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Israelites: Best of Desmond Dekker

Israelites: Best of Desmond Dekker
 

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Desmond Dekker

Israelites: Best of Desmond Dekker

 
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Label: Trojan Us
Rating: 4.0
 
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Tracklist of Israelites: Best of Desmond Dekker

Disc 1
1 Israelites  2:37 view lyrics
2 You Can Get It if You Really Want  2:29 view lyrics
3 007 (Shanty Town)  2:35 no lyrics yet - submit it
4 It Mek  2:26 no lyrics yet - submit it
5 Pickney Gal  2:52 no lyrics yet - submit it
6 Honour Your Mother and Father  2:26 no lyrics yet - submit it
7 Music Like Dirt  2:44 no lyrics yet - submit it
8 Licking Stick  2:14 no lyrics yet - submit it
9 Unity  2:16 no lyrics yet - submit it
10 Mount Zion  2:44 no lyrics yet - submit it
11 Live and Learn   no lyrics yet - submit it
12 It Pays  2:57 no lyrics yet - submit it
13 Reggae Recipe  3:05 no lyrics yet - submit it
14 Pretty Africa  2:31 no lyrics yet - submit it
15 Archie Wah Wah  2:32 no lyrics yet - submit it
16 Fu Man Chu  3:09 no lyrics yet - submit it
17 Where Did It Go  3:04 no lyrics yet - submit it
18 King of Ska  2:44 no lyrics yet - submit it
19 Sabotage  2:44 no lyrics yet - submit it
20 Hippopotamus  2:51 view lyrics
21 Wise Man  2:07 no lyrics yet - submit it
22 Problems  2:20 no lyrics yet - submit it
23 Beautiful and Dangerous  2:50 no lyrics yet - submit it
24 Get Up Edina  2:40 no lyrics yet - submit it
25 Mother Pepper  2:18 no lyrics yet - submit it

Reviews:

All you ever wanted to know, about the ROOTS of Regea!!!

Most of this compilation are some of the raw nerve roots of the 1960's Jamaca. The one track recordings (although remastered)
totaly capture the sound of a lost era. Listen to this comp
you wont regret it.

some great songs, some not-so-great songs, bogs down

I love Desmond Dekker, but there is too much filler on this CD. The album starts off great, then bogs down with some nondescript slow songs with no feel. There are better comps out there (read Sean's other reviews).

Songs that grow on you

Desmond Dekker's songs seem a little off-beat at first, but they slowly grow on one. IF YOU REALLY WANT IT, PRETTY AFRICA, IT MEK, and PROBLEMS are the best. HIPPOPOTAMUS is entertaining ("You only puppet... you nothing whatso..."), although the song may have multiple layers of meaning.



He is not as smooth as Alton Ellis but he probably has a greater range and his falsetto becomes more enjoyable with each listening session. This mixture of ska, rocksteady and roots is well worth checking out.