Track Listing

1. Step Aside
2. I've Been Waiting
3. When The Sun Comes Down
4. Love Joy And Understanding
5. I Come Alive
6. Happy People
7. NOT
8. Freedom To Love
9. I Remember A Time
10. It May Rain Sometime
11. Never Look Back
12. When Words Are Just Words
13. Feel The Pressure
14. Silence Of My Mind
15. Tales From The Beach

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1192 in Music
• Released on: 2008-05-05
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Stick With It!
After "Bees And Things And Flowers," I was so looking forward to "Tales" (and maybe that was the problem)that I almost ripped the cd out of the posties hands.

But after a couple of listens I was ready to consign it to the "looks like they are on the downslope" section of my cd collection.The more laid back acoustic groove of what I thought was merely a stop gap release in "Bees....." remained and I was left thinking, where had they left their funkiness?

HOWEVER......I am happy to report I was very very wrong. Having stuck with it "Tales..." is actually a very mature collection of songs from a band who are at the top of their playing/singing abilities. The first 7 tracks demonstrate what the album is all about - the songs aren't as immediate as, say Eleven or Positivity, but "N.O.T" and "I've Been Waiting" are real head bobbing growers. Tony Momrelle appears to have been posessed by the spirit of Stevie Wonder on "When The Sun Comes Down" but Imaani and Joy Rose are not overshadowed either - especially on "Silence Of My Mind" and the hauntingly beautiful "It May Rain Sometime". In fact it's Maysa's voice that sounds as if it's lost some power compared to earlier releases.

The big plus point as well is that the songs really work live - as an attendee at the July Concorde 2 Brighton gig I can testify that "N.O.T" will be a favourite for years to come.

But don't form an opinion until you've played it at least 10 times - sometimes the best things in life are worth waiting for!

A Real Grower
On first listen I was bit disappointed - but I kept at it, and sure enough the grooves started to register, and in time nearly every track was etched on my brain. Really a very strong album indeed - not quite 5 star as there a one or two weaker tracks - but overall a cracker. "Love, Joy and Understanding" is an absolute stand out. A real return to form - right up there with the superb "Eleven".

Every track is a killer diller!
From the moment you listen to the first track to the very end, the CD just breathes pure brilliance on the part of the Incognito team.
A wonderful compilation of feel good factor songs.
Every home should have one - I remember Robbie V used to use that phrase!
Dr Groove at Smooth Groovers loves it too.
The CD will join my collection of Incognito CDs - to be always cherished and always fresh!