From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V15 #18 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Friday, January 20 2006 Volume 15 : Number 018 Today's Subjects: ----------------- reap ["Michael Wells" ] Re: Pick an album, any album / Broken Social Sound [Spotted Eagle Ray ] Re: Pick an album, any album / Broken Social Sound ["Lauren Elizabeth (gm] Re: Pick an album, any album / Broken Social Sound [2fs ] RE: Pick an album, any album ["michael wells" ] Wow [Eb ] Re: Pick an album, any album / Broken Social Sound [Jeff Dwarf ] Re: Devo [Carrie Galbraith ] Re: random attack [Spotted Eagle Ray ] Re: Pick an album, any album / Broken Social Sound [Spotted Eagle Ray ] Re: Sumo sized jellyfish [Rob ] Re: PS on "Crash" [Sumiko Keay ] Reggae [The Great Quail ] RE: Reggae ["Matt Sewell" ] RE: Reggae [Aaron Mandel ] Re: Reggae [2fs ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:31:50 -0600 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: reap Wilson Pickett, 64 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:33:27 -0800 From: Spotted Eagle Ray Subject: Re: Pick an album, any album / Broken Social Sound On 1/19/06, Aaron Mandel wrote: > > > If you like The Arcade Fire, you shouldn't blow off Wolf Parade, who are > pretty similar, albeit with more songwriting and less eclecticness. This is sounding promising, then. The Broken Social Scene record had one or two truly great songs on it, but > the rest, I thought, was iffy, and the whole disc's mixing sucked; they > squeezed everything into a tiny band of midrange frequencies. God knows > why. Because the '80's really ARE back? That does seem odd, especially for a "large" band. - -Rx ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:48:59 -0500 From: Caroline Smith Subject: Re: Pick an album, any album / Broken Social Sound On 19-Jan-06, at 5:33 PM, Spotted Eagle Ray wrote: > On 1/19/06, Aaron Mandel wrote: >> >> >> If you like The Arcade Fire, you shouldn't blow off Wolf Parade, >> who are >> pretty similar, albeit with more songwriting and less eclecticness. > > > This is sounding promising, then. I have to second (third?) the Wolf Parade album. I was listening to it as I was driving around today. I even sang along. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:47:09 -0500 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: Pick an album, any album / Broken Social Sound Caroline Smith wrote: > > I have to second (third?) the Wolf Parade album. I was listening to it > as I was driving around today. I even sang along. I thought it was good in parts, but the first couple of tracks are a lot of work, and enough to put me off the album as a whole. And curiously, I just bought the BSS album (it just popped out the ripper as I typed this.) cheers, Stewart (annoying all his new colleagues with his latest 'n greatest EVDO blackberry.) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:09:14 -0800 From: "Hurricane Jesus" Subject: My name is "Eb", and I am a fuck-stick uhhhh...so, you mean to tell me that in , when miles said... I liked MALL too. Unfortunately, their next one (SHRINKWRAPPED) was totally unmemorable for me. ...and then i said... huh. i think MALL is pretty underwhelming, but that SHRINKWRAPPED is their best record. go figure. ...and then *you* said... I couldn't possibly. Anyone who doesn't think Entertainment is the best Gang of 4 record can go immolate himself amidst a mountain of Tool ticket stubs, as far as I'm concerned. ;) ...you had never even *heard* *Entertainment*? you, sir, are a fuck-stick! KEN "It should've been David Byrne (or somebody)" THE KENSTER ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:12:22 -0800 From: "Hurricane Jesus" Subject: Re: My name is "Eb", and I am a fuck-stick <...you had never even *heard* *Entertainment*? you, sir, are a fuck-stick!> i mean, of course, to remark at your never having heard *Shrinkwrapped*. mea culpa. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:28:48 -0800 From: Eb Subject: My name is "Eddie," and my Eb-fixation is starting to turn a bit creepy Hurricane Jesus wrote: > uhhhh...so, you mean to tell me that in > , > when miles > said... > > I liked MALL too. Unfortunately, their next one (SHRINKWRAPPED) was > totally unmemorable for me. > > ...and then i said... > > huh. i think MALL is pretty underwhelming, but that SHRINKWRAPPED is > their best record. go figure. > > ...and then *you* said... > > I couldn't possibly. Anyone who doesn't think Entertainment is the > best > Gang of 4 record can go immolate himself amidst a mountain of Tool > ticket > stubs, as far as I'm concerned. ;) > > ...you had never even *heard* *Entertainment*? you, sir, are a > fuck-stick! