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Armed with an air horn, an Ini Kamoze sample, and a gritty tale of life in Jamaica, Damian Marley made a huge splash with his massive single "Welcome to Jamrock," a reggae-meets-hip-hop track that dominated urban radio and street-level mixtapes during the summer of 2005. Dancehall kings Elephant Man and Beenie Man had made some worthy crossover progress in 2004, but Damian's hit was the biggest Jamaican splash on mainstream American radio since the days of Shabba Ranks, maybe the days of father Bob himself. Delivering on the promise of the single, Welcome to Jamrock the album is the full-length revolution that's filled with purposeful material, guest appearance from reality television star Bobby Brown included. There's more than enough slick studio trickery to alienate earthy roots fans and this is reggae in one of its loosest definitions, but anyone who's kept his eye on Damian and his brother Stephen -- who is all over the album as a producer, songwriter, and singer -- can tell you this is where the talented, genre-blending duo was headed. Reggae with guest rappers can end up sounding horribly contrived, but the sonic stew the brothers create allows for rap, samples, and all things synthetic and acoustic, along with everything else you'd expect on a Massive Attack album if the dour bunch were fueled by Red Stripe and ghetto Kingston spirit. The slinky "Beautiful" with Brown is the only time the polish threatens to take over, but its new jack-meets-smooth jazz sweetness sounds legit coming from the R&B-loving Damian. "Move!," which borrows a bit of Dad's "Exodus," is a less hooky but no less urgent successor to "Jamrock," as are the trip-hopping "For the Babies" and the opening "Confrontation," which features dialogue from revolutionary heroes Marcus Garvey and Bunny Wailer. Less earth-shaking but just as rich are the swashbuckling "The Master Has Come Back" -- a more spiritual "Return of the Mack" -- and "All Night," a playful number that is very fun, very Fatboy Slim. "We're Gonna Make It" proves Damian can still kick it in a full band and roots style while the heavy reverb with lively jestering on the closing "Khaki Suit" gives the album its most dancehall moment, bringing things comfortably home after 13 tracks of uninhibited exploration. Besides the fantastic single, this album has "legs," with a bulging lyric sheet filled with vivid and crafty lines that offer plenty to focus on once all the sonic brilliance has sunk in. A career-defining moment that lives up to a huge hit, Welcome to Jamrock is a tremendous achievement.
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Stephen Marley, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Lee, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shiah Coore, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Damian Marley, Producer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Fakhourie, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Miami Symphonic Strings, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Cristina, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - P. Levy, ComposerLyricist - Bunny Wailer, FeaturedArtist - Nikolas Marzouca, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Warrilow, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Errol Brown, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Marley, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Lee, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Damian Marley, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Miami Symphonic Strings, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - P. Levy, ComposerLyricist - Wilburn "Squidly" Cole, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roland McDermott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rovleta Fraser, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Morris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Davey, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roselyn Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Diedrick, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Owen " Dready" Reid, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen "Asher" Noel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Warrilow, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Damien Marley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Unknown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Marley, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ini Kamoze, ComposerLyricist - Damian Marley, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James "Bonzai" Caruso, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Marley, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Damian Marley, Producer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Neville O'Riley Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Mixer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Marley, Producer, Keyboards, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Damian Marley, Producer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JACKIE MITTO, ComposerLyricist - Clement Dodd, ComposerLyricist - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Owen " Dready" Reid, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Roxborough, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Franklin Thompson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Denzil Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Marley, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Lee, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dean Fraser, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Damian Marley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gary Corbett, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Yebuah, ComposerLyricist - Rovleta Fraser, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Brown, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gregory Morris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jazzwad, Producer - Uziah Thompson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roselyn Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen "Asher" Noel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Black Thought, FeaturedArtist - Dan Warner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Marley, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - Damian