Glad to see all the remarks here, and that so many others enjoy reggae. There's a great introduction to the music of Jamaica, titled The Story Of Jamaican Music on Island records. It's a 4 CD set covering Ska, Rock Steady, Reggae, Dub, Dance Hall and Ragga. I mostly respond to ska and reggae, myself. There's aslo a wonderful two CD compilation (which can be purchased individually) titled on Columbia/Legacy, and of course/ the sound track for The Harder They Come is great.

One of the hot spots of reggae and ska is the skateboard crowd. The son of my niece lived in Rockford, Illinois until a couple of years ago when he went off to college. The skateboard crowd all listened to reggae and ska, and his friends all seemed to have ska bands. Who wuld ever think of Rockford, Illinois as a hotbed of ska? I think yoiung kids respond to ska and the early reggae for the beat and the energy, just as they do to punk rock.

And then, there was all the reggae infused into rock in England, from the Police to the Specials, UB40 and my favorite, The English Beat.

Can hardly get away from it, even today...

Suits me fine

Jerry