Jazzy D's Soul Notes

Different styles of music on the old jukebox tonight as i relaxed with a pork sausage and rice stir fry mix.

I listened to the Roy Music collection, The Best Of .. (Virgin) in which the chronology is backwards, from the bland Avalon to the excellent Re-make / Re-Model.. The track i have chosen is the single that got me into them in the first place, and the debut album which still defines , for me, the best of the glam rock years. That single was Virginia Plain.



Next up was some of the Ladyhawke debut CD , which was a surprisingly good electronic pop album, and thus i have chosen the spiky track "My Delirium".


Next up was the retro sixties sounding Candie Payne CD "I Wish I Could Have Lived You More" and the title track is a really cool groove.


I then played a couple of tracks from a Gwen Stefani album, which has three tracks i love whilst the rest i can really do without but as it only cost 50p or less in a charity shop then i was quite happy. The track i have chosen is Luxurious, a slinky groove produced by Nellie Hooper of Soul II Soul fame.

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VG+ site mate Ian put me on to this album by ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell and her CD "Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" and the easy listening soaked "I Was Made That Way" , again feeling quite retro and groovy..



Finally , in this mid tempo groove i chose a real soul classic , sweet and juicy , Mtume and their hit single "Juicy Fruit".



Enjoy the feast.