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Bob Marley — So Much Trouble In The World
Album: Survival
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Released: 1979
Length: 3:54
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So much trouble in the world now
So much trouble in the world now

Bless my eyes this morning
Jah sun is on the rise once again
The way Earthly things are going
Anything can happen

You see men sailing on their ego trips
Blast off on their space ship
Million miles from reality
No care for you, no care for me

So much trouble in the world now
So much trouble in the world now
All you got to do is give a little
Give a little, give a little
One more time YE-A-H! YE-AH!

So you think you have found the solution
But it's just another illusion
So before you check out your tide
Don't leave another cornerstone
Standing there behind
We've got to face the day
Ooh-we come what may
We the street people talking
We the people struggling

Now they are sitting on a time bomb
Now I know the time has come
What goes on up is coming on down
Goes around and comes around

So much trouble in the world
So much trouble in the world
So much trouble in the world
There is so much trouble
There is so much trouble
There is so much trouble
There is so much trouble in the world
There is so much trouble in the world
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What to write about an Avatara?
When he died... I never forget.
A friend from 2 years up in college brought a bag of weed for us to pay homage to him - - - and the party went on till morning.
Posted 3 weeks ago by thisbody    [ Reply ]
Almost 50 years on and his words still resonate with so much truth
Posted 3 months ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
I saw the movie. It was just great! Portrayed him perfectly.
Posted 7 months ago by renegade_X    [ Reply ]
TROUBLE=HUMAN WORLD
Posted 9 months ago by ray_killeen    [ Reply ]
47 years later and this song is more relevant than ever.  : (
Posted 1 year ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
At 7.4 surprisingly lowest rating on RP
Posted 1 year ago by ray_killeen    [ Reply ]
best of Bob - survival
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Mercy what a year 2020 and this seems appropriate right now!
Posted 3 years ago by Asmith    [ Reply ]
How appropriate,  love you BM x
Posted 4 years ago by cloudymcloudface    [ Reply ]
Amen
Posted 4 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
 Jakethemuss wrote:
Opening notes copied from Jeff Wayne’s war of the worlds?
 
Yeah, I'm sure Bob Marley listened to that album all the time - two years before it was released.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Opening notes copied from Jeff Wayne’s war of the worlds?
Posted 5 years ago by Jakethemuss    [ Reply ]
7 to 9
Posted 5 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
 DocStrangelove wrote:
this sucks
not everything BM did was good...
 
Agree  7 - > 5
Posted 5 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
 edrickvb wrote:
One of Bob's best. Love the bass line! What goes around comes around...

 
Yah mon!
Posted 6 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
 2MD4J1F wrote:
Might Makes Right followed by So Much Trouble... Bill Goldsmith, the last DJ

 
100% down wit dat brah:) :)
Posted 6 years ago by davidbrace61    [ Reply ]
Might Makes Right followed by So Much Trouble... Bill Goldsmith, the last DJ
Posted 6 years ago by 2MD4J1F    [ Reply ]
Loving this themed run right now Bill - AWESEOME! May peace and integrity reign.  DCD, Starsailor, CVB, and now Marley!
Posted 7 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Tedium and tediumer.
Posted 8 years ago by joelbb    [ Reply ]
Sublime...
Posted 8 years ago by Neil66    [ Reply ]
 darkblue wrote:

yes he is :) still love it <3

 
Indeed ;))
Posted 9 years ago by Ginetta    [ Reply ]
 Sloggydog wrote:
Is Bob is good

 
yes he is :) still love it <3
Posted 10 years ago by darkblue    [ Reply ]
Is Bob is good
Posted 10 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Madness... yes I said Madness... does an awesome version of Bob's song on The Dangerman Sessions.
Posted 11 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Hmm, Jamaica...hmm...
Posted 13 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]
redstorm wrote:
to all of you; Let it Flow....Let it Be {#Meditate} if you dont like something, give it your meaningless rating and just move out of the way until something else comes on that you like
Cloaking a command and a dismissal in an icon of peace is disingenuous at best, but entirely consistent with the actions of the majority of practitioners I've encountered. Apart from Buddhism, is there a doctrine that doesn't hold those outside of its tenants to be cursed or inferior? Lennon was onto something regarding the religion issue.

