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Jimmy Buffett: Reggae Tribute

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When I first saw this CD I grabbed it quick because I thought Reggae meets Buffett, its gotta be awesome. Well it is absolutely the worse Reagae CD I own.I am a huge parrothead so therefore I cant stomach listening to it again. Some of the songs dont even have words and the ones that do, dont have all of them just the chorus. So heed my warning the CD sounds cool and seems like a must have but it isnt at all.
I cant say it enough "Shame Shame for using Jimmy's Name.."

I consider myself a fairly dedicated parrothead. I bought this cd for my Mom thinking she might enjoy steel drums to some songs she new. I asked her what she thought of it several weeks after her birthday and she was quite vague mainly saying that she enjoyed the Buffett versions of the songs more. Last week I had to borrow her car and this cd was playing on her stereo. I started laughing and couldn't stop while it played. The songs sounded like the versions you would hear a... bad band playing at a Caribean themed bar at a Holiday Inn. Have some respect would you? Buffett is awesome. If you are looking for some reggae Buffett buy the Club Trini cd. You even get Jimmy covering the Marley classic "No woman, No cry". Leave this cd for the bargain bins at the convenience store...

I like reggae music and I really like Buffett, so I thought this was a great concept. However, after listening to the music bits for the songs given here, my comment is "No Way!"

This cd deserves no stars.. more likely minus. Now I understand what American Idol's Simon Cowles means by UTTERLY ATROCIOUS. If you're a Jimmy Buffett fan... STAY AWAY!!! If you're a reggae fan... STAY AWAY!!! If you're a music fan... STAY AWAY!!! STAND BACK & DO NOT GO NEAR THIS CD!!! THERE COULD BE PERMANENT PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE IF HEARD!!!!!!!!

Utter garbage. Just listen to the samples to get an idea about how truly awful this thing is.

Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit bears no resemblance to the Buffett song of the same title. Same goes for The Weather is here... and Frank & Lola.

This doesn't deserve any stars but you have to enter a minimum of one for the review to get posted here.

The only reason to buy it would be to use it to torture others and that just isn't nice.

Try the Pickin' on Jimmy Buffett blugrass tribute instead. The musicians on that cd are talented and it is pleasant background music.

I love reggae and I love Buffett. What a disapointment. There is so much potential for a good Reggae cover album but this is just cruise ship garbage. No, it's not even that good, it's worse than the guy pool side playing his casio keyboard to a boring drum track - STAY AWAY!!!!

What a great concept for an album! What a piece of crud it is! Bought it without reading the listener reviews - big mistake. Imagine asking any bleary-eyed Holiday Inn lounge act in the Midwest to "throw some tunes together for Caribbeanfest tomorrow." This would be something like the result. Lots of Casio keyboards and rhythm machines, very little island flavor. Says it was "editied and engineered in Bronxville, N.Y." I suspect that's as close as any of these people ever got to Jamaica. Run, don't walk, away.

I am a huge Parrot Head. This year will mark my 22nd year of concert attendance. But, this CD just doesn't cut it. You may need it for that completist CD collection, but you probably will never listen to it.

Sorry folks, I purchased this CD of "Reggae Buffett Cover Songs" and I have to admit, these songs are best left alone unless someone can actually do them better or some justice by singing them as cover songs. Reggae has its place and so does Jimmy's music however I don't think the two mix, in the fashion it was recorded on this CD. I say this with all due respect, make no mistake. Actually I personally thought the cover albumn called "Picking on Jimmy Buffett" a bluegrass tribute to Jimmy was actually better than this Reggae CD is, for what its worth. If this CD had a much more authentic from the heart, Reggae feel and if it included some great legendary Reggae artist and some better acoustics and congas, steel drums, keyboards etc. Done in a classic let's say Bob Marley fashion and a much better beat and vocals were matched with it, all wrapped up into one awesome display of Buffett's songs being covered, then I would feel really good about the way this CD sounded and would recommend it to all of my freinds. For now this is thumbs down for me. There's only one Jimmy Buffett.

This is the Worst "BUFFETT" related recording I have ever heard, and I do not get the Buffett connection (please tell me he did not OK and it sueing!!) I do have a recommendition, however. Please buy it if you are NOT a Buffett fan, and if you have loved ones, exs, etc. who are--play it when they are around--it is sure to drive them INSANE. For example, most songs not even reocognizable--Think Casio Keyboard Ragae beat with three words from the orignal song--sung over, and over and over--ya mon!! PLEASE skip it.