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Sunday, December 13, 2009 

Category: Music

courtesy of The Sunday Gleaner

Not an easy road,
Buju held for cocaine possession in the United States

Published: Sunday | December 13, 2009


Livern Barrett, Staff Reporter

GRAMMY-NOMINATED deejay Buju Banton is being held in the Federal Detention Centre, Miami, Florida, in the United States following his arrest last Thursday on drug-related charges, a Miami Police Department spokesman confirmed yesterday.

The internationally renowned artiste whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie was held with "a large quantity of cocaine", according to the law-enforcement agent who identified himself as Officer Gonzalez.

"He is here ... I can't tell you when he will go to court or anything like that, but yes, he is here facing a charge of possession and the intent to distribute cocaine," Gonzalez told The Sunday Gleaner.

He said details of the arrest and subsequent charges would be released tomorrow morning. When asked if and when bail would be offered, Gonzalez said, "I am not in a position to disclose that information."

caught on surveillance camera

The Sunday Gleaner was unable to get confirmation of the arrest from the Police High Command in Jamaica and key government sources who had "only heard rumours". This suggests that the local authorities had not been informed of Banton's arrest in the US. Currently, there is tension between the Jamaican Government and the US authorities regarding another narcotics matter.

While tight-lipped about details of the arrest, Gonzalez said that the 36-year-old entertainer had been held with "another person".

Sources say Buju and another man were caught on surveillance camera .

A search on the Federal Bureau of Prisons' website yesterday revealed that one "Mark Anthony Myrie, 36, black male" was in custody at the Federal Detention Centre in downtown Miami and listed an inmate number.

Several attempts to contact representatives of Buju's record label, Gargamel Music, were unsuccessful.

Coming off what has been described as one of his most successful, if not controversial, North American tours, Buju has been riding a string of successes, which culminated in his nomination for the prestigious Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.

The tour, organised to promote his new album, Rasta Got Soul, was dogged by massive protests by gay and lesbian groups across the US, which said his anti-gay lyrics promoted violence against them.

Buju subsequently met with leaders of the gay community in San Francisco in an attempt to salvage the tour.

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Saturday, December 12, 2009 

Category: Music
GOOD:
Being blessed with another year of life, health and strength
Hooking up with friends I hadn’t seen in a while.
Watching my children and my grandsons grow
Barack Obama officially taking post as the first elected BLACK President of the U.S.A
Usain Bolt brukking up world records left right and center
Motown celebrates its 50th anniversary
Knowing that REAL friends matter more than virtual ones
Gaining official worldwide representation via new management
Releasing my 13th album “For Your Consideration”
Gappy Ranks, holding the UK No1. Reggae spot for ten weeks, with an international bonafied hit “Heaven In Her Eyes”
Receiving a lot of love and support from colleagues and fans across the world
Not having to tolerate stupid, ignorant and selfish people
Nerious Joseph’s, Tarrus Riley’s, Gramps Morgan’s Stevie Face’s, Bitty McLean’s and Queen Ifrica’s new albums..to name a few



BAD:
Not surprisingly…The credit crunch
Finally going to Specsavers to save my failing nearsightedness, after months of stretching papers/books out three feet forward to read
Record stores closing
Mourning the loss of a vast number of artisans, Michael Jackson being the most widely felt.
Mourning the loss of a lot of friends too
The “Gully/Gaza foolishness”
Not stopping and smelling the roses as often as I should
Swine Flu
Individuals “bad-minding” me, thinking their comments wouldn’t get back to me and STILL smiling in my face, coupled with spiritual wickedness in high and low places
Too much credence paid by others, towards bullshit of all description
Bad Facebook and MySpace etiquette… all round bad manners on the whole!!




DOWNRIGHT OUT OF ORDER:
Getting proof of what I already knew…that the government/politicians are hustlers too..(google: UK MPs expenses scandal)


More to be added before the year done!!!
Brown pictured in Abidjan, Ivory Coast 2008 with Ras David Hines from Steel Pulse - has given his review of 2009 mostly saddened with the loss of friends and much loved artisans
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009 

Blessed Love and thanks to Michael Conally for the "heads up"

This year 39 artists submitted albums for Reggae Grammy 2010 consideration from which the final five albums were selected to be voted on. The eligibility period ran from October 1, 2008 and August 31, 2009.

