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THE VICEROYS
Inna de Yard
Release date :
03-27-2006
Label :
Inna De Yard / Makasound
Tracklist :
1. Heart made of stone
2. Ya ho
3. My mission is impossible
4. I guaratee my love
5. So many problems
6. Love Jah
7. Last night
8. Slogan on the wall
9. Shadrach, Meshach and Abendigo
10. Rise in the strength of Jah
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REVIEW
Review written by Maxime Nordez
on Tuesday, April 04th 2006 - 10 464 views
A first for Inna De Yard, the Viceroys inaugurate the trio format of the collection. It is the voice of Kiddus I that sends out his greetings and introduces the group, which has been through many upheavals. At the beginning there were Wesley Tinglin, leader and main songwriter, Daniel Bernard and Bunny Gayle, who would be replaced by Neville Ingram. Today it is Michael Gabbidon (a cousin of Max Romeo) who is the third Viceroy, and has been since 2003. The trio has also gone by different names (The Inturns, the Interns and The Voiceroys), and worked with different producers (Coxsone, Derrick Morgan, Lloyd Daley, Lee Perry, Linval Thompson, Winston Riley and Phil Pratt). The Viceroys seem to be reborn these days, with notable reissues ("We must Unite", Sankofa Blackstar/2004), plans for international tours and a real desire to "come back".
The album begins in its usual format (guitar and voice) and opens with the magnificent single Heart Made Of Stone, here entirely acoustic. It heralds the quality that follows. No big risks in the choice of tracks, since they are all classics of the group made for the most part at Studio One. The original versions of these tracks can be found on the album "The Viceroys at Studio One - Ya Ho" (reissued by Heartbeat in 1995). The versions offered here are quite unique. Given the cast, it could not have been otherwise: just look at the credits to find names you have come across on Bob Marley albums, for example. Inna De Yard is a concept: music in the moment. This album was recorded in a single day, and there may be some imperfections, but it is the approach that matters. The version of Shadrach, Meschah, and Abendigo is a marvel in the sense that it is the spontaneity of the musicians that carries the track, with technique inevitably taking second place. The quality of the keyboard sounds and the omnipresence of the percussion create an excellent sonic harmony. Many tracks, like So Many Problems (Every Tongue Shall Tell riddim), begin with nyabinghi percussion alone before the other instruments join in.
At over sixty, the Viceroys may have lost some precision, but the vibration that comes off their music has stayed the same. And so we let ourselves be carried away by a hypnotic Slogan On The Wall for more than 9 minutes, a vast jam session, fed by "home-made dub" since it has no effects, a real performance. Some very fine pieces such as Last Night, which you could sing for days, and My mission is impossible with its galloping bass and transverse flute. The album ends as it began, acoustic and stripped back, on Rise in the Strength, which reminds us that voices are enough in themselves. One more success for Makasound. |
c'est doux et gai, un skeud reggae qui sent le bonheur
une fumisterie de premier ordre. La fraicheur de "Ya Ho" est intacte et inusable
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