![]() ![]() Something that we all can agree on, though, is the dream of winning the lottery and "making it big", a dream formulated in Money. With lyrics ranging from feeling homesick to adapting to "island time" to learning the newest dance move, the Positive Vibration proclaimed in the album's title is omnipresent just the explicit focus on Rum and drinks is a little too much for my taste, given that alcoholism is a dangerous addiction that shouldn't be glorified. Shifting up a gear or two, Runaway Bay, Islander, The Peacock and Conkytonk will definitely leave you with a smile and make your dancing feet itch. ![]() Featuring Gramps' son Jemere and daddy Denroy, the three Morgans talk about the importance of living in the moment: "The secret to life is taking it one day at a time, keeping it simple with a smile". Other guests on the release are the fantastic India.Arie who joins Gramps in the soulful ballad Paradise, "the Rum Boss" Lybran on Rumnesia as well as the three-generation hymn Secret To Life. Take Water In My Whiskey, for instance, or Float Ya Boat, a fun combination with Shaggy that almost invites for a Line Dance. While the basis is Reggae, of course (from the powerful first and title track Positive Vibration and the subsequent If You're Looking For Me to the calm final entry All About Love), influences of country and soul music found their way into many, if not most pieces - a fresh approach merging distant but related genres. This unusual background is clearly audible throughout the album, both in instrumentation and riddim. ![]() His first solo project in 9 years brings us 15 feel-good tracks produced by Scottish-Canadian country musician Johnny Reid, recorded in Gramps' chosen home Nashville and in Toronto. and music! With his new album Positive Vibration, Gramps Morgan provides the perfect soundtrack for such a day at the ocean. Summer is here, and the islander in us wants to be taken to the beach for waves, sand, sunshine. "I want our music to transport all of us to the beach, sipping rum from a pineappleā¦ an album dedicated to the 'Islander' in all of us." (Gramps Morgan) Review Album Review: Gramps Morgan - Positive Vibration ![]()
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