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Topic: What does PA think of Bob Marley? Posted: June 12 2014 at 08:52
It's very strange, because I enjoy many reggae bands, including the Wailers on Serge Gainsbourg's (Gainsbourg + reggae were made for each other ! ), but Marley the "nr1" is one of the rare reggae singers I really don't like !
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Posted: June 09 2014 at 09:28
'Eh..not my thing' , but there are several tracks I have heard over the years that are decent and most of my listening of his music was back in the 70's.
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Posted: June 09 2014 at 02:05
I gotta admit, I'm a little bit confused .......... sometimes it seems to me, as if I just couldn't give a bar of soap for him...... Once upon a time, a friend (my arch nemesis these days ) had an album called Kaya (if memory serves me well) and I just didn't see what was so 'hip' about it ???
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Posted: June 08 2014 at 22:20
The Pessimist wrote:
Regarding the genres, you said that Reggae doesn't necessarily focus on individuality, and I would like to challenge that.
That's interesting. I find that idea pretty hard to argue with. I'm not saying "all reggae sounds the same" (though it is a very style-consistent genre), but I find the general atmosphere is that of "the people" more often than a specific person's journey, experience or introspection etc.
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Posted: June 08 2014 at 19:42
Altairius wrote:
Of the genres? Not at all.
That is a bit harsh on the community, in fact what am I saying... PA has way more identity than most userbases. I was thinking more of online forums in general. RateYourMusic is dire.
Regarding the genres, you said that Reggae doesn't necessarily focus on individuality, and I would like to challenge that. You also said that the userbase on this forum consists of "kids who lack much of an identity"...
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Posted: June 08 2014 at 18:22
Of the genres? Not at all.
That is a bit harsh on the community, in fact what am I saying... PA has way more identity than most userbases. I was thinking more of online forums in general. RateYourMusic is dire.
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Posted: June 08 2014 at 18:04
Altairius wrote:
I don't imagine there is much crossover between prog and reggae fans. Prog is all about adventure, exploration, individualism. Reggae is about community and sustainability.
I guess a lot of the userbase is kids who lack much of an identity and can like both but it seems near impossible to like both a lot.
A bit judgmental of both genres and the community here isn't it?
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Posted: June 07 2014 at 23:25
I don't imagine there is much crossover between prog and reggae fans. Prog is all about adventure, exploration, individualism. Reggae is about community and sustainability.
I guess a lot of the userbase is kids who lack much of an identity and can like both but it seems near impossible to like both a lot.
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Posted: June 07 2014 at 03:20
I like Exodus and also the song that Manfred Mann's Earthband covered ( can't remember the song for the moment). I used to know someone who was mad keen on Reggae but had little regard for Marley as he was the 'commercial end' of the genre.
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Posted: June 07 2014 at 01:32
smartpatrol wrote:
Yeah, that is pretty annoying to me. He wasn't even really a stoner, marijuana is a big spiritual thing for Rastafarians
Conversely, being a stoner could be a main tenet of rastafari (which is a bit telling). Nothing against afrocentrism but this adds on all these weird, half-baked Christian elements and revisions of the Bible.
I like Bob though. He had more of a universalist thing a la Stevie Wonder going, and his songwriting is more memorable and diverse than other reggae.
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Posted: June 06 2014 at 10:19
I'll be the first with the 'not bad' vote.
Some of his songs are cool (I still spin the "Talkin' Blues" cd given to me on occasion, really like the title track) and the general vibe is great, but I'm pretty burnt on some of his more well-known tunes, and not in a good way.
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Posted: June 06 2014 at 10:08
I and I (DUe respect to Dean)
don't really have any desire to listen to Marley,even though I do like some reggae. I once had an early concert on tape from 1973 or so and it was good because it wans't all the usual suspects. Much more of the little known perhaps more subtle Wailers and less Bob.
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sometimes it seems to me, as if I just couldn't give a bar of soap for him...... 
) had an album called Kaya (if memory serves me well) and I just didn't see what was so 'hip' about it ???
Altairius wrote:
. So obviously they will hate anything that isn't prog
