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- Summary: This is the third studio album for the English artist now based in Germany.
- Record Label: Warp
- Genre(s): Soul, Electronica
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Another Day | |
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INSTRUMENTAL Another day, another way For me to open up to you Another day, another way For me to open up to you I used to worry I would wake up... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 18 out of 26
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Mixed: 8 out of 26
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Negative: 0 out of 26
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On Jim, Lidell course-corrects by choosing a warmer, more organic palette. It's a retro-soul record minus the bleeps and whistles, and it exposes Lidell as the charming, confident vocalist he is.
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NOW MagazineThankfully, this is more about Otis, Marvin and Stevie, which Lidell does amazingly well for a British experimental techno brat.
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VibeLidell reaches back further than he has before, appoximating Sam Cooke, Ben E. King, and even Jackie Wilson, elegantly nodding to his clarion-voiced heroes while never allowing the album to become mired in mere tribute. [May 2008, p.72]
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Jim is most reminiscent of the Southern deep soul of the late '60s, although recorded so well (and so dry) that it betrays its lineage. Add to that an assortment of unobtrusive guests (including Nikka Costa, Gonzales, Peaches, and Alex Acuña) and the result is a record that reveals soul and sincerity.
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Under The RadarLidell's Jim says that it's okay to have fun and not take yourself too seriously, and that's pretty cool in my book. [Spring 2008, p.78]
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UncutHe's at his best here on the playful Beck-like 'Hurricane' and the sweetly mournful 'Rope of Sand,' but Jamiroquai-averse listeners would do well to avoid 'Figure Me Out.' [May 2008, p.102]
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Q MagazineLidell's gospel hollars are impressive, but the music verges on pastiche. [May 2008, p.136]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 1 out of 3
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derringerApr 30, 2008
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MattM.May 1, 2008
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ToshFApr 25, 2008
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