Reggae recomendations?

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  1. Metroweenie

    Metroweenie New Member

    Aug 15, 2004
    Westchester, NY
    He's from White Plains actually. Westchester's finest never get recognized as such.
     
  2. accion

    accion Member

    Nov 28, 1998
    dfw, texas
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    i'm in no way an expert on reggae, but I would recommend Los Pericos. download the song pupilas lejanas, it's good stuff
     
  3. MeridianFC

    MeridianFC Member

    Jul 26, 1999
    Washington, DC USA
    Just to give an example of some of the incredibly powerful lyrics some of the more "conscious" writers were able to put down:

    Book of Rules
    the Heptones
    (B Llewelyn / H Johnson)

    Isn't it strange how princesses and kings
    In clown-ragged capers in star dust ring
    It's just while all the people like you and me
    Will be builders for eternity
    Each is given the bag of tools
    The shapeless mask and the book of rules

    And each must make his life flow with in
    A tumbling block or a stepping stone
    It's just while all the people like you and me
    Will be builders for eternity
    Each is given the bag of tools
    The shapeless mask and the book of rules

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    As I mentioned before I'm not much for most modern reggae though the ocassional piece will come around the strikes my fancy, I think "Ring the Alarm" by Tenor Saw from the late 80s is kickin' track. I've tried listening to some more Matisyahu and I'm afraid I'm just not down. I'll leave it at that.

    A good friend of mine is an actual scholarly authority on the music of JA. Through his good offices I once got to have dinner with Aston "Family Man" Barrett of the Wailers. He worked on the "Island Revolution" exhibit which is on tour now, in Europe I believe. If you get a chance look for it:

    http://www.emplive.org/visit/press_room/pr_releases.asp?id=219

    He made me a copy of the music they play in the dub chamber. It burn th' eart' wi' a furious heat ya!
     
  4. Gunner Phan

    Gunner Phan Member

    Dec 12, 2003
    Gramercy, NYC
    he's actually from West Chester, PA
     
  5. Gunner Phan

    Gunner Phan Member

    Dec 12, 2003
    Gramercy, NYC
    Argument!!!!

    want to share? :)
     
  6. rokstedy

    rokstedy Member+

    I love commieball
    Apr 20, 2001
    Northwest Orange County
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Just a bump to recommend the Aggrolites (again). I swear, just listening to their CDs sounds like songs from early Trojan Records/Studio One. If they come to your town, check 'em out. I went to see them live and they kicked ass.
     
  7. 655321

    655321 New Member

    Jul 21, 2002
    The Mission, SF
  8. BannedInDC

    BannedInDC Member

    unfortunately for every good lyric there is a bad lyric...

    The Heptones - Fatty Fatty
    (Sibbles)

    I need a fat girl, fat girl
    (fat girl tonight)
    I need a very, very fat girl
    (fat girl tonight)
    I'm in the mood, the mood
    (I'm in the mood)
    I need some food, some food
    (I need some food)
    I'm feeling rude, so rude
    (I'm feeling rude)
     
  9. Fleetwood Mac #1

    Fleetwood Mac #1 New Member

    Mar 28, 2002
    Queens, NY

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