Bush Doctor

by Peter Tosh

Overview

As the debut album on the Rolling Stone label in 1978, Bush Doctor benefited immensely from the involvement of Jagger and Richards, as well as the publicity inherent in the high-profile nature of the release. Thankfully, Tosh was up to the challenge, and although there are moments that are less roots than anything he had previously recorded, Bush Doctor is no slick sellout. It's bolstered by his incredible Word Sound & Power band featuring the legendary Sly & Robbie rhythm section along with lead guitarists Mikey "Mao" Chung and Donald Kinsey (fresh from his stint with Marley). Although the cover of the Temptations' "(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back" single featuring Jagger's duet with Tosh seemed like an obvious ploy at crossover radio play, the rest is more roots conscious, and only slightly less compelling than some of ex-bandmate Bob Marley's work. The horns on "Moses -- The Prophet" seem like sweetening, but the title track, "I'm the Toughest," "Stand Firm," and a remake of an old Wailers' track "Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin," complete with I-Threes-style backing vocals, are some of Tosh's best songs. Only the original album's closing track, an ambitious but overwrought retelling of Genesis with Handel's "Messiah," is a major misstep. Yet even here, Tosh is pushing boundaries, adding bird and thunder sound effects to his soft guitar strumming accompaniment. It's interesting but few will want to hear it more than once. ~ Hal Horowitz

Product Details

Release Date:	09/23/2014
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8718469536856

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Peter Tosh   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Autoharp,Clavinet,Keyboards,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic)
Mick Jagger   Guest Artist,Vocals
Keith Richards   Guest Artist,Guitar
Sly Dunbar   Guest Artist,Gato,Drums
Robbie Shakespeare   Guest Artist,Bass,Guitar
Keith Sterling   Piano,Keyboards
Larry McDonald   Percussion
Donald Kinsey   Guitar
Robert Lyn   Organ,Piano,Guitar,Clavinet,Keyboards,Fender Rhodes
Uziah "Sticky" Thompson   Percussion
Mikey Chung   Guitar,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes,Moog Synthesizer
Luther Francois   Saxophone,Sax (Soprano)

Technical Credits

Herbie Miller   Management
Bob Marley   Composer
The Glimmer Twins   Producer,Executive Producer
Geoffrey Chung   Engineer
Dennis King   Engineer,Mastering
Errol Thompson   Engineer
Robbie Shakespeare   Arranger,Producer,Horn Arrangements
Ronald White   Composer
Lewis Hahn   Engineer
Peter Tosh   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Nigel Reeve   Engineer,Digital Remastering
Karl Pitterson   Arranger,Engineer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Mick Jagger   Vocal Ad-Libs
Lew Hanh   Engineer
Nick Webb   Engineer,Digital Remastering