Friends for Life

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共10首歌曲

艺人: Dennis Brown
语种: 其他
厂牌: Shanachie
发行时间: 1992年02月14日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

专辑介绍

by Jo-Ann Greene

Once it had been so easy, with just a handful of producers and a couple of session bands in the field, it was simple to find one's way around the Jamaican music industry. But as producers began proliferating like rabbits and musical fashions changed faster than the seasons, many of the island's veteran singers began to lose their way. Dennis Brown, himself, had taken a few wrong turns over the years, but always managed to get back on the right track and unleash superb albums to stir the dancehalls back up. 1992's Friends for Life is a case in point, a stellar set of songs featuring hot riddims, sure-footed performances, and lyrics that fans will lick straight up; it's another sensational album from producer Maurice "Jack Scorpio" Johnson. Only the best for him, with the sizzling riddims laid down by such dancehall heroes as Steely & Clevie, the Firehouse Crew, Computer Paul, and Fluxy, with Christopher Meredith, Dwight Pinkney, and the always sensational saxophonist Dean Fraser bringing some live life to the ragga party. Brown's version of Bunny Wailer's "Ram Dance Hall" is a defiant statement of intent, as the singer and Culture Lee knock the competition flying with an incendiary riddim and their adamant claim to dancehall fame. But you don't make "Friends for Life" by slapping down the contenders for your crown, and the romantic title track presents the true soul of this set, which is themed around love and unity. "Time to Unite," cut on a fine version of "Real Rock," is culture and fraternity as only the soulful Brown can deliver it, while further elucidating his philosophy on the powerful "Give Love." Follow his advice and "Look into Yourself" and you, like Brown, will be on your "Merry Way," traversing with ease even the rockiest road. And no matter how computerized the riddim, it's always the "Right Night for Love" when Brown's warm, emotive vocals are flooding from the speakers, promising to always be there "If You Need Me." But the singer has known heartache as well, and eloquently conjures up the hurt he's experienced on a trio of numbers.

Friends for Life is among best of the platters Brown unleashed during the decade before his death.