Pass the Pipe
Pass the Pipe is an album by the Jamaican reggae band Toots and the Maytals.[5][6] It was released in 1979 on Mango Records.[7]
Pass the Pipe | ||||
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Released | 1979 | |||
Genre | Reggae | |||
Label | Mango Records | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Critical reception
New York praised the "raspy lushness" of Toots Hibbert's vocals.[8] The New York Times wrote: "Although customarily raucous, the Maytals' reggae retains a marked gospel intensity. As such, Pass the Pipe does not represent a new direction so much as a greater concentration on one aspect of Toots and company's mature gifts. Highly recommended."[7] The Bay State Banner thought that the "guitar and bass men shun the usual metallic riffing in favor of a reedy vegetable sound that purrs and mushes against your speakers."[9] Stereo Review deemed Pass the Pipe "a recording of special merit."[10]
Dave Thompson, in Reggae & Caribbean Music, thought that on Pass the Pipe "jazz influences creep into the now solidly soulful brew."[11]
Track listing
- "Famine" - 3:13
- "Inside Outside" - 4:00
- "Feel Free" - 4:38
- "Get Up, Stand Up" - 6:18
- "No Difference Here" - 5:42
- "Rhythm Down Low" - 3:29
- "My Love Is So Strong" - 4:35
- "Take It From Me (No Money, No Love) - 6:20
Personnel
- Toots Hibbert - vocals
- Ansell Collins - piano
- Raleigh Gordon - backing vocals
- Jerry Mathias - backing vocals
References
- "Pass the Pipe - Toots & the Maytals | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- "Robert Christgau: CG: Toots and the Maytals". www.robertchristgau.com.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 591.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 711–712.
- "Toots & the Maytals | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- "Toots Hibbert's pure, powerful voice carried reggae to the world | Alexis Petridis". the Guardian. September 12, 2020.
- White, Timothy (July 22, 1979). "The Life and Times of Reggae" – via NYTimes.com.
- Bentkowski, Tom (Mar 24, 1980). "Working Class Heroes". New York. 13 (12): 75.
- Freedberg, Mike (31 May 1979). "Soul Dog". Bay State Banner. No. 34. p. 15.
- "Toots & the Maytals: Pass the Pipe". Stereo Review. 43: 132. September 1979.
- Thompson, Dave (June 27, 2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306557 – via Google Books.