from the LP Wake Up!, Third World Records, 1978
There’s nothing like a little reggae in the morning, especially when it’s snowed overnight, making for quite a scene outside my mid-May window---the trees have their leaves already, so the wet snow is weighing many of the branches down with clumps of soggy fluffernutter; at least the dog loves it. The second major wave of roots reggae included several trios that, presumably, were formatting with the Wailers in mind, and one of the better crews from that paradigm is undoubtedly the Meditations; having been backed by such luminaries as the Roots Radics and Sly & Robbie, this harmonious troupe continues to tour throughout North America today. We caught them at a small joint in the middle of the mountains around here a few years ago, maybe a 100 person capacity space, yet it was one of the headiest reggae shows I’d been to in a while! Gotta dedicate this one to my pops, considering how much he hates my long hair…
