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Pressure Drop: The Definitive Collection
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Artist: Toots & The Maytals
Label: Trojan Records UK
Category: Music

List Price: $38.99
Buy New: $16.43
You Save: $22.56 (58%)



Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews
Sales Rank: 69716

Format: Extra Tracks, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4

EAN: 5050159924721

Release Date: April 25, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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4 out of 5 stars Exellent music and great value for money!   November 8, 2007
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Toots and the Maytals were one of 'the' reggae groups of all time. While Bob Marley could inspire millions throughout the world with his lyrics Toots and the Maytals could do likewise but had a style and rhythm that seemed to also borrow from American soul.

While Trojan often sacrifice quality for quantity (and by that I mean sound quality) This double CD is of fairly strong solid quality. It includes many of their well known tracks and some lesser known.

Toots and the Maytals were always popular in the UK riding both on the crest of Ska musics popularity (especially the Ska revival of the 80s with the Specials who brought new interest to many classic Ska bands) and also through the legend himself Bob Marley.

This CD is well worth getting for anyone who has a love of good music or anyone who wants a good quality introduction to reggae music. Especially as this is such good value for money.


4 out of 5 stars struggle to overcome!   December 2, 2006
 5 out of 6 found this review helpful

Serious reggae listeners argue a lot about these Trojan albums, especially in regards to the sheer amount of times new label bosses Sanctuary release the same songs on different compilations -- but surely these are minor and relatively insignificant objections when one considers the value for money and the enduring quality of the music on these albums.

(A possible objection to this otherwise comprehensive and worthy compilation is that "Six and Seven Books of Moses" and the Maytals Rasta/Rockers late 70's interpretation of "Bam Bam" are -- sadly-- excluded.)

"When I Laugh" will be a minor revelation for Delta blues fans, with it's distinctly Robert Johnson blues vocal style and brass section reminiscent of The Dirty Dozen New Orleans octet.

"My New Name" -- like "Six and Seven Books" -- has a Cajun abandon to the vocal and rhythm.

The version of "Bam Bam" on CD 1 is the mid 60's cut, not the later confident, confessional Rasta meditation which appeared on the Island anthology. (It is worth noting that Chaka Demus and Pliers also released their own digital interpretation of this tune on the same backing track as "Murder She Wrote.")

"Bim Today" has a thudding b line reminiscent of Junior Delgado's "Tichion." "Scare Him" has a full speed and reckless Rockers rimshot snare pattern.

Cd 2 moves -- from jazz influenced bluebeat and ska -- into Toot's distinctive soulful reggae incarnation .

"It's You" on this 2nd cd gets the reggae treatment over a slower b line, contrasting with the earlier frantic ska interpretation. "Time Tough" is a stand out track here, with its fearful, yet stoic lyric about the struggle of life.






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