Album Notes: Major-label debut from New York-born reggae artist Matisyahu (real name Matthew Miller). With his unusual mix of rapping and beatboxing over traditional dancehall reggae, Matisyahu delivers a refreshing sound. Lyrically this recording covers topics important to the artist, from his childhood to religion. The album was recorded in 2005 and produced by Bill Laswell (Iggy Pop, Herbie Hancock).
...and Phish, but the music is a fusion of reggae, hip-hop and rap with guitar solos that are normally found in rock.
*Releases*
The album 'Shake off the dust....Arise' was released in November 2004, followed by 'Live at Stubbs' in April 2005 and the most recent, 'Youth' released in March 2006. The band began with a small underground following but is now in the middle of a world tour.
*Track List*
1. Sea to Sea (4.07)
2. Chop 'em Down (4.03)
3. Warrior (7.58)
4. Lord raise me up (3.52)
5. King Without a Crown (4.48)
6. Aish Tamid (6.55)
7. Beat Box (5.05)
8. Fire and Heights (4.20)
9. Exaltation (6.57)
10. Refuge (4.02)
11. Heights (3.23)
12. Close My Eyes (4.26)
*My Opinion*
I have to be honest and say I don't really like reggae music. When listening to Matisyahu there is no doubt that reggae is at the base of their...
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Advantages: Good music, reggae brought back to a roots sound Disadvantages: None
...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 Phish, he produces a unique blend of authentic sounding reggae with undertones of some traditional Jewish music.
I bought this album at a cheap price to re-sell and was rather impressed with it, I didn't know what to expect and can't compare it to any of his other albums as I've not listened to them yet but this album had a refreshing roots feeling to it and I'm definitely on the look out...
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Advantages: Loud, experimental, totally cool Disadvantages: Not for the pop fan!
...~~~A Personal History~~~
Sister is Sonic Youth's 5th album, but when it came out in 1987 it was the first of theirs that I had heard. 15 at the time, it blew me away. This is the album that fired me with a passion for music that has stayed with me to this day.
To my pubescent mind, Sonic Youth were the embodiment of cool, no one would or could ever criticise my musical taste - if they didn't like Sonic Youth, they should at least admire them, and if they didn't, well to me that just demonstrated their lack of appreciation of good music. There was a mutual respect between the band and other serious musicians (Pubic Enemy, for example - Chuck D guests on Kool Thing), and I sensed this would extend to their fans. As a Sonic Youth fan and as a 15 year old girl, I felt untouchable, all powerful. All this was crystallised at a gig...
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