| 1. Gela Mou Ki As Einai Psema |
| 2. Dialexes Tin Tichi Mou |
| 3. Tosa Grammata |
| 4. Pouthena Esi |
| 5. Thelo Na Choriso |
| 6. Tha Girisis |
| 7. Ki An Mou Lipis |
| 8. Eisai Treli Kai Aprovlepti |
| 9. To Chastouki Tis Zois |
| 10. Kati Echi Bi Anamesa Mas |
| 11. Esi Den Isouna Gia Ta Meggala |
| 12. Argise I Anixi |
Tosa Grammata,Yannis Parios,EMI,World Music
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True Stories I Made Up
Daniel Tosh Manufacturer: Comedy Central ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BKDNVW Release Date: 2005-11-08 |
Tracks:
- Fictitious Disaster
- Mind Of A Sleeping Man
- Dream Small The Disappointment Hurts Less
- America The Augmented
- Gaunt And Sexy
- Hollywood Made Me Queer
- Enlightened Garbage
- I Heart Dave
- The Coprophagia Diet
- Please Light Me
Album Description
Tosh is currently one of the most requested comic headliners in the country and has evolved into one of the most popular and successful college acts, performing at over 700 campuses. He's appeared multiple times on Letterman and Leno, and was recently seen on MTV's "Punk'd". Previous TV credits include "The Late, Late Show With Craig Kilborn", "Jimmy Kimmel Live", "Last Call With Carson Daly", "Premium Blend", "The Best Week Ever", "The Test", and "Friday Night Stand-Up". All his best material (over 50 minutes) on one CD. The DVD compiles his best Comedy Central performances, including the highly rated "Comedy Central Presents".Customer Reviews:
More Dave Attell than Dane Cook.......2007-06-18
Good Stuff.......2007-05-12
You did it because you're whore!.......2007-05-08
This album is from a Southern California show and it's absolutely hilarious. Tosh has very unique takes on various topics and he does it with an attitude. On several bits, he will challenge the audience to the point of insulting them directly. His take on plastic surgery is brilliant and he basically tells every female audience member with fake breasts that they are whores! He's not an insult comic, so it's done with a sense of playfulness. All of his material is taken with that approach and he pulls it off.
Admittedly, his delivery and inflection is similar to Dane Cook. That's about where the similarity between the two comics begins and ends. I remember seeing Tosh in the late 90's. Dane Cook's popularity has been a more recent phenomenon. Daniel Tosh's material is very well-written, thought out and "edgey." I'm happy for Dane Cook's success, but he relies too much on physical humor and bits that are just observations with no real commentary.
I've had this CD for about 2 weeks and I've listen to it at least 6 times. I highly recommend it for people who love stand-up comedy.
Does Dane Cook collect royalties from this?.......2007-05-01
Oh, and if it turns out that Daniel Tosh has been doing this way longer than Dane Cook and it's Cook who lifted his act from Tosh, then I apologize. But I'm thinking probably not.
Excellent Performer.......2007-04-23
To sum up the cd, Mr. Tosh is an original. His material AND delivery are fresh, playful, edgy, and absurd all mixed into one fluidly entertaining package. This is a performer who has a unique idea of what his version of "funny" is and knows how to deliver it in a way that gets his audiences howling early and often.
Comedy Central Records, who has an extremely noble, albeit short, history of providing bright and original new comedians to the masses (the only noteably regrettable sidestep being Kyle Cease, and I'm sure the inevitable Carlos Mencia) really did the industry a tremendous service by signing Daniel Tosh to their team. He deserves every due he gets. Outside of the Dave Attell CD, this is probably the best album they have in their line-up.
Other than that, all you need to know is that the only possible way you can have a better time than listening to this CD is to see Daniel live at a club. I've seen him four summers in a row and hope to continue the tradition. I wish him the best and look forward to getting the next CD signed upon his next appearence in Denver. Now go do yourself a favor and pick up this Album!
