Riaan Wolmarans
CD OFTHEWEEK
I must admit that I was not a big fan of Snow_s mix of rap, reggae and ragamuffin on his hit album 12 Inches of Snow back in 1993, especially the single Informer _ unlike millions of others, obviously, since that song is listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling reggae single to date
in the United States.
Since 1993, Snow_s been bubbling under, doing not too badly on the charts. Only
1997_s Justuss failed completely. Now he_s back with Mind on the Moon (EMI) _
and the bad boy who has been acquitted of attempted murder but convicted of assault is suddenly squeaky clean.
It_s all very soft-edged and radio-friendly. He leaves the babbling Jamaican
patois of Informer behind for smoother pop sounds on tracks likeEverybody Wants
to Be Like You _ sounding a bit like a boy band with a bit of funk, actually.
Even Informer gets sampled melodiously into the background on The Plumb Song.
He still has his naughtier moments _ _Need a jimmy hat before I push it up on in it in it_ on Jimmy Hat should make the LoveLife campaign proud _ but those who
got to love the bad-boy Snow might be left cold. On the other hand, it_s a fun
pop-reggae album _ light but catchy enough to keep you listening.