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艺人

The Heptones

语种

其他

厂牌

Mango

发行时间

1977年02月14日

专辑类别

录音室专辑

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专辑介绍

by Ralph Heibutzki

Party Time matched vocalists Barry Llewelyn, Earl Morgan, and Leroy Sibbles with veteran producer Lee &Scratch& Perry, who knew how to keep the group sounding contemporary without losing the harmonic interplay that underlines their appeal. The combination proved too good for discerning listeners to pass up -- particularly in Britain, where vocalists like Marianne Faithfull would cite the band as a personal favorite. The title track itself is a classic for its urge to &live some life before we're old, before we're cold&; the characteristically slithering groove makes the group's vocal interplay all the more irresistible. &Mr. President& and &Storm Cloud& hurl rhetorical thunderbolts against uncaring, faceless politicians, while &Now Generation& vows to show what young people can do with their boundless energy. &Road of Life& and Llewelyn's haunting, hypnotic &Serious Time& continue the more reflective bent taken on the group's hit single, &Book of Rules.& Not to be left out, Perry contributes an equally catchy social critique in &Sufferers Time& (which shows a talent not readily associated with him). The Heptones also looked outside their genre, with dramatic results; a glistening remake of Bob Dylan's &I Shall Be Released& is one of the standouts here, with the trio emphasizing the song's gospel roots amid some strategically altered lyrics (&I see Jah light come shining/from the west unto the east&). The Heptones' take on Dylan provided an early, powerful indication of how reggae could intersect with other genres to stunning effect.