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Phil
I suggest we take this OT

>> If a new Stevie Wonder came along, that kind of rough cut wouldn't make
>> it anymore. And of course, the real Stevie Wonder would not put up with
>> that now either. Times change.
>
>> Its strange how many people argue for the 'good ole days'.
>
>There is a new Stevie Wonder. He is called Jay Kay from Jemiroqui!! Come
>back Stevie Wonder...all is forgiven.

I saw Jamiroquai before he was famous in the US, in Tokyo in January 
1997. I liked his stuff, and noticed the similarity to SW. However, he 
really is not replacement for SW. SW is a flat out musicial genius. JK, 
is a really good singer who has copped some of SW's style - at least one 
small piece of his style. The real SW is amazingly diverse. Did you know 
that Coolio song Gangta Paradise is actually a SW song with different 
words?

--- In logic-ot@y..., GAmoore@a... wrote:
> SW is a flat out musicial genius.

At last, at last we agree on something, ;-). Yeah, Stevie is really incredible. Listen to one of his live albums and hear what playing is about.

> The real SW is amazingly diverse. Did you know 
> that Coolio song Gangta Paradise is actually a SW song with different 
> words?

Yep, that's a song on 'Songs to the key of life'. I think it it was called 'Pasttime Paridise'. By the way, Stevie did the drumming on some of the tracks of that album too, if you didn't know that.
Peace,
Yoonchi.

> Yep, that's a song on 'Songs to the key of life'. I think it it 
> was called 'Pasttime Paridise'. 

And that album for me is one of his finest moments.

Best regards,
Adam P

--- In logic-ot@y..., yoonchinet@y... wrote:

> 
> Yep, that's a song on 'Songs to the key of life'. I think it it was 
called 'Pasttime Paridise'. By the way, Stevie did the drumming 
on some of the tracks of that album too, if you didn't know that.
> Peace,
> Yoonchi.

Actually, Stevie played most of the instruments on all of his pre  
synth-heavy albums.

Comparing Jamiroquai (Jason Kay) to Stevie Wonder is like 
comparing a diamond to a cubic zirconia. And I'm a HUGE 
Jamiroquai fan. They have two VERY distinct styles. The main 
reason they are often compared is because they both sing in 
their upper tenor ranges. The day that JK can riff like Stevie 
Wonder is the day that all SW / JK comparisons can be made 
fairly. :-)

Charles

>
>Comparing Jamiroquai (Jason Kay) to Stevie Wonder is like
>comparing a diamond to a cubic zirconia.

sure.

And which is which depends on if we talking about musicianship or dancing.