Roots of Reggae 2: Rock Steady

Roots Of Reggae (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 20, 1996)
• Original Release Date: August 20, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000033SQ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #369,640 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sounds and Pressure

2. Rock Steady

3. Save a Bread

4. Judge Dread

5. Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You

6. You Don't Care

7. Ba Ba Boom [Ba Ba Boom Time]

8. Say You

9. Once upon a Time

10. Don't Look Back

11. Swing and Dine

12. The Tide Is High

13. Build My World Around You

14. Silent River (Runs Deep)

15. Games People Play

16. Soul Style [#]

17. Everybody Bawling

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Early reggae at it's sweetest., November 29, 2001

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Andre M. "brnn64" (Mt. Pleasant, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roots of Reggae 2: Rock Steady (Audio CD)

This collection represents reggae during it 's "rocksteady" period (1966-70). This was where sweet intstrumentation mixed with lovely harmonies combined to make tunes that you could both listen to and dance to for equal enjoyment. This is well-represented in tunes like "Swing and Dine," Everybody's Bawling," and the original "The Tide Is High." However, a forecast of things to come appears in Prince Buster's classic message tune "Judge Dread." This powerful indictment against Black-on-Black crime is (sadly) just as relevant today as it was in 1967 and predates the strong messages that reggae would soon become associated with. Buy this and enjoy.