Emergency On Planet Earth

Some chaotic, some good and funky

I listen to a few of his albums, he has a unique sound, and especially voice. Groovy stuff, though not my absolute fav album by him.

love acid jazz

Decent. A lot of modern sounding Jazz

4/5 Good Start, gets weaker

Ahhhh Jamiroquai. Always the right amount of funk for a Tuesday afternoon. Fun sound. I imagine this is what a British wedding sounds like before Sweet Caroline but after Mr. Brightside.

Super nice melodies, interesting instruments and sound. Really like this album. I've never heard of these guys before.

2 stars

Very very good album

Very good

C'est musicalement très solide et très bien composé. Les musiciens et le chanteur ton clairement tous talentueux. Par contre, c'est un style qui m'attire un peu moins donc j'ai trouvé l'album un peu long. Ça dérive un peu trop de ses influences qui sont clairement ancrées dans le disco et le funk des années 70. Un album d'une très bonne qualité, mais probablement pas le genre que je réécouterais de façon régulière. 7/10

Jazz

Pretty cool. Not really my style though

It made a dreary day a lot better.

Who doesn't love some funk? A great album carried by 3 awesome tunes. Nothing better than Jamiroquai to brighten your day!

It's Jamiroquai, cool funk beats but sometimes the lyrics took me out of the vibes.

I felt pretty neutral on this album. It's a solid jazz album, nothing great nothing bad, but as someone else wrote which I completely agree with, it makes me want to listen to Stevie Wonder instead.

I have something against Jamiroquai, even not being a frequent listener. I don't know what, but I always turn off my brain every time I try to listen to any of their songs. However, respecting the 1001 challenge, I tried this one and surprisingly enjoyed some songs. I still think they sound childish somehow (no explanations, just feelings), but now I can at least listen to 1 of their albums. I'll not try the others. Let's keep this relation in a good status.

This just sounds so sterile. There are plenty of cool instrumental moments but they just don't feel genuine. I can't imagine anyone hearing this and actually being moved to dance. Also lyrically this is terrible.

was alright, funky but you can see why the songs that became singles got picked as such, not gonna listen again

Lekker funky, en met een goeie boodschap. Toffe plaat

Great sound, great groove. Not the hits I know but a nice find!

Some decent grooves, in 93 doing neo-soul or funk wasn't really a thing so at the time it was unique. Now not so much but I could see this being put on at setbreak so there's that.

Solid funk jams

Essential Tracks: Emergency on Planet Earth (Playlist) Too Young to Die Revolution 1993

The music itself is fine, but it feels like a pretty pale imitation of other work in the genre…………… some of the lyrics made it very clear that they’re English guys trying to write about freeing themselves from oppression, it just doesn’t really work.

Not a fan of Jazz, especially Jazz Funk. This album didn't do anything for me - elevator music.

I liked this but not quite enough to buy it

Oh my god, that's the funky shit.

The introduction of massive hats to popular music.

i don't know who should be more offended: acid or jazz

absolute awesome vibes

Easily the pop album I’ve heard make the most use of the didgeridoo. Not quite as earwormy as Jamiroquai’s later work, but a solid beginning.

Funky but not enough to make it great. There is something missing to really bring it together

Trash, white

There are some good tracks on here. Jay Kay gets a bit annoying after a while.

Still wonderful

I am a fan of the funk sound! But two hours. Where am I driving to, Bath, ME or something?

It sounds like a soundtrack to a 1970's TV Cop show. It's pleasant... jazz funk R&B that though crafted in the 90's, definitely feels like a throwback. Though i don't find anything as catchy as what they put out later (Virtual Insanity), it is fine for the genre.

Fantastic album full of dancey, funky, jazz influenced sounds. Songs that get into your head and stay there. This album could change your mood from depressed to energetically happy.

The other reviews were not kidding, this guy really wants to be Stevie Wonder, but I think he wanted to do so out of inspiration, not to make money off his style. I was hopeful for this album because of this common comparison as well as "acid jazz" being listed within the subgenres, but I sadly found a lot of this album just okay. None of it really had that punch I find Wonder's music to contain, and no real slow tracks had the album start to feel monotonous more than something to get up and dance to. Everything here is solid enough, but I can live with one or two tracks from this guy and don't need a whole album. Also, say it with me everyone! TOO. LONG. Normalize thirty-five minute albums again.

Lad wearing a silly hat tries to be Stevie Wonder. What's so influential and important about this album that it needs to be in the book?

This album is funky as fuck. The main thing for me here is the absolutely brilliant instrumentation. Smooooth bass, funky psychedelic space keys, violin, sexy synth, trumpet! There's tons of great songs on here, but I also I love the extended musical interludes - really nice. And big shout out to the mixing on this record - it's top notch. I find the other commentary on here around appropriation so boring, if we're talking solely about the music of course. Are you not allowed to have influences anymore? Get over yourselves. You're a white British man JK, stay in your fucking lane. You should be more like someone like George Formby, play ukulele and sing some innocuous song about cleaning windows or something. Oh wait, the ukulele was from Portuguese origin and popularised in Hawaii... but... that's appropriation too! Is it too late to cancel George Formby? He's a monster! Rant aside... great album!

Forgot how good this was. I felt he was treated as a bit of a joke at the time with the bit hats and denise van outen etc but by god are there some great tunes on here.

