Reggae Max

Anthony B | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 28, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jet Star
• ASIN: B00006J9M6
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #850,177 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Freedom Of Speech

2. Mr Heartless

3. Universal Struggle

4. Raise

5. God Above Everything

6. $20 Coin07. Better Way

7. Damage

8. All Jah Children

9. Lie

10. Queen And Lady

11. Heavy Load

12. Me Dem A Ban

13. Celina

14. Love And Affection

15. Waan Back

16. More Life]

17. Bobo Cloth

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars A Little Odd, But Nice Compilation. . ., March 14, 2006

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Achis (Kingston, JA/Philipsburg, SxM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reggae Max (Audio CD)

The music racks aren't exactly overflowing with greatest hits albums from Anthony B. Although that's definitely a good thing, particularly with an artist who is almost notorious for his overexposure, in a musical genre notorious for the same thing. However, every now and then its always nice to get a nice greatest hits album from an established artist and 2003 was a great year to release such an album from Anthony B (especially when it includes my favorite tune ever by the artist).

Some of these tunes are just. . . odd, and definitely not amongst the artist's greatest. And some still are really missing, don't know exactly how you can have a greatest hits album from Anthony B sans tunes like Raid Di Barn, Swarm Me, and of course Fire Pon Rome (that's why you NEED to pick up Real Revolutionary). The Thing, however, about the artist is that he is one of the most consistent performers in all of roots reggae.

Although I don't dislike them, both $20 Coin and Celina both fail to keep the roots vibes on the album and definitely aren't amongst the artist's best. Nor, for that matter is Love and Affection and the different Freedom of Speech (actually its not that different at all. . . I just dont like it for some reason).

But THATS IT! The rest of these tunes are pure winnders, even the one's that I was less familiar with. The case and point being Lie which took me from wondering "why is this tune on here?" to wondering instead "why haven't I ever heard this song?". Big song. Of course the more traditional hits by Anthony B, such as Mr Heartless, the awesome Universal Struggle, All Jah Children, Bobo Cloth, big big Damage (LOVE that tune).

But of course, the best song on this album and any Anthony B album on which it might appear is Waan Back! No offense to Mr Isaacs but Bobo did the riddim as good as it has ever been done, Waan Back is HUGE, was HUGE and will always be HUGE!

Overall, I won't give this one the typical reccommendation that I usually give greatest hits album where I'll say to buy this one if you are a newer fan of the artist (but you can do that too), that advice is reserved for the Real Revolutionary album (EVERYBODY needs to get that one). Instead, I'll say check this one out should it contain 'ya song'. . . OR
If you can't find Universal Struggle for the studio version of Waan Back, nevertheless, even without the definitive seal of approval, still a very good project.