The final Creation Rebel album is very much the son of the preceding Psychotic Junkanoo, albeit one that has been stripped of much of the joyous abandon that highlighted that earlier set. Conventional in the same way that a lot of early- to mid-'80s reggae albums were, as the roots tradition fought a losing battle against the rising tide of dancehall, the album is highlighted by "Lizard" Logan's sweetly sung "Independent Man" (a Bob Andy number previously released as a 10" single), ...   [ read more ]

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While there are better and more varied samplers of producer Bunny Lee's fine mid-æ70s work, the first disc of this "twofer" still delivers plenty of top-notch sides by two of Lee's best singers, Johnnie Clarke and Cornell Campbell. Equally stellar work is also heard by Horace Andy, Dennis Brown, Linval Thompson, the Paragons, and Derrick Morgan. And while none of the many DJ and instrumental sides Lee cut during this time are included, the second disc does comes packed with a round ...   [ read more ]

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"A Billion Heartbeats" kicks Doubleplusgood off with a 150 bpm adrenaline rush. If the Jesus and Mary Chain had studied anthropology they may have written something like this. Meanwhile, "Beautiful Friends" is a paper thin celebration of surface beauty sort of like The Byrds' "Lady Friend" re-written by the Valentines, and "I'll Never Be Yours" is big chorus pop featuring Sandra from fellow Glasgow pop outfit Strawberry Whiplash on backing vocals. "Tired Of Sleeping" is a jangledelic ode to sleeping with t...   [ read more ]

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