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Track Listing
1. Rude Boys Back In Town
2. Little Bit Of Riddim, A
3. Life In The City
4. Hey World (Remote Control Version)
5. All I Want Is You
6. Say Hey (I Love You)
7. I Got Love For You
8. Soundsystem
9. Hey World (Don't Give Up Version)
10. Future, The
11. High Low - (featuring Zap Mama)
12. Nobody Right Nobody Wrong
13. Have A Little Faith
| Details | | Contributing artists: | Zap Mama | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Rocker, rapper, and activist Michael Franti's group Spearhead takes their eclectic sound to Jamaica, combining with legendary producers Sly and Robbie to create a lively rock/reggae hybrid album. Largely recorded in Kingston, ALL REBEL ROCKERS shies away from hip-hop, with most tracks taking on a laidback, dancehall approach while Franti's lyrics remain rife with political messages that espouse peace, love, social consciousness, and grassroots organizing. The high-energy anthem "Hey World (Remote Control Version)" works as a global call to action as the rowdy guitar line props up Franti's impassioned chants ("You've got to let go of remote control!"). Jamaican soul singer Cherine Anderson stops by for the feel-good duet "Say Hey (I Love You)" while Marie Daulne of Zap Mama appears on the sultry dirge "High Low."
Industry Reviews
The mix of a deep-dub sound machine with hip-hop beats topped by rabble-rousing, politically charged lyrics sounds like nothing so much as latter-day Clash. ALL REBEL ROCKERS is totally righteous.
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