Best Ever Albums

Re: Let's talk Reggae

SquishypuffDave — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:08:49 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 04/23/2011 02:08

I simply must mention the Curse of Monkey Island soundtrack. It's what got me interested in music way back in the first place, and it's still some of the best music I've ever heard. A bit of jazz mixed in there too.

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If they'd released a proper soundtrack album, it'd be in my top 10, no doubt.

Re: Let's talk Reggae

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:43:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/22/2011 17:43

Depends what sort of reggae you're into, I like that Junjo Lawes and Sugar Minott inspired early dancehall sound, as well as more roots-y and lovers' rock stuff. A few albums I see as essential include:

John Holt - Sweetie Come Brush Me
The Congos - Heart of The Congos
Sugar Minott - Ghetto-ology
I-Roy - Don't Check Me With No Lightweight Stuff (compilation)
Big Youth - Natty Universal Dread (3CD comp.)
Bunny Wailer - ... Sings The Wailers
Bunny Wailer - Rock 'n' Groove
Augustus Pablo - East of the River Nile
Culture - Two Sevens Clash
Culture - Culture At Work
Dr. Alimantado - Best Dressed Chicken In Town
Eek-A-Mouse - Wa Do Dem

any of the first four or five Black Uhuru albums, especially 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner' and 'Red'

virtually any Gregory Isaacs album from about 1976 through to '81 or '82, but especially 'The Best of vol's. 1 & 2' (albums titled to help them sell better in the UK, not actually compilations), 'Extra Classic' and 'More Gregory'

more recently:

Sizzla - Waterhouse Redemption
Sizzla - Black Woman & Child
Sizzla - Da Real Thing
Tarrus Riley - Parables
Buju Banton - 'Til Shiloh
Richie Spice - In The Streets To Africa
I-Wayne - Lava Ground

Re: Let's talk Reggae

Bork — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:21:32 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 04/22/2011 15:21

Norman Bates wrote:

Bork wrote:

Would have said much of what's already been mentioned (Toots, Desmond Dekker, The Congos, Lee Scratch Perry). The two I find most interesting though, possibly after the Bob who really did make some great stuff, are Linton Kwesi Johnson who recorded a great album in 1979 called Forces of Victory, and a South African bloke that calls himself Alpha Blondy who released Apartheid Is Nazism in 1985.

Alpha Blondy is from Ivory Coast actually (just pointing this out because he's quite famous in France).

You are quite right. For some reason I always thought he was from South Africa. Thanks for the correction.

Re: Let's talk Reggae

Norman Bates — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:15:50 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 04/22/2011 07:15

Bork wrote:

Alpha Blondy is from Ivory Coast actually (just pointing this out because he's quite famous in France).

Check this out :

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Re: Let's talk Reggae

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:49:41 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/22/2011 02:49

Chemical Smile wrote:

old post...but I LOVE reggae...

I definitely recommend:

Capleton - Reign Of Fire (great album - recommended by an old Jamaican DJ I got talking to at Notting Hill Carnival in London a few years ago...)
Dandy Livingstone
Desmond Dekker (Shanty Town & Israelites are my 2 favourite reggae songs)
Horace Andy
Lee Scratch Perry (The master of Dub!)
The Revolutionaries
Toots & Maytals

also check out the Aggrolites - a band from California that has backed Tim Armstrong (Rancid) and has links to other cools bands (the Hepcats).

And of course my native NZ has a heap of great reggae bands.
Check out:

Katchafire
Black Seeds
Fat Freddys Drop
Salmonella Dub (earlier releases)
Kora

Dammit I was going to recommend all of those 😜
He is right New Zealand has heaps of Reggae

Re: Let's talk Reggae

Bork — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:17:22 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 04/22/2011 02:17

Would have said much of what's already been mentioned (Toots, Desmond Dekker, The Congos, Lee Scratch Perry). The two I find most interesting though, possibly after the Bob who really did make some great stuff, are Linton Kwesi Johnson who recorded a great album in 1979 called Forces of Victory, and a South African bloke that calls himself Alpha Blondy who released Apartheid Is Nazism in 1985.

Re: Let's talk Reggae

Romanelli — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:35:08 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 04/21/2011 23:35

Norman Bates wrote:

Do you want just reggae ? Or is earlier ska and rocksteady also part of what you're looking for ? In which case I'd advise Toots & The Maytals, Desmond Dekker and The Ethiopians, my Holy Trinity as far as Jamaïcan music is concerned. Compilations are fine.

For reggae, I'd say Burning Spears' Marcus Garvey and Peter Tosh's Legalize It are must-haves, I also like Augustus Pablo's East of the River Nile.

