| 1. Feels Just Like It Should |
| 2. Dynamite |
| 3. Seven Days In Sunny June |
| 4. Electric Mistriss |
| 5. Starchild |
| 6. Love Blind |
| 7. Talulah |
| 8. (Don’T) Give Hate A Chance |
| 9. World That He Wants |
| 10. Black Devil Car |
| 11. Hot Tequila Brown |
| 12. Beatbox |
| 13. Time Won't Wait |
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Japanese pressing of the UK dance act's 2005 album includes two bonus tracks 'Time Won't Wait' (also featured on the US version as a bonus track) and 'Feels So Good' (Knee Deep remix). 13-tracks in all. Sony.
Those looking for a song as good as "The Promise" will be disappointed... but the album is full of excellent vocals and song arrangments. The lyrics--well, this is the only weakness. Song after song seems to have brilliant, poignant words for the verse only to follow up with a chorus that is bland and verges on non-sequitur.
And after so long, I'm still not tired of it just the same.
Some questions if anyone knows trivia:
1) The last two songs "Total Devotion" and "Everything" seem muddled together a bit, for example, the chorus "Everything, everything" appears in "Total Devotion"... and the insertion of the title into the song "Everything" sounds awkward every time. What's going on with that?
2) Who IS the girl on the cover?
But if you'll read more of this review, I'll make you fall for it, I promise, I promise you I will. When in Rome: Clive Farrington, Andrew Mann and Michael Floreale were part of an earlier Manchester outfit, Leisure. Leisure featured Corinne Drewery, who would go on to front Swing Out Sister. After Swing Out Sister had enjoyed their ten minutes of fame with the single 'Break Out,' When In Rome stepped up to join the ranks of one-hit-wonders. Their 1988 single 'The Promise' was by far their biggest commercial success, and the popularity and staying power of the song is evidenced by the fact that it has been the most requested song at nearly every 80's music station. They released just the one album, and promptly faded into obscurity.
'When your day is through, and so is your temper,
You know what to do, I'm gonna always be there.
Sometimes if I shout, it's not what's intended.
These words just come out, with no gripe to bear.'
Until one movie would resurrect this 80's pop band. Napoleon Dynamite, which made its debut at the Sun dance Film Festival in January 2004. Napoleon was released to theaters in June 2004. That's when the song 'The Promise' became popular again hitting the top of Billboard's Dance Club Play chart. 'The Promise,' remixed, was the first single from their self-titled debut album. It was an instant success barely missing the Top Ten in the United States peaking at #11. Months later the trio reached Billboard's pop chart's lower reaches for the last time with 'Heaven Knows'. The Promise 2006 New CD, featuring never before released versions of 'The Promise' and the newly released radio edit mix of 'The Promise 2006'. This 7 track CD also includes their classic hit 'Heaven Knows'(Ultmix mix) and includes a bonus track 'Wherever You Go.' From their new CD soon to be released.
I am SO glad that I found this CD! The other songs are good, but "The Promise" is what really makes this CD worth buying. I've wanted this song forever, and it's a song that I never get tired of hearing, so it was worth it to spend a couple of bucks to get such an awesome song!
"Dynamite" is diverse in tempo and includes a number of really good songs. Some of them you may enjoy when you are up in the spirit and need some further drive, the others will serve well when you are a bit down in the mood. The album is recorded very well, both highs and lows. Very well defined bass. The voice sounds very natural. The sound engineering is great.
You will enjoy both the music and the sound. You will hear the details that add to the overall perception of this highly recommended CD. Take time and it will grow on you even more.
GIVE YOURSELF TIME for this album to grow on you...
With their latest effort 'Dynamite' a heavier, edgier Jamiroquai is brought to light. This album, though slightly more guitar oriented (as heard on tracks 'Loveblind' and 'Black Devil Car') still manages to keep that funky flavor we all know and love. As is true with most great recordings of our time, this album is not necessarily a love at first play affair. Give it a couple of listens however and there will be no need to make extra space in your cd rack, as it will never leave your player.
The first track 'Feels Just Like It Should', slaps you with a groove so raunchy it'll curl your mothers hair. Although Jay Kay uses no "actual" profanity in his lyrics, the implied subject matter definitely keeps up with the trashy vibe set by the distorted bass and funky back beat drums.
For me though, the album really kicks into gear with the second song and coincidentally title track, 'Dynamite'. This along with songs such as 'Starchild', '(Don't) Give Hate A Chance' and 'Time Won't Wait', is where the band brings us back into familiar territory via a mixture of solid dance beats, funky bass lines, smooth, dynamic vocals and flirtatious melodies. This vintage disco/funk genre is definitely where the band is in their comfort zone, and where they seem to shine the brightest.
An instant vibe is set in the song 'Seven Days In Sunny June' that makes you feel almost as if your listening to one of your own memories. The cool and breezy feel of this one sets an ideal backdrop to Jay Kay's tale of summer, friendship and unrequited love ( or lust maybe? ) This song is a prime example of a perfect marriage between words and music.
'World That He Wants' is a departure from Jay Kay's usual dilettantish approach to lyrical composition. This song conveys a strong and poignant message about the tragic state of affairs in the world and the man responsible for them. By using sparser instrumentation on this track Jamiroquai takes a detour from their normal "groove oriented" format placing more emphasis on the lyrical content.
