dennis brown

best track? money in my pocket vs. here i come?

Or "Tenement Yard" vs. "Cassandra" vs. "Westbound Train"?

A ridiculous # of great songs.

have searched youtube trying to find footage of him singing and playing acoustic guitar (iirc, he was doing Money in My Pocket), not a public performage, was in a british documentary I saw several years ago. any help? anyone know the documentary?

this?

definitely not

wolfs & leopards is another great

he does money in my pocket @ 6:40

i feel like ive seen the video your talking about though

it's been 5 years since I've seen it, but I think he didn't have dreads. when he performed he was sitting down, the camera was shooting up at him from an angle.

attn sample spotters: "Song My Mother Used to Sing"

hes got guitar here

never seen him w/ out dreads. guess i haven't seen it then

That clip is great though, thanks. Obv I could be misremembering, but I don't think he was even mic'd. Just jamming away in a cluttered room on an acoustic, very soft and subtle but gorgeous, with his talent on full display.

attn fans of Joe Gibbs productions: http://www.amazon.com/Little-Bit-More-Dennis-Brown/dp/B0018B7RTM

thats a good comp

lol

http://www.vprecords.com/content/dennisbrown.jpg

2 cds + 1 dvd of him @ montreux jazz fest '79

this is what i was trying to find upthread!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUO_bQSszxo

I've listened to 3-4 of his albums (early ones and an album from 1984) and they're all great. He has a million more! Are they all good?

afaik yes

Good to know!

He has a great voice. That album from 1984 was "Love's Gotta Hold On Me". It's a very "poppy" sound, but the songs and performance are incredible.

I bought "Sarge" unheard over the weekend and it is great group of covers. The album isn't on Spotify and Allmusic doesn't even have a track list. I'm just going to presume everything he does is good.

Love Dennis Brown but I have a question: why are there so many alternate versions of his songs? It’s frustrating when streaming trying to find the version you like.

alternate versions were very common in Jamaica when he was recording, version/remix is pretty central to Jamaican radio & dj practice; also, I think his catalog sort of spread to various corners after he died, and he was immensely popular in Jamaica, so it paid off to offer more D.B. version. but even while he was alive versions of his albums in dub were part of his picture, it's a big part of reggae in the 70s and 80s.

The complete mess of labels/versions is why I stream reggae more than buy it. Very intimidating.

I should probably get over that.

What a jam:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNnFtDNnm6k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqz3lgnroVc

Brilliant cover of an all-time favorite.

i dare you to play this on a nice day at high volume and not instantly be in a tremendous mood. "Your Love's Got a Hold On Me"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcH7CcAgFNA

His voice is very healing.