Live At Stubb's [Digipak] - Matisyahu > Reviews

Advantages: Really good music
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...can certainly perform as well live as they can pre-recorded - if not better. Don't be put off by the fact that an Orthodox Jew is the lead singer either. Most of their songs are entirely in English with just the odd word of Hebrew or Yiddish. I'm absolutely certain that Matisyahu is going to get even bigger - mainly because the sound is completely original and the tunes are very catchy. As well as performing on Later...with Jools Holland, they've ... Read review

Advantages: Good music, reggae brought back to a roots sound
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Live at Stubb's is Matisyahu's 2nd album and his 1st live album recorded at Stubbs in Austin, Texas. It was released in February, 2005 by JDubRecords. If you are not familiar with Matisyahu, he's an intriguing chap, a New York Jew (Matisyahu is the Yiddish pronunciation of Matthew), who dresses in the traditional clothing of a Hasidic Jew and doesn't perform on the sabbath. He spent several years taking hallucinogens and touring with the rock band ... Read review