Customer Reviews

Sounds of the summer - By: doublegone, 14 Jun 2002
This Tighten-Up compilation will put a smile on your face this summer, & might even make you think the sun is shining.

There is a definite progression to be heard as the tracks draw from the original eight lpsin the series.

Reggae is still a relatively new conceptin the first tracks, having just taken over from the slower rock-steady stylein the early sixties. So the first few numbers are very R&B-like. Half way through the first disc the familiar bass thump is there & you know you're notin Kansas anymore.

I am a big fan of unlikely Reggae covers & there are some gems here. The theme from Shaft had me grinning from ear to ear. Bridge Over Troubled Water is pretty good as well.

Tighten Up is a real floor filler & a total mood lifter. You owe it to yourself to imbibe.