Joss Stone Live... Josstina

God Only Knows

Joss (born '87) is one of those lucky pop stars who can be recognised in musical conversation without their surname. Others include:

Lily...Allen
Mariah...Carey
Conall...Cassidy
Britney...Spears
Shabba...Ranks
Alanis...Morissette
Fat...Joe
Robbie...Williams
Gwen...Stefani
Albert...Hoxton
Kylie...Minogue

Funbongo does not think she has gone all Americano on us



Joss - Put Your Hands On Me



This was the strangest gig of the year with Joss arriving an hour, not two and a half hours late. Sadly for her she was singing to a very skeptical industry heavy crowd. Josshua did herself no favours by naively starting the performance with a collection of new songs the crowd didn't know. The first half of the show was limp (without the Bizkit)



After 45 minutes of confusion and rambling Joss said goodnight and left the stage. The crowd was so disinterested they could barely generate enough noise to inspire the customary encore.



To her credit Joss saved the show with the second half; it was fantastic. She finally played to the crowd by performing some songs they knew. Joss then upped the ante during a 20 minute jamming session with her band; it was world class. Having struggled to adapt to the poor KOKO sound system in the first half, she bossed the stage and showcased the mouthwatering musicianship of her Raphael Saadiq led band. Renditions of 'Son of a Preacher Man' and Luther's 'Never Too Much' finally gave the crowd something to cheer about.



Joss' gig/showcase received a lot of bad press, some of it was justified. I am not really sure why the Winehouse thought she should take shots at Joss during her BBC 1 Session (aired 09/03/07). Those in glass houses Amy...

The BBC session seems to have been filmed on Wednesday, just before Amy Housewine went on the lash and canceled her two London gigs. It was horrible performance, a real let down for her fans. Joss may have played a misguided set but she wasn't drunk and actually wanted to be there.



Step forward Lily, she may not have the voice of Joss or Amy but is the only one who can actually command her live audience.

Lily - LDN Live at Bush Hall



Happily for Joss and Amy their latest albums are great.

Joss seems to becoming a British Christina Aguilera.

They are both annoying when they speak.
They hark back to the great singers of the 60's and 70's.
Since their teens they have been told they are 'the voice of their generation'.
They both fully believe this.
Their albums are a mixture of glorious pop and self-indulgence.
They are often both on the Fashion/Hair police's list of most wanted.