Joss Stone-Unofficial and on Your Screen

What kind of person can record an album by hitting up the studio in just four days? It would have to be someone with a natural born talent, and the ability to work with it while it works with them. Its the ebb and flow of musicianship, true musicianship. If someone doesn't sing how they feel, then four days isn't enough time to make even one song have a quarter of the depth that is represented by any single track on "The Soul Sessions", let alone an entire album.

I am realistic, and I have looked around to see what people are saying about Joss on the web. Sure enough, we know shes on the verge of making it big, because there is already uneducated garbage being discussed about her in those neverending strings of nameless e-forums. The best way to deal with this is to confront it as it comes, right? So first off, lets address how she is being compared to the "mouseketeers" of the recording industry. Nothing is wrong with this comparision, except for the commonly held belief that artists like these are not really artists, so much as studio-made magic. If it is not that they are known for, than its the sexually provoking drive that makes them appear to be on a mission to do anything and everything to sell a record. I don't mean just everything their voices are capable of, I am talking about the filthy water-cooler talk that these types of girls create. That is "selling out", at it's prime. I won't lie, I have listened to their songs, and they do have those musical hooks that you just can't seem to get out of your head, but who won't admit to that? And yes, girls like these catch our eyes with what they wear, but that is just a blatant form of compensation to make up for their lack of ability. When is the last time you saw someone with the talent of Whitney Houston in a burlesque-like outfit? That would be so unnecessary, and that is why it just doesn't happen. If you have the voice, you have the luxury of keeping your clothes on. You'll still be sexy, and classy, too.

Now that we know that most of us are all guilty of being sidetracked by novelties trying to pawn themselves off as artists, we have an outlet to save face: Listening to Joss Stone, you can keep your feeling of innocence. She is a young woman, and knows she could use it to her advantage to wear scantly clad clothing, but what you see is exactly what you hear. A voice. One voice. One soul...and this one isn't going anywhere except in to the books as one of the most talented and highly regarded singers, of any age (did I mention she is only 16?), to have ever performed. You don't have to be someone that is interested in sultry sounds to enjoy this debut album. All it takes is a willingness to listen. I may not be Miss Cleo or John Edwards, but I foresee continued success for Stone.