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Due to an influx of some SERIOUSLY wonderful material this year, I can probably name you names you three or four albums released within this calendar year that I’d deem worthy of the label ‘MODERN CLASSIC’. And, on top of that, there may be as many as three or four more which, due to their levels of popularity and a quality which may not be at the absolute highest level, but is SO close that the masses (and maybe even me too) will someday grow to acknowledge them as such also. HOWEVER, that being said, you’ll notice that I’ve only chosen one album from 2009 to include in my never ending search to find these ‘modern classics’ and that album is Joyful Noise. While I may or may not be compared to call it the absolute best album altogether from the year (and I’m not), it is CLEARLY the finest Reggae compilation to be had of any kind in 2009 and as I believe I said in the actual review for the album, it’s probably the best Reggae compilation of any kind within the past half decade and maybe even the past decade. DEFINITELY what we’re dealing with here is a landmark release of sorts and one which, although it may not produce tunes destined to permeate the ‘mainstream’ (whatever that means), it is well on its way to becoming an album from which nearly EVERY SINGLE TUNE, leaves the hardcore Reggae heads with downright unforgettable moments. It also happens to be probably the single most INTERESTING project that I’ve encountered this year, which for the sake of exploration is always a PLUS. 11/09/09
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