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
One of Bob's best. Love the bass line! What goes around comes around...
Posted 14 years ago by edrickvb    [ Reply ]
it cannot get any better.....bob marley rocks my world!
Posted 14 years ago by moonsaura    [ Reply ]
 musickat wrote:

I'll go along with that.   Paying attention to the positive is a MUCH better way to be.   Makes for a happier life  {#Good-vibes}

 

So true!!
Posted 14 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
Ziggy, "Money cant buy life"
Posted 14 years ago by ortallcowgirl    [ Reply ]
"So Much Trouble In The World" ... indeed ... and the rate seems to be always increasing {#Meditate}
Posted 14 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
 redstorm wrote:
to all of you; Let it Flow....Let it Be {#Meditate} if you dont like something, give it your meaningless rating and just move out of the way until something else comes on that you like
 
I'll go along with that.   Paying attention to the positive is a MUCH better way to be.   Makes for a happier life  {#Good-vibes}

Posted 14 years ago by musickat    [ Reply ]
Pertinent lyrics...but aren't we done w/ Mr. Marley for awhile?
Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Sing it brother Bob!  So much trouble in the world....
Posted 14 years ago by the_music_junkie    [ Reply ]
 calypsus_1 wrote:
unforgettable  -   10.
 
Totally agree!!

Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
Our driver in Belize had all of Marley's work on cassette in his van. Coupled with the sun, rum drinks, and gorgeous scenery, it was one of the best vacations we ever took, thanks to slickrock.com.
 
We brought the KTEL CD "TV Tunes" with us on our trip to Jamaica - a long time ago. The rastas seemed to like the Beverley Hillbilly's theme the best. 

Posted 14 years ago by PFM    [ Reply ]
 laozilover wrote:
Turn it up!
 
 i did !! {#Biggrin}

Posted 15 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
Was Marley just singing about spaceships? {#Eek}
Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Turn it up!
Posted 15 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
By chance I had a Desmond Dekker CD in the player this morning. This is an interesting juxtaposition. I was never much of a Marley fan, but that's because he was "ruined" for me by a smokehead roomie who would listen to nothing else.
Posted 15 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
hope your afternoon is better, god is always watching
Posted 15 years ago by mr_toad    [ Reply ]
ok song but a long way from my fav Bob song
cover reminded me though...(natty dread).  I was always impressed by the guy in "Bad Brains" because his dread had evolved into just three locks.  Then I saw this dude in USVI who only had two...one sort of on the front of his head and one on the back and both down below his knees.  I haven't found the guy yet with only one yet but when I do I will give him the prize.
Posted 15 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
NOW, TODAY, SO MUCH TROUBLE IN THE WORLD!{#Fight}
Posted 15 years ago by fantomas    [ Reply ]
 jlind wrote:
yuck, Floyd had to be followed by this crap? :( My morning just got ruined.
 

Christ, Marley is one of the only things that can get the foul taste of Floyd out of my mouth.
Posted 15 years ago by holborne    [ Reply ]
steel pulse listened to this one
Posted 15 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
jlind wrote:
yuck, Floyd had to be followed by this crap? :( My morning just got ruined.


your fish bowl is too small

Posted 15 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
to all of you; Let it Flow....Let it Be {#Meditate} if you dont like something, give it your meaningless rating and just move out of the way until something else comes on that you like


