Advantages: Classic yellowman Disadvantages: One or two songs which aren't amazing
Mister Yellowman by albino Jamaican reggae artist Yellowman is a pure classic, the guy's first album - originally released in 1982, it's full of legendary ragga/dancehall tracks.
Yellowman has a style of singing that is extremely chilled out, the closest in style is possibly Dillinger. Whilst the guy uses quite a lot of fillers for instance boom boom clack in Duppy or Gunman, he also uses plenty of strong lyrics in each track - in this case "gunshot respect no one", in fact that's no where near one of the best songs on the album.
That honour doesn't go to the "love song" - Morning Ride either as it's a little bit too long, nor the unbelievably catchy Mr.Chin but it has to be "Getting Married" - Yellowman really seems in a world of his own as he does impersonations of the the woman and man. It's highly entertaining, well made ...
Advantages: Lots of great tunes Disadvantages: None
say variety is the spice of life. If you just wanted to buy one compilation album of Yellowman, I would recommend this one - it's full of feel good tunes and there's a nice variation.
1. Eventide Fire
2. Ram Jam Master
3. Walking Jewelery Store
4. Lost Mi Lover
5. Out Of Hand
6. Who Can Make The Dance Ram
7. I'm Getting Married
8. I'm Getting Divorced
9. Soldier Take Over
10. Herbsman Smuggling
11. Operation Radication
12. Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt
13. Zunguzung
14. Mister Chin
15. Body Moves
16. Mad Over Me
17. Shorties
18. Bunn The Kouchie
19. Morning Ride
20. Physical / Zunguzung
21. Roots Rap Reggae ...
Advantages: A classic CD that should be of interest to today's Indie kids Disadvantages: A bit of a specialist taste
and drums, then a little bit of guitar riffing, then more riffing and then Mark is off, "Never been so far away", followed by much driving bass and laid back drumming.
Sad to say I have the original CD so I can't comment on the bonus tracks from the 2001 version - sorry folks!
TRACK LISTING
1. "Leave Them All Behind"
2. "Twisterella"
3. "Not Fazed"
4. "Chrome Waves"
5. "Mouse Trap"
6. "Time Of Her Time"
7. "Cool Your Boots"
8. "Making Judy Smile"
9. "Time Machine"
10. "OX4"
The album was re-released on 24 September 2001 and featured the following bonus tracks taken from the "Leave Them All Behind" (track 4) and "Twisterella" (tracks 1-3) singles:
1. "Going Blank Again"
2. "Howard Hughes"
3. "Stampede"
4. "Grasshopper"
RIDE'S LEGACY
Anyone who goes "ahh-ahh-ahh" for a start. The feedback ...
