Two Bad DJ

by Clint Eastwood, General Saint

Overview

One of the young DJs at the forefront of the shift away from cultural concerns, Clint Eastwood is the younger brother of the equally celebrated DJ Trinity. It was producer Junjo Lawes' clever idea to pair the younger toaster with the British DJ General Saint, and the end result was a clutch of chartbusters and this stellar album (which features many of them). Built around some of the Roots Radics' heaviest rhythms, the DJs announced their arrival with "Tribute to General Echo," a hit which helped define their style. Simple sentiments echoed back and forth between the duo, which succinctly captured the disbelief and dismay that swept the island in the wake of Echo's unnerving and unexplained death at the hands of Jamaican police. The song was one of the few on Two Bad D.J. to tackle a serious theme. Instead, the duo quickly established a reputation as one of the most entertaining DJ teams around. From revising nursery rhymes ("Jack Spratt") to an informative lesson on bananas ("Banana Export"), chiding a former ghetto girl for deserting her old friends ("Sweet Sweet Matilda"), across to a clutch of cuts extolling nicer young women and the pleasures of the dancehalls in general, the pair's wit and exuberance were a winning combination. And that doesn't even include the mega-hits like the slacker-themed "Another One Bites the Dust," borrowing Michael Prophet's "Gunman" rhythm, and the fabulously funny "Talk About Run," where the DJs shame their namesakes when confronted with the living (and talking) dead. Clint Eastwood and General Saint's appeal stretched into the U.K.'s mainstream, and the album even snuck into the chart there. Not surprisingly, something this fun has a life all its own, and Two Bad D.J. remains one of the Greensleeves label's hottest sellers. ~ Jo-Ann Greene

Product Details

Release Date:	12/01/1997
Label:	Greensleeves Records
UPC:	0601811002421

Tracks

1. Can't Take Another World War
2. Another One Bites the Dust
3. Talk About Run
4. Sweet Sweet Matilda
5. Special Request to All Prisoner
6. Dance It Have Fe Nice
7. Gal Pon the Front Line
8. Jack Spratt
9. Tribute to General Echo
10. Hey Mr DJ
11. What About Right Oink!
12. Healing in the Balmyard
13. Banana Export
14. Young Lover
15. Two Bad D.J.

Album Credits

Performance Credits

General Saint   Primary Artist
Clint Eastwood   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bingy Bunny   Guitar (Rhythm)
Chinna Smith   Guitar
Courtney Pine   Soloist,Saxophone
Robbie Shakespeare   Bass
Santa Davis   Drums
Ansel Collins   Keyboards
Winston Wright   Keyboards
Sky Juice   Percussion
Errol "Flabba" Holt   Bass
Gladdy Anderson   Keyboards
Style Scott   Drums
Delroy Donaldson   Keyboards
Dave Cummings   Horn
Steelie   Keyboards
Sly Dunbar   Drums

Technical Credits

Chris Cracknell   Producer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
John Deacon   Composer
Mark Lusardi   Engineer
Henry "Junjo" Lawes   Composer,Producer
Steven Angel   Mastering
Tony McDermott   Cover Art,Cover Design
Bunt Stafford-Clark   Mastering
Timothy O'Sullivan   Photography
Winston Hislop   Composer
Robert Brammer   Composer
Henry Lawes   Composer
General Saint   Performer