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~ Brand New Heavies
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (18 Oct 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Onetwo
  • ASIN: B0002Y9TVK
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 32,540 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. Boogie 3:52£0.79
Listen  2. Need Some More 3:57£0.79
Listen  3. Waste My Time 3:29£0.79
Listen  4. Keep On Shining 4:20£0.79
Listen  5. What Do You Take Me For? 4:34£0.79
Listen  6. Surrender 3:47£0.79
Listen  7. Many Rivers To Cross 3:32£0.79
Listen  8. How Do You Think 3:49£0.79
Listen  9. Every Time We Turn It Up 3:42£0.79
Listen10. It Could Be Me 4:35£0.79
Listen11. I Feel Right 5:55£0.79
Listen12. How We Do This 5:50£0.79

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Long gone are the heady days of the Acid Jazz explosion led by artists such as JTQ, Corduroy, Jamiroquai and at the centre of it all, the Brand New Heavies. All About the Funk, the band's first album for some time doesn't hanker after days gone by, instead it draws influence from the latter day hip-hop soul scene and fuses it with their own very British sound.

Essentially the main line up of the original three remains with former pop-R&B wannabe Nicole Russo taking the mic, a tough act to follow after N'Dea Davenport, Siedah Garrett and briefly Carleen Anderson, but her fresh voice makes the band seem more current, sounding a lot like Fergie from Black Eyed Peas, especially on the catchy "How we Do This". Another such example of adapting to the modern day is "Need Some More", a mid-tempo groove clearly influenced by Ms Dynamite.

However, it's not all change; "What Do You Take Me For?", "Surrender" and opener "Boogie" are classic Heavies--bass up, choppy-guitar and keys with light breezy vocals injecting a bit of summertime into the album.

All About the Funk may not win acclaim for breaking down doors or inspiring legions of followers but as ever, the Brand New Heavies deliver a stout set of instantly familiar, likeable tunes.--Georgina Collins

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All About the Funk is the confident successor to their major label albums, Brother Sister and Shelter. With the first single, "Boogie" --a classic Heavies dance record with a full compliment of female attitude--alongside the Jan Kincaid-sung "Keep On Shining", the sassy R&B of "What Do You Take Me For" and the rock-hard funk of "Waste My Time", we have all the essential ingredients of a great Heavies album full of new soul classics.

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!, 17 Mar 2005
This is a fantastic album. If you're a musician you'll know how hard it is to make technically simple hooks sound amazing, and the way that's done here just shows the class of the band. And I personally love Nicole Russo's voice, I think it fits perfectly with the stlye.
My favourite track's "How do you think?", I love the way the bass and kick are sooooooo tight in the verses and the choruses give you a small break from the deep funk and get a little more soulful. "Keep on shining" is very different from the most things I've heard before, the bass is unusual but it all works extremely well with vocals.
Apart from the last track which is a little too "pop the crystaal(if that's how you spell it!), with a shout out to all my fellas" contemporary, every other track is an absolute gem and the album hasn't been off my stereo since I bought it.
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10 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Bringing back the Funk!!!, 10 Nov 2004
By Glen Duncan (Fulham, London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
After seven years, we finally welcome The Brand New Heavies back
with a new studio album and new singer Nicole Russo. This is a solid contemporary offering from the band with their hip hop influences clearly apparent throughout. Nice to see the Heavies merged with the raw talentof Nicole Russo who seems to have added a new edge to the band.

Standout tracks for long-term fans of the band will be recent single Boogie, Surrender and Keep on Shining sung by drummer Jay Kincaid. But there are many laid-back and dirty funk rhythms to be found here, especially on the tracks I Feel Right, Every Time We Turn it Up and It Could Be Me.

This is a welcome comeback for one of the UK's most consistent bands and nice to see them updating their brand of funk and soul for new and existing fans alike.

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14 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars It just ain't Jazz, 28 Nov 2004
Waited a long time for this album, and I hate to say but it just ain't worth the wait.

Bitterly dissapointed, the band are capable of so much more than this drivel. The female singer they've collaborated with is basically an Anastacia clone - white singer trying to sound like a Black singer, accomplishing nothing more than a gutteral dirge.

Whilst I accept that all bands have to change their style to maintain interest and appeal, I don't accept a complete change of genre.

BNH to me are heads down, fill yer boots with funk, ACID JAZZ !!!

This Album is not Acid Jazz, just a mix of very dull, bland Soul-less songs, that belong in the 'Bargain' bucket in your local petrol station.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Full & Funky !!
This is a truly awesome album !! The Heavies generally are !! (in my opinion " We won't Stop" album is the let down! Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2005 by little_nattles

4.0 out of 5 stars BNH - All About the Funk
Good to hear the Heavies are back again. A very listenable album with new vocalist Niccole Russo sounding great and plenty of fat Heavies riffs..... passes the test in my book.
Published on 28 Jun 2005 by Dannofontana

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