With songs that fall exactly in between Michael Jackson's Off the Wall period and A Taste of Honey, Jamiroquai's Synkronized is a funk-disco inferno that is distinguished from its 1970s counterparts only by its 1990s production. It contains all the same ingredients: wah-wah guitar, electric piano, soft-sided strings oozing out melody, pot-bellied bass, and a blasted-out horn section that evokes images of three guys stepping in sync while their sequined flairs swipe over white patent-leather loafers. While the funk is steamy enough to flatten the tallest 'fro, Jay Kay's impeccable ability to emulate Stevie Wonder's vocals brings on the cool side.
Recorded in June, on a wild & stormy summer night in Italy's stunning Verona Amphitheatre on the European leg of Jamiroquai's 'Funk Odyssey World Tour 2002' this DVD, packed with extra features, shows exactly why Jamiroquai have sold over 20 million albums & how they earned their reputation as one of the world's greatest live acts…
After the jarring reception of 1999's Synkronized, Jamiroquai constructed A Funk Odyssey, something more polished and slick inside the band's own brand of funky disco-rock. Jason Kay and keyboardist/songwriter Toby Smith perfected a maturation that was left keyed in Travelling Without Moving but left open-ended on Synkronized for a wide scope of musical delight. A Funk Odyssey taps into various illustrious grooves of the Latin world, classic rock, and mainstream club culture, and Jamiroquai is tight and eager to make everyone shake their groove thing in their own light. The first single, "Little L," beams with Kajagoogoo-like synths while warping into a funk-driven hue of orchestral whirlpools, but Jamiroquai allows the band's extroverted and unattached personality to shine on the worldbeat-tinged "Corner of the Earth."
The Jamiroquai - Live In Verona DVD is a great recording of an unbelievable concert. As the title suggests this is a recording of a concert Jamiroquai did in Verona Italy. One of the amazing things about this DVD is that it allows you to see how hard its raining, most bands would have called the concert off but JK keep going and even works it into the act, sliding all over the stage while dancing and singing. Some of the songs performed include 'Corner of the Earth', 'Virtual Insanity' and a duet with Beverly Knight of 'Main Vein'.
English funk-pop band Jamiroquai are fronted by singer Jay Kay, a groovy cat with groovy hats who’s loved and loathed in equal measure. He formed the band in 1992 and remains the sole permanent member; although some people perceive Jamiroquai as Jay Kay’s pseudonym, it is actually a full band with other members.Jamiroquai have achieved four No.1 albums in the UK, beginning with their 1993 debut Emergency on Planet Earth. The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994) hit No.2, as did their American breakthrough Travelling Without Moving (1996). “Virtual Insanity” became their biggest UK hit yet.*Star Mark is a russian pirate label specialized in various bootleg-like compilations.