The Absolute Best Reggae Album ... Ever
Various Artists
3 stars
I find it hard to listen to an album that's supposedly the best reggae album ever but doesn't feature any Bob Marley songs.
Sure, copyright issues probably prevent it, but maybe they could rename this The Absolute Best Reggae Album Ever... If Bob Marley Didn't Exist. However, the songs on the album are pretty much up there with the best, so if I ignored the Bob Marley faux pas, I would be pretty impressed.
This is a two-disc album that features Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Maxi Priest, UB40, Third World and even Kiwi artists such as Katchafire, Herbs and Big Mountain. My favourite disc is number two - it includes some of my favourite songs, such as Chaka Demus and Pliers' Twist and Shout, No Woman, No Cry by The Fugees and Good Thing Going by Sugar Minott.
This is an album to have in the collection, but if you're a reggae fan, you've probably got these songs anyway.
