Vintage Dread [Import]

Vintage Dread [Import]

Track Listings

1. Renegate Terrorist

2. You Got Me Burning Up Feat. Nookie

3. Sing

4. Babylon 5

5. Funky Worm

6. Chopper (Original Mix)

7. Chopper (Shyfx Remix)

8. Chasing Shadows

9. Dark Soldier

10. London's Most Wanted

11. Renegate Terrorist

12. You Got Me Burning Up Feat. Nookie

13. Sing

14. Babylon 5

15. Funky Worm

16. Chopper (Original Mix)

17. Chopper (Shyfx Remix)

18. Chasing Shadows

19. Dark Soldier

20. London's Most Wanted

Tracks:

Lively Up Yourself
No Woman, No Cry
Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)
Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Road Block)
So Jah Seh
Natty Dread
Bend Down Low
Talkin' Blues
Revolution
Am-A-Do (Bonus Track)

Amazon.com essential recording

Natty Dread captures Bob Marley's decisive transition from Wailers band member to auteur, his singing and writing now front and center, and the revamped band securely reined in to his defiant, Rastafarian worldview. This 1974 release mirrors the lineup's more sinewy sound, carved by Al Anderson's spidery guitar fills, Touter's telegraphic keyboard, the I-Threes' female vocal choruses and vamping horns--a potent brew that bubbles under his then most openly political songs. A position paper on the daunting ghetto realities of Jamaica's Trenchtown, the album reels off a series of enduring Marley classics and kicks off with the giddy, sexy reggae anthem, "Lively Up Yourself," with its hilarious but mysterious spoken fadeout ("What you got in dat bag, dere?"). It continues with the uplifting pep talk in "No Woman No Cry," the grim dispatches of "Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)" and "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)," as well as the exhortations of the title song and "Revolution." Marley's own dreadlocks were still just growing in then, but this is nonetheless fully matured, riveting reggae at its most focused, righteous, and rhythmically irresistible. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

Great versions of some well known Marley songs.......2007-02-02

Natty Dread is a real treat. Songs that I have heard many times in their original Jamaican version get outstanding treatment here. I understand this to be Marley's first effort without the Wailers.

He re-records Lively Up Yourself and Bend Down Low and breathes new life into them. The new songs are very good too. The band is outstanding throughout.

And don't let this version of 'No Woman, No Cry' throw you off. It's a different tempo than the famous live version but does work in the context of this cd.

Pretty Good.......2006-11-20

Okay, there are several good songs on Natty Dread. I love Lively Up Yourself, plus Dem Belly Full; Rebel Music; So Jah Seh; Talkin' Blues and Revolution are good too. You'll notice I don't include No Woman, No Cry. I'm sorry, but this doesn't have HALF the sincerity of the live version, which is certainly definitive. This seems almost forced, whereas the live version is a reggae anthem. The title track strikes me as silly and childish, plus I don't see how Bend Down Low made on this album. If you're new to Bob, you're better off with Catch a Fire, Burnin' or Exodus (not to mention Legend). But once you're into him, this isn't a bad buy at all.

1 star for Remastered - 5 stars for original.......2006-05-20

Who remastered it? It sure wasn't Bob; find the UNremastered CD if you can. Or better yet, - the original LP is absolutely amazing. This remastered version is a record company trying to tell you it is "New and Improved" when it is neither.

For the best experience in appreciating Bob Marley and what he accomplished, read a biography, then listen to all the ORIGINAL albums. Here are some of my favorite Bob Marley songs that are NOT usually on any best list:

Heathen, Small Axe, Who the Cap Fit, War, Get Up Stand Up, Johnny Was, Duppy Conqueror, Cry To Me, One Foundation.

If I was forced to pick his best song it would probably be "War." Even though he didn't write the words and it is largely spoken, it is extremely powerful.

Bob Marleys comeback!.......2006-04-16

After Bob Marleys recent split from the oringinal 3 Wailers, Bob had to come up with some way to get him back on track.
So by joining together his wife Rita Marley and Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt known as the I-Threes and an American Guitarist Al Anderson he made his new Wailers with Familyman and Carly Barret still on Bass/Percussion. The band was now named,
"Bob Marley & The Wailers."

And about 10 months later they produced Natty Dread releasing October 25th 1974.
The album was not a huge succes unlike it is today, as the likes of Queen releasing Bohiem Rhapsody and Abba firmly in the charts, did not give Bob Marley a decent chance.
Natty Dread however was still a solid albym.

The album kicks off with the groovy Lively Up Yourself, Bobs humour brings the song alive, along with Familymans amazing bass playing. 10/10

The second song No Woman No Cry is a studio version of the legendary live version, nethertheless the song still is a very decent effort. 9/10

Third brings the inspiring Them Belly Full(But We Hungry) it is a rebel on how the rich greedly flash there money while the poor poeple are shunted to one side and left there to starve. 9/10

Forth brings Rebel Music(3 O'clock Road Block) this is a very well produced song with a strong reggae feel. Bobs talking about his ambush in London. 8/10

Fifth brings So Jah Seh, which was one of the singles, a very underated song, written by Rita Marley and Willy Francisco. 10/10

Sixth brings Natty Dread a brilliant song, a catchy beat, talking about life in Trench Town. One of the many highlights of the album. 10/10

Track numer seven brings Bend Down Low originally produced 1968 with Lee "Scratch" Perry, it is a very well thought of love song. 9/10

Number eight sees Talkin' Blues an absoulute gem, its very nice to see Blue's with Reggae said Chris Blackwell. Another highlight of the album. 10/10

Track nine Revoulution is probably the albums best, and is the most hard hitting song. Another excellent song written by Bob. 10/10

And finaly number tens Am-A-Do is a rare Bob song which originally appeared on the Talkin' Blues album. I must admit the song is addictively catchy, and sometimes you may find yourself humming the tune. A great way to end the album. 9/10

All in all Natty Dread is a collection of classic songs its a pity that some of these songs arent as well known as they should be, and i cannot believe none made Legend.

