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Reggae; Stuff from Jamaica mon, rasta I 'n I.
Topic Started: Nov 2 2006, 01:06 PM (407 Views)
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Reggae music really came into its own in the 70s. This is the catchy music from Jamaica characterized by a lead bass-line and syncopated off-beat hypnotic rhythms. The 1973 soundtrack "The Harder They Come" featuring Jimmy Cliff, Toots and the Maytals and others gave the first large mainstream exposure of reggae, dub, and related styles, first introduced to music fans in the sixties by such acts as Desmond Dekker ("Israelites") and Millie Small ("My Boy Lollipop") among a few others.

Bob Marley and the Wailers hit it big with a string of albums beginning with "Catch A Fire" in 1972 I think. The original Wailers featured not only Bob Marley, but also Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, each making a number of moderately successful solo albums after leaving the Wailers to Marley himself. In 1978 Mick Jagger had a guest appearance on Peter Tosh's minor hit "Walk and Don't Look Back", showing the influence reggae had by that time on popular mainstream rock artists. Eric Clapton covered the Wailer's "I Shot The Sheriff" in the mid 70s, and even non-rock acts like Barbara Streisand covered Marley's "Stir It Up". Another reggae band of the late 70s that comes to mind is Burning Spear.

Of course, to make your body helplessly sway to the reggae beat, a big fat spliff of genuine Jamaican gold should be smoked with friends, or so the late Marley used to recommend. He died in 1980 of metastatic melanoma cancer, but I don't think one leads to the other.

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I like it, but I don't know what to get.
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Toots and the Maytalls and Bob Marley & The Wailers are like, the Gods of reggae.

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I want to get that Radiodread album.

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otlset
Nov 2 2006, 04:06 PM
Reggae music really came into its own in the 70s. This is the catchy music from Jamaica characterized by a lead bass-line and syncopated off-beat hypnotic rhythms. The 1973 soundtrack "The Harder They Come" featuring Jimmy Cliff, Toots and the Maytals and others gave the first large mainstream exposure of reggae, dub, and related styles, first introduced to music fans in the sixties by such acts as Desmond Dekker ("Israelites") and Millie Small ("My Boy Lollipop") among a few others.

Bob Marley and the Wailers hit it big with a string of albums beginning with "Catch A Fire" in 1972 I think. The original Wailers featured not only Bob Marley, but also Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, each making a number of moderately successful solo albums after leaving the Wailers to Marley himself. In 1978 Mick Jagger had a guest appearance on Peter Tosh's minor hit "Walk and Don't Look Back", showing the influence reggae had by that time on popular mainstream rock artists. Eric Clapton covered the Wailer's "I Shot The Sheriff" in the mid 70s, and even non-rock acts like Barbara Streisand covered Marley's "Stir It Up". Another reggae band of the late 70s that comes to mind is Burning Spear.

Of course, to make your body helplessly sway to the reggae beat, a big fat spliff of genuine Jamaican gold should be smoked with friends, or so the late Marley used to recommend. He died in 1980 of metastatic melanoma cancer, but I don't think one leads to the other.

i just got the harder they come yesterday, and i'm really getting into bob marley's stuff now. catch a fire is brilliant. i've heard the radiodread album in boston, it's interesting.
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Bob Marley and the Wailers are pretty much Jamaican heros. When I went there a couple years ago I really got into the music and culture.
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I just got Bob Marley & The Wailers' Legend and it's okay. Nothing special from a first listen, but it's decent. Soothing, soft, and relaxing.

But, my favorite Led Zeppelin song is "D'yer Ma'ker", but I don't know, as I lack reggae experience, if that counts.
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JeorgeMcStarkey
Nov 2 2006, 02:23 PM
I like it, but I don't know what to get.

"The Harder They Come" soundtrack is probably the best introduction to reggae. Simple, raw, and very catchy. A reggae classic for sure.
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Well, Marley's Legend is on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums list and is the best selling reggae album ever.
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Nov 3 2006, 05:10 PM
Well, Marley's Legend is on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums list and is the best selling reggae album ever.

I'd say start with The Harder They Come by Jimmy Cliff, and work your way into Bob Marley. He's got three or four on that list, and they're all quite good or excellent.
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Bob Marley is the king of Reggae.

I like the soft Reggae songs like 'One Love' and Marley's version of 'I Can See Clearly Now'. Great stuff.

I don't have a Reggae album, but I would like to get one. Im just inexperienced with the whole genre so I don't know what's good or bad.
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I downloaded The Harder They Come, some more Bob Marley albums, and Peter Tosh's Legalize It. I wonder what that one is referring to. :smoke:
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I was going to make a new topic about it, but I knew about this one from last year, but basically, I wanted some reccommendations for some essential reggae. Classic stuff... no Shaggy please.
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