hooter hotter in the city than its been all summer...pretty humid, hazy, stupid no cool breeze....just in time for the amazingly free (sweet!) outdoor (not sweet!) concert this weekend: the Village Voice's Siren Festival at Coney Island.
This weather has me thinking of my first reggae concert...Third World at the Boathouse in Norfolk, VA circa 1993. My older brother (who ironically listens to only Metal and Jethro Tull these days) was a big fan...my parents made him and his friends take me along to the concert...i didn't know many songs, but I did know this one:
1865_(96_Degrees In_The Shade) - Third World.mp3
Another Third World treat for you - their cover of Burning Spear's "Slavery Days". This version - which is on their self-titled 1976 debut album - differs drastically from Spear's - where Spear is defiant and angry, Third World is groove-oriented...almost dub, with a big climactic ending.
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