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- Posted: 09/14/2012 14:00
- Post subject: World album of the day (#22): The Harder They Come
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Today's world album of the day
The Harder They Come by Jimmy Cliff (View album)
Year: 1973.
Overall rank: 892.
Average rating: 79/100 (from 53 votes).
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Tracks:
1. You Can Get It If You Really Want
2. Draw Your Breaks - Scotty
3. Rivers Of Babylon - The Melodians
4. Many Rivers To Cross
5. Sweet And Dandy - The Maytals
6. The Harder They Come
7. Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers
8. 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker
9. Pressure Drop - The Maytals
10. Sitting In Limbo
11. You Can Get It If You Really Want
12. The Harder They Come
About world album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com world album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours, but not including albums from Australia, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom or United States. If an album has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety.
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Mr. Shankly
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- #2
- Posted: 09/14/2012 14:03
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Not only a soundtrack, but an outstanding sampling of some of the best Jamaican music (reggae, ska) out there.
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- #3
- Posted: 09/14/2012 14:27
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I've heard this album so many times that I physically can't listen to it anymore, but it is a truly great album.
Best song: Johnny Too Bad
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Facetious
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- Posted: 09/14/2012 15:08
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| Mr. Shankly wrote: | | Not only a soundtrack, but an outstanding sampling of some of the best Jamaican music (reggae, ska) out there. |
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alelsupreme
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- Posted: 09/14/2012 15:09
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Amazing album, some of the picks aren't too great but the Jimmy Cliff songs, river of babylon and Johnny Too Bad are great.
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Mother Nature's Son
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- Posted: 09/14/2012 15:45
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Would be nice if this WAotD feature showed the album's origin. But I sense that this is a Jamaican album!
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Facetious
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- Posted: 09/14/2012 15:54
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| Mother Nature's Son wrote: | | Would be nice if this WAotD feature showed the album's origin. But I sense that this is a Jamaican album! |
Yeah, it could be useful for when you don't know but are too lazy to go to the artist's page.
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junodog4
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- Posted: 09/14/2012 17:51
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...and the album cover kicks ass. Where was this in the tournament?
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thejoj96
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- Posted: 09/14/2012 19:25
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Great
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Le_Samurai
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- Posted: 09/14/2012 19:38
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One of the only reggae albums I've ever heard. What I really like about it is that it really feels like a great blues album, like something Robert Johnson would have made. At once very aware of the despire and hopelessness in the word and yet also very hopeful. Classic. The only way this could be any better would if it had "Israelites", by Desmond Dekker (well, it was on the deluxe edition, but that doesn't' really count).
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