Horace Andy - 'feel good all over' (anthology 1970-1976)
amazon review:
Horace Andy found fame and fortune in the astonishing Jamaican reggae boom of the 1970's, and indeed, inspired a slew of imitators, none of whom was ever quite able to match Sleepy's unearthly warble; a hypnotic voice with its own built-in reverb unit. He continued to record throughout the 1980's, albeit in the shadow of the digital dancehall revolution, but found himself back in the spotlight in the early 1990's, as he took center stage with Bristol's incredibily popular Massive Attack outfit, contributing inspired vocal performances to a number of originals, as well as revisiting some of his own hits of the 1970's. Of course, his new-found celebrity inspired any number of crummy compilation releases, and unfortunately, a couple of fairly lacklustre solo outings as well.
But the Trojan label is an old-hand in the reggae re-release game, and Horace Andy's entry in the anthology series is a worthy overview of his early career, concentrating on the period from 1970 to 1976. Alongside a number of rather tepid cover versions (a peculiar weakness for many Jamaican singers of the period), are many extra classic originals, from the very familiar Skylarking and Money Money, to the sinister Don't Try To Use Me, and Sleepy's irie reading of Nice & Easy. With two or three dub versions thrown in for good measure, plus a brace of rather unusual recordings for Niney the Observer, anthology is a good round-up with a few truly great moments. A tracklist can be found in the comments.
part1:
http://tinyurl.com/7fn5l
part2:
http://tinyurl.com/bwarn
pw for both:CaesarTjalbo
Horace Andy found fame and fortune in the astonishing Jamaican reggae boom of the 1970's, and indeed, inspired a slew of imitators, none of whom was ever quite able to match Sleepy's unearthly warble; a hypnotic voice with its own built-in reverb unit. He continued to record throughout the 1980's, albeit in the shadow of the digital dancehall revolution, but found himself back in the spotlight in the early 1990's, as he took center stage with Bristol's incredibily popular Massive Attack outfit, contributing inspired vocal performances to a number of originals, as well as revisiting some of his own hits of the 1970's. Of course, his new-found celebrity inspired any number of crummy compilation releases, and unfortunately, a couple of fairly lacklustre solo outings as well.
But the Trojan label is an old-hand in the reggae re-release game, and Horace Andy's entry in the anthology series is a worthy overview of his early career, concentrating on the period from 1970 to 1976. Alongside a number of rather tepid cover versions (a peculiar weakness for many Jamaican singers of the period), are many extra classic originals, from the very familiar Skylarking and Money Money, to the sinister Don't Try To Use Me, and Sleepy's irie reading of Nice & Easy. With two or three dub versions thrown in for good measure, plus a brace of rather unusual recordings for Niney the Observer, anthology is a good round-up with a few truly great moments. A tracklist can be found in the comments.
part1:
http://tinyurl.com/7fn5l
part2:
http://tinyurl.com/bwarn
pw for both:CaesarTjalbo
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