Soul of a Woman is a more than worthy farewell by one of the hardest working and talented women show business has ever known
Soul Of A Woman proves to be so much more than your average swansong ... Sly, spirited and sublime, it packs a whole lot of action into its 36 filler-free minutes.
Soul Of A Woman offers up a piece of everything that made Jones a powerhouse up to the very end.
Soul of a Woman cements itself as a fitting send-off for a woman who flat-out owned the stage and spearheaded a scene, transcending the notions of “neo” and “revival” to make music that was impassioned and pure. Sharon Jones lives on every time you press play.
Soul Of A Woman finds Jones bowing out in the finest form, somehow filling the space between Gladys Knight and Etta James.
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings' final record is a celebration of everything that made the soul revivalists great since their inception in the early '00s.
The first half of Soul Of A Woman is a powerful final encore for the late Sharon Jones, showcasing the dizzying array of soul and funk styles that she and the Dap-Kings crew perfected over the last 20 years. But after the James Brown frenzy of its opening tracks and the less memorable Motown-inspired middle ground, the album changes course.
When it comes for those instruments (Sax/Triumph/Horne) i can so easily be sold out, that's why Kesha - Woman (feat. the Dap-Kings) one of my fav. Dance pop songs of the year.
The record return you back with the 80s vibes and make you feel that you are dancing in an old bar or something just like this, all you have to do is just close your eyes.
Sharon voice is pure and amazing no doubt, the instruments is pure and speaks, the songs are very good, the lyrics too. No doubt that Sharon and the ... read more
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