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Apr 23, 2018What I like most is the sense that these two musicians are beyond caring about perceptions, simply determined to have fun. 44/876 is a treat for grown-up fans of either artist.
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Apr 23, 2018Sting’s still a fearless, fascinating lyricist, and Shaggy’s attractive persona remains one wink short of a leer. 44/876 may be no more exciting than a well-made sofa, but only psychopaths don’t like sofas.
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Apr 20, 2018Shaggy and Sting might not first appear to be an ideal match, but they're both rooted in reggae and are both international stars, so they share a vernacular that helps turn 44/876 into a surprisingly enjoyable pan-international pop album.
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MojoApr 18, 2018There's no high concept, just 12 pop songs that sound as if the pair decided to down tools the moment working ion them felt like work. [May 2018, p.90]
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Q MagazineApr 18, 2018There are toe-curling moments. ... However, their voices are a convivial fit, most effectively on the gentle 22nd Street and the harsher, more restless Night Shift and both escape, dignity intact. [Jun 2018, p.114]
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Apr 20, 2018With Sting's familiar bass sound driving most tracks, and Shaggy's production partner Sting International (no relation) providing bounce and clarity, 44/876 contains much of the sizzle of classic reggae or dancehall, though a little more substance would've been welcome too.
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Apr 25, 20184/876 is as professional, good-natured, and helplessly uncool as its billing promises.
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May 14, 201844/876 is like a hilarious fever dream somehow brought to life. Not entirely awful.
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Apr 20, 2018Reefer madness perhaps sets in when they start quoting Lewis Carroll and, on Crooked Tree, act out a ghastly courtroom drama with Sting in the role of a drug dealer and human trafficker being sent down by Shaggy’s stern judge. But these two have enough innate songwriting ability to come up with a couple of gems nonetheless.
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UncutApr 19, 2018The results has to be the blandest record in which either Sting or Shaggy has ever been involved. The lyrics are beyond banal. [Jun 2018, p.34]
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Apr 18, 2018It batters through good taste, though its reggae-lite template is musically forgettable.
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Apr 18, 2018It’s mildly funny and philosophically intriguing. Little else is in this team-up of exhausted pop forces.
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Apr 20, 2018Mostly, 44/876 is just unremarkable, limply competent reggae lite, designed for Sandals resort lobbies and Sting’s office.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 25
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Mixed: 2 out of 25
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Negative: 7 out of 25
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