How large are the old roots by quantity?

[Sergio619]

Fabroots, you're just bitter because i didn't want to send you an album a while back, you said some stupid shit like "I'll have it with or without you....whatever." remember ? So you send me a private message after you see this "LOL" post bragging about how you got it now. WOW ! good for you ! plus i've never said anything to you, i was just laughing because of IrieMystic's post. Jackass.


Knowing how many albums are out there, and singles, is pretty much impossible, there are too many.

[IrieMystic]

fabroots i can say the same with or without you .. the "affair" there is none i could have got the album without you but i wanted to make you send the file... thats all i wanted cuz before you ignore all my messages until you found out i had something you wanted so by saying that i just wanted you to take your time and send it to me and which you did because that was how hungry you was for the album so still i dont understand why you keep saying you always win in roots reggae sorry sucker

[Fabroots]

Men, its not me coming for say inutile things in your thread, and as i said AS BY HASARD 2 OF THE 3 GUYS WHO HAVE A PROB WITH ME IN PRIVATE!!!
Iriemystic and Sergio, i dont want to give details about your acting when you share something, cause im right about keeping private probs to me when i use a forum, its prolly the thing who make us so different...

[IrieMystic]

we all in the same boat... theres no problems.. just laughing at your bright question you ask ..oh nothing private.. just remember that

[grape ape]

An interesting observation (over many years many forums) its always the roots fans and not the ragga or dancehall fans fighting online.Ironic.

[Jah Glu]

The first time that the word reggae was mentioned was by Alton Ellis i think in the song "Do the Reggay. Please moderator close down this thread. It has nothing to do with Roots.

[pf]

that was the Maytals. Alton was the first to mention Rocksteady. Or thats what I think

[woldesemayat]

PF is right it was toots that came up with the word reggae in the song "Do the reggay" not alton.

give thanks.

[I-Lion Tafari]

I heard about that Alton Ellis and Toots thing.

But also another story: When rocksteady turned to reggae the producers wanted the riddim guitarists to play like....reggae..reggae..reggae (short tone) instead of chaang....chaang (like rocksteady/long tone).
Musicians were instructed how to mark the rhythm and to play a little faster.
So they called their new style...-guess:-))...reggae.
Sounds like a typical Jamaican story. And I believe it.

Cheers,
I-Lion

[algoriddim]

part of the thing is that alot of the albums we know today (as per Roots Archives criteria) are later compilations and there were so many singles put out that could later form the basis of compilations, so there's really no hard number.