Best Of Reggae Vol.2, The - Various Artists

Advantages: Excellent covers of some old reggae standrads
Disadvantages: Sometimes a bit too slick

...The creation of entire albums of music from other artists is nothing new. It has been done to great effect by David Bowie, Bryan Ferry and many more. When UB40 followed up their first 2 albums which contained their own material with an album drawn from favourite reggae songs from their youth. Having established themselves as the conscience of 80s youth with their socially aware lyrics about unemployment and social injustice it could have been seen a s a commercial sell-out and perhaps ultimately it was. It was also, however, a very fine album. That it must have been a labour of love can be heard in the loving way the songs are crafted and every track reproduces the excellence of the original. As a lover of real reggae I do have to make one minor criticism and that is that the album is too good. There is far more added production... Read review

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Advantages: Just as good as the Other two
Disadvantages: All songs are copied by UB40

.... Songs that are on the the album include: 1. Holly Holy 2. It's My Delight 3. Come Back Darling 4. Never Let You Go 5. Soul Rebel 6. My Best Girl 7. Good Ambition 8. Train Is Coming 9. Blood And Fire 10. Mr Fix It 11. Stay A Little Bit Longer 12. Someone Like You 13. Time Has Come 14. Crying Over You 15. Legalise It A little about UB40: UB40, Britain's #1 Reggae Band, formed over 20yrs ago, consists of 8 band members who all come from the city of Birmingham, England. Influenced by Reggae music, which was very much the music of the day in their environment, UB40 started out on their long career together, not only as musicians, but as friends. Their first 6 months together were spent in a cellar while they learned how to play their instruments as a band, practicing songs from their favorite artists such as Gregory Isaac's. UB40's first... Read review

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Advantages: Good tracks, bonus material
Disadvantages: A few too many mixes

...Have already rated the previous album (put your hands up vol.1) and many of my points apply to this album aswell. After continually listening to the first album i decided to buy this one aswell and again i was not disappointed. There is again a brilliant mix of tracks over 3 CD's including several remixes and club mixes such as that of Camille Jonesvs Fedded le Grande-The Creeps (club mix). This i believe to be one of the best but there are 62 other tunes that you will just want to get up and dance to. Again, as like the previous album there is bonus content on CD1 including 3 awesomw music videos including Fedde Le Grande-Put your hands up and Alex Gaudino-Destination Calabria. This is a really nice touch to the album and makes it a real gem.... Read review

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