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 Welcome to Reggae Reviews,
a site dedicated to just what it says: reviewing reggae music. I'm not an expert, nor do I have any
special insider contacts in the industry; I'm just a fan of the music.
Having searched endlessly for good albums, I
came to realize how few resources there
are for
trying to figure out what is good. And, when I did trust
the resources that I
found (What choice did I have, eh?), I ended up not
agreeing with a lot of their
suggestions...
Thus was born Reggae Reviews, because I
figure that the so-called experts are just
fans with their own favorites, their own prejudices, their own opinions -- just
like me.
So basically, my goal is to get more opinions out there, because the more resources
there are, the more well-informed fans and potential fans will be to make good
decisions on what to listen to. I hate when I find resources that seem
to say that
everything is good, so needless to say, I will trash some
albums -- because I don't
believe that you have to like
something just because everyone else does. Certainly,
not even Bob Marley
turned out golden material all the time. Since these reviews are
my opinions (as all
reviews are), they are subject to my prejudices and preferences,
which I should disclose: I enjoy roots reggae the most of any sub-genre, and thus I also
like rootsy dub. I used to be into dancehall more than I am, but I still enjoy some of the
better, more inventive stuff. Lovers rock is also very nice when
well- done, but can be
cheesy if not. I don't care for ska much, so you won't find much here.
You will find
some rock steady, however, whose slower tempo is more to my liking.
I only review
the albums that I have, so
there will be some omissions and imbalances based on my
tastes. I have over 1,000 reggae albums
(plus some reggae books and reggae movies),
so it will take some time to get them all reviewed.
I will
update this site as frequently as I can, so check out the What's
New section
to see, well, what's new. Also, you can search for specific artists, songs, albums,
etc.
on the Search page, and use the Reference page for links
and other information
you might find useful. I use a simple 1 to 5 rating system, as detailed
below:
 = X Amount
of Niceness
= Massive
= Irie
= Cho!
= Dibby Dibby Sound
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