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I remember seeing the video for "One Hundred and Rising" back in the days and really liked it, and the album was nice. "Barumba" could be longer.great vocals.
Bluey makes this song classic.#8-Spellbound and Speechless--What can I say. 9/13 tracks hits a classic with me. Incognito really brings it on this album, man. A real R&B song with funky, upbeat sounds.#11-Millennium--Bluey lays down a smooth jazz track with a litte sax on the sideI love this album to death. This is really for the 21 & up crowd that appreciates REAL MUSIC, Period. My 3 favorite tracks are:#2-Good Love--Joy Malcolm rips this tune apart. No disrespect to Maysa, a true vocalist by herself, but Joy Malcolm gives her a run for her money. But overall, a classic album indeed.
This in my opinion is one of Incognito's best CD's. "Good Love," that song is just phenomenal. And though Maysa was absent from this album, Incognito didn't miss a beat.they kept on moving along with great vibes, horns, beats and other vocalist. Great album.
It opens with rhythmic, plusating strings (REAL ones, mind you - another great thing about this band - why have canned-strings and synth-brass when you can have authentic instruments)., and just gets better and better. For those of you who have not come across Incognito before, you are missing out. The soprano sax playout between two of the tracks is awesome, and the layering of sounds on the final track ('Jacob's Ladder') takes some beating - check out the stylish quick bass playing and growling Rhodes solo. I first came across this band after the release of 'Tribes, Vibes and Scribes' (with the very catchy lightweight opening track 'Colibri'). This album is a few years and couple of releases later, and it's a wonderful mix of styles. If you're just starting out, try something earlier first (either 'Tribes, Vibes and Scribes' or the excellent 'Positivity') then, just when you think you've categorised their style, let this one hit you on full volume. Yeehaah.
This is material for grown ups and those who appreciate the finer things in life (in a non-materialistic way). Well, I know what I like.and I don't like this.I LOVE IT.The suave finesse of fusing R&B, funk,jazz,and Brazilian/Latin sounds from this British group is a testament that music like this is truly food for the heart, mind, and soul. I bought their 1992 release Positivity and I positively continue to enjoy it to this day.While, 100 and Rising may not have the same sound as their 92 release, times have to change, and they did for the better on this 1995 project. You can NEVER mistake this sheer brilliant artistry for the bubble gum [stuff] out there right now infesting the pop airwaves. Younglings, take a lesson, this is REAL MUSIC.For those who like this genre of music I also highly recommend another British funk-jazz fusing group called Matt Bianco that incorporates some of the hottest Latin sounds and influences around.
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