A pulse that eventually overpowers the sound of your own blood makes its way through your veins and begins to exercise control of your whole body. All of a sudden you are on your feet and dancing before they've even reached the halfway point of the disc. The key to Ska and reggae is it must appear effortless in its delivery for it to have maximum effect on the listener. If the band sounds like they are working hard, it's going to be hard work for the audience to listen too.
But if you are like the Skatalites and you not only live and breathe Ska, but you invented it, you don't even think about such annoying trivialities. You just pick up your instrument and make the glorious music that you've been making for years and years and trust in your instincts that it will be right.
When you listen to the music of On The Right Track that feeling comes across in every note on every song. If you want to hear Ska music played as it should be played by people who know what they're doing, picking up this disc is a sure way of knowing that you're on the right track.
I just want to add a word about the AIM International label and the efforts they put into packaging their music. I have just reviewed three of their discs and each one came with a substantial and legible booklet full of information on the performers and the genre of music. Not many labels go to that amount of effort anymore and when I find one that does, I really appreciate it.
AIM's recordings are distributed in Canada and the United States by Allegro Music and can be usually purchased through Amazon and it's affiliates; they're definitely a label worth keeping an eye on.
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