London Soul: Soulful Rhyme from the Capitol City { Various Artists } [Import]

Nate James (Performer), Em-Cee (Performer), Omar (Performer), Angie Stone (Performer), Terri Walker (Performer), Alice Russell (Performer), Alex Attias (Performer), Juliette Leon (Performer), Vanessa Freeman (Performer), The Sunburst Band (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 10, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
• ASIN: B00081MVXA
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,138 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Set the Tone

2. Negative 2 Positive

3. Be Thankful (For What You Got) [Blaze Mix]

4. Don't Say It

5. L.O.V.E.

6. Help Me

7. Two Hearts

8. This Thing

9. Dawning of a New Day

10. When Will I Ever Learn 2

11. Every Day

12. What Can I Do

13. The Action

14. Hurry Home [TM Juke Mix]

15. Bus Stop

16. Secret Garden

17. Booty la La

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lifesaver For Those Sick of The Radio, May 28, 2006

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Shona (Clairton, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: London Soul: Soulful Rhyme from the Capitol City { Various Artists } (Audio CD)

I really appreciate good R&B; of course my definition of "good" means a nice beat, smooth vocals, and sharp production. But no matter how good a song is, it can "get old" very quick when you hear it on the radio, in the mall, on TV, in the club, etc. I've noticed that with R&B, the pool of pickings seems slim - and today I can listen to all those Boyz II Men, Jodeci, Tweet or Mary J. Blige songs from 2 years ago when I couldn't then. A treat is to see up-and-coming acts in the genre, but that's a rarity in Miami (dearth of soul/R&B musicians here...)

So I picked this CD up, just out of curiousity. I was expecting some interesting music - a conversation piece. But in two weeks, I've played the CD everywhere - in my house, the car, the iPod. It's a superb sampler that is diverse (the British music scene is a bit more ecclectic that the US) with hip-hop, deep club mixes, R&B singles, and neo-soul ballads occupying the same disc. Some special treats are "Be Thankful" - a remake of the 70's gem by Omar & Angie Stone; "L.O.V.E." by Terri Walker that sounds like it should be a R&B chart topper over on these shores (Beyonce, eat your heart out honey!); "This Thing" by D'nell which is a perfect mix of classic soul and modern remix techniques...but one of my favorites is "The Action" by 4hero; and excellent track that reminds you of De La Soul (well actually, it's Butterfly from Digable Planets on vocals - but I don't know if as many people remember Digable Planets!)

So if you enjoy "indie" neo-soul and hip/hop, and/or you are a DJ looking for solid tracks that aren't being played on the radio, this disc is for you. I'm curious to check out the other CDs in this series as well!