Pass the Pipe
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Label | Mango | |||
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Pass the Pipe is an album by the Jamaican reggae band Toots and the Maytals.[1][2] It was released in 1979 on Mango Records.[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
New York praised the "raspy lushness" of Toots Hibbert's vocals.[8] The New York Times wrote: "Although customarily raucous, the Maytals' reggae retains a marked gospel intensity. As such, Pass the Pipe does not represent a new direction so much as a greater concentration on one aspect of Toots and company's mature gifts. Highly recommended."[3] The Bay State Banner thought that the "guitar and bass men shun the usual metallic riffing in favor of a reedy vegetable sound that purrs and mushes against your speakers."[9] Stereo Review deemed Pass the Pipe "a recording of special merit."[10]
Dave Thompson, in Reggae & Caribbean Music, thought that on Pass the Pipe "jazz influences creep into the now solidly soulful brew."[11]