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Dye
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Dynamite: Dyego's review!
Hello Jamirotalkers,
Finally, the day we heard Dynamite arrived! We met again with the people of the first time, Leti (Leti's son too! dacing like mad!), Ale, Mer, (Pablo was it the other one?), and my dad, but including funkynic, Rodrigo and another girl -I can't remember her name- this time.
We entered to the same room than the last time, the girl came, talked about the situation of the single in the radio, blah blah blah, we saw the video -yes, again  , although the middle part is different, like the one on the radio-, and, finally, we heard the album. Here's my review track-by-track:
 Dynamite: I still believe is the best song in the album. Should be a single, without a doubt. Should have a video directed by Michel Gondry... at night, in a disco or something! I can already imagine it 
Electric Mistress: in good quality, this is a nice track. Still sounds like Basement Jaxx, I agree, but I like it.
Star Child: Another high point of the album. Beautiful disco song (may I say this is the funkiest album ever made by Jamiroquai?). We heard this one twice, and is great.
Love Blind: Strange song. Is not bad. Is not great either. Maybe with a few listenings it could get better. Honestly, I can't compare it with other song from JMQ. Is something... new?
Talulah: Ahhhh YES! Want the JMQ from the first two albums multiplied in 6 minutes in a beautiful song? Excellent. Probably one of the best tracks in my opinion . We heard it twice too.
Give Hate A Chance: Yes, this is one of the strongest tracks in the whole album. Like I said the last time. (by the way, it ends like 'Main Vein', right guys?)
World That He Wants: Mmm.. If I had to define it, I would say is like a political version of 'Spend a Lifetime'... very slow, one of the finest protest songs (what I could hear from the lyrics) and I liked it.Obviously the main attraction in WTHW is what Jay is talking about. Flor this tune goes to you, like we said, you will like it.
Black Devil Car: I noticed with funkynic this time that is waaay different from the 30 seconds we heard. I like it a little bit more last night, but not the carrousel part, haha.
Hot Tequila Brown: kind of a funky/reggae, if that exists, is a good song. But, to be honest, with tracks like GHAC, SC (Star Child, not Space Cowboy!) and D, is the weakest danceable song. Don't get me wrong, is still nice JMQ. But comparissions are like that.
Beatbox: you may wonder if the last track of the album should be the best one... and the answer is YES. I won't give much detail cause I can ruin this great tune... and sing along people!!!
Yes, 'Time Won't Wait' can be one of the Japanese bonus tracks, good for us, still we have something extra to hear.
Overall? The funkiest Jamiroquai album to date. Bass lines everywhere, backing singers and that little pearl on track 7. And the track 12 surprise too. I really liked it, and perhaps more than AFO. Just what I was expecting, so didn't surprise me much. Just read your review Ale, very good 
What's next?
<---- see Ale? No lyrics snippet!
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skoolen87
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| Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 17:25 |
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Wow
great news man,
"overall the funkiest Jamiroquai album to date"
you dare
However it looked like you said every song was the best song hahaha
well, now I really REALLY want to hear it thanks to you |
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funkynic
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
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Location: Buenos Aires Funkcity!
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| Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 18:34 |
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Yes, it is a very disco-funk album. I really love it... much better ( at least for my taste) than AFO.......
funky disco beats.... great basslines a very good performance of rob harris through out the album. 2 VEry good ballads, 7days and talulah with a great soprano sax (or clarinet maybe) and flute playing together kind of like it happens in "Who the funk do you think you are", a very good track 12 and many more thinks make this a great album!!!
Funky nic!
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fUnK[iLo]
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| Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 22:00 |
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Re: Dynamite: Dyego's review!
| Diego// Twenty Zero Three wrote: |
World That He Wants: Mmm.. If I had to define it, I would say is like a political version of 'Spend a Lifetime'... very slow, one of the finest protest songs (what I could hear from the lyrics) and I liked it.Obviously the main attraction in WTHW is what Jay is talking about. Flor this tune goes to you, like we said, you will like it. |
Thank you Dy! You, Funkynic and Ale know how important this track is for my future   so, I'm so glad to hear that!
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Abou Moslem
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| Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 22:51 |
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Re: Dynamite: Dyego's review!
| fUnK[iLo] wrote: |
| Diego// Twenty Zero Three wrote: |
World That He Wants: Mmm.. If I had to define it, I would say is like a political version of 'Spend a Lifetime'... very slow, one of the finest protest songs (what I could hear from the lyrics) and I liked it.Obviously the main attraction in WTHW is what Jay is talking about. Flor this tune goes to you, like we said, you will like it. |
Thank you Dy! You, Funkynic and Ale know how important this track is for my future so, I'm so glad to hear that! |
I think "world that he wants" is something like a black crow part II because of the lyrics about war and the way Jay sings. It says something about the graves of the braves, a lesson that wasn't learned (vietnam, of course)... maybe I can dig a little bit more in the recording of my cell phone 
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fUnK[iLo]
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| Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 22:54 |
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Re: Dynamite: Dyego's review!
