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20 Massive Hits

by: Toots and the Maytals

Release Date March 13, 2000
I'm not one for writing reviews but seeing as no-one has bothered to write a review for this Toots & The Maytals CD, I thought I may as well be the first.

If your knowledge of reggae goes as far as Bob Marley, and that's it, then you seriously need to broaden your tastes, and as a starter I highly recommend Toots. This CD covers The Maytals career from 1966 to 1974 and all the hits are here - Monkey Man (later covered by The Specials), their brilliant debut single Bam Bam, 54-46 That's My Number and probably their most famous song Pressure Drop (later covered by The Clash).

There's 20 songs on this album and I can honestly say there simply isn't a bad song on here, this album played through from start to finish ... Read More:

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Pressure Drop: The Definitive Collection

by: Toots & The Maytals

Release Date February 26, 2008
I'm not one for writing reviews but seeing as no-one has bothered to write a review for this Toots & The Maytals CD, I thought I may as well be the first.

If your knowledge of reggae goes as far as Bob Marley, and that's it, then you seriously need to broaden your tastes, and as a starter I highly recommend Toots. This CD covers The Maytals career from 1966 to 1974 and all the hits are here - Monkey Man (later covered by The Specials), their brilliant debut single Bam Bam, 54-46 That's My Number and probably their most famous song Pressure Drop (later covered by The Clash).

There's 20 songs on this album and I can honestly say there simply isn't a bad song on here, this album played through from start to finish ... Read More:

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Sweet And Dandy: The Best Of Toots And The Maytals

by: Toots & The Maytals

Release Date February 26, 2008
I'm not one for writing reviews but seeing as no-one has bothered to write a review for this Toots & The Maytals CD, I thought I may as well be the first.

If your knowledge of reggae goes as far as Bob Marley, and that's it, then you seriously need to broaden your tastes, and as a starter I highly recommend Toots. This CD covers The Maytals career from 1966 to 1974 and all the hits are here - Monkey Man (later covered by The Specials), their brilliant debut single Bam Bam, 54-46 That's My Number and probably their most famous song Pressure Drop (later covered by The Clash).

There's 20 songs on this album and I can honestly say there simply isn't a bad song on here, this album played through from start to finish ... Read More:

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The Collection

by: Toots & The Maytals

Release Date August 19, 2002
I'm not one for writing reviews but seeing as no-one has bothered to write a review for this Toots & The Maytals CD, I thought I may as well be the first.

If your knowledge of reggae goes as far as Bob Marley, and that's it, then you seriously need to broaden your tastes, and as a starter I highly recommend Toots. This CD covers The Maytals career from 1966 to 1974 and all the hits are here - Monkey Man (later covered by The Specials), their brilliant debut single Bam Bam, 54-46 That's My Number and probably their most famous song Pressure Drop (later covered by The Clash).

There's 20 songs on this album and I can honestly say there simply isn't a bad song on here, this album played through from start to finish ... Read More:

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Funky Kingston - Toots & The Maytals

by: Toots & The Maytals

Release Date November 27, 1990
This album explores the rougher edge of the band in classic tracks like the gripping Pomp and Pride and the hypnotic Louie Louie. There’s a joyous party atmosphere in the rousing choruses and the swaying beats. Daddy is a jazzy, bluesy song and doesn’t sound like reggae at all, while the title track is a tour de force of funky reggae. Toots vocalises a lot throughout, whith “la la’s” and “da da’s” to take the groove beyond words. Rough and rootsy, this album ranks among this legendary band’s finest moments.

CD-Charts Position 6
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54-56 Was My Number - Anthology 1964 to 2000

by: Toots & The Maytals

Release Date February 26, 2008
This album explores the rougher edge of the band in classic tracks like the gripping Pomp and Pride and the hypnotic Louie Louie. There’s a joyous party atmosphere in the rousing choruses and the swaying beats. Daddy is a jazzy, bluesy song and doesn’t sound like reggae at all, while the title track is a tour de force of funky reggae. Toots vocalises a lot throughout, whith “la la’s” and “da da’s” to take the groove beyond words. Rough and rootsy, this album ranks among this legendary band’s finest moments.

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Reggae Greats

by: Toots & The Maytals

Release Date June 01, 1998
This is a superb collection of great reggae/ska tunes. A great place to start if you are new to Toots. Includes the untouchable 54-46 (That's my number), reggae got soul and Monkey Man, later covered by The specials. The ska cover of John Denver's Country Roads (the scene moved to Jamaica) is pure quality. Have given four stars as contains a couple of more soulful tunes, I personally prefer to keep skankin. If you are a mod/skin or just after some great summer tunes add this to your collection

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True Love

by: Toots & The Maytals

Release Date June 07, 2004
...as the Curate famously said of his egg to the Bishop. And that's the story of this album really, infuriatingly uneven.

The premise is the now familiar Santana-style omnibus where Toots invites a star-studded array of guests around to 'his place'. 'His place' being the very well from which ska, rocksteady and reggae (Toots is credited with inventing the term) all flowed. And rather like Ant and Dec at Buckingham Palace, some of the guests are unfortunately just never comfortable in their new surroundings.

Things get off to an inauspicious start with Willie Nelson sounding (as Katie Zerwas pointed out) like a drunk in a karaoke bar and completely fluffing his entrance on 'Still Moving to Me'. Toots does his best ... Read More:

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Toots & the Maytals

by: Toots & The Maytals

Release Date June 05, 2006
...as the Curate famously said of his egg to the Bishop. And that's the story of this album really, infuriatingly uneven.

The premise is the now familiar Santana-style omnibus where Toots invites a star-studded array of guests around to 'his place'. 'His place' being the very well from which ska, rocksteady and reggae (Toots is credited with inventing the term) all flowed. And rather like Ant and Dec at Buckingham Palace, some of the guests are unfortunately just never comfortable in their new surroundings.

Things get off to an inauspicious start with Willie Nelson sounding (as Katie Zerwas pointed out) like a drunk in a karaoke bar and completely fluffing his entrance on 'Still Moving to Me'. Toots does his best ... Read More:

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The Very Best of Toots & the Maytals

by: Toots & The Maytals

Release Date March 16, 1998
I stumbled across this record one day while thumbing through my brother's albums. Stuck in the disc and I have to say that this is a truly a great record. Toots and the Maytalls cover the entire reggae/ska spectrum--all the way to a great "cover" of John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High"

5446 has to be my favorite track, followed by the soulful singing on track #6. These guys really knew how to get down and funky. Just listen to the opening bass riff on track #8.
It's not hard to see why Toots and the Maytalls have influenced current musicians--from Sublime to Dave Mathews Band. Check out this record!