Advantages: Hurricane emerges as Grace Jones most compelling recording project Disadvantages: None that springs to mind
...The stormy title track Hurricane is something of a hypnotic masterpiece! The sweeping and pounding wave of multi-layered arrangements are complimented by Grace's assertive voacl performance. Her voice is often synchronised on this powerful, contagious, atmospheric number.
Love You To Life is another hip, trancey R&B-Club number with stark efefcts and compelling musical undertones of Reggae-Rasta. The hypnotic-like chrous, where Grace is joined by ... ...Hurricane then begins winding down with another mellow, late-night R&B number with a driving Jamacian vibe Sunset, Sunrise. This other atmospheric number careers along at a dreamy, mellow pace. On the final number Devil In My Life, Grace rides along a high tidal wave of multi-layered arrangements, including prominent, erratic violin interludes that provide a seamless musical backdrop. Devil In My Life sounds the ideal track to be lifted as a single, ...
IanPhillips 10.12.2008
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Advantages: superb collection of superb songs - great production too Disadvantages: can't think of any
This is Grace Jones' first album in 20 years and reunites her with Sly and Robbie, her collaborators on the classic trilogy of albums from the early eighties (Warm Leatherette, Nightclubbing, and Living My Life). The new album also includes contributions from Brian Eno who contributes all sorts of sonic enhancements. The opening song "This Is" sets the scene - those classic half sung, half spoken vocals, masses of delightful sonic touches buried ... ...It's like Massive Attack suddenly wrote some dubby pop songs. Track two "William's Blood" is astounding too especially as Grace duets with her mother on a verse of "Amazing Grace" at the close of the song.
The single "Corporate Cannibal" is superb - spooky vocals and lyrics (Grace sombrely declaring that she is 'a man eating machine'). Check out the seriously weird video too (you can probably find this on youtube). For everyone who remembers the ...
adams66 05.11.2008
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