Feel free to buy any over Bob Marley albums as they are equally as good as this one.
His a list of them to help you.

1. Catch A Fire released 13th April 1973
2. Burnin released October 19th 1973
3. Natty Dread released October 25th 1974
4. Live! released December 5th 1975
5. Rastaman Vibration released 15th January 1976
6. Exodus released June 3rd 1977
7. Kaya released March 23rd 1978
8. Babylon By Bus released October 12th 1978
9. Survival released October 2nd 1979
10. Uprising released June 10th 1980
11. Confrantation released May 23rd 1983 - recorded same time as Uprising though.

My favourite has to be Uprising but Natty Dread is still a all time classic.

This Was My Introduction To The Genius Of Bob Marley!.......2006-01-16

Though I love "Burnin" and "Catch A Fire" just as much
as this one, this album was my introduction to Marley
and holds a special place in my heart!
It was 1981 and I was stationed at Ft. Lewis, Wa.
right outside Seattle. I had two of the hippest roomates
that I could've had!
We all were heavily into music and exchanged ideas,
albums, genres with each other and I expanded
rapidly on my musical expertise!
I was also turned on to "gunga" and guinness stout (yuck!)
by a "spliff-smoking" kat (B.D.) who was out of Brooklyn, NY
via Jamaica who used to play this funky but offbeat
to my ear at that time kind of music called reggae!--
Boy, I liked it!
Bob Marley was my favorite of these that he played
and a new love affair with another great artist was born!
Buy any Bob Marley and The Wailers album from 1972's
"Catch A Fire" to 1980's "Uprising" and you can't miss!
R.I.P. Bob Marley!!

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roots
Miller & Pablo chanting dem down in the house of Tubby
SIMPLY THE BEST
Simply a must-have for all reggae fanatics.
roots and culture

Who Say Jah No Dread
Jacob Miller
Manufacturer: Ras
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Satta Massagana
Dreader Dread 1976-1978
Heart of the Congos
Two Sevens Clash
King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown Deluxe Edition

ASIN: B000000QC2
Release Date: 1994-01-28

Tracks:

Keep In Knocking
Knocking Version
False Rasta
Hungry Town Scanc
Baby I Love You So
King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Who Sa Jah No Dread
Jah Dread
Each One Teach One
Each One Teach One Version
Girl Name Pat
Girl Name Pat Version

Customer Reviews:

roots.......2005-03-05

This is one of the best roots reggae albums I own and most certainly one the best reggae albums out there. I enjoy both the original and instrumental versions of these songs, and all of them make me bob my head and get in de groove. This is one of the albums I own that absolutely flies by. Its a thrill to hear a young Jacob Miller and Augstus Pablo's hypnotic psychadelic reggae grooves. A must have for anyone into roots music or good reggae in general.

Miller & Pablo chanting dem down in the house of Tubby.......2004-10-23

Quite simply one of those mash it up/chant them down albums. Posthumous respect to the trio behind the album; Miller, King Tubby and of course the great Horace Swaby a.k.a Augustus Pablo (digressing a little bit here as usual) whose legendary musical skills make you wonder why there was never a full length (Post-Wailers) Bob Marley-Pablo collaboration. Jacob Miller, with this effort justifies both his elevation to reggae stardom at a tender age of about 20 years and being lead singer of the (later even more successful, Grammy winning) group Inner Circle.

This album, as with most other Roots reggae productions of the circa preaches amongst other things, 2 main themes; Love & (rasta) Culturalism and just as people before & after me have said, you just might find one of the greatest reggae love songs ever released in the guise of "Baby i love you so" which was redone by Dawn (No! no!! no!!!) Penn. There isn't the resource for me to dissect the album song-wise, really, where does one start? Is it "Each one teach one" or will it be "Girl name Pat (Dub version)" The entire album is rich lyrically and genuinely consistent in it's content, however, for the not so ardent reggae fans it might feel a bit monotonous &/or short, in that after every song there's a dub (instrumental) version of that same song next but hey remember! it's the mid 70's reggae scene where Dub music is a staple on everyone's musical plate and we're talking about Miller, Pablo & Tubby holding it together & locking it down.

A while back, whilst product hunting on the web i somehow, someway found myself in a reggae discussion forum where some conspiracy theorist(s) actually alleged that Miller's car crash death in 1980 was no accident at all as 'certain people' weren't particularly fond of the notion that Jacob Miller had claimed Bob Marley's title & throne whilst Marley was on exile in Miami. 'Utter rubbish talk' was my contribution to the claim, considering the obvious acknowledgement, love & mutual admiration between the 2 players, also to think that both had only just arrived together 2 days before, after a promo tour of Brasil with Mr Chris (Island records) Blackwell. If the Reggae scene denied that it felt the cold void created by Jacob's death, it very definitely felt something much more the very next year when Bob Marley passed on as well.

SIMPLY THE BEST.......2002-07-12

This showcase collection features all six of Jacob Miller's Augustus Pablo produced single A-sides back to back with their respective dub versions. It's a great collaboration: Miller's impassioned vocals, Pablo's uniquely strong rhythms, melodies and arrangements played by some of Jamaica's finest musicians; plus the legendary King Tubby at the mixing desk. All the tracks were recorded over an 18 month period (1974-75) at Randy's and Dynamic studios and provided much of the source material for the landmark "King Tubby meets rockers uptown" album, after being mixed at King Tubby's studio by the master himself.

