Muse

Terrific. LOVE this lady's music, ok her voice is not the best, but she has a way about her and her style is terrific and moody. The instrumentals are very good. By Beth Shepherd psychic medium and relationship expert.

Disco music doesnt get any better. Muse is part of Grace's disco trilogy that includes Fame and Portfolio, all three of which are superb.

Very good album

One of the best Grace's Albums and the best of her disco trilogy. On Your Knees should've been a disco classic throughout the world.

Brilliant Grace Jones album from the disco era

Gold Legion have released this long-overdue issue of Grace Jones' 3rd album on cd. The sound is adequate - bright, compressed - and the booklet contains some nice images and decent liner notes, but as another reviewer notes there's no extras. Jones released plenty of extended mixes and these should have been included, as another issue of this album would seem unlikely; in fact, most of Grace Jones' many 12" mixes have still not seen the light of day on cd.A little word of warning regarding Gold Legion: don't order directly from their website. I'm still waiting on an order I paid for nearly 2 YEARS ago, despite limited correspondence and many assurances on their part.

The final of Grace's three disco albums finally sees a CD release with very informative liner notes by Christian John Wikane. That, unfortunately for me, is the only piece of good news I can bring.What could have been a great album is spoiled by poor vocals which are at times painful to hear.The concept of the a-side melody (Sinning/Suffer/Repentance(Forgive Me)/Saved) is a great one; seeing Grace's journey from a cruel lover to one who has changed her ways. The disco track is sublime but the vocals are so bad at times it's painful to hear.The last four stand alone tracks are on the whole average affairs except the superb Don't Mess With The Messer but this great tune with quirky lyrics written by Grace fails to save this lax affair.I love Grace but this is poor. You can't blame a company not wanting to release this on CD.Furthermore, it's a shame there's no extras.For Grace fans only.

This 1979 follow-up to Fame was the final album in Grace Jones' 1970s disco trilogy. A medley or dance suite, the first four tracks are Sinning, Suffer (a duet with arranger Thor Baldursson), Repentance and Saved. Muse has the same mix as its predecessor and the debut Portfolio, with classic 1970s dance numbers like the aforementioned medley and the final track On Your Knees, balanced by three ballads.The arrangements are typical of the legendary disco producer Tom Moulton, although the sound is funkier in that keyboards, drums, bass and guitar are more prominent. On the ballads, backing vocals are by The Sweathearts of Sigma: Carla Benson, Barbara Ingram and Yvette Benton whilst The Brotherhood provide them on the dance medley. The striking sleeve design and art direction are by Richard Bernstein.The dance suite is a tour de force, starting with Sinning which has atmospheric syndrums and Grace's defiant laughter. The duet has sound effects of lashings interacting with Jones' remorseful vocals. Forgive Me has a soulful sound and hints of a gospel undertone which comes to full fruition on the grand finale, Saved, a powerful uptempo number with an entrancing melody that wouldn't be out-of-place on a Candi Staton album.Grace's spoken vocal surfaces intermittently on the funky Atlantic City Gambler; the romantic ballad I'll Find My Way To You has a lovely keyboard interlude and the spacious Don't Mess With the Messer has a similar tone to the later Demolition Man on Nightclubbing. Muse concludes with the funky dance track On Your Knees, a strong song with driving rhythms & outstanding vocals.In 1980 Jones changed direction into New Wave, Reggae & Dub, gaining a new following whilst retaining the dance devotees. After the Sly & Robbie trilogy of Warm Leatherette, Nightclubbing & Living My Life, she moved into soulful pop on albums like 1986's Inside Story & 1989's Bulletproof Heart, after which a long silence ensued. Finally, nineteen years later and thirty years after the album under review, she returned in 2008 with the brilliant Hurricane. Fame and Muse are classic Moulton/Jones disco but not as immediately appealing as Portfolio.