Funky

This album is just really fun and especially funky, the bass is great and the instrumentation is really interesting. It’s very refreshing compared to some of the classier soul stuff from the 60s and 70s

It swings and grooves sufficiently, if a little monolithically song to song, to make the politics non-preachy and also without getting all synthetic and clubby. But of course one could ask whether the danceability is right tone for such an urgent environmental warning (not that he'w wrong, of course, and if only we'd listened 30 years ago, huh?)

Cool jam album

English Funk is great Jamiroquai is good at it. Not 100% solid. But 80% excellent. Makes me wanna dance.

I nearly named my first born son Jamiroquai because of this album. Jommi for short. This is just just soaring music, the coolest, happiest beats..

I’m back from a long holiday, and have really enjoyed reading your reviews of key albums that I missed (after all this time, Abbey Road drops right before I get back???). I’m not going to be able to keep up the daily pace, but will try to review some. So, Jamiroquai: another album on my “really ought to listen to this someday” list. And it’s pretty much as I expected: instantly appealing, enjoyable, but somehow not quite as compelling as I’d hoped. I could try to analyse why, but life’s too short. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

Had never heard this album before & thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s so often very funky. I love the didge. I love the brass (e.g Hooked Up). I love the nod to Stevie Wonder in so much of it, including calling a track Music Of The Mind. It rockets along & is never boring. Fantastic.

I quite liked Jamiroquai when they first appeared with this album. The template is largely based on Stevie Wonder, but given that Stevie hadn't released a good record in over a decade at that point, the funky acid jazz approach was fun and a welcome breather from grunge. The singles are catchy and engaging, but the album drags as it goes on. Eight to ten minute workouts might be fun live, but they tend to outstay their welcome on disc, and the less said about the didgeridoo playing, the better. Jay Kay was an engaging frontman when this album came out, although as he developed his 'prat in the hat' persona, he became somewhat less likable. I mean, it is hard to take his "peace, love and environment" messages too seriously when all Mr Kay really seemed interested in was shagging models and collecting sports cars (or was it the other way around?). But, as a first start from the gates, they are a cracking and super tight funk band with something to prove, with a charismatic frontman, which felt fun and funky at the time. The singles are pretty damn food, although the album tracks are often not much than a jazzy groove with banal lyrics. Subsequent albums followed the same pattern. I like many Jamiroquai singles and sometimes include them in my DJ sets. But the albums are inessential. My wife and I did see Jamiroquai at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in 2002. The band was incredibly tight and super professional. I bet they never played a wrong note and they delivered a polished and perfect performance. And it was a bit soulless. It was perfectly competent, but never really took off. I mentioned it to my wife today, and she has no memory of seeing the show (although she was standing right next to me). And this album is a bit like that; really competent, with good singles, but largely forgettable.

This album was a pleasant surprise! I knew of Jamiroquai by name, but never really paid much to attention them. Very funky and jazzy grooves. Very listenable!

Ладно, тоже хочу это на виниле)

Нихрена себе, это джаз фьюжн в 93 году... у меня какие-то вайбы Одержимости и Лёши Бычкова, спаситееееее У меня нет цензурных слов чтобы это описать: ебать как это клёво, просто ахуеть. С Music On The Mind я вообще описался от восторга, ну куда он летит как паровоз в середине вааааай. Хочу на виниле вот этот альбом, подарите пожалуйста. Я понял, я теперь сюда буду необъективные вещи писать только))

La verdad es que prefiero el Travelling Without Moving

long live the digeridoo. fav songs: too young to die, music of the mind, emergency on planet earth.

Jamiroquai always has a great clear sound that mixes well and can turn any background Playlist into a groove fest. But its just that, background. The music rarely goes beyond your template funk/soul vibe and the lyrics are a bit forced.

I used to be neutral on Jamiroquai. Now I understand why people hate his music so much.

Not bad. Passable funk. Perfectly enjoyable.

Okee, de sound is natuurlijk enorm gejat van Stevie Wonder. Verder schijnt hij arrogant en verwend te zijn. Maar ik hoor liever wat vrolijk jatwerk dan de zoveelste depri schoenenstaarder of Engelse jaren 80-jengelband. Ik vond Jamiroquai eigenlijk altijd fijne muziek maken en dit album is daarop geen uitzondering.

Jamiroquai. Je kent het wel. Eigenlijk altijd hetzelfde. Ook dit album is vanaf het begin heel herkenbaar Jamiroquai. Voor één nummer niets mis mee. Bij een heel album, wordt het al snel saai. Gelukkig wordt er af en toe gebroken met bijvoorbeeld een instrumentaal nummer. Het tweede wat opvallend is. Er wordt wel heel dik bovenop gelegd waar de inspiratie vandaan komt. De luisteraar zál het weten. Naast de stem komen standaard jazz-geluiden sterk naar voren. Tot zelf een soort Big-Band-nummer (mijn favoriet Revolution 1993). Uiteindelijk bepaald die Jazz-basis mijn oordeel. Het helpt mij om over de eentonige zang te stappen.

Op een of andere manier ben ik nooit zo'n fan geweest van Jamiroquai. Misschien waren het zijn maniertjes, op het arrogante af. Zonder ook maar een seconde muziek te hebben gehoord, wist iedereen dat hij met een gouden lepel in zijn mond geboren was ofzo. Een soort Johnny de Mol zeg maar. Dan sta je natuurlijk al met 1-0 achter. Verder is het ook heel grappig om te lezen dat hij, net als Eminem, wordt verweten dat hij een soort culturele toeeigening doet door mensen als Stevie Wonder te imiteren (wat hij natuurlijk wel heel erg overduidelijk doet op het 2e nummer). Gek genoeg hebben we daar nooit iemand over gehoord bij the Rolling stones, die nota bene hun eerste albums vol met 'zwarte' muziek hadden staan. Genoeg geluld over randzaken. Zonder al die vooroordelen blijft er eigenlijk best wel een lekker funky plaatje over, uptempo, fijne bas. De toeters en bellen storen me niet, zelfs het instrumentale jazzy intermezzo ligt prettig in het gehoor. Ik kan niet anders dan 4 sterretjes geven, want ik word hier best wel blij van. En oh ja, debuutalbums zijn de beste albums!

