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Being new to this forum I hadn't checked through this site. And what a fine reggae site this.
So vast knowledgebase to dig for ages and I was suprised of the amount of the new re-releases, because last year I bought some thirty reggae records and now I have to buy many more. And I so like the 1985 limit. It makes sense, because then reggae died.
I happen to notice that leggo rocker and MightyZ had listened, reviewed and liked lots of records that I appreciate. So I must respect their opinions and not to bash Marley music anymore, though I may not always share their views.

I'd like to take batteries off oddsnobb, him being so snobbish and name him oddsodd.

I think Culture's track "I Tried" suits well here.

Seen

Kari

That could be a great conclusion. And you'll get the cup for the "most noisy entrance into RA forum", but that's no bad thing at all with this conclusion!

oddsnobb wrote:And I so like the 1985 limit. It makes sense, because then reggae died.

Oh my god, there's always some more of you...

i admit that i didnt read nearly all the posts, in fact only a few.
that is cuz in my opinion of course bob was a fine reggae musician.
sure there were some love songs that i would personally tend to skip, but did militant mr tosh not also have some luvy duvy tunes?
regardless, our man bob was writing and singing many years ago, in the beginnings of recording studios in ja.
regardless of blackwell's later entry. bob was ska to rock steady to reggae, he sang through it all.
then came catch a fire. no reggae?
youre either crazy or need to do more listening.
i don't even put bob on the player but maybe once or twice a year now, but in no way would i consider him an unimportant man in the world of reggae, in fact just the opposite.

to me both marley and tosh did songs which are well reggae and songs which are not reggae, end of debate. and why they have not so reggae songs? because they did want to change the system and some big heads in pentagon is no dread ina dance, so they need a lite version of reggae or a rock reggae fusion which they can feel like they fit. its all strategy.-

Whatever you think of individual tracks ,the body of his work,
with and without Bunny and Peter, is strong and deserves respect.
Reggae music becoming tailored to a world audience was inevitable
but it did not stop Jamaicans making music they wanted to hear either.
Dancehall is an example of that.

These kinds of "what if " (or absolute) questions
will always cause problems/arguements.

That does not mean they are worthless though.

ask every rocker you like every singer or roots band player and tell me what they think about!your question is a teen question!

Me,

I'm just glad there is this great genre of music we call Reggae and I can come to the forum and learn something everyday! We can all agree to disagree about a lot, but I think almost all of us will say Reggae (all forms) is king.

Call it what you want to but he was still one of the greatest songwriters to ever live:

Ambush In The Night

(Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa!)
See them fighting for power (ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa!),
But they know not the hour (ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa!),;
So they bribing with their guns, spare-parts and money,
Trying to belittle our
Integrity now.
They say what we know
Is just what they teach us;
And we're so ignorant
'Cause every time they can reach us (shoobe, doo-wa)
Through political strategy (shoo-be, doo-wa);
They keep us hungry (shoobe, doo-wa),
And when you gonna get some food (shoobe, doo-wa),
Your brother got to be your enemy, we-e-ell!

Ambush in the night,
All guns aiming at me;
Ambush in the night,
They opened fire on me now.
Ambush in the night,
Protected by His Majesty.
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee. Ooh-wa-ooh!
(Ooh-wee) Ooh-wee, ooh-wee (ooh-wa), Ooh-wa!
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh wa-ooh!
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh wa-ah!

Well, what we know
Is not what they tell us;
We're not ignorant, I mean it,
And they just cannot touch us;
Through the powers of the Most High (shoobe, doo-wa),
We keep on surfacin' (shoobe, doo-wa);
Thru the powers of the Most-High (shoobe, doo-wa),
We keep on survivin'.

Yeah, this ambush in the night
Planned by society;
Ambush in the night;
They tryin' to conquer me;
Ambush in the night
Anyt'ing money can bring;
Ambush in the night
Planned by society;
Ambush in the night

Selector J wrote:Call it what you want to but he was still one of the greatest songwriters to ever live:

Ambush In The Night

(Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa!)
See them fighting for power (ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa!),
But they know not the hour (ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa!),;
So they bribing with their guns, spare-parts and money,
Trying to belittle our
Integrity now.
They say what we know
Is just what they teach us;
And we're so ignorant
'Cause every time they can reach us (shoobe, doo-wa)
Through political strategy (shoo-be, doo-wa);
They keep us hungry (shoobe, doo-wa),
And when you gonna get some food (shoobe, doo-wa),
Your brother got to be your enemy, we-e-ell!

Ambush in the night,
All guns aiming at me;
Ambush in the night....

Not trying to diss, disrespect (or kill) but what is does this text have, that a Johnny Clarke or The Congos text hasnt. Remember! I am not dissing anyone, on this forum, only talking about a text by bob marley!