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Post by OneBeat on Jul 23, 2024 9:18:46 GMT
Yesterday's reggae offering was a little light for my tastes, but this is ace.
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Jul 23, 2024 9:27:53 GMT
Yesterday's reggae offering was a little light for my tastes, but this is ace. TBF, I hadn't really pegged Judy Garland as in your wheelhouse.
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Post by threehundred on Jul 23, 2024 9:54:13 GMT
For no2, having said I'd try and avoid the obvious, I wanted to go with one of the big hitters I'd actually seen, but couldn't decide between Toots and Jimmy... so I used the "slightly different version" trick some of you have pulled to make sure I couldn't find them on Spotify So here's one of those "I woz there"* moments, with Jimmy Cliff, the second time I saw him @ Glasto (which was absolutely incredible... he was ca 70 at the time and had more energy than I had even back then... the bugger even did the splits, FFS) where he takes possibly my favourite song of his (the cyclical rhythm is one of the best examples of that I can think of) and gives it a topical twist. And there's no doubt he's an absolute superstar. *I have checked the vid, but to no avail Ed: I've just noticed there's a vid of a fair chunk of that set hereIrie.
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Post by Mandochris on Jul 23, 2024 15:25:45 GMT
Excellent.
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Post by threehundred on Jul 24, 2024 11:41:41 GMT
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Jul 24, 2024 12:00:54 GMT
For day 3, you can't really have a reggae week without including Lee Scratch Perry, especially given his links to Coxsone Dodd (Skatalites) and the Wailers. However, a lot of his own music can tend towards the inaccessible for the casual listener. So I'll be picking one of his collaborations that came out of his Black Ark studios.
This one comes courtesy of the Prodigy (bear with me)... as a yoof brought up on rock etc they were the springboard into electronica (more perhaps on a future week) and their first album (Experience) was a revelation. The standout tracks were Charly, Fire (which introduced me and my mates to the absurd joys of Arthur Brown) and Out Of Space, which sampled today's track.
Max Romeo had had limited success with his debut Wet Dream (which IM is a big fan of along with a few other smutty numbers, and got banned by Radio 1) but hadn't had a stellar career, but in War Ina Babylon with the Upsetters (Perry's band) and produced by Perry, he had a stone cold classic which is IMO the finest reggae album full stop. There's a few tracks I could have chosen (in fact at least 4 of the tracks are better than this IMO) but I'll go with the one that hooked me originally. However, if you like this, I recommend listening to the whole album for the real deal.
I've been lucky enough to see Romeo and Perry play together live, and Romeo separately at a gig in Brixton which is definitely in my top5 gigs... so tried to find a suitable live version, but none of them quite did it justice as it's the little dub twists that elevate it.
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Post by threehundred on Jul 24, 2024 12:03:19 GMT
For day 3, you can't really have a reggae week without including Lee Scratch Perry, especially given his links to Coxsone Dodd (Skatalites) and the Wailers. However, a lot of his own music can tend towards the inaccessible for the casual listener. So I'll be picking one of his collaborations that came out of his Black Ark studios. This one comes courtesy of the Prodigy (bear with me)... as a yoof brought up on rock etc they were the springboard into electronica (more perhaps on a future week) and their first album (Experience) was a revelation. The standout tracks were Charly, Fire (which introduced me and my mates to the absurd joys of Arthur Brown) and Out Of Space, which sampled today's track. Max Romeo had had limited success with his debut Wet Dream (which IM is a big fan of along with a few other smutty numbers, and got banned by Radio 1) but hadn't had a stellar career, but in War Inna Babylon with the Upsetters (Perry's band) and produced by Perry, he had a stone cold classic which is IMO the finest reggae album full stop. There's a few tracks I could have chosen, but I'll go with the one that hooked me originally. However, if you like this, I recommend listening to the whole album for the real deal. I've been lucky enough to see Romeo and Perry play together live, and Romeo separately at a gig in Brixton which is definitely in my top5 gigs... so tried to find a suitable live version, but none of them quite did it justice as it's the little dub twists that elevate it. Splendid choice!!! Love this track - a big favourite for many years - it shits on the Prodigy. Now I will listen to it many times in a row.
