ALBUM: Sly and Robbie (1985)
MVC Rating: 4.0/$$$$
This Jamaican duo was widely regarded as one of the best rhythm sections in Reggae/dub music if not all contemporary music. This 1985 release was a breakthrough of sorts and featured musicians such as Herbie Hancock, Bob Dylan and Afrika Bambaataa.
I didn’t play this a lot because it forced you out of your chair and made you dance, and I can’t be dancing all the time.
With its interlocking World Music rhythms, some of the synthesizer and programmed drums sounds a little dated now but most of it stands the test of time as a funky piece of dance music.
Bass and Trouble is perhaps my favorite. The ‘hit’ was ‘Make ‘Em Move.’