Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0042284261227 Format: Import Label: Island UK Manufacturer: Island UK Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Island UK Release Date: June 15, 1990 Sales Rank: 90014 Studio: Island UK
Rating: - High concept - a masterpiece
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Rating: - Slave to the Diva!
Trevor Horn, producer of The Art of Noise, also produced and does some spoken word vocals on what is arguably one of Ms. Jones' most avant-garde yet listenable works. The first cut "Jones The Rhythm" is probably my favorite and has the most driving beat, with Grace singing (yelling?) "Slave to the rhythm, WORK to the rhythm!" The song ends and Grace chuckles and says, "Well, that's weird!"... only Ms. Jones can get away with that kind of stuff.
The rest of the album is utilizes the album title in a variety of interpretations, with much of it having a nice jazzy groove, punctuated with some danceable tunes. It's a great album for cocktails or a Project Runway watching party; some of it sounds very runway-ish, if that makes any sense.
Grace has limited vocal capabilities but when paired with good production and interesting arrangements, there is/was nothing like her!
Rating: - simply brilliant!
I got the vibe of Grace Jones way back in the 80's when it first came out. Ive always been impressed with her style. She was ahead of her time. The song that you gotta check out is Dont cry - its only the rhythm. It sounds excellent in headphones. Its in full-blast stereo.
Rating: - Island Masters ver. IS NOT the Orignial "Slave to the Rhythm"!!
THE ISLAND MASTERS VERSION OF "SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM" IS NOT THE VERSION THAT WAS RELEASED ON CD IN 1987/1990.
The interviews with Grace Jones are not in this release at all, it's six minutes shorter, and the track listing has been ordered differently. I ordered this recently thinking I had lost the "Slave to the Rhythm" I had, only to find it and I compared them. I'm not sure why the interviews with Grace have been taken out, the different order of the tracks, and different versions of the songs, but wanted to let all you guys know the difference. Hopefully there will be a remastered version in the future with the original copy of the 1985 release of this amazing album my Miss Grace Jones.
I give it 5 stars only for the original release, and 0 stars for this cheap copy. It's a shame the brilliance of 1985's "Slave to the Rhythm" will not be heard by anyone who buys this copy.
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