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Jul 24, 2024 12:09:56 GMT
For day 3, you can't really have a reggae week without including Lee Scratch Perry, especially given his links to Coxsone Dodd (Skatalites) and the Wailers. However, a lot of his own music can tend towards the inaccessible for the casual listener. So I'll be picking one of his collaborations that came out of his Black Ark studios. This one comes courtesy of the Prodigy (bear with me)... as a yoof brought up on rock etc they were the springboard into electronica (more perhaps on a future week) and their first album (Experience) was a revelation. The standout tracks were Charly, Fire (which introduced me and my mates to the absurd joys of Arthur Brown) and Out Of Space, which sampled today's track. Max Romeo had had limited success with his debut Wet Dream (which IM is a big fan of along with a few other smutty numbers, and got banned by Radio 1) but hadn't had a stellar career, but in War Inna Babylon with the Upsetters (Perry's band) and produced by Perry, he had a stone cold classic which is IMO the finest reggae album full stop. There's a few tracks I could have chosen, but I'll go with the one that hooked me originally. However, if you like this, I recommend listening to the whole album for the real deal. I've been lucky enough to see Romeo and Perry play together live, and Romeo separately at a gig in Brixton which is definitely in my top5 gigs... so tried to find a suitable live version, but none of them quite did it justice as it's the little dub twists that elevate it. Splendid choice!!! Love this track - a big favourite for many years - it shits on the Prodigy. Now I will listen to it many times in a row. Well, if you're doing that, you might as well mainline the whole album! I have found 1 of the others live with decent sound FWIW
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Post by threehundred on Jul 24, 2024 13:13:04 GMT
Splendid choice!!! Love this track - a big favourite for many years - it shits on the Prodigy. Now I will listen to it many times in a row. Well, if you're doing that, you might as well mainline the whole album! I have found 1 of the others live with decent sound FWIW Top advice. I’d forgotten what a great album it is - it must be 20 years since I’ve listened to it (I never owned it). The title track is a stand out, together with Smokey Room (for reasons its best not to go into… 😜) Brilliant stuff.
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Jul 24, 2024 13:40:16 GMT
Well, if you're doing that, you might as well mainline the whole album! I have found 1 of the others live with decent sound FWIW Top advice. I’d forgotten what a great album it is - it must be 20 years since I’ve listened to it (I never owned it). The title track is a stand out, together with Smokey Room (for reasons its best not to go into… 😜) Brilliant stuff. My favourite is possibly Smile Out a Style, although it does vary
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Post by spot51 on Jul 24, 2024 20:20:13 GMT
Splendid choice!!! Love this track - a big favourite for many years - it shits on the Prodigy. Now I will listen to it many times in a row. Well, if you're doing that, you might as well mainline the whole album! I have found 1 of the others live with decent sound FWIW Good work Frank. Forgotten how good reggae can be till I heard your stuff this week.
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Jul 25, 2024 9:54:57 GMT
Haven't got much time today as have a plane to catch.
Same idea as yesterday, Mad Professor was one of Lee Scratch Perry's disciples and has done some great dub tunes, but again maybe not so accessible (although have a look at Mad Professor v Massive Attack - No Protection if you like this sort of thing)
Macka B hasn't had the most outstanding career, but in the one album collaboration he did with Mad Professor - Sign O The Times, they hit the nail on the head (if you like this, check out the rest of the album, some cracking numbers on there, but this is the headliner)
He is the most entertaining rhymesmith though, and can now be seen on his youtube channel doing entertaining health advice!
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Jul 26, 2024 9:34:41 GMT
Quick on while I'm away. It's a reggae band that covers classic albums (Dark Side, Sgt Pepper, Ziggy Stardust etc), what's not to like?... but I'm going with Radiodread as it's the furthest journey from the original
They're also absolutely stonking live.
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Post by Sir B3na1i on Jul 26, 2024 13:59:03 GMT
What a week that's inspired me done a reggae rabbit hole, which isn't a bad place to be with a sunny weekend ahead
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Post by threehundred on Jul 26, 2024 18:30:35 GMT
Quick on while I'm away. It's a reggae band that covers classic albums (Dark Side, Sgt Pepper, Ziggy Stardust etc), what's not to like?... but I'm going with Radiodread as it's the furthest journey from the original They're also absolutely stonking live. Mate - this is the absolute tits. Couldn’t get the album on Amazon (it’s 55 notes, for some reason..), but have bought as a download. That’s my Saturday van build soundtrack sorted.
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