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Grace Jones: Nightclubbing

Grace Jones: Nightclubbing

Island  5348446

Stereo

Pop/Rock


Grace Jones


In a career of myriad highlights ‘Nightclubbing’ remains the high water mark of Grace Jones’s imperial years with Island Records. It is indisputably the album on which her musical legacy rests, and rightly considered one of the greatest albums of all time. A sophisticated mêlée of sound, blending post-punk cool with a hot Caribbean vibe and a catwalk Studio 54 sensibility, it’s a perfect example of artist and musicians working in complete accord. It contains the all-time Grace classics in ‘Pull Up To The Bumper’, ‘Walking In The Rain’, ‘Demolition Man’ (written by Sting) and of course the Bowie / Iggy Pop-penned title track. There is magic in its every groove.

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  • 2.0 Dolby TrueHD 24bit/96kHz
  • 2.0 DTS HD MA 24bit/96kHz
  • 2.0 LPCM 24bit/96kHz
Tracks
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1. Walking in the Rain (2014 Remaster)
2. Pull Up to the Bumper (2014 Remaster)
3. Use Me (2014 Remaster)
4. Nightclubbing (2014 Remaster)
5. Art Groupie (2014 Remaster)
6. I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) (2014 Remaster)
7. Feel Up (2014 Remaster)
8. Demolition Man (2014 Remaster)
9. I've Done It Again (2014 Remaster)

1. Demolition Man (12" Version)
2. Pull Up to the Bumper (12" Version)
3. I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) (12" Version)
4. Walking in the Rain (12" Version)
5. Pull Up to the Bumper (Remixed Version)
6. Use Me (Long Version)
7. Pull Up to the Bumper (US Party Version)
8. Feel Up (12" Version)
9. Pull Up to the Bumper (1985 Remix)
10. Peanut Butter - Compass Point All Stars
11. If You Wanna Be My Lover
12. Me! I Disconnect from You
13. Esta Cara Me Es Conocida (I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango))
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Review by Rick Kosmick - November 4, 2014

Originally released in 1981, "Nightclubbing" is an album that I had never heard in it's entirety. However, I sure do remember hearing the songs like "Pull Up the Bumper" and "Libertango" on the radio in the early 1980's (after all it was a very successful record release with wide exposure). Frankly, it proved to be an interesting experience for me to hear the complete album for the first time on Blu-ray audio. The review is from the format Stereo 2.0 DTS HD MA 96k 24Bit.

It should be stated upfront the Blu-ray version contains plenty of music that clocks in at close to 2 hours (1 hour and 55 minutes). The original album (9 songs) plus 13 bonus tracks are all 2014 remasters. Now this is a lot of music (for example there are 5 versions of Pull Up the Bumper). I did listen to all the bonus tracks but, for me, these cuts are mainly for Grace Jones/Nightclubbing super fans even if they are enjoyable. Therefore, my review focused on the original album which runs at 38 minutes and 26 seconds.

Grace Jones emerged as a recording artist in the disco era of the late 1970"s. Re-branded as "new wave", she hit it big with "Nightclubbing". But bottom line, it is still dance music as Grace Jones plants her feet squarely and effectively in dance rhythms. And typical of dance music, a heavy emphasis is placed on the mid and lower ranges. The bass was exaggerated on this Blu-ray so I turned off my subwoofer. The resulting bass was still quite dominant but reasonably well defined. The detail in the higher frequencies is okay but nothing special leading me to express the upper range as adequate. The stereo imaging is very good for both vocals and instruments.

As a singer, Grace Jones is endowed with a great vocal range but it is her unique vocal delivery (which lacks warmth yet is set with a seductive tone) that effectively re-interprets cover songs such as "Walking in the Rain" (Flash and the Pan) and "Demolition Man" (Police/Sting). These vocals are well centred and set slightly back in this high resolution audio mix; however, the soundstage is exceptional for both width and depth that captures her vocal style and, with emphasis on the bass, the potency of the music.

So put on your dancin' shoes and enjoy "Nightclubbing". This album is an excellent release on Blu-ray and with the inclusion of bonus tracks (all in high quality audio), it just adds to the listening adventure.

Copyright © 2014 Rick Kosmick and HRAudio.net

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