Do you remember the seventies? Back then, Tim Stahl and John Guldberg formed a group called The Starbox Band and there was chemistry between them from the beginning. However, The Starbox Band project was short-lived after a horrible show they had, opening up for the Kinks, when people literally walked out on them. The band broke up shortly after that show.
As new technology started to arrive later in the 70s (what we would now call ancient history in terms of technology), John had built a home studio and had Tim come over to start jamming regularly again and using the new technology to create new sounds (some would call electronic).
Their new group that formed from these jams, who called themselves Laid Back, released their debut album in 1981 and had a number 1 single with their first release. The band wasn’t a Reggae group, but their second single, which also went to number 1, had a Reggae sound. The title of that track was Sunshine Reggae. If you look around online, you will still see people arguing about whether or not it is a “reggae song“. In my opinion, that’s not something worth arguing about, especially when we’re talking about such a positive vibe in a melody. You either like it or you don’t, it’s as simple as that. Take a listen, watch the video, and decide for yourself.
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August 21st, 2008 at 8:34 am
WOW….what a blast from the past!
I think if you just listen to the track it is totally laid back and would qualify as being reggae in my book. However if you watch the typically cheesy 80′s video it does ruin the effect for me.
It’ll make you smile one way or the other