Today, THE STAR brings back the hugely popular 'Mus' Buss' column. In this weekly song review feature, three musical minds with different tastes will analyse each song and will grade it on vocal ability, lyrics, musical arrangement and appeal. Songs that make the grade will be dubbed 'Mus' Buss', while songs that flop they will be dumped in the 'Caan Buss' bin.
The three reviewers welcome feedback from the artistes and the public about the column. Send your comments to bussdem@hotmail.com or mail in your songs to Mus' Buss at the Gleaner Company, 7 North Street, Kingston. This week, the muss' buss/cyaan buss team will be reviewing Konshen's Rasta Imposter.
X Factor: "Him sound like Rasta, if mi neva know mi woulda think he was one."
Witch: "Him sound like Assassin in parts too."
Lady Boo: "Yeah, him sound like a Rasta but mi nuh think him really sound like Assassin - him look nice though."
X Factor: "Any comments on the song, Lady Boo?"
Lady Boo: "Mi know seh it nah go down well wid some Rastas or dem man dem who claim dem a Rasta."
Witch: "Yeah, him a hit it hard fi di Rasta dem, mi nuh too sure it's as true as he says but the lyrics hard."
X Factor: "Yeah, is a tune yuh can listen still and di lyrics dem; seem tight."
Lady Boo: "Mi really like di line weh him seh 'seh dem a Rasta and see wha kinda a woman dem a wife up' - it's really true."
Witch: "Mi nuh impress wid the riddim still - it just dry. The song woulda sound betta and more appealing to me on an entirely different beat. Mi kinda barely listen to di words on dis riddim."
X Factor: "True, mi agree dem shoulda find a more hype riddim. deh one ya will put people to sleep."
Witch: "People nah give it a second listen if it don't catch dem di first time."
X Factor: "When yuh just a come bout, yuh haffi go hard even though is more of a conscious type."
Lady Boo: "Di riddim nuh really hot but mi like to listen to di lyrics. It can buss, maybe if dem change di riddim."
Witch: "Sumting missing still. It nuh have di fine tuned quality-time in-di-studio feel and guidance to it. It still feel like a fresh-act tune people woulda bring to STAR. So mi nuh too sure bout it - it need some more studio work."
X Factor: "It can listen if yuh in a situation weh yuh haffi listen to it, but it nuh really jump out at me but di yute have talent, so continue to work on it. next time you'll get a buss."