Music CD - Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings: 100 Days, 100 Nights

	Music CD: 100 Days, 100 Nights Artist: Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings List Price: $16.98 Our Price: $9.88 Your Save: $ 7.10 ( 42% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Daptone
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Tracks: 1. 100 Days, 100 Nights 2. Nobody's Baby 3. Tell Me 4. Be Easy 5. When the Other Foot Drops, Uncle 6. Let Them Knock 7. Something's Changed 8. Humble Me 9. Keep On Looking 10. Answer Me
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0823134001220 Format: Enhanced Label: Daptone Manufacturer: Daptone Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Daptone Release Date: 2007-10-02 Studio: Daptone
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: She ain't Nobody's Fool... Comment: And Sharon Jones is no retread, either. Okay, she sounds a lot like the Old School I grew up with, but she's got an edge and power of her own. "100 Days, 100 Nights" is a great opening anthem about how long it takes to learn a man's heart with a POW ending that'll leave your jaw dropped. "When the Other Foot Drops" is about payback time when that person who's been taking advantage of others has to pay up--and do they ever! "You better pack up and run" is Sharon's advice and considering what the person's got to run from, that's not such a bad idea. "Answer me" is a gorgeous gospel song about hard times with strong horns backing. There's really not a bad song on this CD. It's solid, soulful, and well worth the money if you love R&B of any school. Customer Rating: Summary: love the cd Comment: the cd arrived on time and in good condition as described. We love the cd...it is excellent! Customer Rating: Summary: Solid Retro R&B Comment: The Dapkings are a retro soul band with a very tight, fun sound (honking baritone sax, etc.). They provide the funky background for Amy Winehouse. Here they are fronted by Sharon Jones. I don't know her history, but she has a strong voice. The album is very listenable, but perhaps a tad unvaried. I enjoy it more in a mix with other discs than straight through. The album comes with a fun full-length sampler of daptone records with a "DJ" introducing their different acts. Customer Rating: Summary: Sharon croooons Comment: Sharon is good......new to me which is why i was interested. i understand why amy winehouse uses her back-up band. Customer Rating: Summary: Amazing soul done to perfection Comment: I first heard about Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings on NPR and CNN. I was surprised to hear that they were Amy Winehouse's touring band; in retrospect, I should have ditched the Winehouse CD and bought 100 Days, 100 Nights since Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are the enduring soul stars on the scene. Sharon's story is a rags-to-riches tale of a former corrections officer who gave up her goal of a solo career because she was told she was "too black" or "too fat" to succeed. This is soul the way it used to sound: gutteral, saucy, and sassy, at times a hair's breadth away from gospel, spiced with Muscle Shoals-style horns and tambourine beats that bring to mind the Funk Brothers. This sounds like it could be right out of the '70s heyday, and the band uses analog recording equipment for a more authentic sound. The ten songs start out with a bang on 100 Days 100 Nights, starting with Sharon musing on love with a hoarse, urgent delivery that slows down to a slow burn as a Hammond organ underscores the drama and a gospelish choir sings the title lyrics behind Sharon. Nobody's Baby is a self-empowerment ode to women that flirts with funk and brims with "don't mess with me" attitude. Tell Me sounds straight out of the Funk Brothers catalog, with staccato tamborine, bongos, and crisp snare smoothed with vibe, and Sharon's sassy search for love. When the Other Foot Drops, Uncle is a soundalike for a long-lost Al Green gem. The rest of the tracks are each distinct and at once familiarly comforting, closing with the gospel blockbuster Answer Me. Run, don't walk, to buy this if you're a fan of '70s soul. Amazing performances and authentically retro sound make this a must-have. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: In the new millennium, soul has become big business again. But despite succulent re-issues from labels like Astralwerks and Light in the Attic, the resurgence of seasoned soul sisters like Bettye LaVette, and the volcanic popularity of new-soul crooners like Amy Winehouse, the champions of the new generation's purist strain are Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings. After the often upbeat, always exciting sounds of 2005's Naturally, the band's next outing comes off as a slightly more tempered affair. The title track opens with an indefatigable statement of purpose, dropping into a late-stage, sub-halftime groove so Jones can fully "take [her] time" lamenting her missing man. Elsewhere, her voice effortless treads the heights and depths of its range with timeless aplomb ("Be Easy," "When the Other Foot Drops, Uncle," "Answer Me"). The Dap Kings themselves have reached a pocket-digging near-perfection, recent collaborations with Kanye West, Lily Allen, and the aforementioned Winehouse, yielding the sounds of a band at the top of its game. At times, these tracks court the uninspired flavor of the wholly derivative, but in all, 100 Days, 100 Nights makes for a very welcome addition to any avid listener's contemporary soul music library. --Jason Kirk