| Slackers, the / Close My Eyes |
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| Album: | Close My Eyes | Collection: | Deep Storage 200905 | |
| Artist: | Slackers, the | Added: | Apr 2004 | |
| Label: | Hellcat Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-06-28 | Pull Date: | 2004-08-30 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Aug 15 | Jul 25 | Jul 18 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 11, 2004: | press and release Old Dog | 3. | Jul 14, 2004: | press and release Old Dog | |
| 2. | Jul 24, 2004: | Morning Glory Deacon Dub | ||||
| Album Review |
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| Wingit Reviewed 2004-06-14 | ||
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Ska reggae guys from NY with a buncha horns. They don't just copy reggae, but do americanise it. Many harmonies, a bit of dub. Singer sounds like Elvis Costello without the vibrato. 1) upbeat ska instrumental - trombone, sax,organ solos *2) fun catchy song w/polka mixed in poor doggie 3) midtempo reggae *4) harmonies on a message reggae 5) dub Jamaican style political - bread not bombs 6) slow lazy dub, complains of single earner household 7) ska w/old style organ solo, harmonies 8) teer it up w/ plaintive vox 9) pop reggae w/ klezmer appendage *10) solid, pretty vocals 11) ska w/ sax solo, confused man **12) horns instrumental, dynamite dub, modulations | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Shankbon | 7. | Mommy | |||
| 2. | Old Dog | 8. | Don't Wanna Go | |||
| 3. | Axes | 9. | Who Knows | |||
| 4. | Bin Waitin | 10. | Close My Eyes | |||
| 5. | Real War | 11. | I'll Stay Away | |||
| 6. | Lazy Woman | 12. | Deacon Dub |