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Inner
Visions |
Love
One Another |
Blue Bitch Music |
1995 |
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Real Audio |
Real
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1. |
Black
Or White (Reggae Unites) |
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Reggae
Music |
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Love
One Another |
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School
Daze |
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Snow
Queen |
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Rock
My Soul |
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I
Cry |
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Cold,
Cold Heart |
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Slow
Down |
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10. |
Blow
Down Babylon |
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Musicians & Credits
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The Brothers |
Paul H. Samms |
Percussion, Vocals |
Alvin "Jupiter" Pickering |
Bass, Vocals, Drum Programs, Percussion |
Phillip "Grasshopper" Pickering |
Guitar, Vocals, Percussion |
The Players |
Keyboards: |
"Funk" Gumbs, Beeble
Callwood, Marcia Roper |
Drum Programs: |
Furmer Blake |
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All songs written and produced by Inner Visions
All arrangments by Inner Visions
Recorded at T.A.R.S. Recording Studio, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Recording Engineer: Arthur "Ash" Newton
Mixed by Arthur "Ash" Newton
Mastered at DMI, in Alabama
Photos by E.D. Farrell, Coral Bay, St. John, US Virgin Islands
Rap on School Daze: Kurt "Black Majik" Marsh
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More Music from Inner Visions
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Album Reviews
Takes me back to
my trips to St. John. This is home to this fabulous band. If you go there you may get
lucky enough to see them perform live. If not, this is as good as it gets and almost like
being there
Jonathon Iszard (Five star rating. Review taken from Amazon.com)
I heard Inner Visions in
1997 on vacation in the Virgin Islands and I have been addicted ever
since
Denise Beal
Mansfield Center, CT
"You will be rewarded for
your purchase of this ten track CD by Inner Visions
The Rastaman Times Special Edition
"Its a worthy
listen and a good example of alternative reggae
Bermuder Pete
Dub Missive Magazine
"Vocal quality-Very good,
Backing-Very good, Very good Production and Sleve-Superb Sound, Superb Remarks:
Suprisingly wicked album from this (to us) unknown band. They play in a Bob
Marley/Steel Pulse/ one drop style at times mixing it with unexpected influences- A
promise for the future. Wonder if there are more materials out there? If I
bought this CD I would not be disappointed. Inner Visions shows promise. We will
keep watching for future works!
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RAS Records, 1995 (Rating: Possible five stars of David)
Sleve-5 Stars,
Sounds-4 Stars |
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Liner Notes
On the
Island of St. John, in the U.S. Virgin Islands something musical is happening in the little town
of Cruz Bay. At days' end we all gather and hang out at our local vegetable stand called
"Nature's Nook" and reflect on the day
Visionaries in their own right, Inner Visions has
found a way to mesh the timeless sounds of traditional roots, rock, reggae with a tingle of the
more funky dance-hall style that is now sweeping across the globe. The blend makes for a
music that is alive, vibrant... very much today... very much now, yet packed with heart wrenching
"you'd better stop and think about this" musical messages. It's a careful, yet
spontaneous mix of the old and the new.
By no means new on the music scene, Inner Visions
for the past 16 years has rocked the hearts and souls of fans in the Caribbean and the United
States, especially those who love and appreciate roots and culture music yet yearn for the rich,
racy elements of the present music culture. The group, though Caribbean based, possesses a
worldly, international flavor and verve.
Inner Visions has the ability to see beyond the
hype. So... get ready to boogie, get ready to funk, get ready to rock so and rock so,
but mostly get ready for some hard core conscious eye-opening lyrics... forever.
Gwarn Inner Visions... Ya gone clear! -
Chinawe Osaze
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"Visions" Speaks |
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"Is there no peace and love to find? Isn't this madness
blowing your mind?" - Ras Paul Samms |
"I wish we all can be kind to each other. Tender-hearted,
forgiving, and not cold-hearted, is the law of Jah... Live it, and LOVE ONE ANOTHER." - Alvin
"Jupiter" Pickering |
Respect... without it there is no love. Give respect to the
wayward and the meek, for they shall inherit the earth! So Jah say!" - Phillip
"Grasshopper" Pickering |
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Special
thanks to: J. Ross, Chinawe Osaze, Dexter, Allison, Sadie, Mauver, Ray-4, Jens and Irma Pickering,
Donalee, Keith and Martha Frye, B. McCoy, Carl Freeman, Jackie Abaham (our manager) Betty Weiss
(dreadlocks logo concept), Evette Jordan and all Atlanta and Puerto Rico massives. Much love
goes out to all our undying fans, both at home and abroad. If we have forgotten anyone,
please, please forgive. Your support has been greatly appreciated. Thanks - I.V.
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