Half_Pint_and_Michael_Palmer-Joint_Favourites-1986-RAC

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2003-12-28

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  :.: .Roots And Culture Proudly Present Another High Quality Release. :.:

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     Release Name.... Half Pint And Michael Palmer - Joint Favourites



     Record Label............. Greensleeves Records

     Original Year............ 1986

     Compressed by............ JamDam

     Rip Date................. 11/17/2003

     Size..................... 56,4 MB

     Release Type............. Reggae, Album

     Number of Songs.......... 10





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 AMG REVIEW: A quick glimpse through rising stars of the '80s, and hit list

 would suggest that culture had virtually disappeared from the dancehalls

 during this decade. However, a closer look reveals that this was not the

 case, and that artists with thoughtful lyrics were still to be found. The

 split album Joint Favorites brings together two such dancehall stars.Half

 Pint is up first and offers up a clutch of classics. The fiery "What's

 Going Down" is a fierce condemnation of the growing rift between rich and

 poor as poverty spread across Jamaica, a chasm now fast-widening by the

 introduction of free market reforms. On "Freedom Fighters" he chants down

 Babylon, while "Tell Me This Tell Me That" is a martial, hypnotic unity

 piece. The other two numbers revolve around matters of the heart, but are

 equally strong.Throughout, producers Errol Lewis and Errol Marshall conjure

 up the dreadest and most militant of atmospheres, fired by Sly & Robbie's

 heaviest rhythms, and abetted by guitarist Willie Lindo, keyboardist/organist

 Tony Brevett, organist Bubbler Waul, and saxophonist Dean Fraser. While Half

 Pint utilizes the more clipped tones of the dancehalls, Michael Palmer's

 emotive, wailing style of singing (a lß Dennis Brown), twines with the deep

 roots accompaniments to add even further weight to the heavy, heavy rhythms.

 Thus when he instructs listeners to "Read Your Bible," or smolders at the

 thought of those who sell out the righteous for rice and peas on "Belly

 Lick," the fires blaze high into the night skies. "You're Safe" may be a

 love song, but it takes on almost religious proportions in his hands, while

 his promises of love on "Saw You at the Dance" are fervid testaments of

 devotion. Joint Favorites is an unusual album from this period, one that

 the dancehall massive and the most dread of roots fans can both enjoy.

 Jo-Ann Greene



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        01. half pint-crazy girl                               07:44

        02. half pint-whats going down                         03:57

        03. half pint-tell me this tell me that                03:31

        04. half pint-day i cant forget                        03:22

        05. half pint-freedom fighters                         04:16

        06. michael palmer-youre safe                          03:41

        07. michael palmer-belly lick                          04:04

        08. michael palmer-read your bible                     03:35

        09. michael palmer-i dont know why                     03:31

        10. michael palmer-saw you at the dance                03:17

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