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The Best of Greyhound – Black and White
Released
on 8 December 2003. -
Probably
best known for their 4 UK chart hits, the pop reggae of Montego Bay (as backing
to Freddie Notes and the Rudies), Black and White, Moon River and I am what I
am. None particularly earth shattering but good examples of popular reggae of
the day.
Much more
appealing is the rest, their previous guises as the Rudies, the Tillermen, Des
All Stars, all of which are featured.
Des All
Stars – Night Food Reggae is very pleasant in an easy reggae calypso way. As
the Rudies they feature quite heavily with either Freddie Notes or Sonny Binns
but also Carl Douglas and Rico. Freddie Notes excellent vocals make these
standout especially Unity and Babylon, tracks giving the element of
consciousness, otherwise lacking. Devil's Lead Soup is the best instrumental.
A couple of
tracks as the Tillermen were sandwiched in the middle, Judgement Rock being the
pick.
The
greyhound tracks are much more commercial, maybe even more professional, such
that success would bring. As a result however they lack feel. Peace and Love
and Guave Jelly being the best of the rest not already mentioned.
Always
followers rather than leaders but certainly pleasant enough in retrospect.
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Format: CD album
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Tracklisting |
Black And White -
Greyhound - Listen |
Montego Bay - Freddie
Notes & The Rudies - Listen |
Moon River -
Greyhound - Listen |
Night Food Reggae -
Des All Stars - Listen |
I Am What I Am -
Greyhound - Listen |
Night Train -Sonny
Binns & The Rudies - Listen |
Wily - Greyhound - Listen |
Unity - Freddie Notes
& The Rudies - Listen |
Be Loving To Me - The
Tilermen - Listen |
Patches - The Rudies
(Feat. Carl Douglas) - Listen |
Funky Jamaica -
Greyhound - Listen |
The bullet - Rico
& The Rudies - Listen |
Peace And Love -
Greyhound - Listen |
Shanghai - Freddie
Notes & The Rudies - Listen |
I Troubles -
Greyhound - Listen |
My Sweet Lord - Sonny
Binns & The Rudies - Listen |
Judgement Rock - The
Tilermen - Listen |
Babylon - Freddie
Notes & The Rudies - Listen |
Follow The Leader -
Greyhound - Listen |
Guns Of Navarone -
Freddie Notes & The Rudies - Listen |
Guava Jelly -
Greyhound - Listen |
The Bull - Freddie
Notes & The Rudies - Listen |
High And Dry -
Greyhound - Listen |
Devil's Lead Soup -
Sonny Binns & The Rudies - Listen |
The Pressure Is
Coming – Greyhound - Listen |
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