Two Sevens Clash: 30th Anniversary Edition (Dlx)

Culture | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 17, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B000QTD0AC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,359 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #94 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Jamaica

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You must own this, September 22, 2007

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This review is from: Two Sevens Clash: 30th Anniversary Edition (Dlx) (Audio CD)

I have listened to the original Two Sevens Clash CD a whole lot and didn't know if buying a new version would be worth the money. First off, the remastering of the CD is wonderful and worth the price alone, even if you already own the original. Second, the additional five songs are absolutely brilliant and sound awesome. I-Roy is in top form on the two tracks he appears on.

Joseph Hill and company are so good that it is hard to put into words. This is reggae at its best. It's not hard to understand why the great Bob Nesta Marley had a lot of admiration for the music of Culture. This release of Two Sevens Clash is an essential album by an essential reggae group. If you have any interest in reggae music whatsoever I highly recommend getting this album.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The world did not end?, September 30, 2007

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Comment Man "Comment Man" (Omaha, Ne) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Two Sevens Clash: 30th Anniversary Edition (Dlx) (Audio CD)

OK I haven't bought the new release of Two Sevens Clash, but I like owned the original Ja. LP and the earlier CD and will buy this one because it is like the finest reggae album except maybe Blackheart Man (Bunny) or East of the River Nile (Augustus Pablo)--except buyer beware since the song Two Sevens Clash foretells the ending of the world on 7/7/77 and in case you haven't noticed this did not happen.

This does lessen the impact of the song; on the other hand, you don't have to hide in your house on that day.

Revision:

I now own this 30th anniversary edition and am astonished. The songs are in a different order than on the earlier CD release, and amazingly it matters. The changed (I suspect, corrected) order of these songs tie the songs together thematically--this is actually a concept album and a good one!!! Wow! This is VERY rare in Roots reggae...

Revision revision:

If you are only interested in the original album and not the bonus tracks, and don't care about the packaging (the 30th Anniversary Edition is extremely well done packaging way), you might consider the new CD set Culture at Joe Gibbs which has Two Sevens Clash and two other early Culture albums for only a little more.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Extremely good reggae album, January 6, 2008

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g0)z111a (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Two Sevens Clash: 30th Anniversary Edition (Dlx) (Audio CD)

Before purchasing this album, I'd not heard Culture since I was in college. A buddy of mine used to spin a couple of their discs of which this, I now know, was one. I can do without the five bonus tracks which are basically remixes of selections from the primary track list that I'll probably never listen to again. But the core album itself is really slammin' from start to finish. Very solid, upbeat and still quite fresh sounding. The liner notes and photos in the booklet that comes with this 30-anniversary edition are enjoyable too. If you're a reggae fan, you won't be disappointed by this record.