Word: spearing
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...album is certainly upbeat, with Spear taking rock music to task for its gloominess and openly embracing the name “Dready” for Rastafarians. “Rise Up” features the obligatory tribute to Marcus Garvey, a trademark of Spear’s work...
...Burning Spear is also an able percussionist and his understated contributions on the congas and woodblocks emphasized the subtlety of his music. His solos were carefully spaced, never devolving into manic virtuosity but underlining Spear’s flair for nuance and rhythm...
...been for the recent closure of the Cambridge House of Blues, the show would almost certainly have been held there. Burning Spear has played the venue before, and several stops on his current tour were at other House of Blues locations. Nonetheless, the audience included a large number of college-looking kids, as well as a high proportion of dreadlocked fans...
...Spear recently released his first album of new material, Freeman, since 1999’s Grammy-winning Calling Rastafari. The album does not try to update Spear’s sound with gimmicks; there are no Wyclef collaborations to distract from Spear’s solid songwriting and mellow voice...
...fact, despite glancing references to Spear’s age, lyrically the album sounds peculiarly young. When Spear sings, “I want to be loved for who I am / Not loved for what I have,” he sounds like a young star experiencing his first disorienting taste of fame...