The Wire (p.71) - "He caught the spirit of the times perfectly with his fresh vocals on rhythms from The Roots Radics, here with their original drummer..."The Beat (Magazine) (p.13) - "ENGLISHMAN is one of his earliest and best....A nice reminder of what Barrington sounded like as a youth on the move."0.6481299
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Uncut (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's a hugely enjoyable introduction to a largely undersung period in reggae history."The Wire (p.67) - "[T]his is original dancehall raggamuffin material with the boys delivering slow-step chats on no-nonsense, stripped-for-purpose rhythms built by The High Times Band and Roots Radics."0.5401083
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Uncut (magazine) (p.84) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[This] excels by featuring several masters of the dub art -- Lee Perry, King Tubby, Prince Jammy and overlooked pioneer Keith Hudson..."0.3161472
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JazzTimes (p.137) - "Through it all, particularly on a flawless 'Work Song' that alone stands as testament to Bramlett's august skill, she's provided accompaniment as intelligent as it is robust by a six-man collective known, appropriately, as Mr. Groove."No Depression (p.136) - "Bramlett's version of 'That Lucky Old Sun', savvy and poignant, goes a long way toward making up for any missteps. It's a roll around heaven, ad a soulful one at that."13.07202
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Uncut (magazine) (p.94) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "ROOTS OF LIFE is a collaboration with local musicians that strikes gold with almost every explosively percussive track."7.859551
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Rolling Stone (3/21/96, p.98) - 3 Stars - Good - "...Sepultura play a violent game of sonic overload....the band uses its catharsis as a creative force, funneling torrents of noise into a tunnel of hate..."Spin (4/96, p.110) - 6 - Reasonably Good - "...takes the rain-forest chants and street drumming flavor that flickered through the firestorm of CHAOS A.D. even further....Sepultura's ethnography...[is] about sound--heavy bloco drumming and crushing guitars were made for each other..."Q (7/01, p.91) - Included in Q's "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time".Q (3/96, p.103) - 3 Stars - Good - "...it's constructed of ferocious throat bending and huge riffs that support their growling menace, while simultaneously doffing a cap to their ethnic ancestors..."Melody Maker (2/17/96, p.34) - "...the aural equivalent of being caught in a midfield by a PCP-fuelled defensive line from the Pittsburgh Steelers....this is [not] a mere metal barrage....There's ruthless rap attacks...the murderous electronic whining...the tribal chants and Brazilian ragga metal duets..."NME (Magazine) (2/24/96, p.46) - 7 (out of 10) - "...a host of strange and traditional instruments has given Sepultura new formats for their extreme displeasure..."7.791499
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Q (11/92, p.134) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "..[a] 1979 roots classic...the tunes have a stark simplicity, the harmonies and tone are decidedly soothing and the rhythms have a gentle but persuasive bounce.."7.781869
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Kerrang (Magazine) (p.50) - "[Y]et another superb collection of rump-shaking ragga-punk....Frontman Benji Webbe is on his usual inspired, soulful form..."7.757946
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The Wire (p.73) - "This is real connoisseur's stuff, no gimmicky, wild dubbing, just tunes the way they should be."7.743506
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Dirty Linen (8-9/99, p.75) - "...If contemporary albums use parental advisory stickers to describe its contents, such a sticker would say only one thing: incredible."7.709812
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Q (7/96, p.149) - 3 Stars - Good - "...a spectacular compilation of Irish and Scots singers and instrumentalists....This anthology unwinds the interwoven Celtic and gypsy strands of Ireland and Scotland..."7.709812
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Down Beat (6/00, p.68) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Gives it his all here when surveying the rockabilly, blues, country and primal rock'n'roll he was raised on in the Delta..."JazzTimes (10/00, p.73) - "...A raw, house-rockin' muthaferya..."7.709812
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Option (9-10/95, p.133) - "...SDS uses traditional Carribean dance rhythms...but mixes them with funk and chord progressions you won't hear...more interesting than 90% of the fusion out there..."7.709812
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The Wire (p.70) - "'March Down Babylon Dub', with Bullwackie in declamatory form on the wire, is a dark, slowed down steppers with serious intent."7.709812
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Rolling Stone (2/3/00, p.53) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...its great curiosity is the extended mixed metaphor 'Underground,' which signifies hell, mines, revolutionary cadres and sub-rosa discrimination, among other things. Or so it seems."7.709812
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Option (July-Aug./92, p.128) - "..the music is fascinating on both intellectual and emotional levels...indispensable.."7.709812
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JazzTimes (p.138) - "The result is a catchy, eminently likeable soul-jazz romp."7.709812
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Spin (p.116) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[S]eductive and understated, with familiar '60s touches -- warm, folky vocals, twangy guitars...."Q (Magazine) (p.80) - Ranked #22 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2007" -- "[A] sparkling album that captured people's imaginations."7.709812
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