Comments on: reggae! reggae! reggae! part 2!

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:23:32 +0000

Downloaded the whole box set last night. Worth it!

By: porieux

porieux — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:22:07 +0000

Yeah the ‘In Dub’ were the ones I was eyeing as well. Samples sound good.

By: Mr B

Mr B — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:55:29 +0000

Look essential download to me.

@Porieux, Linton Kwesi Johnson! Brilliant. Unfortunately no Bass Culture or Forces of Victory but 2 LKJ in Dub albums I don’t have. And my downloads have refreshed too

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:20:23 +0000

That box set sounds great. By the way, it received a good review from AMG:

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfexq9sldfe

Basically, it says that the disc is filled with “hits galore . . . a slew of rocksteady classics from a stable of magnificent vocalists . . . and more crucial cuts from the reggae age.” Apparently, Lee’s two biggest reggae singers were Johnny Clarke and Cornell Campbell, two of my favorite vocalists. The review says that Lee’s 80s output declined in quality, but ends the review by noting, “[t]hree decades later, the Jamaican dancehalls are still reverberating to [Lee's] innovations.” Anyway, seems well worth the 100 DL investment.

By: porieux

porieux — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:06:23 +0000

We also just got a bunch of albums from Linton Kwesi Johnson!

By: kinqaid

kinqaid — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:04:25 +0000

Joe, you have made my day! Two entries on the now huge eMusic reggae collection. My heart rejoices. No better way to open the summer, for true.

By: Ryan Holloway

Ryan Holloway — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:06:21 +0000

Hey, if your gonna use my photo w/o asking credit me please.

http://www.ryanhollowayphotography.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rsplatpc/2457015782/in/set-72157602146986836/

By: Captain Wrong

Captain Wrong — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:43:03 +0000

Skip the dubs??? No way. The dubs are some of the highlights of the Striker Lee legacy, IMHO.