Maverick A Strike

I think I could've died without having listened to this one actually

I'm sure finding 1001 Albums is hard. I know I would be hard-pressed to find that many. And yes, it would be filled with music I didn't really like all that much. I would have to log the hours and do the research to find the "important" albums of those genres, artists, etc that I can do without. And when I ran out of the classics that I like , and I ran out of the "important" ones that I don't, I would probably still have a large number of albums needed to reach my quota. What would I do then? Go year by year and look at top-rated albums? Go year by year and look at top-selling albums? And after that, the number needed would winnow down I am sure, but would I have reached 1001? Again, that is a lot of albums. Eventually I would just go through my own collection and say "I really like this" and on it goes. Is that what happened here? Again, 1001 albums is a big number, and I certainly didn't do the work to make my own list. So, sometimes an album comes up and all you can do is wonder about how to reach the magic number of 1001 and then you shrug and move on.

No

oh man this was truly awful. bad reggae instrumentals with bad reggae vocals on top. wanted to turn it off within 10 minutes and then it went on for another 40

My friend asked me, what are the worst albums you’ve had to listen to through that 1001 generator? And, I mentioned a few that came to mind, but as we discussed, I could see an argument for why they were on this list. They either sold a ridiculous amount of records (Kid Rock) or they changed the shape of music in some way. I finally came to the conclusion that I like music, I’m here to expand my knowledge of music, and I’m not as picky or particular as some others using this site. I don’t really fancy myself a critic. I’m willing to personally not like certain choices on this list. Then, the generator heard me, said hold my beer, and gave me this album the very next day. Maverick A Strike has absolutely no business being remembered or honored. What a stupid waste of my time from a violent non-Jamaican imposter. Let’s, as a society, forget this was ever made, please.

Yep, invocing ''the rule'' on this one.

Nothing special here

Not great.

I was digging the reggae vibes but it fell a bit flat

This is most definitively NOT a 1001 and a filler for sure. Normal background music.

Noooooo. This is objectively not good. Somebody’s taking the piss here, as they would say in the UK. There was no need for me to have to listen to this.

As 10cc (almost) said I don’t like reggae, because reggae is shit. This isn’t even really reggae, but what it lacks in authenticity it makes up for with a Jafaican accent that, if a white artist had done it rather than one whose heritage is Ghanaian, would have been called out for audible blackface. A horrible cold turd of an album.

no thanks

WTH is this? My ears are bleeding…

There are times when I think the person who compiled this list only listened to 1002 albums. This is one of those times

I genuinely cannot get my head around "Edinburgh reggae" as a concept. I have no idea why this made this (or any other list). An intensely irritating voice with an accent that keeps slipping. The lyrics make no sense. Just random phrases poached from other reggae tracks strung together. I kept trying to work out whether it was a pastiche. 1/5.

801 albums du skal høre før du dør + 200 britiske albums fra dengang jeg var ung som du jo ikke, sådan, *skal* høre før du dør men det ku du jo godt gøre? Nogen af beatsene er fede nok, vokalerne gjorde intet for mig, alt for meget ligegyldigt filler.

Non-essential pop-reggae by someone no one has ever heard of

No. Just no.

NO!!!!!

Scottish Reage, need I say more... Oh yes? Oh then it's shit

I know nothing about the artist, but everything about this record screams "industry plant". Nothing sounds sincere, everything sounds "partial". The presence of this album on this list calls the integrity of the list into question. In what conceivable world is this an essential album?

Tell me you're out of ideas for your book without telling me you're out of ideas for your book.

I don't like this

Nopeee.

Definitely don’t need to listen to Scottish Reggae before I die. Yet another questionable inclusion on this list… 1.5⭐️

I first heard this when it came out I wish I hadn’t

Why not give me a real reggae album rather than this disposable “hip 90s cafe background music”?

I had never heard of this guy before and I probably could have gone on without knowing about him. Scottish reggae is definitely not a vibe. Favorite track: Your Love Gets Sweeter (this one is fine I guess.) 1.5/5

“Ultra-Stimulation”? More like a tranq dart to the fucking jugular. I’d rather have my finger nails pulled out than listen to this …

I couldn't keep listening I was so bored, it's not my taste in music...

