One more time around for Prince Far-I. This is one of my favorite roots & culture artists off all time. He was sadly taken from us in 1983 when a group of gunmen broke in to his yard at night with unknown intentions, not much is known about incident specifics. His gruff, honest voice and righteous messages will continually live on through all of his followers and aficionados. Silver & Gold serves as a type of greatest hits compilation for the seventies ('73-'79) with 19 tracks total, three of witch are Errol Holt tunes, whom he was producing at the time. It's a Blood & Fire release with a nice booklet and the story of Prince Far-I. The first track "Johnny Get Worse" is a great version of The Slickers' "Johnny Too Bad" and the highlight of an outstanding album. Other classic Far-I selections include :
"Dub to Africa" &
"Cry Freedom Dub". Prince Far-I's catalog of music is sadly a short, but potent list. Listen to Far-I when you feal you need freedom and seek wisdom.
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