Posted 15 years ago by redstorm    [ Reply ]
unforgettable  -   10.
Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
yuck, Floyd had to be followed by this crap? :( My morning just got ruined.
Posted 16 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
@papernapkin: In this case it's more likely a matter of politics and spirtuality than "taste". I happen to disagree with you about Marley being over-rated and I do like most of his work in terms of composition, rhythm, melody, and harmony...plus it just feels good. But the fact is I enjoy such a wide range of wildly different musical styles that I would be just as enthusiastic about the same ideas, sentiments, etc being expressed in a different genre. So...as for people who don't like reggae, hopefully they can still appreciate the substantive content of Marley's work which transcends the reggae genre. If not...well then it's not a matter of taste at all. (That said, I think your rebuke of fortyonejb was not entirely inappropriate; his lashing out at the "ignorance" of others doesn't exactly communicate the spirit Marley served and conveyed...rather the opposite actually. I never did understand agro reggae dudes."One love, one heart", remember?)
Posted 16 years ago by omniphiliac    [ Reply ]
good song, love Marley's music, am sure I can't appreciate his cry for social justice as never been to his land, but guess their fight is against THE MAN, the system in their country. Sucko Barfo. I do wish that RP would play, obtain some of his more classic stuff, No Woman No Cry, So Ja Sef, etc. off an old album I bought in 1975, I think it's the best album he ever released. So Much Trouble in the World is just getting so boring, relentless Marley song.
Posted 16 years ago by Kokoloco53    [ Reply ]
@fortyonejb: Talk about not understanding. Know that people's tastes vary. Music is visceral more than anything else. You shouldn't have to be a music scholar to 'understand' it. I think Bob's over-rated.
Posted 16 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
being a grey old man, having heard it the first time all those years ago,you sometimes forget how good Bob was
Posted 16 years ago by MrDill    [ Reply ]
DoctorHooey wrote:
Track 1 of Marley's best album (in my opinion). It just makes me want to hear the rest!!
I know what to hear @home after Feierabend today.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Saint Bob, Thank You
Posted 17 years ago by bushogboner    [ Reply ]
Track 1 of Marley's best album (in my opinion). It just makes me want to hear the rest!!
Posted 17 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
aaaaaah... B.Marley..
Posted 17 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
Our driver in Belize had all of Marley's work on cassette in his van. Coupled with the sun, rum drinks, and gorgeous scenery, it was one of the best vacations we ever took, thanks to slickrock.com.
Posted 17 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Phoenix4357 wrote:
Great song to listen to while I enter e-mail address into a new database. Respect!
Same to me....except in my case it's coding a script.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
...driving down highway 1 to Ventura Dead show. Survivor on loop...1982. Glad I survived cancer. Thank Jah!
Posted 17 years ago by wookie    [ Reply ]
Great song to listen to while I enter e-mail address into a new database. Respect!
Posted 17 years ago by Phoenix4357    [ Reply ]
How could one _not_ love this?
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
jlind wrote:
A shitty regaee song I hadn't given a 1 to yet, well that takes care of that.
pushkinjim wrote:
I'll give it a 1 for you. I'd give a zero if they had such a rating - or maybe we can add minuses to the ratings.
Look mom I'm cool! I can get on this here internet and hate music i'm too ignorant to understand!
Posted 17 years ago by fortyonejb    [ Reply ]
what a great song...album after album of some of the best raggae
Posted 17 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
jlind wrote:
A shitty regaee song I hadn't given a 1 to yet, well that takes care of that.
I'll give it a 1 for you. I'd give a zero if they had such a rating - or maybe we can add minuses to the ratings.
Posted 17 years ago by pushkinjim    [ Reply ]
rKokon wrote:
Knowledgeable persons: Please give us summary info and/or links to educate us about the time signature of reggae. Also your opinion about its immediate antecedent and its first child. Thank you.
Reggae is a slower version of rocksteady which is the slower version of ska
Posted 17 years ago by rocco1207    [ Reply ]
rKokon wrote:
Knowledgeable persons: Please give us summary info and/or links to educate us about the time signature of reggae. Also your opinion about its immediate antecedent and its first child. Thank you.
OK, it's four on the floor, on the 'one'....the rest follows in that groove
Posted 17 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
