Joss Stone
Fell In Love With A Boy

Little bit harsh I think, singing like Aretha Franklin can't be a bad thing in itself. And describing the White Stripes as "slightly shit" is liking saying Fred Durst is "slightly ugly" or Hitler was "slightly evil".

Nice objective review. Very fair and open-minded. Yeah, I would.

Look, she's young, she'll learn. It's a pretty fair song, but the voice saves it from being tripe

damn straight! the song still sucks tho and all the radio stations love it, WHY? ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!

I saw her in Toronto recently. She can sing but so can the contestants of American Idol. What's the point of having a great voice if the songs you're given to perform are ghastly?

Why the hump? Did she turn you down?

Hmm, but that was 40 years ago...

You have an absoluteley perfect right to be totally wrong, yer Highness....

Nah Andy she didn't turn me down. I'm quite happy with my wife thank you. 16-year old precociously gifted vocalists don't get my pecker up.

Now please people, some rationality. There is nothing wrong at all with singing covers. Some covers are better than the original, some bands take that cover and make it their own. In this case she doesn't and it's dreadful lounge funk, the type of which is dished up aurally by the majority of averagely slick restaurants here in Toronto. When I describe the songs she offers up as ghastly, I am referring to her interpretation of these songs, not that originals. The production lacks soul, sounds very modern in that choked production way and the arrangements are lacking when compared to her voice. The obvious comparison is with Norah Jones, a well-mixed, well-written album that was revolutionary but did what it did very well. In this respect the plaudits going out to Joss are decidedly premature. Until she does then what's the difference between releasing an album like this and what American Idol does? Stone has a wonderful voice, no doubt about that, and I hope she can find a decent songwriter to make the best use of that voice rather than rehashing old tracks.

Ok huge white stripes fan, There my favorite band, yea sure she used fell in like with a girl and changed it to fell in love with a boy and that indeed angers me but if the white stripes aprove cant get that mad over it

Working in a record store doesn't give you an excuse to like shite music, love.

Listening to Joss singing demands total focus (some men don't like having their attention completely absorbed by a female voice). 'Fell In Love With A Boy' ain't anything special - but every other track on Soul Sessions is - even 'For The Love Of You', which takes a bit of getting used to but is delightful once one stops thinking. That's what being "Jossified" is all about - letting one's mind "open up" to her - what shall I call it? Unity of mind, emotion, and vocal expression?

Something like that.

The world needs more people like her.

Mariah Carey ... Joss Stone ... Karen Matheson.

Is there any hope for me?

all u-anti stoners: surely music is like art, i mean i would not give Tracy Emin an award let alone shake her hands which seem to be filthy most of the time... music is personal interpretation, captures moments in life etc. All u anti guys *and yeah it does seem to be guys who don't seem to like her stuff/ or unusual choice to push out a debut 'cover' album - maybe you guys are going through shite times in yr life hence yr severe adversity to an artist i would describe as v brave. Dont get me wrong, i liked the release so bought the album. Listened to the first track and was gobsmaked throughout of the mangement's choice of release. Joss is brave as she has a unique voice at such a young age she has a great future ahead of her and in her first promo year she has to get used to being told she's some white version of a female black legend! <sure are big boots to fill in anyone's eyes> GUYS give her a break. Close yr eyes and listen to her voice, it's far more mature than any of yr witty snubs. I mean, I'd rather listen to Joss stone 24hrs a day than 'nufoundfamists' such as Michelle McManus, Alex Parks etc or even old diva's such as Janet Jackson..... By the way. Nora J v Joss Stone. No contest Joss' voice far outways that of a slightly above average singer who happens to have a famous grandfather.....

she does give credit. the credits say "written by jack white".

ARGGGHHHH I'm just so sick of anybody with a halfway fucking decent voice getting a record deal!!!! What about people that write ORIGINAL SONGS >:-o fuck this bitch and her annoying cover song on my MTVU!!!!!! It parallels trillville and evanescence in making my ears hurt.

That's precisely the problem there poof. She has this voice and the label immediately says 'Oi you, you're a white chick who sounds black so that's how we're going to develop you and how the production team are going to produce you'. How many stereotypes do you want to use? The management's choice of release was a decided case of bandwagon jumping and the whole album doesn't have the musicality to back up her voice. I agree that vocally she may outdo Norah Jones in technical terms but the whole package is what is on offer and Norah is clearly superior. Great technical vocals don't mean shit if you haven't got the musical backing, the entire vocal career of Louis Armstrong is testament to that. The guy's vocals technically weren't great but they combined character with wonderful music. Joss will be fine one day but she needs to ditch the covers idea and find a good songwriting team.

Hopefully one day Q will have a picture of Louis Armstrong's boob.... just typical though ain't it? Young chick singer, screw the voice, that's have a wee bit of tit showing though. Arseholes.

Me, write? I'd make her sing country n' western gay disco anthems, really use her voice for something fun.

Ok I like the white stripes BIG TIME. joss has a wikid voice, but turning a fantastic song into modern day R'n'B is a crime against nauture. I say that she should perhaps stick to singing original songs, and maybe she'll get better wrap for her voice and music rather than being dumbed down by the fact she did a cover. and the one thing i hate about "adults" is saying that people younger than 21 can't experience love...what would u know anyways.

Zajebista piosenka,nie wiem dlaczego sie czepiacie,kocham caly ten album a wy pierdolicie od zeczy.boje sie przyszlosci,bo jej glos dopiero sie rozwija,wielkie damy swiata muzyki drzyjcie Joss Stone nadchodzi.Kocham Was i tak :*