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Legalize It
Peter Tosh Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000JH21 Release Date: 1999-07-06 |
Tracks:
- Legalize It
- Burial
- Whatcha Gonna Do
- No Sympathy
- Why Must I Cry
- Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised)
- Ketchy Shuby
- Till Your Well Runs Dry
- Brand New Second Hand
- Ketchy Shuby (Instrumental)
Amazon.com
Each of the dreadlocked prophets who made up reggae's "holy trinity"--Bob Marley, Bunny Livingston, and Peter Tosh--sang for "equal rights and justice." But Tosh, the trio's take-no-prisoners militant, came on the hardest. His voice held the threat of danger, turning sufferahs' dreams and Rastafarian complaints into urgent demands. All the tracks in this remastered 1976 set--Tosh's first for an American major and his first collaboration with drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare (who went on to become reggae's legendary "riddim twins")--instantly became anthems, not just in reggae, but within the international pop lexicon. Some vintage roots reggae may strike contemporary listeners as peace and love cliché, even naive. Not Tosh. Against the background of today's turbulent social climate, Legalize It still sends chills up the spine with the sheer spectacle of a great reggae warrior's refusal to bow. --Elena OumanoCustomer Reviews:
Wicked.......2005-09-08
Wolde Semayat - Son of Thunder.......2005-02-12
As one of the original founders of the legendary Wailers, Peter Tosh always felt stifled musically and after Island Records decided to rename the group "Bob Marley & the Wailers" for international appeal it was more than the angry rebel's pride could take. Tosh stayed with the group for their first two albums, contributing much to their initial success with gems like "400 Years," "Stop That Train" and the mighty "Get Up, Stand Up." Not to mention his incredible ability with the guitar, giving the band its original edge. His amazing compositions for songs like "Concrete Jungle," and "Stir It Up" are irreplaceable.
Becoming more disgruntled with all the attention Bob Marley was getting, Tosh finally left the band along with Bunny Livingston to pursue his own solo career. If their were any skeptics as to whether Peter Tosh could make it as an international star without Bob Marley, they were shamelessly silenced in 1976 as "Legalize It" showed that Tosh was more than capable of holding his own. Of course, that's an understatement. The truth is, "Legalize It" has become one of the most colossal Reggae albums of all time!
A photograph of the 6'3" Reggae singer curled up in a field of ganja (perhaps his own), smoking the sacramental herb of the Rastafarian religion in his pipe adorns the cover sleeve. His premature "dreadlocks" crown the head throwing shadows over his eyes; the cover of this album is worth the entire CD! The yellow border saying "collector's choice" that used to outline the cover has been dropped for the CD's reissue making the picture larger.
The songs included in the set are remakes of the artist's most popular singles during the early 70's trying to develop his own solo career while working with the Wailers at the same time. The psychedelic title track opens the album followed by the stunning "Burial." "...you want I comma comma funeral, yet no one bury I..." he sings (Rastas don't believe in attending funerals). "Why Must I Cry" is one of the few love songs Peter Tosh has and "Igziabeher" is an absolute masterpiece. Also check out the countryfied "Till Your Well Runs Dry."
A couple songs are a bit naive (almost like children's songs) but overall a classic album.
A Legendary Debut.......2004-12-04
Exelent album.......2004-08-28
A+.......2004-08-07
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Scrolls of the Prophet: The Best of Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000JH27 Release Date: 1999-07-06 |
Tracks:
- Get Up, Stand Up
- Stepping Razor
- Downpressor Man
- Equal Rights
- (You Gotta Walk And) Don't Look Back
- African
- Legalize It
- Bush Doctor
- Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised)
- Fools Die
- Mystery Babylon (Previously Unreleased Version Of Babylon Queendom)
- Ketchy Shuby
- Till Your Well Runs Dry
- One Love
- Get Up, Stand Up (Acoustic - Live)
Amazon.com
For all Peter Tosh's great vocal texture and wonderful songwriting, he's always seemed best in a live setting. This collection of 13 well-regarded songs--as well as a live acoustic version of "Get Up, Stand Up" and one unreleased track--only shows more firmly how great Tosh was as a songwriter and singer, but it also shows why he was often at his best live. When caught in concert, Tosh reached feverish jubilance and intensity, as Captured Live attests. But these studio tracks divulge a split, sometimes overproduced, personality: half-brilliant and half-envious (or incredulous) that he hadn't reached the commercial peak of his former Wailer-mate Bob Marley. There are standout reggae champ tunes, the original "Get Up, Stand Up" and "Downpressor Man" among them, and then there are lots of middling works that beg the question of why Burning Spear or Lee "Scratch" Perry haven't reached the spotlight the way Tosh did. If you're a Tosh fan, this is a great single-CD set of works that count as catalog staples. --Andrew BartlettCustomer Reviews:
Scrolls of the Prophet: The Best of Peter Tosh.......2007-05-12
Most of the Best.......2007-03-02
SCROLLS OF THE PROPHET: THE BEST OF PETER TOSH consists of 15 songs, most from the late 1970s; songs are not in chronological order. Disc packaged in clear jewel case; total running time: 72:46. Booklet includes an essay by KROQ's Native Wayne Jobson, several small b&w photos, and track information (recording dates for all but track 11, albums of origin, and songwriter credits). Sound quality is good.
