Reggae!

not only that, but according to petridish it's a waste of time even listening to them unless you have ears made of teflon. apparently we should be listening to music made to please the crowd. like robson and jerome.

(xpost to dave)

i'm envious. who's doing the pr? i might try and get my hands on those to do for uncut.

What's that Ranking Joe LP like? I have heard a few of his LPs which always look good and generally disappoint.

You need to be punched in the face for that comment.

Seriously.

Which Dr. Alimantado do I need beyond "Best Dressed Chicken in Town?"

well, if you'd like to step up pal send me an email at this address [email protected]. if you're in the same country, then and i'll send you my address and phone number and we can arrange an opportunity for you to attempt to. i mean this. ever heard of riddims, you moron? that was what i was referring to. i earn a significant portion of my living writing about this stuff and know what i'm talking about. it was a glib comment and a joke, but if you really feel the need to throw your weight around, then be my guest.

stephen, the dr alimantado album i mentioned above will be out soon, if not now for cheap. it's a collection of great tunes.

How was the Ranking Joe, Dave?

Yes indeedy. Kind of annoys me when people talk reverentially about Trojan Records as if those cunts had anything personally to do with the quality of the music they put out.

Pls expand - what's yr problem with Trojan? Does your version of events include artists and producers selling tracks (that they maybe did not even own) as exclusives to Trojan and Pama and.....etc.

BC-Jamaica-Missing Music,0209
Thousands of original music recordings missing from Jamaican archives
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A massive collection of 1970s music including original recordings by reggae greats Bob Marley and Peter Tosh has disappeared from the archives of the former Jamaica Broadcasting Corp., authorities said Saturday.
The possible theft of thousands of vinyl records and compact discs is a blow to the island’s history, said Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s information minister.
Musicians and former JBC employees criticized the government for not properly maintaining the archives.
“The latest development is a national disgrace,” said Gladstone Wilson, former program manager for JBC radio.
Workers at the newly formed Public Broadcasting Corp. of Jamaica noticed the disappearances earlier this week while touring the old JBC building. They had planned to use the archived material for their first programs, Grange said.
The archives also contain such iconic videos as the 1977 visit of Fidel Castro and the 1978 “One Love Peace Concert,” in which Marley famously called two bitter Jamaican political rivals onstage to join hands.

check those trojan box sets, they probably in there!

can't find no love
no sympathy

Finally got a copy of Bunny Wailer's Blackheart Man today and listened to it. Not what I was expecting! I thought it was going to dank, swampy dread shit but it's fairly bright and positive sounding. Have to re-listen now that I know what to expect.

RIP Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett

https://www.instagram.com/p/C25Yac4rEbA/

Lots of good stuff from him here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0uPcf7mmOA

That's my favorite Wailers album. He plays on every track except the best one, BUT....

Robbie Shakespeare: People think he played on "Concrete Jungle," but I played "Concrete Jungle," I was just playing a style that was similar...Family Man is the one who kicked my butt. He’s the one who told me to get up and do this.