Well, different strokes for different folks. As a musician for 15 years,
I can see some serious talent in Jamiroquai's music--particularly in the
bass player and drummer. I purchased Stevie's "Musiquarium" double, and
I wasn't impressed. There are a couple of groovy tunes on there, but
nothing compared to the absolute raw funkiness of Jamiroquai.
> It also bugs me that Jamiroquai gets an international career, while other,
> IMO better, bands from London flicker brightly on the scene and then die. I
> take as my example The Young Disciples, whose Road to Freedom from 1991 (on
> Talking Loud) is also a good place to look for the real groove. It's one of
> those albums that repays close and repeated listening (it's also brilliant
> the first time you hear it).
>
> One last thing about Jamiroquai; I once saw the main man given a ten-minute
> slot on TV to rant about the one thing that pissed him off about modern
> life. He chose cars as his subject, but not the fact that we're all choking
> on fume, but that there are too many traffic lights, one-way streets and
> parking restrictions for his liking.
That's his prerogative. I don't listen to the stuff for the lyrics. But
again, different strokes for different folks.
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