Unlike a lot of CDs, Jukebox has a clear goal of what it wants to do, bring the piano back into dance music. Every song on the album features Bent Fabric playing the piano and a vocalist, except for two acoustic songs. So how successful is Jukebox? Well, it's a mixed bag.
The album is a grab bag of different influences and song styles from jazz, R&B, funk, electro, and salsa which is both good and bad. While it's nice to have variety and it's interesting to see how many different musical styles the piano can play a key role in, the album feels disjointed and lacking in direction. Some of this is no doubt due to the many different singers (6 in total) and different production teams. Sometimes, the piano simply doesn't fit very well with the beat and the other instruments.
The piano works best on the following tracks: "Shake", "Jukebox", and "Keep On Rising", all of which feature vocals by Allan Vegenfeldt and produced by the dance act Infernal. All three of these songs do a great job of mixing in funky piano riffs with computer effects and other instruments. Allan Vegengeldt has a great voice and is by far the best vocalist on the album. The lyrics, while certainly not deep, work fine and each of these songs are very danceable, too. Unfortunately, these are the only three songs that Allan Vegenfeldt sings on. The album could have definitely used more of this type of songs.
"Haven't You Noticed", sung by Liv Lykke, is good and has a nice jazz/salsa feel to it. The lyrics are a bit repetitive and cheesy but the great pace, Liv Lykke's smooth as silk voice, and catchy hooks more than make up for this.
"Everytime", with vocals by Peter Frodin, has a nice easy listening feel to it and Peter's singing has a very soothing and relaxing quality to it.
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