Can Machel Montano sing? Hell yes, he is the stud in this business called Soca. The king of mainstream and underground Soca in Trinidad, the Caribbean, North America and Europe but hell no to these lyrics. If these lyrics were part of a chutney music competition you would hear people voicing their opinions (choops, steups) with the usual chutney rum slogan complaints. I don't approve of these lyrics (no one really cares). Machel is too talented to be singing a love song about rum!
As I mentioned in my Benjai post the music is really good. Now if you don't listen to the lyrics but just the melody you will fall for this song... no doubt. He is a brilliant singer! The music is a case of back to the future because of the live instruments.
We have come full circle from the fusion music of Soca and techno where computers generate riddims for adept production crews right back to traditional instruments and it sounds so sweet!
What you find so fascinating is the fact that you are listening to traditional instruments accompaning Machel on this track. You are not listening to computer generated music... this is the real deal. The music is sweet and Machel was in control for this one. As a matter of fact this is one of his best renditions for this Carnival. However, I really don't like the theme of the song.
Production Notes:
The song was Produced and Mixed by Precision Productions; it was written by Full Blown Entertainment, Machel Montano and Kasey Phillips. The heart and soul of the music are the live music instrumentation and here are the participants: Bass - Billy Joe Saunders. Drums - Alpha Simpson. Guitars - Jeremy Mc Intosh. Keys & Additional Production - Reuel Lynch. The background vocals were done by Tricia Hamilton. The track was Mastered by Sterling Sound in New York.
Please be advised that the music is presented here for your listening pleasure and for promotional purposes only ("Fair Use" Musical Content Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976). Lend me your ears... Enjoy!
Bottle of Rum - Machel Montano