- "Singers smoke it, and players of instrument too, legalize it, yeah, yeah, that's the best thing you can do." Peter Tosh was the original guitar player for The Wailers, who also featured Bob Marley and went on to become the most famous reggae band of all time. "Legalize It" comes from Tosh's mid 70's solo debut of the same name. If anyone was confused about what Tosh wanted to see legalized he helped the audience out with the album cover. He appears smoking marijuana, surrounded by marijuana and upon first release the album featured a marijuana scented sticker. I think I've got it. I don't have much reggae in my collection but the "Scenario" reference to Tosh (courtesy of Busta Rhymes) alone made me want to have something from him on my iPod. Quite recently I added an early Wailers cover of "What's New Pussycat" to said iPod. I acquired this as a part of a "Sex Bomb" compilation from a Tom Jones 70th birthday celebration party. The cover has me wishing I could hear more Tom Jones in the Trenchtown style.
- "Save your sermons for someone that's afraid to love, if you knew what I feel then you couldn't be so sure, I'll be right here lying in the hands of God." If I'm not mistaken, Dave Matthews claims that he's not a person of faith. If that is the case he spends an awful lot of time singing about God, Jesus, and making biblical references for someone that doesn't believe. "Lying In The Hands of God" comes to us from DMB's latest album "Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King". The album is great from top to bottom. "Lying In The Hands of God" isn't one of my favorite songs from the collection but it's not bad. This happens to be the song Dave stretched to new lengths with jamming when I saw him in concert most recently. The summer before "#41" got the marathon treatment at the show I saw. I have a number of great memories from the latest DMB show from earlier this summer. The show itself was amazing, our tailgate wasn't far behind and I inadvertently walked in on a girl in a port-o-pottie while her dress was half way above her head. It was hilarious, horrifying and taught her a lesson about locking the door.
3. Nothing- Mason Jennings
- "Things that I buy and things that I think, haven't made this a better place to be, drugs that I try and drinks that I drink, haven't made this a better place to be." Great song from a great artist. Period. "Nothing" is one of the stand out songs from Jenning's self titled debut. Mason has come up fairly often on the blog and I've talked at length about how much I enjoy his music. I haven't talked about my first introduction to his music. My ex has been a music supplier for years. If you listen to "I'm Your Pusher" by Ice-T you'll get an appreciation for how getting hooked on great music is better than drugs...but probably just as addictive. She boiled 4 Mason Jennings albums into a best of mix, akin to turning cocaine into crack rock. I can remember listening to that mix over and over in the summer of 06. Of course I now purchase his albums, learn his songs on guitar and see him in concert. I'm hooked.
I recently saw "the son of the great Peter Tosh" (this is how he actually refers to himself) preform with his band Tosh 1. If his dad saw him or his preformance he might turn over in his grave. Maybe it's the captin's uniform with bling or the diamond encrusted microphone around his neck. Either way, I turned around and left. I'll take the great Peter Tosh over Tosh 1 anyday.
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