![]() High-quality, heart-thumping, ‘eargasmic’ sound is what you will get. If you’ve ever been disappointed because an artist’s live performance doesn’t live up to their studio sound, that won’t be an issue with Mint. They have honed their craft and performances to near-perfection. Their music catalog is large enough for them to do their thing for hours- which they do to the enjoyment of their fans. Once the lights come up, they flow effortlessly between genres like R&B, jazz, reggae, go-go, rock, etc. Mint Condition is an uber-talented band that is difficult to label because their music transcends any one genre. Onstage, it is infectious vibes from musicians performing at the top of their game and easily - and very convincingly - showing everyone that they truly love what they do. So, what’s it like at a Mint Condition show? High energy, hard rocking, decibel defying, not knowing what to expect next, edge-of-your-seat excitement. The group released a new album called “Music At The Speed of Life in September 2012. They were also inducted into the Soul Music Hall of Fame. In recent years, in December 2010, Mint Condition joined Prince and an ensemble cast of R&B and Jazz musicians for his Welcome 2 America tour. ![]() In 2005, they released “Livin’ the Luxury Brown on their independent label Caged Bird Records, it got to #1 on the Independent Album Charts. The 2000s saw the band go on respected hiatuses with their families, Keri Lewis left the group to produce for other artists such as his wife, Toni Braxton. ![]() It’s single, “If You Love Me, reached number 5 in the R&B charts. Unfortunately Perspective Records were no longer but the group fortunately signed to Elektra Records in 1999, releasing their fourth full-length album, “Life’s Aquarium” which also debuted in the Top 10 at #7. In September 1996, the band released the album “Of Definition of a Band” which peaked at 15 on the R&B charts, the first single on this album was the Billboard R&B smash hit single “What Kind Of Man Would I Be?” which made it to #2 on the R&B chart. They had success with the single “U Send Me Swingin” which peaked at #2 on the Top 40 charts reaching #14. Two years later, the band released their 2nd album “From The Mint Factory” which was released on October 5th 1993. The third single that they released “Forever In Your Eyes” was also a successful Top 10 R&B Hit. It was eventually certified Gold by the RIAA. They did however enjoy some major success with their balled “Breakin’ My Heart”, which stayed on the charts for 34 weeks, hiting the R&B Top 5, and the Pop Top 10. They were at the forefront of the New Jack Swing scene, especially with their dance song “Are You Free”, but it wasn’t as successful as they had envisioned. Mind Condition were originally signed to Perspective Records by producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis in 1989, and their debut album was entitled “Meant To Be Mint” and released in 1991.
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