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I remember at the time of its release that many reviewers considered Bass Culture a slight disappointment because it didn't reach the highs of Forces of Victory. Granted, following up a record as great as Forces of Victory is no easy task, but all these years later I wonder what were people thinking. Bass Culture is tremendous, another successful collaboration between Johnson and Bovell with songs that are, at times, even more confrontational (e.g., "Inglan is a Bitch") than anything he had previously recorded. I will admit that the Dub Band sounds better on Forces of Victory, but Johnson is hitting his stride at the time of this release and experimenting with song structure and lyrics a little more (i.e., not everything is explicitly political here). Still, I defy anyone to come up with a reason to not own this record. An extra added bonus is John Kpiaye's great guitar playing.
© John Dougan /TiVo
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Dick Cuthell, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - John Kpiaye, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Webster Johnson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Tenyue, Horn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Floyd Lawson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Emmanuel Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Clinton Bailey, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Julio Finn, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Donaldson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Danton, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dick Cuthell, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - John Kpiaye, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Webster Johnson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Tenyue, Horn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Winston Curniffe, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Vivian Weathers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Emmanuel Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Clinton Bailey, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Julio Finn, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - James Danton, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dick Cuthell, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - John Kpiaye, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Webster Johnson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Tenyue, Horn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Vivian Weathers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Emmanuel Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Clinton Bailey, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Julio Finn, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Donaldson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Danton, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dick Cuthell, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - John Kpiaye, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Webster Johnson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Tenyue, Horn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Vivian Weathers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Emmanuel Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Clinton Bailey, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Julio Finn, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Donaldson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Danton, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dick Cuthell, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - John Kpiaye, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Webster Johnson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Tenyue, Horn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Vivian Weathers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Emmanuel Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Clinton Bailey, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Julio Finn, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Donaldson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Danton, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dick Cuthell, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - John Kpiaye, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Webster Johnson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Tenyue, Horn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Floyd Lawson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Emmanuel Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Clinton Bailey, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Julio Finn, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Donaldson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Danton, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dick Cuthell, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - John Kpiaye, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Webster Johnson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Tenyue, Horn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Vivian Weathers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Emmanuel Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Clinton Bailey, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Julio Finn, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Donaldson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Danton, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dick Cuthell, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - John Kpiaye, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Webster Johnson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Tenyue, Horn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Vivian Weathers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Emmanuel Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Clinton Bailey, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Julio Finn, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Donaldson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Danton, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Universal Music Operations Limited
Albumbeschreibung
I remember at the time of its release that many reviewers considered Bass Culture a slight disappointment because it didn't reach the highs of Forces of Victory. Granted, following up a record as great as Forces of Victory is no easy task, but all these years later I wonder what were people thinking. Bass Culture is tremendous, another successful collaboration between Johnson and Bovell with songs that are, at times, even more confrontational (e.g., "Inglan is a Bitch") than anything he had previously recorded. I will admit that the Dub Band sounds better on Forces of Victory, but Johnson is hitting his stride at the time of this release and experimenting with song structure and lyrics a little more (i.e., not everything is explicitly political here). Still, I defy anyone to come up with a reason to not own this record. An extra added bonus is John Kpiaye's great guitar playing.
© John Dougan /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:31:10
- Main artists: Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Composer: Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1980 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 1980 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
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