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Achis | Kingston, JA/Philipsburg, SxM | 06/06/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"In terms of albums, it hasn't been very long since Cocoa Tea released one. 2004 saw him riding the biggest hit of his career to an album of the same name on Tek Weh Yuh Gyal, he returns, just 2 years later (short time for him, long time for most of reggae) with this album, Save Us Oh Jah, produced by the legendary Phillip Fattis Burrell's Xterminator camp.
Tea himself coproduces Save Us Oh Jah with Burrell and the results are no less than exactly what you might expect, with a more of a laid back tempo than the rather jovial approach evident on the Tek Weh Yuh Gyal album. This album is much more vibes driven rather than the obligatory hit the dancefloor stylee.
All that being said, the best tune on this album is about as close to a dance song as there is on the album. Spin the Song Ya is an AMAZING record and I defy any reggae fan to listen the song and not feel that huge vibe coming from it, so so easy. The title track here is big as well. There's actually a short stretch of music here, from the title track through Let the Music Play (a song about being on tour with Capleton for 2 years and record with Capleton's bnd PROPHECY) and Indian Woman which is one of the coolest records on the album altogether.
Also check Don't Give Your Love Away ad Biological Clock which is a love song so cool that I have been meditating on it since I got the album, just a really really cool tune that could probably only work sung by Cocoa Tea.
Cocoa Tea's vocals are top notch throughout and he doesn't seem to be showing any strain despite being at the top of his game for all these years, I could have seen him singing most of these songs a decade and a half ago easily.
Overall, I've yet to hear much material from Tea that didn't meet my standard of aproval, Save Us Oh Jah is no different at all and may be without the big flare, but is one of Cocoa Tea's most consistently good albums to date."
