Posted May 9, 200718 yr Can’t talk about reggae without mentioning Bob Marley & the Wailers. They had some great songs, like No woman no cry, Exodus, Jamming, Is this love, Could you be loved, Buffalo Soldier, One love and Iron lion zion. Although he died in 1981 he is still the most recognised face of reggae music. Other artists of the 60/70's included Desmond Dekker - The Israelites, You can get it if you really want Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful world, beautiful people and Wild world Johnny Nash - I can see clearly now The Upsetters, Black Uhuru and Peter Tosh also contributed to a degree. The Police and UB40 have used a watered down reggae to create their sound with great success.
May 9, 200718 yr Can’t talk about reggae without mentioning Bob Marley & the Wailers. They had some great songs, like then again i think you can, you could talk about loads of ska, rocksteady, roots, dancehall etc etc acts here man not just the obv bob marley albums (and if you want bring in other stuff like the calypso of the late young tiger!!!). how about people like Toots, yellowman, beenie man, Lord Tanamo, prince buster, the skalittles, horace andy, ethiopians, mighty diamonds, Coxsone Dodd, steal pulse, culture, Jackie Mittoo, dave and ansel collins (double barrel now thats one hell of a tune!!!) etc etc
May 9, 200718 yr The Trojan stuff is top notch. I find it hard to listen to reggae now, though, especially after the Rastafari faith has been exposed as such a backward awful sham..... peace and love? Err......
May 10, 200718 yr i dont like the rasta connections as russ says.... but there are a few early ska hits and reggae hits that were great. my fav being harry j all stars 'liquidator'... brilliant track , superb baseline
May 10, 200718 yr Tskm no-one's mentioned King Tubby and, especially, Max Romeo (listen to 'War Inna Babylon' now everybody!) yet.
May 12, 200718 yr The Trojan stuff is top notch. I got a 9 CD Trojan box set for £6 in Fopp the other day (and it all kosher stuff as the whole cat is owned by Sanctuary these days). I might have many of the tracks on other Trojan boxsets but for that price. bring it on!!! my fav being harry j all stars 'liquidator'... brilliant track , superb baseline yeah man! liquidator is an awesome tune!!! Tskm no-one's mentioned King Tubby and, especially, Max Romeo (listen to 'War Inna Babylon' now everybody!) yet. well dude as i said there's so many artists to choose from not only the ones that might get daytime airplay on commercial gold stations. and as well as king tubby dont think noone has mentioned Lee Scratch Perry and his black ark studios. btw talking bout Max Romeo :lol: War Inna Babylon wasnt the first tune that came to mind when that name was mentioned :lol: :lol: and also think you have to mention that production powerhouse Sly And Robbie, even tho some of their fine riddims might have been ruined by complete tossers (see below :lol: :lol: ) http://www.budapestinfo.hu/noc/pictures/34/7/simplyred.jpg xUG650sp7Dg D3wIXz_VxEE also get some Jetstar classic albums as well!!! some great riddims!!! FwLCnh_EnEQ
May 14, 200718 yr btw talking bout Max Romeo :lol: War Inna Babylon wasnt the first tune that came to mind when that name was mentioned :lol: :lol: Yes, I know. THAT tune is on the album too. Anyone reading this who doesn't understand, get a copy of War Inna Babylon and listen to the song 'I Chase The Devil'.
May 14, 200718 yr I don't listen to it usually but lately I've been listening to Bob Marley and the Wailers (of course :D ) I'm just in that kind of mood.. I can listen to reggae only during summer :/ and it's HOT here now!!! To be honest, I'm not familiar with other reggae names... :blush: No woman no cry :wub: Three little birds :wub: Could you be loved :wub: Get up stand up :wub: Is this love :wub: ... all great songs :wub:
May 14, 200718 yr I've seen UB40 live. Didn't want to go and didn't really enjoy it. The support was the Wailers (or Wailer, I think most of them are dead) and the bass went right through me.
