Fatman Tapes Vol.2, The - King Tubby

Advantages: Fantastic bassline. Original sounds. Good chioce of tracks.
Disadvantages: It's music designed for sound systems. Sound quality suffers.

...are taken from the 1970s and compiled under the ‘Ocho’ label. The album is over an hour and four minutes long. Cassava Piece is the first and arguably the best track. It is from the ‘Original Rockers’ album and is the best introduction for any listener wondering what is to come. The second track ‘Baby I Love You So’ carries on from the first with the same addictive rhythm but with the voice of Jacob Miller on top singing the song from his 1992 album ‘Who Say Jah No Dread’, a great album itself. The third track ‘555 Crown Street’ is as promised, weighed down with bass and followed by an alternate dub track by King Tubby who engineered the album. If you haven’t heard any August Pablo material before, you’ll probably notice the melodica sounds before long. Its ghostly original tone could not be a better compliment to the sounds that those who... Read review

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Advantages: Better selection of bands
Disadvantages: Still a few oddities

...Well priced and with more effort... will this album finally tip the scales of power away from George W. Bush...only time will tell! The Review Finally sounding more like a properly collated punk album, the Rock Against Bush compilation series returns with its second instalment. More refined and two tracks longer than before, 'Rock Against Bush Vol.2' is better value and may well have even greater impact than its predecessor which made number 54 on the American Billboard chart. Once again the majority of the tracks are unreleased or rare, making the album essential listening to fans of any one of the bands included this time round. 3 live tracks, oddly positioned in the middle rather than at the end of the CD, compliment a good range of artists, styles and messages intended once again to increase awareness of the website... Read review

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Advantages: Vocals, unique, guitar, ballads
Disadvantages: couple of shite tracks

...Rudi Pell band line up Axel Rudi Pell - Guitar Johnny Gioeli - Vocals Mike Terrana - Drums Ferdy Doernberg - Keyboards Volker Krawczak - Bass Discography Wild Obsession (1989) Nasty Reputation (1991) Eternal Prisoner (1992) Between the Walls (1994) Black Moon Pyramid (1996) Magic (1997) Oceans of Time (1998) The Masquerade Ball (2000) Shadow Zone (2002) Kings and Queens (2004) Mystica (2006) Diamonds Unlocked (2007) The Ballads Vol.2 After the release of Ballads I in 1993 it was a further six years before the release of Ballads II in 1999. Musically in terms of style and in general the album is not necessarily a separate album for it could be considered a mere extension of the first album since the two are much alike. What you do get though is an album with eleven new tracks to listen... Read review

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