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Alpha Blondy — Jerusalem
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Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Jan 20, 2013 - 19:27
 




The book took over four years for Crumb to finish. Holed up in a shepherd's hut in the south of France (where he and his family live), his wife Aline would bring him baskets of food.





scrubbrush
(All lost in the supermarket)
Posted: Dec 20, 2012 - 11:12
 
I love this song. I remember playing this in 1986/1987, when I first got my driver's license, driving my aged, non-practicing-Jewish-grandmother to "Price-Club" (now Costco). Other than the word "Jerusalem", I didn't make much of the lyrics, having been raised 'non-denominational'.
I noticed that my grandmother was listening intently. She then started lip-syncing the lyrics. She was fascinated by the fact that an African singer was reciting Hebrew prayers. I think she even liked it.


S-curvy
(Lovely Alameda, the Isle of Style)
Posted: Dec 20, 2012 - 11:11
 
I like the Strummer & Mescaleros to Alpha Blondy segue.  I do like AB a fair bit and have been listening to this album since the late '80's — it's a good antidote for the really aggressive and nasty hip-hop and rap that floats around out there.

nicolewe
Posted: Dec 20, 2012 - 11:02
 
Good song for doing work at home. Nice and mellow, steady...

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Sep 17, 2012 - 04:29
 
 Stathis wrote:
killer bassline, can't understand why it's rated so low
 
RP listeners are a tough crowd for reggae - many other reggae numbers are low-rated. I've been a reggae fan for decades so it's fine by me, and the message is spot on, so it's 7 from the toe-tappin' Nottingham jury.

Matyx
(Texas)
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 16:55
 
 Art_Carnage wrote:

That would be because it sucks.
 



Great Coment!

made me laugh OL

omriq
Posted: Jul 16, 2012 - 06:25
 
GREAT SONG!!! (I am from Jerusalem) :-) 

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Jul 16, 2012 - 06:24
 
Dull beyond words.

Art_Carnage
(DeepintheheartofTexas)
Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 15:35
 
 Stathis wrote:
killer bassline, can't understand why it's rated so low
 
That would be because it sucks.

Art_Carnage
(DeepintheheartofTexas)
Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 15:34
 
I could not be more bored.

tuttle99
Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 15:33
 
Thank God for the PSD button.

1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 15:32
 
If only music were an antidote 

kwmccabe
Posted: Mar 11, 2012 - 12:31
 
I listened to this album a lot back in the day - good to hear again.

Stathis
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Posted: Nov 05, 2011 - 12:58
 
killer bassline, can't understand why it's rated so low

omersegev
Posted: Oct 04, 2011 - 23:12
 
Israela Yakiraty !! :))) Any Ohev Otach .....

Stingray
(JULIAN'S NWO)
Posted: Sep 03, 2011 - 13:09
 
 helgigermany wrote:
Not his best, but forgive him. This very crazy man can do Best Reggae music!!
 

I agree with HELGI-GERMANY!

Stingray
(JULIAN'S NWO)
Posted: Sep 03, 2011 - 13:07
 
COTE D'IVOIRE  is a Muslim country!
That's why....

rtwingo
(Ramat Gan, Israel)
Posted: Jun 01, 2011 - 02:50
 

Israel may be an occupying country bordering apartheid, but it doesn't deserve such a cruel and unjust punishment as this song.



helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Apr 30, 2011 - 13:25
 
Nice!

Ubaldo
(Hurricane Alley, FL -- Inside the Cone)
Posted: Apr 30, 2011 - 13:24
 
Wow!  Too bad Passover is over . . . {#Yes}

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Mar 29, 2011 - 22:20
 
 C57BL6 wrote:
conscious reggae
 


This song is fantastic...  truly profound, and danceable...

 

C57BL6
(PB)
Posted: Feb 26, 2011 - 10:43
 
conscious reggae


Art_Carnage
(DeepintheheartofTexas)
Posted: Feb 26, 2011 - 10:43
 
I hear they play this on death row. Makes the prisoners actually look forward to death.


helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Feb 26, 2011 - 10:41
 
Not his best, but forgive him. This very crazy man can do Best Reggae music!!

jlind
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Aug 03, 2010 - 13:48
 
make it stop, for gods sake make it stop

midreaming
Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 08:27
 
 Shimmer wrote:
Hebrew reggae. What a world.
  
 fredriley wrote:

Different. Only on RP :)

 
 You two should read something about Rastafari and religion. It's not all about Jamaica and da phatty spliff mahn



fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 04:15
 
 Shimmer wrote:
Hebrew reggae. What a world.
 
