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Trojan Roots Box Set

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Various Artists

February 26, 2008
If you have been a long term roots reggae fan like me, you will know the vast array of material available in the market place doesn't always match the billing. This box set however, does exactly what it says on the tin and more.

If you like your reggae crackly and rare, this is the one for you. New Town Sound limited steal the show with the bassiest, gruffest tune you will ever hear, however, most tracks on each of the 3 cds are classic rarities.

Buy it, and don't look back, this is the real deal for those like the revival style.

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Labour of Love Vol.1

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: UB40

January 30, 1984
A tatty, strangled old moggy of an album.
It will become apparent that I am not a fan of UB40. I hastened to dismiss them after the atrocious `King' and the even worse `One in Ten', but in terms of abject dreadfulness, this is on another level entirely.
Oh so working class! Oh so socialist! Oh what a load of old cobblers. And oh, what a scandalous assortment of shabby, flabby, crabby reggae covers presented to the world with no energy, no warmth and no strength of emotion.
Sometimes when you're reviewing music from the past, the time elapsed tempers your initial hostility, but my anger towards 'LoL' ( ha ha, that's cheered me up....a bit.) has probably increased as the years have gone by. My resolve to detest this abomination into ... Read More:

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Passages

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Ravi Shankar, Philip Glass

June 26, 1990
Unlike most of the other reviewers, I was not familiar with the music of Shankar or Glass before deciding to buy this album on the strength of the most cursory hearing of some of the tracks. Every now and again I just like to treat my ears to something different. And believe me, this is something very, very different. It is simply exciting music, beautifully played, which will grasp at your very soul.

Go on. Treat your ears. They deserve it!

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Baggariddim

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: UB40

September 23, 1985
this album is fantastic not alot of people know about itreally good lyrics with well known ub40 tunes as backing , 1st class well im off for a smoke

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Rock Steady

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: No Doubt

August 25, 2003
I've been a fan of Gwen Stefani and her band for about three years and this is one of the best albums I've ever heard. Most songs on it are catchy and my particular favourites are Rock Steady, Underneath It All, Hey Baby, Don't Let Me Down, Hella Good, Running and Platinum Blonde Life. Start the Fire and Waiting Room are okay while In My Head has cool and catchy lyrics. Also listen out for the lead singer's name towards the end of track 10. I also like the rhyming in Making Out, although it sounds a bit weird. The production of this album is brilliant and I would reccommend it to anyone who likes pop and rock mixed with a bit of reggae (Underneath It All) and dancehall (Hey Baby).

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40 Oz. to Freedom

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Sublime

December 23, 1999
Wow! This album is a must for the collection, great clever lyrics,punk/reggae/dub mix and some borrowed tunes do make for a good combo. These guys had a passion for music, they were'nt in it for the cash. Ten years after buying it and many copys stolen later I still listen to it alot.
The whole album rocks but my favourites are 'smoke two joints', 'bad fish', 'D.J.s' and the Bad Religion cover of 'were only guna die', but really I love them all.

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Life Won't Wait

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Rancid

June 22, 1998
This Album to me is their best i all their other albums some more than others. To have an Album with so many different styles and still manage to satisfy the fans has got to show that Rancid are a very well formed band.

I would say this album is different from the others Abit more Reggae and ska mixed with punk. Its a brilliant collection of songs.

I would Recommend this to Rancid fans wishing to explore more about the band.
Some people just prefer Out Come The wolves and Indestructible. I would say give this a try. C'mon give it a try ;)

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Trojan Ska Vol.2

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Various Artists

February 26, 2008
Before reggae there was ska and rocksteady, indigenous musical forms that had evolved from the imported rhythm and blues and jazz styles prevalent in Jamaica from the fifties onwards. The Trojan Ska Box Set had gathered 50 representative tracks from the period up to 1966, including some very well known big sellers.

A number of the leading artists appear again on Vol. 2: Don Drummond, Lee Perry, Lord Tanamo, Baba Brooks, the Skatalites, Owen Gray, Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook, Desmond Dekker, Justin Hinds and the Dominoes, the Maytals, Lyn Taitt and others, with well known and less well known examples of their art, including some appearing on CD for the first time.

Occasionally they appear to have been mastered from less than pristine ... Read More:

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Babylon: Special Edition

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Skindred

October 10, 2005
right then this album rocks!!!!
in every sense of the word!!! the music is a bizarre mixture of metal and reggae, with a little punk thrown in here and there.
the reason it all works is this simple....the tunes are top quality. very groovy metal with more funk than you could banga a head at.
and then the real ace of the pack is the singer benji who is quite frankyl scary. the guy can hit notes....perfectly and beautifully and he can do the speedy ragga spitting and then just to scare the life out of you he has a scream that can knock down a wall from 50 yards.
put simply there really is no one else out there who is making music this unique or this well and the best bit is that the whole thing just feels so positive its hard not to enjoy listening ... Read More:

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Once Upon a Time

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Dreadzone

September 12, 2005
I know the other reviews dont really say this album is too good but hey its all personal taste and I personally prefer this to the other albums. Best songs for me are I Know, Ska Con Queso and King Dub Rock.

If you've heard dreadzone live then I dont think any of the albums do them justice but this one is closest for me.

I would reccomend it to anyone!