The iconic basslines of the Reggae Punk Revolution

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[deeraz]

I think also people forget that John Peel used to play reggae and punk on his BBC Radio 1 shows and many punk artists would listen to his shows because Peel was probably the only DJ who would play a lot of punk and reggae music on his shows.

[gringogreen]

A huge piece of the Reggae puzzle was Don Letts who was really close with The Clash (he was in Big Audio Dynamite with Mick Jones) and he was the DJ at the Roxy in London. So between the bands playing the Roxy, there were no Punk singles or albums yet so he would spin Reggae and Dub. Don has a great documentary called "Rebel Dread" (currently on Amazon Prime) and it is definitely worth a watch).

You did have many of the Punks living next door to Rastas and people of the Windrush Generation (post WW II people from the Caribbean and Jamaica) who listened to Ska, Reggae, and Dub. A lot of this also had to do with Working Class backgrounds and getting along with each other. There is also the leftover element of the Skinheads (Don Letts does a fantastic documentary on that here on YouTube) who primarily listened to Reggae especially back in the early 60s.

[MarleyBu]

I'm a punk but love reggae, especially 70's, early 80's. Bob Marley, Culture, Black Uhuru to name a few. Brilliant!

[FQA]

Amazing job, Paul! Love Punk, love Reggae. The Clash, the best rock band ever.

[coreyh.w.]

Great video, thanks for posting and thanks for mentioning The Ruts, was totally unaware of this band, just added their album "The Crack, " looking forward to listening. The mid to late 70s British punk & Two Tone era is my absolute favorite, it's amazing how many great bands came out of this period.

[travisstafford]

Very cool video. I’m a big fan of Simonon, when I first started playing bass he was one of my biggest influences. It’s kind of funny that he used reggae records because you could hear the bass on them when he started playing because that’s one of the reasons I used Clash records when I started playing. I used to just put London’s calling on and play along to the entire record.

[PsychoPeto]

The Reagge influence on rock is very pleasant in Brazilian Rock, bands like Paralamas do Sucesso, Charlie Brown JR, O Rappa, Planet Hemp, all have a huge influence of Reagge in their sound, making them really unique

[skabuoy]

Madness' "One Step Beyond" at 7:52 is not really Madness' "One Step Beyond" (as in, Madness didn't write it).
It is a pretty straightforward cover of the Prince Buster (a Jamaican legend) single "One Step Beyond" from the 60s. So it is really not surprising that the bass sounds 'Reggae'.

[PUNKinDRUBLIC]

As an old punk, I've subbed because this is a great post!

[ngolinyirenda]

I played with Mikey Dread who produced the reggae sound for The Clash and other Brit Punk bands.

[santiagofari]

Great video man. I fell in love with reggae as a teenager and always loved that connection with punk, which isn´t really talked about much often. Althought I eventually sailed to other sonic landscapes, and learned bass many years after (mainly playing funk and jazz), those deep bass grooves stayed with me. Last year I found myself hearing again some Marley and it was no long before I got my 4 strings on and learning Zimbabwe and Ride Natty Ride. I´m telling you: you should play some reggae lines The tone is often deep and clear so it´s quite easy to learn tunes by ear; on top of that, bass lines from bassists such as Family Man Barret (from The Wailers) work both as a driving force pushing the tunes forward and often even as counter melodies. Barret in particular has a unique way to blend space, silences, interesting note choices and articulation.

[peakyblinder]

Hey, bro i am glad you put this precious video out as it is important to music and what was happening at that time . Thanks bro' great commentary too 💯🔥🎶🎸🇬🇧

[SebPaez]

Man, you’re a true treasure trove for bass lovers and all my respect to your dedication and appreciation for so many different genres and players

[deletebilderberg]

Killing Joke - Turn to Red.

If you haven’t listened to their DUB album you’re missing a treat.

[strummercash]

Wow. The Lords of Algorithms sent me to this channel. You are awesome! Your knowledge, insight, and energy are expansive, profound and precise, and really fun! Thank you for this content. I’ll be catching up with your video catalog over this cold Minnesota weekend.

[robertharker]

Great video. Now I know why I like Reggae and Ska so much.

[samgunn]

JJ Burnel doesn’t get the props he deserves.

[johnnyguitar]

Brilliant video. Thanks for the education.

[thomasfioriglio]

Fantastic Paul!!! Wow, really great history and bass analysis. I was never really a fan of reggae but certainly did hear it in the influence of the bands I listened to like The Clash and The Police. There was a lot here I didn't know, so very informative. Thanks!

[bobrocks]

An interesting take on something I always wondered about. I'm surprised you didn't mention the Bad Brains 😎