Really didn’t know what to expect, but it was pretty good. Obviously influenced by 70s jazz/funk/fusion but well executed and original.

This distinctive voice of Jay Kay and Jamiroquai style is instantly recognizable and creates an amazing funky atmosphere. This is my first time listening to their debut album in full, but some of the songs will definitely end up on my "for party" list. At times it was slightly too repetitive, with songs blending with each other, but the general reception was very good. Excellent stuff.

Full of hope for this, but it's not as good as I'd hoped for. The lead singer did make an arse of himself in a coastal town that I taught near many years ago mind.

Much much better than I expected

Poor man's Stevie Wonder, but let's be honest, there are worse artists out there to bite. Two copy cats out of five. 🐱🐱

Great funk collection

There’s a didgeridoo song on this called “Didgin’ Out” that alone is great. This surprised me, it was fun, jazzy and funky. Jamiroquai is what Anthony Kiedis would be if he would stop being so pervy and annoying . This was fun 3 stars

So much funk and energy together with great bass lines is a five star album for sure!

It's pretty cool 3.5/5

Uptempo funky goodness

Funky

Solid funky outing, light 4

Steady jams all through. Horns, drums, consistent pleasant sounds Like his voice too. May have to grab this on vinyl

Pretty ground breaking for the early nineties.

Jamiroquai must be one of my favourite artists and this album is fire

An interesting mix of styles but falls flat in the middle, yet I bump it up to a 3 instead of going down to a 2

Disco has evolved! The best word is groovy! Awesome sax, awesome flute, awesome bass, awesome voice, what's not to love?

Pretty enjoyable and funky album. I really like the lead singer's voice too. It fits very well.

super funky, catchy songs. every song on this album is a banger and pretty much no filler. love the instrumentals on this as well. breaks up the album nicely stand out tracks for me were Hooked Up Whatever It Is, I jUst can't stop

Solid debut filled with fun funk.

It's funk. It's disco. It's soul. It's Jamiroquai, and I'm always down. I hadn't heard this album, but it ain't too shabby. 3.5 stars.

Very enjoyable. I've heard a fair amount of Jamiroquai but never a studio album. Wow! That was funky, soulful & groovy. Feel good 70s vibe. I'll be listening to him during my workdays. 4.5 stars.

same old story

Boring and it sucks.

Honestly kinda boring

Energetic, playful, poetically rich and engaging. Good to listen on a ride home, chilling, playing in the room, sunny day. Classic well-rounded and focused record from Jamiroquai. Danceable, chill meaningful all at the same time. It evokes emotions of rebellion, but with a twist of fun. If I like it, I do it; Music of the mind; Blow Your Mind; Revolution 1993 4.8/5

What a surprise! Sounded fresh, yet could've come out in the 70's. I enjoyed it.

Groovy and funky

Enjoyed it, was looking for something along these lines for a hot minute.

Really fun album, I love the mix of vocal and instrumental tracks because it really makes it feel like you are listening to a set being put on somewhere. Combine that with the funky jazz and odd instrument choices (shout out to the didgeridoo) and it really has a unique vibe.

4/5

Is quite groovy, does sound like typical pop music tho.

Very interesting, I am a fan of Jamiroquai’s vocal style and the upbeat feeling throughout the album with some “slow song” breaks. Definitely a good album to jam out to. Tapers off as it goes, but string overall.

Every single song sounded the exact same and I very genuinely hated it. Funk is straight ass when it’s displayed like this. After the 2nd song I wanted to smash my face through my kitchen table.

fun, funky production throughout. also utilized sounds i don’t hear often in the music i listen to

Funky acid jazzy, plus en sons qu'en paroles, musique d'ascenseur / d'ambiance de 5 à 7 de bureau.

nice

Very good, funky, jazzy, soulful album brimming with energy. I'm eager to hear some more of Jamiroquai's albums though - I'm sure Travelling Without Moving will come up eventually. Honestly pretty much everything on Emergency On Planet Earth was totally new to me. But what a debut album this is! Despite the version I listened to being the 2 hour long 20th anniversary reissue, it was still thoroughly enjoyable throughout. Favourite: Too Young to Die

This record is so close to a 4 for me. Def I have a lot of familiarity - people around me were listening to Jamiroquai like crazy in those days. Ultimately this record is just missing that key ingredient of a couple of really truly amazing tracks that reel you in and force you to appreciate the deeper aspects of the rest of it. An excellent record but not quite to the level of great.

Revolution 1993, what a banger

I love me some Jamiroquai.

It swings and grooves sufficiently to make politics seem non-preachy.

Eentonig, irritante stem

Funky, positive, but so so SOOOOOO same-ish. Is Jamiroquai's entire catalogue just ONE SONG?!

I like it mostly, especially to start. But it really starts to just feel frantic after a while. I think I like the songs individually, just a one-tempo album to listen through.