All in all, the arrangements, musicianship and production value on this album are the same high quality we've come to expect from this band over the years. In my opinion this is their best work to date, (not to mention one of the best live shows I've seen in a long time). Do yourself a favor and add this amazing album to your cd collection.
In summation 'Dynamite' is, well... DYNAMITE!!!
Big Audio Dynamite II's album, however, shows a band with renewed energy and a more streamlined approach to its delivery. Now, songs don't prattle on in the pointless manner of the 1988 release. Instances of sampling have translated beyond vocal samples. Some tracks sample the synth from "Baba 'O Reily," one borrows from Kraftwerk, one nabs a bit of Phil Collins, and one even pilfers and loops a smidgeon of "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?".
Other songs are forgetable filler. What I've learned is that Mick Jones should only tinker with guitar noises if they retain a Kink-ed out influence. Otherwise, they're just rambling ditties. When he gets inventive and plays with synths, beatboxes and samples, however, he's a genius.
Hightlights include: "Rush," "The Globe," "I Don't Know" and "Kool Aid".
I'd suggest that, if you're curious about Jonesey's career, you try this album, plus some early B.A.D. and maybe you could even visit Carbon/Silicon's page and download their free tracks (this band consists of Jones and Gen X's guitarist, and they give away their music... nice!).
Big Audio Dynamite was former Clash-man Mick Jone's new project after he was given the heave-ho by Mick Strummer. It combines hip-hop samples with rock predating similar 90s bands like EMF or Jesus Jones. To my ears anyhow, this has held up pretty well and while not a "classic", it's still pretty listenable lo these many years later.
HIGHLIGHTS:
The singles stand tallest here. The self-examination of "Rush" is laid atop a sample-heavy driving drum beat with some clever oh-so-serious Britisher's musings about the nature of music providing an odd stop in the middle. "The Globe" is catchy party fare, if not especially inspiring lyrically, though it offers this medical advice:"What`s the health department got to say?/Don`t smoke more than 50 fags a day". (That's "cigarettes" in UK slang). "Innocent Child" recalls the Beach Boys "Caroline No" lyrically, with its theme of longing for a less jaded youth.
LOWS:
"The Tea Party" is really just a band joke..a medley of the songs before it "toned up" with fake strings and a semi-operatic vocal courtesy of Lorna Stucki...B.A.D. reimagined as Muzak more or less. Not one you'll want to hear much. Most of the other tracks are probably a shade too long..tightening them from 5 minutes to 3 1/2-4 would improve them.
BOTTOM LINE:
Not sheer genius but it did prove influential to others who fused rock with sampling and still is a decent listen. This may be the only time that Lionel Richie and Phil Collins sound COOL.
At the time, it was one of the first albums I had heard that used sampling on such a large scale. Medicine Show kicks off the album with its samples of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." Even my non-music lover husband likes this because he's a big Clint fan. I just love the way the music grooves so mellow and happy under the shootout you hear above! Sony is a classic 80's retelling of the prototypical Japanese worker, at the same job for 40 or 50 years. Of course, at the time, there was a lot of fear economically of the Japanese; however, they were revered in their work habits, inventory control procedures, and quality circles. This song is pretty stereotypical but it's tongue in cheek as well, which is what makes it great.
E=mc2 is wonderful! The beat starts in and never lets up the entire 6 minutes of the song. The samples this time are from an English film, "Performance," and are a nice complement to the pulsating beat of the song. And The Bottom Line... "the horses are on the track!" Who can forget that line?
What a breath of fresh air in 1985--and a biracial band as well. DJ/filmmaker Don Letts was a driving force in the band and the one behind all the samples.
If you like "Inoculated City" from the Clash's Combat Rock, you'll love "This is Big Audio Dynamite." It has the same funky feel and Mick Jones vocals, but a whole album's worth this time!
"E=MC2" is now one of my favorite 80s tracks - brilliantly put together with a strong vocal and amazing beat.
Why did it take me so long to find such an amazing-sounding album? I thank the wonderful "Listmania" creators on Amazon.com for this amazing discovery.
Besides "E=MC2", the best tracks are "Sony" and "The Bottom Line." Download or buy ASAP!!
I highly recommend checking out anything of Big Audio Dynamite that you can get your hands on, but a lot of it is out of print. (The drastically underappreciated F-Punk being one of those) Luckily, the brilliant debut album is still in print, and even though it's still a bit hard to find, you can find it without nearly as much as hassle as some of the other releases. Grab this one!
With elements of the sound he refined as guitarist/vocalist in "The Only Band That Matters," Jones delivers lyrics that are sometimes comparable with the snapshot mosaics of John Dos Passos in his classic USA Trilogy and the spoken performances by Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg. Many of the earlier songs intertwine lyrics with cuts from TV shows, movies and music.
Jones especially shows his brilliance in the still politically timely The Bottom Line, guitar-powered E=MC2 and C'mon Every Beat Box. In Sightsee M.C.! and I Turned Out A Punk, Jones pounds away at issues like mindless hate & how many let a musical movement narrow their thinking to extreme levels of nothingness.
The band somewhat devolved from a post-punk dance/rock to a heavier sound comparable with The Clash, and then - with the addition of the legendary Ranking Roger - began to explore the ingredients that made ska essential and timeless.