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:45:48 -0800 From: Spotted Eagle Ray Subject: Re: My name is... not important. > > when miles > > said... > > > > I liked MALL too. Unfortunately, their next one (SHRINKWRAPPED) was > > totally unmemorable for me. > > > > ...and then i said... > > > > huh. i think MALL is pretty underwhelming, but that SHRINKWRAPPED is > > their best record. go figure. You know what bugs me? Whatever the hell the single from MALL was, the video for it was the first time I ever heard Gang of Four ever. I thought it was pretty cool, sort of experimental and abstract. A few years later I got into G04 via the WB compilation, and then the albums from their first run. I remembered the MALL song as being different from the early stuff but interesting, but when I got a used copy of MALL years later, I couldn't find anything on it that sounded like the song I remembered, or really anything very engaging at all... I guess my expectations for the band had just been totally altered in the intervening years. Or maybe the video was just way cooler than the song. - -Rx ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:53:28 -0800 From: Eb Subject: PS on "Crash" BTW, what's the deal with the Korean guy from "Lost" appearing in this film for literally *two seconds*? He was practically an extra. Was "Crash" filmed before "Lost" broke big? Eb ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:36:19 -0800 From: "Lauren Elizabeth (gmail)" Subject: Re: Pick an album, any album / Broken Social Sound 2fs says: > And dammit I'm still going to insist Interpol doesn't usually sound > much like Joy Division at all. I thought that as well for awhile and was baffled by the comparison. But after the album grew on me, it turns out it's still pretty much true that all the bands I like sound either like The Beatles or Joy Division. Interpol did end up sounding like Joy Division to me in a certain way. I think it's because they both sound discordant - it's like all the band members are in their own world but it ends up working out anyway. It's the same quality that Gang of Four and "Metal Box"-era Public Image have. Someone who knows something about music besides how to listen to it might have a more articulate description, but hopefully you'll get my meaning. xo Lauren NP: Beth Gibbons, "Sand River" 2003-03-21, Germany - -- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:02:27 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: Pick an album, any album / Broken Social Sound On 1/19/06, Lauren Elizabeth (gmail) wrote: > 2fs says: > > > And dammit I'm still going to insist Interpol doesn't usually sound > > much like Joy Division at all. > > I thought that as well for awhile and was baffled by the comparison. > But after the album grew on me, it turns out it's still pretty much > true that all the bands I like sound either like The Beatles or Joy > Division. Interpol did end up sounding like Joy Division to me in a > certain way. I think it's because they both sound discordant - it's > like all the band members are in their own world but it ends up > working out anyway. It's the same quality that Gang of Four and > "Metal Box"-era Public Image have. > > Someone who knows something about music besides how to listen to it > might have a more articulate description, but hopefully you'll get my > meaning. No, your description about "in their own world" actually does describe well a device all three bands you mention (and sometimes Interpol, in fact) do in fact do. Maybe the most obvious example is "She's Lost Control," whose bass and guitar parts sometimes obliviously push on in harmonic disregard of one another. Or "Bad Baby," whose keyboard line is a totally other key from the rest of the track. So, good ears, Lauren! - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:03:05 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: random attack Fuck-stick! Fuck-stick! Fuck-stick! - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:45:23 -0800 From: "michael wells" Subject: RE: Pick an album, any album > Okkervil River/Black Sheep Boy I was just picking through an issue of Paste from last fall and this got a couple mentions. Not sure if that's a good thing, but one description (as provided by a jock from WXPN or something) seemed intriguing. > Wolf Parade/Apologies to the Queen Mary They opened for Arcade Fire here, and while interesting it wasn't enough to get me to buy the disc. Three or four songs of note but most everything seemed to be in the same sonic spectrum and tempo (very rawkish). > Roger Waters/Amused to Death It's arguably his best solo work (though I prefer KAOS) and perhaps the most Floyd-like if you're into that sort of thing. Just spent this year's tax return on David Gilmour solo tickets, Michael ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:14:13 