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Re: Eek A Mouse rampage at press conference
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:49 pm
by GanjaSmugglin
he forgot to mention snow, gentleman, blue riddim band, native, whitey don...
Re: Eek A Mouse rampage at press conference
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:15 pm
by Reggae Rhythm Update
oras wrote:people were firing at me on this forum when I said more or less the same stuff
Well I can only speak for me, but when I reacted with "WOW! Awesome footage! A gem of a video and a must-see!" I was not agreeing with or condoning what he said. But it was really wild and something you just can't take your eyes off of.
Re: Eek A Mouse rampage at press conference
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:57 am
by ez
I have read comments like that from Eek in the past concerning rasicism in the buisness. In fairness I can think of other artists of a dark complexion who have had recent comercial success including Beenie Man and Elephant Man. From an American perspective I do not believe the commercial music industry knows what to do with reggae acts. I believe it is up to the artists and their mamagament teams to create the avenues for sucssess the same way the hip hop artists have taken control of their careers and have handeled their buisness. In addition to critisize Sean Paul or Shaggy for their success as products of their complexion sounds like sour grapes to me. I know Shaggy has worked hard to get every big record contract and Sean Paul has had an excellent mangagment team to promote his career and get him exposure. Furthermore it seems that many of Eeks fans in the states are white and fans and critics of reggae music respect Eek a Mouse and his place in reggae history. I really feel for him and think it is a terribly unfair that reggae especially from his era never got its due. But in all fairness this type of diatribe does nothing to open the doors for more critacly acclaimed artists.
Re: Eek A Mouse rampage at press conference
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:57 am
by Collie
I would agree that unfortunately because the artists he speaks about are more "commercially presentable" they have been given more exposure by record companies and radio stations. The reggae artists I have heard on mainstream radio stations in Ireland in the last 30 yrs...UB40, Bob Marley and one track by Tyrone Taylor. Something I find amazing when every artist who has taken the time to play here has played to full venues, Max Romeo, Black Uhuru, Congos, Horace Andy, Steel Pulse, Israel Vibration and many many more. The venues admittedly are not huge but most artists do come back.
As for pseudo-reggae artists like Rhianna, Shaggy & Sean Paul and their ilk that constantly churn out CAC with lyrics (and I use the word lyric very loosely), which can be best, described as "horse dead & cow fat". It sounds more like hip-hop to me and contains similar content and themes, which can best be described like this.
There is a scene in the film Crash around 30 minutes in with lines that go something like this....back in the 60's we had smart articulate people, these brothers where speaking out and people were listening….(the FBI said) lets give them this music by a bunch on mumbling idiots and sooner or later they'll be all copying and nobody will be able to understand a f**cking word they are saying, end of problem.
I don’t personally think that any secret agencies were involved with the rise of hip-hip but there is a lot of truth in this scene all the same and if you can’t see it well maybe you need to look harder.
Rant over.... looking forward to upcoming gigs of real reggae acts who have songs with real words backed by real bands...Max Romeo - Life Festival Galway4th-6th July.
Horace Andy Dublin 26th July...Congos - Electric Picnic Stradbally 29th to 31st August.
For those of you who don't agree feel free to express your opinions as everybody has one and is entitled to air it. I have expressed mine and will not post any more on this subject as this is called being an adult..having your saying and letting other have theirs.
Collie
Slan agus beannacht
Re: Eek A Mouse rampage at press conference
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:25 am
by Gingy Fly
Collie, Luciano plays Dublin on the 25th June. I would check that if I could man. Horace Andy and Johnny Clarke play the following nite also in Dublin.
Re: Eek A Mouse rampage at press conference
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:14 am
by DonBanyan
So Eek agrees with Peter Tosh in his view that Bob Marley was only successful because he was half white? I suppose the banner in the "Mouse Hole" video was a sarcastic jab at his false idol. If complexion is the issue, I wonder what his feelings are on Yellowman, Purpleman, and this man?
http://web.syr.edu/~affellem/colJah.gif
WaDoDem was the second reggae album I ever bought. Eek a Mouse was the first live show I ever went to, dubwise or otherwise. I think he is a great performer, and in my book goes down as a cornerstone of early dancehall. However, his simple lyrics, and gimmicky delivery are just not universally appealing.
Bob Marley's music spoke of empowerment, and apparently Eek needs to be emancipated from his shackles of entitlement, and as ez stated, handle his business.
Re: Eek A Mouse rampage at press conference
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:34 am
by Poorbeats
Re: Eek A Mouse rampage at press conference
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:42 pm
by DUDLEY 1NE
he was one angry mouse, can you blame him ??
Re: Eek A Mouse rampage at press conference
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:11 pm
by orasI
well... sista staceyann chin... come to me
Re: Eek A Mouse rampage at press conference
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:41 pm
by Sir Marvin
As a result of some disparaging remarks made by Jamaican artist, Eek A Mouse at the Carifest C.A.R.E.S. press conference on June 4th, organizers have pulled him from the event lineup. The organizers for Carifest C.A.R.E.S. made this decision based on Eek A Mouse's inability to realize the seriousness of the issue the festival is trying to raise awareness for as well as his refusal to apologize.
Carifest C.A.R.E.S. has teamed up this year with Keep A Child Alive, an organization dedicated to help fight the AIDS epidemic in Africa which crosses all racial barriers. The organizers feel that Eek A Mouse's racial outburst towards the other artists on the panel who have all come together from a wide array of racial and cultural backgrounds to help the cause was unacceptable. In a rebuttal to Eek A Mouse's comments, Matisyahu and Midnite simply came together in an impromptu duet that illustrated the point the best way possible: music can make a difference no matter where you come from. As the late brother Bob Marley would say: "one good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain".
Carifest C.A.R.E.S. will take place Sunday, July 6th at the USTA National Tennis Center: Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, NY. This year's festival, as in the past, promises a momentous event, which as always, includes a stellar line-up of performances. Sets by legendary Grammy award winner Lee "Scratch" Perry, who has been an innovator and at the forefront of the reggae music scene for 50 years; Matisyahu, who brings his uncanny, electrifying fusion of orthodox Judaism and classic reggae, and the most recent addition to the line-up: Slightly Stoopid who describe their music as "A fusion of acoustic rock and blues with reggae, hip hop, and punk." In addition is: cutting edge St. Croix roots reggae band, Midnite; Brooklyn bred and Jamaican raised Kayla Bliss; the up and coming conscious reggae crooner Uriel Hamilton; Afro-fusion reggae fronted by a soaring, soulful voice in Meta and the Cornerstones; Antigua & Barbuda's Causion who has been dubbed a 'musical archer' due to his straightforward and provocative lyrics; a young American hailing from Arkansas with his voice rooted deep in Jamaica, Joseph Israel; and Groundation who bring to the table, a unique infusion of reggae, jazz and dub.
Yardflex.com June 18, 2008