linval thompson - don't cut off you rdreadlocks 2004

[Hollibal666Lecter]

hehehe best song ever

[THCmuzicalmasta]

But wait ......... my people , you dont haffi dread to be rasta ! never forget that ! and dont forget your roots !

[kwite87]

is it bad da bass player used tight bass instead reggae bass????"and yes there is such a thing

[rockanore369]

Later, with Jools Holland. BBC2.

[Manone12]

were is this

[iroyuroy]

thing is, people ain't used no more to those raw arrangements which made roots so great 30 yrs ago

[sanpolen]

7th of november he will be in Vitoria (Spain). I'll be there, can't wait :)

[bumEm1]

Nice tjun! :)

[AliSykes0442]

drivin all the way from bristol to the south of france this summer to see linval cant wait

[sydferret]

I wish I could my friend, Jah Bless.

[sydferret]

Negrea Love Dub, one of my favorite records.

[MrFyABurn]

Nada melhor que valoriza um verde ouvindo esse som!!! Linval Roots Man style

[TheILLTechnics]

Definitely should not of cut mine off.

[KingRizlaa]

Jools Holland needs to get back on the reggae selection.

[reggaefeen420]

irie vibration,

with an oh so sweet meditation

roots live on.......

[wezilla21]

older reggae is the fuckin best no doubt about it

[AngeLincarnateZoni]

@wezilla21

YEp I agree bless up brada strictly Roots!!!

[818to510]

@wezilla21 "Roots". ROOTS REGGAE, ya dun know, seen...

[fragfestchampion]

tight song.

[Preekcrap2]

I saw him live in Hackney at about the same time this video would have been made. He absolutely the boom. His voice was as brilliant as when he 1st sang. Great artist, great singer and just sheer class fullstop. Jah guidance and protection to you all.

[Glorify27]

Wow - I remember this around 1974/75. Love it to bits. Thanks for posting.

[shogunmetic]

bless up. cut dem once an not another time if if be JAH WILL

[jmatarragona]

linval next month inna barcelona dread are controler

[jmatarragona]

dread are the controler

[baterogomez]

Linval is a righteous man, Respect.

One LOve

[PG1986ko]

this is slick man...great performance.roots always sounds fresh,done in the seventies

[westonxxx]

THIS IS A WELL WATERED DOWN VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL. Linval is a hard core, heavy duty, roots singer/producer but obviously this performance is catering for the 'rock' audience. Just like the Wailers and other bands (from that era) felt the need to dilute their roots music to make it more palatable to the 'rock' audience. The original produced roots rockers music was and still is considered (by some)to be too strong and powerful for the 'top of the pops' type people.

[nameshaveallbeenused]

dude, totally agree, was just about to say that theyve made it a bit generic and typical-80s-inner circle-bad boys-pop. i mean, how unique to linval thompson is the sound of the original recording? also, i find it hard to think of a decent song with an electric piano in it. tell you what though, his voice is sounding pretty fucking good isn it - normally they end up all gruff and old sounding

[lexxdub004]

I Agree

[RasL1on]

@westonxx: I couldnt disagree more. This live performance is fantastic. The musicians are all spot on and I am happy to see Linval is still out there performing.

[madsappeal]

@westonxxx

This version is a little more "light", but it still sounds well nice. Linval sounds phenomenal either way.

[Drewwak]

very nice voice he´s got and great muzic :D

[ActivServiceUnit]

Big up, great track

[jangarun]

Unbelievable! His voice and timing are perfect and unchanged. Bless up, Linval!

[mymnry]

love

[stillablaze]

Classic song from Linval. Remember this song from way back in the 70's. Bless

[dipsetmuthafucka]

47 5 star ratings...STILL GOT IT!!!

[Rootslove]

wonderfull style, like in the early days.

JAH bless Mr.Spencer !

peace

[agentsansi]

so amazing. gifted voice. WAH WAH JAH JAH

[teletronz]

Holy cow he sstill sounds so good, almost the same as his original recordings!

[nel0]

that's right, i notice the same!

is the same voice from the firts recordings when he was a teenager!

good-same vocals and vibes!

very IRIE Linval songs!

[mrhelpesuhcs]

Best song :)

[q1007]

back then. now. bigup da bigga eds dem

[Chakademus]

Can someone post da Lyrics!!

[olelyn]

why dont u find them urself?

[Lebowski69]

cant you hear them?

they are very clear in this recording.

[yosalion]

My favorite reggae singer, Big up Linval!

Realy & Truly.

[jahmaoli808]

RUB it den DUB it inna ROOTSMON STYLE.

GWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

[crownBC]

Linval's vocals are quite excellent here, quality roots!

[clanccy]

Niceeeee

[kekenalii]

big it up linval

[MYSTIKALmonkey]

Starlight is one of my all time favorite records. Linval's voice is so smooth

[isaiaszzzz]

i love mariwana and linval

[pigdog237]

Everyone gives Linval massive credit for his producer skills, but he's also definitely one of my favourite reggae singers. Up there with Johhny Clarke, Dennis Brown, Barrington Levy and Gregory Isaacs!

[mihrantheupsetter]

i've always loved these lyrics.

dont cut off your natty dreads, or jah jah will... chastise you! he will hurt you!

[dreadwriter]

very 10x :)

[sheneeka]

this is my uncle inlaw he's married to my aunty Jakie qwan linval

[RasL1on]

It is so great to see that Linval is still out there putting out positive vibrations. He needs to start producing again!

[jd3500]

Great video. Linval is really one of my favorite artists.

This version makes me trip man. Just great!!

[cavarzano]

this guy gives me nice vibes since the 70s thanks for uploading