I always thought of Jamiroquai as a singles band, but this album proved me wrong. The acid jazz mixed with Jay Kay’s compelling vocals make for an enjoyable spin. They would drive this formula to poppier heights, but this debut is a fresh introduction. It’s a little drawn out at points and doesn’t flow like a cohesive album should, but there are plenty of highlights.

Crap soul acid pants

Get back in your silly hat

Pop funk. You can hear the cocaine arrogance seeping through, but at the same time it's toe-tapping stuff. When I was a barman, I'd put on The Pogues when the pub seemed a little dull and everyone would spring into conversation. I imagine this would work for the same trick.

Whilst I still really enjoyed the hits, as an overall album, it doesn't quite jam. 2.5

Liked it more than I thought

Groovy, chill, bassy, spacey. A very fun listen. I already knew from limited exposure that I was into the acid jazz sound and this is just further confirmation. Best song: Music of the Mind

One of the best soul and funky albums there is.

I hadn't heard of the band or heard any of their songs that I can recall, so it was nice to be introduced to them. They are an excellent band -- dang, they play superbly well! -- and I enjoyed the album. My only slight criticism is they sometimes sound too similar to Stevie Wonder to my ears, but I fully recognize that is my own perception speaking because I don't listen to a lot of music in this style so it's hard for my auditory mind not to compare anything like this to Stevie. Other than that, though, these folks are really, really good.

The thing I've always liked about Jamiroquai's (who, until today I thought was a single man named Jamiroquai) music was the lead singer's voice. His vocals are bright and funky, and go well with the music's similarly danceable vibe. Would've been cool to have danced to this during parties in the '90s! Standout tracks are When You Gonna Learn and Blow Your Mind.

This album rode out from front to back. Especially like the live tracks from Glastonbury. The music I always knew they could make, but never heard.

Slaps so hard

At the centre of the Venn diagram Jazzy / Insufferable / Catchy Songs I didn’t like, that I don’t want to listen to again, but or inexplicably stuck in my head anyway

Idk, just wasn't really for me. It was cool music, but it kinda meandered too much and wasn't really ever all that engaging to begin with. Not a great fit. No standouts since I listened to this last week and honestly couldn't recall a single song.

Modern jazz

This was generated for me almost 2 weeks ago but I'm only just getting to it now because this one feels like a chore to get through

I forgot how happy this band makes me when I listen.

At its best, this album traces back to some of Stevie Wonder’s more memorable tracks. At its worst, the lyrical content is kind of eye roll worthy. Funky as hell though. Not sure Jamiroquai ever got their due. Vote for Pedro.

A fun, funky party best left a little early.

Can see why Jan likes this, very funky. That being said the songs can be quite long and other than a few they are quite mediocre so 3/5 for me

WAS NOT A FAN Cheesy change the world lyrics.

oscar wilde once said, “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…” but people often forget the second half of wilde’s saying “…that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” listening to jamiroquai’s obnoxiously derivative record Emergency on Planet Earth, that second half of wilde’s saying is ringing so loud and true. of course the results of a white man cosplaying stevie wonder is staunch mediocrity; such ugly middling nothingness that overstays its welcome and overshoots its ambitions, ending up an unseasoned pot of tunes that have been done better a million times before. all this isn’t to say jamiroquai’s brand of acid funk and jazzy tunes is completely without merit (influence is a beautiful thing, and there’s maybe a brief argument to made about his appreciation of the genres), but gosh it’s all so uninspired; this is a drugstore take on a sound made luxurious by funk pioneers who delicately carved a sonic style out of callused hands. it makes sense they never had any crossover success in the US: their music is borderline caricatural, and i’d rather listen to stevie wonder, thank you very much. [“Revolution 1993” is however, a banger…]

love jamiroquai. This isnt their best but its still a very nice funky time. lyrics can be cringy though

I've taken some time to rate this album. The more I think about Jamiroquai the lower the rating goes. I'm now at a 3. As the music receded, I'm left considering a silly little white guy singing black music, dressed as a native American and preaching environmental messages from behind the wheel of a gas-guzzling supercar. In a few hours I'll probably regret rating it so highly and I'll have to console myself with the memory of the time that photographer broke Jay Kay's nose with an epic headbutt.

Not a bad debut album.

not a fan.

The music is your good old fashioned easy listening funk. Nothing wrong with it. The album is a bit too long as a stand-alone listening experience.

unknown amazing record happy to be exposed to it

I enjoy Jamiroquai's radio songs and at first I was enjoying this album. Then every song just kind of started blending together and sounding the same to me. Towards the end I started to realize that on a well built sound system, one that accentuated the deep low base and separated the clean crisp highs, a lot of these songs would have been a different experience. Halfqay through the album I got pretty stoned and the music itself began to resonate with me better but I still found the similarity drowning itself out. Requiring these kinds of enhancements for me to enjoy the music more is why I'm giving this such a low score.

Just so fun and groovy. Beautiful rich vocals too

its pretty good most of the time. Personally I think it outstays its welcome about 2/3rds of the way through the album but if this was your jam i dont see that being true for you.

I have listened to Virtual Insanity before and liked it so this album is pretty similar in a sense. The instrumentation/production is really good. I sometimes really like the lead singer's voice and other times it can be annoying (kinda like red hot chili peppers but not as bad). The production may just carry this album to a 4 for me even if the singing would otherwise put it in the 3 range. This album has a 10 and 8 minute long song on it so that might just knock it down a whole score. Unless it has a drastic movement change in the middle there is no reason a song should be that long. The thing is I like Revolution 1993 (the 10 minute song) but man it kind of overstays its welcome. Could have easily been 5 minutes shorter and nothing of value would have been lost. The last song on this album is a didgeridoo song called Didgin' out... that might just bring this back up another score

this is good. it's like persona music. that's my favorite anime.

i enjoyed this despite its inexplicable fascination with the didgeridoo

Once you’ve heard the first song on the album you’ve heard the whole album

Stevie Wonder ripoff. 20 years too late bozo!

