3 words: Hassidic reggae superstar. Impossible right? Guess again. Matisyahu is the farthest thing from a gimmick.
This album is incredible. It starts off with "Sea To Sea", a song with a great guitar rythm and with the words that one says before the Amidah; "Lord open up my lips and my mouth shall declare your praise". A pretty fitting opening to a concert huh? The next song opens with a bang. "Chop 'Em Down" is an great song and a perfect lead-in to "Warrior"; with its slow groove and its deeply spiritual message shouldn't be missed. It also has a really awesome guitar solo about 6 and a half minutes in. The next song is "Lord Raise Me Up" - true reggae that shows his band at their best. Jonah David, their drummer does a good job keeping the beats going. "Lord Raise Me Up" is followed by "King Without A Crown", a song with incredible guitar solos from the hands of Aaron Dugan, a phenomenal guitarist, and awesome lyrics. The song after that, "Aish Tamid" talks about the Jewish idea of a never-ending flame that burns in everybody. His words are backed by the jamming of his band; "Root Tonic".
The next song is really weird if you have never heard someone beatboxing. It's incredible to think that someone can make such a sound with nothing but his mouth. Matisyahu is a
world-class beatboxer in my opinion. About 3 minutes into the song, his band joins in and Matis lets loose his great rapping skills. The next song "Fire and Heights" is a powerful instrumental that shows how talented Roots Tonic really are. Following "Fire and Heights" is "Exaltation", an amazing song fueled by Aaron Dugan's pounding guitar. The song "Refuge", with bits taken from the Book of Psalms, is nice and slow; which leads well into the siren-like guitar opening of "Heights", the second to last song on the album. The last song on the disk is also the best, "Close My Eyes" is an incredible song that really fills out the album.
I highly suggest that everyone get this CD before buying "Youth", Matisyahu's 3rd album (review of "Youth" to come shortly). This is much better.
anyway, Peace out everyone
Avi
This album is incredible. It starts off with "Sea To Sea", a song with a great guitar rythm and with the words that one says before the Amidah; "Lord open up my lips and my mouth shall declare your praise". A pretty fitting opening to a concert huh? The next song opens with a bang. "Chop 'Em Down" is an great song and a perfect lead-in to "Warrior"; with its slow groove and its deeply spiritual message shouldn't be missed. It also has a really awesome guitar solo about 6 and a half minutes in. The next song is "Lord Raise Me Up" - true reggae that shows his band at their best. Jonah David, their drummer does a good job keeping the beats going. "Lord Raise Me Up" is followed by "King Without A Crown", a song with incredible guitar solos from the hands of Aaron Dugan, a phenomenal guitarist, and awesome lyrics. The song after that, "Aish Tamid" talks about the Jewish idea of a never-ending flame that burns in everybody. His words are backed by the jamming of his band; "Root Tonic".
The next song is really weird if you have never heard someone beatboxing. It's incredible to think that someone can make such a sound with nothing but his mouth. Matisyahu is a
world-class beatboxer in my opinion. About 3 minutes into the song, his band joins in and Matis lets loose his great rapping skills. The next song "Fire and Heights" is a powerful instrumental that shows how talented Roots Tonic really are. Following "Fire and Heights" is "Exaltation", an amazing song fueled by Aaron Dugan's pounding guitar. The song "Refuge", with bits taken from the Book of Psalms, is nice and slow; which leads well into the siren-like guitar opening of "Heights", the second to last song on the album. The last song on the disk is also the best, "Close My Eyes" is an incredible song that really fills out the album.
I highly suggest that everyone get this CD before buying "Youth", Matisyahu's 3rd album (review of "Youth" to come shortly). This is much better.
anyway, Peace out everyone
Avi
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