Customer Reviews
saladcreme - By: saladcreme, 27 Sep 2008 
PANIC IN BABYLON, Got to be the best LSP album ever! if you looking for that far out outerspace then find it with this heavenly stoned album!! absolutely beautiful tracks, made by a CLEVER man!
Reggae Shaman Masterpiece! - By: Gerrit Deppe, 08 Sep 2007 Fantastic. This is all I played for a year straight. Political - intense - passionate - heavy, & couldn't have been more appropriatein the context of our modern day world filled with uncertainty & war. The band is sooooo good, that no matter where scratch's mind is, it is somehow ok. The sound is crisp & richly layered asin "Greetings" & the potent groove of "Purity Rock"... the caucophany of "Panic" on the bonus CD is dark - deep - & mezmerizingly apocalyptic. The voice of magical humour for global humanity.
For a nice live complement to this CD, I also recommend Alive More Than Ever... which is also fantasticly infectious.
The Future of Reggae - Should have won a grammy - By: Gerrit Deppe, 08 Sep 2007 Fantastic. This is all I played for a year straight. Political - intense - passionate - heavy & couldn't have been more appropriatein the context of our modern day world filled with uncertainty & war. The band is sooooo good, that no matter where scratch's mind is, it is somehow ok. The sound is crisp & richly layered "Greetings" & the potent groove of "Purity Rock"... the caucophany of "Panic" on the bonus CD is dark - deep - & mezmerizingly apocalyptic.
For a nice live complement to this CD, I also recommend Alive More Than Ever... which is also fantasticly infectious.
Unbeatable - Lee Perry is the cockyman! - By: Mr. N. Molyneux, 23 Apr 2007 This is a bit more uptempo than the other Lee Perry records I own. It was not produced by the man himself, probably because he has finally gone completely bonkers & is unable to do the serious side of the work (I base this assumption on hearing the lyrics on this album, & on seeing him a couple of years ago where I decided he was either totally insane or pretending to be. I suspect it's a bit of both).
Anyway, I digress. This album is now my favourite reggae/dub album of all time, & it is currently my favourite CD. The production is very slick, quite poptastic, but it has loads of the usual crazy delay effects that you expect from dub. It also has some modern touches, e.g. putting Lee's voice through a 'Cher' style vocoder.
The lyrics are hilarious & brilliant. The tunes are amazing (quality live playing as well as production). I can't recommend this highly enough.
My only criticism is their choice of the 1st song on the CD. Probably selected because it's the most up-tempo, but it is far from the best, so seems a strange way to kick off the CD.
If you're a fan of classic Lee Perry, you'll love this, & if you're not, it's not a bad place to start listening to the original reggae loon...
this is a great perry album - By: A. Mackenzie, 24 Nov 2006 I am blown away - this is a musically excellent & coherent album. The variety is stunning, yet album fits together without a weak track. Although the reggae/dub heritage is there, even those whom dislike reggae will find this a joyful experience. Sure the lyrics are eccentric, but there's an intelligence to them & I can't give you enough encouragement to Add to Shopping Basket. The newer edition has a three track bonus disk with remixes which is worthwhile, but the truly excellent music is here.
