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- Summary: Produced by Rancid's Tim Armstrong and recorded on vintage equipment, Sacred Fire is the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's first release since 2004's Black Magic.
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- Record Label: Collective Sounds
- Genre(s): Reggae, Contemporary Reggae, Reggae-Pop
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Dec 19, 2011Produced by Rancid member and Hellcat Records owner Tim Armstrong, Jimmy Cliff's Sacred Fire EP is a wonderful jumble of time and place that ends much too soon.
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Dec 12, 2011It just plain feels good to hear the elder statesman of reggae stay this playful and open to inspiration.
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Dec 12, 2011Cliff hasn't sounded this loose and giddy in years, and it's a thrill to find that side of him back in the music game.
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Mar 15, 2012The centerpiece, a righteous cover of the Clash's "Guns of Brixton" references Cliff's lead character, Ivan, from landmark reggae film The Harder They Come. A wicked dub, "Brixton Version," bookends the set beautifully.
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Dec 12, 2011Buoyancy keeps "Sacred Fire" afloat.
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Jan 3, 2012Sacred Fire succeeds more as a history lesson than as music.
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