Miller was still a teenager when he started working with Pablo, but handles each vocal performance with an assurance that belies his youthful inexperience, whether it's the dread lyrics of tracks like "False rasta" or love songs like "Baby I love you so", and Tubby's dub mixes beautifully complement the A-sides. Dub was still a relatively new phenomenon when these recordings were made and hardly known outside of Jamaica. The idea of stripping a track down to its bare bones, adding effects such as echo and reverb, and dropping its constituent musical elements in and out of the mix was pioneered by Tubby, opening the door to a whole new world of sonic exploration.

It's difficult to pick favourite tracks on a compilation as good as this one. The most famous of these singles is undoubtedly "Baby I love you so" or rather its dub version "King Tubby meets rockers uptown", which was one of the first examples of dub to make any sort of impact internationally. But from the opening "Keep on knocking", which begins with a statement of intent by Miller ("This is rockers! Original rockers!") it's non-stop quintessential mid-70's reggae from start to finish.

Miller wanted to make more records with Pablo (who can blame him?) but given Pablo's dire financial status (he was often dependent on many of the musicians playing on his records for free on the basis that he would do the same for them), the promises of fame and fortune from other producers soon became too tempting. Before long Miller would become hugely successful with his band Inner Circle, but artistically at least, he never surpassed the recordings on this album. Sadly he was killed in a car crash in 1980, while Tubby was tragically gunned down outside his studio in 1989 and Pablo died a decade later in 1999.

Although the rhythms collected together on "Who say Jah no dread" are all available elsewhere, these are the definitive versions and if you only ever buy one Augustus Pablo record make sure this is it. In view of the album's title it's also pertinent to mention that Pablo was a deeply religious man who often credited Jah as co-producer of his works and this one is no exception. On the sleeve, after the words "produced by Augustus Pablo" you can read the following in parenthesis: "produced by King Selassie I through his divine powers working through I and I to manifest these inspirations". What more can I say?

Simply a must-have for all reggae fanatics........2002-03-19

This is truly one of the best reggae CDs in existence......and I've collected reggae for years. The combination of Miller's unique delivery with Augustus Pablo's wonderful melodies is flawless. And you'll love the dub versions every bit as much as you love the songs themselves. Pablo was simply a genius.

How interesting it is to finally hear the song that "King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown" is dubbed from!! This is REAL roots reggae music.........this isn't UB40 or Maxi Priest.....this is the real deal. This is what people need to hear if they want to go beyond Marley.

Not a bad track on the entire disc. Wonderful in every way....

roots and culture.......2000-01-27

a great album of reggae music. beautiful voice. to listen to with a big spliff: that's incredible! this is a masterpiece! n' i'd like to thank jacob(R.I.P) for his good vibes...

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Thank you very much!
get this
It had to happen...
Undreaded
Tweeked-Out Off-beat Rastafarian Techno-Bluesabilly...

Un-Led-Ed
Dread Zeppelin
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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5,000,000
Chicken and Ribs
No Quarter Pounder
Re-Led-Ed; The Best of Dread Zeppelin
Hot & Spicy Beanburger

ASIN: B000000QFU
Release Date: 1990-08-24

Tracks:

Black Dog
Heartbreaker (At The End Of Lonely Street)
Living Loving Maid
Your Time Is Gonna Come
Bring It On Home
Whole Lotta Love
Black Mountain Side
I Can't Quit You Baby
Immigrant Song
Moby Dick

Customer Reviews:

Thank you very much!.......2007-03-28

At first thought, this is too bizarre a combination to possibly work - a reggae-metal Zeppelin cover band fronted by an Elvis impersonator?! This stuff is fantastic, though - somehow it fits together really well; the group handles the Zeppelin style surprisingly well, and the reggae overlay isn't all that different from the Arabian path that Plant and Page took in the later years. Tortelvis is just great; no matter how many times I listen to Heartbreaker Hotel or (You Ain't Nothing But A) Black Dog, it still moves me just as much as the first time.
Unless you spend hours earnestly debating the relative merits of Acid Rock and Speed Metal in the greater scheme of the Universe, you should at least give this a listen. I bet you'll be a convert.

get this.......2007-01-17

So you wanna hear Elvis doing Led Zeppelin ala reggae. Then get this. You will not be disappointed. This brings the best elements of the mentioned above and blended beautifully. Get this either way.

It had to happen..........2006-11-10

Any fan worthy enough to attend a Zep concert would agree that a little bit of the King resided in Plant. Just think back for a few moments and you'll remember the hips thrust forward, the hand movements and the "out front" vocal style- most Elvistic.
Now, go with me a bit further as I postulate how Zep could have easily morphed into a Raggae band. After all, didn't all those British rock stars love the east Indies? Wouldn't you always hear about them vacationing for months on end in Jamaica and the Carrabean?
And finally, doesn't the endorsement of Robert Plant himself of DZ speak volumes?
This album is first rate.
If you ever get a chance to see DZ perform live be sure to see them especially if it's in an outdoor/festival/carnival style venue. Their showmanship is second to none.

Undreaded.......2006-03-03

I took a shot at this CD based on the reviews, hey the used ones were cheap, but I didn't like it. I'm a Zep & Elvis fan, but not a Bob Marley fan, maybe that's why I found the Reggae & Hindu beats ponderous. The goofy sound effects were a bit too much for me-they took me right out of the music and sound like something a stoned pothead would want to listen to while smokin' his stuff. There's something strangely natural about a combination of Elvis & Led Zeppelin, maybe it's because Zep loved to do the King's songs at their live shows, I dunno, but this CD would have appealed to me more if it had been done as a straight up Elvis impression of Zeppelin songs without the sound effects, breaks, and nonsense. The band seems to have the skills to sound good, they just waste their talent on this half-baked album.

