Misty In Roots
| Year | Speldag | Speltid | Scen | Gallery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | - | Inga bilder | ||
| 2010 | Thursday | 22:00 - 23:00 | Main Stage | Inga bilder |
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By 1978 MISTY IN ROOTS began to develop their own orthodox roots reggae sound. Their powerful lyrics inspired by the economic decline, a growing awareness of their African culture and a spiritual awakening inspired tracks as "GHETTO OF THE CITY", "SODOM & COMMORA" AND MANKIND" all off which can be found on the band's first album 'LIVE AT THE COUNTER EUROVISION'.
During the period 1977/78 the political situation in the U.K. was a breaking point. Black consciousness was at its peak and racism roamed the streets of London. Unemployment was affecting both black and white youths and through this depression a new musical alliance was born, young white youths totally fed up with the status quo turned to playing punk music whilst at the same time identifying strongly with the British reggae acts as MISTY IN ROOTS, STEEL PULSE and ASWAD. With the coming of the ‘Rock against Racism’ movement the musical fight-back had begun and for the first time black and white musicians were playing together on the same platform bringing about a totally new concept in musical awareness.
Despite MISTY'S huge success as a live act the band did not release their first album until 1979. The album LIVE AT THE COUNTER EUROVISION, which was recorded live in Belgium during the band's 1978 tour, is today still proclaimed by many critics as the best live reggae album of all time. MISTY followed LIVE AT THE COUNTER EUROVISION with a string of limited edition singles such as "OH WICKED MAN", "RICH MAN’, SALVATION", "HOW LONG JAH" and "SEE THEM AH COME".
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