Lee Scratch Perry – Photos
You could say that Lee is a colourful character! He certainly put on an incredible show! I count myself fortunate to have seen this brilliant performer a few times! Great character.Great act.
The most incredible Lee Scratch Perry in York – 2012
Today’s Music to keep me SsSSsAAaaaNNnnnEeee in Isolation – Lee Scratch Perry
I heard the news yesterday that Lee Scratch Perry had died. He had been advertising for a forthcoming tour and I had been looking to see where he was due to be nearest so I could go see him again. One of Rock/Reggae’s most flamboyant characters – still so powerful in his eighties!! So sad to hear of his death.
Today I shall play my favourite Lee Scratch album and think of him!
Time Boom x De Devil Dead.
Today’s Music to keep me SSSSSaaaNNNeeee in Isolation – Lee Scratch Perry
Lee was the crazy ganga-stoked producer of all that great Jamaican Ska and Reggae. He was a major force at Studio One and then with his band the Upsetters.
I’ve seen him live a number of times. He’s quite a character.
But it is the one album ‘Time Book and De Devil Dead’ that I’m going to be playing today. I just love it.
Lee Scratch Perry – His Best Album
Well the album that I like best is Time Boom and De Devil Dead.
Time Boom and De Devil Dead is Lee’s apotheosis. It brings together all his studio techniques and tricks, dubbing, lyrics, panache, politics, social comment, and musical genius into one package.
Here’s a few tracks from YouTube that illustrate the brilliance of this album.
Photography – Lee Scratch Perry – Some thoughts and photos
The main trouble with Lee Scratch Perry is that he is so quiet, unassuming and reticent.
If he could only liven up himself and be a little more flamboyant he’d be more interesting.
2012 was a great year for Lee Scratch Perry gigs. The band was hot and Lee was on form. You would think he was 78 years old and had smoked enough ganga to build a haystack. He was scintillating, scampering and prancing around the stage like a teenager.
His costume was so bright that you needed sunglasses to look at him.
What a character.
This man is a living legend. He not only revolutionised Studio One in Jamaica but set up his own weird studio – The Black Ark – where he pioneered the most amazing studio techniques to create a great deal of music that pushed the limits in every respect. It was an honour to see him!
I tried a few effects. I thought it was appropriate.