Nice funky troll album. The title song is meta.

I really liked the funky jazz vibes this album was putting out. I also liked the singer's vocal style a lot. Having only known them for their hit song "Virtual Insanity", I was pleasantly surprised by their music. Would listen to again.

It’s Stevie wonder for white folk.

Funk!

A good old fashioned funk/soul album that has some really bright moments. SOmetimes it feels and sounds a little old fashioned and dated but the music has real energy and a good amount of soul. 3.5 stars

Funky town

A fun sexy jazzy funky time. Any time that Bari honks I am cackling

dancing walking rearranging furniture

Decent funk

Slaps

2 .5

So I already know this album is going to kick ass. A couple songs in, my main fear is that it's going to be pretty linear. I like Jamiroquai, but I don't know his discography extensively. Still, I have liked what I heard. I think this album is more of a vibe-setter than an album with a lot to say. As it goes on, I think my suspicion is likely correct. I'm not finding individual tracks that jump out to me, but the whole album is kind of a jam to have on while I'm working. I did really like Revolution 1993, and the last track of disc 1, the didgeridoo track, is pretty boss. Before that though, there had been a long stretch of background music. As I get to the end of the back half, I'm finding to my dismay that there were no real revelations here - mostly lengthy remixes that didn't add much to the original version, and a couple of new tracks that are also rambly, meandering, and sadly underwhelming. The risk sometimes with an album made with a nostalgic lens is that it only manages to capture, not improve upon, the standard it is in tribute to. This album is funky and jazzy, but only as much as it needs to be to be a funk album. It doesn't feel like it brings anything new to the table. I'm bummed out.

Happy and upbeat. Sounds like young Michael Jackson with a hint of activism

- Never listened to a Jamiroquai album before - Maybe would be good in moderation, but found it very grating by the end

I didn't know what to expect going into this and I was pleasantly surprised! They definitely brought the funk Albeit a little too long (both the album and some individual tracks)

Funk. Interesante.

I knew the moment that this album was generated for me today that I was going to have a great listening experience. My partner calls him “the twat in the hat”, and I can see why, but oh lordy I love his music. Songs I already knew: all of them to a degree Favourites: Too Young To Die, Emergency On Planet Earth, Didgin’ Out I really enjoy funk as a whole. It’s hard to not like! It’s music designed to make your rump shake, so if you don’t enjoy it it’s a sure fire way to find out that you have no soul. Jamiroquai masters the art of this. There is no point throughout this album where I didn’t want to dance. That’s not to say it all sounded the same because that would be very untrue, yet I still wanted to dance nonetheless. Overall, I obviously love it, and that says a lot considering there’s a load of didgeridoo in it.

Funk is gross

Not my thing

Longtime listener; longtime fan.

3/5. A fun, albeit forgettable album of acid jazz. I would have thought this would hit all the right notes for me but just kind of drags in many parts of the album. Mostly danceable.

Loved this album in the 90's, but it's only just striking me what a Stevie Wonder rip off it is. Still fun to listen to though

Бля а почему ЭТОТ альбом. Говнище однообразное

No thank you. sounds like a disco revival no one asked for. I remember when this came out. To this day I do not like Jamiroquai. I hope the other 1k record aren't this bad. I can see how some people might enjoy this record, I just don't want to be around that kind of mind. Each song is worse than the last. Did not finish.

Fun album.

Very funky, Stevie Wonder vibes on a few songs. The didgeridoo was a surprise instrument on a few tracks. Overall, funky, danceable music

funky jazzy acid band really nice sounds prefer it in 1.5x speed

Nicht die Platte von denen, die man unbedingt gehört haben müsste. Lief damals bei den coolen Surfer- und Skaterboys. Bleibt nicht so wahnsinnig viel von hängen, Too Young To Die vielleicht.

funky, soulful, and straight up FUN album. crazy that is was their debut.

I didn't use to like Jamiroquai at all. I must say, this album pleasantly surprised me. However, towards the end, the songs got longer, more repetitive, until we finally reached the final track, which was plain awful.

I do like some Jamiroquai songs, but most of them are not on this album. Overall, this album just doesn't rise above 3 stars for me, even if it is very funky.

Loved this when I was a teenager

Lots of interesting little bits to enjoy. A good blend of paying homage to what came before but also being experimental. Not a big fan of the singer’s voice but musically this album is pretty interesting. Favorite track - Hooked Up Least favorite track - Revolution 1993

I'm gay as fuck, who wanna fuck me in the ass

It's Jamiroquai, c'mon. But really, enjoyed the album. Never really listened all that deeply to a Jamiroquai album before and only knew of the popular songs. Good music to work to, not overly stimulating but had enough musicianship to keep things interesting.

Napoleon Dynamite soundtrack contender #5

I thought I liked Jamiroquai more than it seems I actually do. It gets very repetitive quite quickly. I remember them having a couple of stand out hits, none of which are on this album. I feel rather disappointed.

the best parts of this album sounds like stevie wonder and mario kart, and the worst sounds like funkier maroon 5. overall, decent.

älskar jamiro

Olaaaa surprising lots of different cadances and unique instruments quite good

Knew this well at the time and liked it. However, I don't enjoy listening to it now. Such is life.

