Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
| type = studio
| artist = Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
| cover = JT&tMDP.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1 November 2004
| recorded = 2004
| studio =
| genre = Urban
| length =
| label = Dream Dealers
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Joel Turner
- Steve Scanlon
- Craig Porteils
- Axle Whitehead
- Jack Gregor
- Gary Deleo}}
| chronology = Joel Turner
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Out of the Box
| next_year = 2007
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
| type = studio
| single1 = These Kids
| single1date = 27 September 2004
| single2 = Knock U Out
| single2date = 24 January 2005
| single3 = Funk U Up
| single3date = 2 May 2005
| single4 = Respect
| single4date = 17 October
| single5 = Claude's Chorus 2005
| single5date =
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
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| rev2 = Howzat
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| rev3 = Music Australia Guide
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| rev4 = Undercover
| rev4score = [http://www.undercover.com.au/reviews/urjoelturnerandthemoderndaypoetsjoelturnerandthemoderndaypoets.html link]
| noprose = yes
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Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets is a collaborative studio album by Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets. It was released on 1 November 2004, peaking at number 28 on the ARIA Albums Chart[http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Joel+Turner Australian Charts Portal] and number 2 on the AIR independent charts,{{cite web|url=http://www.air.org.au/aircharts1.asp?chart_type=AILID |title=AIR Independent Charts |accessdate=2017-04-23 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050616071653/http://www.air.org.au/aircharts1.asp?chart_type=AILID |archivedate=16 June 2005 }} additionally achieving platinum[http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm ARIA Accreditations - 2005 Albums] status.
The album consists of twelve full songs and eight beatboxing skits. It is best described as hip hop fused with a mixture of rock, pop, R&B, funk, soul and jazz. The music generally consists of Turner's vocal percussion and guitar, with the Modern Day Poets (Turner's brother and cousin) providing the rap. Many of the tracks pertain to real-life issues.
Guest artists on the album include Australian Idol contestants Axle Whitehead and Rebekah LaVauney. Hence, the song "Scatbox" is a combination of Whitehead's scatting and Turner's beatboxing, while LaVauney performs vocals on the track "Behind Bars", a song she wrote about a partner's incarceration. In addition, boxer Anthony Mundine is heard rapping on the album's second single "Knock U Out", and former CDB singer Gary Pinto provides backing vocals on the song "Lady".
The album was well received by critics and spawned four successful singles. It was also nominated for Best Urban Release and Best Independent Release at the 2005 ARIA Awards.{{Cite web |url=http://ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2005 |title=2005: 19th Annual ARIA Awards |access-date=20 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080927072531/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2005 |archive-date=27 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}
Track listing
- "These Kids" (radio edit)
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Steve Scanlon - "Beethoven Beats" (Beatbox track)
- "Funk U Up"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils - "Knock U Out"
Writers: T. Turner, J. Turner, C. Turner, J. Peterik, F. Sullivan III
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils - "Drum and Bass" (Beatbox track)
- "Respect"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner, M. Puni, B. Bouro
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils - "Scatbox"
Writers: J. Turner, A. Whitehead, C. Porteils
Producers: Joel Turner, Axle Whitehead, Craig Porteils - "Turn Up the Bass" (Beatbox track)
- "Lady"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils - "Jungle Rhythm" (Beatbox track)
- "Behind Bars"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner, R. LaVauney
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils - "Hip Hop"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner, C. MacAvoy
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils - "Rally Car" (Beatbox track)
- "Up in the Studio"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils - "Teeth" (Beatbox track)
- "The Real JT"
Writer: J. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Gary Deleo - "These Kids" (Scanmix)
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner
Producers: Joel Turner, Steve Scanlon - "The Big JT" (Beatbox track)
- "Brisbane City"
Writers: J. Turner, T. Turner, C. Turner, J. MacAvoy
Producers: Joel Turner, Craig Porteils - "Smoker" (Beatbox track)
Charts
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!Chart (2004/05) !Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|28|artist=Joel Turner |album=Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets|access-date=27 December 2021}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|title= Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets|artist=Joel Turner|type=album|relyear=2004|certyear=2005|region=Australia|award=Platinum|access-date=8 December 2021}}
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References
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External links
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041210061321/http://www.joelturner.com.au/interview.htm |date=10 December 2004 |title=Interview with Joel about MDP album }}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051107065451/http://www.amo.org.au/artist.asp?id=3896 |date=7 November 2005 |title=Australian Music Online Biography }}
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