If I may recommend some, as some artists are better shows-men than others. Freddie McGregor, Half Pint, and Barrington Levy. Barrington Levy is full of pep for an old fart. He really knows how to amp you up. Also, any chance to see the Specials, you should take.

In reply to this comment by SlipperyPete:
Agreed - his voice & cadence were among my favourite from that era of reggae.
I've only had the pleasure of seeing Toots & the Maytals, The Abyssinians and Lee Perry live - as more and more of them drop off the planet, I realize I need to get out & hear them in person before its too late.

In reply to this comment by rottenseed:
I'm sad I've never seen him live. I've seen many reggae legends perform but never him.

In reply to this comment by SlipperyPete:
Saw this in the news yesterday. Very sad indeed

In reply to this comment by rottenseed:
RIP Gregory

*promote

Agreed - his voice & cadence were among my favourite from that era of reggae.
I've only had the pleasure of seeing Toots & the Maytals, The Abyssinians and Lee Perry live - as more and more of them drop off the planet, I realize I need to get out & hear them in person before its too late.

In reply to this comment by rottenseed:
I'm sad I've never seen him live. I've seen many reggae legends perform but never him.

In reply to this comment by SlipperyPete:
Saw this in the news yesterday. Very sad indeed

In reply to this comment by rottenseed:
RIP Gregory

*promote

nice - saw Toots & the Maytals a couple years ago. One of the most fun shows with the most amazingly diverse audience I've been to. An amazing live performer.

>> ^smooman:
and>> ^xxovercastxx:
>> ^smooman:
omg i'm in love!
dude the drummers name is Meytal.........fucking METAL!!!!
I now know what I'm naming my firstborn daughter.

Variant spelling of Meital: "dew drop" in Hebrew.

wrong, variant spelling of Metal, the loins of which this woman was spawned.
Behold! Father Metal's only daughter!!
and she brings the metal!


http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=maytal
A Jamaican word which means good things; pure and good.
Toots, of the famous Jamaican reggae band Toots and the Maytals, explains that "Maytal is a Jamaican word which means good things. It's like ital, it means the same thing — pure and good."

sounds like a cover of 'monkey man' by toots and the maytals

i'd like to think the crowd were mostly cheering the music and dancing, rather than the half-assed identity statement.