I think Synkronized is an okay album. I didn't buy it but I've heard friend's copies and it's got some decent cuts, my favorites being "You May Think You're In Heaven" (or whatever the instrumental is called...where's the original vocal version that was supposed to be out?) and "Supersonic," which I think is a straight up dancefloor motivator.
My favorite record is the Return of Space Cowboy, then Emergency on Planet Earth (crazy amount of energy there). I pretty much skipped on Travelling Without Moving.
People have to realize that Jamiroquai's sound is not going to develop beyond its current state. They have found a successful niche and to my ears, they are better than most of what is "popular" today.
People may feel like Jay Kay and company aren't being very original or "true" to the funk, but apparently purists can be a hard (and small) group to satisfy. I read some very interesting comments from George Benson in the current Jazz Times that are applicable on this subject. He says that while his career hasn't gone exactly as he envisioned when he was younger, he's comfortable with his output because he feels he's kept a level of quality involved. Most interesting to me were him saying (in a paraphrase) that "Success is a roadmap - a ramp on a road that's hard to get on...to go away from what got you there is to push a self-destruct button," "Talent by itself means nothing. It's all about how it's used," and "one year I tried to satisfy the critics by going out with a top jazz group, including McCoy Tyner. The previous year we were selling out stadiums, that tour we couldn't fill a 1500 seat club."
Anthony
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