Possibly Aswad's finest album, 'Live And Direct' has a deep rootsy feeling with every track and includes some of the more popular tracks such as 'Roots Rocking' and 'Drum & Bass Line'. The tracks were recorded at London's Notting Hill Carnival in 1983 and provide 45 minutes of smooth, rolling, ... Read review
Advantages: True roots style, fine sound quality, concious lyrics and that great bouncy live feel. Disadvantages: Too short, too few tracks. No lyrics with CD.
Possibly Aswad's finest album, 'Live And Direct' has a deep rootsy feeling with every track and includes some of the more popular tracks such as 'Roots Rocking' and 'Drum & Bass Line'. The tracks were recorded at London's Notting Hill Carnival in 1983 and provide 45 minutes of smooth, rolling, roots reggae. Apart from track #7, which has a carnival/Trinidad influence of fast drums, the rest is slower with more of the deep flowing bass line and conscious ... ...studio albums.
Personally, I find tracks #5 and #8 the most enjoyable to listen to, with track #8 being a medley of four songs put together, but it's hard to fault any of the tracks.
As a conclusion, I feel this album is one for every fan of UK reggae and beats some of Aswad’s studio recorded albums. The sound quality is excellent and the album would be well worth your money, simply because it doesn’t seem to get old. ... more
Possibly Aswad's finest album, 'Live And Direct' has a deep rootsy feeling with every track and includes some of the more popular tracks such as 'Roots Rocking' and 'Drum & Bass Line'. The tracks were recorded at London's Notting Hill Carnival in 1983 and provide 45 minutes of smooth, rolling, roots reggae. Apart from track #7, which has a carnival/Trinidad influence of fast drums, the rest is slower with more of the deep flowing bass line and conscious lyrics that fans will enjoy if they like Aswad's other studio albums.
Personally, I find tracks #5 and #8 the most enjoyable to listen to, with track #8 being a medley of four songs put together, but it's hard to fault any of the tracks.
As a conclusion, I feel this album is one for every fan of UK reggae and beats some of Aswad’s studio recorded albums. The sound quality is excellent and the album would be well worth your money, simply because it doesn’t seem to get old.
