With all due respect to Sublime fans, Sublime isn't a reggae or a ska band anymore than the Police were. And the Police played reggae influenced rock better than anyone. Even Rastafarian musicians in Jamaica liked the Police.
Sting and Stewart Copeland had a better understanding of reggae music's drum and bass riddim than any other rock band I've ever heard.
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There are two types of music: the first type is the blues and the second type is all the other stuff.
Townes Van Zandt
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