Anthem - Black Uhuru Reviews
Newest Review: ... their best album? Sadly no. While it does include some strong songs and the highly regarded production talents of Sly and ... more
... Robbie, the spirit and essence of the Black Uhuru sound has been compromised in order to appeal to a wider audience.
While Black Uhuru were always about mixing the accepted roots reggae sound that was pioneered in the mid 70's by Bob Marley and others with more progressive elements of Soul and Rock I feel that in the case of 'Anthem' this experiment has gone too far.
Right from the start the song 'What is Life?' included a rather bland Electric guitar rock riff and some weak synth. It sounds overproduced and has los...more
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Complete Anthem Sessions [Us Import] Black Uhuru 4CD B - Sides/Rmxs/Rarities/Org. Album. All Inside A Cloth - Last Update 21.05.2013 22:59
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Customer Anthem - Black Uhuru Reviews (1)
Anthem - Black Uhuru: ROOTS, ROCK,(COMMERCIAL) REGGAE (1036 words)by - written on 26/01/12 (Very useful, 80 readings)
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I still fondly remember seeing Black Uhuru at the Brixton Academy (then known as the Fair Deal) live in 1981. It was one of the first gigs I'd been to and it still ranks as one of the best. In 1981 Black Uhuru were beginning to achieve a certain amount of success in the reggae charts and were poised to have more mainstream popularity. The live shows emphasised what was best about the band. All the songs had strong political messages has would be expected from a band whose name means 'Black Freedom'. This social consciousness was backed up by the uncompromising force of the roots music with a hard core drum and bass backbeat. Michael Rose was a great showman and vocalist, Read the complete review
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