I have to admit to being somewhat perplexed by the ongoing "reggae sucks ... no it doesn't ... yes it does" sparring, as I tend for the most part to make my decisions on a track by track basis according to each artist's performance, rather than by genre. Each to his own.
Posted 17 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Knowledgeable persons: Please give us summary info and/or links to educate us about the time signature of reggae. Also your opinion about its immediate antecedent and its first child. Thank you.
Posted 17 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
DD closemindedmoron wrote:
This guy was nothing but a pot smoker that wrote horrible music.
Your number one rated song is from the Dead? They don't do drugs, right?
Posted 17 years ago by jdhockey526    [ Reply ]
DD closemindedmoron wrote:
This guy was nothing but a pot smoker that wrote horrible music.
That doesn't make you a bad person, does it? (pot smoker who loves this horrible music)
Posted 17 years ago by Al_Koholic    [ Reply ]
DD closemindedmoron wrote:
This guy was nothing but a pot smoker that wrote horrible music.
Troll
Posted 17 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
DD closemindedmoron wrote:
This guy was nothing but a pot smoker that wrote horrible music.
Not exactly sure what one has to do with the other. Having said that, I've never really got the whole "reggae" thing. I actually saw Marley live way back when and (forgive me for the blasphemy) walked out bored out of my mind after about 30 minutes.
Posted 17 years ago by eskles    [ Reply ]
closemindedmoron wrote:
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Maybe if we all ignore him...he'll go away.
Posted 17 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
closemindedmoron wrote:
This guy was nothing but a pot smoker that wrote horrible music.
Yeah, and then there's the rest of us world shakers right?
Posted 17 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
this guy has soothed a million souls, and his vices helped him do it.... and if this track was added to a few 'important' peoples soundtracks there might not be as much trouble in the world
Posted 17 years ago by dundidit    [ Reply ]
closemindedmoron wrote:
This guy was nothing but a pot smoker that wrote horrible music.
That "pot smoker" shaped a nation!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by Viv515    [ Reply ]
He was a great artist, give it a chance, u have to be kidding.
Posted 17 years ago by contractor07    [ Reply ]
never enuf reggae.
Posted 17 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
raven121x wrote:
Amen.
Hallelujah
Posted 17 years ago by soja    [ Reply ]
meloman wrote:
Too much reggae period.
Amen.
Posted 17 years ago by raven121x    [ Reply ]
UltraNurd wrote:
Too much reggae today.
Too much reggae period.
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
Too much reggae today.
Posted 18 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
Have to admit: brilliant segue from Euphoria!
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Favourite lines:
You see men sailing on their ego trips Blast off on their space ship Million miles from reality No care for you, no care for me
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
A shitty regaee song I hadn't given a 1 to yet, well that takes care of that.
Posted 18 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
hitz wrote:
Never enough Marley here or anywhere. Genius, poetic and soothing....... much needed in these messed up times. Now Bill, how about some of the rare or unplugged studio stuff when Marley was just fooling around with an acoustic guitar, great stuff.
Posted 18 years ago by hitz    [ Reply ]
anniebear wrote:
it's pretty funny reading the comments saying that reggae is "simple"....ha, yeah right. Anyway, it sort of reminds me of this fellow I used to work with. He hated the Grateful Dead witha bitter passion. One day I asked him what hios problem with the Dead was. He said to me (in all sincerity) that "The Grateful Dead play too many notes.....like Mozart" I was like geeze, thats awfully....shallow
Um, reggae is generally simple. But that's not a bad thing. Plenty of simple music is wonderful, and plenty of complex music is wretched (a la Yngwie Malmsteen). I don't like reggae because of the repitition. The endless variations on the one-drop drum beat, the same rhythms from one song (and artist) to the next. Sure, there are a few songs I like here and there, but they're at the edge of the genre. The rest are stuck in the same form. And the "creativity within the form" argument doesn't work for me...I don't like Emily Dickenson either :-) But, as is my main point, always - mine is a matter of taste, not universal fact.
Posted 18 years ago by ploafmaster    [ Reply ]
Hey, a Marley track I haven't commented on yet! Fantastic track, of course. Survival is his most underrated album, IMO.
