"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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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?
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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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.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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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:
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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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.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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