I'm not a big fan of reggae covers of rock 'n' roll songs. It just seems too obvious. They're trying to cross over to the dorm crowd. I'm too old and cynical to fall for it. That said, they are a curiosity and some of you might slip them into a mix and see if any of you hop head friends notice.
Here we have a Led Zep cover by Alpha Blondy that, in my opinion, relies too much on the guitar. Way too much. A spacey dub version might have been good. Then there's Little Roy, doing Nirvana's "Polly". Now this Roy was definitely trying to cross over. He put out an album of all Nirvana covers. Yeah. Next up is an effective version of Nirvana's "Lithium" by La Grime Ft. Jimetta Rose. Never heard of 'em, but they showed Alpha Blondy how it should be done. The one standout of these is Nostalgia 77 and Alice Russell's version of the White Stripes "Seven Nation Army". I fucking love that one, a big part of it is Alice Russell's voice. Holiest of shit, she can belt. And the horns are cool too.
Alpha Blondy - Whole Lotta Love mp3 at Internet Archive
Little Roy - Polly mp3 at Internet Archive
La Grime Ft. Jimetta Rose - Litium mp3 at Internet Archive
Nostalgia 77 w/Alice Russell - Seven Nation Army (Grant Phabao Remix) mp3 at Internet Archive
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