| In the run-up to this, her third album, Joss Stone told a phalanx of glossy magazines that the difference between this disc and the two that preceded it was a newfound clarity of vision. Whereas the other records--their gold status notwithstanding--represented the fumblings of a huge-voiced kid being bossed around by experienced music-biz types, this one, she promised, would reveal the real her. Thus, the titular "introduction." To which anybody who spins the 14 groovy and fully unbuttoned tracks herein will wish to reply not "nice to meet you"--far too lame a sentiment for so fully realized a disc--but "Where have you been all my life?" As good as Joss Stone's previous efforts are, Introducing Joss Stone represents a giant step forward: there's a freshness to these songs that suits her age (19 as of the album's release) and a funkiness that suits modern pop sensibilities. There's also a cross-hatching of visions with artists like Lauryn Hill and Common that will rightly advance her reputation as an artist who can sling disco, R&B, and rock almost as convincingly as soul. Splicing girl-group harmonies with blaxploitation-style funk with Joplin-esque and, at times, Shelby Lynne-reminiscent vocals, Stone works these Raphael Saadiq-produced beats with the stealth and steadiness of a '70s-era legend who's still going strong. "Girl They Won't Believe It," she wails against the tight hoo-hoo harmonizing of talented backup singers on the opening track; get a load of how much she's accomplished in the space of three albums, and you won't believe it, either.
白人、19岁、唱灵魂乐、有个性的小女生，牡羊座(1987年4月11日)，出生于英国、走红于美国的乔丝史东，初见她那甜美、略带腼腆的阳光笑容和及肩飘逸的金色长发，实在很难让人和她那有力丰富、满萦灵魂乐感的Powerful嗓音、唱出可能是21世纪最好的old-school、南方风情的灵魂乐联想在一起。可能是当今乐坛最优秀的白人灵魂&爵士女歌手！
她的声音让汤姆克鲁斯惊艳不已，她的天赋造成全球热烈回响-乔丝史东首张专辑【片刻心灵】缔造超过250万张的惊人销售，不但跃登Billboard热门潜力榜的后座，晋升英国专辑金榜TOP 4，并在全球13个国家打进TOP 10，其中美国、英国、加拿大、德国、奥地利、纽西兰等国更获得白金、金唱片不等的销售肯定。歌曲则陆续出现在“白宫风云”、“急诊室的春天”等热门影集中。她的魅力一发不可收拾，从曼哈顿Joe’s Pub红到英国Glastonbury音乐祭，最后荣登2004年VH1频道年度音乐盛事"VH1 Divas"演唱会初试啼声，与各家天后飙歌竞唱，博得纽约时报、洛杉矶时报、时人杂志、滚石杂志等全球乐评的满堂采！
PS:这样浑厚的灵魂乐嗓音居然出自，一个不到20的白人女孩。真是让人惊叹不已～ | |
