Music Review

Time Tough: The Anthology

Toots and the Maytals
Reviewed by Steve Futterman | Jun 28, 1996
EW's GRADE
A-

Details Lead Performance: Toots and the Maytals; Genres: Reggae/Ska, Reissues

Singer Toots Hibbert has spent four decades proving that the U.S. hasn't cornered the market on lusty, lion-chested soulmen. His explosive signature songs on Time Tough: The Anthology give life to reggae's laid-back aura: ''Funky Kingston,'' ''Pressure Drop,'' and even a reworking of John Denver's ''Take Me Home, Country Roads'' are as mellow as hand grenades. A-

Originally posted Jun 28, 1996 Published in issue #333-334 Jun 28, 1996 Order article reprints

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