Different. Only on RP :)


macadavy
(Cascadia's attic, eh?)
Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 22:48
 
 Sloggydog wrote:
Laid back man break out a fat one

 
Irrieye!
(He says, sparkin' up a fatty of BC Bud & Olympic-ally orgasaming!)



Shimmer
(Bethesda, MD)
Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 22:48
 
Hebrew reggae. What a world.

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Jan 25, 2010 - 11:36
 
Laid back man break out a fat one


peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 - 16:07
 
 rtrudeau wrote:
Blondie to Alpha Blondy. Heh.
 
Should be followed by 80s Canadian hair band, Platinum Blonde. {#Biggrin}

Edit - Not surprisingly, it was not....Bill has more taste than that.

sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 - 15:55
 
Me likey!{#Clap}

rtrudeau
(Bay Area, California)
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 - 15:50
 
Blondie to Alpha Blondy. Heh.

Bleyfusz
Posted: Jul 20, 2009 - 13:13
 
Get it: the previous song faded away into a reggae, and was from Blondie.

Bill rides again.

(And by the way: what about some Ennio Morricone as a follow up? The Dollar Trilogy, I mean.)

Wizzuvvoz
(Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.)
Posted: Jul 20, 2009 - 13:11
 
 lingchih wrote:
Man, it's been so long since I've heard this. Great tune. You can really tell it's the Wailers backing him up.
  You are right. I guess that's why I'm digging it so much (8).  And I rarely go too wild for reggae.


spindrift
(Philadelphia PA)
Posted: Jul 20, 2009 - 13:11
 
mute.


handyrae
(Zero Point Field)
Posted: Jul 20, 2009 - 13:10
 
 xkolibuul wrote:
Smooth and flowing, a tropical breeze rustling through the coconut palms at sunset.    
 
Oh yea.................


rascal420
(Cold and snowy, CA)
Posted: Jun 18, 2009 - 18:06
 

Yeah this is about right.



lingchih
(Irving, Texas)
Posted: Apr 16, 2009 - 08:59
 
Man, it's been so long since I've heard this. Great tune. You can really tell it's the Wailers backing him up.

xkolibuul
(Chuckanut sandstone)
Posted: Mar 03, 2009 - 22:57
 
Smooth and flowing, a tropical breeze rustling through the coconut palms at sunset.    

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Jan 11, 2009 - 14:45
 
A nice vision of what has been and what could be.  

Limpopoking
(Limpopo)
Posted: Dec 11, 2008 - 00:19
 
 Lupin_III wrote:
This stuff makes me want to smoke a lot of pot and hate white people...
 

What's wrong with just smoking the pot?...mon

etwilson
(Pittsburgh, PA)
Posted: Nov 09, 2008 - 11:09
 
 Lupin_III wrote:
This stuff makes me want to smoke a lot of pot and hate white people...
 
Nice knee-jerk reaction there, there's no hate in this song or from Alpha Blondy in general.  It's all about acceptance and learning to live with differences.


zengentleman
(West Los Angeles, CA)
Posted: Oct 28, 2008 - 14:06
 
I've been a big fan of Alpha Blondy for 2 decades. One interesting fact about this album is that his backing band on this whole album, Jerusalem, was The Wailers. You can totally hear their musical stamp on this title track, as well as the rest of the album. If you wanted a place to start with Alpha Blondy, this album is a great one.

HarrO
(Florida)
Posted: Oct 28, 2008 - 14:02
 
Truly don't understand the low rating on this one?????? 8

After all these years, it's getting pretty hard to do something original with the reggae.

I think these guys did that, and very well.



CCinSB
(the west coast)
Posted: Oct 28, 2008 - 14:00
 
ccinsb loves Alpha Blondy

kimmer
(Jacksonville, FL)
Posted: Aug 26, 2008 - 09:00
 
 Art_Carnage wrote:
Really stinks. Singer couldn't hold a note to save his life. Truly awful.
 

Art Art Art Art Art.  It's reggae mon!

Art_Carnage
(DeepintheheartofTexas)
Posted: Aug 26, 2008 - 08:42
 
Really stinks. Singer couldn't hold a note to save his life. Truly awful.

spaceman
(Vienna, Austria)
Posted: May 23, 2008 - 17:19
 
natanz wrote:
My daughter's name is yakira. I will have to buy this album just for that.

What a beautiful name.
I will have to get a daughter just for that :-)
manzanitafire
Posted: May 23, 2008 - 17:11
 
play some Midnight next!