Yes, there is something painful and old school sounding in her voice. I would also say the same about Joss Stone too. Unfortunately, its only a facsimile of a particular style and not truly authentic.
Before I learned a little about the UK's R&B history I thought it was kind of cool, but they basically have been listening to 50s and 60s R&B in some areas since the 50s and 60s without much growth. Much of the R&B that they were listening to were unpopular records from here, Canada and UK clones. (Just to make sure I downloaded a few albums from there that were hits.) Basically early Motown, Stax sound alikes. On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Keith Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > > > So the "dank whiskey drowned nightclub" is a *good* thing, right? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr. Worf" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, September 4, 2010 1:26:40 AM > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Waayyy OT: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings > > > > Amy Winehouse sounds like she came out of some dank whiskey drowned > nightclub from the 50s. Unfortunately, she isn't consistent and has a major > drug problem. > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Keith Johnson > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> I've never listened to Amy Winehouse. What's so good about her? Another >> good singer who has an old school sound is Leela James >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "B Smith" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, September 3, 2010 3:23:49 PM >> Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Waayyy OT: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings >> >> >> >> I like them in small doses but Sharon does the damn thing and their live >> shows are epic. I liked at first Amy Winehouse but that crap of crowning her >> the new face of soul music really galled me. She was just trend jumping like >> a lot of other singers do and she blew up. >> >> Good recommendations from your e-mail. I'd add Soulive, Jamie Lidell, Joss >> Stone(especially her work with Raphael Saadiq) and Cee-lo Green as folks you >> might want to seek out. >> >> --- In [email protected] <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, Keith >> Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: >> > >> > Enjoy! I got the following from a lady in response to the e-mail: >> > >> > FYI they have been around for quite a while...The Dap Kings moonlight as >> the band for Amy Winehouse as well. If you like them and that retro soul >> feel, also check out Raphael Saadiq, Rahsaan Patterson, and this young funky >> white kid Mayer Hawthorne... >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Martin Baxter" <martinbaxt...@...> >> > To: [email protected] <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> >> > Sent: Friday, September 3, 2010 2:20:02 PM >> > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Waayyy OT: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Thanks, Keith! I'll have a look/listen as soon as I clear my table here >> and pay some bills. >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@... > >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > I'm always searching for "real" music that's outside of the standard >> hip-hip/finger poppin'/dance heavy stuff played on commercial radio (how >> many times in one day can one stomach Beyonce Knowles, Lady Gaga, or >> Bieber???) A while back I heard an interview on "Fresh Air" with a group >> called Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. This group is amazing, with a sound >> that hails back to the days of good old soul and funk. Jones has that rich, >> raspy voice that lends itself to heartfelt, even painful renditions, and her >> band sounds like something straight out of Stax records. They use >> old-fashioned methods to record: real tapes, hand editing, actual acoustics >> caused by the recording room instead of computer manipulations. Very, very >> good stuff. Albums are on iTunes: I bought two straightaway after listening >> to the NPR interview. >> > >> > Go to their web site to be treated to a listen to some of their latest >> songs, which start playing automatically. The first song up is "I Learned >> the Hard Way", which has a real old feel to it. Other recent songs you have >> to seek out are "Humble Me" and the awesome "100 Days, 100 Nights", which >> sounds as if it came straight off an actual record from the 60s. >> > >> > Two links below. The first is to their website, where you can hear some >> of their songs. The second is to a great NPR SXSW showcase in Austin where >> Jones' group was the headliner. There you can hear the entire gig they >> performed, which is close to an a hour long. Highly recommended!! >> > >> > >> > http://www.sharonjonesandthedapkings.com/ >> > >> > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124091931 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody >> hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >> > >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >> > >> >> >> >> > > > >