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
anniebear wrote:
it's pretty funny reading the comments saying that reggae is "simple"....ha, yeah right. Anyway, it sort of reminds me of this fellow I used to work with. He hated the Grateful Dead witha bitter passion. One day I asked him what hios problem with the Dead was. He said to me (in all sincerity) that "The Grateful Dead play too many notes.....like Mozart" I was like geeze, thats awfully....shallow
A band that was to play at a wedding reception was asked by prospective bride and groom if they could learn to play one of Marley songs for the reception. They tried, but had to tell them they could not do it because it was too difficult to learn in a relatively short period of time. Yeah, simple!
Posted 18 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
Great rhythms...suddenly my whole body is a swayin' and a groovin'
Posted 18 years ago by chinchita    [ Reply ]
Such a sweet, soothing, uplifting sound.
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
it's pretty funny reading the comments saying that reggae is "simple"....ha, yeah right. Anyway, it sort of reminds me of this fellow I used to work with. He hated the Grateful Dead witha bitter passion. One day I asked him what hios problem with the Dead was. He said to me (in all sincerity) that "The Grateful Dead play too many notes.....like Mozart" I was like geeze, thats awfully....shallow
Posted 19 years ago by anniebear    [ Reply ]
Mandatory Marley... Well it should be anyway.
Posted 19 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
so much re-pe-TI-tion in th'song
Posted 19 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh, this song was exactly what I needed to hear at this moment.
Posted 19 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
Just what I needed to get me moving this morning
Posted 19 years ago by GregK    [ Reply ]
There is an excellent article on the life and times of Bob Marley in a recent issue of Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/7047679
Posted 19 years ago by Cyclehawk    [ Reply ]
ankhara99 wrote:
I care and want to dance at the same time. Does that make me a bad person?
No, that is exactly what Bob wants you to do!
Posted 19 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
steeler wrote:
Ah, but you see, it's all about the feeling that reggae conveys! Here, for instance, you get the feeling that Bob actually cares about all the trouble in the world, and wants us to care. And as you listen, you do care.
I care and want to dance at the same time. Does that make me a bad person?
Posted 19 years ago by ankhara99    [ Reply ]
not really complex, the lyrics...
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
Feelin' IRIE!! (pimp)
Posted 20 years ago by Peyote    [ Reply ]
Great addition to the mix.
Posted 20 years ago by dhostetler    [ Reply ]
FINALLY! Some Bob Marley besides the SAME old songs everyone plays to death. They once were good songs, but so overplayed they should be buried for five years before played again. This sounds great, because it was not on the greatest hits record.
Posted 20 years ago by chucklesalmon    [ Reply ]
Typesbad wrote:
I've enjoyed reading the varying opinions on reggae. Regardless of how complex it may be to play and compose, I too find it much too limited in its pure form to enjoy listening to more than a song or two at a time. Variations in beat, tempo, instrumentation vocal style and emotional thrust are just to minimal to keep me interested for too long. I've much more enjoyed reggae influences on other genre's such as the early Police work. I suppose that makes a true reggae fan blanche but I personally like to hear the various reggae signitures taken out for a walk now and then.
Ah, but you see, it's all about the feeling that reggae conveys! Here, for instance, you get the feeling that Bob actually cares about all the trouble in the world, and wants us to care. And as you listen, you do care.
Posted 20 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
Typesbad wrote:
I've enjoyed reading the varying opinions on reggae. Regardless of how complex it may be to play and compose, I too find it much too limited in its pure form to enjoy listening to more than a song or two at a time. Variations in beat, tempo, instrumentation vocal style and emotional thrust are just to minimal to keep me interested for too long.
Well put.
Posted 20 years ago by ndanger666    [ Reply ]
I've enjoyed reading the varying opinions on reggae. Regardless of how complex it may be to play and compose, I too find it much too limited in its pure form to enjoy listening to more than a song or two at a time. Variations in beat, tempo, instrumentation vocal style and emotional thrust are just to minimal to keep me interested for too long. I've much more enjoyed reggae influences on other genre's such as the early Police work. I suppose that makes a true reggae fan blanche but I personally like to hear the various reggae signitures taken out for a walk now and then.
