Reggatta Mondatta: Reggae Tribute to Police [Original recording reissued]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 21, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 29, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Ark 21
• ASIN: B000001YOV
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,490 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Shout out to the Babylon, February 2, 2005

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Amanda Richards (Georgetown, Guyana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reggatta Mondatta: Reggae Tribute to Police (Audio CD)

It's not often that you'll find reggae superstars paying tribute to the Babylon (slang term for the police), so this album is certainly unusual in at least that respect.

There are a few stand-out performances by reggae luminaries like Aswad, who does a great version of "Roxanne", and Steel Pulse who perform "Can't Stand Losing You", but Maxi Priest doesn't do justice to "Message in a Bottle" at all. Sting also guests on two of the better songs, one with Ziggy Marley.

As Police covers, there's nothing really different other than the reggae rhythms, except perhaps for "Spirits in the Material World" by Pato Banton and Sting, where Pato improvises a bit on the chorus.

An interesting novelty album, and quite listenable, but does nothing to showcase or enhance the music of either The Police or the reggae artistes.

Amanda Richards, Feb 2, 2005

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not that great, August 21, 2004

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A. Salisbury "Police fan" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reggatta Mondatta: Reggae Tribute to Police (Audio CD)

As a bonified fan of The Police, and a moderate fan of reggae, I was excited to hear old favorites redone by reggae artists. However, this album is surprisingly bland and unoriginal (aside from the fact that they're a bunch of Police covers--obviously, I didn't expect new lyrics). The arrangements were new to me but the sound was stale. How sad. Put your good money on "Outlandos D'Americas," a tribute to the Police in Spanish: it's far better.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Police Business, February 2, 1999

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This review is from: Reggatta Mondatta: Reggae Tribute to Police (Audio CD)

Although a bit hokey at some points (see "Jamaican in New York"), this album rocks! Liking the Police is one thing, Regatta Mondatta takes it to the next level. The twisted and turned harmonics, along with lyrics which have been given an "irie" feel make this a welcome addition to any pop-reggae listeners.