Yes, this. Thought they might get a generous three from me, and then I played some of those clips and all of a sudden I wasnāt feeling so magnanimous.
Wash your mouth out.
5 because they are loads better than the score you lot wil end up giving them.
Could make me dance for days
Honestly think The 'quai are gonna get a surprising high score. Reckon thereās a lot of us shy 'quai guys round here bumping them up.
Reckon they may get a 2.5 or lower. Lotta people voting for the overall but less on the albums and singles.
I mist admit when jamiroqwhy first came on the scene that I took against them right away.
I was young, I liked guitars, and this band just rubbed me up the wrong way in everyday. Nothing to do with the music. I heard a few seconds, thought they were shit and couldnāt believe anyone thought any different. But really I was judging their merits on my reaction to the massive bell-end that is Jay Kay.
Now a few decades on - Iām older, wiser, I have now heard quite a lot of this bandās music. and my instincts were right. Theyāre shit.
Kind of hard to rate really arenāt they? They are both very good (musicians) and also they are shit and a touch sanitised / bland.
Noticeable initially for their MTV friendly look, videos and presentation. Generationally really close to me and the circle of friends I had back then we all knew who they were but no one was really interested. It kind of felt they got lucky with a big music label backing and many artists could have gotten as big as they did with the kind of marketing they had, etc.
Then again, they really could play. It was a pity they didnāt make anything that is more challenging musically.
I was given 2 free tickets when I worked in a record shop to see them live at the NEC in Birmingham. Some clearly coked up guy from their marketing team or whatever managed to get the whole of the NEC to do Mexican wave before Jamiroquai came on stage. The gig was just like their records, they played well but it registered no interest or excitement with me at all. At the end of the gig during the encore(s) I realised I was the only person in the NEC sitting down. I was in my 20ās then so I wasnāt tired, just bored.
They did have the tunes but that sanitised, coffee table version of what felt like diluted Stevie Wonder, from Stevie Wonders good era mind. I guess they turned some people onto the quality albums of Stevie Wonder, maybe, I dunno.
Pointless but kinda good too - alsoā¦ rubbish.
3?
2?
I donāt know, maybe a 3 for Alright alone, which is I feel by far their best song.
Correct on best song and most of it tbh.
Nope. Awful stuff, so many bad memories. 1/5
Gonna bump him up a point for this
Absolute worst music on the planet
Stevie Wonder Karaoke Bullshit (with hats!)
Chalk me up as one who thought Jamiroquai was just the lead singer. Think thatās the consensus here in the states tbh. There was a live show I saw clips of not to long ago where he was sweating through his white pants. They can get pretty funky at times havenāt heard enough to warrant a rating though.
V nice work here aves
Score time!
Anything over a 2 would probably be considered a win by anyone who doesnāt dislike them Iād imagine.
2.44
Indistinguishable from lift muzak. Rave music for dentists etc.
4.03 BNM