The Brand New Heavies - Get Used To It
General Description
Artist/Band: The Brand New Heavies
Album Title: Get Used To It
Year: 2006
They’re Back, N’Dea’s Back!
How I Got Into This Music
Not sure.. Tired of giving Hieronymus Fox all that credit, heheh.. Could be I just discovered these guys meself, dunno.. I mean, it’s been quite a while - 1992, or something. But it was at the hight of all the British Acid Jazz stuff: where the Brits were redefining an American institution - Soul and (real) R & B.
Anyways, their self-titled debut album (three different versions) was a blast and their hip-hop flavoured Heavy Rhyme Experience still is one of my favorite albums of all time.. Then Miss N’Dea Davenport left and things just weren’t the same for me. And I guess I kinda got bored with the stuff that came later on. But when I heard that Davenport was back on this latest album, I just had to have a listen.
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Tracks that got my attention:
We’ve Got
Funky stuff, nice..
I Don’t Know Why (I Love You)
Ohmygod.. That voice.. Sends chills down my spine..
Sex God
Kept getting images of Gwen Stefani, ugh..
Let’s Do It Again
This is what they do best: ultra-funky-disco, lovelovelove it!
We Won’t Stop
Gutsy track, those vocals are excellent
All Fired Up
Strong dance track, drummer/vocalist Jan Kincaid still got the smooth flow..
Love Is
Reminds me of one of the solo singles of N’Dea
Conclusion
Nostalgia’s such a harsh mistress.. I’m glad one of the most soulful bands got together again in their most successful setup. Don’t get me wrong, the other guest vocalists were great performers, but.. They were just that: guests.
For me though, I’m kinda done with this type of music, so it doesn’t get me all fired up as it used to. It still is a great labour of love, anybody not hearing that coming through the tracks should have their ears checked (and their Soul too). These are great musicians and I’ll be eager to see them live again, coz that’s where they really shine.
Rating: 
(I moved on, I guess..)
