Da Opera

Buccaneer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 1, 1998)
• Original Release Date: November 24, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vp Records
• ASIN: B00000GCB0
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #478,802 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This deejay, producer, and Opera House label owner infuses his melodies and chorus lines with famous opera arias, but it's no mere shtick, à la Sean Combs's pop "pufferies." Buccaneer's tracks testify to an elastic and bold musical imagination, and his boombastic chesty resonance and perfectly pitched, stretched-out notes are not that far off from, say, those of the baritone's understudy in a community theater production of La Bohème. All that, plus an inner metronome to guide Buccaneer's rhythmically intricate flow and the well-sharpened sense of humor that birthed this musical blend, put the patwah Pavarotti way ahead of the pack. Not that this album is all about dancehall meets opera; traces of rock, ska, and whatever else bounces are part of one of the best reggae albums of '98. Buccaneer's "big 'bout" Jamaica, but he's clearly no one-hit wonder or deejay of a season. While everyone's got their money on Beenie Man as reggae's top contender for the international pop music sweepstakes, this singular artist is another pretty safe bet. --Elena Oumano

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing audio energy, May 15, 2003

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Matt (Beaverton Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Da Opera (Audio CD)

This is one of the best CDs I've purchased in the last 5 years. Extremely energetic, and just plain happy describe this album to a T. I would recommend this album to just about anybody... including you.