Planet BAD is a great sampler and shows that a greatest hits package is only as good as the band whose name appears on the cover.
Nearly all the songs still sound innovative and enjoyable. I personally don't think they sound "dated" at all. And even if they did, so what? This type of music still towers over the dumbed down, depressing, cookie cutter garbage that dominates the pop charts today. And what about the lyrics? I think BAD's lyrics are some of the funniest, most clever I've heard. You just don't find any other band quite like them when it comes to song material.
Even if you don't remember BAD from the eighties and nineties, if you give this CD a chance to let it grow on you, you won't regret it. Listen to this, and then turn on the radio and compare it to the hip-hop and teeny bopper regurgitated pap pushed on the masses today. I know you'll find BAD still sound refreshing and catchy with memorable lyrics.
This CD assembles some of those excellent tracks, including their 2 biggest hits: "Rush" and "The Globe". But many other songs are good as well including "C'mon Every Beatbox" and "I Turned out a Punk". The one thing that hampers the songs and makes them seem somewhat dated is the often heavy use of sampling and sound bytes. I know sampling still goes on today, but I think it is more subtle now than it was then. If anything turns people off on this CD, I would say it is the fact that almost every track uses some kind of sound byte. The way these sound bytes have been used are often clever, but the songs stand up on their own and the sound bytes are not necessary. Recommended.
Kix hailed from Hagerstown, MD, a blue collar town that's close to both western PA as well as West Virginia. I grew up not too far from there, and they played at Hammerjacks in Baltimore a lot, plus they recorded their live album (in 1992 I believe) at the University of Maryland, where I eventually went to school.
Anyhow, as I grew up in Maryland, I always had a little bit of knowledge as to who Kix were, and I thought the snippet of the song "Cold Chills" in the Wayne's World movie was pretty cool. This was the 3rd Kix record, and it blew me away. It was a great blend of the straight-up hard rock of 1988's "Blow My Fuse" with the quirkier elements of the first two records still intact.
If you live near the Baltimore area and get the 97.9 FM station (98 ROCK), you may have even heard the tune "Cold Shower", possibly the first rap-metal tune ever (not of the Limp Bizkit variety though - this one is a lot more fun and lighthearted - and 80's sounding). It still gets played every once in awhile too, a testament to the band's awesome local legacy. Plus you get one of the alltime unsung hard rock ballads in "Walkin' Away" - this album is a must buy for fans of AC/DC, Cheap Trick, early VH, and Hanoi Rocks - great rock bands with good tunes and a good sense of humor. Guitar World also called this one of the 20 essential hair metal albums, which sums it up pretty well.
Best Tracks:
"Bang Bang (Balls of Fire)" - Pretty much AC/DC 101 here, with the cool trivia that this was Kip Winger's first songwriting credit (cowritten with the band).
"Layin' Rubber" - Awesome uptempo hard rocker with a few twists, and of course that ever-so-subtle double entendre.
"Walkin' Away" - Put it this way, this is probably one of the top 20 ballads of all time (in any genre). The lyrics are about as sincere and honest as you can get, and when you think you've got it pegged it switches gears and starts rocking hard.
"Cold Shower" - Hilarious, unique, and should have been a hit.
"Sex" - This song just rocks without question, like a great lost Aerosmith tune. Harmonica, a funky & tricky riff, handclaps, memorable chorus, it's all here. Another should-have-been hit!
Even Metallica's s&m is better...close but still.
I am sure that it was a great experience to live, for the band and the audience, because that type of event is always unique and can bring strong emotions-unless you have a dumb..s sitting next to you, drinkin' beer and screaming every five minutes Dynamiiiiiiite!!-but on cd...for me it doesn't do it,but it probably is a treasure for those who were there.
Now, I'm not gonna start the debat with DEEP PURPLE and the LSO(1999) but I was there at the Royal Albert Hall and that's why I can understand the concept and the thrill of holding the recording of such concerts...but still DEEP PURPLE 's symphonic album features something that neither Scorpions or Metallica holds...and this is an ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC CREATED FOR A GROUP AND A ORCHESTRA!
UH WIK UH WIK
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DUH DUH DUH
This album is so hot that most people have not caught up with it. Some people may never catch up with it.
Mick Jones tosses off killer hooks and melodies endlessly and effortlessly. (Most) other songwriters should be as jealous as hell. You hear the germs of 4 or 8 good songs in one song full of these little false starts the band is famous for doing.
There are lines on this record--it's true of so many Clash and Clash-Related songs--lines that have seemed so wise or so right-on that these days, when I'm baffled or disappointed, they are what come to mind. ("And a drifter will tell you no place is best..." from "V Thirteen", is one example.) With Joe (RIP) so much in on things on this one especially, this, and the BAD records one before and one after, meld into a general category I have mentally set aside and labeled as my Clash and Clash-Related Appreciation Department.
I got it on tape when it came out. When I upgraded to CD, I was disappointed to find that the CD version of "Hollywood Boulevard" is different from the cassette version. The CD version is OK. The tape version is amazing.
If anybody knows of some CD like a best of collection, or some version of No. 10 that I could look for with the better cassette version of "Hollywood Boulevard", I'd appreciate your telling me where to find it (in the comments section, perhaps?).
"Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" very wisely, drum machines, keyboards, bass and guitars very effectively, Mick Jones and Joe Strummer create an awesome mix of music and politics. It must have been a strange sight to see Joe Strummer walk into the studio and work on the recording of the album with Mick Jones. In some ways this is a Clash album (what it might have sounded like if they continued with the musical progession of Combat Rock). Don Letts contributions are also cool (mixing and editing of the f/x and
vocal tapes). The bass riffs add to the album as well.
The tracks C'mon Every Beatbox, V Thirteen and Limbo The Law are amongst my favorites. Some might disagree with me about which Big Audio Dynamite album is the best one.
For my money it has to be No. 10 Upping Street. Mick Jones and Joe Strummer made one hell of a musical duo.
Highly recommended.
"#10,upping street" is unmistakably one of B.A.D.'s best.hardcore beats had to have started somewhere, why not the 80s! big audio totally made their mark on music, and our stereos!
so basicslly, this means the origional art of sampling was created by artists like them.
music today totally sucks. that's not hard to see. "#10 upping street" had a solid beat that totally dented hip the beats of today. i'm 17, but i know what music is.
Japanese pressing of the UK dance act's 2005 album includes two bonus tracks 'Time Won't Wait' (also featured on the US version as a bonus track) and 'Feels So Good' (Knee Deep remix). 13-tracks in all. Sony.
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ASIN: B0002XL1WG Release Date: 2004-10-05 |
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In a promising filmmaking debut, young BYU grad Jared Hess informs this indie tale of an aggressively nerdy backwater teen's foibles with the bittersweet dimensions of the director's own small-town upbringing, making it the dry comic hit of Sundance. Its soundtrack picks up on that earnest awkwardness via dollops of '80s new wave, both underexposed (Yaz's "Only You", Alphaville's "Forever Young") and otherwise (Bow Wow Wow's "I Want Candy," a faithful cover of "Time After Time" by Sparklemotion), as well as moodier contemporary cuts by Rogue Wave (a live take on "Every Moment"), Figurine in full synth-pop revivalist mode, and the nuevo-soul of Jamiroquai and Money Mark. Interspersed with a generous sampling of dialogue snippets, John Swihart's shrewd, intimate underscore runs the gamut from "The A-Team Theme" to geek-friendly exotica and nervous cocktail jazz, stitching the score's disparate parts into a memorably quirky whole. --Jerry McCulleyAlbum Description
Music from the "cult" hit of the summer "Napoleon Dynamite" featuring original score by John Swihart, songs from the film and your favorite "laugh out loud" classic Napoleon dialogue! Sweet!Customer Reviews:
missing my favorite tune!.......2007-03-29
Unique, fun.......2007-02-24
Just like watching the movie.......2006-11-13
What!?? Are you kidding me?! The Main Title Song Is MISSING!!.......2006-09-20
Fiction Company???.......2006-07-20
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ASIN: B000000WGM Release Date: 1992-06-29 |
Tracks:
- The Promise
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- Something Going On
- I Can't Stop
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- Wide, Wide Sea
- Child's Play
- Total Devotion
- Everything
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An audio time machine.......2006-08-02
Those looking for a song as good as "The Promise" will be disappointed... but the album is full of excellent vocals and song arrangments. The lyrics--well, this is the only weakness. Song after song seems to have brilliant, poignant words for the verse only to follow up with a chorus that is bland and verges on non-sequitur.
And after so long, I'm still not tired of it just the same.
Some questions if anyone knows trivia:
1) The last two songs "Total Devotion" and "Everything" seem muddled together a bit, for example, the chorus "Everything, everything" appears in "Total Devotion"... and the insertion of the title into the song "Everything" sounds awkward every time. What's going on with that?
2) Who IS the girl on the cover?
I'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say. (I promise).......2006-07-16
But if you'll read more of this review, I'll make you fall for it, I promise, I promise you I will. When in Rome: Clive Farrington, Andrew Mann and Michael Floreale were part of an earlier Manchester outfit, Leisure. Leisure featured Corinne Drewery, who would go on to front Swing Out Sister. After Swing Out Sister had enjoyed their ten minutes of fame with the single 'Break Out,' When In Rome stepped up to join the ranks of one-hit-wonders. Their 1988 single 'The Promise' was by far their biggest commercial success, and the popularity and staying power of the song is evidenced by the fact that it has been the most requested song at nearly every 80's music station. They released just the one album, and promptly faded into obscurity.
'When your day is through, and so is your temper,
You know what to do, I'm gonna always be there.
Sometimes if I shout, it's not what's intended.
These words just come out, with no gripe to bear.'
Until one movie would resurrect this 80's pop band. Napoleon Dynamite, which made its debut at the Sun dance Film Festival in January 2004. Napoleon was released to theaters in June 2004. That's when the song 'The Promise' became popular again hitting the top of Billboard's Dance Club Play chart. 'The Promise,' remixed, was the first single from their self-titled debut album. It was an instant success barely missing the Top Ten in the United States peaking at #11. Months later the trio reached Billboard's pop chart's lower reaches for the last time with 'Heaven Knows'. The Promise 2006 New CD, featuring never before released versions of 'The Promise' and the newly released radio edit mix of 'The Promise 2006'. This 7 track CD also includes their classic hit 'Heaven Knows'(Ultmix mix) and includes a bonus track 'Wherever You Go.' From their new CD soon to be released.