| Abou Moslem wrote: |
| fUnK[iLo] wrote: |
| Diego// Twenty Zero Three wrote: |
World That He Wants: Mmm.. If I had to define it, I would say is like a political version of 'Spend a Lifetime'... very slow, one of the finest protest songs (what I could hear from the lyrics) and I liked it.Obviously the main attraction in WTHW is what Jay is talking about. Flor this tune goes to you, like we said, you will like it. |
Thank you Dy! You, Funkynic and Ale know how important this track is for my future so, I'm so glad to hear that! |
I think "world that he wants" is something like a black crow part II because of the lyrics about war and the way Jay sings. It says something about the graves of the braves, a lesson that wasn't learned (vietnam, of course)... maybe I can dig a little bit more in the recording of my cell phone |
Ale you're an angel!!!! Thank you so much! I can't wait to hear this song, and to make my mum listen to it and to translate her its lyrics Yay!
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FunkEducation
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 06:58 |
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Re: Dynamite: Dyego's review!
| fUnK[iLo] wrote: |
| Diego// Twenty Zero Three wrote: |
World That He Wants: Mmm.. If I had to define it, I would say is like a political version of 'Spend a Lifetime'... very slow, one of the finest protest songs (what I could hear from the lyrics) and I liked it.Obviously the main attraction in WTHW is what Jay is talking about. Flor this tune goes to you, like we said, you will like it. |
Thank you Dy! You, Funkynic and Ale know how important this track is for my future so, I'm so glad to hear that! |
this is a problem only for Corner of the Earth.... now imagine two songs.... hehehehehe can we handle this? hehehe see ya Flor!
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Catman
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 08:24 |
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time wont wait is on the australian release aswell! |
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Jamirowolf
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 15:08 |
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MERLINA LETIROQUAI?!?
wow los argentinos son super afortunados en tener una comunidad de jamirofans tan grande en argentina, qué tal el peque de leti, re lindo verdad? aah qué buenos tiempos los de jamlatin!
Acá ya no sé de nadie más que los que alguna vez nos reunimos pero..nada pues
Suerte Diego! |
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LLCoolJR
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 16:21 |
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Hi,
Thanks very much for the review, Diego. It makes me happy and it seems I can't wait no longer
JR |
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flauben
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 21:58 |
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Hahahahaha!
So every song is the best song! lolololololol... That was good.
"well people, I believe Dynamite is the best song in the whole album, but in case of you wonder if the last one is the best my answer is YES". Hahahahahaha. I'm laughing at it all the time. I can't remeber that, otherwise I'll be joking everytime. That's great news anyway, I can't wait for Dynamite anymore. Sad news is what they want to be as first single, the weakest one. Well, let's hope it like a smart attitude, maybe we didn't understand yet what is the plans for this era.
Thank you D!
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Dye
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 17:14 |
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Re: Hahahahaha!
| flauben wrote: |
"well people, I believe Dynamite is the best song in the whole album, but in case of you wonder if the last one is the best my answer is YES". Hahahahahaha. I'm laughing at it all the time. |
And you will laugh (or cry?) a lot more when you know what I'm talking about .
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 17:38 |
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Re: Hahahahaha!
| flauben wrote: |
| Sad news is what they want to be as first single, the weakest one. Well, let's hope it like a smart attitude, maybe we didn't understand yet what is the plans for this era.! |
My friends who didn't really dig JMQ before seem to adore FJLIS!
It's appealing to a wider audience methinks  |
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Dye
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 16:43 |
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Hello Jamirotalkers,
I know I made my review already, but after listening a few more times, I would like to make a detailed review on the album.
This one goes beyond the fanatism for the band. 'Dynamite' improves a lot from the previous one, 'A Funk Odyssey', and one of the things is the running order. Some people criticized the fact that 'Black Crow' became after 'Stop Don't Panic', that is: it was not in a cohesive order. I believe this time they solved that problem, which makes the album to have a better listening. For example, 'World That He Wants' fits perfect between the optimistic 'Give Hate A Chance' and the funk rock of 'Black Devil Car'. Not to mention the fact that 'Electric Mistress' brings an actual sound to the band after the classic Jamiroquai from 'Dynamite' and 'Seven Days In Sunny June'. And it's interesting too because is darker than the rest of the songs in the album.
'Starchild' is one of the strongest tracks in the album and I think the instrumentation in this one, and in a few others, is a perfect mixture of disco music and soul. While 'Love Blind' shows something new from Jamiroquai, like it or not.
'Talulah' is a beautiful ballad. Simply and truly beautiful. Then 'Give Hate A Chance' comes and you realized Jamiroquai makes the happiest disco and dance music of our time.
