Jacob Miller "Mary Mary"
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cooldownbabylon
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Jacob Miller "Mary Mary"
Ok, so (arguably) its not his best, but I was listening to Jacob Miller and Inner Circle Band's "Everything is Great" today. Whats with the vocals on the song "Mary Mary"? Is that Miller? The song (and much of the album) sounds eerily Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger/Keith Richards have anything to do with this one? Anyway, I really like the song and if that is indeed Millers voice on the track I think it really speaks to his explosive talent and slick versatility as a performer. Any help/comments on this would be awesome. Thanks
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jahganja7
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Re: Jacob Miller "Mary Mary"
i havent heard the set but it is produced by chris blackwell on Island label, so there is probably a considerable amount of his/rock/white influence to it. the wailers catch a fire had a much more rootsy JA sound before blackwell added overdub guitar/keyboards...
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italdub
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Re: Jacob Miller "Mary Mary"
This song have a common introduction with 'Hotel California' or another song in a rock feeling. In reality it's a pure herb-song like Miller recorded before. I think about 'Tired Fe Lick Weed In A Bush', 'Lamb's Bread Collie' or 'Healing OF The Nation', each of one appear in 'Tenement Yard' (1976), 'Killer Miller' (1977) or 'Wanted' (1978) albums and Everything Is Great (1979) made no exception.
This set is good but critized by purist or ignorants like 'Ready For The World' (1977) or 'Reggae Thing' (1976) before it.
Chris Blackwell needed INNER CIRCLE to made the bridge beetween reggae and rock music. Their role was different in that than Bob Marley or Third World in the ISLAND label family.
This set is good but critized by purist or ignorants like 'Ready For The World' (1977) or 'Reggae Thing' (1976) before it.
Chris Blackwell needed INNER CIRCLE to made the bridge beetween reggae and rock music. Their role was different in that than Bob Marley or Third World in the ISLAND label family.
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Sidoni
Re: Jacob Miller "Mary Mary"
"Mary Mary" by Inner Circle was released in 1979, only two years after the release of Hotel California.. and during the times when beats and rythim could sound similar to works from other artists, since it was the style back then. And, legally speaking, it was allowed.
But I'm still not sure if the similarity was intentional. Inner Circle did their own version of several "Beatles" songs, so we know they interpreted other artist with their own Reggae Music.
It's quite possible, they were just experimenting rythms, and this was the end result.
But I'm still not sure if the similarity was intentional. Inner Circle did their own version of several "Beatles" songs, so we know they interpreted other artist with their own Reggae Music.
It's quite possible, they were just experimenting rythms, and this was the end result.