Countdown : Best of 2005#1 Track/Album/Artist of the YearDamian Marley Welcome To Jamrock

That the raw, blistering, explosive single "Welcome To Jamrock" dominated pop radio and MTV in 2005 is mind-blowing. Hearing "Welcome To Jamrock" saturate American airwaves in 2005 was a major sonic wake-up call... soul-stirring and simply incredible.

Damian Marley has kicked down the door. Welcome To Jamrock is the album of the year, by far. The title track is easily the best song of 2005. Damian Marley has to be considered the #1 artist of the year. At it's core, this is Marley family affair. The entire album is co-written and co-produced by Damian and his brother Stephen. It is pure, loud, and emotionally powerful.

Welcome To Jamrock truly is a masterpiece that sonically, and lyrically cuts through today's cluttered musical landscape like a swift machete thru sticky sugarcane.

"Rastafari stands alone!"