| features in: Album Chart of 1978 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1970s |
A good move for Tosh business wise, his 4th solo album in 4 years was tied in with the Rolling Stones label, involved Jagger and Richards in the studio, and gained a lot of worldwide attention as a result. Album opener “(You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back” (The Temptations, 1965) features the bold Mick clowning around on co-vocals, banging on about walking 100 miles barefoot. Oh the japes. It's alright actually, but my smile is slightly pained, you know that way? Fortunately, such capers are kept to a minimum, and the record flows fairly well, with his newly christened Word Sound & Power ensemble providing the backbone. Luminaries within the ranks include the Sly & Robbie rhythm section with guitarists Mikey Chung and Donald Kinsey (himself an ex Wailer). As if echoing the Wailers style, Tosh has his own version of the I-Three's sweetening the backing vocals. In fact, the whole sound of the album is sweet, working the sunshine chords and breezy horns. Top cut for me us “Dem Ha Fe Get A Beatin’”, an update of an old Wailers rocksteady tune from more than 10 years earlier which Tosh had written. At odds with the album's overall vibe, “Creation” ends things on a strange note, with some kinda birds and thunder nature soundtrack accompanying Tosh and his acoustic guitar for a song of praise and thanksgiving. This anomaly is solely responsible for reducing the album's rating from “decent” to “average”. Whilst he can hardly make a bad record, this is the weakest of the six in my collection.
The Jukebox Rebel
12–Nov–2008
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [03:41]  Peter Tosh - (You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back [album edit] (William Robinson, Ronald White) Ska / Rocksteady |
| A2 | [04:02]  Peter Tosh - Pick Myself Up (Winston McIntosh) Reggae |
| A3 | [03:49]  Peter Tosh - I’m The Toughest [album ’78 edit] (Winston McIntosh) Reggae |
| A4 | [03:54]  Peter Tosh - Soon Come [album edit] (Winston McIntosh, Bob Marley) Reggae |
| A5 | [03:34]  Peter Tosh - Moses - The Prophets (Winston McIntosh) Reggae |
| B1 | [04:02] Peter Tosh - Bush Doctor [album edit] (Winston McIntosh) Reggae |
| B2 | [06:12] Peter Tosh - Stand Firm (Winston McIntosh) Reggae |
| B3 | [04:15]  Peter Tosh - Dem Ha Fe Get A Beatin’ (Winston McIntosh) Reggae |
| B4 | [06:35]  Peter Tosh - Creation (Winston McIntosh) Reggae |
