Re: "Jamiroquai-esque"

Tony Reid (Tony.Reid@salata.com)
17 Apr 96 01:26:26 -0800


jo> Well, different strokes for different folks. As a musician for 15
jo> years, I can see some serious talent in Jamiroquai's
jo> music--particularly in the bass player and drummer. I purchased
jo> Stevie's "Musiquarium" double, and I wasn't impressed. There are a
jo> couple of groovy tunes on there, but nothing compared to the absolute
jo> raw funkiness of Jamiroquai.
the problem w/buying a best of package is that they are based on what the hits
were. w/stevie, the point of the hits was to sell the record so you would
hear
the other cuts (where the REAL music was made). i and most of my friends are
fiends for b-sides and non-hits in most of the genres we listen to. i don't
think that J & co. would be comfortable w/you elevating them above stevie (not
that he's god or anything), as i'm sure he's an acknowledged "guiding light"
for
them.
> 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).
the young disciple's problem is that they didn't survive the departure of
their
vocalist carleen anderson. though i love what she did w/them (and her
subsequent
work), i think that the disciples shouldn't have weighted her contribution
so heavily.
jo> I don't listen to the stuff for the lyrics.
you're missing at least half of the music...
jo> But again, different strokes for different folks.
yeah, i guess so...

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