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are from "Equal Rights"
Tracks 7, 9, 12, and 13 are from "Legalize It"
Tracks 5 and 8 are from "Bush Doctor" (track 5, "(You Gotta Walk And) Don't Look Back", is a duet with Mick Jagger)
Track 15 is from "Honorary Citizen" and track 10 is from 1981's "Wanted Dread or Alive".
Track 14 is a 1964 version of "One Love" by Bob Marley & the Wailers featuring Peter Tosh (an up-tempo version different from the "One Love/People Get Ready" Bob Marley recorded in the `70s)
Track 11, "Mystery Babylon" is "an updated version of Babylon Queendom".
This is far from a comprehensive compilation (two of my favorite songs, "Where You Gonna Run" and "That's What They Do", are not included), but it is enjoyable, and a decent tribute to the late great Peter Tosh.
I prefer Peter Tosh.......2007-01-19
I give this album (and all the other Peter Tosh albums I own) 5 stars simply out of respect for his life and his never ending struggle to keep it real.
Scrolls of the Prophet.......2006-01-12
This best of Tosh CD starts out basically where Bob Marley left off. If you are a fan of Bob Marley's "Legend", or if you're a fan of good reggae, this would be a good purchase. Highly recommended.
good compilation of Peter Tosh.......2005-10-13
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Equal Rights
Peter Tosh Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000JH23 Release Date: 1999-07-06 |
Tracks:
- Get Up, Stand Up
- Downpressor Man
- I Am That I Am
- Stepping Razor
- Equal Rights
- African
- Jah Guide
- Apartheid
- Pick Myself Up (Live)
- African (Live)
Amazon.com
Even though Captured Live might be Peter Tosh's greatest recorded gift, this 1977 studio album was his best--by far--away from the stage. Equal Rights opens with two great salvos, "Get Up, Stand Up" and "Downpressor Man," both of them politically unequivocal in their support, aptly, of human rights and political equity. In his post-Wailers days, Tosh seemed ever in dialogue with his conscience and his obsession with Bob Marley's fame. Tosh sought a place for himself somewhere between reggae and pop (check out the Mick Jagger and Tosh duet, "(You Gotta Walk and) Don't Look Back" on the hits pack Scrolls of the Prophet). In itself, such a desire isn't at all surprising, but it did impact Tosh's music even on his best studio album. But even with any wrinkles, Equal Rights holds a spot firmly as one of the best reggae albums of the 1970s. In this reissue, it comes with a pair of live bonus tracks, "Pick Myself Up" and "African," both recorded live and charged with the best Tosh energy. --Andrew BartlettCustomer Reviews:
Superb.......2007-06-15
Must Have.......2007-06-14
You should be listening to it, now.
You can't listen to one song without listening to the entire album.
EVER.
One of the best.......2006-10-19
6 Stars .......2005-09-08
Worthwhile addition to your collection.......2005-02-27
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Mystic Man
Peter Tosh Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000062URH Release Date: 2002-07-30 |
Tracks:
- Mystic Man
- Recruiting Soldiers
- Can't You See
- Jah Say No
- Fight On
- Buk-In-Hamm Palace
- The Day The Dollar Die
- Crystal Ball
- Rumors Of War
- Buk-In-Hamm Palace 12 Inch
- Mystic Man (Long Version)
- Fight On (Insturmental)
- Recruiting Soldiers (Version)
- Dubbing Buk-In-Hamm
Customer Reviews:
Mystic man.......2007-06-15
Mystic Man.......2007-01-04
Peter Tosh was a part of The Wailers before going out on his own. His style is his own, but the influences are audible, and he still covers many Marley songs.
