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Mission in Progress
Morgan Heritage / CD / 2008
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Artist
Morgan Heritage
Format
CD
Genre
Reggae
Label Name
VP
Producer
Philip Linton, Shane Brown, Mickie Koos, Mikey Steer, Stephen McGregor, Andrew Simpson, Kemar McGregor, Katrina "DJ Sunshine" Irons, Everton Hardware
Release Date
2008 04 15
Song List
1: Cross Wi Borda (3:55)
2: Raid Rootz Dance (3:44)
3: Politician (4:13)
4: Yute dem Share (3:20)
5: The Fight (4:07)
6: Brooklyn and Jamaica (3:49)
7: Mission in Progress (5:37)
8: Nothing to Smile About (3:25)
9: Love You Right (4:20)
10: Faithful (4:22)
11: Be Sure (4:09)
12: 12 Shotz (4:16)
13: Headline (3:31)
14: Youths Today (4:08)
Style.Categories
Contemporary Reggae, Roots Reggae
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When
Morgan Heritage
declares their music "
reggae
music with an edge," they're not talking aggressive
dancehall
. Instead, they're speaking of
reggae
music that's as slick and smooth as the times allow but with lyrics that are uncompromising and filled with the bitterness and despair they've experienced while living in Jamaica. On this, their tenth album, it's the land of
"Nothing to Smile About."
The song of the same name features a scenario where a tourist is pulled out of his all-inclusive world and shown the more desolate side of the island. Not the kind of thing the Jamaican tourist board might endorse, and few of the tracks are, but
Morgan Heritage
have long used the
Marley
technique and coated their bitter pills in a sweet sound. It's an approach perfectly executed on
"Politician"
which offers the much more global sentiment "Why should we vote in their elections?/When then there is no place for we/You and me/In their secret society?" Hope is given on
"Love You Right"
which drops the politics in favor of pillow talk romance, plus the sunshine bright
"Raid Rootz Dance,"
a soulful rebel number that could have fallen off
Stevie Wonder
's
Talking Book
. This band, made up of the sons and daughters of
reggae
singer
Denroy Morgan
, are often accused of a shameless crossover mentality, but all of the album's
R&B
moments feel genuine. Plus the bits of
hip-hop
work better than expected, especially when rapper
Mr. Mojo
spits a little comic relief with
"I'm a Major Payne like Damon Wayans."
While there's little here for the staunch
reggae
traditionalist -- this is, after all, Rootz with "z" --
Mission in Progress
has plenty to offer
Damien
or
Stephen Marley
fans or anyone who believes climbing the charts and uplifting the people are not mutually exclusive endeavors. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
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