PopTodd Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I really don't have anything to say about it, except that I love this music. And I thought that there should be a place around here that is dedicated to this group of artists... rocksteady and Rude Boy and whatnot.My favorite albums of the genre (and really the only ones that I know at all: Plus I know a couple of Desmond Dekker songs here and there.But I know that there is some interest around here so therefore... let's see if we can get any chatter going around here. EDIT:And, I just bought this on Amazon: Looking forward to hearing it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
park Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Get yourself some Lynn Taitt and the Jets...And get it on vinyl. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 EDIT:And, I just bought this on Amazon: Looking forward to hearing it. Is that the deluxe version?If you enjoy that you should get Struggling Man next. Also, i think i've said this before, but Monkey Man is the other great Toots & The Maytals album worth getting your hands on. If you get that version i've linked you to it's got a whole bunch of bonus tracks - some you'll already have, but a lot you won't (if you've never heard Monkey Girl - for example - you're really missing out. actually all those bonus tracks are incredible, and that's not even taking into account the fantastic album you get as well). You'll probably find it very hard to find any good Desmond Dekker albums. They are available on amazon/ebay etc... but they're out of print - so people charge a fortune. It's Desmond Dekker & The Aces that you wanna look out for. I found This on amazon for you, it's very expensive - but, you do get 2 albums there. It's actually the album Action! and the album Intensified - not that they tell you that on the site, but it is (from looking at the track list). Have you ever thought about getting into The Upsetters? Perhaps The Upsetter (that's a great album) or Return of Django (probably the most famous of their albums), or just get a compilation - This One looks like it's got everything on it. Although you've gotta get an mp3 or something of this track - - it's my favourite Upsetters track, and it's on the album Eastwood Rides Again. (I love their constant Cowboy references!) The end! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 Is that the deluxe version?If you enjoy that you should get Struggling Man next. Also, i think i've said this before, but Monkey Man is the other great Toots & The Maytals album worth getting your hands on. If you get that version i've linked you to it's got a whole bunch of bonus tracks - some you'll already have, but a lot you won't (if you've never heard Monkey Girl - for example - you're really missing out. actually all those bonus tracks are incredible, and that's not even taking into account the fantastic album you get as well). You'll probably find it very hard to find any good Desmond Dekker albums. They are available on amazon/ebay etc... but they're out of print - so people charge a fortune. It's Desmond Dekker & The Aces that you wanna look out for. I found This on amazon for you, it's very expensive - but, you do get 2 albums there. It's actually the album Action! and the album Intensified - not that they tell you that on the site, but it is (from looking at the track list). Have you ever thought about getting into The Upsetters? Perhaps The Upsetter (that's a great album) or Return of Django (probably the most famous of their albums), or just get a compilation - This One looks like it's got everything on it. Although you've gotta get an mp3 or something of this track - - it's my favourite Upsetters track, and it's on the album Eastwood Rides Again. (I love their constant Cowboy references!) The end! Just arrived in the mail. It has 7 bonus tracks, but I don't believe it to be an actual "Deluxe" edition.Still... looking forward to this! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Joss pointed me to this thread after my post in the NP thread: Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 Shanty TownJunior Murvin - Police & Thieves (Deluxe Edition) I've been spinning these today. The Desmond Dekker is his first record finally reissued on CD. Highly recommend for any rocksteady fans, not a bad track in the bunch. I've had the regular CD release of the Junior Murvin record for ages, broke down and bought this deluxe edtion recently. It's one of my fave reggae records so I couldn't resist. Now if they'd only do a deluxe editon of this great record: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 It's not exactly clear to me where rocksteady ends and reggae begins. The ska/rocksteady separation seems more clear, as the beats were slowed down. But, if you were to quiz me on "identify the genre" by listening to the song, I don't think I'd do too well, but I'm a huge fan of ska/rocksteady/rockers/reggae/dub. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 It's not exactly clear to me where rocksteady ends and reggae begins. The ska/rocksteady separation seems more clear, as the beats were slowed down. But, if you were to quiz me on "identify the genre" by listening to the song, I don't think I'd do too well, but I'm a huge fan of ska/rocksteady/rockers/reggae/dub. lucky for us, Bob Marley explains here: that's if you can understand him Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I just found a copy of that on ebay for £4.99! Thanks for pointing that out! I've got Action! and Intensified - so it's good to get hold of this! Also, another band i forgot to mention that i love are The Heptones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61-wvKc46B4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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