Two things:

[b]1.[/b] I'm glad I discovered that [i]Man In The Hills[/i] and [i]Dry And Heavy[/i] have been rereleased on one CD. I made the discovery too late about [i]Marcus Garvey[/i]/[i]Garvey's Ghost[/i].

[b]2.[/b] The extended [i]Heart Of The Congos[/i] may have been the best musical purchase of my life.

[QUOTE=JonM]Two things:

[b]1.[/b] I'm glad I discovered that [i]Man In The Hills[/i] and [i]Dry And Heavy[/i] have been rereleased on one CD. I made the discovery too late about [i]Marcus Garvey[/i]/[i]Garvey's Ghost[/i].

[b]2.[/b] The extended [i]Heart Of The Congos[/i] may have been the best musical purchase of my life.[/QUOTE]

1. when i was in france i saw all four of those c-ds in one box set type thing, i was gonna get it, but i already had dry and heavy, marcus garvey, and garvey's ghost..and i just borrowed man in the hills from my friend

2. heart of the congo is a great c-d, not one bad song. you should check out the abyssinian's album satta massagana, definatly one of the best c-ds i own, any genre

[QUOTE=Zion Gates]heart of the congo is a great c-d, not one bad song. you should check out the abyssinian's album satta massagana, definatly one of the best c-ds i own, any genre[/QUOTE]
I was told to hear [i]Arise[/i] instead. What say you?

[QUOTE=JonM]Two things:

[b]1.[/b] I'm glad I discovered that [i]Man In The Hills[/i] and [i]Dry And Heavy[/i] have been rereleased on one CD.[/QUOTE]

I have that.

[QUOTE][b]2.[/b] The extended [i]Heart Of The Congos[/i] may have been the best musical purchase of my life.[/QUOTE]

I have that too. :cool:

Is [I]Dry and Heavy[/I] good? I was going to buy [I]Man In The Hills[/I] by itself, but I can look out for the double cd I suppose.

[QUOTE=JonM]I was told to hear [i]Arise[/i] instead. What say you?[/QUOTE]
i havnt heard it actually..but satta massagana was their first c-d, and has their most popular songs

[QUOTE=magicbus]Is [I]Dry and Heavy[/I] good? I was going to buy [I]Man In The Hills[/I] by itself, but I can look out for the double cd I suppose.[/QUOTE]

personnaly i like dry and heavy better than man in the hills...but both are absolutly amazing

[QUOTE=magicbus]Is [I]Dry and Heavy[/I] good? I was going to buy [I]Man In The Hills[/I] by itself, but I can look out for the double cd I suppose.[/QUOTE]
They're both amazing ("Throw Down Your Arms" is on [i]Dry And Heavy[/i]), and, at least on iTunes, it's the same price to buy both on the dual CD, if you're savvy enough to know about it, as it is to buy ONE of them alone.

[QUOTE=JonM]They're both amazing ("Throw Down Your Arms" is on [i]Dry And Heavy[/i]), and, at least on iTunes, it's the same price to buy both on the dual CD, if you're savvy enough to know about it, as it is to buy ONE of them alone.[/QUOTE]

yeah, its on dry & heavy. I have another burning spear c-d called spear burning, it pretty much a singles & rarities c-d, and it has this amazing version of throw down your arms with a toaster, toasting on top of it its great stuff

That's cool then, cause I love [I]Man In The Hills[/I]. I'll try to get the two disc thing.

Hey everybody I was wondering if one of you cats with the Heart of the Congos album could send it to me. I'd really like to hear it but I cant seem to find it anywhere. Peace

[email]kayamon324@gmail.com[/email]

[QUOTE=KayaMon]Hey everybody I was wondering if one of you cats with the Heart of the Congos album could send it to me. I'd really like to hear it but I cant seem to find it anywhere. Peace

[email]kayamon324@gmail.com[/email][/QUOTE]

i sent you the first album, tell us how you like it...if you want disc two tell me aswell

Oh man. Huge directory of assorted reggae and dub stuff.