Pop heaven.......2006-02-17
Awesome CD!.......2006-02-11
I am SO glad that I found this CD! The other songs are good, but "The Promise" is what really makes this CD worth buying. I've wanted this song forever, and it's a song that I never get tired of hearing, so it was worth it to spend a couple of bucks to get such an awesome song!
Great CD.......2005-09-21
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ASIN: B000B5XZLU Release Date: 2005-09-20 |
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- Feels Just Like It Should
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Jason Kay melds his longtime '70s fixations with '80s style synths on Dynamite, Jamiroquai's first record since 2001's A Funk Odyssey. It's been a long time since the acid jazz/funk hit "Virtual Insanity" (1996's Traveling Without Moving, to be exact), and even though the band never became the huge hit machine they seemed destined to become, they've continued to put out solid work. Odyssey and 1999's Synkronized showed off Kay's dexterity with this material, mining urban dance grooves from a goldmine of Motown, Stevie Wonder and far-ranging disco and soul. Dynamite keeps going, constructing an exuberant club vibe out of R&B styles, but also borderline electro ("Electric Mistress"), jumpy Squeeze-style pop ("Black Devil Car") and soulful, smooth nostalgia ("Seven Days In Sunny June"). A would-be guilty pleasure, only without the guilt, Kay's musical obsessions combine with his burgeoning talent on Dynamite to create another winner. --Matthew CookeCustomer Reviews:
Strong........2007-05-30
"Dynamite" is diverse in tempo and includes a number of really good songs. Some of them you may enjoy when you are up in the spirit and need some further drive, the others will serve well when you are a bit down in the mood. The album is recorded very well, both highs and lows. Very well defined bass. The voice sounds very natural. The sound engineering is great.
You will enjoy both the music and the sound. You will hear the details that add to the overall perception of this highly recommended CD. Take time and it will grow on you even more.
Great blend of pop, rock, jazz, dance music !.......2007-03-15
The Space Cowboy Does it Again!.......2007-01-27
Great album..........2007-01-13
GIVE YOURSELF TIME for this album to grow on you...
DYNAMITE.......2006-09-18
With their latest effort 'Dynamite' a heavier, edgier Jamiroquai is brought to light. This album, though slightly more guitar oriented (as heard on tracks 'Loveblind' and 'Black Devil Car') still manages to keep that funky flavor we all know and love. As is true with most great recordings of our time, this album is not necessarily a love at first play affair. Give it a couple of listens however and there will be no need to make extra space in your cd rack, as it will never leave your player.
The first track 'Feels Just Like It Should', slaps you with a groove so raunchy it'll curl your mothers hair. Although Jay Kay uses no "actual" profanity in his lyrics, the implied subject matter definitely keeps up with the trashy vibe set by the distorted bass and funky back beat drums.
For me though, the album really kicks into gear with the second song and coincidentally title track, 'Dynamite'. This along with songs such as 'Starchild', '(Don't) Give Hate A Chance' and 'Time Won't Wait', is where the band brings us back into familiar territory via a mixture of solid dance beats, funky bass lines, smooth, dynamic vocals and flirtatious melodies. This vintage disco/funk genre is definitely where the band is in their comfort zone, and where they seem to shine the brightest.
An instant vibe is set in the song 'Seven Days In Sunny June' that makes you feel almost as if your listening to one of your own memories. The cool and breezy feel of this one sets an ideal backdrop to Jay Kay's tale of summer, friendship and unrequited love ( or lust maybe? ) This song is a prime example of a perfect marriage between words and music.
'World That He Wants' is a departure from Jay Kay's usual dilettantish approach to lyrical composition. This song conveys a strong and poignant message about the tragic state of affairs in the world and the man responsible for them. By using sparser instrumentation on this track Jamiroquai takes a detour from their normal "groove oriented" format placing more emphasis on the lyrical content.
All in all, the arrangements, musicianship and production value on this album are the same high quality we've come to expect from this band over the years. In my opinion this is their best work to date, (not to mention one of the best live shows I've seen in a long time). Do yourself a favor and add this amazing album to your cd collection.
In summation 'Dynamite' is, well... DYNAMITE!!!
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The Globe
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ASIN: B000002745 Release Date: 1991-07-16 |
Tracks:
- Rush
- Can't Wait/Live
- I Don't Know
- The Globe
- Innocent Child
- Green Grass
- Kool-Aid
- In My Dreams
- When The Time Comes
- The Tea Party
Customer Reviews:
Tightening Up, Finally.......2006-11-14
Big Audio Dynamite II's album, however, shows a band with renewed energy and a more streamlined approach to its delivery. Now, songs don't prattle on in the pointless manner of the 1988 release. Instances of sampling have translated beyond vocal samples. Some tracks sample the synth from "Baba 'O Reily," one borrows from Kraftwerk, one nabs a bit of Phil Collins, and one even pilfers and loops a smidgeon of "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?".
Other songs are forgetable filler. What I've learned is that Mick Jones should only tinker with guitar noises if they retain a Kink-ed out influence. Otherwise, they're just rambling ditties. When he gets inventive and plays with synths, beatboxes and samples, however, he's a genius.
Hightlights include: "Rush," "The Globe," "I Don't Know" and "Kool Aid".
