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Album review
Toe 2 Toe Garnett Silk / Mikey Spice Charm CD 14-06-1997 |
Tracking list |
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Garnett Silk
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Rating :
from 5 (excellent) to 1 (poor) |
| Vocals : 4 | Backing : 4 | Production : 4 | Sound quality : 4 | Sleeve : 4 |
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This disc puts Garnett Silk's tenor, flavored with that brilliant Horace Andy
vibrato, next to the instantly recognizable baritone from Mikey Spice. The set
of songs on this album dates from a period these two great Jamaican artists
started their recording career. Some of the tracks were never released before
outside Jamaica. Amongst them Garnett Silk's first vinyl, the conscious
"Problem everywhere" (from the time he began his career deejaying under the
inexplicable name of Bimbo) and the infectious "Every knee shall bow". Delroy
"Callo" Collins - producer of the Garnett Silk tracks - has put a complete new
backing track on Garnett's cover of the Bellamy Brothers' hit from the 70's
"Let it flow" (with the brilliant "Piano" and "Satisfaction" already collected
on the 1994 released - and still available - various CD "Many moods of love
vol. 1"). It's quite striking what high standard the songs of Garnett Silk
already had before he broke big in 1992 with a slew of hits, which once again
proves the unique talent of this sorely missed singer.
Singers with good voices are practically a dime a dozen in Jamaica and -
without doubt - Mikey Spice is one of them. With his awesome voice he cries
out some really moving lovers and cultural cuts that benefit from solid
production by Barry O'Hare. Although Mikey Spice isn't exactly the kind of
artist you might think of in relation to Garnett Silk, his contribution on
this album is a decent addition to the Garnett Silk cuts.
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