| Brown, Dennis / Best Of Dennis Brown: The Niney Years, The |
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| Album: | Best Of Dennis Brown: The Niney Years, The | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Brown, Dennis | Added: | Nov 2008 | |
| Label: | Heartbeat | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-11-30 | Pull Date: | 2009-02-01 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Feb 1 | Jan 25 | Jan 18 | Jan 11 | Jan 4 | Dec 21 | Dec 14 | Dec 7 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 13, 2020: | KZSU Training Hour Westbound Train | 4. | Mar 29, 2015: | cease and desist Westbound Train | |
| 2. | Jun 11, 2015: | channel 0+i (sunset substitution jeuves gigante edition) Wolf And Leopards/Step On The Dragon | 5. | Sep 11, 2014: | the sunset law review Westbound Train | |
| 3. | May 21, 2015: | channel 0+i Here I Come (Love And Hate)/Jah Come Here, Westbound Train | 6. | Jan 31, 2011: | Happy Hour Oh What A Day |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2008-12-01 | ||
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Dennis Brown – the Best of (The Niney Years) Reviewed by Sadie O., 11/24/08 Roots rock reggae from one of its finest vocalists, produced by Niney the Observer. Covers Brown’s career from a teen star in the 70’s to his death in the 90’s. You can really pick any track at random – they’re all lovely, with superb singing. No FCCs detected. I like 6, 8 and 14 best – but all are terrific. 1. **uptempo bouncy skank, rolling train groove. 2. ***midtempo roots rock, simple riddim offset by impassioned vocals. 3. **slow and dubby riddim, reverby vocals. 4. ***downtempo roots skank, great keyboard sound, fine hard times vocals. 5. ***nice clean sound, slightly downtempo skank, remade of the Gaylads classic (and a huge hit for Brown). 6. ****very downtempo bubble, spacey sounding. Extended mix with I Roy. Yeah, baby! 7. ***slightly downtempo roots wiggle, extemporized-sounding lyrics, big hit, remade over and over. 8. ****simple midtempo skank, Scratch-inspired lyrics, another extended dub mix with I Roy. 9. ***rather uptempo skank with an odd additional percussion line. I think they had a lot of stoners in the studio that day. 10. **uptempo with lots of hi-hat, harder they come lyrics. 11. **mid-uptempo bubble, sweet religious lyrics, big hit. 12. ***sweet midtempo bubble with bits of hand drums, upful. 13. **downtempo swingy bubble, revelation time lyrics. 14. ****uptempo forceful skank with lots of instrumentation, vocal harmonies. 15. **downtempo, pretty, love song. 16. ***downtempo skank with syndrum, simple love song. Note to Dennis: try “please”… 17. ***complex uptempo electronic riddim, rather metallic sounding, which contrasts with Brown’s sweet vocals. 18. **uptempo wiggle with syncopated electronic percussion, chorus based on a Supremes hit. | ||
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