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Legend: Remastered

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Bob Marley

September 04, 2006
Bob Marley is to reggae what Bowie is to Glam Rock and Garry Johnson is to punk...the king of a movement and the voice of a generation.
Every track is a classic...No Woman No Cry and Redemption Song will still be sung in a 100 years time.
This is more than a greatest hits album - it is a masterpiece and a work of art...

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Santogold

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Santogold

May 12, 2008
Listen to anything remotely resembling pop music these days and you will always find a trace of the formulaic about it. If nothing else, the 21st century has refined pop music into something of a formulaic commodity. Mind you, there are some would argue Mickey Most was doing the same thing back in 1973...

Santogold's debut does contain some ambitions to meet some kind of blueprint. Upon first hearing I found it utterly generic - a record in search of a hit, if you like. The sound is clean and somewhat calculated.

Then after a few plays the thing reveals something of a little more substance. This may be slightly formulaic, ticking the electro-indie pop of "LES Girls" to the bouncy thrash pop of "Say Aha" or the elctro ... Read More:

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Monkey: Journey to the West

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Damon Albarn

August 18, 2008
I have been a keen advoate of all things Damon Albarn post-Graham Coxon (i.e., Blur's `Think Tank` and beyond) so was understandably quite excited by the album release of `Monkey, Journey to the West`. I had not seen the Chinese opera-spectacular which this album scores but I didn't let that dissuade me from pre-ordering this one from Amazon. What I hadn't realised was that this 22-song collection largely comprises incidental compositions from the opera and doesn't stand up as an album in its own right. Unless you have seen the opera - in which case this might make a compelling souvenir - I feel duty-bound to warn you not to expect something on the scale of other Albarn side-projects such as Gorillaz' `Demon Days`, `Mali Music` or `The Good, the Bad and the Queen`. ... Read More:

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Man Like I

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Natty

August 04, 2008
A smoky voiced crooner from north London, 2008 has been Nattys summer with this his debut album selling well here and abroad and being widely acclaimed as a 'Soundtrack to the Summer' by major English tabloids.
Kicked back tunes and songs that actually mean something give this album the edge over most of the summers output; It is ideal music for driving in London traffic, as well as cruising down the motorway with, allowing you to sing along to its easy beats and words ,letting the miles fly by while scaring the locals with your inevitably strangled renderings of this already classic performance.
If your not too sure of the artist but like the genre of laid back funky reggae-lite than give it a try, I can almost be certain you will not be dissapointed.

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Barry Myers Presents Scratchy Sounds (Ska, Dub, Roots & Reggae Nuggets)

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Various Artists

February 26, 2008
DJ Scratchy was a regular figure at Punk gigs in the late 70's. He was the DJ who introduced Reggae, Ska and Dub to the bondage trousered crowds at Clash gigs, tirelessly promoting the Jamaican sound. Here with this double CD he relaunchedhis career, and what a wonderful collection it is, with a mixture of old favourites and obscure gems. If you listen carefully, you can still feel the Punk vibe here and relive the whiff of stale beer and marijuana in the air of those grungy London clubs.

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Massive Reggae

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Various Artists

June 30, 2008
DJ Scratchy was a regular figure at Punk gigs in the late 70's. He was the DJ who introduced Reggae, Ska and Dub to the bondage trousered crowds at Clash gigs, tirelessly promoting the Jamaican sound. Here with this double CD he relaunchedhis career, and what a wonderful collection it is, with a mixture of old favourites and obscure gems. If you listen carefully, you can still feel the Punk vibe here and relive the whiff of stale beer and marijuana in the air of those grungy London clubs.

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The Specials

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Specials

March 25, 2002
This is my favourite of the 2 Specials albums. 'More Specials' is quirkier, but this is equally fun and more up-tempo. I love to leap around to this record at every oportunity, (much to the annoyance of my neighbours). I could wiffle on about all of the profound lyrics and such and Terry Hall's deadpan style, but once you buy this record then you will find out for yourself. Suffice to say that this record is well worth getting for your collection. If you like that 2 tone sound, then it really doesn't get any better than this. And at this price it is a steal!!!!

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The Boombastic Collection - Best of Shaggy

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Shaggy

August 25, 2008
This is my favourite of the 2 Specials albums. 'More Specials' is quirkier, but this is equally fun and more up-tempo. I love to leap around to this record at every oportunity, (much to the annoyance of my neighbours). I could wiffle on about all of the profound lyrics and such and Terry Hall's deadpan style, but once you buy this record then you will find out for yourself. Suffice to say that this record is well worth getting for your collection. If you like that 2 tone sound, then it really doesn't get any better than this. And at this price it is a steal!!!!

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20 Massive Hits

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Toots and the Maytals

March 13, 2000
I'm not one for writing reviews but seeing as no-one has bothered to write a review for this Toots & The Maytals CD, I thought I may as well be the first.

If your knowledge of reggae goes as far as Bob Marley, and that's it, then you seriously need to broaden your tastes, and as a starter I highly recommend Toots. This CD covers The Maytals career from 1966 to 1974 and all the hits are here - Monkey Man (later covered by The Specials), their brilliant debut single Bam Bam, 54-46 That's My Number and probably their most famous song Pressure Drop (later covered by The Clash).

There's 20 songs on this album and I can honestly say there simply isn't a bad song on here, this album played through from start to finish sounds fantastic.

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The Harder They Come

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Jimmy Cliff

July 30, 2001
This is an absolute 100% reggae classic. The movie is memorable, authentic and hip, the soundtrack timeless and brilliant. Every home should have one...