Tweeked-Out Off-beat Rastafarian Techno-Bluesabilly..........2005-09-30

Jeez, how does one go about describing this album?
Deconstruct the best of Led Zepplin, stir-in a rastafarian and an Elvis impersonator, and throw everything off by about 1/3 a beat. Genius!
You'll either love it, or hate it.

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Used to U-Roy
An unusual album

Dread in a Babylon
U-Roy
Manufacturer: Frontline
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Right Time
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The Same Song

ASIN: B000000HUJ
Release Date: 1995-01-01

Tracks:

Runaway Girl
Chalice in the Palace
I Can't Love Another
Dreadlocks Dread
Great Psalms
Natty Don't Fear
African Message
Silver Bird
Listen to the Teacher
Trench Town Rock

Customer Reviews:

Used to U-Roy.......2006-03-13

U-Roy's Dread in Babylon is another in line of classics for the unorthadoxed singer/writer. Even though its a rather old cd, many of its songs are used in soundtracks for recent films. I.e. High Tension, After the Sunset, and City of God. For those of you unfamiliar with his style I caution you before buying this cd. Be prepared for elonggated scats and pseudo-harmonic melodies. The structure of the songs follow the traditional syncapation more familiar with reggae, but he primaraly talks the listener through each vocal journery, never jumping octaves or escalating in pitch. If you're expecting a Bob Marley, Ky-mani, Buju Bantu or I-Wanye sort of musician, this is not the cd for you. If on the other hand you enjoy "live" sounding bands, with improvised melodies, vocals and tunes then you'll defeniately want to buy this cd.

An unusual album.......2003-09-22

I'm not a reggae expert...though I've been a fan for nearly 30 years (yikes!), but there's one thing I'm sure of: this is not your father's nice, easy-going, Bob Marley-type of reggae.

U-roy is like being sucked into a swirling vortex of trippy acid-induced Rasta fervor. If you suspect that your kid likes to smoke LOTS of pot and is one step away from joining the Taliban (just to be REALLY different), this might not be the best record to have near the Cheese Doodles. But if you want to hear a facinating historical artifact that somehow fuses the peaceful, lilting beat with jarring reverb and other "interesting" production tricks, this just may be the record you've always been looking for.

Imagine Peter Tosh walking along the beach eating a Hershey bar. Now, picture the Strawberry Alarm Clock, same beach, eating peanut butter, and crashing into poor Mr. Tosh. I think you get the idea.

Jesus Dread (1972-1977)
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Awesome roots and dub package

One of my favorite records, period.

The Ultimate Roots experience

Great! (But what's a Dub?)

Dubroom Review

Jesus Dread (1972-1977)
Yabby You
Manufacturer: Blood & Fire Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Who Say Jah No Dread

Open The Iron Gate: 1973-1977

Dreader Dread 1976-1978

Lamb's Bread International

ASIN: B000005L8T
Release Date: 1997-11-04

Tracks:

Love Thy Neighbour - Vivian Jackson And The Defenders
Conquering The Lion - Vivian Jackson And The Ralph Brothers
Fisherman Special - Tommy McCook And Don D. Jnr.
Yabby Youth - Big Yourth And Vivian Jackson
Big Youth Fights Against Capitalism - King Tubby's
Covetous Men - Vivian Jackson And The Prophets
Run Come Rally - Vivian Jackson And The Prophets
Ralley Dub (Upsetter Mix) - Vivian Jackson And The Prophets
Anti-Christ - Augustus Pablo And Vivian Jackson
God Is Watching You - Dicky Burton
Pablo Dread In A Red - Augustus Pablo And Vivian Jackson
King Tubby's Rock - King Tubby's
Warn The Nation - The Prophets
King Tubby's Honey Dub - The Prophets
Carnal Mind - Vivian Jackson And The Prophets
Love Of Jah - Vivian Jackson And The Prophets
Love Of Jah (Version) - Vivian Jackson And The Prophets
The Man Who Does The Work - Vivian Jackson And The Prophets
Jah Vengeance - Vivian Jackson And The Sons Of Jah
Revenge - Tommy McCook
Freshly - Dillinger
Natty Dread On The Mountain Top - Tappa Zukie
Gwan And Lef' Me - Trinity
Tubby's Vengeance - King Tubby's
Death Trap - Tommy McCook

Tracks:

Man Of The Living - Wayne Wade
King Tubby Special - King Tubby's
Lord Of Lords - Wayne Wade
Lord Dub - King Tubby's
Chant Jah Victory - Errol Alphonso
Jah Victory Dub - King Tubby's
Walls Of Jerusalem - Vivian Jackson And The Prophets
Jerusalem Dub - King Tubby's
King Pharaoh's Plague (Discomix) - The Prophets And Trinity
Plague Of Horn - Tommy McCook
King Pharaoh Dub - King Tubby's
Jesus Dread - Trinity Meets Dillinger
Chant Down Babylon Kingdom (Discomix) - The Prophets And Trinity
Chanting Dub - King Tubby's
Hornsman Chant - Tommy McCook
Fire In A Kingston - Vivian Jackson And The Prophets
Fire Dub - King Tubby's
Judgement On The Land - Vivian Jackson And The Prophets
Repatriation Rock - King Tubby's
Deliver Me From My Enemies - Vivian Jackson And The Prophets
Born Free (Discomix) - Michael Rose
Love Thy Neighbour (Version) - King Tubby's

Amazon.com

Crippled from malnutrition, and founder of the legendary vocal group the Prophets, Vivian "Yabby You" Jackson created in "Conquering Lion" the reggae masterpiece that would be transformed into a million other dub masterpieces. Of course, it doesn't hurt to have King Tubby as a buddy and collaborator, although Jackson is no slouch of a producer, himself. This two-CD set contains other pieces, and Jackson productions of the recently deceased trombonist Tommy McCook and a young Michael Rose. But it's essentially the same song repeated over two 75-minute CDs. No fear; it's one of the greatest pieces of music ever. Think of it as a symphony. --D. Strauss

Customer Reviews:

Awesome roots and dub package.......2007-05-02

I just got this and boy is it a heavy document of reggae music. Despite his relative invisibility, Yabby You is one of the biggest creative forces in Jamaican music. Its undeniable once you hear his music.

