Rating: - "I assure you that parts of it are excellent!"
...as the Curate famously said of his egg to the Bishop. And that's the story of this album really, infuriatingly uneven.
The premise is the now familiar Santana-style omnibus where Toots invites a star-studded array of guests around to 'his place'. 'His place' being the very well from which ska, rocksteady and reggae (Toots is credited with inventing the term) all flowed. And rather like Ant and Dec at Buckingham Palace, some of the guests are unfortunately just never comfortable ... Read More
Rating: - True Toots!
There's no denying or resisting the trademark growl and gravel-rattling tonsils that are Toots Hibbert, here assisted by a panoply of celebrity acolytes on Toots' 'pension album'. It could have been dire, an old geezer propped up by patronising young (Keith Richards young?!) whippersnappers, and every now and then it does feel like some of them are having a laugh... but some stand-out tracks are worth the ticket price alone.
'Time Tough' with Ryan Adams is effortlessly magnificent. ... Read More
Rating: - Best album of 2004
From the man that coined the term 'reggae', Toots Hibbert, comes this fantastic summer album. I dare you not to dance as you listen to some of the greatest reggae songs ever. These new versions breathe new life into such classics as '54-46 was my number' and 'Funky Kingston' - the good news is, it really works well. Toots has such a great voice and it really shines through, the production is well up to scratch and the 'guests' add a really interesting twist. Just listen to 'Love Gonna Walk Out On ... Read More
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