Bob Marley & The Wailers | ||
| Allmusic Biography : For marketing purposes, Bob Marley, the Wailers, and Bob Marley & the Wailers have become interchangeable names, used indiscriminately to refer to recordings actually made by separate entities. So, it is worth recalling the distinctions that existed at the times these entities performed and recorded. The Wailers, formed in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1963, was a vocal group consisting of Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, Bunny Livingston, Bob Marley, Peter McIntosh, and Cherry Smith; they were called variously the Teenagers, the Wailing Rudeboys, the Wailing Wailers, and finally the Wailers. Braithwaite, Kelso, and Smith had departed by 1966, leaving the trio of Livingston, Marley, and McIntosh. By the early 70s, they had begun playing musical instruments and added a rhythm section consisting of brothers Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass) and Carlton (Carlie) Barrett (drums). After recording extensively in Jamaica, this unit was signed to Great Britains Island Records, which issued its label debut, Catch a Fire, in April 1973, followed by Burnin in November. These albums attracted critical attention but did not chart at first. By the time of Natty Dread (1974), the original group had split, with McIntosh (later billed as Peter Tosh) and Livingston (later billed as Bunny Wailer) leaving. The album was credited to Bob Marley & the Wailers, the group consisting of Marley, the Barretts, keyboard player Bernard "Touter" Harvey, and lead guitarist Al Anderson, with backing vocals by the I-Threes (Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley, and Judy Mowatt). The breakthrough for this group was their appearance at the Lyceum in London on July 18, 1975. The show was recorded and quickly released on LP as Live!, and Marley and his reggae music became an international sensation. The success of Eric Claptons cover of "I Shot the Sheriff," a Marley song from Burnin, in the summer of 1974, had done much to popularize reggae (the original version made the U.S. R&B; charts that fall), but Marley himself now achieved stardom as a performer. "No Woman, No Cry," a song originally heard on Natty Dread, reached the U.K. charts in its live rendition in September 1975, becoming a Top 40 hit. With that, both Natty Dread and Live! reached the British charts. In the U.S., Natty Dread had charted in May; it was followed by Burnin and Catch a Fire in the fall. (Live! was held back from U.S. release for a year; when it appeared, it charted in the Top 100.) Bob Marley & the Wailers reached their commercial apex in the U.S. with the April 1976 release of their next studio album, Rastaman Vibration, which hit the Top Ten as "Roots, Rock, Reggae" became a minor pop chart entry and a Top 40 R&B; hit. At this point, the group consisted of Marley, the Barretts, the I-Threes, keyboard player Tyrone Downie, percussionist Alvin "Seeco" Patterson, rhythm guitarist Earl "Chinna" Smith, and lead guitarist Donald Kinsey. Exodus, released in May 1977, found Marley & the Wailers taking a slightly more uptempo (and disco-influenced) direction; it produced three Top 40 chart hits in the U.K. ("Exodus," "Waiting in Vain," and the Top Ten "Jamming," backed by the non-LP "Punky Reggae Party") and became their first Top Ten album in Great Britain. In the U.S., it sold about as well as Rastaman Vibration, but the band began meeting resistance from category conscious radio programmers who couldnt figure out whether to slot it as rock or R&B.; "Exodus" became a Top 20 R&B; hit and "Waiting in Vain" made the R&B; Top 40, but neither single charted pop. Once again, Marley had tinkered with the bands personnel, which for Exodus consisted of himself, the Barretts, the I-Threes, Downie, Patterson, and lead guitarist Julian (Junior) Marvin. Kaya, the fourth studio album by Bob Marley & the Wailers, appeared in March 1978. In the U.K., it was the bands biggest success yet, reaching the Top Five, powered by the advance single "Is This Love," which was a Top Ten hit, and by the follow-up single "Satisfy My Soul," which reached the Top 40. But the story was far different