After years of being incorrectly described as a reggae artist, Eddy Grant responded in 1988 by calling this album File Under Rock.
Many assumed that the British singer was a reggae-oriented artist because he wore his hair in dreadlocks, but the truth is that he's essentially a pop-rocker who sometimes incorporates reggae elements.
While a few tunes on File Under Rock contain slight reggae touches (including "Harmless Piece of Fun"), this is indeed a pop-rock CD first and foremost.
Grant favors lighthearted escapism much of the time, although he brings a more sociopolitical agenda to "Another Riot," "Hostile Country" and the questionable "Say Hello to Fidel," which seems to endorse Cuban communist dictator Fidel Castro.
Even at his most political, however, Grant avoids sounding preachy.
File Under Rock didn't contain a monster hit like "Electric Avenue" or "Walking On Sunshine," but it's a decent effort that Grant's followers will want.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harmless Piece of Fun | Eddy Grant | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Hostile Country | Eddy Grant | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Win or Lose | Eddy Grant | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Another Riot | Eddy Grant | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Say Hello to Fidel | Eddy Grant | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Long as I'm Wanted by You | Eddy Grant | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Put a Hold on It | Eddy Grant | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Gimme Hope Jo’anna | Eddy Grant | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Chuck | Eddy Grant | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 39 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 245 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Grant | Multi Instruments, Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |