by Rosalind Cummings-Yeates
After a re-grouping and three year hiatus, reggae's crossover kings returned with Generation Coming, an album that delivers the kind of accessible if tame, pop-flavored reggae that their fans have come to expect. The title track captures the band at their best, with a bouncy beat and hopeful lyrics. The cover tunes don't fare as well, with Third World offering an embarrassingly weak Police cover, &Da Do Do Do,& a bland treatment of Randy Newman's &Baltimore,& and a mediocre showing of the O'Jays' &Love Train.& The re-mix of &Reggae Party with Shaggy and Bounty Killer, glimpses the kind of fire that the group is capable of.