SoulAlive said:

vainandy said:

I never cared for their stuff before "A Funk Odyssey". Not fast enough and too jazz sounding.

I guess you never heard their fourth album Synchronized.You would love that one.Alot of fast disco and retro-funk sounds on that one.

No. I bought "A Funk Odyssey", "Dynamite", and the one that came after that which was sort of a greatest hits compilation with one or two new songs on it. One of the tracks from "Synchronized" might have been on it.

A friend made me CD-Rs of the first two albums and I didn't care for them at all. They were listenable but seemed more like something to "chill" to. Andy don't "chill", he gets off and gets off hard.

The twat with the hat.

Jamiroquai has never been the same since the departure of the incredibly talented bassist Stuat Zender. He split right before the fourth album was released. They rewrote parts of the songs, because Jay Kay didn't want to share coauthorship with Mr. Zender. So that means that there is a superior version of "Synchronicity" somewhere in a Sony vault!

sunlite said:

Jamiroquai has never been the same since the departure of the incredibly talented bassist Stuat Zender. He split right before the fourth album was released. They rewrote parts of the songs, because Jay Kay didn't want to share coauthorship with Mr. Zender. So that means that there is a superior version of "Synchronicity" somewhere in a Sony vault!

And that is the real reason Jamiroquai never reached the levels of the first three albums again, such a shame they parted ways!

vainandy said:

SoulAlive said:

I guess you never heard their fourth album Synchronized.You would love that one.Alot of fast disco and retro-funk sounds on that one.

No. I bought "A Funk Odyssey", "Dynamite", and the one that came after that which was sort of a greatest hits compilation with one or two new songs on it. One of the tracks from "Synchronized" might have been on it.

A friend made me CD-Rs of the first two albums and I didn't care for them at all. They were listenable but seemed more like something to "chill" to. Andy don't "chill", he gets off and gets off hard.

Trust me on this....get Synkronized! I know you like their uptempo disco/funk stuff,so I know you will love songs like "Canned Heat","Planet Home","Soul Education","Supersonic" and "Where Do We Go From Here".This album is nothing like the first three.

Emergency On Planet Earth:

Disc: 1

• 1. When You Gonna Learn? (Remastered)
• 2. Too Young To Die (Remastered)
• 3. Hooked Up (Remastered)
• 4. If I Like It, I Do It (Remastered)
• 5. Music Of The Mind (Remastered)
• 6. Emergency On Planet Earth (Remastered)
• 7. Whatever It Is, I Just Can’t Stop (Remastered)
• 8. Blow Your Mind (Remastered)
• 9. Revolution 1993 (Remastered)
• 10. Didgin’ Out (Remastered)

Disc: 2

• 1. When You Gonna Learn? (Cante Hondo Mix)
• 2. When You Gonna Learn? (Live at the Leadmill, Sheffield)
• 3. Too Young To Die (Extended)
• 4. If I Like It, I Do It (Acoustic)
• 5. Emergency On Planet Earth (London Rican Mix)
• 6. Revolution 1993 (Demo Version)
• 7. Didgin’ Out (Live at the Milky Way, Amsterdam)
• 8. Brothers Like You (Live at Glastonbury, 1993)
• 9. God Made Me Funky (Live at Glastonbury, 1993)
• 10. Music Of The Mind (Live at Glastonbury, 1993)

a fan's review of these new remasters....

EMERGENCY ON PLANET EARTH (2013 REMASTER):

Well I start right off with EOPE, and out the three albums that went under the 'cosmetic digital music knife', this one REALLY benefited from the cleaning up, vocals were heightened and the instrumentation was fleshed out, separated and tightened up to bolster up the power of the original compositions. I assure you, this remastering DID NOT harm and was very respective of the early music of Jamiroquai. I'm sure some 'supposed early Jamiroquai music purists' will come out of the digital woodworks and insist that the first vinyl/CD pressings of EOPE are 'way better' than their newly remastered albums, but being JamiroFan whose been on the fence about what was better, my tastes were more inclined to wanting to hear these recordings cleaned up for the next generation of Jamiroquai fans to met their 'modern expectations' than just let the masters just sit around in some dusty bins, untreated and unkept till the next 20 years passes us by. In my opinion, the tracks that were remastered on EOPE, counting the Bonus CD, that sound so much better are as follows:

- If I Like It, I Do It
- Music Of The Mind
- Too Young To Die (Extended Version)
- Hooked Up
- Revolution 1993 (Demo)
- When You Gonna Learn (Live @ Leadmill Sheffield)

RETURN OF THE SPACE COWBOY (2013 REMASTER):

