top 5 reggae songs & best album?

Salad · February 9

delving beyond Bob Marley aside as we are all familiar with him ....

Reggae is not a genre I have ventured far into, so would be interested to check out some recommendations

My limited selections:
1. Kingston Town - Alborosie
2. Declaration of Rights - The Abyssinians
3. Lion Rock - Culture
4. Picture On The Wall - Naturalites and Realistics
5. Stepping Razor - Peter Tosh
Album: The Abyssinians - Satta Massagana

Henry Irving · February 9

Two Sevens Clash - Culture
Best Chicken in Town - Dr Alimantato
Heart of the Congos - The Congos
Dub meets Punk Rock uptown - Various VG compilation
Something by the Mighty Diamonds and by The Gladiators.

Baldybonce · February 9

The Skinhead Moonstomp by Symarip was popular with Charlton Skins in the 60's as were people like Toots and the Maytals, John Holt, Derrick Morgan and Desmond Dekker.
The saturday night disco at Blackheath and Bluecoats school was the place for the different mobs to meet up but usually ended in a brawl. I don't think the discos lasted very long.

SE7toSG3 · February 9

Now were talking, I felt left out with the folk one the other day,

Pure lovers rock for me,
1 -Aint no love - Cornel Campbell
2 - Sweet like honey - Leroy Mafia
3 - Country Living - the wild bunch
4 - I specialise in good girls -Keith Douglas
5 - side show - Barry Biggs

In fact anything by Barry Biggs, Gregory Issacs or Jimmy Cliff as well

hawksmoor · February 9

Two Sevens Clash - Culture
I Need A Roof - The Mighty Diamonds
We Need Love - Johnny Osborne

Trying to think of the August Pablo tunes I like...

Alex Wright · February 9

54-46 was my number - Toots and the Maytals

Pressure Drop - Toots and the Maytals

It-Mek - Desmond Dekker

Al Capone - Prince Buster -

you gotta walk and don't look back - Peter Tosh -

Best album?

Probably the soundtrack to "The harder they come" - Jimmy Cliff

Solidgone · February 9

Tighten up Vol II

Baldybonce · February 9

Solidgone said:
Tighten up Vol II

on Trojan, and was it Red Red Wine? at about the same time?

Lincsaddick · February 9

Sit Right Down .. Toots & the Maytals
I'm Still in Love with You ... Alton Ellis
Guns of Navaronne .. The Skatalites
Waiting in Vain ... Bob Marley
Uptown Top Ranking .. Althea and Donna
and LOTS more that I used to dance and huff and puff to in my long ago well spent youth

Deadred · February 9

Pure 60's

1) Return of the Django - Upsetters

2) Live Injection - Upsetters (Lee Perry)

3) Big Seven - Judge Dread

4) Clint Eastwood - Upsetters (Lee Perry)

5) The Israelites - Desmond Decker (Don't wanna end up like Bonny and Clyde Wooooh the Israelitesaaah)

Album - Prince Buster

Salad · February 9

Alex / Deadred - are your choices more ska than reggae, no doubt the boundaries are blurred.

Alex Wright · February 9

Blue Beat perhaps, not Ska :)

Deadred · February 9

Good question I would say Reggae. Ska was early to mid sixties in fact there used to be a club down the side of Woolwich Arsenal Station known as the Ska Bar but I was too young to get in!

Oakster · February 9

I'm talking Reggae/Dub here not Ska..(as a LWMCT I am a big aficionado of mid 70's dub)

Songs...too many to mention, but a few here

Johnny Clarke - None Shall Escape The Judgement
Linval Thompson - Dread are The Controller
Niney the Observer - Blood and Fire
King Tubby - The Champion Version
Prince Jammy & the Aggrovators - Wreck up a Version

Album

Various Artists - If Deejay was Your Trade (The Dreads at King Tubby's 1974-1977) -- cracking LP

Oggy Red · February 9

Solidgone said:
Tighten up Vol II

Got it on vinyl ....... still gets a frequent playing.

