In this weekly Muss Buss Caan Buss song review feature, three musical minds with different tastes will analyse each song and will grade it on vocal ability, lyrics, musical arrangement and appeal. Songs that make the grade will be dubbed 'Mus Buss', while songs that flop will be dumped in the 'Caan Buss' bin.The three reviewers welcome feedback from the artistes and the public about the column. Send your comments to bussdem@hotmail.com or mail in your songs to 'Muss Buss' at The Gleaner Company, 7 North Street, Kingston. This week the muss buss/cyaan buss team will be reviewing Chino's Ruff It Up.
Stunner: "It nah buss."
Witch: "It have a nice vibe."
Stunner: "It nah buss cause is Chino, it nah buss that's wha mi seh."
Lady Boo: "A wha him do yuh?"
Stunner: "Him nuh do mi nuting, he's a talented fellow and all but him just caan buss no matter wha him do hence dis song caan buss."
Witch: "Mi can see dis a get radio play still. It slightly remind me of Terror 3000 song, so if it get a video mi see it a play."
Lady Boo: "Mi kinda like the gargamel part, 'girl you make my day' him just drop it in. Kinda give the song a nice likkle flow, di song overall is kinda smooth."
Witch: "I agree, the song have a R&B feel and di riddim good from it start. It kinda have a romantic feel yet he's talking bout sex - ruffing it up."
Stunner: "To be honest di tune sound alrite still, di beat alrite di riddim relaxed. Is sumting weh yuh and yuh woman can 'jam to'."
Witch: "Since Chino have a nice song him need fi go out dere and promote it now, cause him have talent but him need more ... sumting."
Stunner: "Yeah dats true him need an image, he needs to make up his mind to wha him really waan do cause all now mi nuh sure wha he is."
Lady Boo: "Him need to promote himself fi real and him need fi stop run from di camera when dem a tek him picture. But mi like di fact that him branch outside di whole heap of hype and all dese tings."
Witch: "Him think outside the box in terms of songs too, cause he had dis rock song, girls song, rave song - him don't do the usual dancehall ting. Big up him brother Stephen though, him madd, this is another example of his intricate productions."
Lady Boo: "A really di genius but is like da sound yah, di more yuh listen to it di more romantic it sound, it just smooth and it just relaxing."
Witch: "If yuh listen to di lyrics Chino creative still, him use odda people lines easily but not too noticeably. Its clean lyrically which is a wonder to hear a song widdout expletives."
Lady Boo: "If yuh nah listen keenly and use context clues yuh caan realise wha him really a sing bout, yuh woulda tink is a 'I love you' song."
Stunner: "It nah buss, not because is not a good song but because is Chino."
Witch: "Lawd Stunner! Well I like it and I hope it gets a buss. As I said it will play pon radio at least."
Lady Boo: "Big and serious while mi sure it will get airplay is not a guarantee it will buss inna dancehall. If it don't buss inna dancehall mi nuh really see no big buss for it. But mi like it and sumting will gwaan fi it. Mi like it, mi like it, it sexy."