I'd suggest that, if you're curious about Jonesey's career, you try this album, plus some early B.A.D. and maybe you could even visit Carbon/Silicon's page and download their free tracks (this band consists of Jones and Gen X's guitarist, and they give away their music... nice!).
Never outdated.......2006-03-14
Guy with new ears speaks his piece.......2005-04-15
Big Audio Dynamite was former Clash-man Mick Jone's new project after he was given the heave-ho by Mick Strummer. It combines hip-hop samples with rock predating similar 90s bands like EMF or Jesus Jones. To my ears anyhow, this has held up pretty well and while not a "classic", it's still pretty listenable lo these many years later.
HIGHLIGHTS:
The singles stand tallest here. The self-examination of "Rush" is laid atop a sample-heavy driving drum beat with some clever oh-so-serious Britisher's musings about the nature of music providing an odd stop in the middle. "The Globe" is catchy party fare, if not especially inspiring lyrically, though it offers this medical advice:"What`s the health department got to say?/Don`t smoke more than 50 fags a day". (That's "cigarettes" in UK slang). "Innocent Child" recalls the Beach Boys "Caroline No" lyrically, with its theme of longing for a less jaded youth.
LOWS:
"The Tea Party" is really just a band joke..a medley of the songs before it "toned up" with fake strings and a semi-operatic vocal courtesy of Lorna Stucki...B.A.D. reimagined as Muzak more or less. Not one you'll want to hear much. Most of the other tracks are probably a shade too long..tightening them from 5 minutes to 3 1/2-4 would improve them.
BOTTOM LINE:
Not sheer genius but it did prove influential to others who fused rock with sampling and still is a decent listen. This may be the only time that Lionel Richie and Phil Collins sound COOL.
Fun!.......2004-06-15
"B.A.D." to the bone........2004-04-04
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ASIN: B00004TB8H Release Date: 2000-05-23 |
Tracks:
- Switcheroo
- Anyway
- Alvin
- Dear Kate,
- G-Force
- Wussypuff
- Blue Sky
- Slice Of Heaven
- Granola
- Boyz-N-The-Hood
- Pick Up Lines
- Marie
- Silent
- Silent
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- Silent
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- Silent
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- Silent
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- Bonus Track 3
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A very awesome CD. DEFINITELY recomend it.......2006-08-01
Better than anticipated.......2006-07-15
Grew on me.......2006-03-12
I still listen to this CD.......2005-12-12
Get it for "Anyway".......2005-04-01
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This Is Big Audio Dynamite
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ASIN: B00000265U Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Medicine Show
- Sony
- E=MC
- The Bottom Line
- A Party
- Sudden Impact!
- Stone Thames
- Bad
Customer Reviews:
Lives up to its title - Big Audio Dynamite.......2006-12-14
The first of several great records.......2006-05-15
A true classic!.......2005-11-13
At the time, it was one of the first albums I had heard that used sampling on such a large scale. Medicine Show kicks off the album with its samples of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." Even my non-music lover husband likes this because he's a big Clint fan. I just love the way the music grooves so mellow and happy under the shootout you hear above! Sony is a classic 80's retelling of the prototypical Japanese worker, at the same job for 40 or 50 years. Of course, at the time, there was a lot of fear economically of the Japanese; however, they were revered in their work habits, inventory control procedures, and quality circles. This song is pretty stereotypical but it's tongue in cheek as well, which is what makes it great.
E=mc2 is wonderful! The beat starts in and never lets up the entire 6 minutes of the song. The samples this time are from an English film, "Performance," and are a nice complement to the pulsating beat of the song. And The Bottom Line... "the horses are on the track!" Who can forget that line?
What a breath of fresh air in 1985--and a biracial band as well. DJ/filmmaker Don Letts was a driving force in the band and the one behind all the samples.
If you like "Inoculated City" from the Clash's Combat Rock, you'll love "This is Big Audio Dynamite." It has the same funky feel and Mick Jones vocals, but a whole album's worth this time!
E=MC2=absolutely amazing!.......2005-06-16
"E=MC2" is now one of my favorite 80s tracks - brilliantly put together with a strong vocal and amazing beat.
Why did it take me so long to find such an amazing-sounding album? I thank the wonderful "Listmania" creators on Amazon.com for this amazing discovery.
Besides "E=MC2", the best tracks are "Sony" and "The Bottom Line." Download or buy ASAP!!
Genius!.......2005-04-12
I highly recommend checking out anything of Big Audio Dynamite that you can get your hands on, but a lot of it is out of print. (The drastically underappreciated F-Punk being one of those) Luckily, the brilliant debut album is still in print, and even though it's still a bit hard to find, you can find it without nearly as much as hassle as some of the other releases. Grab this one!
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Big Audio Dynamite - Planet BAD: Greatest Hits
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ASIN: B000002BBV Release Date: 1995-09-19 |
Tracks:
- The Bottom Line
- E=MC2
- Medicine Show
- C'mon Every Beatbox
- V. Thirteen
- Sightsee M.C!
- Just Play Music!
