reggae music

[riverboatking]

not sure if this is the right fourm but i'm looking to add to my reggae collection and was looking for some good recommendations besides the obvious bob marley etc...

if this is wrong fourm please let me know.

[rsxpunk]

slightly stoopid ftw.

[4drugmoney]

sure sounds good too me.

[Paul B.]

Pato Banton
UB40
Shaggy
Johnny Nash

Inner Circle - "Sweat" is my favorite reggae song ever.

[VespaRally]

Riverboat,

DL Freddie Mcgregor's "Big Ship"

if you like that,

DL Gregory Issacs:

Cool Down the Pace
Sad to Know
Tune In

This is Dancehall.

There are several styles of Jamaican music that get arbitrarily thrown into the reggae category.

check out:

Lee Perry any of his songs (dub)
The Maytones "Throw Down Your Arms" (roots)
Hepcat "Dance with Me" (rocksteady)
Alton Ellis "Rocksteady"
The Uniques "Watch This Sound" (rocksteady)
Eek-A-Mouse "Wa Do Dem" (dancehall)
Selecter "Too Much Pressure" (2nd wave ska)
Peter Tosh "Legalize It" "Well Runs Dry" (reggae along the vein of marley)

Also way sick if you haven't heard it:

HR - "Fool's Gold" "Youthman Sufferer" "The Youth are Getting Restless" (reggae/dub - lead singer of Bad Brains)

The Ethiopians "Engine 54" (Traditional Ska)

The Uniques "Let Him Go" (rocksteady)

The Victors "Reggae Buddy" (reggae)

Another guy you have to DL some of his tracks:

TOMMY MCCOOK!!!

Also, don't underestimate Sublime's work (non-mainstream release):

A bunch of tracks off of Robbin the HOod and 40 OZ to Freedom that a lot of people overlook are WAY SICK

who else?

THE UPSETTERS (dub)
THE SPECIALS - Ghost Town

Ummmmm, thats all off of the dome for now. ENJOY!

[riverboatking]

thanks vespa!

i love gregory isaacs, also bill withers is one of my favs (not really reggae but since you took so much time to respond figured i'd turn you on to him if you haven't heard him).

i'm gonna check out all the stuff you listed, appreciate the replies from everyone.

[vikefan24]

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slightly stoopid ftw.

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[howzit]

rbk,

i'd go with vespa's list. i've owned most of them at one point or another and haven't even heard of some of them.


some others in my collection that get a lot of play.

Mikey Dread - best of collection (dancehall/rocksteady mix)
the Itals - Brutal Out Deh - early rocksteady
Fat Freddy's Drop - Based on a True Story - soul and reggae

[KilgoreTrout]

The Aggrolites - get their three mainstream releases (Dirty Reggae, The Aggrolites, and Reggae Hit LA).

The Slackers (ska): The Question, Red Light, Wasted Days, Close my Eyes.

Hepcat (ska): Push & Shove and anything else you can find.

Victor Rice: Live at Version City

The Insteps: Eleven Steps to Power

Toots & the Maytals: anything

Johnny Socko: Bovaquarium, Full Trucker Effect

Pressure Cooker: all

That should get you going.

[AceLuby]

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