>>2. Finley Quaye - Maverick A Strike
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>What is all this Finley Quaye stuff? I mean, he's wrecked a really good
>Bob Marley tune and now everyone likes him? "Sun is Shining" is much more
>powerful by Bob Marley.
I've never heard his version, but that's by no means the best track on the
album (its a totally different sound to the others anyway). The cd is
musically excellent, there are some really varied tracks on it (best one
IMHO is 'Supreme I Preme' - hip hop drums, brass stabs and a p-h-a-t
bassline overlaid with quiet melodic vocals.) and only one dreadful
reggae-by-numbers track ('Way of the Explosive').
That's musically. Lyrically, his range is a bit more limited, _every_ song
features the line 'wicked satellite' or 'sonic satellite', and his subjects
are love & war, usually in the same song. Still, the album has got a
positive message, and it is _very_ chilled. 7/10
>>3. Into the Blue - Blue Note Records sampler
>Blue Note's amlost always a good buy.
2 tracks on it are the same. Same key, same melody, same chord progression,
just different instruments and tempos. Still, the rest is pretty good
although parts verge on the Cordurouy side of a-j (which isn't a bad thing
really, just not v. original).
I'll find the CD at home and get the names of those 2 songs...
Tim Kemp.
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