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SLEEEEW DEM CLAAAAT!

BRIAN BLACKSTONE | WEST LONDON(BADMAN) | 07/31/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"CAPLETON IZ.....A MAN FROM ANOTHER WORLD! HIS RELENTLESS ASSAULT ON DA HYPOCRISY OF DA PRESENT WESTERN ESTABLISHMENT IZ A BREATH OF FRESH AIR 2 MOST IF NOT ALL SEEKERZ OF JUSTICE. I SAW CAPLETON COMING MONTHS AGO AND I KNEW WIDOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THAT THIS MANZ FOCUS WAS LEGENDARY AND DEFINATELY WORTHY OF INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM...THOUGH SOME MAY PATRONISINGLY TAKE IT 4 A LIGHT THING. BUN ROME I SAY!....IN ECHO OF THE WARRIOR CRY THAT SOUNDZ OUT FROM THE PROPHET AS HE WITH ROOTICAL VENOM.....SENDZ ANOTHER FIRE INA POPE PAAAALZ HEAD!..MOOOOOOOORE FIRE! HIGH GRADE FE BUN WIDOUT APOLOGY!...BATTYMAN FE DEAD...AND SODOMITE FE RUN WEH!....SLEEEEW DEM!"

One of Top Five Contemporary Reggae albums

The Djeli | Ile Ife, Nigeria | 05/17/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In no order..."By I Strong" by Sizzla
"Til Shiloh" by Buju Banton
"One Day" by Luciano
"Black Woman and Child" by Sizzla
"More Fire" by Capleton"

A fitting representation of modern reggae

needstobuyabike | Chicago, IL USA | 11/09/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Dancehall (or dub as we call it in Trinidad) reggae has almost always presented a frustrating dichotomy for progressive thinkers. There is a fierce independence and, more and more often, a decrying of the violence that has bled Jamaica so awfully since the late 1970's. Much dancehall has evolved into critiques of the consumerism that another part of it celebrates. There is a knowledge and appreciation of self to be found on tracks by many artists although few do it as eloquently as Mutabaruka. Another side of dancehall often rears its ugly head in almost obsessive gay-bashing and the exploitation and denigration of women many artists seemingly trying to prove their heterosexuality through the transformation of women into things-to-use-for-sex-which-I-am-very-good-at. Capleton hits both sides of the river on More Fire. Only the CEO's of Glock and Browning could possibly take offense to the theme of "Jah Jah City". That track shows Capleton at his finest spitting poetry against the gunman and the arbitrariness of the violence in Jamaica. On other tracks he buries himself in religious fervor as on "Who Dem", where a surprising percentage of the world's populace feels the ire of God while Selassie watches, ostensibly for dissing His Imperial Majesty, Emmanuel, and/or Marcus Garvey. It's telling of the contradictions involved in all Judeo-Christians religions that immediately following that track comes a joint emphasizing Capleton's prowess between the bed sheets as an adulterer. "Good in Her Clothes" is one of the album's catchiest tracks. A driving rhythm makes for fine wining while Capleton's vocal style is spectacular. On the track he ranges from a surprising vibrato during the chorus to the raspious most animalistic recitation of lyrics probably ever recorded. It's a measure of his passion for the art that he puts so much of his vocal chords into the song. The production on many of the tracks leaves a bit to be desired. Few bring anything innovative to the table.
Capleton is certainly one of reggae's top talents but he has a long ways to go before he reaches the likes of Sizzla who continues to amaze both lyrically and musically. In the meantime, Mr. Bailey continues to entertain with his wit and exasperate with his intolerance and chauvinism."