Im torn between 3 and 4 on this one. This was my first listen of Jamiroquai outside of thier "Virtual Imsanity" song. Even that song, I sum up as entertaining at the least. Very reminiscent of Stevie Wonder.

Very funky. Not that engaging.

Very enjoyable album. Not the biggest fan of pop music but I did enjoy this album. It has some unique and fun sounds that are very enjoyable.

Funky funky

Even back when it was fresh, hip, and popular, there was something about Jamiroquai's music that really got under my skin. I can't say exactly what it was, but it definitely had to do with the vocal qualities and the pretend funk rhythms. Things are way worse now, when it's hard to listen to the music and figure out how it was ever popular.

James Brown and Stevie Wonder were put on this Earth for a reason; this was not the reason.

Not my favourite JK album, still a good listen though

Acid jazz and funk isn't really my thing. If it is then Jamiroquai is probably your man

This kind of Funk is what I need time after time, original and uplifting

Loved it on vinyl when it came out. Lifelong acid jazz fan. Met Jay. He was cool.

Appropriation aside, they definitely got the groove.

I only knew of his hit Virtual Insanity and was too young at the time to really think much of it or pursue what the rest of his music was about. It is pretty good, his voice is very smooth, and it's an interesting combination of genres.

Solid album.

Some really good funk, let down only slightly by Jay Kay being a prick.

He wants to be Stevie wonder so badly

I'm didgin' out, Jerry!

sassy! i like it so far. i know he's a stevie wonder ripoff but he's fun.

4/10, 40%

Excellent arrangements the falsetto and tight jazz instrumentation make for a great synergy. Has some really funky lines as well as kick back lounge pieces. May have set me on a path down acid jazz lane

Groovy and very funky and

An impressively funky debut from the QAnon Shaman, borrowing heavily from Stevie Wonder’s early-mid 70’s output.

Enjoyed the funkiness, but wasn't exactly blown away by this one! Fave song: If I Like It, I Do It Least fave: Revolution 1993

Puts a skip in your step and a shake in yo booty

Danced for a bit then the vocalist started to annoy me a bit

I did like a lot of it, but the guys voice gets on my nerves a bit near the end. Still a fun listen

I like my funk.

Maybe top 10 of 1993 when it came out in... not sure now. Bass and drums are ultra cool though, and the sporadic trumpet(?) solo also rule.

2/5

I have listened to Emergency On Planet Earth at least once before, to see what other music Jamiroquai has made besides the track "Virtual Insanity" (which is not on this album). In general, I like Jamiroquai. I'm not sure how to classify his music - it's got some funk to it, but I don't know enough about Funk and related genres to know how to describe this music. I liked the didgeridoo on various tracks ("Diggin' Out" was my highest rated individual track"). I'm willing to hear more from Jamiroquai, but this time through the album wasn't enough to round up to 4 stars.

And now, ladies and gentleman you are invited to an hour of Dad dancing

They have a great sound and it does take (me) a while to get into. Not sure I have really gotten into it yet. 3/5.

well at least it wasn’t the beastie boys

I enjoyed this one. None of the songs were that memorable to me but overall it was good.

Funky and hip

Great!

I was first introduced to Jamiroquai by the iconic dance in "Napoleon Dynamite." I had assumed it was a 70s classic I had somehow missed along the way. Turns out I missed out on Jamiroquai throughout the 90s! How sad that was! How could this happen? This was funky and topical and fun! I'm sort of mad at myself for not pursuing this music after "Canned Heat" became a staple of my playlists. Feels like I missed my second chance then. But here we are, and I love this groovy music.

So groovy and funky! Totally dug it!!

Jamiroquai! When you want a 70s sound but not from the 70s. Really fun and funky grooves. I love it!

Snazzy jazzy groovy! A didgeridoo solo? You BET I’m in!

Do I really have to listen to a neo-funk album from that white band led by the lame guy in the cheesy hat? How is this one of the 1001 most essential albums of all time? Have these people listened to music? There is music out there. Music worth listening to. Music that isn't this. No one goes to a garbage dump and reviews the mounds of trash. This is absurd. No one passes off rotting meat as culinary greatness. Who compiled this? Who conceived of this? Who thought this garbage was noteworthy? Not music fans. Not people who spend time listening to music outside the top 40. Not people who have listened to thousands of artists and tens of thousands of albums. This is essential to people who think Dave Mathews is impressive. Is this terrible? No. Is this noteworthy? Absolutely, positively, unequivocally, fuck no.

This album is right down the middle for everything that I like. What a treat this was. Favorite track: Revolution 1993

Easy listeningiä lisää! Tämä on paskaa! When you gonna learn, live at Leadmill paras biisi MILLON OPITTE ETTÄ EN TÄLLÄSTÄ GENREÄ siis R&B, *gulps* KATTELE VIIKOTTAIN, MONTAA KERRALLAKO HÄH, JOKA TUUTISTA PASKAA.. Ei muuten albumin paras biisi hittaa yhtään paljaana.. Vie albumin mukana ihan hyvin..

Enjoyed the digieridoo

Lots of fun on this one! This is definitely an evolution of a certain branch of jazz showing the future in 1993. Hard to describe, but easy to listen to

Solid 4.5 . I love Jamiroquai unique talent

I usually love funk but I did not care for this at all, completely shallow and derivative

Meh

I've tried to like these in the past but I just can't get on with them. Overindulgent noodling about, and JayKay just annoys me. Marks for clear musical talent, but it's not for me.

