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   I do not believe this has been discussed, yet! (haven't searched though)

Of course Bob Marley was the King and his Wailers were definitely the reference. Loved the two albums he did with both Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh called Burning and Catch A Fire. (I know he pout out a bunch of records before that but to us young westerners, those were the first two albums to reach our ears and this only after Clapton did I Shot The Sheriff).  Tosh left after and made some fine tracks (he had a very raw sound) but never a definitive album. Marley made many nore albums (Exodus and Uprising).
As for Cd format , I only re-bought the best-of, and the two excellent live albums: Lyceum and Babylon By Bus.

Steel Pulse , although not from Jamaica (UK based anyway) was also a favorite one of mine especially the first two: Handsworth's Revolution and Tribute To The Martyrs . By their third True Democracy , they were not quite as sharp as before, but the Klu Klux Klan track (one the second album) but also the tune they wrote on Marcus Garvey made them an icon as they developped a very "violent" reggae (musically anyway).
Third World put out some classic albums but better stick to the early ones. Toots and The Maytals was a regular in Toronto (especially at the Carribana Festival on the Toronto Islands). Burning Spear and Black Uruhu were also notable - especially for the Sly Dunbar and Robbie Cheasapeake , better known as Sly and Robbie.

Are there any other reggae fans? Reggae is about the only form of music were I will dance to (outside of pure rock'n roll) as long as it stays along the norm: I hated Eddy Grant and UB40 (too whiney to my ears) and other mid-80's stuff were really just flogging the dead horse.

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Sean Trane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 20248	Topic: Reggae Posted: July 26 2005 at 09:53
	I do not believe this has been discussed, yet! (haven't searched though) Of course Bob Marley was the King and his Wailers were definitely the reference. Loved the two albums he did with both Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh called Burning and Catch A Fire. (I know he pout out a bunch of records before that but to us young westerners, those were the first two albums to reach our ears and this only after Clapton did I Shot The Sheriff). Tosh left after and made some fine tracks (he had a very raw sound) but never a definitive album. Marley made many nore albums (Exodus and Uprising). As for Cd format , I only re-bought the best-of, and the two excellent live albums: Lyceum and Babylon By Bus. Steel Pulse , although not from Jamaica (UK based anyway) was also a favorite one of mine especially the first two: Handsworth's Revolution and Tribute To The Martyrs . By their third True Democracy , they were not quite as sharp as before, but the Klu Klux Klan track (one the second album) but also the tune they wrote on Marcus Garvey made them an icon as they developped a very "violent" reggae (musically anyway). Third World put out some classic albums but better stick to the early ones. Toots and The Maytals was a regular in Toronto (especially at the Carribana Festival on the Toronto Islands). Burning Spear and Black Uruhu were also notable - especially for the Sly Dunbar and Robbie Cheasapeake , better known as Sly and Robbie. Are there any other reggae fans? Reggae is about the only form of music were I will dance to (outside of pure rock'n roll) as long as it stays along the norm: I hated Eddy Grant and UB40 (too whiney to my ears) and other mid-80's stuff were really just flogging the dead horse.
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Trotsky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 25 2004 Location: Malaysia Status: Offline Points: 2771	Posted: July 26 2005 at 10:16
	I'm a pretty big reggae fan with almost all of Marley's catalogue ... I too think the best albums are Burnin' and Catch A Fire ... but Natty Dread, Rastaman Vibrartion, Confrontation, Uprising, Exodus and Survival all have wonderful songs ... I also think Tosh is fantastic ... His Legalize It album would be the one I would deem closest to definitive. Equal Rights and Bush Doctor are probably the other two albums I would recommend. Then there's Bunny Wailer (the George Harrison of the Wailers) Blackheart Man is surely his best album, although I've got two strong compilations as well ... Jimmy Cliff made a lot of commercial tosh after the mid-70s but he was really great in the early 70s. Others in my collection include Burnin Spear (Marcus Garvey is the most crucial album), Desmond Dekker, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs and Steel Pulse. I actually really like some early UB40 stuff too particularly the Rat In The Kitchen album ... And on the most lightweight side ... there's Amazulu (remember them?) and Big Mountain!!!
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Sean Trane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 20248	Posted: August 10 2005 at 10:58
	OK I did not get much response the last time around so let's try it again. Reggae anyone????
	let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword

Drachen Theaker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 22 2005 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 376	Posted: August 10 2005 at 17:54
	I'm a reggae dilettante. Haven't got any Bob Marley but have a double CD comp of Trojan stuff which I really like (Dave and Ansell Collins, The Pioneers etc), and bought The Harder They Come which I listen to a lot after really liking the movie. Love Jimmy Cliff's early 70s stuff and there is even a prog connection there. He wanted Many Rivers to Cross to sound like A Whiter Shade of Pale so he got a Hammond player in. UB40's ghastly version definitely gets my vote for worst cover ever. One thing I've noticed is that every single reggae song seems to start with a drum roll.
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MikeEnRegalia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21206	Posted: August 10 2005 at 17:59
	No Reggae for me, sorry. The only Reggae in my collection is no Dread Zeppelin's Un-Led-Ed.
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Vegetable_Man Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: August 12 2005 Status: Offline Points: 52	Posted: August 14 2005 at 18:17
	I've got a few Marley albums, I like him a lot, but other than that I don't listen to much reggae. I'm really interested in the genre, though.

Seyo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 08 2004 Location: Bosnia Status: Offline Points: 1320	Posted: August 15 2005 at 18:43
	I would not call myself a reggae fan, but I do love Marley's almost entire catalogue, with favs "Catch a Fire", "Natty Dread", "Survival", "Babylon by Bus", "Uprising"... I also listened and liked "Sinsemilla" by Black Uhuru (but not "Anthem"), and Misty in Roots "Live". The first UB40 "Signing Off" was excellent, but later they went crappy like Aswad etc...

Murdoch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: August 06 2005 Status: Offline Points: 21	Posted: August 17 2005 at 14:59
	I'm a pretty huge dub fan. Used to like all other iterations of reggae: Dancehall, lovers, international, etc, but over time I came to really like dub exclusively. If you want to check some great dub, here's my top 3: King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown (King Tubby and Augustus Pablo) on Shanachie Records Termination Dub- King Tubby and Glen Brown on Blood and Fire Records Burning Spear Living dub Vol 2 on Hearbeat records.

Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178	Posted: August 17 2005 at 22:34
	I like Reggae
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