|   Joss Stone- The Soul Sessions & Van The Man | Finch Platte
Nov 10, 2003 8:24 AM | | Rolling Stone says re: Stone-
Winsome brit lass dreams of recording dirty Southern soul record with session players of the finest vintage: exactly the type of dream the record industry is designed to squelch. And yet here is Joss Stone, a teenager possessed of an unusually robust voice and unusually good luck to boot. Backed by an array of R&B veterans - Latimore, Betty Wright, Timmy Thomas -- Stone shines on this impressive covers set. She chooses songs wisely -- Laura Lee's "Dirty Man" and Joe Simon's "Chokin' Kind" are elegant and passionate all at once. Sometimes, as on "I've Fallen in Love With You," Stone's gifted backing troupe keeps it tame so as not to overpower her, but on her inspired seven-minute rendition of the Isley Brothers' "For the Love of You," she shows that, if need be, she can do it all alone.
JON CARAMANICA
I don't know if I like it, yet (just got it last night), and the vocals are mixed kinda loud, but if you want to check it out, I can make a sampler so to speak, and will include 3 songs from Van Morrison's latest.
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| Interesting pick o' songs. | Finch Platte
Nov 10, 2003 8:40 AM | | Is that a White Stripes tune?
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| Yup | Booji Boy
Nov 10, 2003 10:44 AM | | But obviously, the lyric was changed from "girl" to "boy."
How is the new Van Morrison? |
| It's a 3-song EP. | Finch Platte
Nov 10, 2003 2:19 PM | | Songs off the new one.
Sounds like the old stuff, a little more blues-oriented. I'm not really a fan, but I got it free at Tower.
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| You forgot to mention she's only 16! | Mike
Nov 10, 2003 11:58 PM | | Just heard it on the radio this morning, pretty impressive in a raw nostalgic kind of way. I wouldn't mind checking it out have you still got my address?
I'll send you my year end comp if you like.
Cheers
Mike |
| I thought that might turn people off. | Finch Platte
Nov 11, 2003 6:24 AM | | Except for YECH ;0)
I'm not sure which address is yours- let me know, please. Gladly trade for one of your discs.
Do you want the Van, or should I put something else on it?
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