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Listening to this disc is a vaguely disturbing experience, because this American reggae group has captured so uncannily the sound of early dancehall reggae, the kind that came out of small Jamaican recording studios in the late '70s and early '80s. Only the digitally clean production quality betrays this as a product of its decade. And hey, that's a compliment. The elastic rocksteady groove and sweet horn lines (though not the violin obbligato) of "Love Is a Fire" could have come out of Coxsone Dodd's studio in 1974, and Dodd would have been proud to release it. "This Is Not the End" wallows in a wet, reverb-heavy ambience and features an authentic "yugga-yugga-yugga-yo" chorus, then slides into an excellent dub mix. And speaking of dub, King Tubby would have killed for the flanged drum sound on "Live & Let Live." The lyrics are strictly conscious, focused exclusively on issues of love, righteousness, and political uplift, though they skirt around the explicit Afrocentrism of most roots reggae (not surprisingly, given the band's overwhelmingly Caucasian makeup). This is one of those very rare things -- a great American reggae album. ~ Rick Anderson
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Recorded at Mang Studios, Sommerville, Massachusetts & Dub Farm, Ithaca, New York. Includes liner notes by Roger Steffens.
Liner Note Author: Roger Steffens.
Recording information: Dub Farm, Itnaca, NY; Mang Studios, Sommerville, MA.
John Brown's Body: Kevin Kinsella (vocals, guitar, percussion); Paul Merrill (trumpet, flugelhorn); Lee Hamilton (saxophone); Sam Godin (melodica, keyboards); Joshua Neuman (bass); Tommy Benedetti (drums, percussion); Elliot Martin (background vocals).
Additional personnel: Mike Keenan, Jay Spaker, Ofosu Benefo, Nate Richardson (guitar); Angela Comprone, Agnes Piedrano (violin); Mark Weinen (flute); Christopher Welter (trumpet); Fabian Alsultany (keyboards, percussion); David Gould (bass); Charisse, Sujata Sidhu, Yvette Lucente (background vocals).
CMJ (2/1/99, p.32) - "...one of the most successful younger reggae bands..."W Among Them Music | List Price | $17.98 (You save $3.59) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Reggae/Ska/Calypso CDs, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Enhanced CD | | Label | Shanachie | | Orig Year | 1999 | | All Time Sales Rank |  69395  | | CD Universe Part number | 1016605 | | Catalog number | 45042 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 19, 1999 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | John Brown's Body | | Personnel | Elliot Martin - background vocals
Tommy Benedetti - drums, percussion
Kevin Kinsella - vocals, guitar, percussion
Lee Hamilton - saxophone
Paul Merrill - trumpet, flugelhorn
Sam Godin - melodica, keyboards
Joshua Neuman - bass
Also: Charisse, David "Solid" Gould, Nate "Silas" Richardson, Yvette Lucente, Agnes Piedrano, Angela Comprone, Christopher Welter, Fabian Alsultany, Jay Spaker, Mark Weinen, Mike Keenan, Ofosu Benefo, Sujata Sidhu |
John Brown's Body Among Them Songs | 1. | Among Them |
| 2. | Love Is a Fire |
| 3. | This Is Not the End |
| 4. | This Is Drum & Bass |
| 5. | Orange & Gold |
| 6. | Thank You Oh Lord |
| 7. | Singers & Players |
| 8. | Music Is My Only Friend |
| 9. | Rainbow Chariot |
| 10. | Live & Let Live |
| 11. | Play On |
| 12. | Tell Me Something I Don't Know |
| 13. | Ziontific Dub |
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