I also wanted to add that this issue is packaged like a box set and includes a deluxe stapled booklet that is quite weighty and informative. So if the CD seems a little expensive, that is a factor. But it is more that worth it.

One of my favorite records, period........2006-04-07

I noticed there has been no 5-star praise for this album since 2005, so I want to add mine for 2006: I listen to this Double CD since 1998 - it is increadibly beautiful and never gets boring. I disagree with the reviewer who said this record is one that has to grow on you - I loved it the first time I heard it and I still do. I have bought this CD set since '98, gave it away to friends for birthdays and such, bought it again, and so forth. This album is easily among my top ten, not only for reggae. If you appreciate albums that have not a single lame song in them and that have timeless quality and are incredibly stunning works of art such as Talking Timbuktu by Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure, Rocking Time by Burning Spear, Welcome to Sky Valley by Kyuss or Clandestino by Manu Chao, you will love Jesus Dread.

The Ultimate Roots experience.......2005-05-04

Dark, haunting, uplifting, beautiful, conflicting....all these words apply to Yabby You's music. This box set is possibly the greatest release by the great Blood and Fire label. I have been listening to this release for years, and still find myself putting it on again and again. You get many different versions of the same song, but it is feels far from repetitive, instead you feel like you are getting closer and closer to the truth.

Great! (But what's a Dub?).......2005-01-15

I was feeling stupid for not knowing what DUB meant in all of these reggae descriptions and reviews, so I did some research. So if you're like me, here's a brief description quoted from www.reggaemovement.com.

"The word 'dub' today is used to describe a genre of music that consists predominantly of instrumental re-mixes of existing recordings. These re-mixes radically manipulated and reshape the recording(through the use of sound effects).

The production and mixing process is not used just to replicate the live performance of the recording artist, but audio effects and studio 'trickery' are seen as an integral part of the music. The roots of 'dub' can be traced back to Jamaica in the late 1960s, where it is widely accepted that Osbourne Ruddock pioneered the style. Ruddock turned the mixing desk into an instrument, with the Deejay or mixer playing the role of the artist or performer. These early 'Dub' examples can be looked upon as the prelude to many dance and pop music genres."

Dubroom Review.......2002-09-11

Give thanks to Blood and Fire for releasing these two CD's full of Yabby You music! This is a collection of rare versions and tracks by the Jesus Dread that was one of reggae's best kept secret in many different ways. His music is spiritual reggae, it is what King David would do when he would be making his psalms in this time. With this Double CD you have a collection of different versions of some of the best riddims that reggae got to offer. Yabby You is the discoverer of many singers like Michael Prophet. His production work is known and respected by those who know where they speak of. Blood and Fire is known for presenting the old in a new fashion, which they do perfectly! The fact that their publication of music that used to thrill only a few sells good proves that this music all was way before their time. Including this one: Here you have the work of one of the most influential producers in reggae: Yabby You, bredrin Jesus Dread!

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Uneven
Peter Tosh's Best Work
Tosh's last great duet, "Nothing but Love."
a very good well arranged Tosh album
Flawless

Wanted Dread & Alive
Peter Tosh
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Bush Doctor
Equal Rights
No Nuclear War
Mama Africa

ASIN: B000068G1A
Release Date: 2002-07-30

Tracks:

Coming In Hot
Nothing But Love
Reggaemylitis
Rok With Me
Oh Bumbo Klaat
Wanted Dread And Alive
Rastafari Is
Guide Me From My Friends
Fools Die (For Want Of Wisdom)
The Poor Man Feel It
Cold Blood
That's What They Will Do
Rok With Me (Alternate Long Mix)
Nothing But Love (Long Version)

Customer Reviews:

Uneven.......2006-09-24

I love Tosh and I was fortunate enough to see him perform live several times before he died. That said, this is a very uneven release. To be sure, there are top shelf songs here that belong in any Tosh collection, including the spiritual "Rastafari Is" (although I like the extended, heavy, live version included on Complete Captured Live better), "Wanted Dread & Alive," "Reggaemylitis," "Coming In Hot," and "Guide Me From My Friends." An especially welcome treat for me is the inclusion of "Oh, Bumbo Clot" on the remastered version of the CD - this is a scathing Tosh song that he would sometimes perform live but was never released on the US vinyl edition of Wanted Dread & Alive. The two love songs on the record, the duet "Nothing But Love" and the attempted single "Rock With Me," are extremely commercial, very disappointing and always elicit a "skip track" response from me. It is not that Peter Tosh cannot write or sing a good love song - check out the great pair he put on his first release, Legalize It - it's just that these songs are sub par and sound extremely out-dated. The production of the record is good, but many of the songs lack the punch that they would later achieve live in concert. Even Tosh's next, and admittedly poppier-sounding release, Mama Africa, is more consistent in its conception and delivery. If building a Tosh collection, I would highly recommend starting with Equals Rights. Equal Rights is Tosh's finest, most polished, most consistent, and ultimately most rewarding work, filled with well-crafted, excellently performed, highly political songs. Next, I would recommend Legalize It or Bush Doctor if looking for studio releases - both have great content, excellent musicians and strong performances (though the sound quality on Legalize It is still a bit historical - but that is part of the charm for me). Next, I would investigae live Tosh material, starting with the fantastic Live & Dangerous from Boston 1976 and then moving on to the Complete Captured Live from California in 1983. I would finally fill in any remaining holes in the collection with Mama Africa, Wanted, and Mystic Man (some of the Mystic Man tracks (e.g., the title cut, "Day The Dollar Die" & "Buk-In-Hamm Palace", like several of the Wanted tracks, are more essential than Mama Africa material, but again, it is an uneven release that perhaps tried too hard to find new commercial outlets). I'd turn to the No Nuclear War disc last.

