EW's GRADE
B+

Details Lead Performance: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones; Genre: Reggae/Ska

Where better to showcase the feral style of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones' Dicky Barrett woofing to the manic rhythms of his Boston ska-punk juggernaut than on this hometown concert recording Live From the Middle East? Barrett races across 22 horn-punched thrashers like he's scented fox — the kind of rabid, party-down performance you rarely hear on live sets these days. B+

Originally posted Nov 27, 1998 Published in issue #460 Nov 27, 1998 Order article reprints

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