wow haven't heard this in ages. good album. 

I just got this album on brand new vinyl.  It's great to see more and more re-issues out there.

Very nice!

Even after 1000 listenings, always so 

yah man  und schon ist gute Laune an Bord !!

Rastafariiiiiii jah !

Ja NO

Man I love this album.  Wore the cassette out the summer of 82

Cetainly some mixed opinion here. That's why it's so nice living on this planet I guess. For me though, just more of my salary redirected to Amazon. Most excellent indeed!

 Lyndra_Ski wrote: 
That's a fair point, but you could (and some folk do) say the same thing about other musical genres with defined styles, such as blues and rock, not to mention classical music styles. The trick for musicians is to work inventively within, and push, the boundaries of these styles (12-bar for blues, say) to make it relevant to modern audiences without losing their heritage. There are also political and social drivers - reggae has never been just a musical style, but has always had themes of religion, anti-racism and liberation at its heart. I'm a white guy so can't speak 'on behalf' of reggae, but I reckon that as long as there's racism and oppression black folk will be playing reggae. Similarly, as long as there's poverty, racism and wage-slavery, there'll be blues. IMHO naturally :)

Personally, reggae's religious aspect has always grated on me, even though I love the sound (and loved it even more when I smoked hash) - at times it's like Songs of Praise. So it's nice to hear reggae numbers, like this one, that aren't hymns. 7 from the Nottingham jury.

 peter_james_bond wrote: 
Yes. That seperates the professionell from the amateur. 

Great segue from MC 900 FT Jesus - Buried At Sea. Bill creates a great musical fabric by expertly weaving these songs together.

 Lyndra_Ski wrote: 
Well, it depends on your viewpoint I suppose. For me, reggae and dub is as varied as it comes. I listen to stuff from the 70's to stuff released right now and there is quality all the way. I would class this as Reggae 'pop' but still a great and uplifting track. 

Maybe you have not listened to enough?

For something easy and new listen to some of this excellent podcast http://petecogle.com/blog/category/the-dub-zone/

Why are they singing about spam?

love this reggae song, sitting under palm trees and drink some drinks or....dream just 10 years ago......

brandog wrote: 
Sounds like "spongebob"

 buddy wrote: 

x2 - 1987 summer at OC MD.

 BeetNik wrote: 
Who let this dickhead out long enough to access a keyboard?

Ok, I'm not as eclectic as I thought.  Unless I'm at some tropical beach, sipping a nice cold drink, listening to rolling surf and laying in the shade of a palm tree next to the ocean, this sound is NOT for me.

Okay, umm, reggae is a great sound and everything, but it's been around since the mid-70's, at least as far back as I know, and well...hate to say this, but...doesn't it all sound the same? You can only do so much with that groove...just my opinion. How many songs about women and marijuana can you write?

"negros play nice"? Isn't that racist? Where is "Heartland" - Alabama?

mojoman wrote:

My hair looks like that every morning.

Now Playing:

Steel Pulse - Your House
MC 900 FT Jesus - Buried At Sea

I see Bill repeats the MC900 Ft Jesus lead-in again...

YEAH BABY!

Happiness is easy.

Thx, Bill, you make my morning in the office a good one.

BeetNik wrote:

what a fuckin wanker

ThePoose wrote:

Fun fact: raggae existed before the Police were a popular band.

BeetNik wrote:

WTF was that?