Other standouts of my own very small collection :
Culture - Two Sevens Clash
Max Romeo & The Upsetters - War Ina Babylon (brilliant !)
The Congos - Heart of The Congos

I also like Bunny Wailer, although I couldn't advertise any LP (I don't own any, only have a few tunes here and there). 'Burial' is one of the best reggae song I've ever heard though. Didn't hear much of him, but what I have i like very much - got to go deeper in this.

For dub, check out Lee Scratch Perry's Arkeology compilation.

For Bunny Wailer, you can't go wrong with Blackheart Man. One of the best!

Re: Let's talk Reggae

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:20:28 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/21/2011 23:20

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Re: Let's talk Reggae

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Re: Let's talk Reggae

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Re: Let's talk Reggae

Chemical Smile — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:18:42 GMT

Author: Chemical Smile

Posted: 04/21/2011 22:18

old post...but I LOVE reggae...

I definitely recommend:

Capleton - Reign Of Fire (great album - recommended by an old Jamaican DJ I got talking to at Notting Hill Carnival in London a few years ago...)
Dandy Livingstone
Desmond Dekker (Shanty Town & Israelites are my 2 favourite reggae songs)
Horace Andy
Lee Scratch Perry (The master of Dub!)
The Revolutionaries
Toots & Maytals

also check out the Aggrolites - a band from California that has backed Tim Armstrong (Rancid) and has links to other cools bands (the Hepcats).

And of course my native NZ has a heap of great reggae bands.
Check out:

Katchafire
Black Seeds
Fat Freddys Drop
Salmonella Dub (earlier releases)
Kora

Re: Let's talk Reggae

teodor_matz — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:36:45 GMT

Author: teodor_matz

Posted: 11/16/2009 16:36

Super Ape is great....

Re: Let's talk Reggae

telefunker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:39:45 GMT

Author: telefunker

Posted: 11/16/2009 15:39

again, probably more dub.. but "super ape" by lee scratch perry/the upsetters is quality throughout..

Re: Let's talk Reggae

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:13:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/16/2009 12:13

I second Toots and the Maytals.

Also, if you don't mind an album that's mostly hardcore with some reggae (they claimed hardcore was faster reggae) the Bad Brains' self-titled album and Rock for Light have some good reggae, but expect some repeat tracks accross both albums.

I should say though, there's a reason Bob Marley is almost synonomous with reggae. You shouldn't disregard his albums if you haven't heard the good ones.

Re: Let's talk Reggae

albummaster — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:11:53 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 11/16/2009 08:11

I second the Augustus Pablo recommendation. Also, King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown is an awesome album (more dub than reggae).

Re: Let's talk Reggae

Norman Bates — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:36:41 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 11/16/2009 07:36

Do you want just reggae ? Or is earlier ska and rocksteady also part of what you're looking for ? In which case I'd advise Toots & The Maytals, Desmond Dekker and The Ethiopians, my Holy Trinity as far as Jamaïcan music is concerned. Compilations are fine.

For reggae, I'd say Burning Spears' Marcus Garvey and Peter Tosh's Legalize It are must-haves, I also like Augustus Pablo's East of the River Nile.

Other standouts of my own very small collection :
Culture - Two Sevens Clash
Max Romeo & The Upsetters - War Ina Babylon (brilliant !)
The Congos - Heart of The Congos

I also like Bunny Wailer, although I couldn't advertise any LP (I don't own any, only have a few tunes here and there). 'Burial' is one of the best reggae song I've ever heard though. Didn't hear much of him, but what I have i like very much - got to go deeper in this.

For dub, check out Lee Scratch Perry's Arkeology compilation.

Re: Let's talk Reggae

RFNAPLES — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:09:47 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 11/16/2009 05:09

Banton, Buju-‘Til Shiloh
Belafonte, Harry-Calypso
Black Uhuru-Liberation: The Island Anthology
Black Uhuru-Red
Black Uhuru-Sinsemilla
Burning Spear-Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology
Marley, Bob & The Wailers-Exodus
Marley, Bob & The Wailers-Kaya
Marley, Bob & The Wailers-Legend
Marley, Bob & The Wailers-Songs Of Freedom
Marley, Bob & The Wailers-Uprising
Shaggy-Boombastic
Third World-Reggae Ambassadors: 20th Anniversary Collection
Toots & The Maytals-Time Tough The Anthology
Various-Jimmy Cliff In The Harder They Come
Various-Jimmy Cliff In The Harder They Come [Deluxe Edition]
Wailer, Bunny-Blackheart Man

Let's talk Reggae

dp39 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:54:55 GMT

Author: dp39

Posted: 11/16/2009 03:54

Looking through my itunes I noticed... my reggae selections are poor at best. So let's share our reggae experiences and recommend albums.

Please no Bob Marley or Marley family. I want something new.