Big Youth - Dreadlocks Dread

As dread as its title suggests, and featuring the sadly neglected Skin, Flesh & Bones band, Dreadlocks Dread skanks from punchy, rhythm-heavy reggae to the deepest, dubbiest roots. This is indeed Big Youth at his dreadest and, if there's any doubt, check out the song titles -- "House of Dreadlocks," "Dread Organ," "Some Like It Dread," and so on. That last song is, as the title suggests, a version of Dennis Brown's "Some Like It Hot," where the DJ's toast is intertwined with a bluesy harmonica. Read More