Turner, Gecko / Guapapasea!
| Album: | Guapapasea! | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Turner, Gecko | Added: | Mar 2006 | |
| Label: | Quango Music Group | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2006-04-02 | Pull Date: | 2006-06-04 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 4 | May 28 | May 21 | May 14 | Apr 30 | Apr 23 | Apr 16 | Apr 9 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 12, 2010: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon
How Come You Do Me Like You Do Me? |
4. | May 23, 2006: | America's Least Wanted
45.000$ (Guapa Pasea) |
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| 2. | May 30, 2006: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Limon En La Cabeza |
5. | May 20, 2006: | New World DIsorder
Limon En La Cabeza |
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| 3. | May 23, 2006: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Limon En La Cabeza |
6. | May 08, 2006: | No Cover, No Minimum
Subterranean Homesick Blues |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2006-03-31
Reviewed 2006-03-31
GECKO TURNER – “Guapapasea!”
Quango, 2006
SPAIN – Hard-to-classify blend, mostly old-school soul with dollops of reggae, jazz, and even blues mixed in. Vocals in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. I find the r&b jams less successful than the jazzy numbers, but any track on the album could probably find a home on somebody’s show. 1 & 3 are home runs.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 12
1. cover of Bob Dylan’s beatnik-rap! Sweet tropical-soul groove, low flute, cool vox
2. relaxed, lazy-day jam, ‘70s-retro feel (sounds like the Spinners’ “It’s a Shame”)
3. uptempo samba-funk with super-catchy vocal refrain (you WILL start singing it), muted trumpet, CUICA (hi, don!)
4. reggae, relaxed & bouncy, good-time groove with a very steady pace
5. another retro r&b groove with (silly) laid-back English vocals
6. Bob Marley cover with flamenco guitars and handclaps!
7. catchy latin-jazz riff: cool piano loop, acoustic bass, lots of percussion, cool vox
8. cute reggae rhythm, blues guitar, light African percussion, fun vocals
9. another retro-soul groove, with peppy ryhthm & tricky-smooth vocal
10. midtempo swirl of tropical soul, smooth-jazzy guitar, a bit of Marley in the vocal
11. keyboard-heavy slow jam, bluesy vocals remind me of Lou Rawls
12. afrobeat strut / hangin’-on-the-corner vibe, bluesy break & jazzy sax solo
[Fo] - 3/31/06
Quango, 2006
SPAIN – Hard-to-classify blend, mostly old-school soul with dollops of reggae, jazz, and even blues mixed in. Vocals in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. I find the r&b jams less successful than the jazzy numbers, but any track on the album could probably find a home on somebody’s show. 1 & 3 are home runs.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 12
1. cover of Bob Dylan’s beatnik-rap! Sweet tropical-soul groove, low flute, cool vox
2. relaxed, lazy-day jam, ‘70s-retro feel (sounds like the Spinners’ “It’s a Shame”)
3. uptempo samba-funk with super-catchy vocal refrain (you WILL start singing it), muted trumpet, CUICA (hi, don!)
4. reggae, relaxed & bouncy, good-time groove with a very steady pace
5. another retro r&b groove with (silly) laid-back English vocals
6. Bob Marley cover with flamenco guitars and handclaps!
7. catchy latin-jazz riff: cool piano loop, acoustic bass, lots of percussion, cool vox
8. cute reggae rhythm, blues guitar, light African percussion, fun vocals
9. another retro-soul groove, with peppy ryhthm & tricky-smooth vocal
10. midtempo swirl of tropical soul, smooth-jazzy guitar, a bit of Marley in the vocal
11. keyboard-heavy slow jam, bluesy vocals remind me of Lou Rawls
12. afrobeat strut / hangin’-on-the-corner vibe, bluesy break & jazzy sax solo
[Fo] - 3/31/06
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