TAG: Easy Star All-Stars

Apr04

Easy Star All-Stars, First Light (Review)

Easy Star All-Stars

First Light

Released by Easy Star Records


Expectations for this album were of the alpine variety considering Easy Star's wildly enjoyable Dub Side Of The Moon (2003) & Radiodread (2006) releases. Things tilted downward just a bit after the appreciated but slightly less focused Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Dub Street Band (2009). To re-interpret classic albums in a reggae style is not a challenge for fly-by-night musicians. Expanding on time-honored and technically sound works is a daunting task and the Easy Star camp (aided by a slew of regarded reggae artists and dub-minded rock n' rollers) ...

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Apr24

Easy Star All-Stars – Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band (Review)

Easy Star All-Stars

Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band



It takes some real balls to re-imagine one of the most imaginative albums of all time. The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album was the first of its kind - a concept album filled with complex song structures, excellent writing and fantastic imagery. It is a timeless classic that will remain forever untouchable. That being said, if you are going to attempt to cover this hallowed piece of work, you have one of two options: either stay as close to the source material as possible and do your best to recreate ...

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Apr24

REVIEWS: Moderat, T.Q.D. Easy Star All-Stars + more

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