Peter Tosh - Wanted Dread and Alive '1981; 2002

Tracks list

Peter Toshs final album for the Glimmer Twins imprint label found him continuing
to relish his image of urban bandit, as the Wild West-style wanted-poster
graphics aptly illustrate. So does the slinky title track, which comes off as a
downmarket I Shot the Sheriff, yet done with panache. Coming in Hot is a classic
statement of intent, while Nothing But Love is an inspired pop-reggae crossover
affair that marks one of the few times he ever shared the mike with someone
else. The Poor Man Feel It and Cold Blood retread Toshs statutory pessimism and
scorn toward the political landscape. The former song is crippled by a numbingly
obvious hook that wouldnt give Bob Dylan sleepless nights (gotta find a solution
to all the pollution), though its heartfelt compassion shines through.
Reggae-Mylitis, on the other hand, reads like a clunky roots response to Boogie
Fever, but is good, mindless fun (not a word often associated with Tosh). The
longer tracks provide the most compelling moments. Rastafari Is would be a
deadly dull roots religious lecture without the mantra-like hand percussion,
organ, and lead guitar lines bobbing and weaving throughout its six minutes.
Thats What They Will Do fires a shot across the bow at people whom Tosh feels
have betrayed him, with lead guitarist Darryl Thompson firing off some spiffy
countrified licks. Fools Die is the biggest surprise, bearing little relation to
Toshs recorded output. The track builds on a simple pad of acoustic guitar and
electric piano, while Pee-Wee improvises soaring flute lines behind an
impassioned Tosh plea for humanity to clean up its act. Its a daring departure
and an impressive mood piece; such gestures would have gone a long way
elsewhere, too. Theres a nagging sense of little new ground being broken, which
wont bother the diehards; theyre the ones who keep stuff like this in print,
after all.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Peter Tosh - Coming in Hot (3:40) 
1.02 - Peter Tosh, Gwen Guthrie - Nothing but Love (with Gwen Guthrie) (3:48) 
1.03 - Peter Tosh - Reggaemylitis (6:35) 
1.04 - Peter Tosh - Rok with Me (3:44) 
1.05 - Peter Tosh - Oh Bumbo Klaat (4:45) 
1.06 - Peter Tosh - Wanted Dread and Alive (4:28) 
1.07 - Peter Tosh - Rastafari Is (6:35) 
1.08 - Peter Tosh - Guide Me From My Friends (4:02) 
1.09 - Peter Tosh - Fools Die (For Want of Wisdom) (7:43) 
1.10 - Peter Tosh - The Poor Man Feel It (4:11) 
1.11 - Peter Tosh - Cold Blood (4:39) 
1.12 - Peter Tosh - Thats What They Will Do (4:36) 
1.13 - Peter Tosh - Rok With Me (6:18) 
1.14 - Peter Tosh With Gwen Guthrie - Nothing But Love (5:02)

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