Still originally maintaining, among intense discussions with other JamiroFans, that EOPE/ROTSC should have been released as a 'double album', the 2nd album turned out some BIG surprises with it's remasterings. Alot of the tracks on this album ended up being 'very pumped up' through the process of remastering, adding more necessary 'ummph' on the instrumentation given ROTSC was lyrically the most 'topically powerful' album of it's heyday in the Jamiroquai back catalogue. The strength of this album will prevails in this remastering, no shortcomings anywhere to be seen, and the life lessons will present to those inquiring minds. Here are the tracks from the ROTSC in my opinion really resound with more greatness after the remastering:

- Mr. Moon (biggest surprise in sound difference, totally reinvigorated!)
- Just Another Story
- Light Years
- Manifest Destiny
- Space Clav
- Scam
- Journey To Arnhemland

TRAVELLING WITHOUT MOVING (2013 REMASTER):

Was the album that made Jamiroquai a household name from 1996-1997 and marked Jamiroquai's departure from the 'post-analog' to 'pre-digital' album recording of the first two albums. Still was skeptical that this album, which still on it's own doesn't really warrant a 'remastering', would sound any different. But alas, I was proven wrong, that remastering complimented at the very least the songs on the album that weren't purely composed by 'pro-tools' and other digital shortcuts that would become the standard for studio recording/composition of later Jamiroquai albums. Here are the tracks, in my opinion, from TWOM that really sound better after the remastering:

- Cosmic Girl
- Use The Force
- Alright
- High Times
- Didjerama/Didjital Vibrations
- Do You Know Where Your Coming From (Full Horns Mix)
- Funktion (OHHHHHHHH!! NICE!)

There you go, I must say, these remasterings have brought so many great, fond memories from the early days of Jamiroquai and their music and reasserted why they continue to be my favorite band. I'm hoping these remasters will bring you the same 'piece of music of the mind' as it did me reflecting on this miraculous magical time in Jamirohistory. Hope you enjoy this review and hope it inspires you to buy these new releases to support Jamiroquai, even if you don't want to spend money on this material you already own and prefer the unremastered versions of their early catalogue. Take care, stay funky and ROLL ON MARCH 2013!

vainandy said:

Dancelot said:

Yes! and that's exactly what makes their first three albums their best

oh and to make it clear, I DO enjoy the later albums as well, however, the magic from the beginning is missing on a lot of these

Disco should be every artist's goal. They shouldn't be allowed a recording contract if they don't make it.

Dancelot said:

vainandy said:

I never cared for their stuff before "A Funk Odyssey". Not so much banal generic disco-by-numbers. Not fast enough and too jazz sounding.

Yes! and that's exactly what makes their first three albums their best

oh and to make it clear, I DO enjoy the later albums as well, however, the magic from the beginning is missing on a lot of these

I disagree.I think their strongest album is A Funk Odyssey Other more recent songs like "Seven Days In Sunny June","All Good In The Hood" and "Two Completely Different Things" shows you that the magic is still there,IMO.

just a heads up...

these 3 remasters are on sale at ImportCDs for only $12.42 each.That's less than Amazon ($21.01) and CDUniverse ($20.40).I already ordered my copies

from the Funkin fansite.....

On Monday 11 March,Sony Music re-released the first three albums by Jamiroquai - Emergency On Planet Earth, The Return Of The Space Cowboy and Travelling Without Moving. Each album has been remastered and includes a second CD filled with rare and live tracks.

All three albums are beautifully packaged in gatefold sleeves and each includes a fantastic full colour booklet with information about the albums written by Jay Kay. There's some great information about how the albums were recorded, how Toby and Derrick got involved, how Toby was the inspiration for Mr Moon and other little bits of really interesting information.

"...But they [the record company] just looked at us and asked if we had anything else. In the end Toby and I relented and said that we did have one other track that we'd demoed but hadn't recorded. I put the tape in, pressed play. The piano starts up, then the vocals come in: And it's a wonder man can eat at all..."

The albums are available to order via the usual channels and here's links to the relevant pages at amazon.co.uk.

Vinyl re-releases (all three albums) coming late March!

Jamiroquai remasters on sale at CDImports....$12.42 each! Sale ends at end of the month

Search Results: jamiroqua...nd Blu-ray

SoulAlive said:

That's interesting... I bought my copies yesterday and they've been released (in Australia anyway) in standard jewel cases.

SpaceCowboy said:

That's interesting... I bought my copies yesterday and they've been released (in Australia anyway) in standard jewel cases.

I guess not every country gets the digi-pack packaging? What a shame.

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