| Various Artists / Run It Red: 10 Years Of Blood And Fire Classics |
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| Album: | Run It Red: 10 Years Of Blood And Fire Classics | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | May 2008 | |
| Label: | Blood & Fire Ltd. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-05-18 | Pull Date: | 2008-07-20 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jul 20 | Jul 6 | Jun 29 | Jun 15 | Jun 8 | Jun 1 | May 25 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 14, 2014: | Happy Hour (Coverin' for PACC) Mr. Know It All | 4. | Jun 18, 2009: | A2Z Wicked Tumbling Version | |
| 2. | May 09, 2011: | Happy Hour (Coverin' for PACC) Mr. Know It All | 5. | Jul 19, 2008: | New World Disorder Deuteronomy | |
| 3. | Nov 18, 2010: | Happy Hour Mr. Know It All | 6. | Jul 05, 2008: | New World Disorder Pitchy Patchy |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2008-05-19 | ||
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Run it Red: 10 Years of Blood and Fire Classics Reviewed by Sadie O., 5/13/08 Roots Reggae and serious Dub comp from a top label. Definitely an emphasis on killer dub productions, with just a handful of vocal numbers. Everything is really good, but most of the dub tracks are really quite similar, esp. 12-20. No FCCs detected, I love 7 and 11; 1, 8 and 10 also great. 1. ***very slow roots skank, serious messaging and chanting from the toastmaster. 2. **downtempo very dubby skank, bits of vocals, but mostly drum and bass with bits of instruments. 3. **roots and a bit stoned sounding bubble, Rasta lyrics by a fine singer. 4. **downtempo deep dub instrumental. 5. *very slow organ-based skank – appears to be an instrumental version of “Norwegian Wood”. 6. **midtempo, bouncy dub, bits of vocals. (“Ites” here means red – he’s singing about the colors of the Ethiopian flag, adopted by Rastas.) 7. ****downtempo slinky skank, gorgeous vocals by Mr. Isaacs. Includes a dub with some great percussion sounds. Smoke up! 8. ***midtempo dub with cool syncopation – all you need is a riddim section. 9. **avalanche intro, then midtempo organ-based skank, lyrics about a big stone mashing down the heathen. 10. ***funky midtempo dub skank, just right for nicing up de dance. 11. ****downtempo skank with fine syncopation, raw vocal chanting reminiscent of Burning Spear. Includes the “version” – this and a sack of potatoes are all you need to survive. 12. **midtempo dub, I think this was a hit by the Congos, includes bits of nice harmonies, but mostly just a nice thick dub. 13. **very slow intro, then midtempo dub skank with bits of original vocals from “Row Fisherman Row” (we have an entire double CD of this riddim). 14. **downtempo ultra-dub. 15. **downtempo dub of Cherry-O Baby riddim, with bits of sweet vocals. 16. **midtempo syncopated ultra-dub. 17. **midtempo ultra-dub with bits of melodica. 18. **more ultra dub – these are all very similar, but all great dub. 19. **more ultra dub – a bit uptempo, with bits of falsetto vocals. 20. **guess what? More ultra dub – uptempo, nice percussion. | ||
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