums), Ric Grech (violin), Poli Palmer (keyboards on later records), John Wetton (joined the band later). Dave Mason produced Music in a Doll's House and played keyboards on some tracks. The band is repeatedly described as mixing psychedelic, progressive and blues influences.

English rock band Family blended psychedelia, progressive and folk/blues elements across late 1960s–early 1970s albums. Reviewers single out Roger Chapman’s distinctive voice and several landmark albums: Music in a Doll's House, Family Entertainment and Fearless. Production/guest notes include Dave Mason and John Wetton. Opinions in the reviews range from enthusiastic praise to mixed appreciation.

For:Fans of late-1960s/early-1970s progressive, psychedelic and art-rock; listeners who value distinctive vocalists.

 I consider him, in the international music scene of those years, second only to Tim Buckley.

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 Extraordinary band like few others, with a frontman with a voice strikingly evocative of swishes of bad gin, bitter tobacco, obsessions, desires like Roger Chapman, Family reach their peak with this work from 1971, confirming themselves as a premature and personal complex and touching the zenith of artistic maturity.

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 "The Weaver's Answer" is a dramatic and theatrical song (without being garish or excessive) that showcases the bubbling rhythm section and, above all, the intense and profound voice of the frontman Robert Chapman, an outcast bluesman with tenor ambitions.

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