Throw Down Your Arms - Sinead O'Connor
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Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

  • Summary: O'Connor's first studio album since "retiring" from the music business consists of covers of a dozen reggae classics, including songs by Burning Spear, Peter Tosh and Lee "Scratch" Perry.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. An imposing act of pop interpretation. [3 Oct 2005]
  2. 80
    Determinedly singing in her own accent was a wise move. [Oct 2005, p.110]
  3. Her icy-cool vocals nicely contrast with the island grooves. [7 Oct 2005, p.77]
  4. Sly and Robbie provide an adequate musical magic carpet for the singer to float on, but it fails to complement her as much as it should. [#11, p.108]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. AS
    10
    Absolutley beautiful, heart-wrenching covers that pay homage to the originals while putting Sinead's unique spin on them. Thank god she stuck to her irish lilt, one of the most unique reggae records to come out in years, and this is coming from someone whomainly listens to vintage reggae + dub music. "Curly Locks" is simply unbelieveable.... Collapse
  2. jyotirmayad
    8
    It is always exciting for mee when Sinead O'Connor releases a new CD. After the dissappointing Faith & Courage of 2000, she has wisely stopped trying to be the focus of her songs and emerse her spirit into the lives of the one's she loves -- the songs and plight of the Irish of the days of yore, and now, the Rastafari of Jamaica. Although her voice has seemed to have lost a little of it's higher soprano capability, she more than makes up for it in this sincere effort to be a part of and sing with the Rasta-man and his songs. Fave song on the CD is "Y Mas Gan" a Rasta spiritual. Expand
  3. MKR
    7
    For someone that has been a follower of Burning Spear and Buju Banton for years among many others, Sinead's song choices couldn't be more inspired. Although she has chosen to add very little to the original songs, her voice as a lone change does make for an intriguing directional shift from the original stories, never before have I really cared for Sinead's work but I do find this album sincere and worthwhile although not groundbreaking where these songs stem and grow from. Expand
  4. [Anonymous]
    4
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