Search - Peter Tosh :: No Nuclear War

A fitting finale

Sean M. Kelly | Portland, Oregon United States | 09/22/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

""No Nuclear War" turned out to be Peter Tosh's last effort, and what an effort it was, mixing excellent message songs with his usual razor sharp delivery; potent lyrics and excellent grooves dominate this lp, and show the direction Tosh would likely have gone in had he not been so brutally murdered.While the music is somewhat slick and overproduced (find me a quality 80's reggae lp that wasn't) and introduced drum machines and other electronics into Tosh's music, clearly showing that Tosh again was trying to become more mainstream, it was Tosh's lyrics that dominate this lp- showing his maturity and heinsight in "Lessons In My Life," mixed with his usual attacks on the government in "No Nuclear War" and his remake of "Apartheid."Sadly, we will never know what move Tosh would have made after this brilliant effort, but we have his music and all that it has to offer, as the most fitting tribute to the legend and his unwavering vision."

Mr. Tosh is just as good!

Sean M. Kelly | 03/23/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album did something that none of Mr. Marley's has, this album got the attention of the mainstream award committees and won a grammy. Even though that award doesn't determine the true greatness of an album, this album as well as Mr. Tosh's previous albums are just as good as any Bob Marley album. Malcolm X indeed."