Customer Reviews

Damn Right

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I first saw Mr. Vegas in 1989 at Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica, and he continues to prove that he has a maturity that many dancehall artists lack. With this follow-up to the wonderful Heads High album, there are a few tracks that are deadweight pop ("I Love Dancehall" comes to mind, as well as a few others with dominant female vocals). But overall, it's fun to listen to, with intelligent, positive, and catchy lyrics. With his sly humor, infectious rhythms, and quality production, Mr. Vegas proves again he's one of the best at what he does.

To keep it short: Damn Right is the best reggae album of 2001. All of the tunes are outstanding. If you only buy one reggae album - buy this Vegas one! Reeeeespect!

This is the first Vegas album that I bought, and I have to say that I think it is pretty good. Having heard several of the songs before buying the record on several other compilations, (i.e. Duppy Durex, Go Up, Some-Boy and certainly Hot Gal Today) I was very interested in hearing the rest of the record. The best song on the album is Kokane, its easily one of the best songs that Vegas has ever done. There's a song that I heard, and immediately I thought that it sounded like a little like a Cecile song, and Cecile wrote and produced the song, Damn Right, it is very good. Duppy Durex is also a very good song. I didn't give this album a 5 because of the several bad songs that are here, I would've definitely given this one a 3.5 if I could've. There is a remake of Donnel Jones' Where I Wanna Be, which is just odd. I Love Dancehall, Sha-La-La and Oh What a Night are pretty bad. On the plus side, Bun It, with Elephant Man is good, so is Dem Fraid. The biggest thing about this album is that it is sans Vegas' best song Mek Mi Se Di Hand Dem Sway, which would have been perfect here. You have to get Riddim Ryders Vol 1 if you want it. Overall it is a very good album, uses good rhythms, and Vegas fans will be in heaven here.

Mr. Vegas comes off of a not so good debut album of "Heads High" to bring u a great follow-up, with "Damn Right." Complete with many hot, dark beats, Mr. Vegas proves he's a great Deejay when it comes to dancehall reggae. The best songs are "How about that" and "Dem Fraid," among others. It's worth buying...

This cd is tight especially the tracks 14 and 19 featuring a very talented young artist named JACKIE. She has an original sound with some extra spice. Her voice is the reason you should purchase this album.

This album is dynamic and energized. "Love Freak" is dancehall at its best. "Rise" is a heartfelt ballad of surprising vocals. This album is more creative and expressive than Heads High. Look for his newest album "Pull Up".