A wonderful set of rocksteady and early reggae bouncing off the irrepressible reggae rhythms and bounding harmonies of Desmond Dekker and the Aces. The follow-up to their Action! Predecessor, Intensified features the major hits 'Poor Me Israelites' and 'Ah It Mek' which topped the UK & US charts in the late 60s & early/mid 70s. Also featured on the album is the punchy 'Sweet Music', a celebration of those knock-out vocal harmonies, where Dekker is at his best. With the great 'Rude Boy Train', Dekker was a precursor to the 'rude boy' phenomenon, which has since become a mainstay in reggae songs.
Tracks: 1.1 Ah It Mek 1.2 Too Much Too Soon 1.3 Coconut Water 1.4 Sweet Music 1.5 My Lonely World 1.6 Rude Boy Train 1.7 Poor Me Israelites 1.8 It Is Not Easy 1.9 Intensified 1.10 Nincompoop 1.11 Tips of My Fingers 1.12 Wiseman
