Customer Reviews
Buju Banton brought forth a brave and honest testimonial album - By: Jenny J.J.I., 24 Jun 2007 
This album can easily satisfy any reggae lover & unexpectedly grab hold onto non-reggae listeners into its clutches. Buju is masterful on the mic with his rough sounding style & the production is perfect. It's one of the Best reggae album I own that is constantly on rotation when I'min the mood for this genre. Buju open the album with the brief a cappella psalm, "Shiloh," which is inspirational & extraordinary to hear. On the next two tracks he explodes with sound & feeling with first "Til I'm Laid to Rest," a melody that is intertwines with an homage to Africa & his faithin the Promised Land. He secondly rolesin with one of the most powerful & rawest track "Murderer." It's emotionally writtenin the repercussion of his friend's killingsin which Buju struggles with his grief & fierce desire for vengeance. "Champion" & "It's all Over," proves Buju is still a rudebwoy on these tracks that's just phenomenal. "Untold Stories," is one pretty haunting song that reflects on the world around him that's pleasant to the ears.
It's "Not an Easy Road," shows Banton vulnerable side & continues on opening his soul to the world with "Wanna Be Loved," & also exposes his loneliness on "What Ya Gonna Do" joined by Wayne Wonder that I can't get enough of because there great to mellow out to. On "Complaint" Buju is praising Jah & spreading the heathens before him. "Chuck It So" takes a similar attitude, which he takes on a Big Man, with the 2 Friends Crew softening his vicious assault. Buju turned a 1960 classic "Stay," with "Hush Baby Hush," by slightly adding a lighter note to this event. The last track "Champion [remix]" is a pleasant addition because it reminds me of my club years, the DJ's use to play this number religiously & had a lot of people moving.
`Til Shiloh' is a rare & gentler side to Buju that will have you constantly hitting the repeat button. It's a necessity for any reggae fan & with that I also recommend the album `Inna Heights.'
Brilliant!!!!!!!!!! - By: , 07 Jun 2005 Before i purchased this album i was aware of buju banton being the biggest selling artistin jamaica since Bob Marley however listening to other rastafarian singers such as burning spear i wasn't expecting much. But from the first listen i could tell that this album is special, absolutely brilliant!, truly takes every element that is great about jamaican music & empodies the spirit & buju's wailings stay with you long after the album has finished raw & rugged, unlike any other artist (except maybe Natural Black) this album is unbelivable. This is without doubt Buju's "exodus" it's got roots, dnacehall, bashment it really is simply remarkable i can't expressin the vernacular how good this album is. Buy it & you will not be disappointed. My favourite songs off the album are: wanna be loved, untold stories, not an easy road, chuck it so!!! BUY IT
A voice that is the ruffest & gruffest! - By: jerina, 20 Aug 2002 A wicked album! When this was first released, I rinsed it out over & over. The old favourites 'Champion' & 'Murderer' are there, but unlike many albums there are no fillers on this one. Buju's voice is so rough but smooth at the same time. Every tune is full of soul,'Its not an easy road', 'Til Shiloh','Wanna be loved' to name but a few that show just how far this amazingly talented guy has moved since the days of 'Boom Bye Bye'. This album will have you turning up the volume, closing your eyes & wishing you arein a hot country, knowing every word of each track & getting your batty riders on to find the nearest dancehall bashment!!!