Well, being brutally honest, Finley Quaye may have put the most beautiful words to the songs on this album and yet, I still can't believe anything that is sung here. Everything here feels soulless (and that's a soft way of saying it sounded fake). I'm not doubting Finley's ability as an artist, maybe the content just didn't convince me. And i'm alright with that.

Who is this person? And what makes him notable besides the atrocious fake rasta accent? I got about three songs in before I couldn't take it anymore. Even if the accent wasn't terrible, his voice is just not good. Some of the music was okay, but it's nothing you couldn't hear on a lo-fi beats playlist. No thanks. 1/5

No... From the album summary.... "Scottish" .... Fuck "Reggae" ...... What the fuck The instances that this dude made the news are fucking hilarious. Here are a few examples.... "Finley Quaye found guilty for headbutting terminally ill friend over Game of Thrones" "Finley Quaye admits criminal damage after he threw metal road sign through glass bus door" "Finley Quaye has admitted punching a bar manager in the face in an unprovoked drunken attack." Dude has roots in Ghana, was born in Scotland, and sings with a fake Jamaican accent which adds to the irritation of this album. Fucking bland granola reggae. Terrible. Favourite songs: Sunday Shining, Your Love Gets Sweeter Least favourite songs: I Need a Lover, Even After All, Ride On and Turn the People On, The Way of the Explosive, Falling 1/5

There is nothing to be said that hasn't already been said in other reviews. Doesn't deserve a spot on this list.

Blind album and artist. This guy doesn't need a lover, he needs to make better music. Not catchy really aside from 1 song and i wouldn't even listen to it again.

Cheeks

Jail. For everyone involved. At least five years in jail for this.

Pre-listening thoughts: Scottish reggae what da hell Post/during listening thoughts: pairing reggae vocals with 90s synth and drums/percussion should be a crime. This is so bizarre lol. The vocals and instruments are duking it out on every track 2/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no and I’m not sure who heard this and went “aw hell yea let’s subject everyone else to listen to this Frankenstein of music” Fav tracks: It’s Great When We’re Together Least fav tracks: Sunday Shining, Supreme I Preme, Red Rolling and Seen, I Need a Lover

This is #day35 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... it's a September morning, the fall sky is pewter, and the air is pregnant with rain... The scene begs for corresponding music. And that should not be "sunshine" music. Also, a Scottish guy playing reggae? Don't get me started. This is a 1 out of 5, and I hope I never listen to it ever again. Looking forward to #day36.

I genuinely don't understand why this is on this list

There is nothing about this that is for me at all

Born in Edinburgh, Quaye went to school in London, Manchester and Edinburgh. However, he left school with no qualifications. Before making records he took employment spraying cars, smoking fish, making futons and as a stage-rigger and scaffolder. He should have stuck with smoking fish, this record is ball bags

Shallow crap. It’s like an entire album conceived to be the background music for tampon and glucose monitor commercials.

First 5 seconds and I was thinking "mmm, another reggae album, but this one is a bit more electronic. This could be quite good". Then he opened his mouth. It's not that I don't think a few spoken lines can't add power and substance to a track, they can. But when you talk instead of singing it pisses me off. (Controversial bit here) It's why I'm don't like Frank Sinatra, he talks most of his songs instead of singing them. Anyway, I suffered my way through first track, and low and behold he sang it "Yay!" Got through that and half of next song and started writing this, because I can now categorically say, really don't like his voice. On finishing the album there were a couple of ok songs, but basically it was a decent album musically spoiled by a singer. 1

Some mix of Reggae and Folk? Not my type.

негры пиздят на этого типа что он делает убогий шотландский рэгги, так сказать не по канону. я буду пиздеть просто потому что после первых 3 синглов идет просто какой то бубнеж под непонятный какой трип-электро-соул рэгги, залупа скучная короче. лучше бы волынку достал, в шотландии же

Best Reggae Performance of the year award? Was this the only reggae album in 1997? The entire project sounds like a dorky kid in his bedroom making an album using Garage Band on his MacBook.

Reggae is the worst genre of music ever conceived. Ska is a close second. This is total shit. The nasally vocal and pseudo psychedelic influences make this even worse. I'm trying to remember if there is a worse record on this list.

