| Various Artists / Rebel Music Volume 2 |
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| Album: | Rebel Music Volume 2 | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Nov 2007 | |
| Label: | Trojan Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-11-25 | Pull Date: | 2008-01-27 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jan 27 | Jan 20 | Jan 13 | Jan 6 | Dec 30 | Dec 23 | Dec 16 | Dec 9 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 02, 2011: | New World Disorder Tribal War | 4. | Jan 26, 2008: | New World Disorder Mellow Mood | |
| 2. | Feb 08, 2008: | 6ft underground Let's Get Together | 5. | Jan 19, 2008: | New World Disorder One One Cocoa Fill Basket | |
| 3. | Feb 02, 2008: | New World Disorder One One Cocoa Fill Basket | 6. | Jan 14, 2008: | It's Arbitrary I Fell In Love, Girl You're Cold, Let's Get Together |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2007-11-26 | ||
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[coll]: Rebel Music vol. 2 Reviewed by Sadie O., 11/15/07 Fantastic collection of recently uncovered Rock Steady/early Reggae cuts, 1968-1972. Some top stars, some I’ve never heard off – all cuts from great to fantastic, IMO. No FCCs detected. 7, 8 17, 20, 23, 26, and esp. 18 are my faves. 1. 2:57 **early rock steady skank, sweet and primal, soulful vocals. 2. 2:04 **swingy lover’s rock, danceable, well-delivered lover’s lament. 3. 2:27 **midtempo rock steady with slight syncopated hesitations, more great vocals. Jamaica was a goldmine back then… 4. 3:03 **slightly muffled sounding master, downtempo minor key, nice harmonies. 5. 2:37 ***midtempo with bits of odd elements, very simple solo vocals almost like a children’s song – reminds me a bit of Cab Calloway! 6. 2:55 **sweet lover’s rock, solo vocals by a major early star who never seemed to get much international recognition. 7. 3:17 ****fine downtempo skank with stuttering guitar, Dekker’s fabulous warbling vocals. 8. 2:52 ****interesting early nyahbinghi drumming with very 60’s style lounge-y keyboards. Instrumental – unusual stuff. 9. 2:10 **downtempo swingy rock steady with lovely solo vocals. 10. 3:20 **uptempo riddim, great star with backing vocals. 11. 2:56 **uptempo skank, rather poor quality master, but Toots and crew’s vocals are still impressive. 12. 3:01 ***midtempo bubble with fabulous lead and backing vocals and FARFISA. Cornell Campbell is another name that should have gotten more US recognition. 13. 3:19 **slightly downtempo skank, nice lead and falsetto backing vocals. Shrillest keyboards on the planet, too. 14. 2:30 ***terrific midtempo instrumental skank with great piano and cool rhythm guitar sound. I could listen to this all day and night… 15. 3:04 ***great midtempo skank with drama-fraught intro, high lamenting vocals. 16. 3:26 **uptempo skank, great vocals, both in upper and lower registers, rather primal, up-the-country vibe. 17. 3:33 ****downtempo roots skank, early version of a huge hit, a real classic. Very Rastafarian with Ethiopian pretensions. Fantastic signature vocal harmonies. 18. 2:51 *****brilliant sound – great midtempo bubble (“Beat Down Babylon”) with killer early toasting. This is the poop, yo! 19. 3:18 **midtempo bubble, another under-appreciated early singing star. Some dubby bits, and a few amazing vocal yowls. 20. 3:11 ****very downtempo lover’s rock – there’s a reason Gregory was the king of lover’s rock – listen and know.. 21. 3:26 **downtempo and rather stoned sounding music, but Dennis Brown is no slouch as a vocalist, either. 22. 2:40 **midtempo diatribe by the best dressed man in Reggae music. Ladies, do NOT cross Mr. Smart! 23. 3:26 ****fine midtempo “version” (“You Don’t Love Me”) with violin solo, bits of dub. Different… 24. 3:23 **downtempo skank, fine singer, falsetto backing vocals. Rasta lyrics. 25. 4:17 ***downtempo skank, Rastafarian toasting by another fine early “DJ”. Black history essay. 26. 2:06 ****very downtempo and dramatic skank with slight hints of Blaxploitation drama, gorgeous deep vocals. Cool! | ||
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