The actual 2010 Grammy Awards ceremony itself will be held on January 31, 2010 at the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles, California, USA.

The final five:-
Rasta Got Soul — Buju Banton [Gargamel Music, Inc.]
Brand New Me — Gregory Isaacs [Tad's Record]
Awake — Julian Marley [Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]
Mind Control: Acoustic — Stephen Marley [Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]
Imperial Blaze — Sean Paul [VP/Atlantic]


The full list of nominees:-
The Aggrolites - IV
Anthony B - Rise Up
Buju Banton - Rasta Got Soul
Benaissa - Tables Turn
Ce’cile - Waiting
De Apostle - King Of The V.I.
Easy Star All-Stars - Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band
Lutan Fyah - Justice
Terry Ganzie - Loose And Running
Gyptian - I Can Feel Your Pain
Inner Circle - State Of Da World
Gregory Isaacs - Brand New Me
The Itals - Let Dem Talk
Jah Cure - The Universal Cure
John Brown’s Body - Re-Amplify
Kronik - Breaking Loose
Lady G - Rated G
Terry Linen - A Better Man
Julian Marley - Awake
Stephen Marley - Mind Control - Acoustic
Mavado - Mr. Brooks…A Better Tomorrow
Mishka- Above The Bones
Fantan Mojah - Stronger
Sean Paul - Imperial Blaze
Prezident Brown - Common Prosperity
Queen Ifrica - Montego Bay
Rebelution - Bright Side Of Life
Tarrus Riley - Contagious
Sizzla - Ghetto Youth-Ology
Mikey Spice - Walk A Mile
T.O.K. - Our World
Shango Trex - Shango Trex
Various Artists - Chemistry Riddim
Various Artists - The Hit List
Various Artists - National Pride
Various Artists - Reggae Gold 29
Various Artists - Reggae Jammin Vol. 1
Glen Washington - Destiny
Westbound Train - Come And Get It

RESPONSE

The full list that you see are albums that are SUBMITTED and are SHORTLISTED for OFFICIAL NOMINATION.....My "Really Together" album with Fiona (VP) was on the shortlist for official nomination in 2005...it means everything and nothing at the same time...it's what it is...a shortlist....Another thing, when the ceremony takes place...the Reggae category from all accounts is decided and awarded at around 9-10 in the frickin AM....that's how much reggae is "respected" by the Grammy Commitee, and is nowhere near even being televised for our music to have an equal footing with our mainstream counterparts, therfore IMPROVING SALES...FACT: some "lesser" reggae acts are selling MORE units than some of our established ones..so how does that figure....Whilst I look at the "final five" it fills me with no surprise at all.....it might be a shot in the dark to ask the Reggae Select Commitee but...NOMINATE SOME BUMBOCLAAT NEW AND INSPIRING ARTISTS PLEASE!!!....everytime I see the nominations year after year...they always seem to be taken up by the "usual suspects" and I use that term sincerely....you might think for a second that I sound somewhat bitter BREAKING NEWS: I DONT CARE.....come on now, I know I'm not the only one thinking this....If you don't stand up for something, you fall for everything...and from my perspective as a vocalist, songwriter, performer and more importantly a consumer who buys genuine, NOT pirate CD's (a dying breed I know) it needs to be said...Let me state categorically that I have nuff respect for all artists featured in the note/blog...however we need to give a new generation of artist the true acclaim they deserve based upon their innovative and inspiring works, NOT on "who you know". I'm just keeping it REAL..."me tiad a de same ol' same ol' for real"..with a NEW artist being nominated, I don't care who, or where in the world he, she or they are from..it will give a new generation of reggae artists supm to aim towards. Putting the usual suspects up YET again will put reggae on "life support" with the notice "Do Not Resuscitate" above its bed...well with that I guess a nomination for "For Your Consideration" for 2011 is out of the question...LOL.....MY OPINION...RANT/VENT OVER
Lloyd's views are solely based on the resurgence of the new wave of reggae artists helmed in his opinion by Tarrus Riley and Queen Ifrica and a wealth of other new and established artists WORLDWIDE who have simply been "denied and ignored" in fulfilling their potential to be even officially nominated, let alone winning the "much coveted" award
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Sunday, December 06, 2009 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lloyd Brown and the Riddimworks Band from the UK
will be touring the U.S West Coast as part of his "For Your Consideration" Tour, commencing February 2010. Dates to be announced.
13 Albums, numerous hit singles & still vibin'

