Band: Toots and the Maytals
3Reggae's James Brown. Rivaled only by Sly Stone and the Allman Brothers when it comes to my favorite summertime music. You know you're one funky motherfucker when you can cover John Denver and sound cool doing it.
An interesting sidenote: When Toots made Toots in Memphis, covering a bunch of soul standards backed by Memphis session men, he eliminated all minor chords (the "devil's chords") and altered all negative sentiments. So "Knock on Wood"'s the way you love me is frightening became the way you love me--I like it!
It sounds like a crap idea, but so did the John Denver cover. Trust me, it works. Because Toots cannot be crap under any circumstances.
An interesting sidenote: When Toots made Toots in Memphis, covering a bunch of soul standards backed by Memphis session men, he eliminated all minor chords (the "devil's chords") and altered all negative sentiments. So "Knock on Wood"'s the way you love me is frightening became the way you love me--I like it!
It sounds like a crap idea, but so did the John Denver cover. Trust me, it works. Because Toots cannot be crap under any circumstances.
dontfeartheringo wrote:I need people to act like grown folks and I just ain't seeing it.
Band: Toots and the Maytals
4NOT CRAP! My ceramics teacher would put it on nearly everyday in class senior year.
"That man is a head taller than me.
...That may change."
...That may change."
Band: Toots and the Maytals
5One of the most idiotic projects I've heard of was the recently-released Radiodread, a dub/reggae cover of OK Computer in its entirety.
Pretty ungood.
Except.
"Let Down," sung by Toots.
Which is excellent.
Pretty ungood.
Except.
"Let Down," sung by Toots.
Which is excellent.
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Band: Toots and the Maytals
6Absolutely not crap.
"Sweet and Dandy" is probably one of my four or five favorite songs ever. It never fails to put a smile on my face, no matter what kind of mood I might be in at that moment.
So true. I about fell out of my chair the first time I heard it, laughing at how corny it should have been, yet marveling at how sincere and awesome it turned out to be. It might be my favorite cover version of any song by anyone.
Toots is the man. Great pipes, great music.
"Sweet and Dandy" is probably one of my four or five favorite songs ever. It never fails to put a smile on my face, no matter what kind of mood I might be in at that moment.
Brett Eugene Ralph wrote:It sounds like a crap idea, but so did the John Denver cover. Trust me, it works. Because Toots cannot be crap under any circumstances.
So true. I about fell out of my chair the first time I heard it, laughing at how corny it should have been, yet marveling at how sincere and awesome it turned out to be. It might be my favorite cover version of any song by anyone.
Toots is the man. Great pipes, great music.
Band: Toots and the Maytals
7My all-time fave reggae act. Superb deep grooves and Toots Hibbert has one of the most amazing voices of anyone in any genre of music. Reggae Got Soul and Funky Kingston are brilliant stuff, and Hibbert's solo album Toots In Memphis is pretty amazing as well. 110% Not Crap.
"Everything should be kept. I regret everything I’ve ever thrown away." -- Richard Hell
Band: Toots and the Maytals
8Easily my favorite reggae artist of all time as well. I could listen to the song "Funky Kingston" over and over and over. "Reggae Got Soul" as well.
Burning Spear is another great reggae band, as is Linton Kwesi Johnson.
But Toots is better than either of them.
Burning Spear is another great reggae band, as is Linton Kwesi Johnson.
But Toots is better than either of them.
Band: Toots and the Maytals
9It's summer, y'all--time to listen to some Toots!
dontfeartheringo wrote:I need people to act like grown folks and I just ain't seeing it.
Band: Toots and the Maytals
10Who the fuck said Toots was crap?
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Linus Van Pelt wrote:I subscribe to neither prong of your false dichotomy.