Toots & the Maytals - Funky Kingston (1973)
Track List:
1. Time Tough 4:24
2. In The Dark 2:49
3. Funky Kingston 4:55
4. Love Is Gonna Let Me Down 3:17
5. Louie, Louie 4:28
6. Pomps & Pride 4:29
7. Got To Be There 3:05
8. Country Road 3:25
9. Pressure Drop 3:49
10. Sailin' On 3:35
Editorial Reviews from Amazon.com
“It doesn't get any better”, February 28, 2008
By M. G. V. Bogle (NZ)
I know this album by heart. It is certainly the best reggae recording that I've ever heard. The spirit of Toots shines through, and the combination of funk and West Indian understated rhythm is irresistible. My favourite dancing record.
“God”, April 13, 2002
By A Customer
Toots is the best, if you can see him live, do so. He may not be young but the man can dance. Toots should be given more credit for what he has done in reggae and ska.
“Toots is god!”, August 5, 2001
By Joe Borlik (holland, MI)
This album is really special to me. i like to collect reggae and world CDs. but this is one of my favorites. i really like it a lot. There version of Louie Louie will make your jaw drop.
“Jamaican monkey man”, January 24, 2000
By Dirk Renner (Bend, Or)
This is by far one of the greatest reggae albums ever! If you like the Bob Marley box set and want something of like quality but of different style this is what will please you. Toots has some of the most upbeat music out there. Songs such as "54-46 was number", "pressure drop" and "pomp and pride" and numerous other toots classics will pump you up with positive vibes that it would be a shame to pass on this set.
“Toots can "do the reggae", August 13, 1999
By vabundis@hotmail.com (San Antonio, Texas)
One night while I was an undergraduate at Middlebury College in Vermont, a few buddies and I were hangin out and my friend, Matt a.k.a. Society, puts on the live version of "54-46, that's my number" and in minutes the room erupted to the great sound of Toots Hibert himself. Since then, Midd has never been the same. Toots Hibert, the man who founded the word "reggae" back in the late 1960s on his track "Do The Reggae" brings his musical genius to a pinnacle on "Funky Kingston." Hits, such as Pomp and Pride, Pressure Drop, Sweet and Dandy, Country Roads, Monkey Man, and Reggae Got Soul certainly portray the coolness of the Maytals. For anyone interested in Reggae and Ska, Toots should be the first artist in your CD collection. Having seen Toots live in NYC and Burlington, I can honestly say that his concerts are the best shows I've ever seen. Over 50 years old, Toots still knows how to jam like a youngster. All reggae fans, for the complete Toots recordings pick up Time Tough-the Anthology--one word, “Awesome!”.
“ One of those rare, PERFECT albums”, April 29, 1999
By Michael C. Fox (Colorado)
Only a handful of times in my life have I listened to an album for the first time and felt I already knew it by heart. I am in awe of this album. Knowing no way to give a just description of it, I will plug Toots himself.
In Nederland, CO, a small town in the mountains above Boulder, after the monstrous "Reggae on the Rocks" Festival, Toots, a 50+ year old man, played a gig to 200 people at 9,000ft for 4 hours without a break. He danced in the crowd. We danced on the stage. The management insisted on only one final song, so Toots broke into a rousing 20 minute version of 54-46. I went home an slept for 18 hours. The single (1) greatest musical experience of my life.
And it all began because I bought this album.
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