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Family Force 5
Family Force 5
Background information
Years active1995–present
MembersSolomon "Soul Glow Activator" Olds (vocals, guitar), Jacob "Crouton" Olds (drums, vocals), Joshua "Phatty" Olds (bass, vocals), Nathan "Nadaddy" Currin (keyboards, turntables) and Derek "Chap Stique" Mount (guitar)

Family Force 5 (whose name, which is often abbreviated as FF5, is derived from Fox Force 5 of Pulp Fiction) is a Christian crossover crunk rock band hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, comprised of Solomon "Soul Glow Activatur" Olds (vocals, guitar), Jacob "Crouton" Olds (drums, vocals), Joshua "Phatty" Olds (bass, vocals), Nathan "Nadaddy" Currin (keyboards, turntables) and Derek "Chap Stique" Mount (guitar).

The band has turned down many contracting offers from mainstream record labels because they wanted to also distribute their debut album (Business Up Front / Party in the Back) to Christian music providers such as Christian bookstores. This led to Maverick Records sharing a distribution deal with Gotee. Family Force 5 is often thought of as contemporary Christian music, because the band members are professed Christians, and because Solomon, Jacob and Joshua Olds are sons of Jerome Olds [1] (a Christian artist from the late '80s). However, their debut album has been both disparaged and praised by Christian and non-Christian critics respectively for not containing overtly Christian content in any of its tracks (with the exception of "Peachy", which was apparently written to convert a friend to Christianity and calls God by name). And although "Love Addict" and "Replace Me" are not necessarily obvious faith-based songs, they are often praised by Christian critics for their slight Christian themes.

Family Force 5 has played at Creation Festival and the Ichthus Music Festival, and performed on the Underground stage of Cornerstone Festival in July 2006. Family Force 5 has appeared on mtvU's "The Freshman Class", DirecTV's CD USA twice (First performing Love Addict, and the second time, Kountry Gentleman), G4's Attack of the Show!, and CBS' The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on 14 July 2006. After their performance on the "Late Late Show", the band helped Ferguson demolish the stage. Family Force 5 has also contributed to the compilation album Freaked! A Gotee Tribute to dc Talk's "Jesus Freak."

Discography

Business Up Front/Party In The Back (2006)

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