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Track Listings
| 1. Fisherman |
| 2. Congoman |
| 3. Open Up The Gate |
| 4. Children Crying |
| 5. La La Bam-Bam |
| 6. Can't Come In |
| 7. Sodom & Gomorrow |
| 8. The Wrong Thing |
| 9. Ark Of Covenant |
| 10. Solid Foundation |
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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is faultless. The harmonising is sublime with some backing vocals by Gregory Isaacs and The Heptones. For this album alone The Congos rate alongside The Wailers, Mighty Diamonds, Wailing Souls, The Abyssinians and Israel Vibration as one of the great Jamaican vocal groups. The production by Lee Perry is hard to describe, you literally need to hear it to understand what he achieved using equipment that wasn't exactly state of the art. Lee Perry is a genius, and this album is his Pet Sounds. The Black Ark studio produced some great albums like War Inna Babylon and Police and Thieves but this is the one true defining statement of Lee Perry's awesome talent. The only music that Perry produced that really compares is the African Herbsman and Soul Rebels albums by The Wailers.
Heart Of The Congos is the closest that roots reggae and dub ever came to combining cohesively on one album. The whole album is classic but if I had to pick a favourite it would be Open Up The Gate. Blood and Fire have a tremendous record in regards to their remasters and this certainly doesn't buck the trend. I can also recommend Heartbeat and Pressure Sounds record labels if you want some more reggae to add to the collection, just don't blame me when you end up spending all your money!
Heart Of The Congos is the closest that roots reggae and dub ever came to combining cohesively on one album. The whole album is classic but if I had to pick a favourite it would be Open Up The Gate. Blood and Fire have a tremendous record in regards to their remasters and this certainly doesn't buck the trend. I can also recommend Heartbeat and Pressure Sounds record labels if you want some more reggae to add to the collection, just don't blame me when you end up spending all your money!
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album, quite simply, is one of the most powerful musical statements ever committed to record. Beyond reggae it says something universal and entirely human about the desire for spiritual and social fufillment that lies within us all. Each and every song seems to come from a place of immense pain but with the promise of enlightment. As a complete fan of all Jamaican music I believe this to be the most complete version of all roots/Rastafarian beliefs -and I defy anyone to listen to 'Open up the Gate' without it turning to heart to stone with its pure and utter vocal beauty. An absolute classic. A must!!!!
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This isn't just one of the best reggae albums ever. It's one of the best albums ever in any genre.
The sound is revolutionary and seems to drip with the sweat of the jungle. The harmonies are beautiful, The arrangements are imaginative and the packaging on the Blood & Fire release is so full of love for this album that it almost makes you weep.
Lee Perry once was the top record producer in the world, bar none. This is the evidence.
The sound is revolutionary and seems to drip with the sweat of the jungle. The harmonies are beautiful, The arrangements are imaginative and the packaging on the Blood & Fire release is so full of love for this album that it almost makes you weep.
Lee Perry once was the top record producer in the world, bar none. This is the evidence.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Be careful which version you get
This is undoubtedly a superb piece of music. I bought a VP label release of this and was really disappointed with the muddy mix which sounds like an audio version of a movie filmed... Read more
Published 12 days ago by James Osborn
Muddy Mix
I agree with another reviewer, the music's magnificent but the mp3 version I downloaded is poorly mixed, muted vocals and drums, unclear bass. Read more
Published 9 months ago by K. Hannay
This version suffers poor production
Firstly - fantastic album that deserves five stars without any difficulty. It's a supremely uplifting album with beautiful melodies all baked to perfection by Lee Perry in the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by a23
not a reggae album
Irrelevant that it ostensibly belongs to that category really. A music album, one of the best there has been. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Dr. Tim J. Edensor
misleading
amazon have collated the reviews for this- the vp release, and the blood and fire release. i only bought this because i read the reviews and assumed this was just a different blood... Read more
Published 12 months ago by K. Nee
Beware which version you get!
First off, if you're even remotely curious about the sounds of Jamaica in the '70s, this is an absolute must-have album. Read more
Published 13 months ago by john bretherton
Stone Cold Classic
If you're considering buying this album then you're probably already a reggae fan. If you're already familiar with this album then you need no encouragement from me. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jon
A classic reissued well
The Heart of The Congos rightly deserves a place in any reggae collection. It is a classic. The vocal harmonies still sound so fresh, this album towers above all else The Congos... Read more
Published 22 months ago by moatarm73
Solid Foundation
I am very fortunate to have an original copy of this album.Later editions,post 1977,had the cow sounds and various effects added.This is music of the highest esteem. Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2009 by Mr. A. Munro
Simply beautiful
If you have the slightest interest in reggae, this is the album that should be in your collection! Beautiful catchy songs, and a superb production by Lee 'scratch' Perry!!!! Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2009 by eddy wally
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