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Advantages: Great fun, well constructive songs that make you wanna dance
Disadvantages: Some may argue that it lacks varity. I don't!

Hailing from the Big Apple the Toasters are a band that, despite having been around since around the early-mid 1980's, have a pretty small following here in the U.K. With this review of their wonderful album "Skaboom!" I hope to change that just a little. The Toasters formed off the back of the 2nd wave of ska music which was created and popularised by the British two-tone exponents like the Specials, the Selector and Madness who blended the music ...
...It was in these bands that the Toasters found the sound which has served them well over their two decade career. As with many ska bands the toasters are member heavy with as many as 10 members gracing their ranks at any one time and a massive 14 musicians contributing to "Skaboom!". The original version of this album was their first LP, featuring 11 tracks, and was released in 1987. The version that I review here today is a re-release of that LP ... Read review

Advantages: Some really good, infectious songs.
Disadvantages: Some fillers.

Sean Paul - Dutty Rock Twenty three tracks make up the 2nd album of Jamaican Dancehall come DJ, come rapper Sean Paul, his first album bombed. Released in 2002 this album has made regular visits to my CD player, one or two tracks in particular. I am not going to review every track; rather I am going to 'highlight' the best tracks. Actually, there are quite a few very good tracks, so much so that SP could have easily left off the weaker tracks and ...
...~~~The Tracks~~~ There is a full track listing at the end of this review but here I am going to concentrate on some of the more memorable tracks. I am also going to be brutal and tell you what not to bother with. 3. Gimme the Light - Great beat, great vocal, absolutely stunning bass line backed up by good drum work. Great cross over between rap and dancehall, seems to owe a lot in my opinion to old style 'toasting'. The lyrics are definitely rap ... Read review

Advantages: Will cheer you up in times of need
Disadvantages: None whatsoever!!!!!

I truly enjoyed this album, and always have it on repeat. It features all the well known Marley hits like; No woman no cry, I shot the sheriff, jammin,one love, exodus, could you be loved, and 3 little birds. Although it features many hits, there are also one or too missing such as 'Small axe' and 'sun is shining,' but all in all it is truly an album you must have in your collection!!!! When ever I am feeling down this album always cheers me up! ... Read review

Advantages: Bob marley
Disadvantages: None

...of all time and his legend still lives on today, even though this album still miss's a few of his true original greatest hits with the wailers and solo songs, it still shines a good representation of what he achieved over his years with us. RIP id recommend this to anyone, wanted to feel warm, relaxed, and enjoy good music, with tracks like exodus, stir it up, redemption song, all thought inducing, mind altering, world changing songs, that have ... Read review

Advantages: skanky, bouncey, on point
Disadvantages: short

a Classic Reggae only 3 years old and still gets rinsed on my i pod, a brilliatn listen for all. a must buy for the average reggae fan! a monumental masterpieice which slowly enfolds into the abyss that is reggae and ska, a very nicely produced, melodic, thought provoking, ganja smoking, mellow headed album, a very chilled out and relaxed vibe to the whole mixtape. definetly a sublte skankers vibe to it, you can still get down to this and skank ... Read review