Redlight (The Slackers album)
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| Redlight | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Ska | |||
| Length | 46:53 | |||
| Label | Hellcat Records[1] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Gazette | 8/10[2] |
Redlight is an album by the Slackers, released in 1997.[3][4]
The band promoted the album by touring as part of the NYC Ska Mob Tour '97.[5] The opening track is a tribute to Tommy McCook.[6]
The Washington Post thought that the Slackers "are clearly as interested in ska's jazz roots as its R&B ones."[7] The Gazette concluded that "the ska tempo is slackened, proclaiming Jamaican independence while lowering tariff walls for reggae, dub, R&B, soul, jazz and boogaloo."[2] The Dallas Observer wrote that the album takes the listener on a musical tour "of the studios of Jamaica, the tiny clubs of London, the streets of New York, and the barrios of Los Angeles."[8]
The Deseret News listed the album as one of the best of 1997, writing: "Outside of the Skatalites, the only band that can do traditional ska."[9] The Orange County Register also considered it to be one of 1997's best albums, writing that "Married Girl", a "Double Indemnity-style tale of lustful revenge, is a killer."[10]
