Reggae & Ska

Ali with a fab line up

Advantages: great selection of artists and classics
Disadvantages: one track a bit samey

Ali Campbell's Running Free is a great mixture of songs featuring some equally as talented artists. What a brilliant CD to be given. "' Why this CD?'" I have been a big fan of UB40 since the age of 14yr and own some of their orginal albums on vinyl. For those too young to remember - those black things that came in 2 sizes 45" and 33" and when put onto a turn table played crackling, sorry cracking, sounds. I was given this Album by one of my daughters ...
...magically around the octaves of Running Free with Ali reflecting both perfect pitch and fast rhythms. What a beautiful version of this classic. (4 mins) Ali's solo of Hold Me Tight is one of my favourites of the whole CD. For all UB40 fans this is the 'real good old stuff' that take you back to when the gang appeared on Top of the Pops. Reggae beats keeping that constant flow with interjections of Ali's powerful harmony pleadings and 'baba babas'. ...

pixie65 22.04.2008 · Read Full Review
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Review of Running Free - Ali Campbell

Songs Of Freedom best Marley album ever

Advantages: all of his best songs in one brilliant box set
Disadvantages: there are none!

...individual songs. BOB MARLEY- SONGS OF FREEDOM This album has been released a couple of times, firstly on the 6th of october 1992 then again in 99. Label: Tuff Gong Genre: Reggae Length: Aprox. 4 hours This is a four disc box set with Bobs first song Judge Not recorded in 1962, to a live version of Redemption Song, recorded in 1980 at his last ever concert. Front Cover: Is a dull black merging into an amber glow with a picture of a relatively ...
...May 11, 1981. So songs of freedom and the book that comes with it is a fascinating journey through the life of Bob with live performances and old rehersal recordings this is the biggest boldest album ever released. I would like to go through the tracks on the album now. CD 1: Judge Not" One Cup of Coffee Simmer Down I'm Still Waiting One Love / People Get Ready"(original) Put It On Bus Dem Shut (Pyaka) Mellow Mood (original) Bend Down Low ...

moogleman 25.06.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of Songs Of Freedom - Bob Marley

Statement of Intent

Advantages: Unaged and powerful poetry, beautiful music and production, memorable artwork
Disadvantages: Short

...the most successful and fertile, Forces Of Victory being the defining moment of that period. Though barely half an hour in length, each of the 8 tracks deliver a powerful message within some seriously high quality music. Though not a singer, his mesmerising monotone delivery commands your attention. And it's not just how he's saying things, it's what he's saying. The respected producer and bassist Dennis Bovell and band's music punctuates and draws ...
...here and now. Nearly-title track Forces Of Viktry is yet another liberation anthem featuring the line "den all a wi jus fahwod up to Not'n' Hill Gate" - notice the style which sounds just the same as it's spoken. Time Come drifts us out with a suitable warning that the higher the oppression the greater the aggression. The artwork for the album couldn't be more apt: a spotlighted radio mic with the initials LKJ within a deep black background...This ...

mo79 04.12.2005 · Read Full Review
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Review of Forces Of Victory - Linton Kwesi Johnson

Legend Bob Marley- great CD

Advantages: all the songs are good
Disadvantages: no real disadvantages

...what applies to everyday life. Like "get up standup- stand up for your rights. Bob music lives on, with the young, the old, and the newcomers to this world. In my opion this cd legend establishes Bob Marley as one of the most important musicians of his era. ...

livyb 25.06.2009 · Read Full Review
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Review of Legend [Remastered] - Bob Marley

Yu Haffi Walk Like A Champion

Advantages: A few big tunes
Disadvantages: Not all experiments work

Buju Banton’s fourth album came in 1995 as “’Til Shiloh”. It has the Jamaican Reggae and Dancehall musician show further progression since debuting at the age of 15 with one of the most gravelly voices in the game, second only to his inspiration – Burro Banton. 1. “Shiloh” (Intro) 2. “’Til I’m Laid To Rest” Showing that this song was a turning point for the artist, since he had just converted to the Rastafarian religion, and you see him hail this ...
...of it all, and subtly displays that the album will have him bring tunes which bring out the type of thing which many were attracted to his music for. **Four Stars** 3. “Murderer” This is a heavy Reggae tune by him which allows him to make his powerful voice make the lyrics so much more effective than what they initially seem to be as he does a low-tempo song about the life of a murderer, and how tough their life is, especially when what they have ...

XICripZ 19.05.2009 · Read Full Review
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Review of Til Shiloh - Buju Banton