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 ...
Advantages: Really good fresh album, great for fans or any pop/reggae fan Disadvantages: None
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1. Who You Fighting For - VERY GOOD SINGLE RELEASE
2. After Tonight -NICE SONG
3. Bling Bling - CATCHY AFTER A FEW LISTENS
4. Plenty More - I LIKE THIS ONE, POLITICAL MESSAGE
5. War Poem - MY FAVOURITE, GREAT MELODY/LYRICS
6. Sins Of The Fathers -REALLY GOOD CATCHY TUNE
7. Good Situation -ABIT CHEESY BUT OK 8. Gotta Tell Someone -GROWS ON YOU-UPBEAT
9. Reasons -HATED IT AT FIRST BUT GREW ON ME
10. One Woman Man -FAB TUNE ... ...GOOD TUNE
12. Kiss & Say Goodbye -NICE LOVE SONG
13. Things You Say You Love -NICE AND ORCHESTRAL BACKING ADDS TO IT.
I am very happy with this album. If you are a UB40/Ali Campbell fan you will love it. If you like some of UB40's hits you will love it too. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Advantages: Amazing songs, great packaging Disadvantages: NONE
...sorts of subsidiary labels of Studio One and contains some educated and inspired selections - whoever put together this album definitely knows their stuff! GET IT NOW!
if you like this album, check out the "Bonanza Ska" Studio One ska compilation, another absolutely essential album, and the Trojan Ska Box Sets ("Ska", "Ska Vol. 2", and "Ska Rarities"), plus the Prince Buster "King of Ska" CD. ...