Visit him online at:
http://www.myspace.com/lloydbrownmusic
http://www.youtube.com/lloydbrownmusic
http://www.facebook.com/lloydbrownmusic

To see and hear him, is to truly know him........

For more information contact:
Denise Gore
JMG Booking/Management
International Booking & Media Contact
Tel: (916) 534-9938
cloettadgore@aol.com
Lloyd and his Riddimworks Band will be on the road in the U.S West Coast Feb 2010, re-introducing his unique brand of music and songs to the masses who have shown great love and support for him over the last two years, whilst promoting his last three albums.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009 

Category: Music
courtesy of Ras Achis
http://achisreggae.blogspot.com/2009_11_15_archive.html

Lloyd Brown - It’s Not About [Riddimworks Films]
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/wat..ch?v=xlO-COzW2zY


And lastly, just getting in under the wire is Mr. Lloyd Brown. I’m tempted to hold Lloyd Brown to a higher standard than anyone on this list when it comes to videos (besides Tiwony, and probably even including Tiwony, as I’m pretty sure Tiwony has never directed a video in his life), if for no other reason than because less than a minute into it, it tells you all you need to know regarding its origins with "Written, Filmed, Edited and Directed (and paid for, and planned, and security provided by, and catered, and clean up afterwards by, and records maintained by) by Lloyd Brown", which certainly isn’t the first time he’s done so and probably won’t be the last. Coming from the recently released album For Your Consideration is ‘It’s Not About’, a video which is pretty funny and somewhat strange actually. The piece features a rather comatose looking Lloyd Brown taking his own advice from children and it also points out to me my obvious lack of ability when it comes to interpreting the VISUAL, as I’m sure there’s some grand idea here, but I’m not too sure what it is. My thought is that what Lloyd Brown is attempting to say is that the message of the song: That people often unfortunately place too great of an emphasis on the material and vain aspects of life (see audio, I have no problem dealing with), is so simple that it is best taught to older people by children who have yet to been convinced otherwise. And that is exactly what happens here with the children playing the role of children (and they're all WONDERFULLY credited as well) and Lloyd Brown playing the role of old people. . . At least I think that’s what’s going on.


Video-Song Link: 4/5 [I THINK]
Castro Valley, North California, July 2009: featuring co-stars L-R Lexus, Kamilla and Julian,
Brown's "It's Not About" piece shows that no emphasis should be paid 'on the material and vain aspects of life' and 'is best taught to older people by children who have been yet to be convinced otherwise'



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Thursday, November 19, 2009 
courtesy of Angus Taylor (published 2009-11-19)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music../reviews/22q4


Everything reggae lovers could hope for, and recommended without reservation.

Lloyd Brown has long been British reggae's best-kept secret in terms of ability and mainstream exposure. His thirteenth album, For Your Consideration (with its Oscars-referencing title) is yet another ample demonstration of why more accolades and awards are well overdue.

Blessed with an instantly recognisable easy-going voice, and fully conversant with lovers, soul and roots music – whether his own songs or unusual covers that take the original to the next level – Lloyd is the complete reggae singer.

This time, he concentrates on his own material: chastising the bad elements that hamstring the reggae industry (For Your Consideration), the artists who use gangster lyrics (Blah, Blah, Blah) and youths who act them out (the Heptones-sampling Badboy with Mr Williamz and Juxci D).

