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The Japanese Version of Jamiroquai and Brand New Heavies !

Eddie Landsberg | Tokyo, Japan | 06/26/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I saw them twice live in Japan. This is a jazzy pop soul group most famous for their love songs, but who, as is evident in this collection, are funky as well. Almost all the cuts are "slick" and "groovy" sounding. They were the first Japanese pop group I ever listened to. If you like Jamiroqai, Brand New Heavies, even Ben Folds Five, even Pizicatto Five, Original Love should have an appeal to you. This is real instrumental music w/ a fantastic front man... not sampled, with a lot of slick keyboard playing (Fender Rhodes, etc) - - MILLION SECRETS OF JAZZ and SCANDAL were the one's that one me over. Fans of THE BLACKBYRDS and that late '70s FANTASY JAZZ sound might dig this group too. For some strange reason, since they changed labels (VICTOR to TOSHIBA EMI ?) they've issued like a million greatest hits album for every knew album, but SUNNY SIDE is the best and their newer stuff has gotten a bit rocky."