Big Youth - Jim Screechie
Review by grisel martinez
Big Youth's album Jim Screechie is a classic reggae record that showcases the artist's unique style and lyrical prowess. The album features 12 tracks that blend traditional reggae rhythms with Big Youth's distinctive vocal delivery and socially conscious lyrics.
From the opening track "Jim Screechie," which features a catchy hook and danceable beat, to the politically charged "Political Confusion," Big Youth's talent for crafting memorable songs is on full display. The album also features collaborations with other reggae legends such as Dennis Brown and Gregory Isaacs.
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Download
Filename: big-youth-jim-screechie.zip- MP3 size: 17.1 mb
- FLAC size: 147.3 mb
Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Screechie (Version) | ||
| Jim Screechie | ||
| Version |
Video
Big Youth - Jim Squeechy
Big Youth ~ Jim Screechie
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Catalog Numbers
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Formats
- Vinyl
- 7"
- Red
- 45 RPM
- Single
- Reissue
- Black vinyl
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Producer | M. Buchanan |
| Written-By | M. Buchanan |
About Big Youth
Born April 19, 1949 in Kingston Jamaica.
Real Name
- Manley Augustus Buchanan
Name Vars
- B. Youth
- Big \
- Youth
- Big U
- Big You
- Black Youth
- M. Buchanan
- The Big Youth
Aliases
- Manley Buchanan
- Jah Youth
Summary by grisel martinez
Comments
2023-04-13
This bring me back to Tippa tone hi fi Big youth & Tippa live allman town Jamaica 1974
2023-04-13
Indeed, the line about Coltrane sets up Big Youth's roast of Church and State, "too much religion". He says Coltrane was white, yes, but so as to 'blow black people's minds every time', setting them up somehow to be duped by the white man's culture and religion. From the standpoint of a Rastafarian, that makes sense, especially from one who regards someplace like Trenchtown as the 'kingdom of the heaven of the ghetto'. It's a powerful message, and a classic tune, perhaps his best.
2023-04-13
@BillLarstead Big Youth took the line from the last poets, as is custom of toasters of the era to use lines and re harmonize them. A love supreme was an album by coltrane of course. He wasnt putting him down he didnt know much about him. On the original cut of jim screechie he said jonh coltrane was white...they took it off when he found it he wasnt
2023-04-13
Spit in the sky it fall in yuh eye...
2023-04-13
Damn, this cut still kills me having first heard the LP in 78' over at a friends house. Who's the incredible guitarist w/ those jazzy licks? But even to this day, I cringe when Big Youth sings "John Coltrane died in vain for a Love Supreme". I love this track, but that lyric rubs me the wrong way. He doesn't have the credentials or spiritual cache to question someone of John Coltrane's stature. RIP J. C.
2023-04-13
oh and the music is a riddim called stalag17 by legendary producer winston riley
named for the ansell collins track stalag 17 named after the movie. Riley died in 2012
named for the ansell collins track stalag 17 named after the movie. Riley died in 2012
2023-04-13
Big Big Choon dis!! One of my all-time favorite rides on the Stagalag riddim!
2023-04-13
master mouth !
2023-04-12
fuck. i almost shit my pants. big big tune.