Reprimands aren’t all that Brown wishes us to consider, however. A Song About Nothing is an ode to idling in the tradition of The Beatles’ I'm Only Sleeping. The wistful Place in the Sun, invokes the Caribbean to some distinctly British smooth jazzy soul. And Find a Solution is a mellow yet urgent call for social and political change.

The rhythms are the perfect mix of mindfulness and modernity. Excavations include the backing to Wailing Souls’ Jah Give Us Life for the stirring Live the Life You Love (featuring Sweetie Irie and Chukki Starr), and Lloyd Charmers’ Going in Circles for the Charmers/Phillip Gadd-produced Sweet Bitter Earth. Meanwhile, Dean Fraser (who lent Lloyd the rhythm for She's Royal for the equally good Show Me That You Love Me in 2007) supplies his rework of Bob Marley’s Jah Live for Know Yourself.

Brown first came to attention with the harmony group Sweet Distortion in the mid-1980s. He performed in the musical Black Heroes in the Hall Of Fame, and carved a niche in the 90s as a lovers rock singer, before taking an overtly Rasta direction towards the end of the millennium.

Boasting more tracks than eclectic predecessor Brownie Points but the same level of quality control, For Your Consideration is everything reggae lovers could hope for. Considered, and recommended without reservation.

Brown's Riddimworks Productions crafted songs and rhythms on FYC are 'the perfect mix of mindfulness and modernity'
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Monday, November 16, 2009 
Greetings MySpace Family
Thanking you in taking time out to enjoy......
The first music video taken from Lloyd's 13th album release "For Your Consideration" shot on location in Castro Valley and San Ramon in North California, also in Chingford, Essex, England
Blessed Love and thanks for your support!!

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Friday, November 13, 2009 

Category: Music
Courtesy of Ras Achis
http://achisreggae.blogspot.com/search/label/Lloyd%20Brown
The Professor: A Review of For Your Consideration by Lloyd Brown

How do you register intelligence in terms of music? I’m sure somewhere there exists some big and beautiful and well regarded learning institution of music where graduates go on to be some of the most outstanding vocalists and players of instruments in the world, but how many times have you heard of the exact opposite of something like that? Think about your favourite singer and who may have taught them how to sing (I think more times it‘ll be a ‘grandparent‘ rather than a music professor). Think about just how many musicians you know of who are genuine MASTERS at their craft, but haven’t had very much, if any at all, formal training on their particular instrument(s). And now think about how many times you’ve found yourself vibing your favourite song and thinking ‘wow, this artist must have gotten their degree very quickly’. It just doesn’t happen like that! And in Reggae music in particular, where so many of our artists (MOST of them) simply come from places and circumstances where the University route is just not an option, to not regard them as SMART, simply because they haven’t risen through those ranks academically is fucking stupid in my opinion. In my opinion, I think that with something as NATURAL, yet UNIQUE as music, that intelligence is best measured in terms of examination of the overall artist, regardless of their scholastic prowess or lack thereof. There are quite a few artists on the scene today whose music, in my opinion, just comes with such a powerful sense of musical and just general acuity, that despite not meeting them and not even knowing of their schooling background, you just get the feeling that this person REALLY knows what’s going on. They ‘get it’! I’ll point to more recent artists (of course), like Queen Ifrica, like Tanya Stephens and, of course, Vaughn Benjamin of Midnite, amongst others (Lutan Fyah, Sizzla, Junior Kelly etc.) who just give off that vibes of brainpower and, really listening to their music, when at its best, can be like a learning session or a life experience. Another artist I have push into that class as someone who really exudes not only intelligence, but confidence in that intelligence as well is , Mr. Lloyd Brown. Currently BY FAR my favourite artist checking in on the UK Reggae scene (biggup my next favourites also, Peter Spence and Bitty McLean and some new artists as well, more on one of them later), the venerable Brown makes a very specific type of vibes which, even when I don’t necessarily enjoy a tune in particular, I can almost always see where he was going with it, which unfortunately is a VERY unique and downright rare quality to have. And I’ll make the case that this is because, throughout his extremely long tenure making Reggae music (nearing thirty years now, he’s basically been making Reggae for as long as I’ve been on earth), he has done so with a sense of CLASS and INTELLIGENCE that, at this point just comes across so well in his material and anytime he has something new to show to the world, I’d like to be one of the first to see it.


