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Luciano never disappoints

Advantages: Very rich in styles
Disadvantages: Some songa a little too gloomy

"One way ticket" is Luciano's fifth album, released in December of 1995. This album was his first on the VP label, which preceded many others. Track listings 1. "Black Survivor" - Has a very catchy chorus with uplifting verses to a very bassy beat. (4/5) 2. "Chant Down Babylon" - The chorus and the melodies of African drums is by far the best aspect of this song. (4/5) 3. "One Way Ticket" - My favourite song on the whole album. Even though the ...
...extraordinary vocal skills just captivates the listener. (5/5) 4. "Ragamuffin" - refers to the hardships of the times, with a sort of 'old skool" feel to it even for the 90's! (3/5) 5. "Bounty Lover" (with Lady G) - A classic love song featuring Lady G. Her dancehall style lyrics actually complement Luciano's singing, producing a well put together song. (3/5) 6. "Jah Is Alive" (with Charlie Chaplin) - Promoting Luciano's spiritual side, the song ...

bowen199 26.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of One Way Ticket - Luciano

not that good

Advantages: some catchy songs
Disadvantages: some weak songs

...she is one of the best reggae/dancehall artist, but for me this album is not as good as I thought it would be. Out of 19 songs I only like 5 songs. To me her album Strip Tease is a whole lot better than this album. If you are a fan of lady saw you may want to get it, but you may be a little disappointed. the songs that i like are song number 3, 7, 9, 10, and 16. The beats were not that good as on her album Strip tease and some of the lyrics were ...
...1. Gal No Worry Lady Saw 2:59 2. Na Nurse Lady Saw 2:54 3. Long \'til It Bend (feat. Merciless) Lady Saw 3:40 4. Sycamore Tree Lady Saw 3:32 5. I Don\'t Need To Know Lady Saw 3:57 6. Passion (interlude feat. Stone Love) Lady Saw 3:35 7. Healing Beenie Man (feat. Lady Saw) 4:04 8. Lover Boy Lady Saw 4:03 9. Love Is Strange (feat. Shaggy) Lady Saw 3:39 10. Call Me Lady Saw 3:45 11. Let Peace Reign Lady Saw 3:45 12. Wuk With You Lady Saw 3:59 13. Raw ...

cincea22 15.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Best Of Lady Saw, The - Lady Saw

alright tracks

Advantages: some nice tracks
Disadvantages: some weak

...9. Walk Out 3:09 10. Chat To Mi Back 2:49 11. It\'s Like That 3:22 12. Power Of The Pum 3:14 13. Like It 4:40 14. Stray Dog 3:52 This album has some good beats to it, you will enjoy this album although it is not one of my favorite lady saw albums, I still will recommend it to people especially fans of lady saw. On the album I like song 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11. Lady saw is very talented and she is a good performer but I wish that this album had more ...

cincea22 15.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Walk Out - Lady Saw

Him Name Buju Banton... Nahh Mr. Mention

Advantages: Lots of bangers
Disadvantages: Ends on a track that's weaker than the rest

“Mr. Mention” was released in 1992 as the second album from the Jamaican Dancehall musician Buju Banton. It dropped soon after his debut (within a year) and so had him showing just how productive he could be at the time as he brought lots of his Dancehall material (that became much more Reggae-styled as his career developed and he embraced Rastafarians ways. 1. “Batty Rider” The album opens up with one of the biggest singles that he had released ...
...that here you get him blasting through a fly tune that has him bringing through the sort of controversial lyrics that gave him notoriety when he broke into the game at the age of 15 with “Boom Bye Bye”. It is a hardcore tune, but one that I can’t say is really for all due to the themes. **Five Stars** 2. “Love How The Gal-Dem Flex” This is a big tune on the release and one that is seen to build upon the sorts of things that were heard on the first ...

XICripZ 18.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mr. Mention - Buju Banton

Dawning of a New Era: AMAZING!

Advantages: Perfect in every way! So many tracks!
Disadvantages: Nothing

...one of them! Dawning of a New Era gathers together tracks from the classic era of reggae, 1968 & '69, and like the equally-essential "Dancehall '69", was compiled by Michael De Koningh, which means you get an impeccable selection of prime reggae, beginning with the massive tune "John Jones" from Rudy Mills. From there highlights include the so-terrible-it's-brilliant "Rescue Me" by The Reggae Girls, the even better "Su Su Su" by The Pioneers, a perfect ...
...Flint", and "Reggae Hit the Town" - the absolute classic tune from The Ethiopians, plus my personal favourite - "Splash Down" by The Crystalites, a driving instrumental which could be used as the musical dictionary term for "skinhead reggae instrumental" (if there was such a thing), it's so good. With a great mix of skin organ instrumentals and vocal anthems, and with two CDs there are so many classics pakced on here that you'll have a fantastic ...

john_harrison 21.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dawning Of A New Era (The Roots Of Skinhead Reggae) - Various Artists