Erik Davis (TechGnosis) on Rasta Shaman Lee Perry

[streeb]

Perry was wearing a hat made from bananas when he performed in Vancouver in the 90s. Quite a show.<br><br>I'd recommend "Heart of the Congos" by the Congos as the pinnacle of Perry's production work at the Black Ark. That record is just unreal, though I don't think I've ever seen a vinyl copy in my life, sadly.<br><br>Let's not forget Blackwell and Island Records brought us U2. <p></p><i></i>

[Rigorous Intuition]

on <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://youtube.com/results?search=Lee+Perry&search_type=search_videos&search=Search">youtube</a><!--EZCODE LINK END-->, including rants from 1982 and recent Guinness commercials. <p></p><i></i>

[OnoI812]

From Lee 'Scratch' Perry - It's His Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World <br> the 1997 entry-<br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>1997 <br>Island Records releases the awesome three-disc compilation Arkology that chronicles the best of Perry’s creative peak and provides an introduction to a new generation of fans. <!--EZCODE UNDERLINE START--><span style="text-decoration:underline">He sells out two gigs in San Francisco, his first Stateside performances in 15 years</span><!--EZCODE UNDERLINE END-->, and later plays at the Tibetan Freedom Concert. The shows go well and he follows up with a wide-scale American and European tour.</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br>I was at that sold out show @the maritime hall. Wild night it twas.<br>I had just purchased arkology at the time, and had been following the Canuck perryophile webmaster Mick Sleeper's recommendations not to miss out, went with a load of high school <br>buddies and had a grand time. <p></p><i></i>