Toots and the Maytals: Funky Kingston
Toots and the Maytals: Funky Kingston
Label: Island
Year: 1975
Toots is neither frustrated nor angry, for he’s spreading the good vibes in hard times. The power and soul of which Toots delivers those good vibes puts him in a class of his own, not just in Jamaica but throughout the world. “Funky Kingston” is well titled, “Louie Louie” keeps it tight by holding loose, “Pomps and Pride” shows Toots could write a standard, “Pressure Drop” shows Toots could write a super standard and the reinvention of “Country Road” is almost as if he wrote that too. Funky Kingston is a funky album.
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