May 14, 200718 yr I've seen UB40 live. Didn't want to go and didn't really enjoy it. I actually quite like this one, you might have seen the film it's from. talk about guilty pleasures!!!! :lol: :lol: thats a 'Titanic' sized one* Ho_xAQW0wnE *Obv not to be confused with Celine Dion :lol: :lol:
May 15, 200718 yr The Trojan stuff is top notch. Quite right. This was reggae at it's best Acts such as Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, Tony Tribe, Maytals, Soul Sisters, Versatiles, Harry J, Greyhound, Bruce Ruffin, Rudies, Derrick Harriot, Kingstonians, G.G. Allstars, Zap-Pow, Susan Cadogan, Max Romeo and many more. Also IMO only second best to Bob Marley was Prince Buster. The so-called reggae of recent times such as that by Sean Paul and Shaggy is utter rubbish. Anyone remember the first reggae single to hit the UK charts. It was My Boy Lollipop by Mille Small UK & US#2 in 1964. The re-issue in 1987 reached #46 She had 3 smaller hits in 1964/5 - Sweet William #30 - Bloodshot Eyes #48 - Oh Henry (which bubbled under). This song was about a dog. Quite a few reggae singles were banned by the BBC mainly for sexual reasons. There was the imitation reggae of Judge Dread of which all of his singles were never played because of there sex connotations. Max Romeo - Wet Dream #10 in 1969 Max Romeo - Mini Skirt Mini - 1969 Max Romeo - Sixpence - 1975 Soul Sisters - Wreck A Buddy - 1969 Versatiles - Push It In - 1969 Prince Buster - Big Five Prince Buster - Ten Commandments - 1968 - degrading to women Jimmy Cliff's follow-up to Wonderful World Beautiful People called Vietnam was banned at the time for obvious reasons. It peaked at #46. Edited May 20, 200718 yr by Euro Music
May 15, 200718 yr Quite right. This was reggae at it's best Acts such as Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, Tony Tribe, Maytals, Soul Sisters, Versatiles, Harry J, Greyhound, Bruce Ruffin, Rudies, Derrick Harriot, Kingstonians, G.G. Allstars, Zap-Pow, Susan Cadogan, Max Romeo and many more. Also IMO only second best to Bob Marley was Prince Buster. The so-called reggae of recent times such as that by Sean Paul is utter rubbish. Anyone remember the first reggae single to hit the UK charts. It was My Boy Lollipop by Mille Small #2 in 1964. Quite a few reggae singles were banned by the BBC mainly for sexual reasons. There was the imitation reggae of Judge Dread of which all of his singles were never played because of there sex connotations. Max Romeo - Wet Dream #10 in 1969 Max Romeo - Mini Skirt Mini - 1969 Max Romeo - Sixpence - 1975 Soul Sisters - Wreck A Buddy - 1969 Versatiles - Push It In - 1969 Prince Buster - Big Five Prince Buster - Ten Commandments - 1968 - degrading to women. i remember millie 'my boy lolipop' on totp... first edition?.. but she handed out lolipops to the audience. i remember doing an exam in the hot summer of '70, the classroom windows open and the sounds of max romeo clearly filling the room of 13 year olds... " lie down girl let me push it up , push it up"...lol.. (it was released a year before).... i never rated bob marley though... rasta was the biggest load of bollox ever to be called 'religion'.
May 15, 200718 yr Never been much of a reggae fan. However, nobody who takes music seriously can deny the genius of Bob Marley. As for bands influenced by reggae, don't forget The Clash.
May 17, 200718 yr i remember millie 'my boy lolipop' on totp... first edition?.. but she handed out lolipops to the audience. ha! i guess mika would keep them all to himself as he is evil :lol: i remember doing an exam in the hot summer of '70, the classroom windows open and the sounds of max romeo clearly filling the room of 13 year olds... " lie down girl let me push it up , push it up"...lol.. (it was released a year before).... K5w8zV9Uoos btw dont you think this looks like bill bailey :lol: (then again maybe this is what Sylvester Stallone looks off the banned substances :lol: :lol: ) i never rated bob marley though... rasta was the biggest load of bollox ever to be called 'religion'. then again i dont think this bloke will behave like tommy of the scientologists :lol: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/db/Hallies.jpg Quite right. This was reggae at it's best Acts such as Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, Tony Tribe, Maytals, Soul Sisters, Versatiles, Harry J, Greyhound, Bruce Ruffin, Rudies, Derrick Harriot, Kingstonians, G.G. Allstars, Zap-Pow, Susan Cadogan, Max Romeo and many more. actually im listening to trojan's rasta box set at the moment. The so-called reggae of recent times such as that by Sean Paul and Shaggy is utter rubbish. yeah but is it only that style of dancehall reggae you dont like? how about people like Elephant Man, Sizzla, Capleton, Buju Banton and Beenie Man. E6BejQ5OYYY personally Get Busy is one of my fave records of all time. should be up there with all the reggae greats not only the more traditional roots stuff. vYcYA8d0qls Jimmy Saville should cover this for Christmas, would be a smash hit!!!!
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