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A Funk Odyssey [CD]

Jamiroquai, Illumination | Format: Audio CD
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (17 May 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Sony Music CMG
  • ASIN: B00005NGO5
  • Other Editions: Vinyl  |  Mini-Disc  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 9,011 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1. Feel So Good - Sample Get Up
2. So Good To Feel Real
3. Feel So Good
4. Little L
5. You Give Me Something
6. Corner Of The Earth
7. Love Foolosophy
8. Stop Don't Panic
9. Black Crow
10. Main Vein
11. Twenty Zero One
12. Picture of My Life

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The Buckinghamshire Space Cowboy continues to ride his turbo-charged fusion of funk and disco with A Funk Odyssey, the follow-up to 1999's Synkronized. There's the characteristic boogie groove of tracks like "Love Foolosophy" and "Little L", plus a superfly wah wah guitar work-out on "Main Vein". But there are also new departures, showing that JK has been listening to Daft Punk and Basement Jaxx, with the heavier, moody electronic beats of "Don't Panic" and "Twenty Zero One". Most winning, though, on this new album, are the gentler bossanova-tinged rhythms. On the concluding track "Picture Of My Life", for instance, JK shows a more heartfelt, vulnerable side, which goes deeper than fun-loving lines like: "I'm a tiger in a cage/Just set me free". --Lucy O'Brien

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By Dave
Format:Audio CD
Being an owner of all five albums by Jamiroquai this one sees them back to the best - This is why the repeat button was invented on CD players !! This album brushes aside 'synkronized' and shows that this band still lead the way in groove beats and matches the superb albums 'Emergency ..' and 'Travelling ...' in terms of quality. The first track 'Feel so good' is how you will be left after you are taken on a trip of tunes which blend groove/mellow/dance all into one. The album is laid out well and the best tracks or scattered throughout with no tracks which require a skip button. Track 3 'You give me something' seems to have a 'Daft Punk' synth voice influence ( which is a good thing!!)

There are some songs which stand out as real "Its a good job we dont have tapes anymore cos it would be worn out by now" .Besides 'Litte L' there is the fantastic track 4 'Corner of the Earth' which opens like a massive Bolliwood film and then chills out with Jay-Kay telling you 'this corner of the earth it smiles at me' ...and we all smile back and admire a brilliant arrangment which must challenge for the number one tune of all time. Another cracker is track 7 'Black crow' which is the only laid back tune on this disk. Only when you think it cant get better along comes track ten 'Picture of my life' which sees a simple guitar help Jay Kay reflect on things and ask for "a picture of my life with a letter telling me how it should really be instead".

This is a simply superb piece of work - this is why i wrote this review - if you havent bought it already then you are missing out. Its less of the Acid Jazz from the early days and not as angry at the world as a whole like on 'Emergency on Planet earth' although he does cast a word of warning at some of the modern inventions that so many people clamber for such as on " Twenty zero one " where he says " Don't want the sex to stop. I took a pill now its killing me to keep it up!" ...can you guess what it is yet.

Finally, i hope the next albums are as good as this one - its gonna be a hard act to follow - certainly 10 /10 , 5 stars, a hit, ........

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Get off his back 28 Jan 2002
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Poor JK, some people criticise him for leaving his nature driven, acid jazz roots, and some criticise him for repetition, surrounded by moans he just can't seem to please. I was a jamiroquai fan from the start, the unique style, modern sounding jazz stood out in the early 90s, and since original bassist Stuart Zender left those sounds have never looked like returning. The change into livelier funk-dance tunes started in Travelling Without Moving, and the evolution is still going on two albums later. But a significant improvement in modern JK (let's face it, he's pretty much a solo artist these days) is the variation in the albums. Anyone who can compare the bouncy-yet-stylish love foolosophy (best track) with the sorrow-heart-felt picture of my life or deep-bass-filled twenty zero one and say they are one and the same is either a liar or a madman.

If you are a music man who has been confined to listen to jamiroquai only on the radio, you would only be familiar with the pop/dance tunes he unearths once every year or so. I would recommend you to buy this, his most user-friendly album yet, as his first three singles are more than worth the cost on their own. Then you should buy Synkronized and work your way through five albums in reverse chronological order, and get some funk in your life!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
A sumptuous return to form, but not exactly an odyssey, since it's a mere 48 minutes long. Buy it if you're a fan, though; it's a Stevie Wonder-flavoured treat with loads of disco licks and nu-funk squelch.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Worth a listen
Really good. Absolutley love this ablbum.
If you like Jamiraqui (SP?) buy it.
if you dont.
dont bother.
Published on 9 Feb 2010 by fumps
A Mind Blowing Group of Songs
I'm mainly into prog rock so this is a bit different for me. I bought it after hearing a couple of tracks on the radio, and didn't regret it..... Read more
Published on 17 July 2006 by H.R.
BEST ALBUM OF JK - ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS LISTENING!!
It took me about a year to return and think about writing a review over this album, which i consider to be the best album ever of JK - a unique representer of the funk music in the... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2005 by christine
SO WHERE IS THE FUNK THEN?
I rate Jamiroquai's first 2 albums (especially Space Cowboy) but after that they have got weaker and this is the weakest yet. Read more
Published on 6 July 2004 by "enviouseyes_2000"
Great, Original Album but not quite 5 star quality.........
This was, for all Jamiroquai fans, a much anticipated album and an immediate addition to my collection. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2004 by "danielbeckett2"
Mr Moon's Intergalactic Space Oddyssey!
Jay Kay is back with a cd packed with great tight compact but very poppy songs. Great stuff but not a patch on his space hopping classic,"Return Of the Spacecowboy". Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2003
The 5th great album from Jamiroquai
The press don't see to like Jay Kay. His has been seen as a bit of a trouble maker in the last few years. I wish the press would look at his singing and writing abilty. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2003 by V. Ryan
play it loud
great cd, not a bad track, everything works. probably the best overall effort since the first couple of releases. some killer tracks, little l for example. Read more
Published on 29 July 2002 by simon gurney
Album
This album is probably the best Jamiroquai album to date. This album boasts an array of songs so suited to Jay Kay and the band itself. Read more
Published on 28 July 2002 by "lewiscowey"
not jk's best, but it sure shakes your bass!!
From the spacey synth noises at the begining of the cd, you can tell it's worth listening to. Combining the funkiest bass lines on the planet, with strange space noises, superb... Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2002
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