Light 8, not as good as other albums, some bangers but not as many as I hoped for

Sound s good. not my style.

2. Lots of filler.

The idea of having a modernized funk album in the early nintenies is rather bold and refreshing for the time. My problem with Jamiroquai is that he sounds phony, you never know if he takes his approach seriously or if he's tongue in cheek, and that bothers me. That and the fact that his compositions gets redundant after a few songs. Always the same melodies, rhythms, this album could use of some dynamics.

1.When you gonna learn that it sucks 2.Too young to want to listen to this again 3.Not hooked up 4.If I don't like it, I still listen to it cause that's the point if this silly challenge 5.Music of the boredom 6.Emergency in my ears 7.Whatever it is, I just can't stop hating it 8.Won't blow your mind 9.Certainly didn't make a revolution in 1993 10. I'm out

Nice bass - shouldnt be in the 1001, but I still enjoy it..

What an outcast sound for 1993. Would have never guessed it was released that year. The album contains great moments, big basslines and tasty strings. However, it sounds a bit the same throughout, with nothing really sticking out. It was enjoyable, but not memorable.

I mean I like it a little the music is nice but some of the tracks drag 3/5.

ah another blast from the past. Pretty sure I have this CD still. This was the jam in the summer of 93 or 94. Which is funny because, otherwise, I was totally into alt-rock, grunge, metal at the time. Now that I've listened to SO MUCH Stevie Wonder through 1001 it's unmistakable the amount of influence he had on Jamiroquai. This album is really timeless. Great funky grooves!

Now this is what i call a really stylish funk acid jazz album. Dance to it music with a point. Excellent!!!

Omg revolution 1993 is sooo good I love this album i'll be sure to check more of this band

Gotta love Jamiroquai, even if this is basically a Stevie W Ripoff in so many ways.

Ehhh

Makes me want to go to a festival

loved this

Its some really decent deep cuts shit. 4/5

Good album, nice and chill. Will probably listen again if i want something nice and smooth, would make great background music for a chill evening, though I'm sure there's lots to be gathered from a more focused listen through.

Pleasant Stevie Wonder vibe. Music stronger than lyrics

Of all the music acts that appeared in the 90s, Jamiroquai undoubtedly is one of the better ones. Their brand of acid jazz funk music grabs attention immediately, the mix of expertly arranged songs (just listen to these basslines!) and frontman Jay Kay's slick vocals make for an intriguing package. The songs themselves are good, but they would become better - truly great - on later albums. But this album is where it all began, and deserves a listen. 3.5/5

Þið skiljið ekki hvað Jamiroquai er góður fyrir lappirnar á mér. Get ekkert hlustað á þetta án þess að dansa. Svona funk acid jazz type of thing er algjör fíkn hjá mér.

Neo Jazz funk. There's a lot of aspirational Stevie Wonder leanings here and I thought I would dislike it but its pretty good as he experiments a bit. Great bass. I don't think it something I would follow up but a solid 3.3.

First Jamiroquai album ive listened to all the way through, and it was alot more didgereedoo psychadelic weird that I expected it to be. However, thats never a bad thing. Overall, really enjoyed the album with some real gems in there and some solid grooves to simply relax to. My tops songs were If i like it, i do it and Blow your mind. Some sweet basslines with those even sweeter horn rhythms!

Gahhh freaky deaky stuff

Sex

As a teen I was obsessed with Jamiroquai in the 1990s. I was probably too young to understand the charges of cultural appropriation many have levelled against them, and of accusations of Jay Kay being a white rip-off of Stevie Wonder. I listened again and preferred to listen with my innocent ears of the 90s. There is a sniff of hypocrisy when Kay passionately sings about environmental catastrophe, yet is a massive petrolhead. Yet beyond all of that, there is some fantastic musicianship on this album. Stuart Zender is an absolute bass wizard, some of these riffs are just too funky - it's a great shame he later fell out with Kay only 2 albums on. The late Toby Smith's keyboards are exquisite and there's even Wallis' digeridoo for something a bit different. For all the funk, it's a solid 5/5.

Super interesting record. I’ll listen to more.

Decent album, some good tracks, but really drags at times.

Doesn't do much for me. Maybe a song or two, but the whole album is a bit much of the same.

nice!

Sommige liedjes zijn een beetje vreemd, zoals "Hooked Up", vind het moeilijk om dat te begrijpen. Verder wel nice opzich maar wel steeds heel erg hetzelfde (wat waarschijnlijk ook wel het genre is)

Some of its fun but ultimately a little underwhelming

Stevie Wonder if he were in a jam band. And couldn't play instruments. And couldn't write bangers.

Jamiroquain musasta tulee kyllä aina hyvälle tuulelle ja tämäkään ei tuottanut pettymystä. Suuresti silti tuntematta ukkelin tuotantoa väittisin, että tuotannosta löytyy parempiakin levyjä?

Ei parasta antia, mutta perjantailevyksi erittäin toimiva. Jamiroquai toimii aina hyvänä tunnelman nostattajana.

3,5

Disco Disco

Ok. Not my thing, but inoffensive enough. Music for a beatnik restaurant.

A favorite. This is arguably the best Jamiroquai album when they were really at their peak. The music had smoothened from the earlier albums and was more authentic than the later ones. Sometimes the rhythmic juxtaposition and transitions aren't very listenable and I think that's heard the most on 'Hooked Up' and 'Whatever it is, I Just Can't Stop'. 'Too Young to Die' and the flirty 'Blow Your Mind'. Nice album to revisit. Always pleasant, enjoyable and fun. Great driving album.

