Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston
April 1972, Island
1. "Time Tough" - 4:23
2. "In the Dark" - 2:48
3. "Funky Kingston" - 4:54
4. "Love is Gonna Let Me Down" - 3:15 (listed as "Love's Gonna Walk Out on Me" on Jamaican release)
5. "Louie, Louie" - 5:46
6. "Pomp and Pride" - 4:30
7. "Got to Be There" - 3:06
8. "Country Road" - 3:23
9. "Pressure Drop" - 3:46
10. "Sailin' On" - 3:35
RESULTS
Rate: 6.5/10
Best Song: In the Dark
Worst Song: Pomp and Pride
Comments
Ehhhhh.
Don't get me wrong, I love Reggea. You know those days when you just feel the need and craving to listen to music, but your head won't let you? Those are the days I like to listen to Reggae. It's so laidback, and gentle, and care-free.
And this Album is no expectation. For a Reggae album, it's not too bad. For a listening Album, it gets a little bit different.
Now, it starts of really peaceful, and mundane, and that's it. It doesn't change. The Album gets so repetitive. The issue with Reggae is that it doesn't actually change. Steel Drums, Guitar, Jamaican Guy belting his heart out. You can practically smell the piss-stained subway, masked by weed and cornbraids.
But don't get me wrong. The songs individually are pretty damn good. They each have a certain feel to them, and a charming appetite to appease the inner mind. It's kind of nice, but taking it all in at once is just too much. It's like drinking tea. Then more tea. Then more. Before you know it, you're so sick of tea,
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