Acid Jazz Archive: Re: jay'smiroquai

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I'm not from the UK, and haven't seen this TV show, but can certainly =
understand why folks who dig funk would dislike this clown. These guys =
haven't recorded or played a single original note in their entire =
careers! Funk may be an old musical form, but I simply can't respect a =
new artist who is completely incapable of doing anything new or =
constructive with it. BNH did it on their last album while still =
sounding old-school, and King Britt certainly did it on his last joint, =
so no one can say that it ain't possible. =20

My question is this: why should I listen to Jamiroquai doing Stevie =
Wonder poorly when I can just as easily put on "Innervisions" and =
listen to how it should be done? Jay Kay and his troop don't have =
anything new or interesting to offer, except maybe to those who don't =
know the old stuff. Alls U gotta do is listen to the 70's funk to see =
where I'm coming from; there's tons of good stuff to buy before lowering =
yourself to buy the shit that this band's putting out. People who own a =
Jamiroquai record but don't own anything by Funk legends like Curtis =
Mayfield or Sly and The Family Stone, either don't know any better, =
(which is fine, u gotta start somewhere), or simply don't care much =
about what they're listening to beyond being deemed part of the "cool" =
crowd by the rest of the kids in school (which is not). It ain't any =
different from this whole Puff Daddy nonsense. =20

C'mon, let's be honest; The Police's "Every Breath You Take" is a =
far cry better than that new recycled shit that all the pop stations =
were playing last summer, but being a Puff Daddy fan will get u more =
props with the kids than being a Police fan, right? To me, that says =
that it ain't about the music as much as it's about the image that goes =
with it. Jay Kay shilling for Pepsi? Wouldn't surprise me in the =
least, and I'm sure the cola'll taste alot more refreshing for some =
folks.

Stimpson
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From: Sterl <rdog@eis.net.au>
To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Date: Wednesday, April 01, 1998 10:16 PM
Subject: jay'smiroquai
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> jamiro why?=20
cmon man, thats a bit rough..=20
i think its pretty sad that some,most? of the population in the UK =
are now taking a dislike to jamiroquai because of a TV show??!=20

best of both worlds i guess, love the environment, but have a =
flirtation with the dark side..=20
hehe ie motor racing..=20

___ Sterling Randall [love that CART racing] 8-)=20
___ Directions In Groove @ http://dig.home.ml.org=20
___ "you know you wanna dig it, but you just cant help to swing it"=20
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I'm not from the UK, and haven't = seen this TV=20 show, but can certainly understand why folks who dig funk would dislike = this=20 clown. These guys haven't recorded or played a single original = note in=20 their entire careers! Funk may be an old musical form, but I = simply can't=20 respect a new artist who is completely incapable of doing anything new = or=20 constructive with it. BNH did it on their last album while still = sounding=20 old-school, and King Britt certainly did it on his last joint, so no one = can say=20 that it ain't possible.

My question is = this: why=20 should I listen to Jamiroquai doing Stevie Wonder poorly = when I can=20 just as easily put on "Innervisions" and listen to how it = should be=20 done? Jay Kay and his troop don't have anything new or interesting = to=20 offer, except maybe to those who don't know the old stuff. Alls U = gotta do=20 is listen to the 70's funk to see where I'm coming from; there's tons of = good=20 stuff to buy before lowering yourself to buy the shit that this band's = putting=20 out. People who own a Jamiroquai record but don't own anything by = Funk=20 legends like Curtis Mayfield or Sly and The Family Stone, either don't = know any=20 better, (which is fine, u gotta start somewhere), or simply don't care = much=20 about what they're listening to beyond being deemed part of the = "cool"=20 crowd by the rest of the kids in school (which is not). It ain't = any=20 different from this whole Puff Daddy nonsense.

C'mon, let's be = honest; =20 The Police's "Every Breath You Take" is a far cry better than = that new=20 recycled shit that all the pop stations were playing last summer, but = being a=20 Puff Daddy fan will get u more props with the kids than being a Police = fan,=20 right? To me, that says that it ain't about the music as much as = it's=20 about the image that goes with it. Jay Kay shilling for = Pepsi? =20 Wouldn't surprise me in the least, and I'm sure the cola'll taste alot = more=20 refreshing for some folks.