i just watched the bad brains video that comes with the bad brains dub c-d..anyone else see it, i love it..hadnt seen it in a while and was in the mood. dammit..i have nothing to talk about, this thread is dieing! help me out with some conversation starters.

I just downloaded a Lee Perry comilation cd called Reggae Greats. It has some songs that he produced and some of his own songs and its a really great cd.

I'm also still looking for Heart of the Congos and a Max Romeo album but so far I haven't found anything yet. Anyone wanna help me out? :naughty:

[QUOTE=Daniel!]I just downloaded a Lee Perry comilation cd called Reggae Greats. It has some songs that he produced and some of his own songs and its a really great cd.

I'm also still looking for Heart of the Congos and a Max Romeo album but so far I haven't found anything yet. Anyone wanna help me out? :naughty:[/QUOTE]

Ive heard that Lee Perry Reggae Greats album and i have to agree with you, it is great.

And I thought id ask this since we are in a reggae thread. Who loves ganja? :D

I thought Bad Brains was more of a punk group? Are they reggae?

[QUOTE=magicbus]I thought Bad Brains was more of a punk group? Are they reggae?[/QUOTE]

They're all over the place. They have songs that are punk, songs that are reggae, songs that are dub, songs that are metal, and tons of other stuff.

[QUOTE=KayaMon]And I thought id ask this since we are in a reggae thread. Who loves ganja? :D[/QUOTE]
Though I really enjoy reggae, I claim edge. I'm know there's a lot on MX that do, however.



And about Bad Brains, go back to find that link of theirs and download some of their reggae/dub stuff.

Leaving Babylon
The Meek
The Man Won't Annoy Ya

That's a good start. They have a lot more than what's on that site though.

[QUOTE=Zion Gates]i have nothing to talk about, this thread is dieing! help me out with some conversation starters.[/QUOTE]

Anyone ever heard of SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army)? They are an incredibly i-spirational roots reggae group. Much respect to the group. They are from Arlington, VA (close to home, much love), and have been on the scene for maybe 8 years now... very intelligent, conscious, real message mixed with roots reggae sound -- anything I can say falls utterly short of their abilities.

Check 'em at: [URL=http://www.sojamusic.com]SOJA Music[/URL]

They are an inspiration to my life and music. And speaking of music, I'll post some of our band's music (Sons of Solomon) sometime when we can. We've got some live recordings, but they are on the board at our guitarist's place. Thanks for the interest Zion and Shiznet!

Much love and respect,
-Roaryasta, keyboarding rasta

[QUOTE=Daniel!]I just downloaded a Lee Perry comilation cd called Reggae Greats. It has some songs that he produced and some of his own songs and its a really great cd.

I'm also still looking for Heart of the Congos and a Max Romeo album but so far I haven't found anything yet. Anyone wanna help me out? :naughty:[/QUOTE]

iam upping the congos - heart of the congo [disc 1] right now whats your e-mail so i can send it to you?

[QUOTE=Roaryasta]Anyone ever heard of SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army)? They are an incredibly i-spirational roots reggae group. Much respect to the group. They are from Arlington, VA (close to home, much love), and have been on the scene for maybe 8 years now... very intelligent, conscious, real message mixed with roots reggae sound -- anything I can say falls utterly short of their abilities.

Check 'em at: [URL=http://www.sojamusic.com]SOJA Music[/URL]

They are an inspiration to my life and music. And speaking of music, I'll post some of our band's music (Sons of Solomon) sometime when we can. We've got some live recordings, but they are on the board at our guitarist's place. Thanks for the interest Zion and Shiznet!

Much love and respect,
-Roaryasta, keyboarding rasta[/QUOTE]

thats some good stuff man, thanks for posting that. and definatly come back with some of your bands mp3s that would be nice

Are their genres divided up among albums? Like do they have a metal album, a dub album, etc., or do their albums have songs in each genre?

[QUOTE=magicbus]Are their genres divided up among albums? Like do they have a metal album, a dub album, etc., or do their albums have songs in each genre?[/QUOTE]

usually they have a couple of reggae songs on each c-d (along with alot of punk stuff) they also have an entire dub c-d, and an entire metal sounding c-d, with some metal songs every now mixed in with their regular hardcore punk

[QUOTE=magicbus]Are their genres divided up among albums? Like do they have a metal album, a dub album, etc., or do their albums have songs in each genre?[/QUOTE]

Their most metal influenced album is I Against I, their best dub album is I & I Survived, and albums like their self titled have a mix of punk and reggae.

