Product Description

Jamiroquai's debut brings together a utopian worldview, funky '70s R&B influences and the liberated sensibility of England's burgeoning acid-jazz movement. The band, led by singerJason "Jay" Kay, rides a funky groove while spreading a message of peace, love and environmental conscientiousness. Theresults of this meeting of heart and head range from Brazilian-flavoured instrumentals like "Music Of The Mind" to to songs like "If I Like It, I Do It", on which yesterday's jazzy soul is spun around on today's hip-hoppy turntables.
Jamiroquai also flexes its improvisational muscle on two songsthat clock in at over eight minutes. On "Blow Your Mind", Kay scats like George Benson, and the band captures the funkyflow of "Summer Madness"-era Kool & The Gang. "Revolution 1993" is a 10-minute vamp on self-determination, featuring anAfro-Caribbean rhythm, Herbie Mann-inspired flute, a ragingMoog synthesizer and the darting strings of the Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra.

Track Listing

1. When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo)
2. Too Young To Die
3. Hooked Up
4. If I Like It I Do It
5. Music Of The Mind
6. Emergency On Planet Earth
7. Whatever It Is I Just Can't Stop
8. Blow Your Mind
9. Revolution 1993
10. Didgin' Out

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5850 in Music
• Released on: 2001-01-01
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
In the liner notes to Jamiroquai's debut album, lead singer and mastermind Jason Kay delivers a sincere, if oversimplified, screed about distributing the wealth and saving the rainforests. The lyrics follow suit: except for a single love tune ("Blow Your Mind"), Kay bemoans war, greed, racism, and conformity, or extols the power of music as a drug ("Hooked Up") or as a catalyst for social revolution. This is not Jamiroquai's most eloquent album, nor their strongest musically, what with most songs structured as long-form, open-ended jams weighing in at six minutes or more. Though interesting as a chronicle of Kay's musical vision taking shape, overall it's a document that will appeal most to Deadheads and jam-band fans. --Suzanne McElfresh

Customer Reviews

Life force
A defining album, an album that becomes a part of you and that will stay with you. This album inspired me to learn the bass guitar and I still have a lot of fun playing along.

**THE BEST**
This is the best album i have ever bought! Every track is fantastic, my favourites being 'Too young to die', 'when you gonna learn', 'if i like it, i do it'. This album has some a super feel good grooves - 'music of the mind' is a excellent making you feel relaxed and calm. A must have! The best jamiroquai album yet/ever in my opinion.

The best funk album ever.
Its really very simple, this is not only jamiroquais best album and defining piece of work, it is perhaps the best album i have ever heard. It is pure funk and jazz of a genuine nature, none of that electric rubbish from funk oddyseyy, this is real music. This is for the real fans only, if you liked space cowboy (which is also great) then get this as its near perfection.