in the U.S., where the album struggled. Black radio seemed to have decided that the band did not fit formats dominated by disco, while pop radio was increasingly attracted to new wave sounds and treated reggae as a fad that had passed. The double live album Babylon by Bus, released in November, which marked the return of Al Anderson and the addition of keyboard player Earl "Wire" or "Wya" Lindo, was a modest seller, again doing better in England than in America. The fifth Bob Marley & the Wailers studio album, Survival, was released in October 1979. It reached the Top 20 in the U.K., with the single "So Much Trouble in the World" reaching the charts, but in the U.S. it sold only moderately well, though "Wake Up and Live" became a minor R&B; chart entry. Uprising, released in June 1980 and prefaced by the propulsive single "Could You Be Loved," gave Marley a commercial rebound. Single and album were Top Ten hits in the U.K. The U.S. was more resistant, but "Could You Be Loved" reached the R&B; charts and the album charted higher than any of the bands albums since Exodus. Uprising might have done better domestically if Marley had not become ill shortly after its release and been forced to cancel his tour promoting it after only a few dates. His death in May 1981 of course brought an end to the band known as Bob Marley & the Wailers, but it did not end his and the bands success. Even before his death, the back catalog began to sell, with a British single release of "Three Little Birds" from Exodus reaching the Top 20 in the fall of 1980. Shortly after Marleys death, "No Woman, No Cry" was reissued and reached the U.K. Top Ten, with Live! (retitled Live at the Lyceum) returning to the album chart. The posthumous album Confrontation was issued two years after Marleys death, in May 1983. Both its single, "Buffalo Soldier," and the LP made their way up the U.K. Top Five. In the U.S., the single made the R&B; charts, and the album was another moderate seller. But the album that really established the defunct band as an across-the-board sales success was the hits collection Legend -- The Best of Bob Marley & the Wailers, released in the U.K. three years after Marleys death, in May 1984, and in August in the U.S. The album topped the British charts with "One Love/People Get Ready," originally released on Exodus, becoming a Top Five single, "Waiting in Vain" returning to the Top 40, and "Could You Be Loved" returning to the charts. American chart statistics were not as spectacular, but the album became a perennial seller; before the end of the century, it had been certified for sales of ten million copies. Its success, in turn, stimulated sales of the Marley catalog in the U.S., and in the 90s Burnin, Live!, Rastaman Vibration, Exodus, Kaya, Uprising, and Confrontation all went gold, while Island continued to scale the charts with compilations such as Rebel Music (1986), Talkin Blues (1991), and Natural Mystic (1995). Often, the focus was on Marley alone. For example, the 1992 four-CD box set Songs of Freedom, which included recordings dating back to the early 60s, was billed to Marley, not Marley & the Wailers, as was the 1999 chart album of newly created duets Chant Down Babylon. On the other hand, the many repackagers of 60s Wailers recordings have long tended to credit their wares to Bob Marley & the Wailers even though the material was cut by the Livingston/McIntosh/Marley group, and Island has long credited reissues of Catch a Fire to Bob Marley & the Wailers (indeed, the initial U.S. release carried that credit). Thus, in practice, recordings by Bob Marley & the Wailers can refer to any music featuring Marley and made in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, though careful listeners will insist that the credit should apply only to the recordings and performances of Marley and his regular backup group from the breakup of the original Wailers trio in 1974 to Marleys death in 1981. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 39 Title: Soul Rebels Released: 1970-12 Tracks: 12 Duration: 32:14 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Soul Rebel (03:18) 2 Try Me (02:47) 3 Its Alright (02:35) 4 No Sympathy (02:15) 5 My Cup (03:34) 6 Soul Almighty (02:43) 7 Rebels Hop (02:40) 8 Corner Stone (02:29) 9 400 Years (02:32) 10 No Water (02:10) 11 Reaction (02:43) 12 My Sympathy (02:24) |
