What are you listening to? The world needs to know.
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Chill Out by KLF. I'd forgotten how good it was to be honest.
was the song "Weighty Ghost"? that's a fairly big song all over Canada (for what that's worth ;) ).
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He had more impact, in the Caribbean at least, during the ska era, but he played on a good number or reggae records too. Very distinctive sound though. You can hear him a mile away. Like when you hear some obscure Mozart piece in the background somewhere, and your ears jump up and you go, "Mozart!"
But that's a subject for another thread: "Who is the Mozart of Caribbean guitarists?"
He had more impact, in the Caribbean at least, during the ska era, but he played on a good number or reggae records too. Very distinctive sound though. You can hear him a mile away. Like when you hear some obscure Mozart piece in the background somewhere, and your ears jump up and you go, "Mozart!"
But that's a subject for another thread: "Who is the Mozart of Caribbean guitarists?"
Gerard K H Love
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Thank you Erik; That's the way to listen to Reggae. When I started on this forum I did not care for Reggae, although it was better than Country Western. I almost like it now.
Erik, isn't the whole country of Norway the west coast?
Erik, isn't the whole country of Norway the west coast?
Lolita Twist
Rose-hustler
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleedin') - Bob Dylan
I've always loved reggae. Never really thought about why. It may have started with Clapton's take on I Shot the Sherif, back in the 70s. But I'd call . Has played with countless other reggae legends. Etc. etc.
Discoveries like this are fun.
MJP: you mention Tosh as a guitarist, does he have any instrumental albums?
At last somebody that actually gets the joke!
Discoveries like this are fun.
MJP: you mention Tosh as a guitarist, does he have any instrumental albums?
At last somebody that actually gets the joke!
The Trojan box-sets are great for any reggae fans. I particularly love the Rocksteady one.
mjp
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No. Very early on he made some instrumental singles as an organist (under the name Peter Touch - which was what everyone called him in Jamaica), but the only later instrumentals you'll hear are the versions (dubs), and they are hard to come by for Tosh. You have to have the 7" singles to hear most of them.
He wasn't comparable to Ranglin, he was not a lead guitarist, and he was not a formally educated musician. His playing was great within the context of the songs. I imagine most people would not be impressed by an instrumental album of his music. I didn't even realize what he was up to until I saw him play, and watched him work the Cry Baby for an hour and a half (while singing, conducting and performing). His guitar weaved in and out of the music like an embroidery needle, always laying the perfect stitches right where they needed to be. It was something to see, and I've seen a lot of guitarists play. Fiyah, I tell ya!
The component parts of reggae, taken by themselves, are usually unimpressive. They would not be particularly technically challenging to most musicians, but it's not as easy to play as it sounds. Kind of like Bukowski's poetry. Its simplicity hides its genius. The magic (when it happens) lies in the way all those seemingly unimpressive parts are put together. Then, in context, you can see how important each part is. The right method of blending the ingredients - that's what makes it swing, babies!
Gerard K H Love
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Okay, post #102 above just enlightened me. Now the seemingly goofy mention of swing makes sense. That is the one constant of Reggae music I could never put my finger on,
I may have always turned away from Reggae due to it's simplicity, that and there are a few bad Reggae acts.
very well put.
I may have always turned away from Reggae due to it's simplicity, that and there are a few bad Reggae acts.
The Woody Guthrie & reggae connection is a good call. There's something common there. The playful simplicity, the no-nonsense earnestness, the folk connection.
Got me to thinking...
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.
Soundtrack from The Big Chill
Gerard K H Love
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Al Green Mp3 just everything he must have done is on this.
Like this .
Like this .
Sweet Home Alabama - big wheels keep on turnin, carryin me home to see my kin...i miss alabamy once again, and i think it's a sin...and oh, yeah, fuck neil young, a southern man don't need him around anyhow.
and rust does sleep. it also rusts.
and rust does sleep. it also rusts.
Cheap Trick: I Want You To Want Me
LickTheStar
Sad Flower in the Sand
I rediscovered them about 3 years ago and have been giving this album a lot of playtime to and from work... For reasons I can't describe... I love it.
srv: Blues at sunrise
Allman Brothers at the Fillmore East. Vol 1 - March 12/13, 1971. Vol 2 from the recently released (well, 2006 - that's recent when you get to my age) and updated Eat a Peach, which has a full disc of Fillmore East, June 27, 1971.
No doubt one of mjp's favorite bands, with all that aimless jamming. Very punk, don't you know.
No doubt one of mjp's favorite bands, with all that aimless jamming. Very punk, don't you know.
mjp
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Almonds and peaches together sounds delicious. What's not to love?