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She's much better live than in the studio. Not as good as I hoped but still worthwhile.
"Music" (featuring Lauryn Hill) and "Bad Habit" are bluesy, again with the strong sound intact. Stone sounds like a seasoned woman of the world, and she is 22, and the album was released 2 years ago. I think I know where the spirit of Janis Joplin ended up: in England, inside Joss Stone. She sounds both classic-old and hot-new. The final "outro" is a short, less structured melodic piece like those found on Mariah's and Christina's albums.What's so amazing to me is that the young Ms. "Girl They Won't Believe It" is breezy, very upbeat. "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" and "Proper Nice" are slower, I would say mid-tempo ballads, retaining the generally strong sound.
This, my favorite of the slower tracks, is a soul ballad in old-school style, as Joss pours out her misery over the breakup she knows is coming. Nonetheless, the prevailing mood of the album is on the light side, until we reach "What Were We Thinking".
The difference in the tracks lies in the specific format applied to each, using that basic arrangement. "Bruised But Not Broken" is a ballad that is slower and more serious than the previous ones.
Many of her vocal characteristics remind me of Janis, but her voice is smoother, "prettier". "Arms Of My Baby" has a 60's vibe, updated for the now.
Today, in fact, is her birthday, so, Happy Birthday, Joss. She sings sensual R&B in a way that should make current American pop/soul singers hang their heads in shame.Most of the tracks frame that strong lead voice with back-up singers, disco strings, horns and mellow R&B guitar.
"Headturner", "Tell Me 'Bout It", "Put Your Hands On Me" and "Baby, Baby, Baby" are also upbeat but with loud, hard drumming, more in a rock vein.
she was only 19 when she recorded this. Joss Stone is absolutely amazing. Just listen to the samples she has such a great voice.
basically it's 60's-70's retro soul made more contemporary by adding rappers and hip hop beats.i heard joss' the soul sessions album back a few years ago.i thought joss could sing, but i figured she was just an r and b version of mandy moore: joss would be destined to be a mid-tier soul singer, who would sell enough records to just keep making records.and it's a damn shame, because joss has the talent to really have a breakout album.raphael saddiq from tony toni tone, produced this and as you well know, 3-T knew a thing or two about good r and b.girl she won't believe it, is hot.headturner made me think of that picture of joss inside the cd case.the song lives up to its name.tell me what we're gonna do now is the radio hit with common and i love both of them on this song.music i skipped on purpose, not because i didn't like it, but because i thought lauryn hill was a hypocrite for making a song with joss.10 years ago when l boogie's record was doing good, she said that she would rather see babies die than have white people buy her records.i guess lauryn changed her mind.better for blacks and whites to have a love/hate relationship then no relationship at all, i guess.baby baby baby is a good song to get it on by.i put off listening to this for the longest until i finally broke down and did it.joss was worth it.
lol Bought this to replace the one that a friend borrowed and never returned.
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