Love Songs - UB40

ub40 labour of love 1-3 the platinum collection

Advantages: great music
Disadvantages: none

ub40 labour of love 1-3 the platinum collection is one of best albums i've brought. all three cds have the some of the best songs from ub40. there are thirty eight tracks on this album which mean theres a couple of hours of listening to one of the best bands in reggae.i listen to this album more than any of the other albums i have from the ub40 collection as i listen to this album at least every week.personally i think ub40 are one of the best reggae bands to come out of birmingham anyway. as they have songs you can listen to whatever your mood. people should listen to this kind of music more as you hardly hear it any more. so if your a fan of reggae and ub40 this album is a must have. ...

badboycraigp272 22.03.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Labour Of Love Vol.1-3 (The Platinum Collection) - UB40

Loves Labours Lost

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 ...

polydeuces 24.09.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Labour Of Love Vol.1 - UB40

UB40 Labour Of Love III

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

To anyone thinking about buying this album and has heard the other two, thinking maybe it is not as good as the first Labour of Love albums, it's really not true. Labour of Love III has a more uplifting sound compared to the other two, And like today's music it is almost buffered over to make it sound more crisp and digital i guess. The lead singer Ali Campbell has one of the sweetest sounding voices known in reggae music. All Labour of Love albums and all songs on them are from artists UB40 have respected, but UB40 has my respect for making these songs sound sometimes better and much sweeter sounding than the originals. Personally i Ioved this album, powerful lyrics and real musical instruments, it's not just the reggae lover that will like this album but also many other people. There that good and they will never stop making ...

DamienUK 17.11.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Labour Of Love Vol.3 - UB40