Re: Most Overrated Reggae Record

sean wrote :Kamikazi dub by prince jammy. I still do not like it too much, as i find it dull. Just my opinion..just not too great but not too bad....

I like that one.

Scientist and Jammy's Dub Landing albums are nothing special, as far as I'm concerned though (compared to their other works)...

Edit:

DC Dub Encounter - I found that one quite boring, TBH.

I love dub music so much, though the thread is for overrated reggae record, i really can't sink into Scientist at King Tubby's album & Mad Professor's stuff, maybe i have very limited knowledge of his music.

Funky Punk wrote :Pablo Moses - Pave The Way

I paid more than I normally would for a CD to get this on the strength of the positive reviews and people raving about it after I heard it was being reissued - and because I'd liked 'Revolutionary Dream' so much.

I thought that it absolutely sucked
..

for some reason that album is always over priced. At first I was dissapoited with it but it getw better with more listens. The main problem it has is that the synths sound so dated now

Kamikazi dub is absolutely KILLER

I just can't understand Roots Radics 80's dub albums... I love them as a backing band, but listening to Flabba Holt and Style Scott for 45 minutes is just too much for me!

MatejkoFarI wrote :I just can't understand Roots Radics 80's dub albums... I love them as a backing band, but listening to Flabba Holt and Style Scott for 45 minutes is just too much for me!

I don't know if that was the intent, but I find dub albums featuring the Radics to be quite relaxing. Especially with headphones on.

Culture (two seven clash) and Israel Vibration donnot get me excited. But I respect them and allot of other people seem to enjoy them.

The overrated factor in most cases are the press or collectors/musiclovers with very strong dominated opinions on Forums like this. Donnot believe everything you hear. Two seven clash can be a key point in reggae history. What do I know? It is just an opinion of one person.

Siegi wrote :Culture (two seven clash) and Israel Vibration donnot get me excited. But I respect them and allot of other people seem to enjoy them.

The overrated factor in most cases are the press or collectors/musiclovers with very strong dominated opinions on Forums like this. Donnot believe everything you hear. Two seven clash can be a key point in reggae history. What do I know? It is just an opinion of one person.

I must say, I have a very special relation with Two sevens clash! The first time I heard it, I was just wtf is this?! I found it as boring and as irritating as hell. Then there was one time we took shrooms with friends, I said, let's give it a try and from that time, this is one of my Top 5 reggae records ever! It's just soo trippy and mystical! (the same is with Baldhead Bridge). But I'm wandering... Did everyone who praise Two sevens, did that?

MatejkoFarI wrote :I just can't understand Roots Radics 80's dub albums... I love them as a backing band, but listening to Flabba Holt and Style Scott for 45 minutes is just too much for me!

I love this thread, so many WTF-moments.

Early 80s Roots Radics Riddims (dub or not) is just my favorite "sub-genre" of Music I guess. I could listen to them 365/24/7 and forever.

Natty Dread:
Not my favorite Wailers LPs, but most overrated ever? No. Bellyful and Revolution are so absolute killer imho.

Two Sevens Clash:
Heard it years ago, kinda liked it but never understood that hugh hype. Maybe I need to hear it again (without shrooms this time ;-) Just kidding.

Irie

I think I listened to 'Two Sevens Clash' originally (years and years ago) because I read that the record had been one of The Clash's big influences.

Not really in a musical sense at all. Though I suppose that the song '1977' has the same sort of vibe to it, lyrically. Sort of.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt5ggkuQIbc

(no, it's not true that they named themselves after the album by the way - they were called 'The Clash' before the Culture record came out)