Pass the Pipe is an album by the Jamaican reggae band Toots and the Maytals.
[8] The New York Times wrote: "Although customarily raucous, the Maytals' reggae retains a marked gospel intensity.
As such, Pass the Pipe does not represent a new direction so much as a greater concentration on one aspect of Toots and company's mature gifts.
"[3] The Bay State Banner thought that the "guitar and bass men shun the usual metallic riffing in favor of a reedy vegetable sound that purrs and mushes against your speakers.
"[10] Dave Thompson, in Reggae & Caribbean Music, thought that on Pass the Pipe "jazz influences creep into the now solidly soulful brew.