This is one of his better CDs, and very enjoyable. Peter is one of the early artists when Reggae first gained popularity in the U.S., and this cd is a good example of his talent.
Try it ..... you'll like it!
His greatest........2005-09-08
Mystical Powers from the Bush Doctor.......2005-03-06
Peter Tosh's 1979 album gives us the right ammunition to fight on, even in these days.
Peter Tosh's Message In It's Purest, Most Beautiful Form.......2005-02-24
Here, Peter Tosh's message is pure, unedited, and unable to be misinterperated. His millitancy, spirituality, and anger shine through here clearer than on any of his albums, particularly with the hard-hitting songs "Recruting Soldiers," the title track, "Mystic Man," and my personal favorite, "Fight On". Songs like "Recruiting Soldiers," "Jah Say No," "Fight On," and "Rumors of War," are all beautiful, blunt commands for African freedom by any means nessecary, with "Fight On," being the most anthemic and straightforward.
The title track, "Mystic Man," is simple and spell-binding as Tosh sings with spirituality about his devotion to Rastafari and African Freedom. One of the song's main themes, however, is his dismissal of a Western way of life, casting away all Western foods like hamburgers and soda, and deadly drugs like heroin and cocaine.
"Can't You See," one of the album's best tracks, is a splendid, rock-oriented cover of an old song Tosh made with the Wailers in 1969 while songs like "The Day the Dollar Die," and "Crystal Ball," address Tosh's impending prediction of doom as the World becomes engulfed in conflict and poverty as well as the danger of money.
"Buck-in-hamm Palace" is one of Tosh's famous pro-ganja tunes, driven by a danceable beat and covered with spirituality, where he sings of smoking marijuana with the queen of England, truly one of Tosh's most controversial, and thus amazing songs. The bonus tracks are several fine remixes any listener will enjoy.
"Mystic Man" is my favorite Peter Tosh album with its raw millitancy, spirituality, honesty, and strength. I feel this is Peter Tosh's finest work and I know for a fact that not one fan will be disappointed with "Mystic Man,".
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Bush Doctor
Peter Tosh Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000665EZ Release Date: 2002-07-30 |
Tracks:
- (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back
- Pick Yourself Up
- I'm The Toughest
- Soon Come
- Moses - The Prophet
- Bush Doctor
- Stand Firm
- Dem Ha Fe Get A Beatin
- Creation
- Lesson In My Life (Outtake)
- Soon Came (Long Version)
- I'm The Toughest (Long Version)
- (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back (Version)
- (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back (Version)
- Tough Rock Soft Stones
Customer Reviews:
A great album........2005-09-07
Amazing is Not Fitting Enough.......2005-02-24
"Bush Doctor" finds Tosh with his brilliant trademark millitant and deeply spiritual stance, covering several old songs he had made with the Wailers years before such as "Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin," "I'm the Toughest," and "Soon Come". Tosh also has several stellar original numbers like the hopeful "Pick Myself Up," the haunting semi-acoustic "Creation," and the pro-ganja title track reffering to his beating, "Bush Doctor," with Keith Richards on guitar. Richards also played guitar on the underrated, solemn hit, "Stand Firm".
The bonus tracks, though largely fantastic extended and remixed versions of the album's songs, (and a trippy instrumental rendition of "I'm the Toughest,") did contain one entirely original: the original, previously unreleased version Tosh's tale of betrayal by a friend, "Lesson In My Life," which was remade and released on Tosh's final album "No Nuclear War," in 1987, just days before his murder by a friend, in fact.
Bush Doctor is the point where Tosh fully secures his international stardom and notes that he is a force to be reckoned with in the world of music. This is one of the essentials for any Peter Tosh fan. Those who purchase "Bush Doctor," are sure to play the classic album through time and time again, hands down.
HUGELY ENJOYABLE.......2004-09-29
If you're a Tosh fan and you don't have this, what are you waiting for??
Pick Myself Up !.......2004-04-22
The most memorable song for me is `Moses- The Prophets'
Filled with the most incredible spiritual imagery, I can never forget the powerful words:
"Do you remember Moses
Do you remember Moses
Him no ded
Him no ded
I se Him no ded
De man depon earth still
De man a trod earth still
De man depon earth still
Watchin all de wicked, dem a gone."
"Creation" is another powerful spiritual hymn.
