Re: 5 songs that have blown your mind

off the top of my head:

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dillinger - african worldwide (roots natty congo one)
junior byles - place called africa/the version by dr alimantado
leroy smart - ballistic affair. over and over i cant stop
marcia griffiths- pretty much all of "naturally," esp. dreamland
sandra cross - country living.

its those "oh christ thats good" moments that can really save an otherwise dull track. esp. in regards to dub. feels like studio one basically shat out those moments every freaking day

Some timeless ones for me:

Roots Wanda - Mount Zion
Makka bees - Nation Fiddler
Ranking Dread - Shut Me Mouth (pretty much got me started on reggae!)
Brigadier Jerry - Kingston City
King Tubby - Dub With a Difference

Wailing Souls - What a Feeling

Cheating, I know, but couldn't really leave that one out.

Culture - I'm Not Ashamed
Culture - Zion Gate
Black Uhuru - Sorry For The Man
Israel Vibration - Prophet Has Arise
Toots & The Maytals - 54-46 That's My Number

Loving this thread, so many new songs for me to discover. ok my top 5 -

Dennis Brown - The prophet rides again
Burning spear - It's a long way around
Dub syndicate - Overloader
Fabian - Prophecy
The Paragons - Riding high on a windy day

yikes....tough. but from a strictly 100% roots perspective:

not in any order of preference.

1. Africans "Have A Grand Time"
2. Eagles "Country Living"
3. Junior Byles "Place Called Africa"
4. Sang Hugh "Rasta No Born Yah"
5. Culture "Iron Sharpeneth Iron"

in no particular order :

chalice - dance hall monic
junior byles - auntie lulu
the upsetters - patience
admiral bailey - me head a hurt me
lord laro - lovers license

today:

1. Give thanks and praise - Bob Marley
2. Cold Sweat - Third World
3. African Race - Abyssinians
4. Jah Heavy Load - Ijahman
5. If I Don't Have You - Gregory Isaacs

1ª - Cornel Campbell - Concrete Jungle
2ª - Sylford Walker - Burn Babylon
3ª - Peter Tosh - Ketchy Shuby
4ª - J. C. Lodge - Make it up
5ª - Resistência Suburbana - Muerte en Iraque

My top 5 mindblowing tunes:

Delroy Wilson - Dancing mood
King Tubby - Noisy place
Scientist/Michael Prophet - No friend in this time Dub
Barrington Levy - When friday comes
Black Uhuru - Pain