Jamiroquai was great @ Woodstock!!!!! Their new CD has more funk and is less experimental than "Travellin' w/o Moving." Although I'm not a big fan of disco, "Canned Heat" definitely has good vibes and kinda grows on you. "Black Capricorn Day" reminds me of Lenny Kravitz; it's pretty powerful. "Destitute Illusion" is good for an instrumental number and "Where Do We Go From Here" spices it up. My favorite tracks are "Planet Home" and "King for a Day." I love the bassline in "Planet Home" and it's not lacking in any of the songs, Nick Fyffe does a good job. "King for a Day" is a nice dose of Gothic meets Acid Jazz, very cool. Even though "King 4 a Day" is meant as a personal message to Zender, it has the best set of lyrics in the album and the most riveting music. It should be the title track for a movie soundtrack.

So if you're looking for something new or you just like Jamiroquai's Funk n Acid Jazz style, then go get this album. Just don't turn down this album because you're a Suburban Casualty, don't live n die in the norm...EXPERIMENT!

As the band's fourth studio effort, "Synkronized," truly validates Jamiroquai's status as the most popular and gifted soul group out there. Fresh from the success of their best selling "Travelling Without Moving" album, Jay Kay and his band return with a fresh sounding sound that no one can try to imitate.

The first single "Canned Heat," is a high-tech, funk creation that brings the bands to their roots. Fast, beat-laden rhythms and Jay Kay's moving vocals made this song a hit during the summer of 1999. Other tracks such as "Planet Home," show how Jamiroquai is able to use various international musical styles (in this case their use of salsa in the third-quarter of the song) really can rock a crowd without them really knowing what they are hearing.

Other songs as "Supersonic" and "Butterfly" are some of the album's great tracks, however unlike their previous album, this album is short on songs that made "Travelling Without Moving" such a huge international hit. Nevertheless, "Synkronized" is an awesome album. Give this and all of Jamiroquai's albums a try, and I can guarantee that you'll become bonafide fans. No one can resist the power and sound of Jamiroquai.

As the band's fourth studio effort, "Synkronized," truly validates Jamiroquai's status as the most popular and gifted soul group out there. Fresh from the success of their best selling "Travelling Without Moving" album, Jay Kay and his band return with a fresh sounding sound that no one can try to imitate.

The first single "Canned Heat," is a high-tech, funk creation that brings the bands to their roots. Fast, beat-laden rhythms and Jay Kay's moving vocals made this song a hit during the summer of 1999. Other tracks such as "Planet Home," show how Jamiroquai is able to use various international musical styles (in this case their use of salsa in the third-quarter of the song) really can rock a crowd without them really knowing what they are hearing.

Other songs as "Supersonic" and "Butterfly" are some of the album's great tracks, however unlike their previous album, this album is short on songs that made "Travelling Without Moving" such a huge international hit. Nevertheless, "Synkronized" is an awesome album. Give this and all of Jamiroquai's albums a try, and I can guarantee that you'll become bonafide fans. No one can resist the power and sound of Jamiroquai.

I had bought all three of Jamiroquai's other albums. Emergency on Planet Earth - great. Return Of The Space Cowboy - even greater. Travelling Without Moving - mindblowing. Synkronized - disappointing. I had bought this album knowing what to expect from Jay Kay, you know, the usual funky stuff. Synkronized had this stuff, but just didn't fulfill the extreme funkiness that Travelling Without Moving had. It's a bit of a shame really. I suppose that there are a few standout tracks, like Falling and Canned Heat, but the rest really don't catch me. I still rather listen to Travelling Without Moving than Synkronized. Sorry Jay, it's not your day...

This is the album where J Kay and company start to move in a more hard-edged funk direction. They are now taking cues from Sly Stone, Parliament-Funkadelic, Ohio Players, Earth Wind & Fire, The Gap Band, George Clinton, Jimmy Castor, Bootsy Collins etc... even more than before. There's still plenty of House beats and Disco rhythms to keep your fingers poppin'. And there's plenty Chic-type grooves and lush orchestration to keep the disco ball spinnin'. A great record and another winner from these soul funkateers.