I have always bee na fan of Joss Stone, and after seeing her perform at the brits I couldnt resist buying the album any longer, her performance at the brits was amazing, for those who missed it (heaven forbid, why would you mis it!!!! :0)!!! ) she not only gave a great performance, but later gave an even more spectacular performance with Robbie Williams, great viewing................any way lets get o the album. The title of the album which I guess is a little obviouse is Mind, Body and soul, the cover totally gives this impression, great design!, the inside of the cover shows song words and various pictures of joss for those of you who want to use your amazing voices to sing along and dont yet know every word! I didnt manage to get the first album but this one definatly makes up for that!! The tracks that are on the album are:
Right to be wrong
Jet lag
You had me
Spoiled
Dont cha wanna ride
Less is more
Security
Young at heart
Snakes and ladders
Understand
Dont know how
Torn and tattered
Killing Time
Sleep like a child. Ok so there are a fair amount of tracks which is always a bonus when you buy an album!(as
I have bought some which If you took some songs off would be classed asa single!!!), the tracks are nicley ordered, and im not sure if this is right because I heard it over the grape vine, that the inspiration for her album was her current boyfriend.
The first track Right to be wrong, is a nice first track, as youll notice with all the tracks the lyrics are inspiring, and the music is just as great. my favorite line in the track is "my mistakes will make me strong", its songs like this whcih show how good a song witer joss actually is. I quite like this track, its not one f my favorites but it is still an ok track.Track 2 is titled jet lag, again great vocals, and another good track, the songs about the feeling you get everytime you see someone you love, and the butterfly feeling you get in your stomach, some great lines, overall a pretty good song.
You had me is probably the one weve all heard before, (if you ahvent whats goin on!!), this sogn is basically when things go sour in a relationship and how the guy messed up basically, I think youve all heard it and know it is quite a catchy song.
Spoiled is a slow track, I really like it, its about leaving the love of your life, and never been able to replace him, one of the best lines in the song is " It tired to tell myself I'de be over you in a week or two, but that was a year ago". There are some amazing vocals in this track and joss hits alot of high notes perfectly, nice track if you like slow songs ever now and again.
Im not really a big fan of track 5, dont cha wanna ride, I really dont know why because it is a good track, and some people probably want to kill me for saying I dont really like the song. Its about self obsessed men not seeing whats in front of their eyes, i believe thats what its about anyway!.I skip this track alot so I dont really have much to say about it......................sorry!
less is more is another one of the tracks I dont really like, its ok just not as good as the rest to be honest, and I do skip it every now and again! Its about how men just smother you and go over the top "less is more", and how you need breathing space etc, I do like the backing music its quit rythmic but still its not my favorite track in the world.
Track 7, Security, is a very nice track, the vocals are very good, and are mixed very well with the instrumental side, backing vocals are great too, I am very impressed with this track, " lay your head upon my shoulder , and ill set you free" i think is my favorite line however ill probably change my mind when i hear the song again!!! This song i really a must hear, worth buying the album for definatly!!
Ok so, young at heart, nice background music, and as always some good vocals, another song I really like! The songs about how not matter how much you love your patner then people will still try and split you up if they dont approve, this is one of my favorite tracks.
Im probably gonna sound really repetative, but I love this track :0) its about how in a relationship comitment is important to her and that shes fed up of not knowing whats going on, and theyre always up and down (like snakes and ladders which is the title of the song).
Understand is about, trust in a relationship and basically if you ring and the phone doesnt get picked up it doesnt mean you have to worry, because theyre the one you love. Some great lyrics here worth listening to i couldnt pick out my favorite lone in this song becasue they all make the song what it is, definatly a great track.
Dont know how isnt the best track in the world, however I dont skip it, (although you so know I do sometimes) but it is stil quite a good track, nothing much to say about it really tho, which I think says alot.
Torn and Tattered is another song I dont listen to very often, although it is quite a good track, Joss's voice sounds very good in this song, great mix of notes, one of those songs you wish you could like.
The next track is a nice song, it is titled killing time, very slow song, I think you have to be in the right mood to listen to the song, it is a great soul song, most people would probably like, it, and i think its agreat way to lead up to the end of the album.
I think sleep likea child is my favorite track, its about how no matter what has hapened between a couple during the day, in your dreams youll find peace, no matter how you struggle to sleep, when you do, things will seem better, my favortie line in the song is " in the darkest of skies, im gonna be by your side" this is a really nice song and I would have bought the album just for this track.
Overall i think that althought the album will take a bit of listening to to find the tracks you like, its worth buying, as joss stones vocals are the best around these days and her songs eally are inspiring.
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Advantages: Lovely Collection of songs, a combination of relaxing and fun songs. Disadvantages: The weakest song is probably 'All the Kings Horses'...However the CD has generally strong tracks.
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