Peter Tosh's Best Work.......2005-09-17

"Wanted: Dread or Alive" is, by any standard, an absolute must for your Reggae music collection. Start with the best ever drum and bass combo, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, add the legendary guitar rhythms of Mikey Chung. Then, add the powerful voice and lyrical messages of Peter Tosh. You get a great traditional Reggae masterpiece.

Tosh's last great duet, "Nothing but Love.".......2005-09-08

I've left this album on repeat many a time. Every track is great. Tosh serves as a sentinel, warning us on two tracks to stay independant of friends who seem impartial but rat behind your back. The song that gave this album four stars is "Cold Blood." Tosh's vocals sound to countryish for reggae.

a very good well arranged Tosh album .......2005-06-02

this is the only Peter Tosh album I have heard, but i like it a lot and plan to get it sometime. The production is excellent, the tracks are outstanding, and it is funky and beautiful music. If you like good reggea music you should get this outstanding cd. It will become a very enjoyable staple of your collection. this cd is Just as good as any Bob Marley music you have heard before.

Flawless.......2005-02-25

"Wanted Dread & Alive," Peter Tosh's final album for the Rolling Stones' label, was released in 1981 in the aftermath of the death of Tosh's former bandmate, Bob Marley. With that event, mystique and intrigue surrounded Tosh's new album with its prevocative, enigmatic music. Equally enticing is the addition of several tracks not on the U.S. album, "Rok With Me," "Oh Bumbo Klaat," and "Guide Me From My Friends," as well as two previously unreleased alternate versions of "Rok With Me," and the duet with Gwen Guthrie "Nothing But Love".

The opening track, "Coming In Hot," is a purposely violent depiction of Tosh's personal bout with a heavy fever at the beginning of the year, although some thought this was a song in answer to Bob Marley's "Coming In From the Cold". The other track tied to Marley was the soothing, beautiful "Fools Die (For Want of Wisdom)," originally entitled "Wisdom," when it was made with Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley years before. The reason for the connection is that both Marley and Tosh had made covers of this old song, and the lyrics in Tosh's "Fools Die (For Want of Wisdom)," were seen as tied to Bob Marley's cover, "Stiff Necked Fools".

Here, Tosh does give slight exposure to a fun side with the danceable, fun song "Reggaemylitis," reffering to a disease only reggae can cure. Also here to show Tosh's fun side are the R&B-style songs "Nothing But Love," and "Rok With Me," the first being a smash-hit duet with Gwen Guthrie.

Of course, his classic millitancy, anger, and spirituallity do out-shine the other moods, with songs like the title track, "Wanted Dread and Alive," my personal favorite, the solemn, dark "Guide Me From My Friends," the addition to the previous song entitled "That's What They Will Do," and finally "Cold Blood," a song resembling Tosh's 1971 "Here Comes the Judge," although this recording was in reference his bogus 1978 ganja possession charge.

While each of the above songs do have strong elements of spirituality, this is the main theme for powerful, yet relaxing and meditative songs like "Rastafari Is," the aforementioned "Fools Die (For Want of Wisdom)," and the ambitious, truthful "Oh Bumbo Klaat," which was about Tosh's battle with demons that would plague him constantly. Usually seen as an obscenity, Tosh views the term "Bumbo Klaat," as a way to drive away evil spirits as he states in the song.

Finally, there are the two previously unreleased extended mixes of two tracks, both wonderful and original remixes.

This album contains some of Peter Tosh's finest work and is without a doubt, one of the most legendary works of art in his career. It is, indeed, a milestone for the ages.

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Dreader is Dread
wonderful collection
Simply Amazing... Praise Jah!

Dreader Dread 1976-1978
Johnny Clarke
Manufacturer: Blood & Fire Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DCVG
Release Date: 1998-11-03

Tracks:

Top Ranking (I'm The Toughest)
In The Roots Of The Ghetto
Live Up Jah Man
Love Up Your Brothers And Sisters
African People
Dread A Dread
Fire And Brimstone A Go Burn The Wicked
African Roots
Roots Natty
Every Knee Shall Bow
Play Fool Fe Get Wise
Age Is Growing
Time Will Tell

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What a joy to have this singing legend so judiciously and respectfully presented. Clarke may not have received his due back at the time, but thanks to U.K. reissue-compilation label Blood and Fire, he's finally receiving the quality presentation he merits. Along with Gregory Isaacs and Dennis Brown, Clarke held down the '70s Jamaican scene while Bob Marley was busy taking reggae to the world, and his gutsy yet refined vibrato in the tenor "youthman" style helped set the standard for the music's fabled "roots" vocalists. As a songwriter, Clarke was one of those who defined that exalted, yearning voice so peculiar to reggae with instantly recognizable anthems like "Live Up Jah Man," "Every Knee Shall Bow," and "Love Up Your Brothers and Sisters"--urgent calls for justice and spiritual grace that are the music's specialty. Yet the producers provide a marker of Clarke's glowing talent by leading this set not with an original, but with an interpretation of a classic Peter Tosh rude bwoy anthem, "Top Ranking (I'm The Toughest)," and closing with Bob Marley's "Time Will Tell." That's because both tunes gain from being filtered through the bittersweet soul of this lesser-known artist. --Elena Oumano

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Dreader is Dread.......2002-09-07

What more can I say about this album except: Superb!! Each and every track on here is outstanding and does this artist the great Johnny Clarke the justice he deserves. This is true Roots music.

wonderful collection.......2000-09-20

While he has had a long and prolific career, the mid 70's were a time of great musical triumph for Johnny Clarke, possessor of one of the great voices in reggae. His collaboration with the great Bunny Lee allowed clarke to relax and use great musicians to create songs that could both charm and provoke.

