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THTC Soundtrack was my primer in reggae music, u?

posted 19 years ago by raktratt
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Two or three Bob Marley songs were all I had ever heard out of the beautiful island nation of Jamaica before I picked up the THTC soundtrack on vinyl not long after it first came out.

It introduced me to an incredible world which had never been on my local radio and rarely appeared in the many years afterward.

Looking back on it, few records have ever made such a huge impression on influencing my musical taste as this album. I never got to see the movie until many years later, and was not disappointed.

Of course its true! I just saw it on television. - Wag the Dog (1997)

[–] sixpackrt 19 years ago

I agree. I'm not much on reggae but Sweet And Dandy by The Maytals is one of my all-time favorite songs. The whole album is great. When my buddies start playing the same old Marley songs I bring out the HTC soundtrack. It's a classic.

"I've seen things in this city that make Dante's Inferno read like Winnie The Pooh."

[–] k0305003 19 years ago

yes is definately true- i always loved cheesy 'dancehall' music, but a couple of years ago my friend introduced me to the movie 'dance hall queen' and after that 'the harder they come' and i loved them both, the music and the movies. Although i do have to say 'dance hall queen' is an easier movie to watch (cheesier and rubbisher) the music on 'the harder they come' blows my mind.

Apparently there is one more Jamacian National Cinema movie that i have missed out, its called somethign along the lines of 'pirate heads' or 'cowboy faces' or 'the faces of the dead' or something- if anyone has any idea of what i'm talking about (i clearly dont) then please please post back and tell me!!

Thank you!!

[–] azumahh 19 years ago

Totally agree. My dad used to play this for me when I was a kid (born in 1971). From this I started listening to The Heptones, The Meditations, Ken Boothe, Freddy McGreggor, and pretty much everything else produced by Lee Perry. Taking absolutely nothing away from Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer, but there is a lot more great music coming out of Jamaica. To say there isn't is like saying The Beattles were the only good band to come out of England.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0440969/

I imagine this documentory will give a pretty in depth look at other artists.