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no dude

no dude your alone, reggae what the hell?

[suitupletsgo]

straight up MDMA was always referred to as mali in my experiences.

[ViolentDove]

Listening to reggae is like Groundhog Day, the same elements repeated over and over again in different orders and combinations. It is probably the least diverse musical movement ever to have existed. Dub is a different issue, most American dub is godawful which might explain its wholesale rejection on this forum, and most of it's as repetitive as reggae but some of the minor genres which flourish in Britain like Dubcore or Dubstep are amongst the most the most rythmically diverse and fascinating works of music ever written, I respect them. Maybe the vocalless way the music is made is what makes so much more listenable, no lyrics about Rastafarianism (I don't want to hear about religion on an album I bought), weed, hos or gay men.

Sorry, but Dubstep is at least as repetitive as reggae, or dub. Also, a proportion of dubstep actually has MCs either in the track, or live, doing the same kind've ragga style vocals you dislike. Spaceape and Flow Dan, for example.

[Luke C]

Ive never really listened to much reggae but I often enjoy it if its playing wherever I am. Never enough to make me go "man I really need to own this song" though. Maybe one day but not yet.

[Mr. Mojo]

Let's go back to talking about drowning midgets.

[KickThatBathProf]

Man, that's old news.  We should talk about drowning midgets who are on ecstasy

[KharBevNor]

We have the germ of a script for a cult movie on our hands here.

[Dimmukane]

No kidding.  We need to get on this.

[onewheelwizzard]

If someone puts on a good reggae song, I'll listen to it and enjoy it.  If someone puts on an entire album of reggae it had better be really good.

Also, the affinity between MDMA (which I've always heard referred to as "Molly," a la "Lucy" = acid) and dubstep is so strong you'd think it was on purpose.  Oh wait.  (Please note that it is very much a function of the level of bass output you have access to.)

[ImRonBurgundy?]

as long as no one speaks of reggaeton, we're good.

[ledhendrix]

I really like Reggae, It's good chillout music. Maybe your just listening to the wrong stuff, like any genre there is gonna be a lot of bollocks floating about.

[Mr. Mojo]

Man, that's old news.  We should talk about drowning midgets who are on ecstasy

I like the way you think.

[McTaggart]

That reminds me, there's an incredible Australian band called Blue King Brown. They're not really reggae as such, although they definitely incorporate elements of that along with salsa, afrobeat, blues and a whole bunch of other stuff. They are fucking amazing live.

I caught them at the west coast blues and roots a couple of years ago when it was a one day thing. They are goddamn excellent live. They just have so much energy. Was a pretty great surprise since I don't think I had heard of them by then.

As far as reggae goes, I think I'm with Khar when it comes to how I found it. I remember playing gta3 and just sitting in some car somewhere out of the way and just listening to the reggae station all through. I'm glad they've kept it through all the games since (forgive me I'm wrong about 4, I haven't played it yet).

Some time after that I have a memory of a great weekend afternoon one summer, driving my old car down to my then girlfriend's house. It was hot and still and clear and my car was playing nice and driving really comfortably. On the radio RTRfm had this show that was just playing first-wave ska all afternoon.

I have a single cd that falls properly under reggae-and-things-immediately-similar, it's some compilation of King Tubby who as far as I know was the guy who built dub. I listen to it more than I would expect.

Oh yeah, and someone posted Merzdub by Merzbow and Jamie Saft in the mediafire thread I while back. I don't know if I said it then or not, but thankyou so much whoever you were. Imagine Merzbow making a dub record on one of his on days, it's essentially that.

I am pretty open to reggae. It's also a fun word to type.

[Yoeni]

Black Uhuru are playing in my town in 2 weeks. I think I'm gonna go.

[michaelicious]

Man I got all excited to go for a bike ride while listening to Upsetters 14 Dub Blackboard Jungle but the seat on my bike is broken. 

What I am trying to say is dub is awesome to listen to when you want to go for a bike ride on a sunny day all swervin' down the road. 

[morca007]

I reallllly enjoy dub. way more than anybody probably should. Reggae, I don't listen to as much mostly because I haven't had much incentive to seek it out.

This is basically what I think.

[itsrabid]

I like reggae but a lot of the time people claim that Bob Marley is all the reggae there is. This kid in my class is all like "ZOMG REGGAE TYM!" But the only reaosn he says that is because his parents listen to Bob Marley. None of them has heard of Peter Tosh, Sublime, or anybody else.

[rofflesaurusrex]

I like reggae but a lot of the time people claim that Bob Marley is all the reggae there is. This kid in my class is all like "ZOMG REGGAE TYM!" But the only reaosn he says that is because his parents listen to Bob Marley. None of them has heard of Peter Tosh, Sublime, or anybody else.

extremely true, everyone that claims to be a fan of reggae today listens to bob, or even some of his sons. not many people truly see that there is alot mor than bob marley out there in the reggae genre. if any of you are like this you gotta listen to bands like cocoa tea, steel pulse, stephen marley(my favorite of the brothers), buhu banton, some sublime, maybe even a little matisyahu, and definately peter tosh

[Kai]

Matisyahu? Seriously? Maybe I'm missing something, of the several times someone has told me to listen to him, I have never found much of anything substance worthy, and that he's mostly coasting on the fact that he's dressed like a rabbi. Maybe I'm just cynical, though.

[itsrabid]

Matisyahu? Seriously? Maybe I'm missing something, of the several times someone has told me to listen to him, I have never found much of anything substance worthy, and that he's mostly coasting on the fact that he's dressed like a rabbi. Maybe I'm just cynical, though.

Um, he's Jewish so he has all and any right to dress in that manner.

as long as no one speaks of reggaeton, we're good.

Eugene Hütz is pure ownage!

[rofflesaurusrex]

Matisyahu? Seriously? Maybe I'm missing something, of the several times someone has told me to listen to him, I have never found much of anything substance worthy, and that he's mostly coasting on the fact that he's dressed like a rabbi. Maybe I'm just cynical, though.

Matisyahu dresses as a rabi because hes jewish, is there any reason he shouldnt?

[Kai]

Whether or not he's jewish does not change what I was actually trying to say: That the people I know who listen to him mostly listen to him because of the "oh dude it's so cool a rabbi doing reggae lulz" and aside from that I have found his music pretty mediocre.

[Mr. Mojo]

He's cool but yeah the whole jew thing basically is the whole reason some people are attracted to him. It's not as miraculous (Spelling?) as most people think. I do like his music at times though for sure.

[SenorGoose]

Reggae yes! tho to be honest i prefer ska and ska like beats. THe Slackers are the single most underrated reggae/ska/rocksteady band in the last 10 years..