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Hurricane
by Grace Jones
Grace Jones returns with her first new album since 1989's "Bulletproof Heart."
| LABEL: |
Wall Of Sound |
| RELEASE DATE: |
03 November 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rock, Alternative, Dance |
NOTES: Currently available as an import only in the U.S.
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80
musicOMH.com
It is, without a doubt, the work of a superstar returning from the shadows.
80
Uncut
It bubbles with conviction, the mock-fearsome, statuesque diva loading her lyrics with Prince-like panche. [Nov 2008, p.105]
80
Slant Magazine
It may sound beside the point to exclaim that Jones sounds as good as she looks, or vice versa, but she's always been as attentive to her image as her performance, so I don't think she'd take issue with me praising Hurricane by calling it as lean, mean, and close to the bone as she herself remains.
80
Village Voice
The cast includes Sly & Robbie, Brian Eno, Tricky, Wendy & Lisa, and aristocratic former lover Ivor Guest, who brings his experience as a soundtrack composer to an album rich with cinematic splendor.
80
Spin
Jones has always savored extremes, and here, she's alternately demonic (the toothy gleam of 'Corporate Cannibal') and angelic (the gloriously autobiographical 'Williams' Blood').
75
Pitchfork
Hurricane is classic Jones.
70
Dot Music
While never as life-changing as these memories clearly were, Hurricane succeeds in its sheer force of conviction.
70
New Musical Express
In revisiting the production of her ’80s records she paradoxically produces something that sounds timeless.
60
Observer Music Monthly
Hurricane shatters the illusion, and flattens the force of nature known as Grace Jones into something quite humdrum.
60
The Guardian
It starts strongly, but peters out, delivering a kind of Sealed Knot of Jones' classic style.
60
Q Magazine
For the most part it's a decent but needless reworking of her Compass Point trilogy of albums from the early '80s. [Nov 2008, p.117]
60
Mojo
Jones's fans with long memories will certainly want to hear the first four tracks, but the robustness, of sound, modernity of arrangement and cool, hard, clarity of distinctive delivery that once suggested her style would always sound fresh just fades away. [Nov 2008, p.110]
60
The Wire
'Corporate Cannibal' is the exception, and Jones, a miracle of nature at Meltdown, proves more fallible on Hurricane. [Nov 2008, p.64]
30
Hot Press
80s clubland legend Grace Jones returns with Hurricane, a patchy but fascinating comeback record.
The average user rating for this album is 9.6 (out of 10) based on 13 User Votes
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