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<excerpt><excerpt><bigger>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.
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Then you must REALLY hate the Greyboy Allstars :)
<<eyes rolling> Here we go again...
I don't think that's a fair statement towards Jamiroquai. Sure, Jay Kay
is a hypocritical twit who thinks he knows everything, but hey, that's
just him. They still have one of the best bassists around (Stu Zender), a
great keyboardist (Toby Smith) and a real tight drummer (Derrick
McKenzie).
If you doubt this, you obviously haven't seen them in concert.
Not doing anything new or constructive? "Do You Know Where You're Coming
From" (the one produced by M-Beat, also the "Bonus Track" on their last
album) was one of the first vocal pop/AJ/drum & bass tunes out there. You
should also check out their upcoming material as well.
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<bigger>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. </bigger>
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I think the Stevie comparison is more of a cliche than their music is. I
don't know bout you, but Mr. Wonder himself quite digs the music. And
it's not just Stevie I hear in there...I hear EWF, AWB, Rufus, Marvin
Gaye, Isley Bros, Brothers Johnson, Sly, Level 42, etc. So it's quite
narrow-minded to say they're ripping off Stevie; if you think they just
sound like Stevie, I guess you don't know your music.
Elson
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