Stephen jones is now cured of sadness
L. Vitantonio | 03/06/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Stephen Jones, ex founder-leader of the english band Babybird (which had two big hits in 1996, "You're Gorgeous" and "Candy Girl"), left the band in 2000, 3 months later the release of their last album "Bugged", because, on his opinion,
nobody was interested in BabyBird anymore. After a break of one year spent between a side project (a book released in summer 2001), he's now back as a solo artist, always with the same humor-sarcasm of the Babybird days. He released a collection of instrumental songs "dedicated for movie soundtracks ONLY" in the late 2001, entitled "1985-2001", and now, his first solo + singed album, "Almost Cured Of Sadness". The genious of this artist is remarkable in every song, every lyric. An incredible and talented artist, probably too much underrated. Is he now cured of sadness? who knows? we just know that this new album is similar to his Babybird works, and this is enough to say: "another great work""
Something unique
04/20/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Jones takes some familiar elements but assimilates them into a creative, experimental, idiosyncratic framework, yielding a CD that sounds like nothing else. It's full of catchy elements (melodies, rhythms, and interesting lyrics that are sometimes dark and often rather kooky), so it's not the kind of new sound that one has to work hard to appreciate. If you are looking for something new and different, this could be the disc for you. It has certainly gotten a lot of spins in my player."
Track Listings (19) - Disc #1