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Dynamite | 
| Artist: Jamiroquai
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  43 reviews
Sales Rank: 6505
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099752011124
ASIN: B000819PKC
Release Date: June 20, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Feels Just Like It Should | | • | Dynamite | | • | Seven Days In Sunny June | | • | Electric Mistress | | • | Starchild | | • | Love Blind | | • | Talulah | | • | (Dont) Give Hate A Chance | | • | World That He Wants | | • | Black Devil Car | | • | Hot Tequila Brown | | • | Time Wont Wait |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Jamiroquai are something of an enigma in the British music scene, being able to disappear for what seems like years, only to re-emerge with their distinctive sound intact and their hooks as catchy as they've ever been. Okay, so the line-up might change but it's Jay Kay's style and vision that keeps them at the top of their game. There is little bad to say about Dynamite: lead single "Feels Just Like It Should" harks back to "Deeper Underground" with its electro fuzz and unmissable funk--a storming start to the album that sits at ease with the following title track, contemporary disco soul and very much the classic Jamiroquai sound. There are few risks taken on Dynamite: almost every song is something that they've tried before but the appeal has never been about groundbreaking ideas, just good, honest retro with enough modern-day edge to keep it current. So, halfway through the rumoured ten-album deal and Jay Kay is still going strong--immune to criticism that his song vocabulary is limited, thankfully he remains true to his style and uncompromising in his pursuit of high quality pop music. --David Trueman
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| Customer Reviews: Read 38 more reviews...
 Doesn't do what it says on the tin! December 18, 2007
This is not a terrible album, but, unless you are a die-hard Jamiroquai fan, I'd buy another of their albums instead. (Or even a different band's album for that matter!)Most of this sounds like lesser quality re-hashed numbers and far too much of it reminds me of 80's disco - and that should be a sound none of us have inflicted on us again!All in all a rather mediocre album which, sadly, doesn't live up to its name.
 Blissful Sounds for Bliss Hungry Ears September 1, 2007
This man has thankfully introduced the world to music inspired from one's soul. Jason Kay sings with emotion. His vocal work is beyond comprehension for the mere mortal because of his limitless golden timbre. I am inspired, I am intrigued, I am humbled. His balladic songwriting is melodic. His intricacies of sound interweave the gray matter, that being the listener's brain or also the murkiness of personal solitude, because this music will uplift and rescue you from those despondent dowdy doldrums one too often delves toward despairingly. If you want music which is like a flowing river of honey, strawberries & cream then yes is a wise decision upon asking oneself: Shall I purchase this disc of compact though contentually satisfying proportion?
It's a grower. August 31, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After hearing the singles such as "Feels Just Like It Should" "Seven Days In Sunny June" and "Don't Give Hate A Chance" I had made up my mind to buy the album. On my first listen i was happy to find that there were songs on there that i liked apart from the singles, but there are also ones that i didn't like.
I kept listening to it and they all grew on me. Now i love every track. There is a little routine on this album which is, the verse may sound a bit bland or offputting but the chorus is better and gets you enjoying yourself (and vis versa). I love every track but i'll just list the ones i think are the best.
Dynamite - This has the coolest bassline i've ever heard.
Tulullah - This smooth track has some great singing and cool lyrics.
Don't Give Hate A Chance - This is a very cool track with more funky basslines.
Time Won't Wait - I love both the verses, and the chorus get you singings along, but one thing that adds the spark to this track are the backing vocals. They give it some soul.
So, many of the tracks had to grow on me but it was well worth it and it came quickly. I recently left this cd and didn't listen to it for a while because i got into the whole metal scene. But now i've picked it up again i can assure you that it won't be neglected.
I can understand peoples complaints about it being different to their older stuff because I have their old stuff also. It's different but still good.
If you buy this, just give a chance. It's like alchohol, not many people like it at first but after a while you'll end up drunk.
"Dynamite " offers a hit and miss bag of explosives January 20, 2006
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
After taking an unusally long break from the airwaves and the being part of the public's conciousness, Britain's Jamiroquai return after a four year hiatuswith a mixed bag of explosives in "Dynamite"
With a mixture of tracks that harken back to their retro 70's soul roots like "Time Won't Wait",(Don't) Give Hate A Chance,and the best creation in this group of disco tracks "Starchild", and some missle droppings of harder,edgier dance tracks like the spooky "Electric Mistress", Love Blind, and the fuzzy electro groove of the album's first single "Feels Just Like It Should", it would seem that the band have not learned much when it comes to venturing into new musical territory.
But past history has always revealed that Jamiroquai have never been ones to stretch the boundaries of retro funk in an extreme way.They have always sprinkled on the right amount of new fangled musical sugar to sweeten an already good tasting dessert. At least that is the way it always has appeared on the surface.When one decides to take a second or third look and listen,some originality begins to creep in. It happened on "Space Cowboy" with "Mr. Moon" along with "Planet Home" on 1999's brain busting "Synkronized" and on rock tinged trance funk of "Stop Don't Panic" on the underrated predecessor to "Dynamite", 2001's "A Funk Odyssey". However,the traces of something slightly new fangled are more difficult to find on this disc, for it sounds like a more processed,watered down return trip to "Emergency On Planet Earth", a musical re-tread of sorts generates fewer goose bumps for the listener than in the past with the exception of the aformentioned "Starchild".
The hair raising tracks present themselves in the early to middle stages on the record.The vocoder intro, the infectious bass hook, and additional layers of smooth vocal loops get the sparks a popping on the title track.The whole setup is compromised by overkill on the chorus that in some strange fashion also proves to be oddly effective primarily due to the strong backing vocals that appear toward the end of this track and throughout the album.The most clear and convicing t track on "Dynamite" appears on the next selection "Seven Days In Sunny June" which reflects lead vocalist Jay Kay's ability to actually tell a story within the groove of a song.It is a nice contrast from his bad habit over the years of bashing the listeners brains in with the same verse a thousand times. The band show a little precision and skill by utilizing smooth acoustic guitars, swirling synth work, and an catchy bassline. Slight touches of originality permeate "Electric Mistress". The spooky keyboard work,bouncy electronically charged basses,wicked guitar work and fantastic backing vocals that give the song a visual touch that enhances the story Jay Kay wants to tell. His attempt to make some political statements i.e. against George Bush are the bassline for
"World That He Wants". Unfortunately,the sad and somber backdrop make it more of a lightning rod for boredom than a sounding board even for die hard listeners to say that it shows Jamiroquai's range or other side as artists. The idea of re-establising Derrick McKenzie's presence on drums was the right approach, but the execution of such tactics that were significantly abandoned on "A Funk Odyssey" failed to fire with the explosive results that past Jamiroquai records combining instrumentation and nasty electronics yielded. "Dynamite" is too rehashed a record for it to pass the grade as arguably the groups best work.Especially after a four years of waiting and fans wanting to hear stronger tunes than the batch that was agreed upon to release here. But it is not their worst material. Songs with the kick and effect of "Hot Tequila Brown" along with the few bombs that did hit their intended target make "Dynamite" a far from disastorous three star disc.
Something different with a hint of the old! November 26, 2005
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
It's still the JK we love but with a little something added. An excellent album - well worth the wait!
This album has everything we would expect (and love) from the Jamiroquai sound.
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