Advantages: Catchy, Good Harmonies, Great Basslines
Disadvantages: None

This is the second full album from London reggae band The Skints. This is different from their debut - their earlier music was influenced by Punk and Ska Punk, whereas this has a much heavier classic reggae influence. There is an absence of distorted guit ... Read review

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not a bad review. Better than a lot of somewhat helpfuls. by newprideexperiadj2

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Advantages: Beautiful music
Disadvantages: n/a

not much can be said, beautifully remastered with all the best and most know tracks, sublime tunes by one of the greatest freedom fighters ever existed who contributed so much to the freedom of millions who were still enslaved in the 70's believe it or no ... Read review

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"not much can be said". Unfortunately, a consumer expects a bit more to be said in order to make a buying choice. by Essexgirl2006

You haven't said nearly enough about the album. A would be buyer wants to know the tracks, price, formats available and so on by brittle1906

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Legend Bob Marley- great CD
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The Legend.
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Everything's gonna be alright.
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Advantages: Has one of his best songs on there.
Disadvantages: The rest don't have the same impact.

oombastic is the third album by the reggae artist, Orville Richard Burrell. He is best known by his stage name Shaggy. Once did military service with the United States Marine Corps and eventually got the inspiration for some of his music. So far in Shaggy ... Read review

Advantages: A good selection of the best of Dennis Brown
Disadvantages: Inevitably a few key omissions

It is almost impossible to reduce the work of such a prolific artist as Dennis Brown to one 'Best of' compilation and so this cd 'Love and Hate - The Best of Dennis Brown' is bound to fall short of its ambitious remit. However this compilation does a ... Read review

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Super E! by Jake_Speed

All systems go on the reggae for you then! by JOHNV

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Advantages: A great introduction to Rocksteady and The Ethiopians
Disadvantages: A few missing classic tracks

When a lot of people think of Jamaican music they think of Reggae and inevitably of Bob Marley, but what has to be remembered that when Marley had his international success in the 1970's he was the culmination of a whole musical movement that stretch ... Read review

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This brings back memories - I can just remember the early stirrings of reggae in the UK via Desmond Dekker, the Upsetters et al. Great review! by JOHNV

good read by doriee.jay

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Advantages: Some good songs
Disadvantages: Some bad songs and overproduced

I still fondly remember seeing Black Uhuru at the Brixton Academy (then known as the Fair Deal) live in 1981. It was one of the first gigs I'd been to and it still ranks as one of the best. In 1981 Black Uhuru were beginning to achieve a certain amou ... Read review

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Not really familiar with Black Uhuru, but I don't mind my reggae fairly commercial so I might enjoy this, by JOHNV

Not my cup of tea even though I met someone from Aswad once! by JoePoirot

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Advantages: Great from start to finish
Disadvantages: Misses a couple of decent tracks

...Mp3 player is this: "The Best of Jimmy Cliff", there's a lot of Jimmy Cliff albums on the market and whilst the early ones are pretty enjoyable, there's actually a lot of weaker albums out there and I find that having Th ... Read review

Advantages: New beat, fresh sound, no consistency in the album in terms of rythym
Disadvantages: alot of sound effects

Inititally i thought the new album would be similar to the last one. But i was in for a suprise. Alborosie has changed his style slightly. From my point of view there has been a bit more influence from the new dancehall scene in his album. Somehow it soun ... Read review

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I think that a list of the songs, and a short description would be good in here too. :) by Elysia2003

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Advantages: a good staring place from which to explore the band
Disadvantages: none

For the past twenty years Dreadzone have been pretty much a guaranteed fixture at any festival worth its salt. In fact it is probably illegal to organise such a gathering in Europe without first offering them a headlining slot, I would have to check the s ... Read review

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hmm sounds like they are worth checking out x hev by pixie65

I might just go and buy it :-) by murphypig

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Advantages: Happy, Uplifting, Emotive, Great Lyricism
Disadvantages: A couple of tracks are moderately 'poppish'

After hearing a live performance Bedroom Eyes and July on the TV I immediately found a love for Natty and eagerly awaiting the album. Once I got a copy in my possession I whipped it into the stereo and literally spent the following 45 minutes dancing ... Read review

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Nice work, well written. by dynamicnurse

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Advantages: Two bands on the EP adds variety, Something for fans of Ska and Heavy Punk
Disadvantages: Not really enough tracks to adequately judge the bands

This is a split EP with three songs from each side of the Atlantic. Three by the UK's Five Knuckle, a now defunct hardcore band who boasted incendiary live performances in their time, and three by Big D And The Kids Table, the Boston ska-punk merchants. ... Read review

Advantages: Generally strong
Disadvantages: One average track

“Voice Of Jamaica” was released in 1993 as the third album from the Reggae-Dancehall artist Buju Banton. On the record he gets assistance from the likes of Beres Hammond, Wayne Wonder and even Busta Rhymes as he tried to get his music out to a wider range ... Read review

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Great work as always 8^) by Hishyeness

That title could get you in trouble :D by Staffenburg

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Advantages: Some big tunes
Disadvantages: Quite repetitive at times

Originally named "Stamina Daddy", "Quick" was the debut album from the Reggae and Dancehall star, Buju Banton. It came out in 1992 at first, but under the new title, it was released five years later on once he had gained much more fame with much more of t ... Read review

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Nicely explained review of this album by catsholiday

Another great review~! by frain2005

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Advantages: You get the whole set on the the fiesta riddim all on one CD
Disadvantages: No instrumental version

D.Kelly's Fiesta Riddim is an iconic Dancehall riddim from 2003 with a distinctive steel pan drum melody and a real tough beat. There are not as many artists on it as on some other dancehall riddim album releases, but that is probably for the better as qu ... Read review

Advantages: you get every piece on the riddim including a bonus megamix
Disadvantages: a one rhythm track album can become tedious when listening from start to finish

...cuts from the Just friends riddim on 45rpm 7" singles in 2001. Due to its success, it was released onto CD and LP in 2002 by VP records, and is now seen as a must have classic reggae riddim from the last decade. The riddim or rh ... Read review