There is the "(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back" , a fabulous duet with Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger. The plea to legalize marijuana in "Bush Doctor", and even love songs like `Soon Come' carry Tosh's tough edge.
Another inspiring poetic song is `Pick Myself Up'-one of the best self-help songs up there.
A definite must have in a complete reggae collection.
the great peter`s classic in a new form.......2003-07-16
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Complete Captured Live
Peter Tosh Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000062URG Release Date: 2002-07-30 |
Tracks:
- Intro: Creation/Buk-In-Hamm Palace
- Pick Myself Up
- African
- Coming In Hot
- Not Gonna Give It Up
- Rastafari Is
- Where You Gonna Run
Tracks:
- (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back
- Glass House
- Equal Rights/Downpressor Man
- Peter's Rap
- Bush Doctor
- Johnny B. Goode
- Get Up, Stand Up
- Mama Africa
Customer Reviews:
Wonderful remix of classic Peter Tosh.......2007-06-14
I highly recommend this album.
'Rastafari Is'.......2006-07-26
Hands Down the Best Live Album of All Time.......2006-06-06
Complete Captured Live "AWESOME".......2005-09-06
It Doesn't Get Better.......2005-08-05
Second, the song selection is excellent, focussing mostly on songs from Mama Africa, probly Peter Tosh's most artistically realized group of songs.
Third, Peter Tosh's vocal performances are astounding. His voice is in fine condition, his phrasing is spot-on, and his delivery is remarkably confident, assured and strong. Peter Tosh was a big man (6' 3") and he possessed a husky and very masculine voice that emanated deep from within his chest. In these songs, he sounds like a giant who could bend a microphone stand into a pretzel with one hand.
This CD has really made me re-analyze Tosh's work and place in all music, not just reggae. By the time this 1983 concert took place, Peter Tosh had been writing songs, singing and performing for nearly 20 years and it is obvious that by 1983 he had honed his art to a razor's edge. Remember that most American and English rock musicians of Tosh's age (Tosh started writing and recording around 1964) were already burned out, dead, or drugged out by age 38, milking their "greatest hits" of years past or making crappy, forgettable new music their fans did not want to hear. But here, in August 1983, Peter Tosh delivers a concert dominated by freshly written material that is among his best and delivers a live performance that is probably his personal best, one of the best ever in reggae music, and one of the best recorded live concerts in any genre. Even his one chestnut ("Get Up Stand Up") is recast in a crushing version that is miles from "sunny reggae style" and owes more to heavy metal and punk in its arrangement and ferocity. The Jamaican "rude boy" was the original punk of music (see The Clash). Tosh was a rude boy but he was disarmingly smart and a dedicated craftsman of his art. And although he smoked more weed than many small European countries the stuff seemed to make his art stronger and sharper rather than weaker. Go figure.
Peter Tosh's art was as a writer and singer of politically charged songs that still worked as singable songs with effective and catchy melodic hooks. In this arena, he has almost no peers. While Bob Marley shares the prize with Marvin Gaye for some of the best sensual songs (an arena Tosh rarely touched), Peter Tosh practically owns the political song and could be said to have invented the genre and taken it its highest level of development. His review of his early work on the 1976 album "Live & Dangerous Boston 1976" shows how in his late teens and early 20s Tosh had already mastered the craft of marrying the political with the singable and danceable. As anyone knows who has tried to write songs with a political tint, it is very rocky terrain and fraught with artistic pitfalls (just ask Bruce Springsteen). It is a genre of songwriting that is horrendously difficult to do well without sounding preachy, dogmatic, cliched or annoyingly self-righteous. Peter Tosh succeeds repeatedly by using simple, singable language:
"Africa is the richest place
But it has the poorest race
And to me it's just a disgrace
Just a disgrace.
That's why I'm not gonna give it up.
I will be fighting.
I've got to be fighting
I'm always fighting
Until Africa and Africans are free."
The above, from "Not Gonna Give It Up" works so well because in this concert Peter Tosh sings the words with amazing force, strength and honesty with a twinge of tenderness and sadness underneath. In this song, and others ("Mama Africa", "African" and "Pick Myself Up") Peter Tosh melds the folk, soul, blues, gospel and reggae vocal stylings into an amazingly effective whole.
Having not listened to much reggae -- or Peter Tosh -- for 15 years I was able to hear this CD with very fresh and open ears. It totally blew me away.
