Snoop... Lion? I don't know man, I just don't know...

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Also, Damien Marley being held up as some sort of paragon of Reggae is pretty hilarious.

Oh, I just liked his album, is all.  I can't attest to what it "means" in the realm of reggae.  Same with HR. 

I listen to a lot of the college radio rootsrock, rocksteady and dub shows, but I couldn't tell you who anyone is.


At least I didn't give a shout out to Sean Paul...

That wasn't a shoutout, it was a "WTF". 

[LMNO]

I listen to a lot of the college radio rootsrock, rocksteady and dub shows, but I couldn't tell you who anyone is.

And yes, I know Junior Gong is none of those three genres.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

And remember, folks, the fact that you live in the states and most of the reggae fans you encounter are idiot white boys with dirty dreds is a statement about the US, not reggae.

Oh, I know.  But I've listened to the classic reggae singers, and it's just not my thing.

[hooplala]

If Jimmy Cliff counts as reggae, I do not care for the sound.

[LMNO]

ECH has pointed me to some really good examples of reggae.  If you're nice to him, he might do the same for you, as well.  Nary a Cliff, Tosh, or Marley among them.

[AFK]

UB40 are my favorite reggae band of all time.

[LMNO]

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I gotta say that UB40 is the only reggae band that I DO like.

Which, I think, says more about me than it does about the genre.

[East Coast Hustle]

Also, Damien Marley being held up as some sort of paragon of Reggae is pretty hilarious.

Oh, I just liked his album, is all.  I can't attest to what it "means" in the realm of reggae.  Same with HR. 

I listen to a lot of the college radio rootsrock, rocksteady and dub shows, but I couldn't tell you who anyone is.


At least I didn't give a shout out to Sean Paul...

I don't see why not. Sean Paul is the shit. And puts on one of the best live shows I've ever seen.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

My favorite reggae band is Led Zeppelin on that one song they did.

[East Coast Hustle]

If Jimmy Cliff counts as reggae, I do not care for the sound.

In the context of what the music currently is, early reggae (and especially Jimmy Cliff) was more dub than anything else. I file him under the "better actor than musician/singer/rapper" category, right next to Wil Smith and Nelly.

[East Coast Hustle]

I gotta say that UB40 is the only reggae band that I DO like.

Which, I think, says more about me than it does about the genre.

Not really reggae. More like reggae-inflected britpop.

[East Coast Hustle]

And before anybody else says some dumb shit because they don't actually know a thing about the subject, I think you should all go listen to Tiken Jah Fakoly's L'Africain album. If you can get through that and STILL tell me you categorically dislike reggae, then I'll start taking your opinion seriously.

[hooplala]

Apropos of nothing... the birth name of Shabba Ranks was Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon.  And he changed it to... Shabba Ranks.

Whiskey.

Tango.

Foxtrot.

[hooplala]

And before anybody else says some dumb shit because they don't actually know a thing about the subject, I think you should all go listen to Tiken Jah Fakoly's L'Africain album. If you can get through that and STILL tell me you categorically dislike reggae, then I'll start taking your opinion seriously.

I will listen to that this afternoon if I can find it.