Dreadful, faux reggae. Love Gets Sweeter saves it from being a complete abomination, but it's awful.

Is this Nu Reggae???

I shot the sheriff, but I was aiming for this guy

That was spectacularly uninteresting.

1/5

Where is the line with cultural appropriation and honoring another culture begin and end? I don't know.

Scottish reggae with a really obvious fake Jamaican accent. How many legit Jamaican artists got left off the list for this trash

wtf is this shit Scottish reggae? dunno how I feel. Pretty mid

Reggae for white people with dreads.

Well, as a reggae album, this is a poor imitation. It certainly doesn’t have the soul and groove I associate with reggae.” On the other hand, it is SCOTTISH reggae, so that may explain it. But it doesn’t excuse it. Maybe it should’ve been classified (by the 1001albumgenerator folk) as something other than reggae? Perhaps generic late 90’s pop with hints reggae? Of course, those hints are mostly the singer’s seeminkgly fake Jamaican accent. There’s no real excuse for this being on a list of “must hear” albums. While not exactly offensive, nor is it the least bit memorable. It was a waste of an hour. Think I’ll go listen to some reggae after this. 1/5

Örugglega fínt reggie .... ekki fyrir mig samt

Nah

What a letdown after the Pixies....Milli Vannilli would have been preferable.

This is what happens if you order Bob Marley on wish

i hate this guy's voice, haha. i tried, i couldn't.

Day45 - meh

Did not enjoy this. It feels like an uncomfortable assault on my eardrums

Scottish/Ghanaian reggae. This artist never made it across the pond. The British bias is the only explanation for this album being on this list.

The only redeeming thing reggae has is interesting bass lines... Voice is a bit nasaly and pointy...

Reggae-Aufguss!

yeah, not great.

I think I missed whatever was great about this. It's just that I've heard better than this loads of times.

Why does this exist? 2/10

Wow. It's just so boring. The lyrics are almost nonsense just to meet the word quota and the music is extremely bland except on Supreme I Preme. I just would NEVER listen to any of these songs again. 2/10

This is like if someone listened to one Bob Marley album and said I can do that. Not quite reggae not quite R&B not quite rock not quite good. Very strange voice that just didn’t go with the instrumentals at all. Not a good sign when the most popular song is a remake of a Bob Marley song. I love reggae but this is not it. 2/10

Since starting this project, this was the first artist and album I hadn’t heard of. I wish it had stayed that way. There wasn’t much I could find enjoyable. I was ready for it to end and I had no appetite to give it another try.

Don't know why this is here

It's bad

could i write poetry to this? n

Ok firstly, not really into reggae/dub like I was in my teens and early 20s, but I think it’s safe to say that’s not why I don’t like this. The singing is bad. It’s clear that he’s from Scotland and not Jamaica. Had he not tried to sound Jamaican, which he did somewhat poorly, it might be worth putting on in the background. But I couldn’t make it through this. 1/5

Pseudo reggae, bad pop music

Man...so much of this album is just noise to me. The instrumentals on their own might be decent, but his voice is very difficult to hear for nearly an hour.

Hmm, can't say I'm expecting much from this. I can imagine this one mystifying our American friends. The pop reggae of track 1 can do one, but track 2 was pretty good and different. I've heard Sunday Shining a million times and I'm not sure I've ever missed it in the intervening period. There's a dub track which made my speaker vibrate. It's all just fine, really. The last few tracks feel like barely fleshed out demoes with lashings of production on top. Reading about Finley Quaye now he appears to be something of a tragic figure. Even so, I don't think this should be in the book and I'm rating it as such. Also I have just noticed the distinct lack of proper ska albums in the book, which makes this inclusion particularly egregious.

Manipulative. I could literally see the puppet strings pull as I listened. I've never heard someone so eager to point out how the sausage was made. And I'm pretty sure this wasn't even sausage.

Meh.

I don't think the scots need to be making reggae, especially with a fake accent???

Cod reggae for Generation X. This guy is a violent piece of shit.

Mostly passed by me, some unique sounds but that's about it

Ugh. Do not want.

