The Ultimate Reggae X-Perience.

Album: The Ultimate Reggae X-perience 2007

Artistes: Various

Ratings: ✮✮✮✮

It is The Ultimate Reggae X-perience indeed, as this refreshing blend of young and old artistes brings together some of reggae and dancehall's most experienced and outstanding artistes on one CD.

Ray Darwin's People's Choice and Chetenge's Over Fifty starts the album off with that oldies, vintage mood. As a matter of fact, the latter is the perfect tune to do some Rock steady and Ska moves to.

Beres Hammond continues the smooth positive vibes, showing his determination to be his own man in Try If You Want. This song in its own way will certainly encourage listeners to look at life in a more positive way, Beres sings, "amidst all the pressures I still got to make it, always pushing, the sky is the limit."

In a dramatic switch, however, the CD moves to a hardcore dancehall mood with Mavado warning, Mine How Yuh Dis Mi. Undoubtedly, this will be one of the hot tracks for the hardcore dancehall fans, but the drastic switch might not provide for a smooth listen as the album progresses.

Another dancehall track follows, this time it is one for the dancers. QQ's Stukie is still rocking, creating a dancing vibe.

Again, the mix is drastically changed once again, returning to the roots, rocking, reggae of Gregory Isaacs' Loving Pauper. Definitely one for your classical collection.

Can you guess? Yes, another switch back to two of dancehall's hardcore artistes. Mavado and Vybz Kartel sing about their Happiest Days.

Richie Spice throws some consciousness into the mix, as he declares that poor people are tired of the Lu-la-lay and excuses made by the leaders of the country.

Future Fambo, offers some humour in his Drunk state and despite the fact that some of his lyrics might be a little difficult to follow, the song is still very entertaining.

The tempo continues to slow some more with Beenie Man and George Nooks' Money In My Pocket, while Turbulence reminisces about his X-Girlfriend.

Sugar Minott tones down the vibes with Mr. DC, detailing his ordeal as the man finds him with his "sensi".

A wake-up call comes in the words of Beenie Man who encourages ghetto youths to Step Up Inna Life, while Tanya Stephens attempts to Rescue a few men from the stressful women in their lives.

Track Listing

1. People's Choice - Ray Darwin

2. Over Fifty - Chetenge

3. Try If You Want - Beres Hammond

4. Mine How Yuh Dis Mi - Mavado

5. Stukie - QQ

6. Loving Pauper - Gregory Isaacs

7. Happiest Days - Mavado and Vybz Kartel

8. Lu-la-lay - Richie Spice

9. Drunk - Future Fambo

10. Money In My Pocket - George Nooks and Beenie Man

11. X-Girlfriend - Turbulence

12. No Fraid of Nobody - Anthony B and Perfect

13. Mr. DC - Sugar Minott

14. Step Up Inna Life - Beenie Man

15. Rescue - Tanya Stephens

16. Babylon A Bun Up - Perfect

17. Farmer Man - Keke I

18. This Love - Nadine Sutherland

19. Me Own Boss - Bounty Killer

20. Big Bamboo - Horace Peterkin

21. Yard of Love - Teflon

22. The Barber - DYCR

- Teino Evans