Reggae Recommendations

[Linus27]

For some unknown reason, I have an itch to listen to some reggae and widen my understanding and appreciation of this genre. Not from a playing perspective but more of a listening appreciation. However, I know absolutely nothing about the groups etc. I do know a handful of Bob Marley track, mostly the well known ones and I really like them. I have heard of Aswad but only because they were in the charts in the 80's or 90's and sadly, I have heard of UB40 who I detest. So I guess I'm after the good shit to listen to. If Bob Marley is what Miles Davis is to Jazz, then who is John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Art Blakey, Charlie Mingus of the reggae world.

 

Any recommendations greatly appreciated.

[BTops]

Take a look at the Reggae thread. 

[skilamalink]

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/395084-the-reggae-thread/

[jazzyvee]

I'd recommend listening to the following as well as Bob Marley & the Wailers.

The Wailers albums Catch A Fire, Burnin'.

Bunny Wailer - Blackheart Man, Struggle

Peter Tosh Legalize it, Equal Rights, Mystic Man, Bush Doctor.

Burning Spear - Especially the Marcus Garvey and Hail HIM albums.

Toots & The Maytals,

Third World - 96 degrees in the shade.

Any albums by Ijaman Levi,

Lee Scratch Perry

Keith Hudson,

Big Youth,

Early Aswad before they became more commercial,

Matumbi,

Steel Pulse (Handsworth Revolution) first.

Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus.

Sly & Robbie.

There's enough to start you off there.

 

 

[Linus27]

7 hours ago, skilamalink said:

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/395084-the-reggae-thread/

 

That's amazing thank you, I had no idea it existed.

[Linus27]

1 hour ago, jazzyvee said:

I'd recommend listening to the following as well as Bob Marley & the Wailers.

The Wailers albums Catch A Fire, Burnin'.

Bunny Wailer - Blackheart Man, Struggle

Peter Tosh Legalize it, Equal Rights, Mystic Man, Bush Doctor.

Burning Spear - Especially the Marcus Garvey and Hail HIM albums.

Toots & The Maytals,

Third World - 96 degrees in the shade.

Any albums by Ijaman Levi,

Lee Scratch Perry

Keith Hudson,

Big Youth,

Early Aswad before they became more commercial,

Matumbi,

Steel Pulse (Handsworth Revolution) first.

Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus.

Sly & Robbie.

There's enough to start you off there.

 

 

 

Wow, thank you so much, this is amazing and plenty to go by. Super excited to start listening.

[Old Man Riva]

Though probably more ska, Jackie Mittoo is also well worth checking out. He was the keyboard player in the original line up of the Skatalites. As well as having their own career, they were also the house band at Studio One…

 

 

[Misdee]

I can thoroughly recommend listening Red by Black Uhuru. Every track is a banger, and it features Sly and Robbie (and the rest of the Compass Point AllStars) at their very best. I've been listening to that album since it came out in 1981 and I never get tired of it.

 

The first few UB40 albums a great, too. Good songs, good playing.

 

The early 1970's to the mid-1980's was, for my taste, the Golden Age of Reggae. Check out anything on Studio 1 Records from that era.

Edited 1 hour ago by Misdee

[Reggaebass]

12 hours ago, Linus27 said:

Not from a playing perspective but more of a listening appreciation

Really good to hear this Linus, once you start exploring and listening to the different types and styles you’ll probably find what artists appeal to you, sly and Robbie have some wonderful songs , they did an album the best of 1978-1985 which is worth a listen, I guarantee you won’t be able to resist picking up your bass to some of Robbie’s basslines,

I’d  also recommend checking out Flabba Holt who is the bass player with  Roots Radics , different style of playing to Robbie, they backed Gregory Isaac’s for years and many other artists, and as some have mentioned There’s plenty of listening on the reggae thread,