When Rock Met Reggae

In When Rock Met Reggae, Steven Blush takes a spirited, cross-genre perspective in this illuminating chronicle (Booklist) of the crossover of Jamaican, British, and American sounds that changed the face of popular music. Library Journal notes that Blush's nimble outline of the interplay between reggae and British punk will appeal to music fans.'Bringing the same incisive, cross-genre perspective he offered in When Rock Met Disco, Steven Blush gives a spirited survey of the crossover of Jamaican, British, and American sounds that changed the face of popular music in When Rock Met Reggae. The inspiration of ska, rock-steady, dub, and reggaeheard on independent recordings played on ';soundsystems' from Kingston and Brixtoncreated a new rock tonality and attitude, spanning from Eric Clapton to The Clash. Meanwhile, the ';Two Tone' soundstraversing The Specials, Madness, and UB40fueled the ';90s ska revival of Sublime, No Doubt, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and beyond. Attentive to the racial, political, and artistic aspects of this intricate story, Blush gives a memorable account of one of the most fertile cross-pollinations in pop music history.