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A Reggae Session
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Price: $14.23
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0014381182934
Format: Color
Label: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Release Date: 2002-09-24
Running Time: 59
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1988
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Customer reviews of A Reggae Session
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: All Star, All Singing All Dancing Live Concert
Comment: "A Reggie Session" (1988) is an all star, all-singing, all dancing outdoor concert, recorded live at Fort Charles, Jamaica. To get to first things first, I don't doubt that it was shown on Public Broadcasting System stations in 1988, although it was not done for PBS, but rather for Cinemax-- the old "Cinemax Sessions" series that started in the mid 80's. Either way, I don't remember it; and I hardly think a purchasing decision as to whether to get this needs to be dependent on whether you do. It was an informal concert that burst with upbeat music, immediacy and emotion, so much so that it was sometimes hard to tell the audience from the performers. Featured are some of the greatest names of reggae, and some sons of the greatest names, too.
Bunny Wailer gives us electric versions of "Roots, Radics, Rockers and Reggae," and "Rise and Shine." Ziggy Marley, cute son of the great reggae star Bob Marley, performs a pulsating "Conscious Party." Chrissie Hynde, formerly of the Pretenders, steps lively on "Waiting in Vain," and "Steppin'Razor," in tribute to Marley, and Peter Tosh. Native Jamaican Grace Jones, who must stand at least seven feet tall in an outrageous hat, does just fine with "My Jamaican Guy." The hard-working Toots Hibbert gives us a high-energy Jamaican version of John Denver's "Country Roads," and a great call and response "5446 Was My Number." The Neville Brothers give us two hard-rocking tunes: Carlos Santana joins them as guitar god for both, and, for once, Aaron Neville gets to just hang out and play with the brothers, rather than singing lead.
Jimmy Cliff is introduced as the man who's played his way through ska, rock steady, and reggae. He brings along his own fire-eater, semi in the audience (several of the stars carried subsidiary performers along with them) for "Hanging Fire." The show's stars all join Cliff onstage for the finale, "The Harder They Come," and there is joy --joy-- among the singing, dancing performers, and in the singing, dancing audience.
If you are gloating right now because you have tickets to Jamaica for Christmas in your desk drawer, accompanied by tickets to a great outdoor reggae concert at Ft. Charles, then I guess you don't need this DVD, although I don't know why you wouldn't want it. Or if you have too much joy in your life, I guess you wouldn't want it. Otherwise, it's rare that the world throws up a concert with so many stars together, and it's rarer still that you can get this much joy for less than $20.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: OK, a small nugget for those who saw it back in the late 80s
Comment: This concert is OK at best. I still remember watching it on cable back in the late '80s (1988?). Bunny Wailer and Jimmy Cliff turn in the best performances. I still vividly remember Bunny Wailer singing "Rise and Shine" and Jimmy Cliff singing "Hanging Fire." Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, if I recall correctly, only perform one song and Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders turns in an OK performance (although much better than the ragged turn she gives on the "One Love -- All Star Tribute to Bob Marley" DVD.
So, bottomline, if you saw this concert back in the '80s and still remember it, then it's worth buying. But if you haven't seen it, then you're not missing much. If it they had split the stage time between Ziggy Marley, Jimmy Cliff and Bunny Wailer, this would be a worthy purchase.
Try buying "Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Live at the Palladium" and "Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Live" instead. Also, take a chance with Peter Tosh's "Captured Live." (these are all on DVD).
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Editorial Reviews:
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Gathered together for one night, the legendary names of Reggae and more meet at Fort Charles, Jamaica for a musical event that would reverberate around the world! Spanning two generations, these stars take the stage and make Reggae history in an unforgettable performance. Songs: Buffalo Soldier (The I-Three), Roots Radics Rockers and Reggae (Bunny Wailer), Rise and Shine (Bunny Wailer), Conscious Party (Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers), Waiting in Vain (Chrissie Hynde), Steppin' Razor (Chrissie Hynde), Country Roads (Toots Hibbert), 5446 Was My Number (Toots Hibbert), My Jamaican Guy (Grace Jones), My Blood in South Africa (The Neville Brothers and Carlos Santana), It Ain't No Use (The Neville Brothers and Carlos Santana), Hanging Fire (Jimmy Cliff), Love Me Love Me (Jimmy Cliff), The Harder They Come (Jimmy Cliff).
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