Sometimes I feel reggae music ago dead

[kingy]

I mean when I listen to the older cats....sugar minott, D Brown and all dem and compare dem to these new artists...its like night and day. The older guys are so much more talented and musical that their songs to me feels new eventhough I listen to the over and over and over again.

And not to say its because I grow up pon these music because I really got into music in the early 90s in terms of what I like. Yes i grew up around music as my dad used to collect music and we used to string up pon sundays and saturdays. But these new chunes or artist just connot compare. I could say sizzla would be a timeless artist but him gone de wrong way already. I mean his De Real Ting..which is his best album in a long time cannot compare to his early stuff. I dont get it at all.

Is it just me?

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Sometimes I feel reggae music ago dead

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kingy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I mean when I listen to the older cats....sugar minott, D Brown and all dem and compare dem to these new artists...its like night and day. The older guys are so much more talented and musical that their songs to me feels new eventhough I listen to the over and over and over again.

And not to say its because I grow up pon these music because I really got into music in the early 90s in terms of what I like. Yes i grew up around music as my dad used to collect music and we used to string up pon sundays and saturdays. But these new chunes or artist just connot compare. I could say sizzla would be a timeless artist but him gone de wrong way already. I mean his De Real Ting..which is his best album in a long time cannot compare to his early stuff. I dont get it at all.

Is it just me? </div></div>
Yes it is just you.
Reggae survived for decades with only the Jamaixan and UK black market,not more reggae sells abroad and is produced abroad than jamaica. It will survive for a long time.

[Hopyoneson]

Re: Sometimes I feel reggae music ago dead

Kingy I understand the sentiments but there is a new generation of musicians coming of age in Jamaica right now that are bursting with talent, plus Jamaicans just have too much talent and genius, reggae will never die in our lifetime...with the tools available i.e youtube, myspace, mac, fruity loops software, mic and a dream any Jamaican artist can have there 15 minutes of fame if they smart and hugry enough.

[mountaingal]

Re: Sometimes I feel reggae music ago dead

Kingy, wah bout Luciano, aka Mr. Sensitive? im no qualify as conscious?

i think in music you always have different streams - more serious and more fun and lighthearted. Mi sue seh "wreck a p** p**" was popular di same time as some more conscious music wenna produce.

[tsophra]

Re: Sometimes I feel reggae music ago dead

Kingy..Iknow xzackly what yu mean..I love old movies...even though they were made decades before my time I feel that nothing is as good..

as far as reggae is concerned me feel yu pan dat to..even though there are some good musicians out dere now..the old stuff is still the best..mebbe its because they were the originators..broke the barriers..set the standard...so every ting that comes after sounds like a pale immitation or variation [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70402-thinking.gif[/img]

as for reggae dying me a wanda..in my new artist poas uppa top me mention dat the musician sey im new "cultural, eddifying" album is intended for a European audience. Dat mek me wanda if im feel sey jamaicans don't lissen to culture music and wedda other artists feel the same way (come to tink of it wha day Luciano was bawling (litterally [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70456-eyebrows.gif[/img]) bout de same ting) ...wouldn't dat be so ish..up till now me cyaan believe the man sey dat...I thought the point of "eddifying" music was to reach the people [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif[/img]

.. I think what's been missing and what will save reggae is new blood..i think this movement of new culture/roots artists will increase its popularity..which in turn will bring in more creative and talented artists...

yu need fe check out Midnite..there in a class of they're own [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/desdentado.gif[/img]

[dahjah]

Re: Sometimes I feel reggae music ago dead

Kingy mi have too much undahgroun REGGAE weh nah get air play (real roots) fe even tink dem way deh.

Prince Malachi
Daweh Congo
Desarie ( right Arjen)
Richie Spice
Jah Mason
Jah Cure
Junior Kelly
Natty King
Natural Black
Norrisman
Zahair

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[dahjah]

Re: Sometimes I feel reggae music ago dead

Kingy mi have too much undahgroun REGGAE weh nah get air play (real roots) fe even tink dem way deh.

Prince Malachi
Daweh Congo
Desarie ( right Arjen)
Richie Spice
Jah Mason
Jah Cure
Junior Kelly
Natty King
Natural Black
Norrisman
Zahair

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