Track Listing

1. Intro
2. If I Take You Home (Upon...)
3. Hot Stage Lights
4. Daredevil Baby
5. Ride Ride Ride
6. Being A Girl
7. Suspicion (She Knows Me Too Well)
8. Mean Sleep
9. Priest Or Police
10. Character
11. Interlude
12. No Sense Of Crime
13. At The End Of A Slow Dance
14. Thrill Of This Love
15. Hole In My Heart
16. Night Is Young

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #74612 in Music
• Released on: 2006-06-19
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Expanding His range
Van Hunt sophomore CD finds him expanding his range and influences, and not just giving us a rehash of his excellent debut CD Van Hunt. And for that he has to be admired, as an artist that will develop his sound between CDs. I have to be honest and say that the rockier moments on here left me quite cold, but remind me of Prince & Lenny Kravitz. But there are moments on here that do hit the heights. 'Being a Girl', 'Character', 'Priest or Police' and the gorgeous (and my favorite song on the CD) Hole In my heart. The thing I love about both CDs (and I hope he continues with throughout his career) are his excellent, melancholy, abstract lyrics that are best exemplified on 'Priest & Police'. As I write Van Hunt is labeless, and thus is third Cd Selections From The Album Popular as a complete CD, is gathering dust awaiting release. Which is a crying shame, and a sad indictment on the music industry as we know it. Until such time as this is rectified, at least we can enjoy this diverse CD.

Different but still amazing!
Having bought his first, self titled album and worn it out with overuse, Van Hunt doesn't dissapoint with effort number 2. At times shades of Prince bring home the fact that this guy can do anything with his silky voice. Don't buy this album because you want more of what he served up on "Van Hunt", buy this album because you won't hear a better mix of great song writing backed up with outrageous vocal talent from one of the stars of the modern soul movement.

Stop Drop & Roll On The Jungle Floor
Van Hunt quickly became one of my favourite soul singers in 2005 when i discovered his genius. "On The Jungle Floor" is his 2nd attempt that proves he isnt just a one-trick pony.

1.Intro/If I Take You Home - The start is just Van being silly then breaks into the first song which just sounds like it came fresh from the 70's with a strong Sly Stone sound to it which makes it one of the funkiest tracks 10/10

2.Hot Stage Lights - Another funky jam which although a bit less frantic that the first track it still makes a good impact and has you tapping your foot which is a cool 10/10

3.Dare Devil, Baby - The first 'ballad' of the song and is my favourite song i love this song it reminds me something from his debut (which i LOVE)this song touched me with its delicate piano and his voice very gentle the lyrics are just beautiful the guy can sing! 10/10

4.Ride,Ride,Ride - The biggest standout that's a total rock jam straight out of Lenny Kravitz mind lol its totally excellent and an enjoyable song to listen to you can just picture Lenny singing this 9/10

5.Being A Girl - At first with the intro beat i thought this was gonna be a poor attempt to break into the mainstream market but i was wrong this song is a smooth mid-tempo song about a women who knows how to be a girl a nice song 9/10

6.Suspicion - Another throwback song that im actually not to keen on but i don't skip it i just choose to give it much attention 5/10

7.Mean Sleep (Duet With Nikka Costa) - This duet is one of the best tracks on the album Van and Nikka do a great job and work very well together its a beautiful song about sleeping on an argument Van's parts are my favourite although i love Nikka's voice she seems to loud maybe Tweet (love her)would have been a better choice but i love it all the same 10/10

8.Preist Or Police - A nice song took me a while to like it but the song reminds me of a previous song "Being A Girl" although i like that one more this song holds it down i like it 9/10

9.Character - The 1st official single i heard this song a while ago and i really liked it a good strong choice if i had my way this song would have been successful..very successful i love it! ive had it in my head for weeks its damn catchy! 10/10

10.No Sense Of Crime - This is a remake of Iggy Pop's song as ive never heard the original i can't compare but it's a good song giving it a soul/funk twist to it is cool i enjoyed this song 9/10

11.At The End Of A Slow Dance - Prince is plastered all over this song its fantastic it just reminds me of the purple one so much its a fantastic song Van sounds brilliant i enjoyed this song alot its one of my favourites 10/10

12.The Thrill Of This Love - Not a favourite a few inspirations of his are apparent of this song but all in all i feel it was just a filler track that was put on the album to make it look longer it has a 'demo' quality to it but it could be b-side worthy reminds me a bit of something from N.E.R.D's 1st album 6/10

13.Hole In My Heart - A gorgeous melodic song a song about missing someone and not having the around making you feel down and depressed i like this song alot it had a catchy baseline and the chorus is cool 10/10

14.The Night Is Young - The closer tops the album off and leaves it going out on a high has a Red Hot Chilli Peppers vibe to me (dunno about anyone else) it's a cool song the female backing voice is good whoever she is she can sing well 10/10

Top 5
1.Daredevil,Baby
2.Mean Sleep
3.At The End Of A Slow Dance
4.Character
5.Hole In My Heart

Van Hunt is brilliant support some fine soul artistry