Never was a fan of the Q-Annon Shaman. But I do like your shoes.

So totally not my thing. I reserve 1 star for crap. This isn’t crap but it’s nothing I’ll ever listen to so 2 stars it is.

My panties are unbunched. Not only can I not listen to this album without visualizing that stupid fuzzy hat, I can't even think of the name Jamiroquai without seeing that bizarre choice of headgear. That said, I was able to carry on through the album despite fuzzy-chapeau distractions dancing through my head. And it turned out "Virtual Insanity" was nowhere to be found here. Unless that applies to the crazy dancing behatted man in my daydreams. The fusion of jazz and funk often worked for me, the more disco-y bits not as much. Overall I liked "Emergency On Planet Earth" more than I thought I would.

my first thought was "is that a didgeridoo?", my second thought was "is this jazz? funk? disco? lounge?". The answers are yes and I don't know. I don't know how to categorize this but it's fun to listen to, a huge juxtaposition to the apocalyptic warnings of many of the lyrics. Some of the tracks ("Music of the Mind") veer too close to improvisational jazz for my taste but the album is nothing if not unique.

There are millions of better jamiroquai songs than these. Or at least two anyway.

I was expecting something completely different from Jamiroquai, which speaks to my severe lack of understanding of their genre. I thought they were more 90s alt-pop oriented and I tried a couple of their later songs and none of them were what I had in my head either. I sure wasn’t expecting funk infused acid jazz. I like both elements and I like the fusion. Of the two, I am excited by the funk aspects more. They make me want to get up and dance. I fully understand no one wants to see that, but the music does inspire it. The acid jazz aspects are interesting too, but ultimately they let me down. Jamiroquai just can’t help improvising and grooving as evidenced by 8+ minute Blow Your Mind and 10+ minute Revolution 1993. Had they stuck to tighter arrangements, I would gladly bump this another star. As constructed, it’s an album I’m perfectly happy to listen to, I’d want to dance to it, and get funky.

Damn. I love Stevie Wonder. ♥

Can't get into it.

very jazzy and funny good good - didn’t feel too underwhelming but maybe my expectations were low. will definitely revisit. highlights: title track, revolution 1993, low 3.5

Oof. Jamiroquai is definitely one of those "best in small doses" artist. There's a funk here that's tasty but just too much at an album-level dose. Also, quit it with the scat vocals. Just stop.

I can always appreciate good musicians, but jamming is only enjoyable for the musicians taking part in it, and the songwriting takes a back seat. The vocals were too much of a Stevie Wonder imitation.

Very interesting and surprising album, definitely an aquired taste. The music wasnt bad per se, but the songs went on for too long and the album was almost more fit as background music

Damn I judged this album unfairly, but it's actually very good. Electronic / funk / jazz mix? Super cool concept and don't think I've heard anything like it before. I feel like this would've been very ahead of its time for the 90s; even now it seems really fresh. Definitely will be getting this on vinyl at some point.

Funky and groovy but found the lyrics did not stand out

Not bad, I hope other Jamiroquai albums will feature as this is far from their best

this was a really fun listen! the title track was my favorite

yes!

I haven't heard this album since the 90s and I had forgotten how excellent this music was. Great musicianship, jazzy fun funk grooves with a 70s feel, hard not to dance to. I might listen to this one again.

Generell guter Groove/Beat/Funk, aber es klingt alles sehr ähnlich. 3.4

Quite a variation of styles, good album.

Mix between 90’s house music and 70’s soul/funk. It’s groovy! Unfortunately, groove is about all the value it has. The lyrics are entirely forgettable. None of the melodies stick. Outside of the admittedly tasty rhythms in some songs, there’s just not much to grab onto. It’s an enjoyable listen, but that’s all. Some of the songs are way too long too. There’s no reason whatsoever for there to be 8 or 10 minute tracks in this. It just doesn’t have enough musical ideas to sustain interest through tracks like that.

10/10 - based as fuck I don’t even care that this album came out 20 years later than it should have, it still sounds amazing it’s like if Stevie Wonder made a Thundercat album perfection🤌

Super fun, but the bloat really dragged it down, and Jay Kay's vocals becoming grating after too long dragged it down a bit further. But... the surplus of didgeridoo shot it back up a good deal, not gonna lie.

I will show my age and my whole ass here, but my only exposure to Jamiroquai (beyond in passing) was through Napoleon Dynamite. But honestly, I do really like this sound, and I was absolutely baffled by the amount of didgeridoo on a funk album!

Jamiroquai en general me parece agradable y ésta no es la excepción, sólo que tampoco pasa de ahí. Muchas canciones suenan igual y aunque no estorban tampoco ayudan.

Lo que se logra en este disco es algo muy especial y que a mí gusto lo hace lograr las 5 estrellas: Jazz, de ese que si lo toca Chick Corea o Chuck Mangione no sería ni siquiera mencionado en el mundo pop, pero de alguna manera cambian algo de la estructura, le agregan una voz moderna o yo qué se qué y PUM de pronto fue hit en MTV, llena conciertos de gente de otras generaciones y suenan frescos. El disco no tiene un minuto de aburrimiento y solo tal vez la versión extendida pueda sentirse demasiado, pero sus 10 tracks originales rifan duro.

First song was fun and catchy, but dance music isn't really my cup of tea, thia album doesn't really keep my attention. Some interesting and fun funk songs.

There's definitely an Emergency on Planet Earth.