This release collects two of Toots & the Maytals' finest releases of the mid-'70s: Funky Kingston, generally viewed as their finest album, and its follow-up, In the Dark. This is some of the finest music of the ocksteady era, and with improved sound over the individual album releases, a great place to start for Toots & the Maytals or the ocksteady movement in general.
It feels like a contagion is spreading, and, of all things, it's happening during the winter holiday season - ostensibly a time of peace and goodwill. There are fears that the current rioting in Greece may inspire comparable violence in other European countries, as unemployment, financial hardship, and governmental failures compel disaffected members of the younger generation to lash out. Time ...