This album is a classic reggae album which must simply be listened to
Listen to (and Download) the album 'War in a Babylon', by Max Romeo and the Upsetters.
Max Romeo (born Maxwell Livingston Smith, 22 November 1947, St. D'Acre, St. James, Jamaica) is a reggae and roots reggae recording artist who has achieved chart success in his home country, and in the UK. Romeo was responsible for launching an entirely new sub-genre of reggae, whose overtly suggestive lyrics caused an outcry but took a massive hold of the music scene regardless. Yet innuendo was the least of the singer's stylings, previous to the release of his infamous "Wet Dream," Romeo had garnered a string of sweet hits with the vocal trio the Emotions. And once the nocturnal naughtiness faded, the singer established himself as one of the most important figures in the roots scene. (Wikipedia).
War Ina Babylon is perhaps the most famous and cult album by Max Romeo and Lee Perry's backing band The Upsetters, released in 1976. Along with The Heptones' Party Time and Junior Murvin's Police and Thieves, this album can be seen as part of a Black Ark Lee "Scratch" Perry produced "holy trinity". Highlights include the moving "One Step Forward", "War Ina Babylon", the militant "Chase The Devil", and the "film noir" reggae of "Norman".
One step Forward- Max Romeo and the Upsetters
Max Romeo & The Upsetters - I chase the Devil
Albums
* A Dream (1969) Pama
* Let The Power Fall (1971) Dynamic
* Revelation Time (1975) Tropical Sound Tracs
* War Ina Babylon (1976) Island
* Reconstruction (1979) Island/Dynamic
* Rondos (1980) King Kong
* Holding Out My Love to You (1981) Shanachie
* I Love My Music (1982) Solid Groove
* One Horse Race (1985), Island in the Sun
* Transition (1989) Rohit
* Fari - Captain of My Ship (1992) Jah Shaka
* Our Rights (1992) Jah Shaka
* Cross or the Gun (1995) Tappa Zukie
* Selassie I Forever (1999) Mafia & Fluxy
* Love Message (1999) Warriors
* Something is Wrong (1999) Warriors
* In This Time (2001) 3D (Max Romeo & Tribu Acustica)
* Pocomania Songs (2007) Ariwa Sounds
Compilations
* Max Romeo Meets Owen Gray At King Tubby's Studio (1984) Culture Press (with Owen Gray)
* Max Romeo and the Upsetters (1989)
* Wet Dream (1993) Crocodisc
* McCabee Version (1995) Sonic Sounds
* Open The Iron Gate (1999) Blood & Fire
* The Many Moods of Max Romeo (1999) Jamaican Gold
* Pray For Me: The Best of Max Romeo 1967-73 (2000) Trojan Records
* Perilous Times (2000) Charmax
* On The Beach (2001) Culture Press
* The Coming of Jah (2002) Trojan
* Ultimate Collection (2003) (compiled by David Katz)
* Holy Zion (2003) Burning Bush
* Wet Dream: The Best of Max Romeo (2004) Trojan
* Crazy World of Dub (2005) Jamaican Recordings
* Max Romeo Sings Hits of Bob Marley (2006), Jet Star
