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Firehouse Rock

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Unbelievably and indubitably a bona fide, and fortified roots reggae album! If you don't have Firehouse Rock in your CD collection and you consider yourself a reggae fan, you may need to re-evaluate what you think you know about Jamaican music. The Roots Radics, especially the rythym section, utilize (with supreme efficacy, I might add) and epitomize the manipulation of space and time so often associated with reggae "riddims." On top of the Radics, the Wailing Souls add ethereal vocals, while staying masterfully conscious. Firehouse Rock is a beautifully recorded piece of audible Jamaican history and an absolute must have.

Simple equation: Junjo + Roots Radics + Wailing Souls = One of the finest reggae albums ever produced. The Wailing Souls sounds so harmonious in this album. They sing over often used Roots Radics/Junjo Lawes rhythms which should be instantly recognizable to fans of reggae who listen to this great album. This is definitely an album to have in any reggae collection.

Like Reggae? Then you will like this classic CD by the Wailing Souls. The Wailing Souls are probably the most underrated Reggae band to come out of the Jamaican scene in the 1970's and this is one of the finest. Great harmonies, steady roots beats, and conscious lyrics-Go deh!

this set gets five stars only 'cause i can't give it 10! beautiful, sweet harmonies supported by the best band and production team in jamaica. it simply doesn't get any better - the wailing souls, the roots radics, "junjo" lawes and mixed by scientist at king tubby's. get it!

think that sounds extreme? try again.... every note on this album rings true-- every sound, every harmonic convergence works. This is by so far their best work that it is hard to consider "Wild Suspence" (their so-called debut album featuring Bredda Gravalicious and the woefully under-praised Row Fisherman Row) as even in the same ball park (though Wild Suspense is good).

Firehouse Rock is quite simply some of the best music you will ever hear. I say that as a fan of all genres-- while typing this I am listening to the re-mix of the Duke's "Live at Newport"-- I am a huge fan of hip-hop, rock, roots, R&B, classical-- and yet, if I were to be stranded on a desert isle "Firehouse Rock" would be one of the few albums I would need. Need I say more? The timid will shy away-- the righteous will buy this album! tp

The urgency of the message about peace, love and understanding are what the Wailing Souls' lamentations are about. They are appealing to you to know yourself: stop and think. They come from a place (Jamaica) created from suffering, through their ancestors voices in slavery, their haunted souls scream for justice, truth and rights everywhere. I feel their pain, I feel their (my) liberation and healing acknowledging all is not fixed. Buy this music to practice, through movement, a healing in your heart -- you just won't be able to keep still. Thank you.

A good record overall. A little bit commercial for my taste, but still good. Better than much of the rest of their catalog.

MY FIRST LISTEN WAS IN THE EARLY 90'S ON LP, I TREASURE THIS ALBUM AS IT IS A CLASSIC. STAY CLOSE TO YOUR SOUL AS KINGDOMS DO RISE AND FALL, LOOK AT WORLD HISTORY AND YOU WILL SEE THAT ALL GREAT COUNTRIES MUST BE JUDGED. AMERICA WAKE UP!

GIVE THANKS AND PRAISE TO YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER AS HIS SPIRIT MAKES THIS MUSIC POSSIBLE.

IF YOU LIKE THIS ALBUM, THE ABBYSINNIAN'S SATTA MASSAGANA WILL BLOW YOUR MIND, AS IT IS TRUE PRAISE AND WORSHIP IN A REGGAE ROOTS FORMAT.