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Wow http://youtube.com/w/Roxy-Music---Ladytron-1972?v=gQtO_ugcC3E http://youtube.com/w/Captain-Beefheart---Electricity-%5B1968%5D? v=nj3dUPJ1a0M This site is a serious goldmine. Just found it tonight. Try some other music searches, and see what comes up! Eb ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:23:42 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: Pick an album, any album / Broken Social Sound 2fs says: > And dammit I'm still going to insist Interpol > doesn't usually sound much like Joy Division at all. Paul Banks certainly sounds like Ian Curtis though with less panic and desparation and more assurance in his voice. I actually think that musically, they sound more like early New Order than Joy Division, though that's certainly not it either; maybe more like The Cure crossed with Bauhaus doused in Galaxie 500. "A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer." -- Mitch Hedberg . Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:48:52 +0000 From: hssmrg@bath.ac.uk Subject: Re: This is reggae music Quoting fegmaniax-digest : > > fegmaniax-digest Thursday, January 19 2006 Volume 15 : Number 017 > > > > Today's Subjects: > ----------------- > Pick an album, any album [Eb ] > Re: Okay, I just have to ask. [Sebastian Hagedorn > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 23:51:21 -0800 > From: Eb > Subject: Pick an album, any album > > Some discs from my current Amazon "Recommendations" list. Go on, say > something interesting about any of them. > Lou Reed/Le Bataclan '72 > I think I have a tape of that Bataclan gig, or another one from the same tour. Rather cheap punky band, the same one that I saw him with at Kings Cross in 71 - quite a disappointment for someone expecting The VU... Is 'Berlin' the last number on the album? If so it's probably the same one - or at least the same set list. Eb, you really must buy a Bob Marley and the Wailers album. I don't care whether it is 'Natty Dread' (my personal favourite) or 'Live' at the Lyceum, or 'Exodus', which is the one that Q voted in their thoroughly bizarre top 100 this month. Marley is like Mozart or Robert Johnson, in that when you listen to a stack of tunes in that style, the stuff by the other composers just sounds feeble in comparison. I also have a dynamite 'This is Reggae Music' LP with the following sensational track list: 'This Is Reggae Music' - Zap Pow (there is a Jim Capaldi link to this track, can't remember what) 'I Shot The Sheriff' - The Wailers 'The World Is Upside Down' - Joe Higgs 'Hey Mr Yesterday' - Jimmy Cliff 'Funky Kingston' - The Maytals 'Breakfast In Bed' - Lorna Bennett 'Louie Louie' - The Maytals 'Guava Jelly' - Owen Gray 'Book Of Rules' - The Heptones 'Concrete Jungle', - The Wailers This must be the LP that I played most often when I used to do discos in the golden era of the Hat when Herriot was the landlord. Specially the Maytals, Owen Gray and the Heptones as well as the unavoidable Wailers. The soundtrack of 'the Harder They Come' is an excellent album too. > Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:44:13 +0100 > From: Sebastian Hagedorn > Subject: Re: Okay, I just have to ask. > >> Reggaeton: WTF? >> (Do any of you non-US fegs know what I'm talking about?) > > It's the first I hear of it. * Moi aussi. We usually say 'heard' in the UK, Sebastian, but maybe the Yanks are different? :-) - - Mike Godwin PS Now that I have retired I am trying to compile a list of all-time great records of the 50s and 60s; but the first one I have put on it is Jerry Lee Lewis's excellent Rockin my life away on Elektra which wasnt released till 1978. However, Roots of the Everly Brothers, Aftermath, Animal Tracks, Disraeli Gears, If only for a moment, Sunshine Superman The Buddy Holly Story Volume 2, Trogglodymnamite Music in a Dolls House Traffic Hard Road St Louis to Liverpool and Are you experienced were all released before 1970. PPS Matt, you gotta come to the Fleece next week! Brian Hoare and I are meeting in the Arnolphoney canteen at 7... n.p. 'Midnight Hour': in memoriam, Wilson Pickett ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 05:27:07 +0000 From: "anglepoise lamp" Subject: RE: fegmaniax-digest V15 #17 Okkervil River/Black Sheep Boy easily their strongest release yet, and thats saying a lot. will sheff sounds a bit like conor oberst from bright eyes, but somehow much more sincere. sheff sounds downright insane on a few tracks, one of the best emotional singers out there today. i say take a dash of neutral milk hotel, throw in a pinch of bright eyes, think of wilco, and shake. Silver Jews/American Water class indie record. stephen malkmus makes plenty of appearances, but david berman's lyrics are in finest form here. i think it has the best opening line of any record ive ever heard.... in 1984/ i was hospitalised for approaching perfection The Hold Steady/Separation Sunday man, this was one of my top 5 releases for 2005. i somehow missed lifer/puller and discovered them after reading about the hold steady. its gutter poetry set to classic guitar riffs ala thin lizzy, etc. ive heard the description of a cock-rock mountain goats, and that might not be far off. be prepared for numerous stories about drugs, getting drugs, taking drugs, whores, hoodrats, etc. also recommended for any other afghan whigs / twilight singers fans out there. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:38:08 -0600 From: Steve Schiavo Subject: Sumo sized jellyfish Not a squid, but a damn big jellyfish. - - Steve __________ What the Republicans need is 50 Jack Abramoffs. Then this becomes a different town. - Grover Norquist (National Journal, July 29,1995). ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:48:52 -0800 From: Carrie Galbraith Subject: Re: Devo On 19.01.2006, at 10:03, Eb, then Rex wrote: >> I still do not own a pure reggae album. Shameful, yes. >> > > Same here. Too tainted by rich white fratboy pothead fans. It will > take > quite some time for me feel like giving the music its fair shake. Oddly enough, I only own 1 reggae album, even though I freely admit to being crazy about the music in the mid-70s, where we played cassettes (Marley, but plenty others) as loud as possible while toking up on the nude beach in Santa Barbara and saw just about every reggae band that came through SB. The one I own is "War Ina Babylon" by Max Romeo and the Upsetters. I suspect I have it because it was left at my house after a party. A tad obscure I am thinking (but did a web search below). - - c ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:58:07 -0800 From: Spotted Eagle Ray Subject: Re: random attack On 1/19/06, 2fs wrote: > > Fuck-stick! Fuck-stick! Fuck-stick! I-agree. I've had-it up to-here with stick. Fuck-stick, and the horse-stick rode in on! - -Rx ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:27:49 -0800 From: Spotted Eagle Ray Subject: Re: Pick an album, any album / Broken Social Sound On 1/19/06, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > > 2fs says: > > And dammit I'm still going to insist Interpol > > doesn't usually sound much like Joy Division at all. > > I actually think that musically, they sound more like > early New Order than Joy Division, though that's > certainly not it either; maybe more like The Cure > crossed with Bauhaus doused in Galaxie 500. *whispers* or exactly like the Chameleons... - -Rx ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:20:10 +0000 From: "Brian Hoare" Subject: RE: Pick an album, any album >From: "Matt Sewell" >Subject: RE: Pick an album, any album > >The Red Crayola/The Parable of Arable Land > >One of my favourite psyche albums. Usually comes with God Bless the Red >Crayola in a 2for1 - GBTRC isn't anywhere near as good as POAL. GBTRC does have some nice little moments, "hey listen to this" , clump* but I don't often listen to it. You may have heard Spacemen3's cover of Transparent Radiation, but even that won't >prepare you for the original. Their "hit" was Hurricane Fighter Plane. I don't know the S3 cover but I do enjoy ICU's Hurricane Fighter Plane. >In between the tracks there are "Free form Freak-Outs" - mostly sounds like >a bunch of hippies making a tremendous din with anything to hand. Which it is. I skip these, I see that on the POAL only release of the cd that these are not seperated from the song that emerges from them. That would piss me off. Playing it with the freak outs brings to mind rick wakeman's comments on TFTO, "it's like wading through a cesspool to get to a water lily." The songs themselves are all very worth hearing and I rate Former Reflections as an absolute masterpiece. Brian ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:42:31 +0000 From: Rob Subject: Re: Sumo sized jellyfish Not a squid or a jellyfish but a whale - in the Thames! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4631396.stm Rob On 1/20/06, Steve Schiavo wrote: > index.html> > > Not a squid, but a damn big jellyfish. > > > > - Steve > __________ > What the Republicans need is 50 Jack Abramoffs. Then this becomes a > different town. - Grover Norquist (National Journal, July 29,1995). ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:46:08 -0600 From: Sumiko Keay Subject: Re: PS on "Crash" That's probably true. They both came out in 04, but Crash was probably filmed before Lost started filming. Don't most tv shows start filming in July/August for the Fall? Crash could have been filmed over a year prior to that. Sumi On 1/19/06, Eb wrote: > BTW, what's the deal with the Korean guy from "Lost" appearing in > this film for literally *two seconds*? He was practically an extra. > Was "Crash" filmed before "Lost" broke big? > > Eb ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:14:09 -0500 From: The Great Quail Subject: Reggae Rex, I can only feel pity for you, that you've allows frat boys to ruin reggae by too many spins of "Legend." The same pity I feel for my Jewish brethren who won't listen to Wagner, or my hipster friends who think Robyn Hitchcock is only for quirky art-school chicks. If I may be so bold to suggest ten essential reggae albums to explore, outside of Bob Marley, who is simply a genius, and aside from early stuff like ska and rocksteady: 1. Burning Spear, "Marcus Garvey." A *perfect* reggae album, the only thing that really equals Marley at his best. Great grooves, amazing horns, deep lyrics, awesome voice. (Also recommended: Burning Spear's "Social Living.") 2. Eek-a-Mouse, "Wa-Do-Dem." Early dancehall, very creative, great sense of humor, really bizarre voice. (Also recommended: early Yellowman, or for more modern dancehall, Sizzla's "Bobo Ashanti.")(Though Damian Marley's recent "Welcome to Jamrock" is pretty good!) 3. I-Roy, "Don't Check Me with No Lightweight Stuff." Early toasting (speaking over rhythm/dub tracks). I-Roy has a very hypnotic voice and perfectly-timed delivery. (Also recommended: Prince far-I "Under Heavy Manners." His delivery is often likened to the voice of an old-testament prophet.) 4. Jacob Miller, "Collector's Classics." Chubby, good-humored, and having a very sweet voice, Miller might have been the "next Bob Marley" if he hadn't have died in a car crash. This collection has some amazing tracks, all filled with humor and energy. (Also recommended, "Gregory Issac's "Ultimate Collection.") 5. Max Romeo, "War Ina Babylon." Classic reggae with the Upsetters, produced by the great Lee Scratch Perry in the famous Black Ark studio, which he later destroyed. Has a haunting, almost subterranean sound, righteous lyrics. (Also recommended: Max Romeo's "Open the Iron Gate," the Congo's "Heart of the Congos," or Willie Williams' "Armagideon Time." Or *any* Lee Scratch Perry anthology, like "ARKology.") 6. Augustus Pablo and King Tubby, "Meet Rockers Uptown." A classic dub album. (Also recommended: Pablo and King Tubby's "East of the River Nile," for more of the same.) 7. Scientist, "Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires." My favorite dub album, filled with groovy beats and sly haunted house effects. (Also recommended: Scientist's "Scientist Meets the Space Invaders.") 8. Steel Pulse, Handsworth Revolution. British reggae, influenced by the Wailers, Steel Pulse's debut LP. Accessible and universal, before Steel Pulse drifted more into a blander, world-music mode. (Also recommended: Aswad's "New Chapter.") 9. Toots and the Maytals, "Greatest Hits." Or any Toots anthology, really. As long as it contains "Sweet and Dandy," which is the happiest song ever recorded. (Also recommended: "Monkey Man," the Toots LP that contains most of their greatest songs. Avoid "True Love" until you get familiar with the original versions.) 10. Peter Tosh, "Equal Rights." Heavy on clavinet and anger. (Also recommended: Bunny Wailer's "Blackheart Man.") As far as anthologies go, skip everything and get the soundtrack to "The Harder They Come." Or better yet, rent the film -- and double-feature it with "Rockers" -- and then see if you are still thinking of rich white fratboy potheads! Hope that was helpful, - --Jah Quail-I ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:26:07 +0000 From: "Matt Sewell" Subject: RE: Reggae Bloody hell - non-reggae-listening Fegs - take TGQ's advice: it's a top-qualilty top ten. My faves are Max Romeo's WIAB and Scientist's SRTWOTECOTV. I have nothing to add other than Ini Kamoze's Ini Kamoze - the album that got me into the genre in the first place... Cheers Matt >From: The Great Quail >Reply-To: The Great Quail >To: Fegmaniax! >Subject: Reggae >Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:14:09 -0500 > >Rex, I can only feel pity for you, that you've allows frat boys to ruin >reggae by too many spins of "Legend." The same pity I feel for my Jewish >brethren who won't listen to Wagner, or my hipster friends who think Robyn >Hitchcock is only for quirky art-school chicks. > >If I may be so bold to suggest ten essential reggae albums to explore, >outside of Bob Marley, who is simply a genius, and aside from early stuff >like ska and rocksteady: > >1. Burning Spear, "Marcus Garvey." A *perfect* reggae album, the only thing >that really equals Marley at his best. Great grooves, amazing horns, deep >lyrics, awesome voice. (Also recommended: Burning Spear's "Social Living.") > >2. Eek-a-Mouse, "Wa-Do-Dem." Early dancehall, very creative, great sense of >humor, really bizarre voice. (Also recommended: early Yellowman, or for >more >modern dancehall, Sizzla's "Bobo Ashanti.")