[QUOTE=Daniel!]Their most metal influenced album is I Against I, their best dub album is I & I Survived, and albums like their self titled have a mix of punk and reggae.[/QUOTE]
yo man whats your e-mail i got heart of the congo downloaded for you

[QUOTE=Zion Gates]yo man whats your e-mail i got heart of the congo downloaded for you[/QUOTE]

[email]ed.nickerson@comcast.net[/email]

Ok, I'll check out that dub album, and probably they're self titled too.

EDIT: I'm getting their s/t and [I]I Against I[/I], can one of you guys upload [I]I & I Survived[/I]? I can't find it.

EDIT EDIT: I found it :)

I'm really liking the Congos album, thanks Zion Gates.

I just watched the Clash documentary Westway to the World, and Paul Simion talked about reggae a lot and was name dropping bands left and right. So I'm check into a few of the ones he was talking about.

i like:
bob marley
sublime
burning spear
long beach dub allstars
long beach shortbus
buju banton
mishka
matisyahu

Oh yeah, I forgot about Burning Spear. I'm not sure when the last time we talked about them was, but [I]Man In The Hills[/I] is awesome.

My favorite Burning Spear song is "The Invasion/Black Wa-Da-Da".
He was the first reggae artist I purchased music by. Cept Bad Brains.

My favorite Burning Spear song is "Old Marcus Garvey". I like the horn parts.

"Burning Reggae" is one hot song by him. "Jah Kingdom" is nice too.

Did anyone of you guys see them on the 2004 Bonnaroo DVD? They do a reeeeally cool song called "Postman".

I've haven't seen the DVD but I've considered renting it once or twice. He's supposed to be pretty good live.

[QUOTE=Roaryasta]Check 'em at: [URL=http://www.sojamusic.com]SOJA Music[/URL][/QUOTE]
Listening to the first song on their site right now. Pretty good. I like the lyrics.

"Time Come Due" is really good too.

my first burning spear song was travelling, my favourite is throw down your arms, or invasion / black wa-da-da ...you guys should definatly check out his album dry & heavy, definatly his most underrated work.

what do you guys think of dancehall? when i went to jamaica everyone was listening to dancehall (and marley ofcourse) there seems to be a lack of roots music left, i didnt talk to locals, but the ones i did talk to listened to mainly dancehall, ive also noticed that many bands are switching to a more dancehall sound (example: black uhuru and michael rose)...personally i really dont like it.

From what I've heard I think dancehall is okay, but I don't have any straight ahead albums or anything so I can't have a really concrete opinion on it.

Also, when did you go to Jamaica? What's it like there?

[QUOTE=Daniel!]From what I've heard I think dancehall is okay, but I don't have any straight ahead albums or anything so I can't have a really concrete opinion on it.

Also, when did you go to Jamaica? What's it like there?[/QUOTE]

i went last year i think. I pretty much only stayed in the resort, and only went to tourist attractions outside of it. I did go to kingston with my dad one day, we went to the bob marley museum. I just relaxed pretty much, its a nice place, people are nice. There was this reggae band that played one night, so i went to go talk to them, nice guys. Iam going back once i reach grade 12 (iam in grade 10 right now) with my dad, we are gonna visite alot of stuff, hopefully alot envolving reggae + getting a bunch of reggae c-ds.

[QUOTE=Zion Gates]i went last year i think. I pretty much only stayed in the resort, and only went to tourist attractions outside of it. I did go to kingston with my dad one day, we went to the bob marley museum. I just relaxed pretty much, its a nice place, people are nice. There was this reggae band that played one night, so i went to go talk to them, nice guys. Iam going back once i reach grade 12 (iam in grade 10 right now) with my dad, we are gonna visite alot of stuff, hopefully alot envolving reggae + getting a bunch of reggae c-ds.[/QUOTE]

Sounds pretty awsome. I would love to go on a trip like that someday.

heres a picture of a sculpture thing i bought off this dread when i was down in Jamaica, its pretty chill:
[url]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/ska_lex/DSCN0710.jpg[/url]