Joi - Star Kitty's Revenge
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Artist: JoiEdition: Music CD
Format: Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 2002-03-19
Music Label: Umvd Labels
Soundtracks:
- Alright, I'm Back
- It's Your Life
- 17" of Snow
- Y'All Better Be Glad
- Techno Pimp
- Crave
- Munchies for Your Love
- Lick (with Sleepy Brown)
- What If I Kissed You Right Now?
- Why They Do What They Do
- Get On
- You're a W***e
- I'm a Woman
- He's Still a N***a
- Nicole
- Missing You
- Agnus Dei
- Jefferson St. Joe
- Keypsiia, Age 4 (bonus track)
Free Music Notes for Star Kitty's Revenge
Free Music Review: Star Kitty's Revenge
Hit: 4 Stars
I've had this album since 2002 but after a couple of listens I really didn't connect with the music so it's been languishing on the shelf until I started listening to it again in bits over the past couple of years. It's been interesting reading a few of the reviews - especially those who stated that they've been fans of Joi since the beginning, have listened to her previous albums and contrast those works with this one.
I'm not in that group, this is the first Joi album I've ever heard and given my love of the music of two of her close contemporaries - Erykah Badu & Kelis, I'm certainly glad that I kept this cd since my sensabilities and enjoyment of ecclectic music & artists has grown over the years. Like Badu & Kelis, Joi OWNS her artistic persona and freely admits that although she may not have the best voice in the world, she works what she has! Amen to that because we need original divas like Joi who don't strive to sound like everybody else and who is courageous enough to follow her own path.
I heard funk, tinges of rock & pure SOUL throughout this album and although 6 interludes is too many imho, the 13 songs more than make up for this indulgence. The tracks I enjoy the most are:
17" OF SNOW - this track is funky, original and a little "dark" (it's also the one track that I loved the first time I listened to the entire album)
AGNUS DEI - the last interlude, this is a heavenly track on which Joi really shows us a glimpse of her vocal ability
MISSING YOU & I'M A WOMAN - recalls Chaka Khan in her prime
LICK - I love the tricked up beats
WHAT IF I KISSED YOU RIGHT NOW? - slinky & sexy
JEFFERSON ST. JOE - hauntingly beautiful lyrics in which I assumed she was speaking to her absentee father
Overall, I really enjoyed this entire disc and can't wait to get my hands on one or (hopefully) two of her earlier releases. I'd highly recommend it to listeners with ecclectic musical tastes.
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Revenge is sweet on Joi's latest, a fierce, funky, groove-laden opus that should finally earn the Atlanta-based singer the recognition she so rightfully deserves. Her critically acclaimed (and now out-of-print) 1993 debut, Pendulum Vibe, and her never-released 1997 funk-rock masterpiece, Amoeba Cleansing Syndrome (widely circulated as a bootleg), fell victim to poor marketing and record label shutdowns, and despite her stint as lead vocalist in Lucy Pearl (replacing Dawn Robinson), mainstream success has eluded Joi thus far. But like any righteous diva would, she comes out swinging on Star Kitty's Revenge, packing the disc's 19 tracks and interludes with pure, unadulterated artistry. Mixing raunchy flair (? la Millie Jackson); cosmic, Parliament-style grooves; and her own brand of Dirty South ?lan, originals like the X-rated "Lick," "Techno Pimp," and "You're a W***e" should send listeners into blissful, funk-induced hazes, while the old-school R&B of "Missing You" and a cover of Chaka Khan and Rufus's "I'm a Woman" are sure to get booties shaking in all the right ways. --Sylvia W. ChanBlues Music CDs
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