Search - Various Artists :: Ska Bonanza

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R. S. O'Brien | Atlanta, GA United States | 06/10/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you listen to any ska show, especially a classic one, you are bound to hear something from this album.
This album is one of my favorites, that I highly recommend for a nice range of old school rock steady style. Comes with a booklet that explains the roots of this movement.
You will keep this in your turnstyle for years.LOVE It!"

Feelin' irie?

amy | New York | 02/27/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Get ready to throw your elbows back and skank your blues away to the soothing, upbeat classics this CD has to offer. Whether you're seasoned to the experience of classic Jamaican ska, or have yet to delight in this musical gift from the islands - this album is highly recommended. I've gotten much listening pleasure from this CD over the years and it has been a staple for making compliation tapes/CDs for friends - everyone enjoys a taste of Bonanza Ska!"

Decent songs - appalling sound quality

Johnny Apollo | 03/05/2005

(2 out of 5 stars)

"i love ska and studio one output, and many of these songs are catchy (in that chubby checker way - this is early stuff, not the rocksteady/lovers rock/ken boothe/heptones style) - but the sound quality is atrocious. i've read a few reviews that note the bad sound quality, but give good reviews for the music anyway. not for my tastes - there is lots of great ska that sounds good too - i don't need to listen to ska that sounds like it is being played on a garbled tape recorder at the bottom of a deep, tin-sided well. remaster this stuff, for god's sake. and don't say it's because it's analog. alan lomax field recordings from the 30s sounds better than this."