Jamiroquai “Emergency on Planet Earth” (1993) – got it
Kind of like a combination of Herbie Hancock’s fusion
material, and Steve Wonder… in fact, if I were to be uncharitable, I’d say that that’s
pretty much all their sound is. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy
Jamiroquai’s tight funk grooves, danceable beats and Wonder-esque
vocals, and I have a few of their releases; but I have to admit that their
sound doesn’t change hugely between albums. They might chuck in a
ballad here or more of a disco influence there but generally they stick
with what they know.
That aside, I could definitely understand this record and band making a
splash when they first appeared. Their music is lively, their musicians
skilled, and lead-singer Jay Kay (who people forever assume is a solo
artist called Jamiroquai) was a ball of big-hat-wearing energetic stage
presence.
