The Overstanding
Artist(s):
Sizzla
Label: Koch Records
Publisher(s):
Koch Records
Studio: Koch Records
Manufacturer: Koch Records
Binding: Audio CD
MPN: 5982
Format(s): Explicit Lyrics
List Price: $17.98
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Track Listing
1.
Take Myself Away
2.
Break Free
3.
Pay to Learn
4.
Solid as a Rock
5.
I Love You Baby
6.
Give Me a Try
7.
Cost of Living
8.
Black Woman & Child
9.
Smoke Marijuana
10.
Beautiful Day
11.
Thank You Mama
12.
Just One of Those Days
13.
Thank You for Loving Me
14.
Take Myself Away
Customer Reviews
Where is the Conquering Lion of Judah?
I prefer the 'previous' Sizzla. More nyahbingi, more rude, more dancehall, more everything.
I will never forget Sizzla saying 'Moho'Fayah to the battymen' in 2005 Reggae Sunfest in Mo'Bay.
Disaster!
Sizzla used to be a truly special reggae artist. Forget this album and hear a lot of the tracks in their original form on his works prior to 2000 and on Da Real Thing. Unless you must have the cover photo in your collection, this is not worth the money. Why would he re-do classic tracks in an old cheesy-sounding unimaginative R&B approach in a time when there is increasing appreciation for reggae in its real form? Worse yet he sounds off key much of the time. I still cannot believe what he allowed these reggae novice-producers to do to Black Woman and Child.
Comment/Question
Why did sizzla's voice sound so much more profound in his earlier album's. His lyrics have also lost their sacred mystical vibes that he once had. Just listen to his song, "Kings of the Earth" and you'll know what I'm talking about. C'mon Sizzla, you still got it!
under rated
When an artist crosses over and releases an album on a major label you can expect that long-time fans are going to talk smack. Even if it is just as good as any previous effort, old "fans" will still find something to ***** about, either calling the artist a sell-out or half-hearted. You would think that fans would be happy that the artist is so successful!
Sizzla is no exception. He gets a record released on a more high-profile label and people instantly attack it.
Reasons for the attack:
Sounds too much like a cross-over attempt.
Remakes of old songs "prove" he can't write classic songs anymore.
Lyrics no longer have the meaning they used to.
Sounds like nothing new for Sizzla, sticking to a basic formula.
First of all, let me put these accusations to rest. If you think this album is trying to hard to cross-over you must not have heard some of Sizzla's earlier albums.
Take Myself Away, I Love You Baby, and Thank You for Loving Me an American R&B cross-over attempt? How about Give Me a Try on Rise to the Occasion and True Hearts from Royal Son of Ethiopia or ALL of Soul Deep? No one gave any hassle for these songs which are the same quality and style.
Sizzla can't write great songs like Give Me a Try, Thank You Mama, Solid as a Rock, Just one of those Days, or Black Woman and Child anymore? You really think that's why he released new versions of these songs on this album? Sizzla's old albums never got the promotion they deserved. He is simply taking old classics and exposing them to a broader audience. What's wrong with that? Also, to further disprove this, have you heard the new single called THE SOLUTION? Or all of I-Space? All of these songs are on the same level as the remade classics on this album. Also, Cost of Living off this album is one of Sizzla's best songs in a long time.
Many claim that Sizzla is purely slack now because of songs on albums like Brighter Day and Blaze Up the Chalwa, and some recent mixtapes. For some reason many think that that is all he is producing now. But if you listen to this whole album there is no slackness at all (except MAYBE some of the lines from CURTAINS on the Remix at the end, and none of the bad lines were sung by Sizzla anyways. In fact I think Curtains is out of place on it). Everything is very positive. Plus, if you really believe that this album's lyrics are deficient, you must not be listening to the lyrics to songs like Take Myself Away, and especially Cost of Living. I mean, seriously, listen to these lyrics. They are definitely up there with some the best Sizzla lyrics.
To those saying that there is nothing new on this album besides the cross-over material you must pay more attention to songs like Break Free and, once again, Cost of Living. Break Free is almost like an old-school rock-steady song and the Mexican influence on Cost of Living is original yet still sounds rootsy. Experimental yet cohesive.
So basically just because this is on a pretty big label it doesn't mean that these songs are sub-par. If the CD was labeled with GREENSLEEVES or VP I think people would be showing it much more respect. Every song is pretty much solid; some more than others, but still all are at LEAST CLOSE to top notch. And although there are some remakes of classics on here, I think there are some new classics to be found on here as well.
Just because it's Sizzla...
Sorry, you guys must not have much do to with your time than to right those overly boring right-ups. At the end of the day, the cd went in for a quick run through, then got put away. I don't care about all the cross-over ideas, the album should have been better. Period. I pulled one track off the album, and I don't believe I have to tell you which one that is. True heads will know.
Khader
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