Clarke was obvious adept at using both the emerging dancehall style and with it the roots consciousness and pervasive rude boy/militant style to create instantaneous classics. Listen to the urgency of Clarke's original tunes, such as "African People," "Every Knee Shall Bow," and the almost religious fervor of "Fire and Brimstone A Go Burn the Wicked," one of my all time favorite reggae tracks. There is no doubt that Clarke's in charge of both his beliefs but the music, as well.. Amazing.

Not surprisingly, a well made cover of Peter Tosh's rude boy anthem "I'm the Toughest" is also on this album, as well as Bob Marley's wonderful "Time Will Tell." Each song helps to further define Clarke's niche in reggae.

This lp is a classic collection and worth having in your collection.

Simply Amazing... Praise Jah!.......2000-02-10

If you love the reggae riddim, buy this album. Johnny Clarke has one of the sweetest voices in the musical world, one that has been overlooked for too long. This album contains Clarke's versions of some classic tunes. Simply put, Dreader Than Dread is "Top Ranking."

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Cheesy does it
"no thank you darlin', i'm on a diet"
Oh, the humanity!
........and a small diet cola.
A lot of Zep fans are too uptight to like this.

5,000,000
Dread Zeppelin
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000QG4
Release Date: 1991-05-07

Tracks:

Forgetting About Business Part I
The Song Remains The Same
Stir It Up
Do The Claw
When The Levee Breaks
Misty Mountain Hop
The Train Kept A-Rollin
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Big Ol' Golt Belt
Forgetting About Business Part II (Theme From...)
Stairway To Heaven

Customer Reviews:

Cheesy does it.......2005-08-06

The world doesn't have enough bands like Dread Zeppelin, or albums like `5,000,000*', and it is a travesty that the album hasn't sold the number of copies the title hoped for.

Dread Zeppelin's covers annoy the hell out of some humourless Classic Rock purists, but y'know, they're exactly the people who need to be needled. Sure, Led Zeppelin might have been the biggest Rock band in the world in their day, and some of their material is considered some of the best of the era, but at the end of the day, they are songs to be enjoyed, not sacred cows to be mindlessly worshipped. And let's face it, many of these songs have been done to death through overexposure. Dread Zeppelin don't mess them up so much as revitalise them.

A quick backgrounder might be helpful at this point. Frontman Tortelvis claims to be the reincarnated Elvis Presley, despite the fact that he'd already been born when Elvis died. He has the looks, he has the moves, he has the voice, he just doesn't have the money. The rest of the band, Jah Paul Jo, Butt-Mon, Carl Jah, Ed Zeppelin, and Fresh Cheese And Cheese, are all Rastafarian Reggae masters reinterpreting Rock classics, especially Led Zep, for Tortelvis to ply his Las Vegas lounge act over.

On paper, this band looks like it should be a terrible mess, but somehow it all works. Their songs are funny, not laugh out loud funny, but enough to bring a smile to your face. Tortelvis' over the top crooning makes a welcome change from Robert Plant's over the top wailing. The band take a few liberties, like messing with the tempo, and Jimmy Page would probably cringe at the way some of his guitar work is twisted and tortured. The Reggae basslines bounce along quite happily, while steel drums have been added to the percussion in places. It all works itself out in the end, like the rockier version of Bob Marley's laid back "Stir It Up", which sees Tortelvis ordering hamburgers in the middle of it, and then an electric sitar passage.

The basic elements of all the songs are kept, so it's quite possible to compare them to the originals. A good song is a good song, no matter what style it is done in. The only real problem is the laid back, mellow Reggae style renders the songs background music, where the intention of the originals was to jump up and grab your attention. Dread Zeppelin attempts a couple of originals, but they add little to the album, and the covers are far better.

Of course, the yardstick for any Led Zep covers band is how well they perform "Stairway To Heaven". Tortelvis and Ed Zeppelin trade line for line of the vocals, Ed speaking his lines rather than singing. There is also a Reggae backing chorus, and lead and skank guitars trade off throughout the song. All the while, the Jamaican backbeat bounds along, as if it had always been there. Purists will hate it, but anyone who finds the song overblown pretentious rubbish (like me!) will find it quite refreshing.

Dread Zeppelin were a novelty band who managed to string the joke out over several albums. `5,000,000*' is not a stunning album by any stretch of the imagination. It is nothing more than good lighthearted fun, which would certainly brighten up a miserable winter's day.

"no thank you darlin', i'm on a diet".......2005-06-28

song remains the same, stir it up, doin the claw, misty mountain hop..great renditions in their unique style and funny as hell. tortelvis and company deliver a 2nd gem!

Oh, the humanity!.......2005-02-22

Dread's second album is not quite as good as their first, but it's still damn funny. While their first album consisted almost entirely of Led Zeppelin songs (a couple of songs were Zep/Elvis medleys), this time around only about half the songs are Zeppelin songs. They do some original songs that are quite funny (although "Forgetting About Business Parts 1 & 2" aren't really songs, with Part 1 being an intro of the band and part 2 being a "dub" collage of various sounds from the album). The band also does it's first Bob Marley song, "Stir It Up", which is one of the highlights. "The Train Kept A-Rollin'" is an old Johnny Burnette song that Led Zeppelin often performed in concert, and it's another highlight here. Oh, the Zeppelin songs are good, too. If you are a fan of Led Zeppelin who doesn't take Zeppelin too seriously, you will probably enjoy this album.

