Steve Savicki
3-26-02, 04:23 PM
Couldn't pinpoint one as my italicized review called for, but since "Curiousity" is the opener from their 1985 debut and is an up-tempo dance song, I'll just go with that one.
Please visit Steve Savicki's Jets site (http://www.homestead.com/TheJetsNiteclub/niteclub.html) ;)
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The release of the first album from the family of Tonga hits a winning spot
of 9 songs consisting of 7 uptempo dance and 2 ballads. Split evenly of
4 songs taking the female lead vocal, 4 male, and a shared duet in a unique
remake of "La La Means I Love You", a remix that can make an emotional person
tear up.
The arrangements of all the music are perfect- no instrument drowns out
another and the diversity shows as the Jets use a variety of tone, reverb,
and distortion in both keyboards and guitars.
The first song, "Curiousity", introduces a keyboard solo that's off key,
but finally fits into the puzzle perfectly with this composure and the solos
eventually mellow out further into the album into cute, fun loving jingles
as in "Right Before My Eyes".
The second song, "Crush On You", proves The Jets have their winning streak,
hit after hit as "You Got It All" shows the Jets can also perform ballads
in just as good of form as the sheer power and intensity of "Private Number".
There is not a single weak track on their debut, and even the lesser known
songs, the ones that did not make radio airplay for hits ("Love Umbrella",
"Heart On The Line"), are just as strong and danceable.
The only minor
drawback is that the female lead vocalled songs are all clumped together
at the beginning of the album while the male lead has the shots at the
end, making a distinct obvious split between the halfway point of the album.
But overall, the tracklisting seems to have a perfect fitting order, with
"Mesmerized", an uptempo dance, at the end displaying the majority of the
songs were upbeat. Mid 80's Urban rhythm & blues dance music of an entire
new album, not a greatest hits, rarely gets better than the debut of the
family from Tonga!
Please visit Steve Savicki's Jets site (http://www.homestead.com/TheJetsNiteclub/niteclub.html) ;)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp100/p138/p13861pvb67.jpg
The release of the first album from the family of Tonga hits a winning spot
of 9 songs consisting of 7 uptempo dance and 2 ballads. Split evenly of
4 songs taking the female lead vocal, 4 male, and a shared duet in a unique
remake of "La La Means I Love You", a remix that can make an emotional person
tear up.
The arrangements of all the music are perfect- no instrument drowns out
another and the diversity shows as the Jets use a variety of tone, reverb,
and distortion in both keyboards and guitars.
The first song, "Curiousity", introduces a keyboard solo that's off key,
but finally fits into the puzzle perfectly with this composure and the solos
eventually mellow out further into the album into cute, fun loving jingles
as in "Right Before My Eyes".
The second song, "Crush On You", proves The Jets have their winning streak,
hit after hit as "You Got It All" shows the Jets can also perform ballads
in just as good of form as the sheer power and intensity of "Private Number".
There is not a single weak track on their debut, and even the lesser known
songs, the ones that did not make radio airplay for hits ("Love Umbrella",
"Heart On The Line"), are just as strong and danceable.
The only minor
drawback is that the female lead vocalled songs are all clumped together
at the beginning of the album while the male lead has the shots at the
end, making a distinct obvious split between the halfway point of the album.
But overall, the tracklisting seems to have a perfect fitting order, with
"Mesmerized", an uptempo dance, at the end displaying the majority of the
songs were upbeat. Mid 80's Urban rhythm & blues dance music of an entire
new album, not a greatest hits, rarely gets better than the debut of the
family from Tonga!