QatarNapsy · February 9

1. The Uniques - My Conversation
2. Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop
3. Pete Tosh - Downpressor
4. Stephen Marley - Iron Bars
5. Toots & The Maytals - Revolution

SESEVEN · February 9

1. Police & Thieves - Junior Murvin/Clash
2. In the dark with you - Greg Brown
3. Isreallites - D Dekker
4. Uptown Top Ranking - Althea and Donna
5. Waiting in Vain ... Bob Marley

1001 Pass the dutchie musical youth

fadgadget · February 9

Anything by Judge Dread . :¬)

Guidthesquid · February 9

TOOTS!!!

RalphMilnesgut · February 9

Untold Stories - Buju Banton
Screaming Target - Big Youth
Barbwire - Nora Dean
Fire Pon Rome - Anthony B
Black Woman and Child - Sizzla

Ask me again tomorrow and some of those will certainly change

Bryan_Kynsie · February 9

Max Romeo: "Evry night me go to sleep...."

Dave & Ansel Collins: "I.... am the Magnificent!"

The Maytals: "Stick it up mister...."

Classics.

Bangkokaddick · February 10

Place Mash Up - Sanchez
Here I come - Barrington Levy
Your Honour - Pluto
Picture On The Wall - The Naturalites
Wild Gilbert - Lovindeer

All eighties I think, the time I was into reggae. List would change tomorrow.

QatarNapsy · February 10

Good call, forgot about this song....used to love it with the quality lyrics...'I'm broad, i'm broad, i'm broader than Broadway.'

Bangkokaddick said:

Here I come - Barrington Levy

All_Thaid_Up · February 10

Gotta agree with the last 2 posts 'Here i come' would be in my top 5 without doubt.

also
Rise in the strength jah - The viceroys
Money in my Pocket - Dennis Brown
African people - Various artists
Police and Thieves - Junior Murvin
54-46 was my number - Toots and the Maytals
Guess who's coming to dinner - Black Uhuru

Rob · February 10

So many to choose from. Couldn't name just 5. All of these are classics in their own way.

How Long - Pat Kelly (voted best Jamaican song 1969 I think it was)
54-46 that's my number - The Maytals
Dancing Mood - Dalroy Wilson
007 - Desmond Decker
Everything I Own - Ken Boothe
Uptown Top Ranking - Althea/Donna
Rough & Tough - Stranger Cole
Jamaica (Dog war) - Prince Buster
Ten Commandents - Prince Buster
Madness - Prince Buster

Anything by Black Uhuru is good

A good compilation CD to get is 'One Step Beyond'. A good mixture of Ska, Blue Beat, Rock Steady & Reggae. Songs like One Step Beyond (Prince Buster), Train to Skaville (The Ethiopians), Guns of Navarone (The Skatalites), Monkey Man (The Maytals), 007 (Desmond Decker), Long Shot Kick the Bucket (Pioneers), Madness (Prince Buster), Bonanza Ska, Red Red Wine, 54-46, Israelites (Desmond Decker), Return of Django (Upsetters), Swan Lake (the Cats), Skinhead Moonstomp. Also newer stuff from The Beat, Bad manners, UB40, Madness and The Specials.

Cordoban Addick · February 10

UB40 and Paul Young should be taken out and shot for crimes against great songs. And Madness and the Specials should be punished for margianally lesser crimes.

Will only add, Rudy, a message to you - Dandy Livingstone, Time Hard - The Pioneers and possibly Train to Skaville - the Ethiopians.

cblock · February 10

Also by Dandy Livingstone, Suzanne beware of the devil. Plus anything by U-Roy

Solidgone · February 10

Agadoo

Henry Irving · February 10

Burning Spear- Marcus Garvey

cafcfan · February 10

Some great suggestions here guys, thanks.
My input (no particular order):
It Keeps Rainin' (Tear from My Eyes) - Bitty McLean
Double Barrel - Dave & Ansell Collins [Ska really]
Come Away - Luciano
Music Is Life - Beres Hammond
Silly Games - Lindy Layton
Albums - Music Is Life (see above) - Beres Hammond
Home- Spearhead

Solidgone · February 10

Fattie Fattie - Clancy Eccles
Long shot kick the bucket - Pioneers
No Woman No Cry - Bob

ads · February 10

Mighty Diamonds-Bodyguard
Gappy Ranks-Longtime
Pablo Moses-Grasshopper
Daweh Congo-Guidance
Everton Blender-Lift Up Your Head

Album-Midnite-Unpolished

wickford · February 10

Wet Dream - Max Romeo (Savoy Rooms - ex WitchDoctor) 1968
Support band played stuff by Cream - interesting mix!

