Customer Reviews

Reggae Party 1999

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

because of the inclusion of Culture Club, Eric Clapton, and 10CC (the same band that gave us "I'm Not In Love", that sappy 70's hit), it is difficult for me to give this lp high praise, BUT the mixing of Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and Marcia Griffiths from the old school, with Shaggy, Maxi Priest, Shaba, Beenie Man, and Ziggy, was an inspired idea that allows the listener to get a feel for where reggae has come from and where it is going.

Skip over the 10cc, Clapton, and Culture Club (though I grudgingly accept how all 3 helped reggae in their own ways)and listen to the grooves. Not a bad lp at all.

This cd is one of a kind. Nowhere else can you can get Red Red Wine, Can't Help Falling In Love, I Can See Clearly Now, and Do You Really Want To Hurt Me. This is the best reggae and dance collection out there.

This CD is a great compilation of classic and modern reggae. I have been a reggae fan for 15 years and this is the first quality mix I have come across. I highly recommend it to new and old reggae fans. Enjoy!

What, no Vanilla Ice? Wow, I was feeling a bit oppressed and than I wandered across this wonder of wonders. I really needed a good laugh and this collection split my sides. Boy George is Dreader than Dread. Big Youth is rolling over in his grave and he is not even dead yet! Dig the Born Again Jamaican Eric Clapton and his cover of Bob Dylan, I believe from a long lost Lee "Scratch" Perry Ark session. Is that the Mighty Diamonds I hear harmonizing? I understand including 10cc, the british marshmellow popsters from the 70's for the Roots credibility so why add an imposter like Jimmy Cliff. UB40? I thought that was the British unmploymnt form. Isn't their lead singer also in the Thompson Twins? I wish they included a Flock Of Seagulls classic. Then I could of whole heartily given this release 5 stars. I think it's great that Comedy Central is making Reggae records! Cheered me up!

Dancing is good for the soul and so is this CD. I have played it over and over again. Good dancing music.

I would recommend this CD highly to anyone. Particularly, however, it would be great for a person just starting to listen to reggae music. There was a great reggae band on my cruise during Spring Break, and I became hooked. This was my first reggae CD, and although I have bought many since then it is still my favorite. Unlike many mix CD's, it has hits by famous artists.

Even new fans will probably be familiar with many of these songs. "Red red wine" is one of the best songs there is, and sounds better on this CD than on the actual UB40 CD that I own. "Wild World" and "Sweat" are songs almost everyone will know, and the others are equally memorable. This CD is great to play at an outdoor barbeque or pool party, in the car, or just about anywhere in fact! Reggae can put anyone in a great mood! Even if you have never listened to reggae, I highly recommend adding this CD to your collection.

This Cd enlist all different types of reggae, old, new, and other various styles. If you like reggae, then trust me you won't be wasting you money on this album. You can feel the groove in many of the songs. Go for it!

I love reggae music, and was constantly looking for a good compilation CD with most of my favorite songs. I got this CD as a present, and I love listening to it over and over again...

This disc would be OK for a little while at a party. Songs like I Can See Clearly Now, Red Red Wine, Murder She Wrote, and Oh Carolina are pretty cute. Clapton's cover of Knocin' On Heavens Door is decent and Tommorow People is decent. Wheres the rhythms are fairly enjoyable, the chord progressions are way too repetitive. Couple that with some nothing special lyrics as well as a few tunes(?) where the lyrics are totally indecipherable and I get the feeling of a headache comming on. A few more quality Bob Marley tunes are needed here.

I don't know where they get off putting Culture Club et al. on a reggae CD!!! This is about the worst atrocity I have ever seen.