It is a shame we lost the big pole I did years ago. We had 100 different posters with their top 3 in order. The results were pretty spot on what you would expect.
I'll bet mine were:
1. London Calling
2. White Man
3. One of Complete Control / Capital Radio / Bankrobber
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
Quite a decent read in parts but he does sure say some daft things. Tommy Gun a "so so song from the second album". What nonsense, Mustapha Dance is ranked 3 places higher for pity's sake! And on Jimmy Jazz: "you either hate this bizarre song or just think it's ok." Definitely not true for those of us who rate it as one of their all time best songs.
“Let’s Go Crazy,” Sandinista! (1980): Lots of Jamaican drums.
Uh.
edit: they keep talking about "Jamaican drums." I don't think they know what that means.
edit again: they write of Version City's "almost Caribbean beat." Yeah, this person doesn't understand music and shouldn't be writing about it.
Does he mean steel drums? I think LGC has those right?
It does, but that song is soca through and through—meaning Trinidad, not Jamaica.
With the carnival vibe (syncopated rhythm, whistles) and explicit reference, I always assumed it was a more Brazilian vibe than Jamaican, but I honestly haven't studied Brazilian music since high school, so I just recognized the rhythm as vaguely Latin American. Def not Jamaican though.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
“Let’s Go Crazy,” Sandinista! (1980): Lots of Jamaican drums.
Uh.
edit: they keep talking about "Jamaican drums." I don't think they know what that means.
edit again: they write of Version City's "almost Caribbean beat." Yeah, this person doesn't understand music and shouldn't be writing about it.
Does he mean steel drums? I think LGC has those right?
It does, but that song is soca through and through—meaning Trinidad, not Jamaica.
With the carnival vibe (syncopated rhythm, whistles) and explicit reference, I always assumed it was a more Brazilian vibe than Jamaican, but I honestly haven't studied Brazilian music since high school, so I just recognized the rhythm as vaguely Latin American. Def not Jamaican though.
Notting Hill carnival not exactly known for its Brazilian rhythms.
It is a West Indian carnival with Caribbean steal bands on floats and the crowd with whistles. It captures the carnival vibe very well.