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album has inspired the name for Freddie Mc
Gregor's "Big Ship Studio's", in
which he keeps working his work. His work is
to sing music, Reggae Music. And he does so
ever since he was seven years old. And that
was in 1963, so imagine his experience and
the things he witnessed. This surely is
another Channel One Classic!
That's why Big Ship has the typical
rub-a-dub sound of the 1980's. A sound that
is still loved by many, including your's
truly. A sound that has a heavy drum and
bass foundation, playing a pumping rhythm,
some effects here and there, the list goes
on and on. Big Ship also has a mix between
let's say heavyweight and lightweight
lyrics. Freddie shows he's perfectly at home
in both area's.
His voice rides the riddims on the album
like a big ship on the ocean, the Black Star
Liner.
A lot of Dub Freaks with a special ear
for the Scientist, will also appricilove
this album, as they will recognize that the
tracks on Big Ship are the
"originals", the vocal tracks of
the Dubs that they love so much. I know I
did when I heard this specially recommended
selection of great tunes in a strict Rub A
Dub tradition as it could only come from
Channel One and similar Jamaican Studio's in
that particular time, the late 1970's/early
1980's.
Enjoy "Rootsman Skanking",
"Let me Be The One" and get some
consciousness to ya in the form of tracks
like "Holy Mount Zion" and
"Big Ship". A versatile document
of Rub a Dub Stylee!
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