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The Definitive Grace Jones Studio Album

Advantages: The funky Pull Up To The Bumper
Disadvantages: None that really springs to mind

...early 1981 for the unforgetable Nightclubbing project. Grace Jones second album on Island Records is possibly the greatest of her considerably short recording career and captured Jones at her artistic peak. It features a series of remarkable recordings, encapsulating a multitude of styles such as New Wave, Reggae, Funk, Jazz and Soul. She was again aided by the fabulous production skills of those reggae kings, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. Nightclubbing ...
...unique version of Iggy Pop's Nightclubbing is a total contrast to the original, flowing with strange, synchronized sounds that was way ahead of its time. The New Wave sounds of Art Groupie is another interesting concoction, but the music steadily steers direction, driving into jazz on the eccentric but undeniably brilliant, I've Seen That Face Before in which Grace delivers both English and French spoken passages. The disappointment of the album ...

IanPhillips 07.09.2006 · Read full review
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Reggae-Rock-Funk-Soul-New Wave

Advantages: The excellent U.K Top 20 hit, Private Life
Disadvantages: The dated, album track, Bulls***

...mainstream recognition with the superb Warm Leatherette album. Grace Jones shifted musical direction for the Warm Leatherette (1980) project, divulging into a diverse blend of sounds and styles ranging from Reggae, Rock, New Wave, Funk and Soul. The finished results were some of Jones most compelling recording work. This album was not least aided by the excellent production skills of Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin as well as the startling muscians ...
...The title track Warm Leatherette is an electric affair combining a striking mixture of Rock, New Wave and Reggae. Jones sounds even a little playful on the tracks chrous consisting of thrashing guirtar riffages. Jones fantastic cover version of The Pretenders, Private Life is given a more definitive and unique working over where Jones seemingly scowls through the duration of each verse whilst then singing gently in that raw (though narrow) vocal ...

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Ladies And Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones

Advantages: These two discs capture some of Grace Jones most enthralling recording work
Disadvantages: Strangely omits the classic "Slave To The Rhythm" - one of Grace's biggest sellers

...singer, actress and ex-super model Grace Jones surprised both critics and fans in 2008 when she re-emerged after a 19 year hiatus, seemingly with a vengeance, on what is arguably the best album of her career "Hurricane". Now in her sixties, Grace Jones has amazingly never looked or sounded so great. "The Grace Jones Story" features her work prior to that stunning album and easily is the most lengthy, generous sampling of her sorely over-looked music ...
...already available is that "The Grace Jones Story" welcomingly highlights all areas of her recording career, from her days as a celebrated disco diva and deservedly hailed as the "queen of gay discos", to her heralded trilogy of masterpieces with Sly and Robbie and to her post-Island work where Grace delved into pop and underground terriotry. The vast majority of hit singles Grace has scored variously on the pop, R&B and dance/club charts are included ...

IanPhillips 03.09.2009 · Read full review
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Can you MC?????

Advantages: great to listen to, easy to learn the words
Disadvantages: the language(swearing) is quite bad.

...3. Random 4. Public Warning 5. Love Me Or Hate Me 6. My England 7. Tango 8. A Little Bit Of Shhh 9. Hoodie 10. Those Were The Days 11. Blah Blah 12. Fiddle With The Volume 13. Love Me Or Hate Me Remix - Missy Elliot ~~~About Some Songs~~~ 1.9 to 5- well this song is quite funny when in the song she says "Oh! Channel U da ones dat made me huge Like Katie Prices boobs Whoops Im being rude" lol but that isn't my favorite. 3.Random- well there is not ...
...like it because it has a good tune. 4.Public Warning-This is one of my favorite songs. It is made so everyone thinks that everyone is scared of lady sovereign and she is boss. 5.Love Me Or Hate Me- I love this song it is soooo cool. Everyone at my school likes it. We all have it on our phones and always listen to it. 9.Hoodie-Hoodie is great I know all the words for it by listening to it so many times. The video for it is really funny. 13.I don't ...

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Third In The Trilogy Of The Compass Point Sessions

Advantages: The super-infectious Nipple To The Bottle
Disadvantages: Is less than 40 minutes long

...as I love and enjoy Living My Life, this is my least favourite in the trilogy that Grace Jones recorded with Sly & Robbie etc. It just doesn't quite hit the heights of the critically-acclaimed Nightclubbing (1981) and the still-superb Warm Leatherette (1980) though Living My Life certainly has its moments with the outstanding tracks Nipple To The Bottle, The Apple Stretching, Everybody Hold Still and Inspiration. Regardless of it being the weakest ...
...humble opinion), Living My Life stands as a solid piece of work and is totally essential to any Grace Jones fan. So theres plenty to recommend here and it must be noted that the whole sound of this album was groundbreaking for its time. Produced by Alex Sadkin and Chris Blackwell, these sessions were all, again, recorded at the Compass Point Sessions in Nassau Bahamas. What does set Living My Life apart from its two predecessors is that theres only ...

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