Redlight (The Slackers album) explained

Redlight
Type:studio
Artist:The Slackers
Cover:Redlight.gif
Released:1997
Genre:Ska
Length:46:53
Label:Hellcat Records[1]
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Redlight is an album by the Slackers, released in 1997.[2] [3]

The band promoted the album by touring as part of the NYC Ska Mob Tour '97.[4] The opening track is a tribute to Tommy McCook.[5]

Critical reception

The Washington Post thought that the Slackers "are clearly as interested in ska's jazz roots as its R&B ones."[6] The Gazette concluded that "the ska tempo is slackened, proclaiming Jamaican independence while lowering tariff walls for reggae, dub, R&B, soul, jazz and boogaloo." The Dallas Observer wrote that the album takes the listener on a musical tour "of the studios of Jamaica, the tiny clubs of London, the streets of New York, and the barrios of Los Angeles."[7]

The Deseret News listed the album as one of the best of 1997, writing: "Outside of the Skatalites, the only band that can do traditional ska."[8] The Orange County Register also considered it to be one of 1997's best albums, writing that "Married Girl", a "Double Indemnity-style tale of lustful revenge, is a killer."[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Vic Ruggiero, except where noted.

  1. "Cooking for Tommy" (Dave Hillyard, Ruggiero) – 3:58
  2. "Watch This" – 3:58
  3. "Married Girl" – 3:11
  4. "I Still Love You" (Hillyard, Ruggiero) – 3:15
  5. "Soldier" – 2:55
  6. "Fried Chicken/Mary Mary" – 3:28
  7. "You Must Be Good" – 3:55
  8. "Redlight" (The Slackers) – 4:58
  9. "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) – 3:47
  10. "She Wants to Be Alone" (Toots Hibbert, Jeremy Mushlin) – 4:28
  11. "Rude and Reckless" – 4:36
  12. "Come Back Baby" – 4:15

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Hibberd . James . City beat . Austin American-Statesman . 30 Oct 1997 . B12.
  2. News: Thompson . Stephen . WATT, REGGAE, POP TO SHOW AT CLUBS . Wisconsin State Journal . 16 Oct 1997 . Rhythm . 6.
  3. Web site: Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny . AllMusic . 7 January 2022.
  4. News: Ross . Curtis . Skankin' across the South - The Big Apple sends a volley of bands into the ska-crazy Sunshine State . The Tampa Tribune . December 12, 1997 . FRIDAY EXTRA! . 18.
  5. News: Minge . Jim . Three-Band Bill to Keep Ska Beat Going Strong . Omaha World-Herald . March 1, 1998 . Entertainment . 3.
  6. News: Jenkins . Mark . Blossoming Ska-High Beats . The Washington Post . 8 Feb 1998 . G2.
  7. News: Crain . Zac . No Doubt about it - Hellcat Records keeps it real . Dallas Observer . February 5, 1998 . Music.
  8. News: Vice . Jeff . Guitar-pop, punk and ska . Deseret News . December 19, 1997 . W3.
  9. News: Wener . Ben . POP LIFE - '97's top 10: All I know is what I like . Orange County Register . January 9, 1998 . F47.

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