So what’s so smart about this fellow, Lloyd Brown’s music? Well, first of all (and of course, I don’t use this as my only standard), to me it says something when I can basically lock someone in a studio and he/she can produce and sing for their own project in any way necessary, which is what Brown does and furthermore, he does it for other artists as well (and even has gone to downright STRANGE lengths I believe in producing and directing VIDEOS for himself and others also). And on the vibes, the first thing you get from Lloyd Brown’s music definitely is a sense of the CLASS and quality of the work (again, even if you may not like a particular tune), but that same sense of quality is quickly overtaken, at least in my opinion, that you’re dealing with someone who clearly knows what they’re doing and truly capable of going about carrying it out as well. As a fairly recent fan of Brown’s, within the last two years or so, I’ve almost been amazed at how quickly his music, new and old, has grown on me and this is so despite the fact that I had a less than ‘WOWED’ reaction to his last album, Brownie Points, last year (which I described as essentially a ‘victory lap’ of sorts following the HUGE album that was Silver, in 2007), but I’ve been going through some of his back catalogue and while it’s unsurprising that I enjoyed the music, the degree to which I’ve enjoyed a great deal of it has definitely been somewhat shocking (there’re two albums he has, one is Deep, and the other is Said & Done, both are BEAUTIFUL) and he‘s also become one of my favourite and most ‘dependable‘ artists also. So, that being so, it isn’t shocking at all, that I’ve essentially reserved a spot in my players for late every year now when Brown typically releases an album and this year is no different as he now brings forth an album, For Your Consideration. Like each of Lloyd Brown’s last three albums (to my knowledge), For Your Consideration comes through his own hand, produced by Brown’s very own Riddimworks imprint and released by Donville Davis’ UK based Cousins Records (who I don’t think has been very active in 2009 and I’m so happy to see that they’re still around, especially following the fall of Jet Star). This album is a very slight change on things to my opinion than what you typically hear from Lloyd Brown. By comparison to the Brownie Points record, it’s BETTER, first of all and I think it has a little bit more discernible ‘bite’ or an ‘edge’ to it musically. Even on some of the slower songs, and there are many of course, be it either the way the tune is actually sung or vibed, or even the lyrical subjectry of it, you can really tell that Lloyd Brown had a point to make here. Does he make it? Of course he does. From beginning to end For Your Consideration is very impressive and every bit the album one would expect in 2009 from an artist of the experience and mental chops of Mr. Lloyd Brown.


The first ‘evidence’ of this ‘edge’ on Lloyd Brown’s brand new album (“album #13“), For Your Consideration, is the intro, which downright CONFUSED me the first few times I spun through it. Don’t make the mistake that I did by looking at that word “Intro” as an excuse not to pay serious attention here (as it normally is), because the intro isn’t really an intro, it’s a full tune. It, more or less, outlines Brown’s intentions for the album and allows him to get some things off of his chest with the business side of the music. The piece also features lyrical gems such as “Some promoters and some producers, dem is nothing but demoters and reducers”, and, “Certain players in the territories and markets, feel say them have the monopoly of the market. Mi a sing it long before them even talk it, ah di truth, ah nuh lie me a walk it”, so, again I urge you to tread carefully and not skip the intro here definitely because it’s one of the best tracks on the album. And if you do just listen too casually, you’ll almost CERTAINLY miss the vibes of the fairly unassuming ’Survival’, a tune which I think I may have had to listen to around ten times to REALLY get. This one points out EXACTLY what I mean when I say that you don’t actually have to LOVE a Lloyd Brown song to see it’s direction and overall quality. I don’t love Survival, it’s not one of my favourites on the album, but this tune is SWEET! It does have an edge to it (given the subjectry), but you won’t know it AT ALL unless you really listen to the words. It sounds like a vague broken hearted lover’s tune, but in my opinion, it actually turns out to be more of a social commentary of determination and who knows; it’ll probably continue to grow on me quite a bit I suspect. Lastly in the opening lot of For Your Consideration is Brown’s cut of Joe Frasier’s Jah Live [aka Love Created I] riddim, ’Know Yourself’ which is easily amongst the top tunes here. This tune, again, is just so well put together that you have to recognize its strength. With a very uplifting message (and a DOMINATING uplifting message at that, both urging confidence for the depressed and positivity for the negative living, simultaneously) and lyrically one of the most impressive efforts on the album, Know Yourself is a big winner, as is the opening in general.


