― M Specktor (M Specktor), Friday, 21 February 2003 20:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Friday, 21 February 2003 20:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
Bob Marley - Natty Dread, Catch A FireThe Harder They Come SoundtrackPeter Tosh - Legalize It, Equal RightsBlack Uhuru - Sinsemilla
― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Friday, 14 March 2003 03:19 (twenty-one years ago) link
Then everything Vivian Jackson ever did. and Dr Alimintado.
― roger adultery (roger adultery), Friday, 14 March 2003 03:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Burr (Burr), Friday, 14 March 2003 17:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
Not fair! (neither is that Maytals I reckon), and Garvey's Ghost is pretty weak as a dub album.
― oops (Oops), Friday, 14 March 2003 17:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
― christoff (christoff), Friday, 14 March 2003 17:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Friday, 14 March 2003 18:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― roger adultery (roger adultery), Friday, 14 March 2003 18:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
Prince Far I - Heavy MannersCulture - Two Sevens ClashLee Perry - Roast Fish Collie Weed and Corn BreadHorace Andy - In the LightJimmy Cliff - The Harder they Come
― scott m (mcd), Friday, 14 March 2003 19:01 (twenty-one years ago) link
(hey, anyone notice that the intro to song 10 on In the Light is totally hip hop-y?)
― oops (Oops), Friday, 14 March 2003 19:04 (twenty-one years ago) link
What about those Soul Jazz comps? Studio One, etc., anyone heard that stuff, I'm curious. Soul Jazz always does a nice job with packaging and details, not to mention some fine musical taste...
― scott m (mcd), Friday, 14 March 2003 19:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
If not, then I'd go for "Survival". Obviously Bob Marley anyway. No one comes close.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 14 March 2003 19:25 (twenty-one years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Friday, 14 March 2003 19:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 14 March 2003 19:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Friday, 14 March 2003 19:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Friday, 14 March 2003 19:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
Well, if I really wanted to piss the R&B people off I could have voted for whatever contained "Dreadlock Holiday" or "Haitian Divorce" :-)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 14 March 2003 19:31 (twenty-one years ago) link
― scott m (mcd), Friday, 14 March 2003 19:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
An album is an album.
Also: nice to see Geir choosing my least favorite Marley album (Survival).
― Burr (Burr), Friday, 14 March 2003 23:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
― eric b, Sunday, 6 April 2003 20:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
Unmentioned so far:Augustus Pablo: Original RockersAugustus Pablo: East of the River NileTapper Zukie: Man Ah WarriorTapper Zukie: Tapper RootsJah Lion: Colombia CollyU-Roy: any compilation of his early stuffand the undeservedly obscure (no one ever seems to mention it) British reggae classic Vivian Weathers: Bad Weathers
― Methuselah (Methuselah), Sunday, 6 April 2003 21:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dadaismus, Monday, 7 April 2003 14:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Michael Jatas, Monday, 25 August 2003 03:37 (twenty years ago) link
#1 IMHO!
― Orbit (Orbit), Monday, 25 August 2003 03:40 (twenty years ago) link
― peter dee (peter dee), Monday, 25 August 2003 20:54 (twenty years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 05:27 (twenty years ago) link
― Mitchell (Mitchell), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 17:23 (twenty years ago) link
― SexyDancer, Wednesday, 10 March 2004 17:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Not That Chuck, Wednesday, 10 March 2004 18:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Not That Chuck, Wednesday, 10 March 2004 18:38 (twenty years ago) link
― Joe Kay (feethurt), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 20:12 (twenty years ago) link
Rasbawa from Benin has one of the best tunes I've ever heard, called "Pourquoi", which off the album "Aledjo". He was huge in Benin, but I don't know if he is distributed anywhere in Europe, because he certainly isn't in Canada.
Culture's "Cumbolo" is remarkable, as well as "Two Sevens clash".
Don Carlos' "Raving Tonight" is very chilled out
"African Herbsman" is still a favorite of mine
― Jeff Weaver, Tuesday, 30 March 2004 20:16 (twenty years ago) link
i got the bunny wailer album blackhearted man. its boring.
― mr x, Thursday, 31 January 2008 15:10 (sixteen years ago) link
police and thieves only has one great song - the title track. the rest of it is a bit directionless. great cover though.
reggae albums apart from a few are quite hit and miss for me. id rather just have a compilation of the best singles from each year by and large.
― mr x, Thursday, 31 January 2008 15:11 (sixteen years ago) link
I love reggae, but I don't think I've ever sat and listened to a whole album that wasn't a compilation.
― chap, Thursday, 31 January 2008 15:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Not really an albums genre. Johnny Clarke's "Rockers Time Now" is a good album.
