Moon in Scorpio (The Family Stand album)
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| Moon in Scorpio | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Rock, R&B, funk | |||
| Label | East West | |||
| Producer | The Family Stand | |||
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Moon in Scorpio is an album by the American band the Family Stand, released in 1991.[1][2] The album was a commercial disappointment, with the band receiving more attention for its contributions to Paula Abdul's Spellbound.[3]
The album was produced by the Family Stand.[4] Vernon Reid contributed some guitar parts.[5] "Plantation Radio" is about the needless segregation found in radio programming playlists.[6] "The Education of Jamie" is about the omnipresence of white culture.[7]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Boston Herald | A[9] |
| Robert Christgau |  [10] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [11] |
Billboard declared that Sandra St. Victor "has the sassiness of Tina Turner and the range of Chaka Khan."[4] The New York Times called Moon in Scorpio a "full-bodied meltdown of soul, hip-hop and corrosive psychedelia," writing that "the Family Stand is fighting for musical and polemic freedom in a pop world where black artists are supposed to submit to cosmetic surgeons and let their whizbang producers do the talking."[12] The Washington Post considered it "a potent hard-rock-and-funk concoction that rings with blood-sweat-and-tears intensity."[13]
AllMusic wrote that the album's "meaty blend of R&B and rock was a creative triumph," and called it "an underexposed gem that's well worth searching for."[8] The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed it "a tripped out explosion of talent."[11]