| Soul Rebels : Allmusic album Review : Originally issued in 1970, Soul Rebels was the first album credited to Bob Marley & the Wailers, and it was also the bands first full-length collaboration with producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, for whom they had already recorded a string of fairly successful singles. Working with the newly configured Upsetters band, Marley and crew delivered a strange and wonderful set of early reggae that at times plays fast and loose with the already established conventions of the genre -- on "My Cup" the beat sounds inside out, while "Its Alright" sounds like a slightly Jamaicanized version of Motown soul. Other songs, such as the beautifully harmonized "Try Me," show their deep roots in rocksteady. One of the most arresting tracks on the album is the Peter Tosh sung "Four Hundred Years," on which Tosh unburdens himself of some of his typically dread pronouncements in his rich, chesty voice. | ||
 | Album: 2 of 39 Title: Soul Revolution Part II Released: 1971 Tracks: 12 Duration: 33:59 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Keep on Moving (03:07) 2 Dont Rock My Boat (04:32) 3 Put It On (03:32) 4 Fussing & Fighting (02:28) 5 Duppy Conqueror (03:24) 6 Memphis (02:09) 7 Riding High (02:44) 8 Kaya (02:39) 9 African Herbsman (02:22) 10 Stand Alone (02:11) 11 Sun Is Shining (02:11) 12 Brain Washing (02:38) |
 | Album: 3 of 39 Title: Satisfy My Soul Released: 1972 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:05:10 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Satisfy My Soul (02:10) 2 Soul Rebels (03:18) 3 Concrete Jungle (03:10) 4 Soul Almighty (03:29) 5 Redder Than Red (03:12) 6 My Cup (Ive Got to Cry) (03:28) 7 Thank You Lord (03:44) 8 Nice Time (02:32) 9 Try Me (Ive Got the Action) (03:08) 10 Dont Rock My Boat (04:17) 11 One Love (03:37) 12 Love Life (03:02) 13 Rainbow Country (04:27) 14 Long Long Winter (03:05) 15 Put It On (04:03) 16 Keep on Moving (03:08) 17 No Water Can Quench My Thirst (02:35) 18 Its All Right (02:32) 19 Reaction (03:37) 20 Corner Stone (02:36) |
 | Album: 4 of 39 Title: African Herbsman Released: 1973-06 Tracks: 16 Duration: 47:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Lively Up Yourself (02:52) 2 Small Axe (03:57) 3 Duppy Conqueror (03:04) 4 Trench Town Rock (03:00) 5 African Herbsman (02:24) 6 Keep on Moving (03:08) 7 Fussing and Fighting (02:30) 8 Stand Alone (02:09) 9 All in One (03:38) 10 Don’t Rock the Boat (04:32) 11 Put It On (03:11) 12 Sun Is Shining (02:13) 13 Kaya (02:39) 14 Riding High (02:48) 15 Brain Washing (02:42) 16 400 Years (02:32) |
| African Herbsman : Allmusic album Review : To Bob Marleys emotionally charged music and lyrics, add the tight riddims and harmonies of the Wailers and then put all of that talent into the ceaselessly creative hands of production wizard Lee "Scratch" Perry. What you get is a 16-track reggae masterpiece capturing what is perhaps some of the best music Bob Marley & the Wailers ever committed to tape. The songs range from beautiful love songs like "Dont Rock the Boat" to cathartic political anthems like "Brain Washing," but even with the broad scope, no tracks miss the mark. They all cut straight to the heart and burn with an urgency rarely felt in music of any genre. So defining are the tracks that Marley himself was to return to the same themes later in his career, reviving such classics as "Lively Up Yourself" on Natty Dread, "Trench Town Rock" on Live!, and "Kaya" on Kaya, among others. While this is a Bob Marley & the Wailers album, Perrys unique production almost steals the show. Perrys bare-bones, heavy sound provides an interesting contrast to the slicker approach taken on Catch a Fire, produced by Bob Marley & the Wailers and Chris Blackwell and also made in 1973. Catch a Fire has an almost rock edge to it, but on African Herbsman, one can hear Perrys swirling mix madness lurking just beneath the surface of each Trench Town-tough track. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 39 Title: Rasta Revolution Released: 1974 Tracks: 16 Duration: 47:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Mr. Brown (03:33) 2 Soul Rebel (03:20) 3 Try Me (02:47) 4 Its Alright (02:36) 5 No Sympathy (02:15) 6 My Cup (03:36) 7 Duppy Conquerer (03:44) 8 Rebels Hop (02:40) 9 Corner Stone (02:30) 10 400 Years (02:34) 11 No Water (02:09) 12 Reaction (02:43) 13 Soul Almighty (02:41) 14 Lively Up Yourself (05:11) 15 Trench Town Rock (02:57) 16 African Herbsman (02:26) |
