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JOSS STONE
SOUL SESSIONS |
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One of the best releases of 2003!
by guillermoj Washington, DC United States
Reviewed on October 6th, 2003
Those of you who have heard this amazing talent probably know that Joss Stone is a 16-year old blonde hailing from Great Britain and that she allegedly is the real thing, blah, blah, blah..Guess what? She is more that the real thing. Yes her voice is amazing as is her interpretation of songs that no one in her peer group (or older comporaries for that matter) could touch. No over the top hystrionics to "prove" the she can sing (hello, Mariah, Celine, early Christina, and almost every "American Idol" contestant who manages to carry a tune. This debut is on fire! Playing up the old-school R&B flavor in her music, Stone was signed by S-Curve Records and brought to the US to work with Betty Wright, best known for her 1972 hit "The Clean Up Woman". Wright recruited key musicians to rekindle the fire of old school soul with an amazing collection of REVAMPED covers that Stone immediately makes her own. I was very skeptical before buying this CD (which by the way is a bargain almost everywhere selling for half the $ of most current releases) as critics tend to want to find the next best thing and hype a good thing into something that it is not. This is not about hype as Stone has a smoky voice that reeks of a hard-lived life, which only shows that a great interpreter need to not have experienced what she sings about to make you feel it all the way down to your soul. Stone's record company felt that it was best to drop this release of covers over a formal debut album of original material and I could not agree with their decision any more than if I had made it himself. There are many established artists releasing CDs of standards right now (some are great, most are not), but the magic here is in the ecclectic yet cohesive song selection, a voice from the center of the soul, and a production effort that is second to none. Betty Wright has stripped the music in such a way that it seems effortless. In a nutshell, but this release now if you love music over tired hystrionics or every neo-soul artist that is heralded as the next best thing. The next best thing is here and I wish her a great career. Also Betty Wright is obviously a producing talent to be reckoned with. No tricks, no veils, just the dance between a singer and music that together make this one, if not the best release of 2003.
More "Soul Sessions" reviews:
[2005-01-22] BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!! (10)
[2005-01-22] A Soulful Throwback (10)
[2005-01-14] Soul Revalation (8)
[2004-12-14] I'm Diggin' On Her ! (10)
[2004-12-11] White-Girl Soul (4)
[2004-12-11] Very good debut album from a very talented teen (8)
[2004-11-14] Refreshing (10)
[2004-11-06] Great Album!!! (10)
[2004-10-30] Joss Stone is "Some Kind Of Wonderful" (10)
[2004-10-29] Soul Sessions (10)
[2004-10-20] This Girl Has Got It (10)
[2004-09-22] Blue Eyed Soul Sister (8)
[2004-09-20] Stone For Real! (10)
[2004-09-08] Brilliant Brilliant and even more Brilliant (10)
[2004-08-31] Damn! "It's about time" (10)
[2004-08-21] She's Got the Fame, Voice, Popularity... (10)
[2004-08-15] OK, but there are better albums - try Nellie McKay (6)
[2004-08-02] Amazing album from a promising new artist. (10)
[2004-07-18] Excellent 1st Effort (10)
[2004-07-17] Real Music- It's About Time! (10)
[2004-07-14] Outstanding - A Force to be Reckoned With (10)
[2004-07-12] Amazing talent (8)
[2004-07-10] Great New Blues and Soul Singer (8)
[2004-07-09] Super Duper Bad!! (10)
[2004-07-08] WOW!!! (10)
[2004-07-06] Powerful (8)
[2004-07-06] The female Johnny Lang (8)
[2004-07-04] Gravel-Voiced Soul Queen Sensation (10)
[2004-07-01] Best "COVER" music to showcase her voice (8)
[2004-06-28] I just love Joss (10)
[2004-06-27] a new generation of talent to applaud! (10)
[2004-06-27] You should already want to buy this. (10)
[2004-06-25] The Girl is Awsome!!!!!! (10)
[2004-06-25] Refreshing (8)
[2004-06-25] Stone Soul Picnic (10)
[2004-06-23] Breath of fresh air (10)
[2004-06-22] anye76 (10)
[2004-06-22] Sista Soulja (10)
[2004-06-21] Overrated!!!! (2)
[2004-06-20] This Girl If Knows how to Sing ! (10)
[2004-06-16] Pleasantly surprised (10)
[2004-06-16] I have seen the future and it IS Joss Stone!!!! (10)
[2004-06-13] the best album in years (10)
[2004-06-12] Is this a joke? (2)
[2004-06-10] Absolute Magic! (10)
[2004-06-07] would've rated it with no stars but darn... (2)
[2004-06-06] UNBELIEVEABLE (10)
[2004-06-04] Joss of Soul (8)
[2004-05-31] Joss Stone is the truth... (8)
[2004-05-28] What a voice! (10)
[2004-05-25] POWERHOUSE (6)
[2004-05-23] Grating, Overdone and Laughable.. (2)
[2004-05-22] Throwback (8)
[2004-05-18] Just my 2 cents (6)
[2004-05-13] STUNNING DEBUT BY 16 YEAR-OLD WHO IS ALL ABOUT THE VOICE (10)
[2004-05-13] BEST COMPARISON: A More Promising Version of Tina Marie (8)
[2004-05-13] BEST COMPARISON: THE NEXT TINA MARIE......... (8)
[2004-05-12] The best singer in years (10)
[2004-05-11] Great music, great performer (10)
[2004-05-10] Fantastic (10)
[2004-05-07] Great material (8)
[2004-05-07] Blew me away!!!! (10)
[2004-05-05] I was at the recording session with ?uestlove (10)
[2004-05-05] A true Joy to the world of music (10)
[2004-05-04] And she is HOW OLD?! (10)
[2004-05-04] Amazing vocalist! (10)
[2004-05-03] Keep your eye on this one (10)
[2004-05-02] One Hot Little Chick! (8)
[2004-05-02] Wow! (10)
[2004-05-01] A Star is Born (10)
[2004-05-01] SURPRISINGLY GOOD!! (8)
[2004-04-30] Does Anyone Remember Nikka Costa? (6)
[2004-04-29] Soul of the deepest kind (8)
[2004-04-29] A sensational debut of the year so far! (10)
[2004-04-28] Watch out for this English Rose. (6)
[2004-04-28] Best album in a long time! (10)
[2004-04-26] She ain't really the next Aretha... (10)
[2004-04-26] Watch for her in a few years (6)
[2004-04-24] Best cd I've purchased this year! (8)
[2004-04-22] wow. (10)
[2004-04-22] Lots of hype, but very disappointing album. (4)
[2004-04-21] R&B from a Brit Teen! White Girl Got Game! (10)
[2004-04-16] Stone delivers Soul Sessions (4)
[2004-04-16] Only Heard One Song (8)
[2004-04-14] SUPERB (10)
[2004-04-14] EVERYONE NEEDS TO STOP HATING (10)
[2004-04-13] WOW!!! Now that is talent (8)
[2004-04-12] What a voice (8)
[2004-04-09] Loved it (10)
[2004-04-09] Exceeded My Expectation (8)
[2004-04-07] Heartless 'Soul by numbers' (4)
[2004-04-02] Not Perfect...but what is? (6)
[2004-03-31] MTV this ain't (8)
[2004-03-30] Subtle and Mellow (10)
[2004-03-30] A strong premier (10)
[2004-03-29] The Best Discovery I've Come Across (10)
[2004-03-27] Reinvented (4)
[2004-03-26] MUSIC FOR THE SOUL (10)
[2004-03-25] MUSIC FOR THE SOUL (10)
[2004-03-25] great album (10)
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