I played with a Reggae band last night...

[Symarip]

One Drop kind of stuff. A little slow for my taste since I like the earlier incarnations of Reggae which is faster and more upbeat. But it is what it is.

I've noticed a trend with Reggae fans, they really think Bob Marley invented the whole genre. Not that I'm complaining about Bob. I like some of his music a lot. But these days, it seems if you listen to Bob Marley and Sublime you're instantly a Reggae expert. I tried telling one cat about bands, like The Maytals, or genres, like Ska and Calypso, which predated Reggae. It was like talking to a brick wall.

I don't know if I'm complaining or just observing. But it seems kind of surreal to me.

[MrCoffee]

1. I thought Bob Marley invented middle-class suburban white teenaged stoners.

[Symarip]

2. Don't be so quick to judge

The Grateful Dead had just as much to do with it.

[Sky Masterson]

3. This is a friends Reggae band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxfq8pvsWgU
The Band: SeedLove
Not to bad for a local Kansas City Mo band

[Symarip]

6. Not bad

But again, not my typical fare - I'm not a big fan of the one-drop. Interesting chord changes though.

[Sky Masterson]

8. They may have a chance at opening for the Wailers

:D

[TZ]

4. I find in general that people

Who are casual fans of music genre's tend not to pay attention to roots...just to the Big Names

[Symarip]

5. I don't know, though

Reggae fans are pretty devout. I just don't get the obvious ignorance. I liken it to being a Christian and not knowing who Moses is.

[Schema Thing]

14. meh, they don't even know who Haile Selassie is.

[Symarip]

18. Rastafarianism, initially, had little to do with pre-roots Reggae

You don't have to be into religion to be a Reggae fan of any kind. Initially, Skinheads in England were the biggest market in it's infancy.

Many artists denounced the saturation of Rastafarianism in Jamaican music since it's message is one somewhat secular.

[unpossibles]

7. I too have encountered that

and when I mention ska, they say something like "wasn't that the fad from 10 years ago?"

To which I have to respond, "actually, it's about as old as rock and roll is"

[Symarip]

10. Hey man

Haven't seen you in a while.

Get a load of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAloQYjWmFI About 20 seconds into it, you're stomach is going to turn.

[unpossibles]

13. wow, that was awful!

thanks!

I'm good - been going through a lot of ...stuff, as well as just being really busy, so have not had time to goof off lately.

How have you been?

[no name no slogan]

9. You see that a lot in certain genres of music

There's a whole generation of kids who think Green Day invented punk. They kind of know who the Sex Pistols and the Ramones are, but think that Iggy Pop is somebody's grampa.

[TZ]

11. Yes exactly

That's what I was trying to say

[trof]

12. I remember Calypso. Had a pair of bongos back in the 50s.

We were beat wannabes and WAY cool.
;-)

[tigereye]

15. the history is important - there were plenty of great artists in that genre

that deserve recognition. Good for you for trying to extend their knowledge.


I love the Skatalites

[mix]

16. i use reggae

to teach about imperialism, i am not a musician sadly, but it's a genre with a lot of great history

[retread]

17. Show them this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGE4dnrPPZQ

The soundtrack cd of the movie remains one of the best reggae albums ever made.

[Kat45]

19. Don't they even know "The Harder They Come"?

Jimmy Cliff? Man, that movie was my intro to reggae back in the seventies. I love the title song. But I later got bored with the sound of reggae and I'm not into it at all now.