- Other 99
- Contact
- Free
- Rush
- The Globe
- Looking For A Song
- Harrow Road
- I Turned Out A Punk
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A reminder that the post-Clash Mick Jones once had something exciting to say about the gray area between rock and dance/hip-hop. Initial fare like "E=MC2" and "C'Mon Every Beatbox" swings loose and wild, while such early '90s tracks as "The Globe" and "Rush" benefit from a tighter reign. A definitive collection. --Jeff BatemanCustomer Reviews:
Spread The News The Maestros Back.......2006-12-04
With elements of the sound he refined as guitarist/vocalist in "The Only Band That Matters," Jones delivers lyrics that are sometimes comparable with the snapshot mosaics of John Dos Passos in his classic USA Trilogy and the spoken performances by Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg. Many of the earlier songs intertwine lyrics with cuts from TV shows, movies and music.
Jones especially shows his brilliance in the still politically timely The Bottom Line, guitar-powered E=MC2 and C'mon Every Beat Box. In Sightsee M.C.! and I Turned Out A Punk, Jones pounds away at issues like mindless hate & how many let a musical movement narrow their thinking to extreme levels of nothingness.
The band somewhat devolved from a post-punk dance/rock to a heavier sound comparable with The Clash, and then - with the addition of the legendary Ranking Roger - began to explore the ingredients that made ska essential and timeless.
Planet BAD is a great sampler and shows that a greatest hits package is only as good as the band whose name appears on the cover.
Got to be one of the Worst Bands I heard.......2006-10-02
This collection is dynamite........2006-09-13
Fantasic Band!.......2006-02-07
Nearly all the songs still sound innovative and enjoyable. I personally don't think they sound "dated" at all. And even if they did, so what? This type of music still towers over the dumbed down, depressing, cookie cutter garbage that dominates the pop charts today. And what about the lyrics? I think BAD's lyrics are some of the funniest, most clever I've heard. You just don't find any other band quite like them when it comes to song material.
Even if you don't remember BAD from the eighties and nineties, if you give this CD a chance to let it grow on you, you won't regret it. Listen to this, and then turn on the radio and compare it to the hip-hop and teeny bopper regurgitated pap pushed on the masses today. I know you'll find BAD still sound refreshing and catchy with memorable lyrics.
Songs are good, if sounding a bit dated.......2005-04-12
This CD assembles some of those excellent tracks, including their 2 biggest hits: "Rush" and "The Globe". But many other songs are good as well including "C'mon Every Beatbox" and "I Turned out a Punk". The one thing that hampers the songs and makes them seem somewhat dated is the often heavy use of sampling and sound bytes. I know sampling still goes on today, but I think it is more subtle now than it was then. If anything turns people off on this CD, I would say it is the fact that almost every track uses some kind of sound byte. The way these sound bytes have been used are often clever, but the songs stand up on their own and the sound bytes are not necessary. Recommended.
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Midnite Dynamite
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ASIN: B000002II4 Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Midnight Dynamite
- Red Hot (Black & Blue)
- Bang Bang (Balls Of Fire)
- Layin' Rubber
- Walkin' Away
- Scarlet Fever
- Cry Baby
- Cold Shower
- Lie Like A Rug
- Sex
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A gem.......2007-03-25
A GREAT CD!.......2006-05-10
KIX are for Kidz.......2006-01-06
Awesome AC/DC-styled rock.......2005-06-17
Kix hailed from Hagerstown, MD, a blue collar town that's close to both western PA as well as West Virginia. I grew up not too far from there, and they played at Hammerjacks in Baltimore a lot, plus they recorded their live album (in 1992 I believe) at the University of Maryland, where I eventually went to school.
Anyhow, as I grew up in Maryland, I always had a little bit of knowledge as to who Kix were, and I thought the snippet of the song "Cold Chills" in the Wayne's World movie was pretty cool. This was the 3rd Kix record, and it blew me away. It was a great blend of the straight-up hard rock of 1988's "Blow My Fuse" with the quirkier elements of the first two records still intact.
If you live near the Baltimore area and get the 97.9 FM station (98 ROCK), you may have even heard the tune "Cold Shower", possibly the first rap-metal tune ever (not of the Limp Bizkit variety though - this one is a lot more fun and lighthearted - and 80's sounding). It still gets played every once in awhile too, a testament to the band's awesome local legacy. Plus you get one of the alltime unsung hard rock ballads in "Walkin' Away" - this album is a must buy for fans of AC/DC, Cheap Trick, early VH, and Hanoi Rocks - great rock bands with good tunes and a good sense of humor. Guitar World also called this one of the 20 essential hair metal albums, which sums it up pretty well.
Best Tracks:
"Bang Bang (Balls of Fire)" - Pretty much AC/DC 101 here, with the cool trivia that this was Kip Winger's first songwriting credit (cowritten with the band).
"Layin' Rubber" - Awesome uptempo hard rocker with a few twists, and of course that ever-so-subtle double entendre.
"Walkin' Away" - Put it this way, this is probably one of the top 20 ballads of all time (in any genre). The lyrics are about as sincere and honest as you can get, and when you think you've got it pegged it switches gears and starts rocking hard.
"Cold Shower" - Hilarious, unique, and should have been a hit.
"Sex" - This song just rocks without question, like a great lost Aerosmith tune. Harmonica, a funky & tricky riff, handclaps, memorable chorus, it's all here. Another should-have-been hit!
