INNER CIRCLE
"DA BOMB"
SOUNDWOY ENTERTAINMENT

Remember sitting around the TV, watching all of those "COPS" shows? Remember memorizing that theme song, "Bad Boys"? I swear for us fellow Americans, it's how we all remember Inner Circle, and recognize who they are.

Inner Circle certainly isn't known worldwide just by sheer luck. They have talent, and the ability to charm and delight a crowd wherever they go. Their albums prove to be classics, and "Da Bomb" proves to be no different, either.

Inner Circle has taken their worldly knowledge and put it to use on this disc, while still holding firmly to their Jamacian-based roots. "Da Bomb" certainly contains that light, flowing, laid-back Caribbean reggae sound that can't help but put you in a good mood, yet is adapted to a style that just about anyone can enjoy. What's great is that they have cherished their simplicity, and although they are an older band, have managed to keep up with the times without becoming too complex.

With summer coming in just two short months, this is definitely a disc that you would want to add to your summer listening collection. It's one of those ones that you want to be blaring in your convertible while you're crusln' to the beach. (If you don't have a convertible, you can use your windows, or your imagination.) "Da Bomb" is definitely a feel good disc, that continues to put Inner Circle on top of the reggae scene.

·Holly Potter
****1/2