Warrior King / Hold The Faith
| Album: | Hold The Faith | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Warrior King | Added: | Dec 2005 | |
| Label: | Vp Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2006-01-01 | Pull Date: | 2006-03-05 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 12 | Feb 5 | Jan 22 | Jan 15 | Jan 8 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 05, 2008: | New World Disorder
Meditation |
4. | Feb 08, 2006: | The Dub Space
Motherland Awaits |
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| 2. | Nov 09, 2006: | Happy Hour
Reverence (Intro) |
5. | Feb 01, 2006: | Deep in the Groove
Meditation |
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| 3. | Apr 07, 2006: | Farmer Flap-Jack Sessions
My Life, Hold The Faith |
6. | Feb 01, 2006: | The Dub Space
Judgement Day |
Album Review
Sadie McFarlane
Reviewed 2005-12-16
Reviewed 2005-12-16
Warrior King – Hold the Faith (VP)
Reviewed by Sadie O., 12/16/05
Roots rock, highly religious reggae. Very traditional, in the late 70’s-early 80’s vein. Many songs contain “interpretations” of sections from reggae classics, which are duly noted in the liner notes. Fairly small group of performers, non-electronic, straightforward (not dubby) production. Very pleasant, not terribly earthshaking. No FCC.
1. 2:03 intro – rooster crowing, spoken word, religious, very slow, quiet, no music.
2. 4:01 *midtempo bubble with horn section, nice harmonies on chorus, positive (rasta) lyrics.
3. 4:06 **midtempo, nice keyboard sounds, harmonies, religious – in fact, many terms I haven’t heard in ages, very I-thiopian.
4. 3:32 *forceful intro, driving riddim, survival lyrics.
5. 4:00 cool keyboard bubble, backing chorus sounds like modern “R&B”/hip hop backing vocals, otherwise very roots. Ends rather sloppily.
6. 4:02 **peaon to the religious benefits of marijuana. Sweet sound, hints of “Pass the Koutchie” in the sax. Another messy ending.
7. 3:57 *emphasis on vocal harmonies, nice horns. Rather subdued beat at first. Nice freedom lyrics.
8. 3:16 cool bubble, nice keyboards and horns, harmonies seem to be oddly mixed in front of main vocal.
9. 4:17 love song, lyrics definitely geared to appeal to female sensibilities, slightly dubby horns, otherwise rather bland sound.
10. 3:24 another love song (hey, that’s the title!), nice sound, sweet lyrics (seems like unique attitude amongst the notoriously philandering Jamaicans!)
11. 4:46 yet ANOTHER love song. Kind of simplistic.
12. 4:26 a song about the concept of love… a bit uptempo, pretty.
13. 4:01 *almost calypso music, kiddie singers, praising education.
“If you want to be a lawyer, you got to read good and praise Rastafari.” Words to live by…
14. 4:16 *strong riddim, spare production (occasionally music fades entirely and leaves only vocals.) Rasta message.
15. 4:14 *slightly uptempo with a bit of hand drum and flute.
16. 4:12 **slightly downtempo, lots of “jungle noises”, hand drum, about repatriation.
Reviewed by Sadie O., 12/16/05
Roots rock, highly religious reggae. Very traditional, in the late 70’s-early 80’s vein. Many songs contain “interpretations” of sections from reggae classics, which are duly noted in the liner notes. Fairly small group of performers, non-electronic, straightforward (not dubby) production. Very pleasant, not terribly earthshaking. No FCC.
1. 2:03 intro – rooster crowing, spoken word, religious, very slow, quiet, no music.
2. 4:01 *midtempo bubble with horn section, nice harmonies on chorus, positive (rasta) lyrics.
3. 4:06 **midtempo, nice keyboard sounds, harmonies, religious – in fact, many terms I haven’t heard in ages, very I-thiopian.
4. 3:32 *forceful intro, driving riddim, survival lyrics.
5. 4:00 cool keyboard bubble, backing chorus sounds like modern “R&B”/hip hop backing vocals, otherwise very roots. Ends rather sloppily.
6. 4:02 **peaon to the religious benefits of marijuana. Sweet sound, hints of “Pass the Koutchie” in the sax. Another messy ending.
7. 3:57 *emphasis on vocal harmonies, nice horns. Rather subdued beat at first. Nice freedom lyrics.
8. 3:16 cool bubble, nice keyboards and horns, harmonies seem to be oddly mixed in front of main vocal.
9. 4:17 love song, lyrics definitely geared to appeal to female sensibilities, slightly dubby horns, otherwise rather bland sound.
10. 3:24 another love song (hey, that’s the title!), nice sound, sweet lyrics (seems like unique attitude amongst the notoriously philandering Jamaicans!)
11. 4:46 yet ANOTHER love song. Kind of simplistic.
12. 4:26 a song about the concept of love… a bit uptempo, pretty.
13. 4:01 *almost calypso music, kiddie singers, praising education.
“If you want to be a lawyer, you got to read good and praise Rastafari.” Words to live by…
14. 4:16 *strong riddim, spare production (occasionally music fades entirely and leaves only vocals.) Rasta message.
15. 4:14 *slightly uptempo with a bit of hand drum and flute.
16. 4:12 **slightly downtempo, lots of “jungle noises”, hand drum, about repatriation.
Track Listing
| 1. | Reverence (Intro) | 9. | I Wonder | |||
| 2. | Hold The Faith | 10. | Another Love Song | |||
| 3. | Everyday | 11. | Baby Girl | |||
| 4. | Can't Get Me Down | 12. | They Don't Know | |||
| 5. | Judgement Day | 13. | Education | |||
| 6. | Meditation | 14. | Judah | |||
| 7. | Freedom | 15. | King | |||
| 8. | My Life | 16. | Motherland Awaits |