I am pretty fond of Barrington Levy, Black Uhuru, and Steel Pulse. Oh and Israel Vibration rules too.
There are a ton of Reggae artists who are great. Steel Pulse is on of my favorites, Don Carlos, Barrington, Wayne Wade, Gregory Isaacs, Cocoa Tea, Johnny Osbourne, Half Pint and Ini Kamoze as well Bob Marley and the Wailers are fucken incredible too. I love Bob's solo shit too of course
Bob Marley is complety diffenret then the other three up there so I can't say who is better in regards to him. Damian is alright but I think Stephen and Ziggy marley are better and sticked more to their fathes roots. Slightly Stoopid is my favorite band and the thing I love most about them is they are not strictly reggae, yes it is a root of their music but they always say their just trying to make a good song, regardless of what genre it is. And SOJA is just alright to me, saw them live, they are much better live then their albums are. there albums are kind of boring to me Check out John Brown's Body if you want some really unique american reggae
if you like them youll like rebelution, passafire, iration and the expendables. you probably know all of them but its cool. you just made me think of them from the list [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU2FMD6g5ok]YouTube - The Expendables - Positive Mind[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeyRvNFJgL0]YouTube - Iration - Time Bomb[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9XbhzHbncY]YouTube - Passafire ghost man[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrNzKEMD2Zc]YouTube - Rebelution - Bright Side of Life [HIGH QUALITY][/ame] these are some of the only songs i can listen to a million times and not get bored, take a gander
Obviously Bob Marley is the best here. He helped create the reggae roots and the true reggae riddim and vibe that exists today.
If you guys are interested in good reggae then checkout Steel Pulse, Black Uhuru, Jimmy Cliff, Thievery Corporation, Michael Franti, and Sly&Rob...These artists rock the reggae scene
1.) Bob Marley Here is one reason why I say Bob Marley is the best. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmSyD2ofs1Q]YouTube - Bob Marley-High Tide Or Low Tide[/ame]