Sister 7’s Freedom Child demo album was a forgotten funk rock album of the 90s that has sadly been long forgotten which is unfortunate. Freedom Child can be considered as one of those lost albums due to the limited distribution it received as the album was only sold at shows. A fusion of funk and rock are blended in together on this demo album of theirs.
After the band had been together for a few months, they decided Sister 7 needed a demo tape. So Sister 7 went into the studio and recorded 8 songs in a few days for their demo cassette in early 1992.
Freedom Child was a demo with 8 songs that was issued on cassette in 1992 and eventually CD. (This was back when Sister 7 was known as Little Sister.) Only around 500 copies were pressed onto cassette. Freedom Child was mainly at shows or concerts. The group brought different musical influences and writing styles to the table with this demo sounding very different from their newer albums.
Three months later, their demo was reissued in CD format with new artwork and 13 songs. So the original demo is just the CD beginning on song 6. The 5 songs at the beginning are new songs. The CD version of Freedom Child sold 3,000 copies due to very limited distribution.
Unfortunately Sister 7 was not forward thinking enough to reissue the Freedom Child demo again and never thought about re-releasing it or streaming the demo online. To put things simply, the band was not thinking long term about repressing their demo. Once Freedom Child had sold out, no more copies were ever pressed. Sadly their demo album will never be reissued again.
Freedom Child is a funky rhythmic rock song that represents freedom. The song has a laid back carefree “freedom of expression” vibe. The song represents freedom of expression and freedom of speech. Sister 7 performed this song often whenever they played at Liberty Lunch in Austin, Texas in the mid 90s. Hearing this song live is much better than hearing the studio version.
Drift Away is a funky yet spacey song. The song is not too sappy though. There is a place Patrice sees in her mind. It’s some place and something better to be around. It’s like a dream. The song quickly drifts into a dream sequence in just less than 2 minutes. Drift Away is similar to Take Me To A Place due to its funky laid back melodic vibe. As a matter of fact, both Drift Away and Take Me To A Place are similar to each other.
Pictures In My Mind deals with about daydreaming. The song has a feel of isolation and loneliness. The moment’s not forever. Just pictures in my mind.
I rate this album, 5/5*****!
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