Reggae, rocksteady, and ska fans?

[Qhrumphf]

I forgot how great this track is.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Hadn't heard this before. Another track off my recent vinyl score (the rest of it's Oi! stuff, so I'll spare posting it here). Digging this album hard. Heard a couple of tracks, but hadn't heard most of it.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

nice find! I gotta order me up some stuff. folks in our area think ska is what you get from a bad cut and that Bob Marley invented reggae. and that it's only for hippies and "the Negroes". for as culturally diverse our area is, it still seems like the population is stuck in 1922.

 

[Qhrumphf]

nice find! I gotta order me up some stuff. folks in our area think ska is what you get from a bad cut and that Bob Marley invented reggae. and that it's only for hippies and "the Negroes". for as culturally diverse our area is, it still seems like the population is stuck in 1922.

Yeah. I cleaned both places I went out of the good stuff. I was REALLY hoping to grab The Selecter's "Too Much Pressure". Had it in mp3 on the comp for a loooong time and love the album, but wanted the vinyl. But the place that had it apparently had one copy, sold it a few days before I made it in.

Guess I'm lucky to live in one of the most diverse areas of the country.

 

[ICWiener]

I was down at Boo Boo Records in San Luis yesterday and they had a fat stack of reggae and rocksteady vinyl. Expensive as hell, but I guess you gotta pay for the good stuff.

Picked up this one:

http://www.soundstagedirect.com/various-artists-studio-one-rocksteady-180-gram-vinyl-records.shtml

Also found a nice sealed copy of Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat.

 

[ICWiener]

I guess since this is a forum dedicated to beer, I should mention that while I was down there I spent the entirety of Wednesday afternoon/evening at Firestone Walker. Got a nice little tour of the brewey, got half corked in the tasting room, and then briefly met Adam Firestone whilst getting completely corked at the restaurant/taproom. Overall, not a bad day.

 

[Qhrumphf]

I was down at Boo Boo Records in San Luis yesterday and they had a fat stack of reggae and rocksteady vinyl. Expensive as hell, but I guess you gotta pay for the good stuff.

Picked up this one:

http://www.soundstagedirect.com/various-artists-studio-one-rocksteady-180-gram-vinyl-records.shtml

Also found a nice sealed copy of Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat.

Nice. On both counts. I remember going to Amoeba Music in San Francisco (my grandparents lived in the bay area) and being impressed at the punk selection as a much younger kid. That was before I got into reggae though. I've found a number of decent spots over the years, but never anywhere else like that.

 

[ICWiener]

I've found a number of decent spots over the years, but never anywhere else like that.

And you most likely never will. All three Amoeba's are amazing. If you ever find yourself in or around LA, go to Amoeba in Hollywood. It's something like 40,000 square feet. Absolutely staggering.

 

[Qhrumphf]

And you most likely never will. All three Amoeba's are amazing. If you ever find yourself in or around LA, go to Amoeba in Hollywood. It's something like 40,000 square feet. Absolutely staggering.

It's where I got my original pressing of Conflict's "Increase The Pressure". Still one of my favorite punk records of all time. I don't recall of the SF spot was that big, but my god was it massive. I need to go back to that place eventually. I'm planning (at this point at least) to make it out to NHC next year if it still happens in San Diego, so I might have to make a trip to the LA one then.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Hah. And now I'm browsing through Amoeba's website. I might have to order some.

Absolutely LOVE this record. I have to have it. http://www.amoeba.com/johnny-osbourne-the-sensa-lp-johnny-osbourne/albums/3230641/

 

[ICWiener]

I don't recall of the SF spot was that big, but my god was it massive. I need to go back to that place eventually. I'm planning (at this point at least) to make it out to NHC next year if it still happens in San Diego, so I might have to make a trip to the LA one then.

The SF and Berkeley stores are both big, but the Hollywood store is literally the biggest independent record store in the world. 2 hour drive from San Diego, but if you can swing it, I'd say try. Plus you can hit up Stone in Escodidio and the Bruery in Placentia on the way. Boom!

When I was in college I was a DJ at the campus radio station. We used to gather up all of the garbage promos that record labels sent us and take them to Amoeba in Berkeley to sell. We would then use all that money to buy records for the station. Standing in that store with $500 to spend is quite a feeling.

