Live at Stubb's - Matisyahu (Live At Stubb's - Matisyahu)

Member Name: dangaroo

Product:	Live At Stubb's - Matisyahu
Date:	14/07/08 (48 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Pretty interesting album, some good reggae

Disadvantages: It's not the cheapest album

Live at Stubb's is Matisyahu's 2nd album and his 1st live album recorded at Stubbs in Austin, Texas. It was released in February, 2005 by JDubRecords. If you are not familiar with Matisyahu, he's an intriguing chap, a New York Jew (Matisyahu is the Yiddish pronunciation of Matthew), who dresses in the traditional clothing of a Hasidic Jew and doesn't perform on the sabbath. He spent several years taking hallucinogens and touring with the rock band Phish, he produces a unique blend of authentic sounding reggae with undertones of some traditional Jewish music.

I bought this album at a cheap price to re-sell and was rather impressed with it, I didn't know what to expect and can't compare it to any of his other albums as I've not listened to them yet but this album had a refreshing roots feeling to it and I'm definitely on the look out for the others now.

1. "Sea to Sea" - 4:07
2. "Chop 'Em Down" - 4:03
3. "Warrior" - 7:58
4. "Lord Raise Me Up" - 3:52
5. "King Without a Crown" - 4:48
6. "Aish Tamid" - 6:55
7. "Beat Box" - 5:05
8. "Fire and Heights" - 4:20
9. "Exaltation" - 6:57
10. "Refuge" - 4:02
11. "Heights" - 3:23
12. "Close My Eyes" - 4:26

The band:

Matisyahu Miller - Vocals

Roots Tonic:

Aaron Dugan - Guitar
Josh Werner - Bass Guitar
Johan David - Drums

Yoni - MC (on Beat Box)

Beat Box is a particularly good song but I liked them all and it works well as it's a live concert.

Summary: Worth a try!