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Squid Tempest 8761 posts |
Edited Dec 17, 2009, 11:14
Dec 17, 2009, 11:12
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I used to go and see all the reggae gigs in London back in the Aswad/Misty haydays. I saw Misty about 6 times and Aswad probably as many. Black Slate too - they were good live, although I don't think I've ever owned any of their albums. I actually played dominoes with Black Slate back stage once! We used to go to SOAS almost every week. Reggae bands would almost always play there at the start of any UK tour, and we saw loads of amazing stuff there for such a tiny venue. They'd always have a massive soundsystem there which really warmed the crowd up too. Seeing Prince Far I there was probably one of the best gigs I've ever been to. I also used to see loads of reggae when I lived in Brixton a couple of years or so later. Loads of good stuff used to be on at the Fridge (before it was called the Fridge - can't recall the name now). And I was lucky enough to see Culture and Peter Tosh at the Rainbow too (on seperate nights).
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IanB 6761 posts |
Dec 17, 2009, 11:35
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SOAS was fantastic. The North London Poly gigs on Holloway Road on a Friday night were pretty great too.
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Squid Tempest 8761 posts |
Dec 17, 2009, 11:43
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IanB wrote: SOAS was fantastic. The North London Poly gigs on Holloway Road on a Friday night were pretty great too. I wonder if we attended any SOAS gigs in common?! IIRC I saw A Certain Ratio at NLP, and the Virgin Prunes. Probably saw a few other things there to but don't remember. Don't recall any reggae there. We had a lot of good stuff on where I was at college too - the LSE. Hence the domino game with Black Slate. Aswad used to regularly do Legalise Cannabis Campaign gigs there, as did Misty. RAR stuff too.
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Toni Torino 2299 posts |
Dec 17, 2009, 11:51
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Burning Spear - Farover Eek-A-Mouse - Bubble Up I also asked on here a few months ago about The Mighty Threes who had an album Africa Shall Stretch For Her Hand.. godamn gorgeous Roots...
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IanB 6761 posts |
Edited Dec 17, 2009, 12:03
Dec 17, 2009, 11:56
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Squid Tempest wrote: IanB wrote: SOAS was fantastic. The North London Poly gigs on Holloway Road on a Friday night were pretty great too. I wonder if we attended any SOAS gigs in common?! IIRC I saw A Certain Ratio at NLP, and the Virgin Prunes. Probably saw a few other things there to but don't remember. Don't recall any reggae there. We had a lot of good stuff on where I was at college too - the LSE. Hence the domino game with Black Slate. Aswad used to regularly do Legalise Cannabis Campaign gigs there, as did Misty. RAR stuff too. Aswad, Misty and Black Slate etc all played NLP IIRC. I saw Certain Ratio with 23 Skidoo and Bush Tetras there & Virgin Prunes supporting Pere Ubu so we were deffo at those two together. Richard Thomas who I think later managed The Fall used to book it. Didn't go to the LSE very much. Kings had some good shows in that same neck of the woods. Most the the live reggae I saw was probably at SOAS, Brixton Academy (Johnny Osbourne was especially memorable) and later the Africa Centre. Can I add "Jah Shaka Meets Mad Professor At Ariwa Sounds"?
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Squid Tempest 8761 posts |
Dec 17, 2009, 12:05
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IanB wrote: Squid Tempest wrote: IanB wrote: SOAS was fantastic. The North London Poly gigs on Holloway Road on a Friday night were pretty great too. I wonder if we attended any SOAS gigs in common?! IIRC I saw A Certain Ratio at NLP, and the Virgin Prunes. Probably saw a few other things there to but don't remember. Don't recall any reggae there. We had a lot of good stuff on where I was at college too - the LSE. Hence the domino game with Black Slate. Aswad used to regularly do Legalise Cannabis Campaign gigs there, as did Misty. RAR stuff too. Aswad, Misty and Black Slate etc all played NLP IIRC. I saw Certain Ratio with 23 Skidoo and Bush Tetras there & Virgin Prunes supporting Pere Ubu so we were deffo at those two together. Richard Thomas who I think later managed The Fall used to book it. Didn't go to the LSE very much. Kings had some good shows in that same neck of the woods. Most the the live reggae I saw was probably at SOAS, Brixton Academy (Johnny Osbourne was especially memorable) and later the Africa Centre. We used to go to the Africa Centre regularly too - saw some great stuff there. Blimey - we lived parallel lives! Saw a few gigs at Kings, but always found it a bit soulless there TBH.
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stray 2057 posts |
Edited Dec 17, 2009, 12:14
Dec 17, 2009, 12:13
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I dunno, but as you admit to knowing fuck all about UK reggae why don't you try listening to some of the artists mentioned in the thread, rather than acting like a total dick. I don't care who fucking started it, but this 'oh woe is me.. I have a shit music taste' BS you're pulling is pretty childish and pointless isn't it. How old are you again ? Edit : Or you know, as you know nowt about the subject, don't contribute. Or ask people who do know about the subject to make suggestions. This is Unsung, thats what its for.
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Toni Torino 2299 posts |
Dec 17, 2009, 12:14
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And, of course, Johnny Reggae by Piglets.... in his fringe and buckle stompers and his two-tone tonic strides...
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IanB 6761 posts |
Edited Dec 17, 2009, 12:23
Dec 17, 2009, 12:20
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Squid Tempest wrote: IanB wrote: Squid Tempest wrote: IanB wrote: SOAS was fantastic. The North London Poly gigs on Holloway Road on a Friday night were pretty great too. I wonder if we attended any SOAS gigs in common?! IIRC I saw A Certain Ratio at NLP, and the Virgin Prunes. Probably saw a few other things there to but don't remember. Don't recall any reggae there. We had a lot of good stuff on where I was at college too - the LSE. Hence the domino game with Black Slate. Aswad used to regularly do Legalise Cannabis Campaign gigs there, as did Misty. RAR stuff too. Aswad, Misty and Black Slate etc all played NLP IIRC. I saw Certain Ratio with 23 Skidoo and Bush Tetras there & Virgin Prunes supporting Pere Ubu so we were deffo at those two together. Richard Thomas who I think later managed The Fall used to book it. Didn't go to the LSE very much. Kings had some good shows in that same neck of the woods. Most the the live reggae I saw was probably at SOAS, Brixton Academy (Johnny Osbourne was especially memorable) and later the Africa Centre. We used to go to the Africa Centre regularly too - saw some great stuff there. Blimey - we lived parallel lives! Saw a few gigs at Kings, but always found it a bit soulless there TBH. I think I liked Kings cos it was one of the few places where it was relatively easy to get a drink without a 20 minute wait for service from someone of indeterminate gender wearing a Sex Gang Children t shirt. In every other respect it was a brutalist concrete box. I remember seeing Stimulin and Pigbag there and laughing all the way home at the stupidity of it. It was The Pop Group with everything that that was good about them taken out. Though ACR was pretty much the same deal a lot of the time. I liked Skidoo much better. I had the feeling ACR really wanted to be Light of the World deep down but didn't have the chops.
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Squid Tempest 8761 posts |
Dec 17, 2009, 12:26
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Just remembered - the Fridge used to be called The Ace, I think...
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