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john eden said:
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"You know, that Chris Blackwell disgusts me, makes me want to vomit. He invited me to the opening of the Compass Point studio in Nassau and there I saw him drink the blood of a freshly killed chicken. He thought I was into all that voodoo and obeah (African magic for inflicting damage on enemies, much feared in the Caribbean) stuff, and offered me some. It was disgusting."
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Imagine what Don Letts had to do to get that flat.
 
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crackerjack

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Talking of Island artistes who are naughty...is Amy about to become the Jewish Sinead?

AMY'S NEW SONGS NOT UP TO SCRATCH
Now, I should start by saying that this story is based on quotes from an unnamed source who spoke to The Sun, but reportedly Island Records aren't happy with songs Amy Winehouse wrote in St Lucia for her third album. Apparently the heavily reggae-influenced songs feature some pretty dark lyrics and the label feel that the change of musical direction coupled with a bombardment of lyrical misery might be too much for the singer's fans. Although, given that the music on her last album, 'Back To Black', featured a new musical style and some fairly dark lyrics, I'm not sure how likely this is to be true. The source does reckon these lyrics are particularly dark, though

But anyway, the source told The Sun: "Amy was very productive during her stay in St Lucia. She wrote a hell of a lot of songs, but the majority of them just aren't hitting the mark. She seems to have ditched her trademark vintage soul sound and is now heavily influenced by reggae. Her bosses don't think it's a wise move to change her style so sharply and have told her that".

On the subject of the lyrics, they added: "The lyrics are very dark indeed. While she's known for her confessional style and has been very successful with it, many of the tracks are near the knuckle. Everyone understands that Amy is an artist and she must be true to her instincts. In the past, she's written frequently about broken hearts and boyfriends, but this time round she's delving into harrowing terrain".
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empty mirror

empty mirror

remember the jackalope
^ the gainsbourg record is good but nothing you need to rush out to buy----for completists, i think.

john eden said:
Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey / Garvey's Ghost would be another of my picks.
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^ yes! i need to dig that out now that the weather is warming.
 
matt b

matt b

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Winehouse'll be fine as long as she lets lots of white session musicians overdub the original tracks.
 
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ether

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''I believe there is a real danger of people thinking that reggae died with Bob Marley, and Island Records myth building exercises had a lot to do with fostering that impression. As a result of this, the eighties generation of artists and producers never got their proper dues in my opinion, since the mainstream media was far too busy searching for the next Bob Marley to notice the new Cocoa Tea, Frankie Paul, Tiger etc''

(John Masouri)
 
matt b

matt b

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hint said:
Not sure this makes sense - the article says she went over the to write, not record.
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the comment was a poor attempt to allude to what Island did to BMW.

I didn't read the article about winehouse, as i don't care. ;)
 
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crackerjack

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matt b said:
the comment was a poor attempt to allude to what Island did to BMW.
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Ah, that went woosh! over my head. I'm very fond of Catch A Fire, maybe cos it was the first of his I had taped. I can imagine if I'd been an 18-year-old dubhead when it came out I'd have dismissed it as the work of Babylon.
 
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polystyle

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Islands

Harder They Come - gamechanger

Sparks -classic tunes on those albums mentioned upthread ,
liked the band , one guitarist was superior Martin .... ?

Grace Jones - the Compass Point album sounds didn't date much

adding NO NY - an album collection that nailed that genre name onto those groups included in final lineup.
Was on Island right ?
 
padraig (u.s.)

padraig (u.s.)

a monkey that will go ape
GREGORY ISAACS - NIGHT NURSE!!!

C'mon all you reggae nerd dons.:D

Wally Badarou kills on it the funky synths, Isaacs gets all John Holt loverman but freakier, plus a bunch of the Dub Syndicate dudes. One of my favorite post-70s reggae albums.
 
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