 

[Qhrumphf]

 

[ICWiener]

http://youtu.be/U13RSdDOMHs

My computer won't embed videos anymore for some reason....

 

[Qhrumphf]

http://youtu.be/U13RSdDOMHs

My computer won't embed videos anymore for some reason....

Here you go...

 

[ICWiener]

That's the one! Here's another one of his that I love...

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[Qhrumphf]

That's the one! Here's another one of his that I love...

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Given that half the time he's credited as Roland and the other half Rolando I could never figure out which was accurate. Nice tune either way.

 

[KOamps]

listening to the specials right now, had my little guy dancing to 'message to rudy' earlier.

 

[Qhrumphf]

listening to the specials right now, had my little guy dancing to 'message to rudy' earlier.

It's a great song. I prefer the Dandy Livingstone version, but the Specials really kept true to it, so it's a tough choice.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Nice tune selection if nothing else. The hair, not so much. The due with the crop mullet thing toward the end in particular. Either go short crop or longer, not both. Just looks bad.

Yeah, I've been drinking, what of it?

 

[FermentusMaximus]

And you most likely never will. All three Amoeba's are amazing. If you ever find yourself in or around LA, go to Amoeba in Hollywood. It's something like 40,000 square feet. Absolutely staggering.

I miss going to Amoeba in Hollywood. They have there own subterranean parking garage they're so big! I actually bought a shirt just a couple weeks ago from the Hollywood stores website. Only 10 bucks, cool logo

 

[FermentusMaximus]

 

[FermentusMaximus]

Here's a local RI band that's really good. A kid my wife works with is friends with them. Really tight group to see live, and they're playing with some good acts like the Slackers, Pietasters, and the English Beat to name a few.

 

[Qhrumphf]

I miss going to Amoeba in Hollywood. They have there own subterranean parking garage they're so big! I actually bought a shirt just a couple weeks ago from the Hollywood stores website. Only 10 bucks, cool logo
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uVvS7g-KFLM

Always loved that song.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Here's a local RI band that's really good. A kid my wife works with is friends with them. Really tight group to see live, and they're playing with some good acts like the Slackers, Pietasters, and the English Beat to name a few.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMbrMxlxH4

Pretty sure I've heard these guys before, but I'm not positive.

Nice thing about The Pietasters being a local band (and one I like) is that they still play a number of free shows around the area. A free summer concert at a county park a few years ago, a lot of local residents seemed rather confused why a number of folks in boots and braces were dancing. Hah.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Pretty sure I've heard these guys before, but I'm not positive.

Nice thing about The Pietasters being a local band (and one I like) is that they still play a number of free shows around the area. A free summer concert at a county park a few years ago, a lot of local residents seemed rather confused why a number of folks in boots and braces were dancing. Hah.

I get that look quite a bit. just yesterday in my hometown I stopped into the record store that used to be loaded with punk/Oi!/reggae/ska to find it more of a skate/head shop than when I left. the confused look on the clerks faces when I asked if they any reggae other than Bob Marley. the hipster looking goon gave me a 2 disc Trojan Dub for free though.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Apparently I'm being dragged to see Rx Bandits tonight (my wife loves em, i could take em or leave em). After the day I've had I'd rather stay home and get pissed. If I get pissed at a show I'll probably unleash and end up with someone leaving in stretcher and me leaving in cuffs

 

[berrywise]

I thought this would be appropriate for today.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Apparently I'm being dragged to see Rx Bandits tonight (my wife loves em, i could take em or leave em). After the day I've had I'd rather stay home and get pissed. If I get pissed at a show I'll probably unleash and end up with someone leaving in stretcher and me leaving in cuffs

stick with water then, bruv. at least until you get home.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Make that firmly in the "leave it" pile. The guys are talented and get into it, but last I checked they at least resembled 3rd wave ska. There's a definite reggae influence, but influence only, and that hippie ass prog rock jam band thing is infuriating especially when its your entire set.. And then of course there's no parking spaces left anywhere in my parking lot, or on my street, or the couple streets next to it, and the closest one I'll now have to get up at the asscrack of dawn to move it (hoping there's a spot closer) or feed the meter or park in the neighboring buildings lot where i may or may not get towed. Meh.

 

[Mongrel]

Early 90's NYC, this was probably my favorite song to hear live
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