The Tide is High

The Tide is High

This track was originally recorded in the 1960s by The Paragons, a 60s band from Kingston in Jamaica.

These are some of the key sub-genres of REGGAE

Mento

Ska

Rocksteady

Reggae

Roots

Dub

Dancehall

Lovers rock

Ragga

Fusions

The vocals

Tight vocal harmonies especially on the words no and in the chorus

Lots of backing vocals influenced by other styles of music from 1950s such as:

The Instruments used:

The featured rhythms in the track: The skank

What does the bass do?

The harmony:

This song has a simple HARMONIC pattern. It only uses ____ chords.

The chords that are used are:

D , ____ & ____ . These are in fact the 3 primary triads associated with D Major. CRAZY!

The recording of the track:

This has been recorded in the 1960s. It has been recorded using ANALOGUE equipment.

It is likely that it was mostly recorded in one take.

What are the advantages of this?

What are the disadvantages?

Bonus thoughts.. has this been recorded to a click track?

This was a largely UNKNOWN B side. What comparisons can you make?

Blondie

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