Artists? Tracklistings? Thanks.
2007-03-13 06:54:17 · 7 answers · asked by do it movin' 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
A great choice is "The Harder They Come" sound track.
In 1973, when the movie The Harder They Come was released, reggae was not on the radar screen of American pop culture. The soundtrack went a ways toward changing that situation. It is a collection of consistently excellent early reggae songs by artists who went on to thrive with reggae's increased popularity and others for whom this is the most well-known vehicle. Jimmy Cliff is both the star of the movie and the headliner on the soundtrack. He contributes three excellent songs: the hymnal "Many Rivers to Cross," "You Can Get It If You Really Want," and "The Harder They Come" (the latter two are repeated at the end of the album, but you probably wanted to hear them again anyway). Interestingly, the better production values of his songs actually seems to detract from them when compared to the rougher, but less sanitized, mixes of the other tracks. All the songs on this collection are excellent, but some truly stand out. Toots & the Maytals deliver two high-energy songs with "Sweet and Dandy" and "Pressure Drop" (covered by the Clash among others). Scotty develops a mellow, loping groove on "Stop That Train" (not the same as the Wailers' song by the same name) and the Slickers prove on "Johnny Too Bad" that you don't have to spout profanity or graphic violence to convey danger. The Harder They Come is strongly recommended both for the casual listener interested in getting a sense of reggae music and the more serious enthusiast. Collections don't come much better than this.
Answer #1100 for me!
2007-03-13 16:33:24 · answer #1 · answered by Chaine de lumière 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dennis Brown - Wolves & Leopards
Burning Spear - Man in the Hills
Black Uhuru - Sinsemilla
Big Youth - Screaming Target
Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse
Lee Perry - Scratch Attack
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Exodus (and so many others)
If you get those you will have the start of a very nice reggae collection. Stay away from Dread Zeppelin, for Jah's sake!
2007-03-13 14:29:39 · answer #2 · answered by Murgatroyd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "Dread Zeppelin". It's Led Zeppelin to Reggae sung by an Elvis Impersonator. It's great!
2007-03-13 13:58:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bob Marley and Black Uhuru
2007-03-13 14:22:04 · answer #4 · answered by jeffadelic 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site has some good looking music :
http://www.emusic.com/album/10813/10813707.html
2007-03-13 14:02:04 · answer #5 · answered by The Count 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to itunes and type in reggae as your search hopefully that works -good luck
2007-03-13 13:58:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Am Ghost
2007-03-13 13:56:35 · answer #7 · answered by w00t 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