As I said, For Your Consideration comes with its fair share of bite and that’s evident on some of the bigger and more interesting tunes on the album. A tune like ‘Live The Life You Love’ definitely fits into that category. The tune features the fire breathing UK veteran Sweetie Irie as well as another of my favourites from the area, the WICKED Chukki Star, alongside Brown. Any tune with the oddly named Irie (who sounds absolutely nothing like you might imagine) will inherently come with an edge, but this tune is GORGEOUS at the same time and I love how it goes from verse to verse, Starr to Irie in the middle of the tune. BIG! And then there’s ‘Badboy’ the second double combination on the album. This one features Brown alongside potentially BRILLIANT young UK talent Mr. Williamz and there’s some dude named Jucxi D who I’ve NEVER heard of. The tune is a MASSIVE antiviolence piece and despite the fact that I couldn’t point him out in a police lineup, Jucxi D actually does quite well alongside Mr. Brown and Mr. Williamz on the tune which, I’m sure, is going to catch quite a bit of attention and deservedly so (and Mr. Williamz is a SERIOUS young talent). There’s also the incredibly interesting ‘Cold Blooded’ which rides some very interesting update of Bob Marley’s Natural Mystic riddim (at least to my ears), which is brilliant. It’s an antiviolence tune, it’s a tune about being careful, irony, just a whole heap of messages in there and it basically doesn’t have a chorus, but it kind of does (you’ll figure that out for yourself, it’s a big tune though) with the telling of story after story to make this very powerful and downright MOVING aggregate of ideas under one roof. Still, my absolute favourite tune is one which harkens back to the intro, ‘Blah Blah Blah‘. The tune itself sounds easy (like Sunday morning), but you get into the lyrics and it’s SCATHING! Brown cuts no corners and minces no words about what he thinks about some of his hypocritical artist peers and. . . HE’S RIGHT. You can’t argue with him. Brown doesn’t go as far as to name names, but I get the feeling he might if asked (probably GLADLY), and the tune is a pure master class and the greatest piece I hear on For Your Consideration altogether.


