Ok, I admit it: after hearing all these stories about lip-synching and little kid switching and seeing a few 10 year old gymnasts in the Olympics, I've been rooting against China a bit. I'm about as non-nationalist as one could be most of the time, but I've been feeling a little of the USA spirit this last week.
So, when thinking about some reggae to toss up here (I've been putting up too much jazz, we want to keep it eclectic) it seemed like the two sides of this Lee Perry 7 inch would be great. "Enter the Dragon" and "Black Belt Jones" are Perry's tribute to Bruce Lee. For Perry, the tribute was realized vis-a-vis playground style Kung Fu noises, strange narration and belching over the music. Gotta love that. Personally, I think the schtick Lee Perry rocks now--singing Bob Marley tunes out of key over Dub is a Weapon--is some of the worst shit I've ever heard in my life, but this stuff here is just priceless.
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I'm with ya on the recent Lee Perry - one of the most disappointing shows I've ever seen. Makes you wonder about some of the other "greats" who died in their prime, and how well they would have aged. Would Jimi Hendrix have gone through a coked-out disco period in the late 70s? Would Bob Marley be doing adult contemporary/nu R&B these days?
right - would John Coltrane have transitioned from spiritual free jazz to porn-funk? I always wonder these things too. Not that anyone wishes to die young, but it can be a pretty good career move.
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