The Reggae Thread

[Hate 20146]

I searched around and was pretty stunned to see no Reggae Thread so I figured I might as well start one.  I'm currently listening to my Reggae mix on my phone.  Post your favorites. This is what is on at the moment.

 

[Hate 20146]

Another of my favorites.

 

[Hate 20146]

Old school San Antonio peeps will remember this one.

 

Edited September 16, 2020 by Hate

[TwiceHorn 31560]

12 minutes ago, Hate said:

Old school San Antonio peeps will remember this one.

 

They were always a lot of fun at Mercado Caribe back in the day.

Is ska/blue-eyed reggae fair game?

[Hate 20146]

Sure.  I used to see the Killer Bees at Oyster Bake every year.  I also may or may not have smoked a joint with them on stage at Irie's on Fredricksburg Road back in the day. 

[Hate 20146]

Another of my favorites.

 

[Deej 76946]

47 minutes ago, Hate said:

Old school San Antonio peeps will remember this one.

 

Old school Liberty Lunch fans remember. The white guy in the band with the blonde dreads lived across the street from me when they were big. I’m still high.

Edited September 16, 2020 by Deej

[Deej 76946]

 

[Al_4_ISU 12502]

I'm a pretty basic bitch when it comes to reggae.  Tough to beat this one.

 

[D_Goose 489]

Anyone listen to Jamaican Gold on 91.7 KOOP? It's been on every Sunday from noon to 2 pm for 20-ish years. The show is an Austin treasure, imo.  

[JohnnyRage 1617]

On 9/16/2020 at 1:36 PM, Al_4_ISU said:

I'm a pretty basic bitch when it comes to reggae.  Tough to beat this one.

 

For a long time I didn't know that this song was about barometric pressure.

[JohnnyRage 1617]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Al_4_ISU 12502]

6 hours ago, JohnnyRage said:

For a long time I didn't know that this song was about barometric pressure.

I always assumed it was some sort of metaphor for being under stress.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Eek A Mouse

[JohnnyRage 1617]

23 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I always assumed it was some sort of metaphor for being under stress.

Yeah, it probably is. But a sudden drop in a rudimentary barometer was about a 30 minute 'Oh Shit' warning to poor islanders before the intertrons.

[Al_4_ISU 12502]

21 minutes ago, JohnnyRage said:

Yeah, it probably is. But a sudden drop in a rudimentary barometer was about a 30 minute 'Oh Shit' warning to poor islanders before the intertrons.

No doubt.  Barometric pressure is an awfully important thing in that part of the world.

[Hate 20146]

I hadn't heard this one in years and it came up on youtube the other day.  What a great song!

 

 

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Some of this might be Ska or Dancehall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[GenXer 3032]

In 2010, I drove to Austin from Dallas to see Stick Figure at an outdoor bar venue; there were probably 20 people at the show.  I got a very low quality recording of him doing a cover of pink floyd’s wish you were here.

Saw him at the factory in dallas last may. 1000+ people there.

 

 

[Ogie Ogilthorpe 639]

Saw Stick last weekend in St Pete with Pepper and the Elovators. Always a great show, will be seeing them at Closer to the Sun in Mexico in December as well.

[GenXer 3032]

 

[GenXer 3032]

 

[Carl Spackler 3505]

 

[GenXer 3032]

The undisputed champion of reggae band names: 10 ft ganja plant

[Chad Fuck 17812]

I got really into reggae for a bit when I got to UT.  I didn't get dreads or bathe in patchouli or anything, but I did like the music.  I'd recommend this compilation as a great jumping off point for the arc of history (and good listening).

It's pretty much straight fire.