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Jamiroquai - Travelling Without Moving Audio CD

A fair review of the Jamiroquai "Travelling Without Moving" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Jamiroquai reviews here, or go back to the Jamiroquai tabs.

Jamiroquai Band: Jamiroquai
Title: Travelling Without Moving
Rating:
Release Date: 1997-01-14
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Virtual Insanity 2: Cosmic Girl 3: Use the Force 4: Everyday 5: Alright 6: High Times 7: Drifting Along 8: Didjerama 9: Didjital Vibrations 10: Travelling Without Moving 11: You Are My Love 12: Spend a Lifetime

Peak pop prowess
. One of dance's classiest discs, Jay Kay makes everything ok with his most triumphant recording blending many genres to cater to horn-heads.


Mostly solid with a fair bit of variety
With the exception of, to an extend, Cosmic Girl and Alright, it's really the only track on the album that has that feel or sound. It's been said before, but if what you're looking for is Virtual Insanity, buy the single.

There's a lot of ground covered on the album, and some of it is more successful than others. Virtual Insanity and Cosmic Girl are instantly likable, cheery numbers. Use the Force is a bit on the silly side for me, but things pick up for the next few tracks. Drifting Along pretty much runs right off the rail for me, and Didjerama is just plain boring (though Digjital Vibrations is alright).

Things start to pick up again after that. Travelling Without Moving and You Are My Love move back in to the up-beat territory.

The final two tracks are much more chill, but are also possibly my two favorite on the album.

I'd easily recommend this, but be warned that you'll probably find yourself hitting skip on a few of the tracks in the middle.


WOW.
This album is looooooaded with groove from start to finish. I don't know how I missed this when it was first released but boy am I glad I stumbled into it. The bass/drum teamwork is dirty, funky, pocket-syncopated heaven. The use of disco strings, latin accessory percussion, Rhodes pianos, etc works very well together without being kitschy or tacky. It sounds old and new at the same time. And, at the end of the day, who really cares 'when' it sounds like. To me it just sounds GOOD.

So groovy.


Get it and you'll love it
No need to say virtual insanity is the song that made them popular, won grammy and all that. How many radio hits can this CDs have!? You'd be amazed by the complexity of the songs and the talents that musicians have. Other songs like Alright and Cosmic Girls fans favorites. I like the last hidden song in this album. This album also features songs like Traveling without Moving and High Times. The entire album sounds like you're traveling in outer space! So sit tight and enjoy this magical ride. :).


What Genre?
Sure, it has a retro-feel, but Jamiroquai has a lot of danceable energy that's fun to listen to. I really dig this music, maybe it reminds me of the 80's, or TV in my youth, but I don't find it easy to pigeon-hole this kind of funky, jazzy, poppy, dance music. It's not sugar-coated yet appeals to my 3 & 6 yr. old as well. Some of the tunes on this album aren't as catchy as others, but overall, Travelling Without Moving works very well. I also like Canned Heat, a song they did for the movie Center Stage, not surprisingly a dance movie. .


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