Banton, Buju / Too Bad
Album: Too Bad   Collection:Reggae
Artist:Banton, Buju   Added:Dec 2006
Label:Gargamel Music, Inc.  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2006-12-17 Pull Date: 2007-02-18 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Feb 11 Feb 4 Jan 28 Jan 14 Jan 7 Dec 31 Dec 24
Airplays: 1 2 1 2 1 3 2

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 26, 2008: RipRIdah Radio Pre show
Too Bad
4. Apr 14, 2007: radio experiment #9
Me & Oonu
2. Jan 30, 2008: nag champa orangeasm
Driver A
5. Feb 10, 2007: New World Disorder
Me & Oonu
3. Oct 02, 2007: 4 0clock socks
Me & Oonu
6. Feb 03, 2007: New World Disorder
Better Day Coming

Album Review
Sadie McFarlane
Reviewed 2006-12-20
Banton, Buju – Too Bad (Gargamel)
Reviewed by Sadie O., 12/11/06
Dancehall by one of the originators of the genre. Quite a variety of speed and styles to the often fairly simple riddims, rather nutted delivery, often rather difficult to make out.
No FCCs that I could discern. I like 7 and 11 best.
1. 3:16 **a bit downtempo, dance number
2. 3:44 *downtempo – close to a reggaeton beat, all about a sexy girl. Cuts off extremely abruptly.
3. 3:36 *midtempo, minimalist riddim.
4. 2:44 **slightly uptempo riddim with fun sounds, bragging lyrics.
5. 3:24 ***uptempo dancehall, dance number.
6. 3:47 **dramatic midtempo riddim, odd little outro
7. 3:11 ****Walk Don’t Run riddim, very uptempo, fun and hyper song. Same riddim as track 2 on the Ill Inspecta CD…
8. 3:24 **a bit downtempo, dramatic riddim, gunman song.
9. 2:18 ***rather goofy midtempo riddim, toy instrument sound (in a good way), totally demented delivery,
10. 2:50 **downtempo and rather menacing riddim, ganja farmer song.
11. 2:51 ****spoken gangster intro, downtempo reggae/jazzy riddim, gangster story.
12. 3:44 *midtempo reggae riddim with modern R&B overtones, guy chatting bullshit to his girl lyrics… ha!
13. 3:45 *slow nyahbinghi riddim, love song (yes, actually singing… trying to, anyway)
14. 3:32 *undecipherable Jamaican talking intro, midtempo gangsta riddim.
15. 2:52 ***scratches for a few seconds, then dramatic midtempo riddim, gangsta lyrics. Cracks himself up at end.
16. 2:44 **downtempo reggae riddim, duet with a sweet-voiced singer.
17. 3:56 **drums and female modern R&B vocals, then downtempo

Track Listing
1. Your Night Tonight   9. Hey Boy
2. Try Offa Yuh   10. Go Slow
3. Nothing   11. Driver A
4. Too Bad   12. Girl U Know
5. Waistline   13. Lonely Night
6. Jig   14. Who Have It
7. Me & Oonu   15. Better Day Coming
8. 'til It Bend   16. Don & Dupes (Feat. Pinchers)
  17. Fast Lane