Baltimore Rocked.......2005-02-27
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Moment of Glory
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ASIN: B00004TR0A Release Date: 2000-08-29 |
Tracks:
- Hurricane 2000
- Moment Of Glory
- Send Me An Angel
- Wind Of Change
- Crossfire (Instrumental)
- Deadly Sting Suite (Instrumental)
- Here In My Heart
- Still Loving You
- Big City Nights
- Lady Starlight
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Throughout the 1980s, "We are the Scorpions!" was lead vocalist Klaus Meine's concert-opening battle cry, energizing and readying the faithful in sold-out stadiums for a Teutonic onslaught of vital, sometimes plodding, eardrum-splitting rock anthems. In short, the arena-rock monsters were never a picnic-under-the-stars kind of band ... until Moment of Glory. The new millennium brings the Scorpions full circle, melding in-your-face party anthems like "Rock You Like a Hurricane" (now called "Hurricane 2000") and "Big City Nights" into fully orchestrated concoctions featuring the Berlin Philharmoniker. Where the grandiose likes of "Wind of Change" and "Still Loving You" are obvious choices for such a pairing, and indeed, work well, the "Deadly Sting Suite," with almost unrecognizable instrumental versions of "He's a Woman, She's a Man" and "Dynamite," will likely catch the unknowing fan of classic Scorps off guard. Both Deep Purple and Metallica have used full orchestras to accent their songs with mixed results, and the same goes for the Scorps. There's a fine line between wine-and-cheese classical fare and whiney and cheesy metal. Here the Scorpions teeter, if often gracefully, on that line. --Katherine TurmanAlbum Details
New Album Recorded with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Features Three New Songs, Including Moment of Glory which Has Been Chosen as the Official Anthem of Expo 2000. Includes a Duet with Zucchero.Customer Reviews:
Got me hooked on Scorpions.......2007-04-12
Moment of Glory.......2007-04-01
[].......2007-03-14
dynamite!.......2002-10-21
Even Metallica's s&m is better...close but still.
I am sure that it was a great experience to live, for the band and the audience, because that type of event is always unique and can bring strong emotions-unless you have a dumb..s sitting next to you, drinkin' beer and screaming every five minutes Dynamiiiiiiite!!-but on cd...for me it doesn't do it,but it probably is a treasure for those who were there.
Now, I'm not gonna start the debat with DEEP PURPLE and the LSO(1999) but I was there at the Royal Albert Hall and that's why I can understand the concept and the thrill of holding the recording of such concerts...but still DEEP PURPLE 's symphonic album features something that neither Scorpions or Metallica holds...and this is an ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC CREATED FOR A GROUP AND A ORCHESTRA!
Truly a Moment of Glory for the Scorpions!.......2002-07-31
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No. 10, Upping St.
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ASIN: B0000026AV Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- C'mon Every Beatbox
- Beyond The Pale
- Limbo The Law
- Sambadrome
- V. Thirteen
- Ticket
- Hollywood Boulevard
- Dial A Hitman
- Sightsee M.C!
- Ice Cool Killer
- The Big V
- Badrock City
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This time I'll bet you it's BAD.......2007-02-08
UH WIK UH WIK
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This album is so hot that most people have not caught up with it. Some people may never catch up with it.
Mick Jones tosses off killer hooks and melodies endlessly and effortlessly. (Most) other songwriters should be as jealous as hell. You hear the germs of 4 or 8 good songs in one song full of these little false starts the band is famous for doing.
There are lines on this record--it's true of so many Clash and Clash-Related songs--lines that have seemed so wise or so right-on that these days, when I'm baffled or disappointed, they are what come to mind. ("And a drifter will tell you no place is best..." from "V Thirteen", is one example.) With Joe (RIP) so much in on things on this one especially, this, and the BAD records one before and one after, meld into a general category I have mentally set aside and labeled as my Clash and Clash-Related Appreciation Department.
I got it on tape when it came out. When I upgraded to CD, I was disappointed to find that the CD version of "Hollywood Boulevard" is different from the cassette version. The CD version is OK. The tape version is amazing.
If anybody knows of some CD like a best of collection, or some version of No. 10 that I could look for with the better cassette version of "Hollywood Boulevard", I'd appreciate your telling me where to find it (in the comments section, perhaps?).
Big Audio Dynamite's Best Album!.......2005-06-15
"Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" very wisely, drum machines, keyboards, bass and guitars very effectively, Mick Jones and Joe Strummer create an awesome mix of music and politics. It must have been a strange sight to see Joe Strummer walk into the studio and work on the recording of the album with Mick Jones. In some ways this is a Clash album (what it might have sounded like if they continued with the musical progession of Combat Rock). Don Letts contributions are also cool (mixing and editing of the f/x and
vocal tapes). The bass riffs add to the album as well.
The tracks C'mon Every Beatbox, V Thirteen and Limbo The Law are amongst my favorites. Some might disagree with me about which Big Audio Dynamite album is the best one.
For my money it has to be No. 10 Upping Street. Mick Jones and Joe Strummer made one hell of a musical duo.
Highly recommended.
This is BAD at their best.......2005-03-03
stick of dynamite.......2003-11-10
"#10,upping street" is unmistakably one of B.A.D.'s best.hardcore beats had to have started somewhere, why not the 80s! big audio totally made their mark on music, and our stereos!
so basicslly, this means the origional art of sampling was created by artists like them.
music today totally sucks. that's not hard to see. "#10 upping street" had a solid beat that totally dented hip the beats of today. i'm 17, but i know what music is.
For Hard Core Fans Only.......2002-07-22
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