Bob Marley or Jimmy Cliff? (funk, reggae, genre, album)

abstractsolo4agirl · 02-14-2008, 07:58 PM

yeah i have a lot of respect for bm cause of how mcu hhe have done for reggae he is basically "the face" of it
i ve never really listened to any other artists thouht:[

Doffee · 02-22-2008, 11:58 AM

This is not a dichotomy. Jimmy's got contributions, Bob's got contributions. Jimmy's all "Many rivers to cross," and Bob's like "Steady Rock Easy". I'll break the rules and take both.

simplephysics · 03-03-2008, 08:06 PM

People like Jimmy Cliff & Peter Tosh get overlooked too much, Bob Marley's shadow is too big.

Vandyman · 03-03-2008, 11:46 PM

Bob for sure, Jimmy second. Peter had some great songs but he also had a lot of garbage. There are very, very few songs of Bobs that I don't care for.

SATCHMO · 03-04-2008, 01:31 AM

were really not comparing the two most influential artists in reggae though. No disrespect to Bob, but he essentially made reggae popular, rather than pioneer the art. And Jimmy, well to me jimmy is kinda' soul music with a reggae inflection. A more apt comparison might be between King Tubby and Lee Perry or Toots Hibbard and Desmond Decker.

savannah · 03-04-2008, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

were really not comparing the two most influential artists in reggae though. No disrespect to Bob, but he essentially made reggae popular, rather than pioneer the art. And Jimmy, well to me jimmy is kinda' soul music with a reggae inflection. A more apt comparison might be between King Tubby and Lee Perry or Toots Hibbard and Desmond Decker.

i'm embarrased to say i dont nkow who the hell youre talking about

(downloading from limewire as we speak)

jackhammer · 03-04-2008, 02:28 PM

King Tubby and Lee perry pioneered Dub which is an instrument heavy remix style of reggae with lots of reverb and echo. Desmond Dekker and Toots Hibbard were the forerunners in the rocksteady sound of reggae which added a soul and funk edge but mainly soul. They were both making records a lot earlier than Marley.

SATCHMO · 03-04-2008, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

King Tubby and Lee perry pioneered Dub which is an instrument heavy remix style of reggae with lots of reverb and echo. Desmond Dekker and Toots Hibbard were the forerunners in the rocksteady sound of reggae which added a soul and funk edge but mainly soul. They were both making records a lot earlier than Marley.

Spot on!!!!

jamerson macmanus · 03-06-2008, 04:04 PM

where is desmond dekker in this conversation?

and i love jimmy cliff so much and many rivers to cross was genius as was all his contributions to the harder they come but bob revolutionized reggae and made it important on a level jimmy never could.

but desmond was first so..

Vandyman · 03-07-2008, 01:50 PM

I don't think the question was about who was first, it was who do you like more, Jimmy or Bob? Not Desmond or Lee or Tubby or Toots. Not who started reggae or who was the most influential to it. Just who do you like more, Jimmy or Bob?

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	King Tubby and Lee perry pioneered Dub which is an instrument heavy remix style of reggae with lots of reverb and echo. Desmond Dekker and Toots Hibbard were the forerunners in the rocksteady sound of reggae which added a soul and funk edge but mainly soul. They were both making records a lot earlier than Marley. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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jamerson macmanus Groupie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dayton, Ohio 1903 Posts: 31	where is desmond dekker in this conversation? and i love jimmy cliff so much and many rivers to cross was genius as was all his contributions to the harder they come but bob revolutionized reggae and made it important on a level jimmy never could. but desmond was first so.. __________________ theres a solitary man crying hold me

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abstractsolo4agirl Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Seatac,WA Posts: 100	yeah i have a lot of respect for bm cause of how mcu hhe have done for reggae he is basically "the face" of it i ve never really listened to any other artists thouht:[

02-22-2008, 11:58 AM	#62 (permalink)
Doffee Groupie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5	This is not a dichotomy. Jimmy's got contributions, Bob's got contributions. Jimmy's all "Many rivers to cross," and Bob's like "Steady Rock Easy". I'll break the rules and take both.

03-03-2008, 11:46 PM	#64 (permalink)
Vandyman Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 59	Bob for sure, Jimmy second. Peter had some great songs but he also had a lot of garbage. There are very, very few songs of Bobs that I don't care for.

03-04-2008, 01:31 AM	#65 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	were really not comparing the two most influential artists in reggae though. No disrespect to Bob, but he essentially made reggae popular, rather than pioneer the art. And Jimmy, well to me jimmy is kinda' soul music with a reggae inflection. A more apt comparison might be between King Tubby and Lee Perry or Toots Hibbard and Desmond Decker.

03-07-2008, 01:50 PM	#70 (permalink)
Vandyman Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 59	I don't think the question was about who was first, it was who do you like more, Jimmy or Bob? Not Desmond or Lee or Tubby or Toots. Not who started reggae or who was the most influential to it. Just who do you like more, Jimmy or Bob?