In Emergency Brake Silence [Import]

In Emergency Brake Silence [Import]

Track Listings

1. Soul Town

2. Parallel Universe

3. Heart Of Lead

4. Savoir Faire

5. Thanks

6. Love Affair

7. Going Away

8. Enough

9. Alive Tonight

10. You Can

11. Need To Know

12. Forgiven

Tracks:

Soul Town
Parallel Universe
Heart Of Lead
Savoire Faire
Thanks
Love Affair
Going Away
Enough
Alive Tonight
You Can
Need To Know
Forgiven

Album Description

'In Emergency, Brake Silence' is the fifth album from critically acclaimed British soul singer/songwriter/producer. A more personal affair than his last two releases, it features the stunning British radio hit 'Soultown' which along with the entire album was described by Blues and Soul magazine as "invoking the spirits of the masters" and by Manifesto magazine as a "work that oozed spellbinding quality from the start". If you like your music soulful and you like great singers, you'll absolutely love Ola's 'In Emergency Brake Silence'

Customer Reviews:

GET SOME SOUND SAMPLES UP, ALREADY!!!.......2006-01-14

Geez, no wonder this album isn't selling as much as it should on here...this is the kind of music PEOPLE NEED TO BE LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW! Ola Onabule is an artist who only seems to be appreciated by those fortunate enough to have attended his live shows throughout the UK. He's definitely that country's finest contemporary R&B/Soul singer from what I could gather. At times he sounds like he's channeling some SERIOUS Frankie Beverly (of Maze), as on the two standout tracks Soultown and Heart Of Lead. Or, when Ola drops an octave lower, it almost feels as if Donny Hathaway's in the house! There's virtually nothing the man can't do with his voice, but what good would that do alone if there weren't any songs to do it REAL justice? This is where Ola's talent truly shines, for he actually writes ALL of his own material. He certainly covers a lot of ground in the lyrics, from the ups and downs of love to the general state of humanity and its ongoing issues. Add the fact that he produces his OWN music with his OWN band on his OWN independent label (Rugged Ram) and you have someone who isn't the least bit interested in giving the people anything close to resembling a compromise. What you hear is EXACTLY what you get from Ola everytime! Other highlights on this soon-to-be-classic include: Thanks, Love Affair (one of Ola's finest vocal performances on record TO DATE), Alive Tonight, and the stunning album closer Forgiven.

As good as his latest release is, you should definitely check out Ola's back catalog (especially the last two albums he put out-Precious Libations For Silent Gods and Ambitions For Deeper Breadth; those were when he started using a live band rather than handling most of the instrumentation himself). They're all available through his website if you can't find them here.

PLEASE NO MORE SLEEPING ON REAL TALENT, FOLKS!!!!
>;-)

nick.......2006-01-04

Wonderful voice and wonderful album

Average customer rating:

In Emergency, Brake Silence
Ola Onabule
Manufacturer: Rugged Ram
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000AAIXJA
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

Soul Town
Parallel Universe
Heart of Lead
Savoir Faire
Thanks
Love Affair
Going Away
Enough
Alive Tonight
You Can
Need to Know
Forgiven

Average customer rating:

In Emergency, Brake Silence
Ola Onabule
Manufacturer: Zyx
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0007TX8US
Release Date: 2005-03-29

Tracks:

Soul Town
Parallel Universe
Heart of Lead
Savoir Faire
Thanks
Love Affair
Going Away
Enough
Alive Tonight
You Can
Need to Know
Forgiven

Average customer rating:

Great potential...

In Emergency, Brake Silence
Ola Onabule
Manufacturer: Rugged Ram
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0002W112W
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

Soul Town
Parallel Universe
Heart of Lead
Savoir Faire
Thanks
Love Affair
Going Away
Enough
Alive Tonight
You Can
Need to Know
Forgiven

Customer Reviews:

Great potential..........2007-06-29

Saw Ola Onabule on TV in a recorded concert and was blown away by the voice...and the vocal simularity to great soul singers of yesteryear. I rushed to buy the CD...but was a bit disapointed with the mostly forgetable selection of songs. The voice is great ! but the material seems weak.
In defense of the album , I may have been expecting more of the classic soul songs and stylings that I saw on TV. The material here tries to be jazzier and more complex.
I'm sure that others will disagree with my narrow little opinion.
I'll definitely keep track of future releases by this gifted vocalist in hopes that one comes along that's more to my taste.

Average customer rating:

In Emergency Brake Silence

Manufacturer: Rugged Ram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA7AI8
Release Date: 2005-02-08

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