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Riddle me dis?
Is it me or
does Toots sound like
rasta version of James
Brown on "Funky
Kingston"?
If James is
'the
hardest-working man in
show business'
Toots'
passion and raw energy on
this track certainly is worthy
of an honorable mention.
In fact; this entire recording
never lets up (or lets the
Funky Kingston
listener down):
How can a
Toots & The Maytals
recording express So much
(1975)
and joy
simultaneously? From the
opening riffs in "Time Tough" to the urgency of
Pressure
Drop" (Pressure got da drop on you) to the drunk-sounding
closing song "Sailing On" , this offering is packed full of great
songs and proves itself to be among reggae's essential
recordings_
Even an adaptation of a dopey original song like
"Country Road" (Almost Heaven/West Jamaica) and a cover
of the unintelligible
'Louie, Louie" work t0 enhance this
recording: Today is a happy day! Anyone who wants to be
introduced to
reggae music should acquire Funky
Kingston_
pain
great