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Format: LP
Label: Pressure Sounds
Year: 2023
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
A1 Come On Home
A2 Got To Take A Way
A3 Wake Up And Live
A4 Life Of Contradiction
A5 Who Brought Down The Curtains
B1 There's A Reward
B2 Hard Times Don't Bother Me
B3 My Baby Still Loves Me
B4 She Was The One
B5 Song My Enemy Sings
Originally released in 1975, recorded in 1972.
PERSONNEL:
Bass – Val Douglas
Drums – Mickey "Boo" Richards
Keyboards – Earl "Wire" Lindo, Robbie Lynn
Lead Guitar – Eric Gale, Mickey Chung
Rhythm Guitar – Geoffrey Chung, Joe Higgs
Vocals, Arranged By, Producer – Joe Higgs
Joe Higgs' "Life Of Contradiction" is a unique collection coming from a completely different direction than the other reggae releases of the period, seemingly plotted to endure beyond its place and time.
Pure in its Jamaican-ness, but it's not skinhead reggae, nor roots reggae or lovers rock. While it lacks the rude boy swagger of Jimmy Cliff or the dank intensity of Keith Hudson, it ranks with the finest work of those reggae auteurs in its perfection of personal and musical expression.
With the jazz tinged guitar of Eric Gale and top drawer musicians including Earl ‘Wire’ Lindo, Mikey Chung and Val Douglas, it was clearly a very song-orientated album and titles such as "There’s A Reward" and "Song My Enemy Sings" bristle with ingenuity, word play and heartfelt conviction. The man who coached some of Jamaica's finest singers and vocal groups in phrasing, technique, and harmony displays his own talents impeccably on both lead and harmony vocals.
Label: Pressure Sounds
Year: 2023
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
A1 Come On Home
A2 Got To Take A Way
A3 Wake Up And Live
A4 Life Of Contradiction
A5 Who Brought Down The Curtains
B1 There's A Reward
B2 Hard Times Don't Bother Me
B3 My Baby Still Loves Me
B4 She Was The One
B5 Song My Enemy Sings
Originally released in 1975, recorded in 1972.
PERSONNEL:
Bass – Val Douglas
Drums – Mickey "Boo" Richards
Keyboards – Earl "Wire" Lindo, Robbie Lynn
Lead Guitar – Eric Gale, Mickey Chung
Rhythm Guitar – Geoffrey Chung, Joe Higgs
Vocals, Arranged By, Producer – Joe Higgs
Joe Higgs' "Life Of Contradiction" is a unique collection coming from a completely different direction than the other reggae releases of the period, seemingly plotted to endure beyond its place and time.
Pure in its Jamaican-ness, but it's not skinhead reggae, nor roots reggae or lovers rock. While it lacks the rude boy swagger of Jimmy Cliff or the dank intensity of Keith Hudson, it ranks with the finest work of those reggae auteurs in its perfection of personal and musical expression.
With the jazz tinged guitar of Eric Gale and top drawer musicians including Earl ‘Wire’ Lindo, Mikey Chung and Val Douglas, it was clearly a very song-orientated album and titles such as "There’s A Reward" and "Song My Enemy Sings" bristle with ingenuity, word play and heartfelt conviction. The man who coached some of Jamaica's finest singers and vocal groups in phrasing, technique, and harmony displays his own talents impeccably on both lead and harmony vocals.