Pass the Pipe
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Label | Mango | |||
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Pass the Pipe is an album by the Jamaican reggae band Toots and the Maytals.[1][2] It was released in 1979 on Mango Records.[3]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
New York praised the "raspy lushness" of Toots Hibbert's vocals.[8] The New York Times wrote: "Although customarily raucous, the Maytals' reggae retains a marked gospel intensity. As such, Pass the Pipe does not represent a new direction so much as a greater concentration on one aspect of Toots and company's mature gifts. Highly recommended."[3] The Bay State Banner thought that the "guitar and bass men shun the usual metallic riffing in favor of a reedy vegetable sound that purrs and mushes against your speakers."[9] Stereo Review deemed Pass the Pipe "a recording of special merit."[10]
Dave Thompson, in Reggae & Caribbean Music, thought that on Pass the Pipe "jazz influences creep into the now solidly soulful brew."[11]
Track listing
- "Famine" - 3:13
- "Inside Outside" - 4:00
- "Feel Free" - 4:38
- "Get Up, Stand Up" - 6:18
- "No Difference Here" - 5:42
- "Rhythm Down Low" - 3:29
- "My Love Is So Strong" - 4:35
- "Take It From Me (No Money, No Love) - 6:20
Personnel
- Toots Hibbert - vocals
- Ansell Collins - piano
- Raleigh Gordon - backing vocals
- Jerry Mathias - backing vocals
- Rad Bryan - lead guitar
- Ranchy McLean - bass
- Hux Brown - rhythm guitar
- Paul Douglas - drums
- Winston Wright - organ
References
- ^ "Toots & the Maytals | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Toots Hibbert's pure, powerful voice carried reggae to the world | Alexis Petridis". The Guardian. September 12, 2020.
- ^ a b White, Timothy (July 22, 1979). "The Life and Times of Reggae". The New York Times.
- ^ "Pass the Pipe - Toots & the Maytals | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Toots and the Maytals". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 591.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 711–712.
- ^ Bentkowski, Tom (Mar 24, 1980). "Working Class Heroes". New York. Vol. 13, no. 12. p. 75.
- ^ Freedberg, Mike (31 May 1979). "Soul Dog". Bay State Banner. No. 34. p. 15.
- ^ "Toots & the Maytals: Pass the Pipe". Stereo Review. Vol. 43. September 1979. p. 132.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (June 27, 2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306557 – via Google Books.