Roots Archives Forum

Even as earnest reggae enthusiasts, there are most of the times classics and/or big titles you for some reason never got around to buy/hear and that sometimes can feel quite embarrassing. So what are the "obvious" albums or songs you, as a long time listner, are yet to experience?

I go first with Keith Hudson's "Pick A Dub". Supposedly a landmark dub album, still unheard of to me.

yeah you need to hear that ...like now!

there's a bunch of dancehall stuff like Frankie Paul and others tht I need to hear.more of..i'm more into 70's dub, but i've gotta check out more 80's stuff.

i don't own any chris blackwell wailers albums, sure i've heard all those songs loads of times, just never bothered with those LPs. got all the upsetter/studio one albums though.

Confession: Never got around to listening to Grounation by Count Ossie & the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari. It's relaxing and meditative, but a little Nyabingi drumming goes a long way....Sacrilege!

Pablo Moses stuff. Never checked it

Hmmm I can't think of much that I have knowingly missed.

I haven't heard any Jah Shaka productions but that is set to change.With his recent re-releases on emusic etc

I'm at the stage where the stuff I haven't heard is the stuff that hasn't been rereleased

Frankie Paul stuff!

I've read in a Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim's interview that Frankie Paul is one of the greatest voice(i think he said the best) in jamaican music.

Yes, Frankie Paul!
The best tune he did: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdrCctThmco Check it out!!!

unfortunately my probem is being emabarassed about what i have heard!