Various Artists - Best of Reggae [EMI]

Artist: Various Artists UPC:094634485128Description:This three-disc 48-track compilation of Jamaican reggae is all over the map, but there is a general feeling of cohesiveness to it since many of the songs address matters of social and political unrest while still retaining a bright, summery tone. Collected here are intriguing sides like Shaggy`s trash can ragged "In the Summertime," I-Roy`s dubbed-out toast on "African Herbsman," Delroy Washington`s "Freedom Fighters," the Mighty Diamonds` gorgeous and earnest "Right Time," and the Abyssinians` "Dem a Come." It doesn`t add up to an essential survey of Jamaican reggae or anything like that, and if one were truly to call this "The Best of Reggae" then there sure are a lot of critical songs and artists absent (Bob Marley, for one obvious instance), but what is here is engaging enough to make this set worth picking up at a budget price. ~ Steve LeggettTrack Listing: •DISC 1 - Tomorrow People - Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers - Uptown Top Ranking - Althea & Donna - In the Summertime - Don`t Let It Pass You By - UB40 - Johnny B Goode - Peter Tosh - This Land Is For Everyone - The Abyssinians - Trenchtown Rock - U-Roy - African Herbsman - I-Roy - Throw Away Your Gun - Prince Far I - Sun Is Shining - Sly Dunbar - Come WI Go Dung Deh - Linton Kwesi Johnson - Soul Rebel - The Gladiators - Declaration of Rights - Johnny Clarke - Holy Mount Zion - Culture - Freedom Fighters - Delroy Washington - Wild World - Maxi Priest - Equal Rights - Peter Tosh - Mr Brown - Gregory Isaacs Dread Beat & Blood - Linton Kwesi Johnson - Natty Rebel - U-Roy - Crazy Baldhead - Johnny Clarke - Behold - Culture - No More War (Dub) - Prince Far I - Looks Is Deceiving - The Gladiators - If I Don`t Have You - Gregory Isaacs - Satta Amasa Gana (Sette Messgana) - I-Roy - Prophecy a Fulfilled - Johnny Clarke - Strollin` On - Maxi Priest - Right Time - The Mighty Diamonds - Never Get Burn - Twinkle Brothers - African Herbsman - Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers - Jah War - Ruts - King - UB40 - Gangsters - The Special A.K.A. - Prince - Madness - Three Minute Hero - The Selecter - People Do Rock Steady - Bodysnatchers - That Girl - Maxi Priest - Jah Son of Africa - U-Roy - International Herb - Culture - Universal Tribulation - Gregory Isaacs - Africa - The Mighty Diamonds - Dem a Come - The Abyssinians - Dirty Harry - Sly Dunbar - Five Nights of Bleeding - Linton Kwesi Johnson - Wear You to the Ball - U-Roy - Message From the King - Prince Far I - Love Don`t Come Easy - Maxi Priest - Album Information

Release Date:12/12/2005Type:CollectionGenre:ReggaeSubgenre:Rock SteadyLabel:EMI Music DistributionCatalog Number:3448512Original Release Year:2005# of Discs:1Studio/Live:StudioMono/Stereo:Stereo Portions copyright 2005 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.