Spaghetti western's influence on Lee Perry
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- | As Daniel & Seth Nelson have first noticed in the late 1990s, during the late [[1960s]] and early [[1970s]], the imagery of [[spaghetti western]]s was of influence to Jamaican reggae musician [[Lee Perry]]. | + | As Daniel & Seth Nelson first noted in the late 1990s in on-line magazine [[Perfect Sound Forever]], during the late [[1960s]] and early [[1970s]], the imagery of [[spaghetti western]]s was of influence to Jamaican reggae musician [[Lee Perry]]. |
- | Albums Perry recorded with [[The Upsetters]] such as ''[[Clint Eastwood]]'', ''[[Eastwood Rides Again]]'', ''[[The Good, The Bad & The Upsetters]]'' and song titles such as "For A Few Dollars More" and "Return of Django", all suggest western movie themes. | + | Albums Perry recorded with [[The Upsetters]] such as ''[[Clint Eastwood (album)|Clint Eastwood]]'', ''[[Eastwood Rides Again]]'', ''[[The Good, The Bad & The Upsetters]]'' and song titles such as "[[For a Few Dollars More]]" and "[[Return of Django]]", all suggest western movie themes. |
- | Most of the songs were instrumentals, and the band was therefore free to name the songs and they chose to base their material on strong, cowboy heroes. | + | Most of the songs were instrumentals, the band was therefore free to name the songs and they chose to base their material on strong, [[cowboy]] heroes. Sonically too, these works hint at sounds from the Old West: cowbells mimicking horse hooves, organs imitating the "Western" music, gun shots and yelping. Visually, the covers of these albums portray people with cowboy clothes, brandishing guns, and featuring settings of desert-like area. |
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- | Sonically too, these works hint at sounds straight from the Old West: cowbells mimicking horse hooves, organs imitating the "Western" music, gun shots and yelping. | + | |
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- | The covers of these albums portray people with cowboy clothes, brandishing guns, and featuring settings of desert-like area. | + | |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
- | *http://www.furious.com/perfect/leeperry/leeperry2.html | + | *[http://www.furious.com/perfect/leeperry/leeperry2.html Good Always Conquers Evil: The Musical Genius of Lee Perry, June 1998, Daniel & Seth Nelson] |
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As Daniel & Seth Nelson first noted in the late 1990s in on-line magazine Perfect Sound Forever, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, the imagery of spaghetti westerns was of influence to Jamaican reggae musician Lee Perry.
Albums Perry recorded with The Upsetters such as Clint Eastwood, Eastwood Rides Again, The Good, The Bad & The Upsetters and song titles such as "For a Few Dollars More" and "Return of Django", all suggest western movie themes.
Most of the songs were instrumentals, the band was therefore free to name the songs and they chose to base their material on strong, cowboy heroes. Sonically too, these works hint at sounds from the Old West: cowbells mimicking horse hooves, organs imitating the "Western" music, gun shots and yelping. Visually, the covers of these albums portray people with cowboy clothes, brandishing guns, and featuring settings of desert-like area.
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