RSSJustin Hinds and the Dominoes [extended]
- Jezebel [Island, 1976] B+
- Travel With Love [Nighthawk, 1985] B
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Justin Hines & the Dominoes: Jezebel [Island, 1976]
Homey lyrics ("Jah-jah will spank you") and artful instrumental touches--I like the gentle calypso-styled horns and decorative guitar licks--may mean this is a great reggae album. But they may mean it's only a subtle one, and in such an understated genre subtlety risks extinction. B+
Travel With Love [Nighthawk, 1985]
Conservative rhythmically and conventional lyrically, this is the reggae equivalent of Otis Clay-style soul, yet it'll come this close to getting you: the style is so modest that the singer has no trouble burnishing up the requisite patina of sweet belief. B