Posted 20 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
beelzebubba wrote:
reggae still sucks
Please tell us how you really feel
Posted 21 years ago by iggy33    [ Reply ]
reggae still sucks
Posted 21 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Jeronimus_Funk: not bad, but rather not --> too much bob and not enough other, better reggae!
So go on and upload the real shit, grasshoppers!
Posted 21 years ago by Jeronimus_Funk    [ Reply ]
not bad, but rather not --> too much bob and not enough other, better reggae!
Posted 21 years ago by Jeronimus_Funk    [ Reply ]
yes. \"Duppy Conqueror\"
Posted 21 years ago by For_Office_Use_O    [ Reply ]
Looking at reggae and seeing simplicity is like looking at the ocean and just seeing water. It is those who perceive who have the problem, not what is perceived. Regardless, if you don\'t like Reggae, don\'t go around telling me that it is \"simplistic\". I can respect your not liking the music, but I am not going to buy into some vague claim that it doesn\'t have enough \"complexity\" or whatever you deem necessary for music to be good. - Riff
Posted 21 years ago by riffster    [ Reply ]
Yes Bob - Yes there is.
Posted 21 years ago by Spliff    [ Reply ]
Have to agree with the previous message (the one I just screwed up trying to cite). I\'m currently playing drums in a reggae/soca band: after 20 years of playing rock and jazz, reggae involved a large amount of rhythmic rethinking. The changes and arrangements may be \'simple,\' but that doesn\'t make them easy, if I can be allowed that kind of distinction. In any case, Marley and the Wailers were a great band and a powerful cultural force. Keep the reggae coming.
Posted 21 years ago by Vicey    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by banana: I cannot agree more! Skatalites! Thank you RP for the world music!!! :D
mmmm, Skatalites :D :) :D
Posted 21 years ago by time_101    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by heeb: You are SOOO wrong! Have you tried PLAYING, CREATING Reggae? I have! I've played in a Roots Rock Reggae band for a few years. It is in NO way simple. I've written songs (music and lyrics), I've played keyboards, guitars, bassguitar, and wrote vocal arrangements during this time. Believe me, we had SUCH a hard time finding good Reggae musicians! Most "normal" (rock, pop, etc.) musicians don't have a clue how to play/create reggae!!! It is SOOO different from what we (musicians having a non Reggae background) are used to! I myself had to learn the tricks of the trade! It was not easy I can tell you. Writing/playing a rocksong is thousand times easier than writing a Reggae song that really has a Reggae feel.
Posted 21 years ago by Vicey    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by curtisls: Please understand that what I say is not a personal attack on anyone associated with reggae, but as a musical form, it is near the bottom. The rhythms and melodies are simplistic at best. While Marley and others write meaningful lyrics, there are a whole lot of artists much better at that part of songwriting as well. Please consider expanding your mind when it comes to music, and I don't mean by smoking a spliff.
You are SOOO wrong! Have you tried PLAYING, CREATING Reggae? I have! I've played in a Roots Rock Reggae band for a few years. It is in NO way simple. I've written songs (music and lyrics), I've played keyboards, guitars, bassguitar, and wrote vocal arrangements during this time. Believe me, we had SUCH a hard time finding good Reggae musicians! Most "normal" (rock, pop, etc.) musicians don't have a clue how to play/create reggae!!! It is SOOO different from what we (musicians having a non Reggae background) are used to! I myself had to learn the tricks of the trade! It was not easy I can tell you. Writing/playing a rocksong is thousand times easier than writing a Reggae song that really has a Reggae feel.
Posted 21 years ago by heeb    [ Reply ]
Both curtisls and trancefussion are right."One-trick pony" is right, too . . . but it is sort of like condiments on food. You might not want hot banana peppers with every meal or even every day, or the same for cinnamon tea . . . but as an occasional spice it is fine. We don't have to hear a lot of it in a row, but he is an authentic voice.
Posted 22 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
Please understand that what I say is not a personal attack on anyone associated with reggae, but as a musical form, it is near the bottom. The rhythms and melodies are simplistic at best. While Marley and others write meaningful lyrics, there are a whole lot of artists much better at that part of songwriting as well. Please consider expanding your mind when it comes to music, and I don\'t mean by smoking a spliff.
Posted 22 years ago by curtisls    [ Reply ]