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Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1P: Crystals v. Natty Dread

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 21:21:47 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/12/2014 01:21

Holy shit! What an upset!!! Very exciting. Shows how open-minded this site is to new sounds. 😎

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1P: Crystals v. Natty Dread

Listmeister — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:11:51 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 08/11/2014 19:11

No Woman, No Cry, No Win.

Crystals 7-6

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1P: Crystals v. Natty Dread

meccalecca — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 11:02:41 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 08/11/2014 15:02

Crystals is quite good, but Natty gets my vote.

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1P: Crystals v. Natty Dread

Anonymous — Sat, 9 Aug 2014 11:02:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/09/2014 15:02

Skinny wrote:

If anybody would like to recommend me some other Sam Rivers stuff to check out, I'd be very grateful.

I actually like both Streams and Waves better than Crystals. Never heard anything outside of the '70s from him though.

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1P: Crystals v. Natty Dread

Anonymous — Sat, 9 Aug 2014 10:45:59 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/09/2014 14:45

I will solve this one using a proof. (Although tbh, this was pretty easy which shocks me. )

Jazz
Crystals > Batsumi

Chill, laid back tunes that make me want to smoke up
Batsumi > Pick a Dub > Natty Dread

Therefore
Crystals >> Natty Dread

I'm with Skinny though. If this had been either Catch a Fire or Burnin', I'd have gone with Marley here. No question. Like Radio City those two are just part of me.

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1P: Crystals v. Natty Dread

Anonymous — Fri, 8 Aug 2014 10:26:48 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/08/2014 14:26

I hate to vote against Marley, but Crystals is really a trip.

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1P: Crystals v. Natty Dread

Skinny — Fri, 8 Aug 2014 10:02:11 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 08/08/2014 14:02

Went with Crystals, by a whisker. If it had been Burnin' or Catch a Fire it would've been a different story, but Crystals was probably my favourite discovery of this whole tournament (granted I've still got a few left to check out). If anybody would like to recommend me some other Sam Rivers stuff to check out, I'd be very grateful.

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1P: Crystals v. Natty Dread

NickVolos — Thu, 7 Aug 2014 16:09:02 GMT

Author: NickVolos

Posted: 08/07/2014 20:09

Legend.

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1P: Crystals v. Natty Dread

Jimmy Dread — Thu, 7 Aug 2014 16:06:29 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 08/07/2014 20:06

It's the I-Threes that make Natty Dread Marley's finest hour, at least in my eyes. You could not want for a better female backing trio in Marcia, Rita and Judy - the contribution they make to Bend Down Low is sumptuous. That and it contains one of Marley's lesser-known gems in So Jah Seh.

Never heard any Sam Rivers before tonight... And (with any luck) chances are I never will again.

[Closed] Best of 1974 1P: Crystals v. Natty Dread

Listmeister — Thu, 7 Aug 2014 10:58:33 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 08/07/2014 14:58

What can I say about these two guys? They're both geniuses in their field. Sam Rivers is a genius in avant-garde jazz composition. Bob Marley is... himself.

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Crystals by Sam Rivers, nominated by Kool Keith Sweat.

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Natty Dread by Bob Marley And The Wailers, nomintated by noWaxJim.