(Though Damian Marley's recent >"Welcome to Jamrock" is pretty good!) > >3. I-Roy, "Don't Check Me with No Lightweight Stuff." Early toasting >(speaking over rhythm/dub tracks). I-Roy has a very hypnotic voice and >perfectly-timed delivery. (Also recommended: Prince far-I "Under Heavy >Manners." His delivery is often likened to the voice of an old-testament >prophet.) > >4. Jacob Miller, "Collector's Classics." Chubby, good-humored, and having a >very sweet voice, Miller might have been the "next Bob Marley" if he hadn't >have died in a car crash. This collection has some amazing tracks, all >filled with humor and energy. (Also recommended, "Gregory Issac's "Ultimate >Collection.") > >5. Max Romeo, "War Ina Babylon." Classic reggae with the Upsetters, >produced >by the great Lee Scratch Perry in the famous Black Ark studio, which he >later destroyed. Has a haunting, almost subterranean sound, righteous >lyrics. (Also recommended: Max Romeo's "Open the Iron Gate," the Congo's >"Heart of the Congos," or Willie Williams' "Armagideon Time." Or *any* Lee >Scratch Perry anthology, like "ARKology.") > >6. Augustus Pablo and King Tubby, "Meet Rockers Uptown." A classic dub >album. (Also recommended: Pablo and King Tubby's "East of the River Nile," >for more of the same.) > >7. Scientist, "Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires." >My favorite dub album, filled with groovy beats and sly haunted house >effects. (Also recommended: Scientist's "Scientist Meets the Space >Invaders.") > >8. Steel Pulse, Handsworth Revolution. British reggae, influenced by the >Wailers, Steel Pulse's debut LP. Accessible and universal, before Steel >Pulse drifted more into a blander, world-music mode. (Also recommended: >Aswad's "New Chapter.") > >9. Toots and the Maytals, "Greatest Hits." Or any Toots anthology, really. >As long as it contains "Sweet and Dandy," which is the happiest song ever >recorded. (Also recommended: "Monkey Man," the Toots LP that contains most >of their greatest songs. Avoid "True Love" until you get familiar with the >original versions.) > >10. Peter Tosh, "Equal Rights." Heavy on clavinet and anger. (Also >recommended: Bunny Wailer's "Blackheart Man.") > >As far as anthologies go, skip everything and get the soundtrack to "The >Harder They Come." Or better yet, rent the film -- and double-feature it >with "Rockers" -- and then see if you are still thinking of rich white >fratboy potheads! > >Hope that was helpful, > >--Jah Quail-I ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:46:01 -0500 (EST) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: RE: Reggae >> From: The Great Quail >> 2. Eek-a-Mouse, "Wa-Do-Dem." Early dancehall, very creative, great sense of >> humor, really bizarre voice. (Also recommended: early Yellowman, or for >> more modern dancehall, Sizzla's "Bobo Ashanti.") Yeah, Yellowman was wonderful for a while there. The two to look for are Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt and Zungguzungguguzungguzeng. And actually, his Live At Maritime Hall is probably my favorite dancehall record, despite being from 1998 (far later than any other worthwhile Yellowman album I've heard). I can't get enough of Vybz Kartel's voice, but for some reason I've never picked up the album. a ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:58:50 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: Reggae On 1/20/06, The Great Quail wrote: > Rex, I can only feel pity for you, that you've allows frat boys to ruin > reggae by too many spins of "Legend." The same pity I feel for my Jewish > brethren who won't listen to Wagner, or my hipster friends who think Robyn > Hitchcock is only for quirky art-school chicks. Wait a minute - what's the possible downside in getting to know lots of quirky art-school chicks? My knowledge of reggae is extremely extremely limited - but from what I do know, that sounds like a good list. I do know that there's more to reggae than the ten-thousandth wafting over accompanied by pot smoke of "No Woman No Cry." Still, personally I wouldn't want to explore all ten of those albums at once - the problem I have with reggae (and in my collection that mostly means that 4-disc Marley box set) is that it gets monotonous after a while: the chord set is nearly as limited as the blues, and while there's a similar sort of microvariety of rhythm and playing as with the blues, as with the blues after a while i need someone to play an unexpected chord. Doesn't happen within the genre much, so I look for something else. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V15 #18 *******************************