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The Best of Johnny Nash

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Johnny Nash

April 06, 1998
Good selection of tracks, and good sound.
Only downside- cd cover has no history, or lyrics. You can go to YouTube.com to see videos of Johnny singing "I can see clearly now" plus a good cover by Jimmy Cliff in the '80s.

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Maverick a Strike

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Finley Quaye

January 01, 2001
Its not often that music is made like this - happy and summery. This is a great album to listen to on grey rainy days as the songs will take you away to sunshine and lazy days on the beach.
This guy is a genius - buy his album!

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Live at the Matterhorn

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Fat Freddy's Drop

October 27, 2008
Dont get me wrong I am a big fan of Fat Freddys Drop but found this album a bit self indulgent and flat. Dukies voice which is one of the finest around seems to go a bit pear shaped here and there too. It all kind of meanders and doesnt have enough light and shade, I guess you had to be there. I have seen them live on a couple of occasions and each time they were absolutely superb, great energy and performances all round. I guess I expected more of the same on this album but felt a little short changed

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Gangsta for Life

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Mavado

July 09, 2007
Dont get me wrong I am a big fan of Fat Freddys Drop but found this album a bit self indulgent and flat. Dukies voice which is one of the finest around seems to go a bit pear shaped here and there too. It all kind of meanders and doesnt have enough light and shade, I guess you had to be there. I have seen them live on a couple of occasions and each time they were absolutely superb, great energy and performances all round. I guess I expected more of the same on this album but felt a little short changed

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Psycho-Sonic

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Sonics

August 04, 2003
Excellent comprehensive collection of tracks from this genuinely seminal band. Anyone who is interested in punk/rock/indie/garage/punk-funk music should check this out immediately.

WARNING: Most other music sounds very bland and 'quiet' after you've played this album! My advice would be to listen to some Wanda Jackson beforehand, to ease your ears into the yells and screams which litter The Sonics tracks, then follow it with some Black Diamond Heavies or Link Wray's 'Lost Cadence Sessions' for some equally distorted-guitar sounds. Enjoy!

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Skream

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Skream

October 30, 2006
from lively to dark but v original and stands apart from much of the other dubstep around with a likle extra dub than most. each tune also v different. a must have

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Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for Free + DVD

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Reel Big Fish

July 09, 2007
Your opinion of this record is all down to your perspective. If you already love Reel Big Fish (which for the record I do) and just want them to churn out the same thing over and over, then this album delivers in spades. If however, you like bands that like to develop and try some new things this will disappoint.
This album features a cover of Phil Collins' "Another Day In Paradise" in a ska-punk style. If the idea of ska-punk covers of popular hits still amuses and appeals to you as something fresh, then you will love this version and it is exactly as you would imagine it to be. If however, you think this smacks of "ticking the boxes" and is a lazy going-through-the-motions type of manouvre that might still work live but wears a little thin ... Read More:

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The Best of Bobby 'Blue' Bland

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Bobby Blue Bland

September 29, 2008
Your opinion of this record is all down to your perspective. If you already love Reel Big Fish (which for the record I do) and just want them to churn out the same thing over and over, then this album delivers in spades. If however, you like bands that like to develop and try some new things this will disappoint.
This album features a cover of Phil Collins' "Another Day In Paradise" in a ska-punk style. If the idea of ska-punk covers of popular hits still amuses and appeals to you as something fresh, then you will love this version and it is exactly as you would imagine it to be. If however, you think this smacks of "ticking the boxes" and is a lazy going-through-the-motions type of manouvre that might still work live but wears a little thin ... Read More:

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A Very Special Christmas Vol.3

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Various Artists

December 01, 1997
I was very impressed by the first two volumes in the series but this volume, while it has some great tracks, does not match those two although I like this set better now than when I first bought it some years ago.

The highlights for me are I saw three ships (Sting), Blue Christmas (Sheryl Crow), Christmas (Blues traveller), a Gallic version of Silent night (Enya), Santa Claus is back in town (Jonny Lang), Christmas is now drawing near at hand (Steve Winwood) and O holy night (Tracy Chapman). Most of the other tracks are OK but the version of Santa baby included here is definitely not my kind of music. I much prefer Madonna's version, to be found on the first volume in the series, or the original Eartha Kitt version from the fifties.

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Super Ape

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Lee Perry

August 25, 1997
in my view, this is one of the very best dub albums of all time... dark & psychedelic.

probably lee perry's best.