| Various Artists / Sufferation: The Deep Roots Of Niney The Observer |
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| Album: | Sufferation: The Deep Roots Of Niney The Observer | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Feb 2009 | |
| Label: | Auralux Recordings | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-02-22 | Pull Date: | 2009-04-26 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Apr 26 | Apr 19 | Apr 12 | Apr 5 | Mar 29 | Mar 22 | Mar 15 | Mar 8 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 02, 2018: | Happy Hour Jah Jah Higher Than I | 4. | Jun 04, 2009: | Happy Hour Rasta Clean/Zig Zag | |
| 2. | Sep 22, 2011: | Happy Hour Sufferation/In Style | 5. | May 14, 2009: | Happy Hour Rock On (Murder Observer Style) | |
| 3. | Aug 09, 2010: | Happy Hour (Coverin' for PACC) Jah Jah Higher Than I | 6. | Apr 26, 2009: | The Twlight Zone Oh Jah Man |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2009-02-20 | ||
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Sufferation: Deep Roots Reviewed by Sadie O., 2/20/09 Roots rock reggae from way back in the early 70’s. Mostly lesser known, mostly very Rasta/biblical, often a bit quirky in production. I have no idea if there’s a theme (beside Niney’s production) here, because the damn liner notes are in a font so small I can’t read em. Who cares – it’s good stuff. Most of the tracks include versions/dubs, which is always a good thing. No FCCs that I could find. I like 2, 13 and 14 best. 1. 6:44 **downtempo, dubby bubble, sweet high lead vocals. Dub and toast cut in and out a bit. Nice stuff. 2. 5:28 ****downtempo skank, some of Gregory’s most gorgeous vocals, sparse instrumentation. Version features pretty female singing, both songs about love lost. 3. 7:29 **dramatic piano intro, slow minimalist skank, stream of consciousness hard times lyrics. Rather glitchy dub version. 4. 6:34 **uptempo bubble, biblical chat and song, bass-heavy dub.* 5. 3:05 *midtempo, rock steady feel, sweet loneliness song. 6. 7:13 ***uptempo intro, midtempo swingy bubble, exhuberant backing vocals. Particularly nice dub. 7. 2:32 **midtempo skank, vocal harmonies. Rather judgmental lyrics! 8. 3:16 ***lopassed, dubby skank, remix of often used riddim, biblical lyrics. 9. 4:55 **midtempo bouncy skank with trumpet, sweet vocals. Dub with a toast by Dillinger – always a good thing, trumpet is going nuts just behind him. 10. 7:12 *midtempo skank with fairly creative drumming, sincere if slightly tone-deaf singing. Nice dub with crashes and chimes. 11. 7:07 **odd dubby skank, right living lyrics. Song is actually a bit cloying, but the riddim is pretty amusing, and it includes a version. 12. 2:29 **pleasant midtempo skank, rather muddy vocals, but nice harmonies. 13. 3:24 ****downtempo simple skank, biblical lyrics, cool harmonies. 14. 5:09 ****same terrific song as track 2, but with lots of horns up front in the mix. Includes dub with syndrum. Gets better as it gets deeper into the dub. | ||
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