High Times: Singles 1992-2006 - Jamiroquai

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by: Chris (Virginia)
on: Monday, 5-April-2010

Jay Kay is awesome. Does not get the credit he deserves in the US. He should have had several number 1 hits here. Get this album, you will enjoy his best hits.

by: J. S. Gilman (Vermont)
on: Monday, 1-March-2010

A lot of Greatest Hits cds either do not have the greatest songs on them in my opinion or the band is not good enough to have a Greatest Hits cd.

This cd is a great greatest hits cd. Granted you have to like Jamiroquai, but if you do, you should really like this cd.

There are some songs missing in my opinion, like You Give Me Something and Starchild, but they got almost every choice right on this.

This goes in order to of their releases I think, so you can see how they progress through time or how things change and how their budget changes too. I like the old, I like the new.

by: Z. Kociolek (United States)
on: Tuesday, 15-December-2009

This may be the best music album ever. I was never into Jamiroquai, but recently heard some of their stuff, so I bought this album. The approach to music that they use is so wonderful, I cant really put it to words. I play guitar, bass, drums, some piano, etc... and this music makes me just want to give-up because I know Ill never be nearly as good as Jamiroquai is. Ive even considered taking dancing lessons just so I can dance to this music and know that I wont look ridiculous. Listen to the samples. If you like what you hear, BUY THIS ALBUM!

by: lain4ever (Los Angeles, CA)
on: Friday, 4-September-2009

The greatest hits collection of Jamiroquai is an essential, must-have collection of the best of the hippest funk/jazz band of the 90s.

Every song that made Jamiroquai cool in the early 90s is here for peoples listening enjoyment. Its coolest songs from its first album, Emergency on Planet Earth, appropriately kick the album to a fresh start. Hits such as Too Young to Die sound so funky that anyone will want to dance to them. However, the hottest track in this period was the title track, Emergency on Planet Earth. Everything, from Stuart Zenders riff-laden bass guitar, to the disco drums of Nick Van Gelder, sounds like a saucy Stevie Wonder track if it collided with the hard-hitting staccato drums of a Michael Jackson song.

Probably the spotlight of High Times: Singles, however, is the music video version of the song Space Cowboy, first debuted on their second album, The Return of the Space Cowboy. This is easily considered the zaniest version of the song, with some radical breaks in which Stuart Zender bust out a crazy bass riff and drummer Gelder rips up the track infectious break-beats. Among other things, Kays vocals sound much more crystal-clear and exciting than the original Return of the Space Cowboy version.

Unfortunately, this greatest hits albums leaves out many of the other countless hits from The Return of the Space Cowboy. Listeners will throw a tantrum over the exclusion of one of their best songs, Light Years. Worse still, the greatest hits collection chops out all the cool solo parts in Virtual Insanity and High Times. Fans will especially miss the killer guitar solo and keyboard solo in High Times.

Thankfully, the record makes up for its flaws by including possibly their greatest single of all time, Deeper Underground. This single was only found on the Godzilla motion picture soundtrack, but it became a big hit, exploding on the pop radio waves. Although it didnt have as big an impact as Rage Against the Machines single from the same album, it was definitely the one of Jamiroquais best.

Also, High Times does a good job in weeding out the best songs from the bands fourth, fifth and sixth albums. This period is considered by some as a low period in the bands career. Sadly, drummer Gelder left the band due to issues with Jay Kay. The awesome didgeridoo player, Wallis Buchanan, also left the group. Thankfully, their vibe remained unshaken, with probably their most memorable hit, Canned Heat. Other songs, such as Love Foolosophy and Feels Just Like It Should, continue the bands streak for hot dance floor hits.

Although the bands tone has turned much more electronic and experimental in its newest albums, each album is a unique metamorphosis of Jamiroquais sound. In a nutshell, High Times is one of the best greatest hits collections for a 90s group. It sums up all the great peaks in creativity for one of the funkiest bands during the grunge rock era.

by: Julio Berrio (L.A., Ca.)
on: Friday, 19-June-2009

I am very happy with this CD its what a really wanted and got what I paid for.