Current reggae listenings
January 15th 2007 05:56
I'm listening to a bunch of stuff at the moment, but two particularly CDs are on the Soul Jazz and Trojan labels.
The first is Studio One Groups, on Soul Jazz and features some of the excellent vocal groups of reggae. Vocal groups are my thing, as I have expressed before, so I am loving this CD. Featured are bands such The Maytals, The Viceroys and the Heptones. I was happy to see The Silvertones on here, doing a song called Cheating and Lying. I haven't come across a lot of them, though they do one of my favourite songs, True Confession. I also love Bob Marley & the Wailers doing Love and Affection. A great CD in all.
The second CD getting a listen is The Complete Upsetter Singles Collection Volume 1, which is two CDs of Lee Perry produced material. There are actually 4 volumes of this, though i have only volume 1. I don't know about Lee Perry in terms of a singer, but as a producer, the man was fantastic. His studio band, The Upsetters, needs no introduction, they were oh so talented, and some of the singers here are just so good. Some more Silvertones, which pleases me and many others including the Bleechers, The Gaylads, David Isaacs and Nora Dean.
The first is Studio One Groups, on Soul Jazz and features some of the excellent vocal groups of reggae. Vocal groups are my thing, as I have expressed before, so I am loving this CD. Featured are bands such The Maytals, The Viceroys and the Heptones. I was happy to see The Silvertones on here, doing a song called Cheating and Lying. I haven't come across a lot of them, though they do one of my favourite songs, True Confession. I also love Bob Marley & the Wailers doing Love and Affection. A great CD in all.
The second CD getting a listen is The Complete Upsetter Singles Collection Volume 1, which is two CDs of Lee Perry produced material. There are actually 4 volumes of this, though i have only volume 1. I don't know about Lee Perry in terms of a singer, but as a producer, the man was fantastic. His studio band, The Upsetters, needs no introduction, they were oh so talented, and some of the singers here are just so good. Some more Silvertones, which pleases me and many others including the Bleechers, The Gaylads, David Isaacs and Nora Dean.
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