Listen to the following song and compare it to Ska in terms of:

Tempo - fast or slow?

Bass – relaxed or busier?
New instrument added?
Lyrics?
Rock Steady
 In the late 1960s, ska musicians started to mix in
new ideas from gospel and soul
 The energetic pace of ska slowed down - the new
style was called rock steady
Features of Rock Steady
 The same backbeat accents as ska, but the tempo
is SLOWER
 The bass sounds busier
 Trumpets and saxophones were dropped and
replaced by guitar and piano
 Songs about poverty, bible stories and social
problems
Famous Artist
Desmond Dekker
Reggae
 Reggae grew out of ska and rock steady.
Features of Reggae
 Slow, chilled-out tempo
 Offbeat feel - emphasis on 2nd and 4th beat
 Electric guitars play short, muted chords on the offbeat
 Bass guitar plays syncopated riffs (Emphasis on a
weak beat).
 Lyrics talk about poverty, politics and religion
 Syncopation - The accents are shifted from the main
beat to a weaker beat, to avoid a regular rhythm.
Red Red Wine
 Red, red wine
Go to my head
Make me forget that i
Still need her so
Red, red wine
It`s up to you
All I can do, i`ve done
But mem`ries won`t go
No, mem`ries won`t go
I`d have thought
That with time
Thoughts of her
Would leave my head
I was wrong
And I find
Just one thing makes me forget
Red, red wine
Stay close to me
Don`t let me be alone
It`s tearin` apart
My blue, blue heart