Of course, that isn’t to say that Lloyd Brown doesn’t ease things back a bit on For Your Consideration, because he most certainly does. Check ‘Empress One A Way’. The tune is equally LOVELY and DISTURBING AS HELL, because clearly Lloyd Brown made the tune about my wife! Describing her (and I’m sure someone in his own life) (who isn’t Her) to perfection and even this one is kind of aggressive for what it is, but it’s a work of art and you won’t quickly walk away from that knocking one-drop either. And that tune comes right after ‘On That Note’, which apparently finds Brown ditching his former sweetheart (apparently to find someone INFINITELY better) whose indiscretions with “a bwoy named Cliff” has him saying “farewell, adios, so long”. The tune is actually kind of funny at times and very well done by its end (unless of course someone has actually betrayed with “a bwoy name Cliff“, then you probably won‘t see the humour here and you might want to skip it altogether). Two ‘gleaming’ tunes in the middle of For Your Consideration also impress quite a bit, ‘Shine Your Love’ and ‘Place In The Sun’. For the straight forward lover’s rock heads, you won’t find much better than Shine Your Love recently at all, but for my money, I prefer Place In The Sun, which I guess you might be able to call a lovers rock tune, but it’s much more of just a cool and sweet vibes, but one which kind of has an air of ‘overcoming’ to it as well. And building on that is the CURIOUS ‘A Song About Nothing’ which is. . . Well it’s pretty much about what the title suggests and after hearing it, maybe more artists should make songs about nothing at all. This is another SWEET vibes and it’s almost making music simply for the sake of making music as Brown expels on the splendours of ‘chillaxing’ and taking time for oneself. There’s an earlier tune which sets that pace for the latter stages of the album, the WONDERFUL old school vibed ‘It’s Not About....’, which deals with people putting vanity and the opinions of others ahead of their ACTIONS, which are far more powerful and important. Then you’re well prepared when the similarly vibed and HUGE ‘Chant Them Down’ rings in. This one IMMEDIATELY was one of my favourites. I love when Brown goes in the strictly Roots tip and that is exactly what Chant Them Down is and it is on that vibes PERFECTLY (biggest chorus on the album also)! And lastly, ending matters is ‘Sweet Bitter Earth’, another BIG piece of old school vibed Roots material. This on, at least to my ears however, has a bit of a ‘funky’ sound to it also which gives a very nice hitch to the music and provides a stirring end to the healthy blend that is For Your Consideration as Brown goes off with another tune like ‘Survival’ which you’ll have to work on quite a bit to TRULY get a handle of.


Overall, I do feel compelled to mention that despite clocking in at a stuffed seventeen tracks and offering more than a few which downright REQUIRE quite a few spins to get through to, Lloyd Brown has managed to make in For Your Consideration, an album which is VERY digestible. The first time I went through I would ostensibly said that it kind of felt like an album more like Brownie Points (which was twelve tracks) in terms of length than Silver (which also had seventeen), because it seems to go by so quickly. However, in my opinion, that’s a good thing here for the HEAVY listeners because you, like me, will find hours upon hours of ‘hidden’ bits on the album which do get longer and longer upon examination (like Survival and the Sweet Bitter World). It is to that heavy listener that I’m HEAVILY recommending Lloyd Brown’s For Your Consideration (although it isn’t as heavy as Silver, and newer fans DEFINITELY grab Brownie Points before this one). The album, by its end, is yet another BIG statement in what Lloyd Brown brings to the game. For Your Consideration is SMART, it’s CLASSY and it’s just generally well done and if you like that (and you do) then it’ll make more than a nice addition to your collection.


Reggae's "new" veteran Lloyd Brown's latest offering is regarded as "smart" and "classy" therefore placing his undeniable standing alongside newly current and consistent artists of the day
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Monday, November 09, 2009 
Greetings MySpace Family,
Well, it's finally arrived....Lloyd Brown's brand-new release "For Your Consideration" has hit the streets.
for those who wish to get a full preview of the album, please click on this link (courtesy of amazom.com)


 http://www.amazon.com/For-Your-Consideration/dp/B002VPETBI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1257759174&sr=8-3


We thank you in your interest, support and patience in purchasing the mp3/hard copy CD release.
Enjoy and Blessed Love to you all.

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Sunday, October 18, 2009 
As I receive the sad news of yet another passing of a Lovers Rock icon namely Louisa Mark, my enduring memory of playing her introductory hit song "Caught You In A Lie" produced by Father Lloyd Coxsone on the black and gold coloured Safari label on my father’s Blue Spot radiogram as a youth, serving as inspiration as part of my musical journey in my life and career hits home real hard.
I send my deepest condolences to her family and loved ones at this time of great loss
This year, I’m sure you will agree has been a truly sad year for the loss of so many artisans in the field of music, film, television, sport and theatre. To be truthful, its leaving me quite numb inside, but blessed to have received the gifts of their talents .
Our Reggae fraternity maybe small, but nonetheless, has made a massive contribution to the development and enrichment of our music the world over and Louisa being a part of that contribution will be sorely missed. Her music will forever serve as a benchmark of the birth of Lovers Rock music and indeed the Lovers Rock GENRE in the UK and the world.
Rest In Eternal Peace Sister Louisa
And
Thank you for the music.
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