Morning! Itâs Tuesday so that means another one of these.
Blur score 3.61 after a record number of votes
| Artist |
Rating |
| Aretha Franklin |
4.64 |
| Otis Redding |
4.34 |
| David Bowie |
4.31 |
| The Cure |
4.28 |
| Marvin Gaye |
4.21 |
| Stevie Wonder |
4.17 |
| Nirvana |
4.15 |
| Radiohead |
4.13 |
| The Supremes |
4.13 |
| Prince |
4.11 |
| Kate Bush |
4.07 |
| OutKast |
4.07 |
| Portishead |
4.03 |
| Jimi Hendrix |
3.93 |
| Joni Mitchell |
3.89 |
| Bruce Springsteen |
3.84 |
| Blondie |
3.73 |
| ABBA |
3.66 |
| Kanye West |
3.65 |
| Blur |
3.61 |
| Beyoncé |
3.54 |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers |
3.48 |
| Madonna |
3.4 |
| Rihanna |
3.19 |
| Jay-Z |
3.14 |
| The Rolling Stones |
3.09 |
| The Strokes |
3.03 |
| Girls Aloud |
2.93 |
| Britney Spears |
2.85 |
| Metallica |
2.81 |
| Oasis |
2.71 |
| Lady Gaga |
2.61 |
| Queen |
2.6 |
| Blink-182 |
2.21 |
And now we move on to Toots & The Maytals
Whatâs the verdict?
Best song (from The Best OfâŠ)
- Monkey Man
- Reggae Got Soul
- 54-46 Was My Number
- Beautiful Woman
- Do The Reggay
- Chatty Chatty
- Pressure Drop
- Papa Dee Mama Dear
- Louie Louie
- Spiritual Healing
- Sweet And Dandy
- Famine
- Just Like That
- Pomps & Pride
- Take It From Me (No Money, No Love)
- Funky Kingston
- Dilly Dally
- Take Me Home, Country Roads
- Dog War
Only know them from the harder they come soundtrack. Obv love pressure drop, but havent really heard enough.
But one of them has probably done something bad at some point and theyâve willingly embraced the capitalist system, so it has to be a 2/5 im afraid.
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Whatâs the verdict?
Literally never heard of them. Maybe Iâve heard their stuff though. Off to Spotify!
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Youâll know at least 1 or 2 I reckon.
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Feel like youâve made this band up
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I unexpectedly caught Toots Hibbert live last year. He was very good. Iâve subsequently been investigating the Maytals, and thoroughly enjoying it - 4/5
Already stumbling block number one is which version of Funky Kingston do I start with?!
US version is first on the list in Spotify so thatâs where I am.
4/5 from me. The first band to use the word âreggay/reggaeâ and for me the best. I forget who it was in the Bob Marley thread that was saying that they found reggae really good for depression and thatâs true with Toots for me. Find it really lightens my mood and quite soothing when Iâm low. Amazing fun live too.
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I have to say @anon19035908 has really pulled all the stops out to support this conspiracy!
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Anyone can upload to spotify nowadays. Just type Fortnite into spotify search and enjoy
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patiently working through 34 acts weâve heard of while recording 40 reggae albums on his laptop and uploading them to Spotify just to drop the biggest GOTCHA ever on us all is why we love @anon19035908 so hard, TBF.
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Stole my comment! Tho I remember them from the reggae section at HMV.
1/5
Only know Pressure Drop. Canât fault it though. 5/5.
Only know of them because a local climbing centre used to play Monkey Man all the time.
Doesnât seem enough to rate them on, so I wonât.
But it would be 1/5 if I did.
Reckon you were spot on with your statement about lack of votes on this one.
Like many, I reckon, Iâm probably a lot more familiar with their âhitsâ than is instantly obvious. I mean, I do not recognise the names of any of the tracks listed above, but Iâve had a long appreciation for reggae, without really knowing what Iâm listening to half the time.
So, Iâm going to abstain from voting until Iâve educated myself a bit more.
Yeah quite tempted to launch another one alongside this at lunchtime.
A couple of my mates are big on them so Iâve heard some of their tracks but nothing has ever grabbed me and made me want to dive in deeper. 2/5
funky kingston is so good from start to finish. pressure dropâs also a perfect song. gonna listen to more of their other records
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