Alex Wright · February 10

Bryan_Kynsie said:
"Stick it up mister...."

you start moving as soon as you hear it :)

Davali · February 10

Guns of Navaronne - The Skatalites
Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley
Uptown Top Ranking - Althea and Donna
Israelites - Desmond Decker
Young gifted and Black - Bob and Marcia

shine166 · February 10

Henry Irving said:
Burning Spear- Marcus Garvey

was just about to post that, guess I should nominate 'Man in the Hills' as a best Album

Alex Wright · February 10

maybe i should have included this:

milne · February 10

Best Album is Two Sevens Clash by Culture. (Nods to Henry Irving)

5 Tracks? Reggae has had such a massive influence on my taste this is going to be tough but here goes in no order:

Night Nurse 10" Discomix Cool Ruler
Guess who's coming to dinner? (Natty Dreadlock) Black Uhuru
Songs my Mother used to sing Dennis Brown
Could you be loved? Bob Marley
Baby I love you so Colourbox

madcapsyd · February 10

Long Shot Kick De Bucket - Pioneers

Super Ape - Upsetters (aka Lee Perry)

Rob · February 10

wickford said:
Wet Dream - Max Romeo (Savoy Rooms - ex WitchDoctor) 1968
Support band played stuff by Cream - interesting mix!

I was there (I was 15). I seem to remember seeing the Skatalites down there around that time as well.

Siv in Urumqi · February 10

Rob said:

I was there (I was 15). I seem to remember seeing the Skatalites down there around that time as well.

whoah!!!

Deadred · February 10

Rob said:

wickford said:
Wet Dream - Max Romeo (Savoy Rooms - ex WitchDoctor) 1968
Support band played stuff by Cream - interesting mix!
I was there (I was 15). I seem to remember seeing the Skatalites down there around that time as well.

Don't remember the gigs but Steve Maxted used to be the DJ and do crazy stunts shoving pins into his face. Claret eveywhere when it went wrong!

Rob · February 11

Deadred said:

Rob said:

wickford said:
Wet Dream - Max Romeo (Savoy Rooms - ex WitchDoctor) 1968
Support band played stuff by Cream - interesting mix!
I was there (I was 15). I seem to remember seeing the Skatalites down there around that time as well.
Don't remember the gigs but Steve Maxted used to be the DJ and do crazy stunts shoving pins into his face. Claret eveywhere when it went wrong!

I remember Steve Maxted. That's a name from the past.

Baldybonce · February 11

Rob said:

Deadred said:

Rob said:

wickford said:
Wet Dream - Max Romeo (Savoy Rooms - ex WitchDoctor) 1968
Support band played stuff by Cream - interesting mix!
I was there (I was 15). I seem to remember seeing the Skatalites down there around that time as well.

Don't remember the gigs but Steve Maxted used to be the DJ and do crazy stunts shoving pins into his face. Claret eveywhere when it went wrong!

I remember Steve Maxted. That's a name from the past.

he used to do the Pickwick when it was The Broom.

Stig · February 11

Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Rankin (Only record to make the UK charts thats had two different spellings for the artist and two different spellings for the title of the label)
Bob Marley - Iron Lion Zion
Pluto Shervington - Your Honour (Hilarious)
Smiley Culture - Police Officer
Herb Black - Suzette (More soca than Reggae, but I can't imagine there'll ever be a top 5 soca thread)

Salad · February 20

any favourite songs since mid 80s?

Rob · February 20

All Black Uhuru -

1983 - Guess who's coming to dinner
1983 - Anthem (won a grammy for best reggae album in 1984)

Henry Irving · February 20

Dotun Adebayo, the Charlton supporting DJ once did a top 100 reggae tracks for BBC Radio London but I've never seen the final list.

anyone?

sasquatch · February 20

Rob · February 20

Brilliant sasquatch. Liked that :-)

sasquatch · February 21

Bob Marley's youngest son Damian is very talented as well!

Bob Marley's eldest son Ziggy Marley:

Howdy, Stranger!

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