Ms Janice Friedman ,
Mr Buddy WilliamsMr Leo Traversa
Ms Myoshi Marilla
Ms Chevis 'Chevy' Packer
Mr William GalisonMs Lily White
Mr Rogerio Boccato
along with
Royal Jonesand a big thanks to Ms Cookie Melendez for playing her fabulous bongos on the remixed tracks of ECHO and IF I EVER and Marc Urselli and EastSideSound NYC......"
....and for pulling out the stops let me give these gifted musicians their props"
'they get the funk out of their systems on this one '
putting the F in funk....phew!
影響
My sister Ann used to drag me everywhere. We'd sit at the counters round town (Peever’s,Woolworth’s,Grant’s, Kresge’s... wherever they sold vanilla cokes and lime rickeys ...
I still think the 45 labels were some of the greatest pop art ever. I studied them in my escapist mode for hours.I doodled and wrote poetry and played "american bandstand" all alone like a loon…....because of Dick Clark…Virginia Graham’s Girl Talk,The Gypsy Rose Lee show,Della Reese with Sandy Barron and their improvs...Gillian Spencer was Vicki Lord...….and others.....
My sister bought the farm back in October 2006 and now I'm lost ...I muddle through.
...No call from Sissy on my birthday! ouch!...
So Thanks for letting your love shine on this "DEAR IN THE HEADLIGHTS"......I miss you all....Ann and Charlie, Virginia Barker,John Savage (outlaw),Scott Hagan, Melvin Alston, Sue Little, Gladys Patrice Williams.,Helen Mullane,Anna Tool,Ruth Mittens Fitton,Grace Connor,A Eileen and John Dennis,Bob Farris,Tom Demarco,...
Raised by an angel ...my mother was a soft spoken,unpretentious, humble person......
soul music was-is 'my reward' ,my hobby, my dream, my lifeline....
SM generated warmth where there was neglect......openness and generosity of spirit...authentic,genuine expressions...
wish i could have dared to be the fool before i looked like one......giving you that big toothy grin of mine a few teeth short... .... I hope you do well! ...xo
Royal Jones ~ A Dear
in the.. Headlights Date:
Sunday, September 07, 2008 @ 16:01:15 EDT Topic:
Reviews
.. Artist:
Royal Jones
CD: A Dear in the
Headlights
Home: New York City
Style:
Funk/Soul
Quote: "It would be classy enough
for the Upper East Side, if Mr. Jones would just put on a tux
and behave himself. Fortunately for all of us, he
doesn’t."
I
had the pleasure of reviewing Royal Jones’ debut You Broke
the Circle a few years ago, and I’ve been wondering when
this naughty funky boy diva would show up again. Circle
was full of life and soul, along with tales of wonderfully
skanky behavior mixed with upscale-club sophistication. Like
smoking a joint while enjoying a martini. Excuse me – my
editor is grabbing the keyboard. [EDITOR’S NOTE: Jennifer
has never smoked pot in her life, and if she did, she didn’t
get it from us. Drugs are bad.]
Um, OK. I’m back.
The Royal Mr. Jones is back with A Dear in the
Headlights, and this trip is more polished and
sophisticated. The music has taken a massive step up, with
killer piano, funky horns, demanding bass, and Motownish
female backup vocalists with harmonies to die for. It would be
classy enough for the Upper East Side, if Mr. Jones would just
put on a tux and behave himself. Fortunately for all of us, he
doesn’t.
Take, for example, the groove of "If I Ever
Come Down," a sexy, daring dance track. How can you not be
drawn in by the rueful line, "If I ever come down, I’ll
behave, I’ll be good"? I think this song is actually built
around a lyric from another song I liked on the first album.
Looks like Jones still hasn’t come down yet. And just in case
you think he’s being too vague, please enjoy the next track,
"A Little Vice." It’s a languid, dazed little number that
starts off with "I’m really stoned, you got the wrong number,
but I’m glad you phoned." This is a good song to get stoned
to. [EDITOR’S NOTE: We didn’t say that. We don’t even know
this reviewer. Drugs are bad.]
Royal Jones and his
brilliantly talented team of funksters are obviously having
musical as well as lyrical fun, moving from the snappy,
playful jazz/funk of "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" to the
smoky piano lounge feel of "Echo." The one suggestion I would
make for the next album is that the vocals do need to be
turned up a little – the voice does get a little overpowered
by the instrumentation. However, the sass still comes through.
The moods may change, but the attitude-laden yet fun vibe
still infuses every song like the smoke from a well-rolled –
um, never mind.
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