The Time - What Time Is It?

Junking '70s-funk cliches for a stripped-down sound (keyboards and synthesizers replaced the horns) built around a hard-rockin' guitar and a tougher-than-tough rhythm section--all topped off with a heapin' helping of humor--this Minneapolis-based sextet was once the best funk band in the land. This second LP is the best single album from the act, which soon imploded, owing to an over-abundance of talent. Bug-eyed vocalist Morris Day and guitarist Jesse Johnson went on to semi-successful solo careers; keyboardist Jimmy Jam and bassist Terry Lewis became a mega-platinum writing/production team (Janet Jackson, most notably); drummer extraordinaire Jellybean Johnson and keyboardist Monte Moir were the other members. Co-produced by Day and Jamie Starr (a.k.a. Prince), this six-song 1982 effort sports three wall-rattling party-starters: the self-explantory "Wild and Loose," the tongue-in-cheek dance tune "The Walk," and the still-percolating, knotty-but-nice rhythms of "777-9311." Toss in a "New Wave"-style rocker, a droll take on the obligatory love-man ballad, and the band's straight-faced answer to the titular question ("Time to fix your clock!") is O-B-V-I-O-U-S. --Don Waller Amazon.com

loved it

this cd really brought back fond memories from the 80's

i had forgotten how good morris day was at that time...to any old skool folks out there, this is for you

happy listening October 17, 2008

Classic R&B/Funk

The Time was one of the best R&B/funk bands around in the early 1980s. Basically a side project of Prince's, The Time toured with Prince and put on one of the best live shows I've ever seen. This album takes me back to a simpler time, when R&B/funk was good clean fun. Along with their debut album, What Time Is It? is a must-have for any fan of '80s R&B/funk. May 28, 2008

7779311 - love it

Does anyone know how to find and download the interview for 7779311 between Morris Day and Brigit ie Grace?!?! January 19, 2008

Wild and loose

The follow up 2 their self titled debut album proves that the time is 1 of the best jam bands of the 80's.All six songs on this cd are nice,especially "the walk", "777-9311" and "wild and loose". A classic . September 8, 2007

YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS

I THINK THAT THIS IS THEIR BEST ALBUM, BUT YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THE TIME. July 13, 2007

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