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top 5 reggae songs & best album?

SaladSalad
edited February 2012 in General Charlton
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
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  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    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.
  • BaldybonceBaldybonce
    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.
  • SE7toSG3SE7toSG3
    edited February 2012
    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

  • hawksmoorhawksmoor
    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 WrightAlex Wright
    edited February 2012
    54-46 was my number - Toots and the Maytals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhjBiZSfM08
    Pressure Drop - Toots and the Maytals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rb13ksYO0s
    It-Mek - Desmond Dekker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-V9Y752OYs
    Al Capone - Prince Buster - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaDx6_-WbLs
    you gotta walk and don't look back - Peter Tosh - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o4Fgh0KW_4


    Best album?

    Probably the soundtrack to "The harder they come" - Jimmy Cliff
  • SolidgoneSolidgone
    Tighten up Vol II
  • BaldybonceBaldybonce
    Tighten up Vol II

    on Trojan, and was it Red Red Wine? at about the same time?
  • LincsaddickLincsaddick
    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
  • DeadredDeadred
    edited February 2012
    Pure 60's

    1) Return of the Django - Upsetters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckyfb1B1h7U
    2) Live Injection - Upsetters (Lee Perry) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHmrMIj5X38
    3) Big Seven - Judge Dread http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Tko909E2U
    4) Clint Eastwood - Upsetters (Lee Perry) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOmRQmt5fMs
    5) The Israelites - Desmond Decker (Don't wanna end up like Bonny and Clyde Wooooh the Israelitesaaah) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5JHGi0awgc

    Album - Prince Buster
  • SaladSalad
    edited February 2012
    Alex / Deadred - are your choices more ska than reggae, no doubt the boundaries are blurred.
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  • Alex WrightAlex Wright
    Blue Beat perhaps, not Ska :)
  • DeadredDeadred
    edited February 2012
    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!
  • OaksterOakster
    edited February 2012
    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 RedOggy Red
    Tighten up Vol II
    Got it on vinyl ....... still gets a frequent playing.

  • QatarNapsyQatarNapsy
    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
  • SESEVENSESEVEN
    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
  • fadgadgetfadgadget
    Anything by Judge Dread . :¬)
  • GuidthesquidGuidthesquid
    TOOTS!!!
  • RalphMilnesgutRalphMilnesgut
    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_KynsieBryan_Kynsie
    Max Romeo: "Evry night me go to sleep...."

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

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

    Classics.
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  • BangkokaddickBangkokaddick
    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.
  • QatarNapsyQatarNapsy
    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.'

    Here I come - Barrington Levy

  • All_Thaid_UpAll_Thaid_Up
    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
  • RobRob
    edited February 2012
    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 AddickCordoban Addick
    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.
  • cblockcblock
    Also by Dandy Livingstone, Suzanne beware of the devil. Plus anything by U-Roy
  • SolidgoneSolidgone
    Agadoo
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Burning Spear- Marcus Garvey
  • cafcfancafcfan
    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
  • SolidgoneSolidgone
    Fattie Fattie - Clancy Eccles
    Long shot kick the bucket - Pioneers
    No Woman No Cry - Bob
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