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Such a great record. For anyone that doesn't know The Dap-Kings they played on quite a few tracks on Amy Winehouse's Back To Black (most noteably 'Rehab') also backing her on her 2007 tour and also playing on the Mark Ronson album. So definately check this out and if you have discuss!

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they are truly awesome! I caught them at The Apollo in NYC Saturday night. what a terrific show. also so them this past Summer. Sharon's energy is totally amazing and she has a voice that's so strong and full of soul it gives me shivers. LOVE IT!!!! Let Them Knock is currently my favorite track, but the whole CD is great. I'm also a fan of the cover:

 

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Sorry for resurrecting a long-dead thread, but I saw them last night at the Black Cat. I was going to put something in After the Show, but I realized that I didn't have anything more interesting to say than "WOW." I was smitten from the very first riff. It's very audience interactive (lots of dragging people on the stage to dance, some of whom were freakin' great dancers), and a wonderfully entertaining show.

 

And as noted in this thread already, the music is just amazing -- Al Green and James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone all rolled together, only more modern plus she's a girl. :)

 

If they come to your part of the world, you shouldn't miss them: http://www.daptonerecords.com/shows-sjdk.html

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In my opinion Sharon Jones is above Amy Winehouse, but actually they make rather different music. Sharon does pure funk most of the time, whereas Amy is more of a stylist. Now Amy is obviously more sexy - while Sharon is a superior show-woman, with more energy and charisma.

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It's a stupid question.

 

No. The average blonde is everyone's idea of sex appeal. You see that everywhere in the media, and the society. So it wasn't stupid to ask.

 

As early as your sex appeal is "something else", half the people won't get it.

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i agree w/ Cryptique... Amy has always looked rather man-ish to me. even when she isn't all strung out looking i've never really found her that hot.

and even if not, she looks skanky, has nothing to do with what is typically "hot".

 

if you really want Littlebear, we can do another Poll: Is Amy Winehouse Sexy, Skanky, or Gross. and i'm guessing you'll be in a pretty small minority who find her sexy.

 

and besides, Amy is a blonde now anyway ;)

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if you really want Littlebear, we can do another Poll: Is Amy Winehouse Sexy, Skanky, or Gross. and i'm guessing you'll be in a pretty small minority who find her sexy.

 

The results of such Poll would only underline the mainstream notion of sex appeal. Exactly as the Top albums of the year on this board underline a mainstream notion of "good indie music".

 

and besides, Amy is a blonde now anyway ;)

 

Really? Now that's a bad sign. I already preferred Lucinda Williams as a "brune" (in French we say "une brune").

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The results of such Poll would only underline the mainstream notion of sex appeal. Exactly as the Top albums of the year on this board underline a mainstream notion of "good indie music".

you're too much :rotfl

 

cryptique or myself (or anyone else for that matter) not finding Amy Winehouse hot/sexy is SO not a case of "mainstream notion of sex appeal" whatsoever, sorry to disappoint you.

 

i find Sharon Jones way sexier at 52 years old than i do Amy Winehouse, so yeah...

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I love Sharon Jones.

 

She is playing the Duck Room/BB Hill in STL this month.....I was going to go down for that, but it is sold out. bah. I don't even go to local shows, since I don't really like going to shows these days - but I would travel for Sharon Jones. :wub

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i find Sharon Jones way sexier at 52 years old than i do Amy Winehouse, so yeah...

 

Sharon Jones more sexy? Why not...

 

Amy's long and thin body, the way she moves her legs on stage, her slow sense of beat, and of being derivative and lost in the music: all that makes her sex appeal, which is more tasty and suggestive than your average porno girls, blondes with big boobs or whatever. And how could anyone deny the captivating landscapes of her eyes? She has a beautiful face. Not pretty: beautiful.

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