'World That He Wants' and its political issues, like the Space Cowboy made in the same name album, (I noticed that in some parts he sings exactly like Michael Jackson). And when it's ending, it leaves you waiting for more. I think is a great song and hopefully it will turn controversial, although I think is not new that an artist is singing against Bush, right?
'Black Devil Car' is really growing on me. I thought I was not gonna like this but the lyrics are fun and is the first time I actually enjoy listening to Rob Harris! The middle part kind of that it has a meaning... I mean, he wants the ladies to ride on his 'black devil car'... well that's the part were someone is actually in his car L O L. I haven't tried it while driving -first of all, I don't drive hehe- but I will eventually, so I can't really talk about if it is or not a good song for driving. (Did you realized that other track that talks about Jay's cars, 'Travelling Without Moving', is also on the number 10 in the running order?).
'Hot Tequila Brown' has it's own meaning for Jay and I think is a very personal song. I enjoy it, like a 'Picture Of My Life' little bit happier. I like it because of the fact that sounds kind of reggae for me, and in some parts there are a lot of electronic noises around the track (notice that when Jay sings 'don't shoot me down', you can hear a gun in the back---- this could count for future 'secret sounds' post ; )
'Time Won't Wait'.... ahhh what a beautiful song. I like the lyrics and there are horns in here (I can hear some parts that sounds exactly like Earth Wind & Fire... 'In The Stone' comes to my mind right now), and knowing that the song was made in one take -like 'Funktion'- brings a live kind of feel that I would love to hear in the concerts. This is one of the songs were the backing singers are very well put. To be honest, I don't dislike them in the whole album, although I'm curious to know how it would sound without them, and hear the difference.
Talking about the instruments and their players, I believe the bass stands out. I want to know who of the bassists they used for the album was used in each song. Some of the sections are excellent, and I think you may agree with me on this.
It gets difficult to me to hear Sola during the album, only in 'Time Won't Wait' you realize how good is he. Maybe you hear a triangle at the back in some songs, or percussion in a few parts -like in 'Main Vein', in the middle-. I wish Jay could use him a little bit more, I don't know maybe like in 'Use The Force' -the live version made a good use of Sola!-.
Derrick does his job very good, like always. And I'm glad the drums doesn't sound so electronic... maybe in 'Electric Mistress' the electronic drums are well used.
Matt Johnson. You can notice Toby is gone. But in my opinion I think it was a good thing. I also would like to know who wrote all the songs, and I want to say I like Matt and his keyboards. He's different to Toby, so you can't really compare to different things. Is different in a good way. Maybe JMQ needed this change in the songwriting to sound a little bit different.
Rob Harris! What a dilema. Many of you don't like him. I didn't either. But I like the Rob Harris of this album. The guitar is perfect in most of the tracks, and in the ones that he plays much more, like in 'Black Devil Car', it fits the song. Is not like 'Twenty Zero One', no no. Like I said up there, I enjoy listening to him in this album. I'm glad for that.
And now Mr Jay. It doesn't bother me at all how his voice sounds in the album. I can't see major problems. Ok, I agree on that he sings different from... what? 10 years ago?, is completely understandable! He is not 25 anymore, a lot of singers lose their voices a litle bit. If he is losing his voice and still wants to sing, what can he do? Nothing, except training a lot. He said that he tried to sing 'Feels Just Like It Should' with his normal register but he didn't like it. So he sang it different. The album version is fine, I don't like the live version, that is all that bothers me from Jay. BUT, let's not forget that is the only song from the new album we heard live. With the exception of 'Seven Days In Sunny June', which I think it was ok.
So, to sum up, I think Jay voice is fine, doesn't bother me.
Now it comes the annoying comparission with the other 5 records. Is very hard, cause every one of them was made according to a period of time, and the album was done around that. 'EOPE' talked about planet earth and how the man is destroying it. 'TROTSC' had more political issues. Maybe that is why is one of the best, and why is the one most people like. 'TWM' was more like chill out for me. It had some spotlights and it was the most succesful. 'Synkronized' was made around the success of TWM, including more electronic stuff. Is hard for me to describe that album, is the first one I bought so is special to me (that's another thing we should not forget, every album represents something personal to each of us, that's very important). Same as 'AFO'. That is why is difficult to rate an album in comparission to the others, and that everyone agrees on that rating. So this is just my opinion, and everyone can make his own description of the album, that's why there's a forum for us.
Musically the album is very rich. Like I said before, that the album is made according on what's going on in the world, this one represents something like 'ok, the world is really f_cked up, let's have fun and forget about that for a second'. And I think that is why it stands out from the latest 2 albums. Sounds more powerful, optimistic and upbeat. And knowing that it was made in 18 months, written and recorded in all those places, you attemtp to think that the album has been planned and changed a lot, that there's a lot of work behind it. I think 'Dynamite' is special for all those reasons.
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FunkEducation
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 19:30 |
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i agree with you at all Dyego!! but i still don't like black devil car and feels just...
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