The Maytals - Never Grow Old (1964)

The Maytals - Never Grow Old (1964)

I never realized ska and reggae were related, but I can hear it here: it's like someone took the backing track I (probably naively) think is in every reggae song and played it after having too much coffee.

This is fine, but not really my cup of tea: I think that's mostly to do with it being from 1964. I'm trying to figure out how to say "this sounds old" without sounding like an asshole, but I think that's going to have to do. Songs about a girl loving you don't really do it for me. I'm jamming out to "Treat Me Bad", having said that, and yes it's partially because I'm choosing to interpret it as a desire, i.e. a 1960s "step on me".

"Don't Let" is also pretty good, with its backing organ and "lead singer talks while backing singers keep going". Okay, I'm coming around on this album.

I keep thinking "hey this sounds like of like The Clash" ("War No More" vs "Wrong 'Em Boyo") and then remembering no, it's the other way around.