Live at Montreux 2002
UB40
Eagle Records (USA), 2007
1 CD
Catalogue #: 20107
EAN: 0826992010724
UPC: 826992010724
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UB40: Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell (vocals, guitar); Earl Falconer (vocals, bass guitar); Norman Lamont Hassan (vocals, percussion); Brian Travers (saxophone).
Recording information: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland (2002).
Issued on both CD and DVD, this UB40 concert recording presents the Birmingham, England-based reggae/pop group performing at the 2002 Montreux Jazz Festival. In addition to playing its biggest hits (smooth covers of "Red, Red Wine" and "Can't Help Falling in Love"), the ensemble also offers up latter-day tunes such as the light, lilting "Cover Up," allowing for a live best-of set that highlights the long-running band's considerable musicianship.
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Coming to prominence in the '80s, reggae ambassadors UB40 were not only the first British reggae band to achieve mainstream pop crossover success, but essentially the only reggae artists since the Wailers to ever break through to the US in a major way. Though their later work was softened a bit with pop production, they've always paid homage to their roots; their seminal album LABOUR OF LOVE is strictly covers of reggae classics, whose original performers they'd later collaborate with on new recordings.
