Search - Lee Perry :: Lost Treasures of the Ark

Uneven package, Heavenly grooves!

F.N. Wright | Philadelphia, PA United States | 03/09/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Not as consistent and even as Arkology, and the booklet lacks important info (years, musicians, vocalists) but "I MON JUST HERE FOR THE MUSIC!" And man, the music is here. The unreleased Marley tunes are worth it alone. Other gems are "Glory Glory," "Rainy Night in Portland" and "Earth A Go Wheel" among many others. If you've got Arkology and are jonesing for more killer Scratch cuts, buy this! The dubs are as fat as fat can be -- so greasy and swampy it almost makes you sick (in a good way...) Overall: sublime. Again, the order of songs doesn't always flow and I really wish the credits were more thorough and informative, but really, the skankin' grooves are here! SEEN!"

Nice companion set but a tad disappointing

Sean M. Kelly | Portland, Oregon United States | 09/21/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This 3 cd set makes sense to get as a companion to the far superior "Arkology" set (the only Perry you need to get your collection off the ground), but for me, the collection lacked the power and ferocity of the aforementioned "Arkology."Focusing much more on Perry's early, more straight forward recordings than on the mid-late 70's bombs that still have me reeling after almost 4 years of continuous listening, the tracks may be lost, but not nearly the treasues of "Arkology."Don't get me wrong, there are wonderful tracks on this collection, and I quite enjoy the collection as a whole, but overall, I'll listen to this a lot less than "Arkology," and with the lack of great liner notes and track history, the collection as a whole suffers from under-production- perhaps the record company was too interested in making a fast buck, dangling the raw Wailers'tracks as bait, to take the time needed to release a more unified, more high quality collection.Get "Arkology" and go from there. This collection is good, but not great."