I did not need to listen to this before i die

What words can be used to describe this album? Boring. Derivative. Uninteresting. Why is this guy in the book instead of actual reggae. That part of the genre is super underrepresented, but apparently this is straight-up one of the best reggae albums. No. Just no. Also, he has ancestry from Ghana, apparently, but come on, he’s just another white guy. This is nowhere near as bad as what I’m about to mention, but it kind of reminds me of a joke in one South Park episode where a guy finds out he has 3% black DNA and says… that word… to a coworker. Not that similar, I just think it’s funny and wanted to mention it. Anyway, screw this guy. Also back to school (pain).

Nah!

What a freaking awful album! Absolutely nothing going on of any interest...just a boring slog. Maybe the worst album yet...would give zero if I could. 0/5

Wrong list. Forgettable

L + Reggae

None of the songs stood out to me except for the last track ‘Maverick a Strike’. I’m still listening to it as I’m writing this and I kind of love it. The instrumentals were interesting throughout the whole album I guess, but again nothing stood out to me that much. The song ‘Red Rolled and Seen’ annoyed the shit out of me it was really repetitive I might have to listen to this album again to actually like it but I don’t think I will. Still, not the worst thing I’ve listened to.

1.9

Boring and annoying

I really like some reggae but this album doesn't do much for me. I listened to it all the way through to be able to judge it fairly but was just left a little unimpressed. It just feels like 90s coffeehouse reggae, which is not something I'd ever put on in my everyday life. Tried to find a few standout tracks though that weren't just boring to me. Standout Tracks: Your Love Gets Sweeter, Sweet and Loving Man

☑ Terrible coverㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ☑ Terrible voiceㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ☑ Terrible instrumentals Kudos for the worst reggae/reggae+ album that I have ever heard.

It's really, truly, awful.

I dont like GOOD reggae at the best of times and this album isnt even that. How this album ended up on this list is completely beyond me.

I only liked one song on the album

Dit heb ik na een paar nummers afgezet.

Not my thing.

Mjeh...

No

Awful. Absolutely awful

Se sintiera como alguien que intentaba innovar y fusionar con algo único... Y quizá lo logró pero el producto a pesar de ser bastante particular no es realmente muy bueno. Toma reggae, agarra los ritmos lentos del reggae... ahora mezcla con trip hop... en su mayoría con las partes de trip hop que son lentas y aburridas tipo música lounge. En realidad no puedo decir que sea terrible el disco, trata a ratos de cambiar poquito pero sigue siempre con el mismo sonsonete, simplemente fue aburrido el 90% del tiempo, ya sea que le meta un poco de electronica, trip hop, soul... simplemente no cuaja. Las canciones Supreme I Preme y I Need A Lover son las únicas que se me hace proponen algo que pudiera haber sido interesante pero 2 de 13 simplemente no vale la pena. El reggae no es lo mio eso ya lo sé pero incluso en el género hay cosas que noto más digeribles y aguantables, esto no jala. Parece que fue un disco que pego a lo pendejo en Reino Unido justo en esa época en que los británicos se creían Ali G y fue alabado como la 5a maravilla y luego desapareció y todo lo que sacó después fue olvidado. Quizá esto también se hubiera quedado mejor como un olvido en un cajón del Bar Lounge donde lo tocaban.

Reggae. Ya vamos complicados porque no me encanta. Letras sencillas, que no es necesariamente bueno o malo pero creo que están de relleno. 4 canciones en la misma línea y la 5ta Ride On... Que no está mal pero como que no va ahí. Regresamos con el raeggae... Olviden lo de las letras, "The stronger the breeze, The stronger it blow" o "El reggae de las obviedades". Un par de canciones instrumentales y la misma línea del inicio y se acabó. No estoy muy familiarizado con el reggae, menos con la escena de reggae en Escocia y creo que musicalmente tiene cosas muy interesantes pero la mayor parte del tiempo es aburrido y las letras y la manera de cantar me suenan forzadas. Si le quitaran toda la voz y letras, el disco quedaría mejor, pero como no es así, tenemos 1.5 estrellas que bajan a 1 porque en verdad no disfruté nada este disco, salvo las canciones que no suenan a reggae. Songs: Sunday Shining, Ride On

Nein danke.

not very interesting or memorable, voice is just not good

More African reggae soul jazz that I struggle to get through. Either this list is very heavy in this stuff, or I'm getting it all right at the start lol.