Easy Star Allstars - The Dub Side of the Moon (2003)

The other famous Easy Star Allstar's dub-reggae parody. Pink Floyd goes rhastafari and it sounds great.

Notable changes from the original album (taken from wikipedia.com):

• The cash register opening and closing on "Money" is changed to a man lighting a bong, the bong being ripped, and the man coughing.
• A cuckoo clock is added to the clocks at the beginning of "Time", as is a digital clock, a rooster, and "Reveille" being played on a trumpet.
• Several of the songs feature extensive improvisation over the instrumentals.

Track listing:

1. "Speak to Me & Breathe" (Sluggy Ranks)
2. "On the Run"
3. "Time" (Corey Harris & Ranking Joe)
4. "The Great Gig in the Sky" (Kirsty Rock)
5. "Money" (Gary "Nesta" Pine & Dollarman)
6. "Us and Them" (Frankie Paul)
7. "Any Colour You Like"
8. "Brain Damage" (Dr Israel)
9. "Eclipse" (The Meditations)

Bonus tracks

10. "Time Version"
11. "Great Dub in the Sky"
12. "Step It Pon the Rastaman Scene" (Ranking Joe)
13. "Any Dub You Like"

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Easy Star Allstars - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band (2009)

After famously covering Pink Floyd(I'll post this one tomorrow) and Radiohead, the infamous dub-reggae band goes to cover the biggest record of them all: the Beatles's Sgt. Pepper.

The whole thing is fantastic, even though they are just having a lot of fun, some of these covers even approach what is commonly referred as ART.

There is no bad song here, I mean, if you like REGGAE and DUB, because that's what it is. I was really worried about how would the "Within Without You" cover sound like, though. When I heard it, boy, was I surprised or what? It's GRATE! What about the "She's Leaving Home" version, then?



1. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" ft. Junior Jazz
2. "With a Little Help from My Friends" ft. Luciano
3. "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" ft. Frankie Paul
4. "Getting Better" ft. The Mighty Diamonds
5. "Fixing a Hole (Extended Dub Mix)" ft. Max Romeo
6. "She's Leaving Home" ft. Kirsty Rock
7. "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!" ft. Ranking Roger
8. "Within You Without You" ft. Matisyahu
9. "When I'm Sixty-Four (Extended Dub Mix)" ft. Sugar Minott
10. "Lovely Rita" ft. Bunny Rugs & U-Roy
11. "Good Morning Good Morning" ft. Steel Pulse
12. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"
13. "A Day in the Life" ft. Michael Rose and Menny More

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On an unrelated note: Does someone know the meaning of life? If yes, please do tell. I'm getting tired of having to find it on my own. Thanks.

The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)

Ok, so I'm sick of receiving the same complaints over and over again.
"Why do you only post heterossexual music?"; "Are you people homophobic?"; "Where's gay music??"

For the last time: We are not homophobics. We like gay people a lot! We have always supported the gay movement. My dog is gay!

And to prove our gay-friendliness and open-mind, here's a trademark gay record: The Police's Zenyatta Mondatta. It contains the most beautiful gay anthems someone could ever write. In "Don't Stand so Close To Me" Sting. the lead singer, is not afraid to shout out loud with all the words that he doesn't appreciate women close to him. "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da" is pure poetry and was voted Gay Anthem of The Year in a 1981 BBC's poll. "Behind my camel" and "Canary in a Coalmine" carefully examinate the existence of homossexuality in the animal world.

It's a really good album, it's got reggae, it's got new wave, clever instrumentals. It may sound a bit dorky and annoying at sometimes, but it's okay. it's because they're all gay.

Track listing:
1) Don't Stand So Close To Me; 2) Driven To Tears; 3) When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around; 4) Canary In A Coalmine; 5) Voices Inside My Head; 6) Bombs Away; 7) De Do Do Do De Da Da Da; 8) Behind My Camel; 9) Man In A Suitcase; 10) Shadows In The Rain; 11) The Other Way Of Stopping.

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Dub & Reggae Songs from the world

Nunca fui um ávido fã dos estilos jamaicanos. Mas, por alguma razão ou outra, decidi compilar algumas músicas de Dub e Reggae que são admiradas com louvor na repartição. As 4 coletâneas que serviram de base principal estão na imagem acima: Rough Guide to Dub, Reggae Around the World, Putamayo - Jamaica e Trojan Box Set.

Mesmo aqueles que não simpatizam com o estilo, acharão nessa compilação alguns itens de estimado valor. Meu critério de escolha foi: ou a música é muito boa ou muito diferenciada.E entre as escolhidas constam um dub japonês da ilha de Okinawa(Ryukyu Underground - Tinsagu nu hana dub), um reggae com uma orquestra chinesa(Jah Wobble and the Chinese Orchestra -L1), um reggae-sounding da Índia britânica(Pendha Gidda - Bally Sagoo), um boogaloo cubano(Supereagles - Viva Supereagles), Serge Gainsbourg?!(Des Laids, Des Laids) e dois covers dos Beatles(You Won't See Me e If I Needed Someone).

Although I've never been a great fan of the jamaican sound, I've done this dub&reggae compilation featuring such incredible individual songs that even one that does not like Reggae or Dub is going to find things of his interest. Enjoy.

1 - The Ethiopians - Engine 54
2 - Rico - Midnight in Ethiopia
3 - Serge Gainsbourg - Des Laids Des Laids
4 - Orchestra Baobab - Boulmamine
5 - Scientist - Miss Know It all
6 - Gnawa Diffusion - Ya Laymi
7 - Supereagles - Viva supereagles
8 - Ryukyu Underground - Tinsagu Nu Hana Dub
9 - Joe White - If I needed Someone
10 - Pendha Gidda - Bally Sagoo
11 - Ernest Ranglin - You Won't See Me
12 - Jah Wobble & the Chinese Dub Orchestra - L1 Dub

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