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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0827969769522 Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: March 07, 2006 Studio: Sony Sales Rank: 1329 MPN: 97695
Amazon.com: The thumbnail description of Matisyahu: File under Hasidic Beatbox Reggae. Despite having markings of novelty, it's really nothing of the sort. Fronted by a man named Matisyahu (born Matthew Miller), they are truly a band. Two independently released CDs brought them a rapid and well-deserved ascent, making their signing with a major label a logical step. Youth benefits from a more expansive sound and production by the fantastic Bill Laswell (Golden Palominos, Laurie Anderson, the Last Poets). Matisyahu's singing and the substance of his songs (spiritual living, self-awareness, the value of knowledge and learning, kindness to others) are presented with a loving sincerity, and buoyed by tremendous musicianship. In particular, drummer Jonah David and guitarist Aaron Dugan bring a wider set of influences and interests to their playing than the reggae tag the band often gets. Free of any proselytizing, this melding of Talmudic teachings and Jamaican rhythms flows so naturally that it underscores the shared roots of the two cultures. --David Greenberger
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - great starter album
this is a great cd for the variety in it, more hiphop on this one than the other two albums, and it's got a lot of songs.
Rating: - MATISYAHU ROCKS!
King Without a Crown-5/5
Dispatch the Troops-5/5
Youth-4/5 (the stylized version in No Place to Be is 5/5)
The rest of the songs are 4/5. The album is a solid effort by Matisyahu and ... Read More
Rating: - Fire descends on high in the shape of a lion
I have said before that most of today's musicians lack imagination. Matisyahu is a gust of fresh air! The man has vision.
I love the old reggae of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Jimmy Cliff, but have ... Read More
Rating: - Idiotic Reviewers
What I found amazing reading the reviews for this album, which I listened to along with Stubbs/Arise and T'Shama a long time ago is the narrow mindedness. People complain that either he is too raggae or ... Read More
Rating: - i don't even like reggae...
...but I really like this cd. It's reggae, but it definitely has rock and hip hop influences. King Without a Crown is just a great song. It's also nice to listen to music every so often with positive and ... Read More
- great starter album