[url]http://music.df.ru/ReggaeDubSka/[/url]

[QUOTE=Daniel!]Oh man. Huge directory of assorted reggae and dub stuff.

[url]http://music.df.ru/ReggaeDubSka/[/url][/QUOTE]

the link isnt working for me

[QUOTE=Zion Gates]i sent you the first album, tell us how you like it...if you want disc two tell me aswell[/QUOTE]

wow, thanks alot for that Zion Gates. What incredibly soulful reggae! I loved every second of it and feel I must hear disc 2. thanks again rasta

Jah bless

[QUOTE=Zion Gates]the link isnt working for me[/QUOTE]
It's not working for me now either, but it was working yesterday. There was actually some pretty cool stuff on there.

I find that I'm really liking the new Damien Marley album.

Anybody else?

[QUOTE=Zesty Mordant]I find that I'm really liking the new Damien Marley album.

Anybody else?[/QUOTE]

yeah, i heard about it coming out, how is it? what does it sound like? etc. et.c

[QUOTE=KayaMon]wow, thanks alot for that Zion Gates. What incredibly soulful reggae! I loved every second of it and feel I must hear disc 2. thanks again rasta

Jah bless[/QUOTE]

sent you the second one. enjoy.

[QUOTE=Zion Gates]yeah, i heard about it coming out, how is it? what does it sound like? etc. et.c[/QUOTE]

I think Damian's new album, entitled "Welcome to Jamrock", is the best reggae to drop since Steel Pulse "African Holocaust". A varied mix of roots reggae, dancehall and some cross-genre sounds that rock. Lovin it. He's got such a strong message, but still mixes it up. Gets me appreciating dancehall style more.

I really feel "There for you", his mix of "Pimpers Paradise" and "Exodus" (called Move!), "Road to Zion" and "In 2 Deep".

I'd love to hear some thoughts on this new album if anyone be willing to share 'em. Jah bless!
-Roaryasta

I'm feelin' [i]Jamrock[/i] as well, though the less socially conscious songs get old. Plus the first line of "Babies" is way, WAY too overstated "Women get abortions / and killin' all the babies." But it's a pretty solid record. Worth the money for the title track. I think the "best reggae to drop since [i]African Holocaust[/i]" title is a bit undeserved, but the title track is really one of the better singles of the last several years, certainly.

I just got Max Romeo - War Ina Babylon and I'm really liking it. Any of you guys have it?

[QUOTE=Daniel!]I just got Max Romeo - War Ina Babylon and I'm really liking it. Any of you guys have it?[/QUOTE]

I dont personally have the album but I love that song. I have it on Lee Perry - Reggae Greats.

iam thinking about getting the lee "scartch" perry boxset, you think its worth the money?
[url]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00082ZSIE/qid=1130458775/sr=8-3/ref=pd_bbs_3/104-6292430-7153512?v=glance&s=music&n=507846[/url]

I dont know man, thats quite a track list but 39$ is pretty steep. Perhaps you could find one used, looks like they start at about 30 bucks.

[QUOTE=KayaMon]I dont personally have the album but I love that song. I have it on Lee Perry - Reggae Greats.[/QUOTE]

That's where I first heard him. The album is definatly worth getting.

Hey Zion Gates, I dont know if you use/condone torrents or not but I found the "I am the upsetter" compilation on [url]www.isohunt.com[/url].

[url]http://isohunt.com/torrents.php?ihq=Lee+perry+I+am+the+upsetter&ext=&op=and[/url]

[QUOTE=KayaMon]Hey Zion Gates, I dont know if you use/condone torrents or not but I found the "I am the upsetter" compilation on [url]www.isohunt.com[/url].

[url]http://isohunt.com/torrents.php?ihq=Lee+perry+I+am+the+upsetter&ext=&op=and[/url][/QUOTE]

i tried but i never understood how to use torrents

First you need a bittorrent client.
[url]http://pingpong-abc.sourceforge.net/download.php[/url]

Once youve installed the program you download the torrents to it and they transfer there.

You should also get soulseek. In my opinion, it's much easier than torrents or Limewire or anything. I do use torrents occasionaly, though.

