I DASFFS and discovered the only thread dedicated to this often misconstrued artform basically fell on it's arse rather quickly. If you're a lover of the Jamaican sound (preferably sounds created there, not in Byron Bay), then this is the thread for you. I love reggae, have done for over half my life. I understand that many people don't like/get it, but that's maybe cos they are exposed to the usual watered down reggae that finds it's way into the mainstream.
I prefer the Rockers sound of the 70's as well as late 60's Rocksteady and Dub from all eras. Use this thread to recommend albums and artists you love.
Good thread! I thought I didn't like it, but then I heard Toots & the Maytals and I thought ''Gee wizz, this is orrright. Is there other stuff that sounds like this? I hope so.''
That is where I am at with reggae. I will follow this thread with keen interest.
we are not friends
we are mortal enemies.
...although I like their cigarettes.
Look, ohyeah, I am not talking UB40 here, the stuff i heard was like the difference between Blueshammer and Skip James. It is still a bit weird and sensitive for me to say it, but there is good stuff.
Now be my friend again, please.
Aaargh! You don't like ANY meathead?
I think Ohyeah meant that he and reggae were not friends.
Oh.
I grew to like reggare through association - my housemates had some and we would sit on the balcony drinking and smoking and listening. I initially hated the music but the link to good times turned me around. Now I enjoy it and have much reggae at home.
Ohyeah is a girl.
I am much more friendly with reggae's brothers, dub and dancehall, and his cousin dubstep. But still, yeah.
bit sensitive today hey Vox? you liking of a discrete element of reggae does in NO WAY affect our friendship love
I'm like Tweek in South Park today.
welcome to my world.
Voxy, the closest I came to liking reggae was my brief infatuation with the Police when I was an impressionable youngster. Although I did used to dig Double Barrel by Dave and Ansil Collins as a kiddie, but I didn't know it was reggae back then....
but yes, I blame UB40. They should be hung, drawn and quartered and then have their mouths shat in for what they did in the name of ''reggae''!
VoxFuzz, a great place to source really top shelf reggae is over at you and me on a jamboree
start yourself off with this one (scroll down half way on opening page)
The Congos!
and how long is that?
sorry for the gender bender blunder Ohyeah.....I haven't worked out all the sexes (or sexiness) of the M+N chats.
24 years
good flick, highly recommended for any fan of the genre.
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Interesting.
Loved dub, dancehall and digital reggae heaps a few years ago. Got bored. Now more partial to dancehall offshoots and nostalgic jungle.
I thought she actually did an admirable job of providing vocals on some recent Massive Attack tracks. Including references to Jah. Sinead is cool, a genuine weirdo and true heart.
That Sinead reggae joint is novel for one listen, terrible forever after.
Essential album just reissued. Even better than The Congos IMHO....
Dadawah: Peace And Love
Dark, hypnotic, tripping nyabinghi from 1974. Led by Ras Michael over four extended excursions, the music is organic, sublime and expansive, grounation-drums and bass heavy (with no rhythm guitar, rather Willie Lindo brilliantly improvising a kind of dazed, harmolodic blues). Lloyd Charmers and Federal engineer George Raymond stayed up all night after the session, to mix the recording, opening out the enraptured mood into echoing space, adding sparse, startling effects to the keyboards. At no cost to its deep spirituality, this is the closest reggae comes to psychedelia. Lovingly returned to its original, singular glory, restored at Abbey Road, with superfly vinyl in old-school, hand-assembled sleeves.
there is no me and reggae. we dont get along.. I'm way too uptight for reggae
math rock?
Rocking some Burning Spear. Good old time stuff.
I just got the studio one dub compilation. I should have done this long ago. Its really is great.
love it
Nice!
If your still unconvinced about reggae then come and see Groundation at the HiFi saturday night. You will be amazed.
WAX POETICS ISSUE 43
Melodica pioneer and producer AUGUSTUS PABLO was a legend in his prime.
GREGORY ISAACS captivated fans with both message music and love songs.
Music entrepreneur CHRIS BLACKWELL championed reggae to the rest of the world.
SUGAR MINOTT sweetened the pot with a mix of dancehall and lovers rock.
BOB ANDY created the great Jamaican songbook.
Plus:
Beres Hammond
UK Dub Photos
David Rodigan
Photos from Greensleeves: The First 100 Covers
Panamanian Dancehall
Island Records
Alton Ellis, Vicious, The Gayletts, Zen Bow, and Sugar Minott
Perfick for the fine weather in Sydney is this slice of JA sunshine from UK 45 don, Sport Casual. Some big names on deck for a set of one of my all time favourite musical genres – rocksteady reggae.
Bunny & Rita – Bless You
Alexander Henry – Please Be True
Alton Ellis – Can I Change My Mind
Carlton & His Shoes – You and Me
Tony Gregory – I Lost My Love
Marcia Griffiths – Don’t Let Me Down
Marcia Griffiths – Tell Me Now
Delroy Wilson – Riding For a Fall
Delroy Wilson – Mother Nature
Slim Smith – Time Has Come
Winston & Barbara – I Love You
Dennis Brown – Some Like It Hot
The Heptones – Message From a Black Man
Delroy Wilson – Run Run
Baby Shakie – Give My Heart For Sure
Upsetters – Eight for Eight
Black Uhuru – No, No, No
Here
excellent stuff arthurly.
i've been listening to a lot of burning spear.
70's reggae and lovers rock is where I'm at but i totally dig all forms.
Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop
awesome.
indeed
You can't beat a nice reggae cover
Carol Cool - Upside Down
White men love Reggae.