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- Summary: Reggae artists including Big Youth, Phylea Carley, Kiddus I, Sshh Liguz, The Maytals, Freddie McGregor, Mykal Rose, Robbie Shakespeare, Toots, and Andrew Tosh, cover classic American blues songs.
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- Record Label: Trojan
- Genre(s): Reggae
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UncutJul 18, 2019A great idea, brilliantly executed. [Sep 2019, p.37]
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Jul 18, 2019The end result is a mixed bag of tunes as the island vibe and broken-hearted blues don’t always synch, however when they do, the results are rollicking.
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Jul 19, 2019For Trojan Jamaica, it's a solid enough introduction from a number of top-shelf participants.
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Jul 18, 2019One of the greatest rhythm sections to ever rub-a-dub on planet Earth, Sly and Robbie’s client roster has included Dylan, Madonna, Serge Gainsbourg, and No Doubt. But the team’s best jams are the most deeply rooted in the Jamaican music they helped invent — at the core of Peter Tosh’s band; with the Compass Point All-Stars; and on their own Taxi Records sessions, source of some of the reggae canon’s mightiest sides. Their ur-grooves justify from the get-go Red Gold Green & Blue, a set of blues, r&b and soul covers of the sort that might otherwise land like pro-forma, unessential nostalgia.
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MojoJul 18, 2019[Mykal] Rose's takes on Screaming Jay-via-Nina Simone's I Put A Spell on You, Roosevelt Sykes' 44 Guns and Johnny Otis's Bad Luck Shadow are superb roots with Rose's voice imbued with passion and sincerity. The remainder falls miserably short though, due to mismatched material, misdirection and worst, liberal use of incongruous heavy blues-rock guitar. [Aug 2019, p.97]