[QUOTE=JonM]I'm feelin' [i]Jamrock[/i] as well, though the less socially conscious songs get old. Plus the first line of "Babies" is way, WAY too overstated "Women get abortions / and killin' all the babies." But it's a pretty solid record. Worth the money for the title track. I think the "best reggae to drop since [i]African Holocaust[/i]" title is a bit undeserved, but the title track is really one of the better singles of the last several years, certainly.[/QUOTE]

"less socially conscious" - you mean the club songs like "Hey Girl" and "All Night"? Yah I feel that, but they get my girl moving (and me too) so I have to give some props. "For the Babies" - "Now I see them giving the woman abortion to kill another baby." - is the first line. Yah yer right it is overstated, but later in the song he gets to some [i]under[/i]stated words: - "All of these young ladies. Give them thanks and praises. How long can she take it? Dreams are full of maybes. Will she ever make it? Hustles on a daily. In the club a shake it. Strip down ‘til she naked. Don’t ever mistake it. Much too real to fake it. Need it then she’ll take it. She’ll do it for the babies. A mother’s love is sacred. Now you don’t ever fail me."

Fair opinion on Pulse, though I haven't felt this moved and inspired by a reggae album since [i]Holocaust[/i]. Very possible I could have missed a better album. If you enlighten me, I would love to hear to hear the music!

Thanks much for the words. Jah bless!
-Roaryasta

[QUOTE=KayaMon]Hey Zion Gates, I dont know if you use/condone torrents or not but I found the "I am the upsetter" compilation on [url]www.isohunt.com[/url].

[url]http://isohunt.com/torrents.php?ihq=Lee+perry+I+am+the+upsetter&ext=&op=and[/url][/QUOTE]


Thanks for the hookup on that Kaya. I will definately take a look. That Perry compilation looks crazy hot. Worth the $40 loot for sure if you can't get a torrent connection.

-Roaryasta

My favorites are Scratch Perry, Toots, and Burning Spear. I saw the Maytals this summer, it was a great show, completely different atmosphere than what I'm used to.

yeah i cant get the torrents to work, and iam way to lazy to go fix it. And i cant get soulseek because i have a mac.
Besides that...
i just got my first Culture c-d, i love it...it reminds me alot of Burning Spear

[QUOTE=D1ck Cheney's D1ck]My favorites are Scratch Perry, Toots, and Burning Spear. I saw the Maytals this summer, it was a great show, completely different atmosphere than what I'm used to.[/QUOTE]

Thats what i love about reggae. When i saw steel pulse in concert it was my first reggae show and i couldnt believe how positive the atmosphere was. Everyone was groovin to the music, smokin herb and being happy. I couldnt believe such a place existed. :D

ive never been to a reggae concert before :( ...except seeing these imitation bob marley bands in jamaica

[QUOTE=Zion Gates]yeah i cant get the torrents to work, and iam way to lazy to go fix it. And i cant get soulseek because i have a mac. [/QUOTE]

[url]http://chris.schleifer.net/ssX/downloads/ssX-1.0b6.dmg[/url]
I've been using this soulseek client and its been working fine.

The closest thing I've been to a reggae show was some ska concerts.

[QUOTE=Daniel!][url]http://chris.schleifer.net/ssX/downloads/ssX-1.0b6.dmg[/url]
I've been using this soulseek client and its been working fine.

The closest thing I've been to a reggae show was some ska concerts.[/QUOTE]
awsome! i love you man:thumb:

my friend just lent me toots and the maytals live...it doesnt compare to his recorded stuff. And i can't stop listening to culture, anyone else heard of them? there great.

[QUOTE=Zion Gates]my friend just lent me toots and the maytals live...it doesnt compare to his recorded stuff. And i can't stop listening to culture, anyone else heard of them? there great.[/QUOTE]

I've been looking for an album. Which one did you get?

[QUOTE=Daniel!]I've been looking for an album. Which one did you get?[/QUOTE]
i got harder than the rest..and i downloaded two sevens clash on soulseek...harder than the rest is more roots..so i like it better, even thought two sevens clash is more popular