― Tom D., Thursday, 31 January 2008 15:15 (sixteen years ago) link
"Not really an albums genre"
right, although i do like dub albums more than reggae albums. i wanna get a lot of the virgin front line albums but am wondering how good they will be now. but its hard to get all the singles and hits from each year as albums are easier to get than singles.
― mr x, Thursday, 31 January 2008 15:25 (sixteen years ago) link
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t254/DJ-Dub_Roots/5009.jpg
― am0n, Sunday, 16 March 2008 04:19 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.elrockers.org/2/discography/records/bigimg/africa_dub_big.jpg
― am0n, Sunday, 16 March 2008 04:21 (sixteen years ago) link
It's not the best album "of all time" - but Gorrilaz had a good and credible go at a dub album with 'Gorillaz vs. Space Monkeyz".
― Bob Six, Sunday, 16 March 2008 10:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Can't pick a single "best" disc, but these days, it's between five: Cornell Campbell, I Shall Not Remove; The Congos, Heart Of The Congos; Horace Andy, Dance Hall Style; King Tubby, Dub Like Dirt; and Lee Perry, Ape-ology. Subject to change at any time, tho.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 16 March 2008 14:19 (sixteen years ago) link
heart of the congos is properly overrated imo. its all a bit too one-note for me.
two sevens clash is definitely up there.
― p-noid (titchyschneiderMk2), Tuesday, 3 February 2009 16:17 (fifteen years ago) link
one-note in terms of the mood i mean.
Agreed on the Congos. I just don't hear it.My favorite is still Funky Kingston, followed by Two Sevens Clash, African Herbsman, Early Recordings 1971-1979 (Itals), Marcus Garvey and yes, The Harder They Come soundtrack.
― Jazzbo, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 16:33 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah me neither. seems too austere. top marks for consistency but its all too samey and doesnt sound as inspired as all the 'pet sounds of reggae' reviews make it out to be.
― p-noid (titchyschneiderMk2), Tuesday, 3 February 2009 16:34 (fifteen years ago) link
finally watched Rockers the other night, it's pretty dope. so amazing to see someone play drums in a movie and they're ACTUALLY PLAYING DRUMS.
― Tracy Michael Jordan Catalano (Jordan), Tuesday, 3 February 2009 16:37 (fifteen years ago) link
I feel the same about "Marcus Garvey", I admire it but I don't play it much (xp)
― Vicious Cop Kills Gentle Fool (Tom D.), Tuesday, 3 February 2009 16:37 (fifteen years ago) link
... like "Pet Sounds"!
― Vicious Cop Kills Gentle Fool (Tom D.), Tuesday, 3 February 2009 16:42 (fifteen years ago) link
am i weird for liking the heptones "party time" more than "heart of the congos"?
― hypnic jerk (rushomancy), Saturday, 11 June 2016 20:52 (seven years ago) link
Not at all, I'm sure many people prefer the soulful, tuneful Heptones to the murk of the Congos. It's not a universal appeal, but the Congos just has a sort of mystical feel that's hard to nail down, and for me results in some rewarding repeated listening, both deep sessions on headphones, or just in the background. Kind of along the lines of what made Astral Weeks and Black Saint and the Sinner Lady favorites too.
Here's a dynamic list that evolves month to month:
https://rateyourmusic.com/list/jgnikkila/top_250_reggae_albums__according_to_ryms_heavy_reggae_heads_/
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 13 June 2016 21:27 (seven years ago) link
think i prefer police and thieves to both. heart of the congos is really frontloaded, iirc, but i should listen again.
― brimstead, Monday, 13 June 2016 21:45 (seven years ago) link
or maybe it's just that it's impossible to top "open the gate", one of my top 5-10 reggae tunes
That Yabby You collection is monumental, and probably the straight up heaviest music I've ever heard. I passed up a decent vinyl copy a few years back and still sometimes wake in a cold sweat...
― Sunn O))) Brother Where Art Thou? (Chinaski), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 08:29 (seven years ago) link
Funny that I have Jesus Dread disc1 playing right now.
Not quite sure about heaviest has had some reasonably heavy moments but there are much heavier things I've heard.
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 09:44 (seven years ago) link
the recent Deeper Roots comps are where it's at re: Yabby You
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 15:30 (seven years ago) link
Did anyone else pick up the 3 CD Yabby You Dread Prophecy set? It's really great, with 30 tracks you can't get anywhere else. Extensive liner notes, but stupidly it does not include the recording dates for the tracks! I know with all the ganja the exact dates of those records can be hazy, but the other comps managed it.
The RYM list I linked above is nice, but I wouldn't include comps. Conquering Lion at 16 sounds about right. Burning Spear's Social Living (Marcus' Children) -- be sure to get the Blood & Fire version with the two bonus tracks -- and Keith Hudson's Playing It Cool, Playing It Right usurp the usual choices of Marcus Garvey and Flesh of My Skin - Blood of My Blood. I pretty much agree with those choices. Speaking of Blood & Fire, I miss their deluxe treatments and attention to detail and art. Among many candidates, a nice two-fer of Horace Andy's Dance Hall Style and Exclusively would be great. They really belong together in a set, being the same session, but different approaches.
