I could
virtually taste the Red Stripe and feel the sun on my face as I
waited in anticipation for Jimmy Cliffs return with the Tim Armstrong
(Rancid) produced 'Rebirth'.
Especially
after the taster ep was released.
Then it
landed and the full horror of the naff lyrics has trampled all over
my expectations.
Jimmy
Cliff himself sounds in fine voice and the musicianship is beyond
criticism, but lyrically it's basic stuff.
In fact
it's a struggle to listen to it from beginning to end.
A major
disappointment.
It's not
all bad of course, just horrendously patchy.
When it's
good it's very good, but when it's bad it's very bad.
Unfortunately
the majority of it is bad.
It's like
the british weather. Every once in a while the sun breaks through,
but a cloud is sure to follow and rain on the parade.
I never
thought I would say this, but head to the loathsome i-tunes and pay
for the good stuff and make yourself a solid mini album from it and
leave the rest of it well alone.
Or wait a
month and you will get it cheap in the bargains bins that it is
destined to wash up in.
I need
some Jaya the Cat the wash the taste of this away.
Feels
like Jimmy has done a shit in the mouth of Bob Marley.
