what's your opinion of

Bob Marley, and rastafari ?

I personally can't stand most reggae. It is utterly repetitive.

Its history is rich with revolutionary ideas and culture, however today it is just another industry gimmick for executives to get rich off of.

It is also loaded with metaphysics, specifically religion and mysticism. This is the kind of stuff that keeps its listeners in a daze of hopelessness.

Bob Marley did some amazing stuff, and I'm a big fan of Jamaican music in general, from ska to dancehall.
But rastafarism.. Emperor worshipping? Fuck That.

Bob Marley was great.

I love Reggae and Ska and Dub and all that stuff. Bob was great but Rastafari is a joke. Just another emperor.

I enjoy Bob Marley's music and style quite a bit but I simply can't understand some of the core values of Rastarfarianism primarily the worship of Haile Selassie.

Bob Marley was great as is his son Damian, though I'm definitely not into Rastafarianism.

Yeah, Bob Marley was/is a legend,
It's always fun to know that there is a connection with something in some music.

I really like Bob Marley and a bit of older reggae stuff with Peter Tosh and those older guys, i havnt heard much new reggea/ska etc. whats it like?
But i keep clear of the relgion of the music...I just thought it was an excuse to smoke weed? :D

hmm, I don't listen to other reggae stuff, just Bob Marley.
nah, it's not an excuse for smoking pot, it's a real, eurhm 'thing', philosophy yeah.
for myself, i don't do drugs nor beer and ciggys.

Yea i like bob marley and quite a bit of other reggae. I don't support rastafarinism though, don't like worshipping anything.

There is now another sub sub sub genre called 3rd wave Ska or Skacore. Which is ska but with a lot more heavy metal or punk influence. Like Leftover Crack. Check them out. They sing about some good shit if you can manage to understand them. If you can't read the lyrics.
http://www.leftovercrack.org/media.php

I like Bob Marley, Damion Marley, Burning Spear and many others. Not down with the Rastafarianism though.

Reggae is dope, but Pastafarianism totally PWNS Rastafarianism

could you explain Pastafarianism, I'm not fomeliar with it ..

I've got some songs of Michael Franti, his music is cool.

lol Pastafarianism is just a parody religion, it says god is lump of spaghetti

anyway franti isnt really reggae

hmm, it damn sure looks like reggae, with a bit of rock :P

it's more alternative rock

with a lil bit of reggae influence

probably, considering franti's earlier works