Customer Reviews

Blood and Fire Amazon Compilation

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This is THE boutique reggae label. So far out of a dozen or so releases, they have unearthed only the best lost vinyl gems. They then digitally remaster the original analog tapes/dub plates for your ears delight. A scribe often fills a photo packed booklet with info so you have something to read while your head spins along with the CD. Did I mention that this collection right now is absolutely FREE. It is just a few clicks and some one finger typing away.

Some interesting Reggae music here - certainly worth the FREE price tag.

Ghetto Funk is more jazz than reggae, performed by an old-time reggae performer, Boris Gardner.

No More War is a talking song with a low-volume reggae beat in the background, supporting what the title says. A surprising entry for a sampler, as it is really a political statement and not a piece of music.

But the others are pleasant enough reggae songs - I can never have enough reggae in my library.

Surprisingly, a few of the songs have the "info" tabs greyed out inside of iTunes, so that the genre can't be changed from the given "International" genre to "Reggae". I don't know what that is about. I've not seen that before. So, I can't get these into any of my Reggae playlists based on genre. That is a bummer. Oh well, they'll show up in my "everyday playlist", but still not where I want them in my library.

Overall Four Stars.

Well, what can i say? Blood & Fire come through again with a wonderful sampler of their artists, free to you and I no less. B & F reissues are solid in my book. If you enjoy roots reggae, stop reading this and start downloading. Come back later for the Pressure Sounds" DL sampler as well.

Not very danceable. Not very interesting musically. Politically oriented lyrics in many cases. Somehow just basically bored me. You might like it better than I did, though. It's just not at all what I think of as reggae (which is what the other reviewer said it was) - it's more like boring, angry pop. I liked the Cumbancha collection MUCH better - far better musically, IMO.