Bush Doctor

Peter Tosh (Author), Peter Tosh [guitars-clavinet-auto harp and lead vocals] (Performer), Robbie Shakespeare [bass-pick guitar and guitar] (Performer), Sly Dunbar [drums and gato box] (Performer), Mikey "Mao" Chung [lead guitar-moog synthesizer-Fender Rhodes and pick guitar] (Performer), Robert Lyn [acoustic piano-organ-Fender Rhodes and clavinet] (Performer), Keith Sterling [Keyboards] (Performer), Luther Francois [soprano sax] (Performer), Donald Kinsey [lead guitar] (Performer), Keith Richards [guitar] (Performer), Mick Jagger [vocals] (Performer) | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl
• Label: Rolling Stones Records
• Run Time: 41 minutes
• ASIN: B001COEDYC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #581,221 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review by Hal Horowitz.... As the debut album on the Rolling Stone label in 1978, Bush Doctor benefited immensely from the involvement of Jagger and Richards, as well as the publicity inherent in the high-profile nature of the release. Thankfully, Tosh was up to the challenge, and although there are moments that are less roots than anything he had previously recorded, Bush Doctor is no slick sellout. It's bolstered by his incredible Word Sound & Power band featuring the legendary Sly & Robbie rhythm section along with lead guitarists Mikey "Mao" Chung and Donald Kinsey (fresh from his stint with Marley). Although the cover of the Temptations' "(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back" single featuring Jagger's duet with Tosh seemed like an obvious ploy at crossover radio play, the rest is more roots conscious, and only slightly less compelling than some of ex-bandmate Bob Marley's work. The horns on "Moses - The Prophet" seem like sweetening, but the title track, "I'm the Toughest," "Stand Firm," and a remake of an old Wailers' track "Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin," complete with I-Threes-style backing vocals, are some of Tosh's best songs. Only the original album's closing track, an ambitious but overwrought retelling of Genesis with Handel's "Messiah," is a major misstep. Yet even here, Tosh is pushing boundaries, adding bird and thunder sound effects to his soft guitar strumming accompaniment.....1 (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back 3:46... 2 Pick Myself Up 3:58... 3 I'm the Toughest 3:53... 4 Soon Come 3:59... 5 "Moses" the Prophet 3:38... 6 Bush Doctor 4:07... 7 Stand Firm 6:12... 8 Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin' 4:15... 9 Creation 6:27....