Faves from the Reggae Universe Rankdown (complete)
Sept 16, 2021 16:12:36 GMT -5
Post by singingrulebritannia on Sept 16, 2021 16:12:36 GMT -5
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American Idiot's Ska rankdown was very valuable in giving coverage of an oft-ignored genre on Pulse. But I've had this rankdown in the works since before his, and in finally getting to it, my take is intended to expand the scope to many of the other Jamaican-originating music styles that orbit Ska--particularly reggae and its subgenres. And since the list of bands AI used was biased towards 2-Tone and Third Wave Ska, and therefore a little lighter in complexion and 90s-centric, I tried to bring to the forefront BIPOC musicians and the 60s-80s eras in this list.
Acquaint yourself with these songs thoroughly, then PM me your ranking of all of them from favorite (#1) to least favorite (#36). Leave the artist names in or not, either way is fine, but please make sure your artist names/titles are typed the same way they are in this opening post. Whether you number your list or not is up to you. After sending your list, you may make changes to your ranks as long as you do so before the deadline. Results are determined by adding up each person's ranks for each song; the song with the least points wins.
Althea And Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
Augustus deleted - King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown
Barrington Levy - Here I Come
Black Uhuru - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved
Bunny Wailer - Dream Land
Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey
Choking Victim - 500 Channels
Culture - Two Sevens Clash
Dadawah - Run Come Rally
Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 (Shanty Town)
Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse
Harry J Allstars - Liquidator
Ini Kamoze - World A Music
Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come
John Holt - Police In Helicopter
Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Inglan Is A Bitch
M.I.A. - Galang
Madness - Baggy Trousers
Max Romeo & The Upsetters - Chase The Devil
Mighty Diamonds - Right Time
Peter Tosh - Legalize It
Prince Far I - Shake The Nation
Scientist - Your Teeth In My Neck
Sister Nancy - Bam Bam
Steel Pulse - Handsworth Revolution
The Abyssinians - Satta Massagana
The Bug f/ Flowdan & Killa P - Skeng
The Congos - Fisherman
The Gladiators - Soul Rebel
The Specials - Gangsters
Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop
Wayne Smith - Under Me Sleng Teng
Yabby You - Conquering Lion
"Run Come Rally" is YouTube-only, so here's the link:
{songs without artist names}
Uptown Top Ranking
King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown
Here I Come
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Could You Be Loved
Dream Land
Marcus Garvey
500 Channels
Two Sevens Clash
Run Come Rally
007 (Shanty Town)
I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
Night Nurse
Liquidator
World A Music
The Harder They Come
Police In Helicopter
Police & Thieves
Inglan Is A Bitch
Galang
Baggy Trousers
Chase The Devil
Right Time
Legalize It
Shake The Nation
Your Teeth In My Neck
Bam Bam
Handsworth Revolution
Satta Massagana
Skeng
Fisherman
Soul Rebel
Gangsters
Pressure Drop
Under Me Sleng Teng
Conquering Lion
Uptown Top Ranking
King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown
Here I Come
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Could You Be Loved
Dream Land
Marcus Garvey
500 Channels
Two Sevens Clash
Run Come Rally
007 (Shanty Town)
I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
Night Nurse
Liquidator
World A Music
The Harder They Come
Police In Helicopter
Police & Thieves
Inglan Is A Bitch
Galang
Baggy Trousers
Chase The Devil
Right Time
Legalize It
Shake The Nation
Your Teeth In My Neck
Bam Bam
Handsworth Revolution
Satta Massagana
Skeng
Fisherman
Soul Rebel
Gangsters
Pressure Drop
Under Me Sleng Teng
Conquering Lion
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Filthy
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