Marley, Producer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Fakhourie, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tariq Trotter, ComposerLyricist - Rovleta Fraser, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Uziah Thompson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Diedrick, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Marley, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - Shiah Coore, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Damian Marley, Producer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Marley, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Damian Marley, Producer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Craig Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen "Asher" Noel, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Marley, Producer, Keyboards, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Damian Marley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Fakhourie, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Yebuah, ComposerLyricist - Rovleta Fraser, Background Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jazzwad, Producer, Programmer - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - "Commissioner" Gordon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Swamp King, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Marley, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Marc Lee, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Damian Marley, Producer, Keyboards, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nas, FeaturedArtist - Gregory Morris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nikolas Marzouca, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Owen " Dready" Reid, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen "Asher" Noel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Julian Marley, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Errol Brown, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Marley, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Damian Marley, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Fakhourie, Unknown, Other - Jimmy Riley, ComposerLyricist - Wilburn "Squidly" Cole, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rovleta Fraser, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Noel Davey, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roselyn Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Owen " Dready" Reid, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen "Asher" Noel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Marley, Producer, Percussion, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Shiah Coore, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Damian Marley, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - M Jones, ComposerLyricist - Mighty Mike, Producer - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Diedrick, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
R. Price, ComposerLyricist - R. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Marley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eek-A-Mouse, FeaturedArtist - Bounty Killer, FeaturedArtist - Henry Lawes, ComposerLyricist - Damian Marley, Producer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Fakhourie, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ripton Joseph Hylton, ComposerLyricist - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Armed with an air horn, an Ini Kamoze sample, and a gritty tale of life in Jamaica, Damian Marley made a huge splash with his massive single "Welcome to Jamrock," a reggae-meets-hip-hop track that dominated urban radio and street-level mixtapes during the summer of 2005. Dancehall kings Elephant Man and Beenie Man had made some worthy crossover progress in 2004, but Damian's hit was the biggest Jamaican splash on mainstream American radio since the days of Shabba Ranks, maybe the days of father Bob himself. Delivering on the promise of the single, Welcome to Jamrock the album is the full-length revolution that's filled with purposeful material, guest appearance from reality television star Bobby Brown included. There's more than enough slick studio trickery to alienate earthy roots fans and this is reggae in one of its loosest definitions, but anyone who's kept his eye on Damian and his brother Stephen -- who is all over the album as a producer, songwriter, and singer -- can tell you this is where the talented, genre-blending duo was headed. Reggae with guest rappers can end up sounding horribly contrived, but the sonic stew the brothers create allows for rap, samples, and all things synthetic and acoustic, along with everything else you'd expect on a Massive Attack album if the dour bunch were fueled by Red Stripe and ghetto Kingston spirit. The slinky "Beautiful" with Brown is the only time the polish threatens to take over, but its new jack-meets-smooth jazz sweetness sounds legit coming from the R&B-loving Damian. "Move!," which borrows a bit of Dad's "Exodus," is a less hooky but no less urgent successor to "Jamrock," as are the trip-hopping "For the Babies" and the opening "Confrontation," which features dialogue from revolutionary heroes Marcus Garvey and Bunny Wailer. Less earth-shaking but just as rich are the swashbuckling "The Master Has Come Back" -- a more spiritual "Return of the Mack" -- and "All Night," a playful number that is very fun, very Fatboy Slim. "We're Gonna Make It" proves Damian can still kick it in a full band and roots style while the heavy reverb with lively jestering on the closing "Khaki Suit" gives the album its most dancehall moment, bringing things comfortably home after 13 tracks of uninhibited exploration. Besides the fantastic single, this album has "legs," with a bulging lyric sheet filled with vivid and crafty lines that offer plenty to focus on once all the sonic brilliance has sunk in. A career-defining moment that lives up to a huge hit, Welcome to Jamrock is a tremendous achievement.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:45
- Main artists: Damian Marley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Records - Tuff Gong Records
- Genre: World Reggae
© 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2005 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
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