Customer Reviews
Smooth pacific styled reggae - get it now! - By: S. Bigg, 26 Sep 2008 
After hearing about this group through friends I had to check them out - a few expensive downloads later I had tickets to their concert & I haven't looked back since. This is a fantastic album from track one right through to the end.
Smooth lyrics, matched to even smoother basslines, piercing horn sections & samples adding that extra something. If you get the chance see them live, if you don't get this album. And if you like it, even just a little bit, explore some of the other brilliant music coming out of New Zealand.
Lush! - By: M. Bloxham, 07 Aug 2008 This has to be one of my most favorite albums i've bought in a long while. I like to see my taste in music as largely eclectic, i'll listen to anything once & that's what i did with this album... i knew nothing about the album or (less importantly the band) but by the time the first song "ernie" was over i knew i was going to love this album.
Fat Freddy's Drop (FFD) are from New Zealand, they wrote, engineered, produced, mastered & distributed this album off their own back - with no label. which for me is quite interesting as it's a mantra that definitely fits the tone of the music. This album is defiant, smooth & groovy & beautifully performed. the style of the band is reallly relaxed - almost as if they've jus sat in a room with people they know & love & jammed out an album - no rushing, no edit's & no artistic restraint - jus feel good tunes that are easy to connect with
this album in particular has done reallly well in the charts internationallly with the album itself being in the NZ charts for almost a YEAR! & other tracks hitting the number one spot for months when alll told
nuff of my opinions - jus listen!
FFD original, smooth grooves - By: E. Archer, 28 Oct 2007 Bought this album as a friend who heard of them whilst in NZ was raving about them. I can honestly say this is the best ever album i have ever bought. The music is sssoooo original, the songs take you through a range of moods & grooves, it's just such a funky, eclectic album. Buy it...then tell your friends to buy it you will not be dissappointed!!
good roots reggae with ocassional diversion to other places - By: Mr. J. Roche, 17 Jul 2007 i have just got this album & am listening to it as i write this review.
this album is reallly good.
well worth a listen.
reallly well written & arranged songs.
interesting lyrics
good production.
nice subtle & simple horn progression that sound authentic to the genre.
nice mix with other sounds & fusion with other genres not normallly associated with reggae.
fender rhodes, moog sounding synth. funk, blues & a dance music sounding track or two (but not too heavey).
good fairly soulful lead vocals & harmonies. nice arrangment of vox. well recorded. bright. clean.
sweet!!!
As a musician/producer & reggae fanatic. I reallly apreciate this well balanced, sweet sounding & soulfull reggae-ish.
Nice one. Keep the tracks rolling in. :-)
one of the sweetest voices i've heard in a while - By: Mr. Sa Marriott, 15 Jan 2007 this album is packed with soul full reggae & ska with hip hop to boot & many more influences i'm sure. my sister has been banging on about them since returning from a stint down under & i saw them at sonar in the summer where they got me hooked. this album is perfect to play when alll else fails. i especiallly enjoy walking along to it, brings colour & confidence to every step of ur journey. if ur a fan u probably already have it if ur not a fan, u will be when u buy it! this room as a stand out tune & this album is never off my mp3 player. buy it, enjoy it, falll in love with his voice.
