"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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Reggae Music

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I just got into reggae music...Weird enough I didn't start out with the "reggae starter kit" Bob Marley because I started off with Sublime's early 90's music which I thought was chill...I actually got criticized for that. Anyways, I just wanted some more suggestions as in artist, particular songs, etc....what you guys got?
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Peter Tosh - he's the guy who taught Bob Marley how to play reggae.

Other bands:
if you like Sublime, you'll like The Long Beach Dub All-Stars
Israel Vibration
Beenie Man (dub, not very chill)
Shabba Ranks
Cutty Ranks
Mighty Sparrow for some classic calypso
Burning Spear
eek-a-mouse
toots and the maytals

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reggae_musicians

Also, they're not exactly reggae, but you might also like The Kotton Mouth Kings.
 

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I prefer ska, but Trojan has what you're looking for in their box sets. All kinds of reggae you can imagine for ~$15 on Amazon. I mistakenly picked up the DJ set a few months ago and like most of it.

U Roy did an awesome cover of "The Tide Is High" which I really enjoy. Max Romeo is awesome too.

I hate people who criticize others for listening to music they like. Sublime is good sh¡t.
 

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I really like a lot of early dub. The early 80s were a great period for creative, fresh reggae. Here are some really great ones:

The Dub Factor by Black Uhuru - Most eerie, intense dub I've ever heard, bar none. Not for the faint of heart. Great for listening in the dark.

East of the River Nile by Augustus Pablo -- Smooth, chillin' dub that's not too bass-heavy. A beautiful, bright groove.

True Democracy by Steel Pulse -- Pretty hard-edged reggae, with strong social commentary (as for Black Uhuru above).

All of those artists are well worth checking out, and have many excellent works.
 

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Rebound Material said:
I just got into reggae music...Weird enough I didn't start out with the "reggae starter kit" Bob Marley because I started off with Sublime's early 90's music which I thought was chill...I actually got criticized for that. Anyways, I just wanted some more suggestions as in artist, particular songs, etc....what you guys got?
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I know what you're talking about by the "reggae starter kit" Bob Marley, particularly the greatest hits album "Legend". I feel like if I hear that album one more time I'm going to explode. Not that those songs aren't great in their own right. Bob Marley is great of course, buy any of his full length albums, they're all good.

Buy "True Democracy" by Steel Pulse, in my opinion the best reggae album every made. If you want some reggae with a more romantic vibe that ladies will dig, get some rocksteady. I love that stuff!

Get anything from The Gladiators. Incredible group though not as well known as many others. Can't go wrong with them.

You haven't really stated though whether you prefer roots reggae or the more modern stuff.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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Thanks for the suggestions guys. Yea, Steel Pulse is pretty good. I especially like their song "Roller Skates".

speakeasy said:
You haven't really stated though whether you prefer roots reggae or the more modern stuff.
To answer this question, I guess I really prefer the fast pace punk/rock/reggae of sublime like the song DJS(its on my myspace is you guys wanna hear http://www.myspace.com/humpberto. I like most reggae music but like alot of them, its just too chill and makes me lazy in a sense haha.
 

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Ok, so you like the white boy reggae, hehe. You should check out 311, Matisyahu, UB40 and The Police. If nothing else, download "love song" by 311, damn I love that songs. Lot of the ska/punk bands from the 90s had reggae tracks on the album. Check out Fishbone, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Hepcat(definitely check out Hepcat), Some of Less than Jake's early stuff, can't even remember the names of all those ska bands now, you could do a search on google for more 90s skacore bands. They almost all play some sublime style reggae.

Bad brains too, they are straight up rasta punks. They just came out with a new album.
 

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Reggae is the sh!t. I went to jamaica for a few days last month and it's hard not to love it when it's being played practically all over the country.
Usually I just pump on my itunes into the reggae radio channel, lots of good stuff there.
 

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speakeasy said:
Ok, so you like the white boy reggae, hehe.
Yea, thats what I concluded also hahaha. I guess thats why I was criticized.
 

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Funny, I just caught Steel Pulse last evening. A free show, no less, at an annual international music festival we have here.

Great show. :cool:
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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I only know some German reggae artists

"Gentleman" and "Seed" is pretty good
 

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i knew Matisyahu sounded familiar! Yea, I looked him up on youtube and saw this rabbi looking guy just bustin some reggae haha. He's pretty damn good.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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