Aggrolites (Dig)

The Aggrolites | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 9, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hellcat Records
• ASIN: B000F3AJ9Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,125 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Funky Fire

2. Mr. Misery

3. Time To Get Tough

4. Thunder Fist

5. Countryman Fiddle

6. Work To Do

7. Death At Ten Paces

8. Someday

9. The Volcano

10. Heavier Than Lead

11. Sound Of A Bomshell

12. Fury Now

13. 5 Deadly Venoms

14. Grave Digger

15. Prisoner Song

16. Love Isn't Love

17. Sound By The Pound

18. Lightning & Thunder

19. Aggro

Editorial Reviews

Imagine a band of southern California twenty-somethings who play a brand of rocksteady reggae and ska that sounds like nothing less than Wilson Pickett throwing a house party backed by The Meters and The Maytals. This self-titled debut is that rare album that sounds like the real thing; all the grit and tube-warmed funkiness you'd expect from a Studio One recording from say, 1965. Veterans of the so-Cal ska punk scene, The Aggrolites appeal equally to punks raided on Rancid and The Clash and to reggae purists in love with the deep ska of vintage Trojan and Studio One. Nineteen tracks of sing-alongs and instrumentals that sound like instant classics.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fireball Music!, June 16, 2006

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T. BAXTER (Eugene, OR, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aggrolites (Dig) (Audio CD)

I am 55, white, and middle-class. I hardly know what Ska is, let alone "skinhead reggae." And when I first picked up this disk, I thought, "What do these WHITE BOYS think they're pretending to be?" But this stuff *EXPLODES* with pure energy. Brothers and sisters, if you can listen to this music and not move your body, you need to call 911, because you ain't breathin', Jackson!"

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I want all you skinheads to get up on yo' feet, put your braces together and your boots on your feet..., May 22, 2006

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Larry Gordon Jr. "Chocolate Giddy-UP!" (Scottsdale, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aggrolites (Dig) (Audio CD)

Absolutely scorching skinhead reggae from these So-Cal boys. This album tears it up from start to finish and will definitely get your ass shakin' and you body groovin'. Fans of early Upsetters and Jackie Mittoo will love the reggae stylings and even fans of Stax's brand of Memphis soul and R&B will appreciate the raw energy of this disc. The Aggrolites are definitely not ska or rocksteady, but it's easy to confuse the sounds. Most people are unaware of the whole connection between reggae and the early skinhead scene, so it's only natural that they be misinformed. Hopefully people will embrace this album and truly understand what the real skinhead scene is all about. This album ranks up there as an essential buy for any traditional skinhead and will proudly sit in my collection. Highly recommended, but if we could only get this release on vinyl along with The Aggro's first album "Dirty Reggae"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SO Powerful! SO Soulful! SO Good!, March 4, 2007

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Krakshot (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aggrolites (Dig) (Audio CD)

(No history lesson here. No endless debate of ska labels...)

THIS IS A PHENOMENAL ALBUM! Soul and sway unmatched since The Slackers, and power and fire unmatched since The Redskins; at first listen, you would think Toots & The Maytals have gotten their groove back! Songs that can make you sway, songs that can make you dance, songs that can make you rock steady... AND SONGS SO POWERFUL AND CONSUMING, YOU WANT TO SING ALONG AS LOUD AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN AS THEY DAMN NEAR CONSUME YOU! Recommended tracks: THE WHOLE ALBUM! But, primarily,
*Time To Get Tough
*Countryman Fiddle
*Someday
*Love Isn't Love
*LIGHTNING AND THUNDER!!!!!