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Re: Best Reggae Album, but...
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:14 pm
by Nirone
Just a handfull:
Dr. Alimantado - Best dressed chicken
Wailers - Rastaman chant
Sound dimension - Rockfort rock
Yabby You - Beware dub
Bunny Wailer - Armagideon
Willie Williams - Armagideon time
Re: Best Reggae Album, but...
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:58 pm
by Funky Punk
If we're including dub, then 'King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown' is a must. In addition to being (probably) the only dub track that non-dub aficionados will have heard of, it charted in the UK Top 40 (only dub piece to ever chart, IIRC) and I think it was voted as the best dub of all time by some magazine or other a while back...
Re: Best Reggae Album, but...
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:33 pm
by Javier
Nice !
Appreciate all answers and explanations as well...
Keep on...
ABYSSINIANS - SATTA MASSAGANA
Covered hundreds of times by Reggae singers/bands, that means something, simply essential.
PETER TOSH - LEGALIZE IT
Militant... one the most known phrases ever. Crucial.
I would love someone releasing this kinda "Best of Reggae" album, well-selected and real historically important Reggae songs, maybe basic for us (Roots-archivers) but a good start for non fans.
Bendito Amor
Blessed Love from Chile
Javier "Selector Benyo"
ARCA NEGRA SOUND SYSTEM
Valparaiso
www.arcanegra.cl
Re: Best Reggae Album, but...
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:40 pm
by jp
One of my personal favorites would be Rod Taylor- His Imperial Majesty, but since you mentioned songs that also cross over, i would say Barrington Levy- Black Roses. Also one of my favorite Barrington songs, but I as well have played this for many non reggae fans and they love it, not to mention I have heard this riddim sampled in hip hop too.
Re: Best Reggae Album, but...
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:39 pm
by mlonyeni
Liquidator - Harry J Allstars
Maybe not too familiar for the non-reggae listeners, but an great song nonetheless!
Re: Best Reggae Album, but...
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:33 am
by Funky Punk
mlonyeni wrote:Liquidator - Harry J Allstars
Maybe not too familiar for the non-reggae listeners, but an great song nonetheless!
More familiar than you'd think...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjprYB5UEoA
Re: Best Reggae Album, but...
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:23 pm
by seanmd
Funky Punk wrote:Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry (live version)?
Another obvious must. Ubiquitous song.
Whenever I hear No Woman No Cry it always makes me laugh. when I was a teenager, I was in the queue at my local chip shop, there was a drunk bloke in there who kept singing 'No chips and No Pies' to the tune of No Woman No Cry, I don't know why, but 35 odd years later it still makes me chuckle.
Re: Best Reggae Album, but...
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:13 pm
by pipo
In Crowd - His Majesty is coming
Re: Best Reggae Album, but...
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:23 pm
by Javier
Steel Pulse
KU KLUX KLAN
no arguments, still a great band specially live on tour...
Re: Best Reggae Album, but...
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:23 am
by sean
Yes funkypunk, police and thieves was a big influence on me in the 1970s.Some kids at school played this song on a cassette in the school corridor.
But as this has been nominated already, I nominate Bob Marley..One Love...lets get together.A great song.