Tosh's speech (about 3 minutes) called "Peter's Rap" is a hidden gem of force, bluntness, braggadoccio and humbleness. What starts as a rant about record companies (ala Tinsel Town Rebellion by Frank Zappa) quickly unfolds to a much wider and deeper palette until he finishes with the statement (to folks in Los Angeles) to prepare for World War III. The crowd clearly does not know whether to cheer or what to do. And he says "it will not happen to me, it will happen to you because Rastafari have already fought the first, second and third world wars." It is obvious here where Jamaican political dub poet Mutabaruku turned to develop his own craft. Check him out too.
While it first sounds self-serving and self-pitying, Tosh's rant about record companies disrespecting reggae music and Jamaican singers and songwriters -- and Tosh himself -- is true. The music has always (and still) has been treated by record companies as novelty music, exotica, silly songs that are dancy and Bob Marley. Tosh wanted his music, his country's music and his own songs to be taken seriously and treated with the deference they deserve. Tosh's best songs and lyrics achieve a level of art that fully merits the treatment he felt they earned.
The closing and encore song ("Mama Africa") is a stroke of genius. Most artists save their final song in a concert for their "big hit" that everyone knows, is waiting for and came to the concert to hear. Peter gives the final song slot to a brand new song, 9 minutes long, that many in the audience had not yet heard. And he tears the house down with it. Using a very light and "old fashioned" rock-steady beat, "Mama Africa" could perhaps be Tosh's best song. It is tough, tender, heartfelt and his singing contains a plaintive vulnerability he rarely let out. For a man whose parents abandoned him as an infant -- as a boy growing up with no mother or father -- the words he sings here as a grown man are amazing:
"I've been waiting, yearning, looking
Searching to find you.
I've been crying, praying hoping
That I may find you Mama.
You're my mother Africa
You're my father Africa.
I'm proud of you Mama
I love you Mama
I'm proud of you Mama
I love you heavenly."
Rarely in any music has the personal and political been fused so tightly, perfectly and heartfully as in this song. Walt Whitman declared "I contain multitudes" -- Peter Tosh did too.
This CD gives a picture of Peter Tosh at the very height of his power and it is awesome to behold.
The only thing wrong with the CD package is that it stupidly and inexplicably does not list the names of ANY of the musicians performing with Peter Tosh. What elaborate double CD package of an historic, live concert does not even MENTION the names of the players (even in tiny type)? Interestly, the name of the producer is VERY prominently placed all over the package. Go figure.
Peter Tosh was a fierce and gentle giant. He is very much missed in the world he was taken from by a hail of bullets in 1987.
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Wanted Dread & Alive
Peter Tosh Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000068G1A Release Date: 2002-07-30 |
Tracks:
- Coming In Hot
- Nothing But Love
- Reggaemylitis
- Rok With Me
- Oh Bumbo Klaat
- Wanted Dread And Alive
- Rastafari Is
- Guide Me From My Friends
- Fools Die (For Want Of Wisdom)
- The Poor Man Feel It
- Cold Blood
- That's What They Will Do
- Rok With Me (Alternate Long Mix)
- Nothing But Love (Long Version)
Customer Reviews:
Uneven.......2006-09-24
Peter Tosh's Best Work.......2005-09-17
Tosh's last great duet, "Nothing but Love.".......2005-09-08
a very good well arranged Tosh album .......2005-06-02
Flawless.......2005-02-25
The opening track, "Coming In Hot," is a purposely violent depiction of Tosh's personal bout with a heavy fever at the beginning of the year, although some thought this was a song in answer to Bob Marley's "Coming In From the Cold". The other track tied to Marley was the soothing, beautiful "Fools Die (For Want of Wisdom)," originally entitled "Wisdom," when it was made with Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley years before. The reason for the connection is that both Marley and Tosh had made covers of this old song, and the lyrics in Tosh's "Fools Die (For Want of Wisdom)," were seen as tied to Bob Marley's cover, "Stiff Necked Fools".
Here, Tosh does give slight exposure to a fun side with the danceable, fun song "Reggaemylitis," reffering to a disease only reggae can cure. Also here to show Tosh's fun side are the R&B-style songs "Nothing But Love," and "Rok With Me," the first being a smash-hit duet with Gwen Guthrie.
