The Jolly Boys: Great Expectation | CD review

(Wall of Sound)There's already no contest for cover version of the year; it's Amy's "Rehab", as delivered by the champions of Jamaican mento, the calypso-flavoured folk precursor of reggae. Fronted by the charismatic, gravel-voiced Albert Minott, the Port Antonio veterans apply their banjo 'n' maracas shuffle to another dozen numbers from the rock canon; songs by Blondie, the Doors, Iggy Pop and more. The results are erratic, if always charming. Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" fits their earthy sty...

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