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 21:30 (seven years ago) link
I have the Deeper Roots and Jesus Dread comps - had no idea there was 30 more tracks that's crazy
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 21:37 (seven years ago) link
To be clear, it's 10 previously unreleased tracks and 30 tracks never previously on CD.
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 21:50 (seven years ago) link
10 previously unreleased tracks are mostly variations of released tracks IIRC. Jesus Dread is better IMO.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 22:13 (seven years ago) link
Sure, Jesus Dread is more concentrated goodness. But it's missing a lot. I do wish they'd just release everything, but that just isn't being done with reggae artists, and is probably impossible for most due to the chaotic nature of varied long-gone labels and missing masters, etc.
Here's a summary of my past month's listening: http://fastnbulbous.com/choice-summer-choons-2016/
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 20 June 2016 13:40 (seven years ago) link
Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1212496385/playlist/0FyhuiLuajEwSoYavrxmfwAll-Time Favorite Reggae Albums: http://fastnbulbous.com/reggae/RYM list: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Fastnbulbous/all_time_favorite_reggae_albums/
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 14:00 (seven years ago) link
nice, i will enjoy digging through that!
― brimstead, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 18:40 (seven years ago) link
The albums I spotlighted are:
Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus – Dadawah, Peace & Love (Trojan/Dug Out, 1974)Noel Ellis – Noel Ellis (Summer/In The Light, 1983)Keith Hudson – Playing It Cool & Playing It Right (Joint/Basic Replay, 1981)Bob Andy – The Music Inside Me (Jigsaw, 1976)Horace Andy – Dance Hall Style/Exclusively (Wackie’s, 1982)Junior Delahaye – Showcase (Wackie’s, 1982)Alton Ellis – Many Moods Of Alton Ellis (Makasound, 1980)Lacksley Castell – Morning Glory (Negus Roots, 1982)Mikey Dread – World War III (Heartbeat/Dread at the Controls, 1980)Linton Kwesi Johnson – Dread Beat An’ Blood (Frontline, 1978)Bob Marley & the Wailers – Kaya (Tuff Gong/Island, 1978)Third World – 96 Degrees in the Shade (Mango, 1977)Ijahman – Haile I Hymn (Mango/Jahmani, 1978)Pablo Gad – Hard Times (Form, 1980)Steel Pulse – Handsworth Revolution (Island, 1978)Leroy Brown – Prayer Of Peace (Color Barrier) (Makasound, 1976)Althea & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking (Frontline/Virgin, 1978)Peter Broggs – Rastafari Liveth (RAS, 1982)Winston Jarrett – Wise Man (Tamoki Wambesi, 1979)
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 27 June 2016 17:35 (seven years ago) link
Can never have too much Bullwackie's.
Wayne Jarrett – Bubble Up (Showcase Vol. 1) (Wackie’s, 1982)Love Joys – Lovers Rock (Reggae Style) (Wackie’s, 1982)Love Joys – Reggae Vibes (Wackie's, 1981)
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 2 July 2016 23:37 (seven years ago) link
100% repping for Alton Ellis - Many Moods of https://www.discogs.com/Alton-Ellis-Many-Moods/release/2802422
I mean, look at the album credits:
Backing Vocals – The Heptones, Johnny ClarkeBass – Boris Gardner*, Leroy Sibbles, Lloyd ParksDrums – Carlton "Santa" Davis, Sly DunbarGuitar – Bingy Bunny, Bo-Peep*Lead Guitar – Ranchie McLean*, Rick-a-Backa*Organ – Ansel Collins, Winston WrightPercussion – Alton Ellis, Bongo Hermann*, Skully*, Sticky*Tenor Saxophone – Headley Bennett*Trombone – Vin GordonTrumpet – Bobby Ellis
Contributing factors: I bought a sealed copy in DC last year and tonight decided to break the seal. The band sound so good on every track. Reminds me that Arise Black Man is an incredible compilation.
― brotherlovesdub, Sunday, 3 July 2016 06:55 (seven years ago) link
Bit of filler on the second side, so maybe not exactly what i'd put in a top 10 list or anything.
― brotherlovesdub, Sunday, 3 July 2016 07:11 (seven years ago) link
Heh, you're probably thinking about his cover of "Loving You." But yeah, it sounds great.
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 13:07 (seven years ago) link
RIP Bunny Wailer at 73. He had suffered a few strokes in recent years.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Bunny_Wailer_is_dead
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:43 (three years ago) link
Oh man! This is very sad indeed. RIP Bunny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYPEsP05VJc
― Party With A Jagger Ban (dog latin), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:06 (three years ago) link