Of course, his classic millitancy, anger, and spirituallity do out-shine the other moods, with songs like the title track, "Wanted Dread and Alive," my personal favorite, the solemn, dark "Guide Me From My Friends," the addition to the previous song entitled "That's What They Will Do," and finally "Cold Blood," a song resembling Tosh's 1971 "Here Comes the Judge," although this recording was in reference his bogus 1978 ganja possession charge.
While each of the above songs do have strong elements of spirituality, this is the main theme for powerful, yet relaxing and meditative songs like "Rastafari Is," the aforementioned "Fools Die (For Want of Wisdom)," and the ambitious, truthful "Oh Bumbo Klaat," which was about Tosh's battle with demons that would plague him constantly. Usually seen as an obscenity, Tosh views the term "Bumbo Klaat," as a way to drive away evil spirits as he states in the song.
Finally, there are the two previously unreleased extended mixes of two tracks, both wonderful and original remixes.
This album contains some of Peter Tosh's finest work and is without a doubt, one of the most legendary works of art in his career. It is, indeed, a milestone for the ages.
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Mama Africa
Peter Tosh Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000062URI Release Date: 2002-07-30 |
Tracks:
- Mama Africa
- Glass House
- Not Gonna Give It Up
- Stop That Train
- Johnny B. Goode
- Where You Gonna Run
- Peace Treaty
- Feel No Way
- Maga Dog
- Johnny B. Goode (Long Vesion)
- Where You Gonna Run (Long Version)
- Mama Africa (Long Version)
Customer Reviews:
Outstanding 5 star effort.......2007-02-06
One of the big surprises is his take on 'Stop This Train'. Instead of competing with untouchable Wailers' version Tosh goes for more of blues vibe and it works so well you forget all about other versions.
Yes I .......2006-07-26
Feel No Way.......2006-04-26
"All my life, I've been a lonely man
Trying to teach people who don't understand.
And even though I try my best
I still can't find no happiness, no happiness"
The words of the truth seeker and philosopher.
The album begins with deep spiritual ode to a return to Africa with Mama Africa
There is the catchy message in Glass Houses: " If you living in a glass house, don't throw stones. And if you can't take stones, well then don' throw stones"
The famous reggae rocker Johnny B Goode, the cynical 'Peace Treaty' referring to Tosh's take on Jamaican politics at the time, and the funky Maga Dog. And the rhythmic musing on "Feel No Way' about coming close to 'pay day'.
If reggae is your type of music, then you simply have to have this album
Buy all the remasters........2005-09-07
Peter Tosh's chant to holy land.......2005-04-14
During his time in the motherland, Tosh seeked the assistance of traditional healers to help him conquer the life-threatening wounds he had received from numerous brutal beatings by the police in Jamaica. The album includes two versions of the international hit "Johnny B. Goode", a reggae remake of Chuck Berry's mid 60s song.Give Thanks to Mother Afica for her divine inspiration.
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The Gold Collection
Peter Tosh Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000074IK Release Date: 1996-05-30 |
Tracks:
- Johnny B Goode
- Bush Doctor
- (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back
- No Nuclear War
- Come Together
- Na Goa Jail
- Coming In Hot
- Pick Myself Up
- In My Song
- Reggaemylitis
- Equal Rights
- Crystal Ball
- Vampire
- Lesson In My Life
- Testify
- Maga Dog
Album Description
1996 release, a 16 track 'best of' that's part of EMI's 'Gold' series. Features 'Johnny B Goode', 'Bush Doctor', 'No Nuclear War', 'Equal Rights', 'Maga Dog' and more!Album Details
Greatest Hits Collection from the Former Wailer and Great Rasta Martyr Slain in Jamaica in 1987. Includes the Biggest Solo Tracks, Including his Ragga Remake of Chuck Berry's 'johnny B. Goode', plus 'no Nuclear War', 'na Goa Jail', 'bush Doctor' and Twelve More.Customer Reviews:
Quintessential Tosh!.......2001-04-24
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- Vithismenes Agires [Import]
- Wittgenstein: Pt.1 - a Man's Life [Import]
- Zeca Apresenta Quintal Do Pagodinho [Import]
- Zona E Progresso [Import]
- 100% Charlie Brown Jr: Abalando Sua Fabrica [Import]
- 1997-2001 at Mushroom [Import]