........and a small diet cola........2004-05-13

Amazing, simply amazing. When I first heard this 12 years ago I was instantly hooked. Big ol' gold belt, Do the claw, and especially Stir it up are downright hilarious. Even after all these years and playing this time after time, it's still funny. But even more amazing is the fact that this was ONE TIGHT BAND. Brilliant guitars, loud drums, and incredible production tells you these guys are a serious band. I may not win a lot of popularity contests for saying this, but, with the exception of "Nobody's Fault" I like their versions of the Zep songs better. Yeah, you read right. And their "Train kept a rollin" blows Aerosmith away. Just remember that everybody is entitled to their own opinion. LONG LIVE TORTELVIS

A lot of Zep fans are too uptight to like this........2004-04-21

Robert Plant isn't one of them. He's a Dreadzep fan.

When listening to this CD, I remember seeing them on tour for this CD and how damn entertaining they were. All good comedy has to be rooted in truth or talent, and Dread Zeppelin shows both. There are some levels that are just above some people's heads (and they remark about the supposed sacrilegious nature of it all on this page). 5,000,000 is clever from the very beginning, and though is not a strong album throughout, has some brilliant moments and some great guitar playing.

The cover shows Charlie Haj-the man who gives Tortelvis his towels and water on stage-in a parody of Led Zeppelin IV's cover, except Charlie has pool sticks, a swimming pool net, and a paint roller on his back. And towels. The opening song samples the announcer from the original Hindenburg crash ("Oh the humanity"), which of course is on the cover of Led Zeppelin I. But you have to pay attention in school to know about it.

Close listens will reveal at the end of Stairway to Heaven, that Tortelvis has promised Fresh Cheese a solo performance, which he performs...on the xylophone. Their cover of Bob Marley's Stir It Up, perhaps the best song on the CD, features a hilarious drivethru order ("Spicy bean burgers. Do you make those here? Spicy bean burgers?") and ends with more Zeppelin inside humor. Because Stir It Up is really an Elvis take on food, the Zeppelin riff is from The Lemon Song. You have to know the Lemon Song riff to get the joke at the end ("While you're at it why don't you squeeze me some of those lemons and make me some lemonade. Ha, look, you got it all over your leg, Charlie").

So back to the show. I had a friend who was really uptight Zeppelin fan, and he sat at the back of the club while we were up front having a blast. He finally came up for the end of the show, where Dread Zeppelin did Stairway to Heaven. As Tortelvis makes his way up to the microphone in a pretentious way to start the song, Ed Zeppelin jumps in and starts singing the first verse. And the crowd went wild.

And then Carl Jah comes out for the amazing solo. It's much the same on the CD, some very fluid and fulfilling guitar playing, and my friend's skepticism washed away when Jah stopped the fun and foolery and just nailed Page's guitar solo, perhaps the most famous in the history of rock and roll. Surely people's humor is different. But the gist might be whether you really love Zeppelin for yourself, and not just what other people think of you, and whether you can really let go and have some fun.

Dread Beat an' Blood
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Best Ever Urban Dub

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Dread Beat an' Blood
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Manufacturer: Frontline
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004W3LY
Release Date: 2000-09-11

Tracks:

Dread Beat An' Blood
Five Nights Of Bleeding
Doun Di Road
Song Of Blood
It Dread Inna Inglan (For George Lindo)
Come Wi Goh Dung Deh
Man Free (For Darcus Howe)
All Wi Doin' Is Defendin

Customer Reviews:

Best Ever Urban Dub.......2006-11-07

Not too much to add to previous reviews, except that this is arguably the best urban reggae-dub ever recorded. Unlike LKJ's Island output, which leaned too much towards sunny, upbeat lilting rhythms for my taste, this one throbs with menace, raw anger, and the pulse of the concrete jungle. Only one complaint: this reissue CD excludes the "All We Doin' is Defendin'" dub, which appeared on the original Virgin 12" single; a dub that will break your spine.

Dubroom Review.......2001-11-09

Listen to the man called Linton Kwesie Johnson, because he's got a lot to say and he is saying it in a hard dubwize style! LKJ doesn't sing, and he doesn't rap, he is a poet from the city of London and he recites his poems over some of the hardest dub riddims ever laid down. The Legendary Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell and his band is responsible for this monumentum of black music that will thrill you to the bones, I guarantee! This is the sound of the crying sufferer: Hard reality of today comes through your speakers as Linton introduces you to the blackman's suffering in modern day babylon. As heavy as the basslines are LKJ's accusations against the police, government, and the sufferers themselves. Although he is not a Rasta this is a Black Consciousness Reggae Album from the first degree. It is the 2nd track called five night of bleeding that made me hooked on reggae and especially dub. This happened back then in 1981 and this album is still among my favorites! Dread beat and blood is Linton's debut album, I consider it his best. You can find his music in several collections that consist of only essential albums. It is one of the first in the genre that is now know as "dub poetry". Like U Roy is to be considered the godfather of toast, Linton Kwesie Johnson must be credited as the godfather of dub poetry. Dread Beat And Blood: consider this to be your next purchase!

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Chicken and Ribs
Dread Zeppelin
Manufacturer: Majestic / Mri
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007KIFHS
Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

Kung Fu Fighting
Las Vegas
Chicken And Ribs
Kashmir
Viva Las Vegas
Rock-N-Roll
Immigrant Song

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