Reviewed by Eric Saeger
This to-date retrospective of the Jamaica-born reggae guy begins with the not-really-representatively-poppy ‘So Long’ as guested by Luciano, whose turn is more unplugged-Big Mountain-like than anything else on here, which, in the main, sticks to the roots, ganja-puff skank to rasta-babbling hard stuff to tourist-trap what-me-worry one-drop adventurousness. Ziggy Recado’s trumpet-like voice makes ‘Ganjah Station’ a lot more interesting than it might have been, while other standouts include the anti-Apartheid-tasting ‘Only the Strong’, Daddy Rings’ cameo on the sunny tent-revival ‘Thank You Jah’ and a commercially minded ‘Oh Woman (Don’t Cry)’.
Grade: A-
