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MP3 The Meditations - Deeper Roots The Best of the Meditations
DEEPER ROOTS is a collection of The Meditations'' greatest hits, compiled from original Jamaican 12" and 45" releases, as well as various albums. DEEPER ROOTS also includes two tracks from Ansel Cridland''s pre-Meditations band, The Linkers.
20 MP3 Songs in this album (72:01) !
Related styles: Reggae: Roots Reggae, World: Reggae
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There''s no arguing with the quality of the 20 songs on this compilation, stuffed as it is with popular numbers from the Meditations'' initial heights back in the late ''70s. However, the album''s claim as being a best-of suggests the group''s biggest hits are included, and too many are missing to justify that claim. The trio has a complicated early history; each member had songs released under their own names, with one or both future Meditations on backing vocals. The ample sleeve notes, taken from an extensive interview with singer Ansel Cridland, help make sense of the group''s embryonic stage. Unfortunately, the album itself glosses over this crucial period while culling little from their debut album and masterpiece, Message From the Meditations. The trio''s career continued apace, both as backing vocalists -- harmonizing behind such superstars as the Wailers, Jimmy Cliff, and Gregory Isaacs -- and across a clutch of their own crucial albums. When the Meditations sundered in the mid-''80s, they left behind a phenomenal back catalog of classic roots. Deeper Roots plumps mostly for the album versions of their hits. However, "Having Fun," "Quiet Woman," and their cover of Marley''s "Nice Time" are all the Jamaican 12" versions, while "Woman Is Like a Shadow" is the original Jamaican 45. More nice additions for collectors are the original Lee Perry tapes of "No Peace" and "Think So." As a final incentive, the set includes a previously unreleased song from 1979, "Man Find It," along with a pair of numbers from Cridland''s earlier vocal group, the Linkers. However, this doesn''t quite make up for the omission of such classics as "(Rome) Longest Liver," and "Book of History.
Additional personnel includes: Billy Hall, Willie Lindo, Earl Smith, Junior Marvin (guitar); Tommy McCook (flute, horns); Dean Frazer, Ronald "Nambo" Robinson, Vin Gordon, Junior Chin, David Madden (horns); Ansel Collins, Harold Butler (piano, organ); Robbie Lyn (piano); Tyrone Downie (organ, synthesizer); Earl "Wire" Lindo, Pablo Black (organ); Steelie Johnson (keyboards); Val Douglas, Boris Gardner, Aston Barrett, Bertram "Ranchie" McLean, Robbie Shakespeare (bass); Mickey "Boo" Richards, Lincoln "Style" Scott, Sly Dunbar, Carlton Barrett (drums); Alvin Haughton, Uzziah Thompson (percussion).
Composers: Danny Clarke; Ansel Cridland.
Producers include: The Meditations, Linval Thompson, Lee Perry, JoJo Hookim, Fud Christian.
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