Jesus Dread

Yabby You | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 4, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Blood & Fire Records
• ASIN: B000005L8T
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,622 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #80 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > Reggae

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you need convincing of life in Reggae beyond Marley..., April 19, 2001

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F.N. Wright "musichead" (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jesus Dread (Audio CD)

This music has the power to heal and change your life for the better! So righteous and beautiful I just can't get enough. I own well over 200 Reggae CDs and this one is now at the top of my list -- it has been growing on me exponentially since I got it. This is definitely music which requires repeated listenings for maximum enjoyment. Some of the best vocal harmonies in the history of Reggae, with fat grooves to match. Very hymn-like and churchical, with many outstanding dubs by King Tubby. Almost all the tracks were recorded at Scratch's Black Ark and voiced at Tubby's, with toasts from Big Youth, Trinity and Tappa Zukie. Also featuring a young Michael Rose on one track. The players are all top studio men, including Family Man, Sly Dunbar, Horsemouth Wallace, Chinna and many more. The liner notes are great with interviews and photos. All around one of the best examples of pure, righteous, Jamaican Reggae in existence. It will put joy in your heart and have you singing and bouncing all day long.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite records, period., April 6, 2006

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andreas__21 (Bear, DE USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jesus Dread (Audio CD)

I noticed there has been no 5-star praise for this album since 2005, so I want to add mine for 2006: I listen to this Double CD since 1998 - it is increadibly beautiful and never gets boring. I disagree with the reviewer who said this record is one that has to grow on you - I loved it the first time I heard it and I still do. I have bought this CD set since '98, gave it away to friends for birthdays and such, bought it again, and so forth. This album is easily among my top ten, not only for reggae. If you appreciate albums that have not a single lame song in them and that have timeless quality and are incredibly stunning works of art such as Talking Timbuktu by Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure, Rocking Time by Burning Spear, Welcome to Sky Valley by Kyuss or Clandestino by Manu Chao, you will love Jesus Dread.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Roots experience, May 4, 2005

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Trevor - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jesus Dread (Audio CD)

Dark, haunting, uplifting, beautiful, conflicting....all these words apply to Yabby You's music. This box set is possibly the greatest release by the great Blood and Fire label. I have been listening to this release for years, and still find myself putting it on again and again. You get many different versions of the same song, but it is feels far from repetitive, instead you feel like you are getting closer and closer to the truth.