| Rasta Revolution : Allmusic album Review : While Rasta Revolution contains the duplicate cuts "400 Years" and "Duppy Conqueror" from African Herbsman and is from roughly the same early-70s period, there is a distinctly mellow feel to the record. Souful and subdued bass-led roots tracks are the foundation here, as exemplified by the pulsing "Try Me" and the playful yet stinging "Rebels Hop." Produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry, Rasta Revolution contains some tracks that rank among the best music Bob Marley & the Wailers were to produce. Most notable is the stirring "Soul Rebel," which features a beautiful blending of Marleys plaintive singing accompanied by the Wailers tight backing harmonies. Also excellent are "Reaction," the very danceable "Its Alright," and of course, the almost psychedelic "Mr. Brown." While not quite as consistent as African Herbsman and Catch a Fire, Rasta Revolution captures Bob Marley & the Wailers at their peak. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 39 Title: Natty Dread Released: 1974-10-25 Tracks: 9 Duration: 38:53 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Lively Up Yourself (05:11) 2 No Woman, No Cry (03:46) 3 Them Belly Full (but We Hungry) (03:13) 4 Rebel Music (3 O’Clock Roadblock) (06:47) 5 So Jah Seh (04:27) 6 Natty Dread (03:35) 7 Bend Down Low (03:22) 8 Talkin’ Blues (04:06) 9 Revolution (04:23) |
| Natty Dread : Allmusic album Review : Natty Dread is Bob Marleys finest album, the ultimate reggae recording of all time. This was Marleys first album without former bandmates Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston, and the first released as Bob Marley & the Wailers. The Wailers rhythm section of bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett and drummer Carlton "Carlie" Barrett remained in place and even contributed to the songwriting, while Marley added a female vocal trio, the I-Threes (which included his wife Rita Marley), and additional instrumentation to flesh out the sound. The material presented here defines what reggae was originally all about, with political and social commentary mixed with religious paeans to Jah. The celebratory "Lively Up Yourself" falls in the same vein as "Get Up, Stand Up" from Burnin. "No Woman, No Cry" is one of the bands best-known ballads. "Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)" is a powerful warning that "a hungry mob is an angry mob." "Rebel Music (3 OClock Road Block)" and "Revolution" continue in that spirit, as Marley assumes the mantle of prophet abandoned by 60s forebears like Bob Dylan. In addition to the lyrical strengths, the music itself is full of emotion and playfulness, with the players locked into a solid groove on each number. Considering that popular rock music was entering the somnambulant disco era as Natty Dread was released, the lyrical and musical potency is especially striking. Marley was taking on discrimination, greed, poverty, and hopelessness while simultaneously rallying the troops as no other musical performer was attempting to do in the mid-70s. | ||
 | Album: 7 of 39 Title: Trenchtown Days: Birth of a Legend Released: 1976 Tracks: 20 Duration: 56:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 I Made a Mistake (02:48) 2 One Love (03:25) 3 Let Him Go (02:45) 4 Love and Affection (02:40) 5 Simmer Down (02:25) 6 Maga Dog (03:04) 7 I Am Going Home (03:22) 8 Donna (02:03) 9 Nobody Knows (02:54) 10 Lonesome Feeling (02:50) 1 Wings of a Dove (02:50) 2 It Hurts to Be Alone (02:31) 3 I’m Still Waiting (03:07) 4 Who Feels It (Knows It) (02:23) 5 Do You Remember (02:56) 6 Dancing Shoes (02:43) 7 I Don’t Need Your Love (02:50) 8 Lonesome Track (02:20) 9 Do You Feel the Same Way (02:18) 10 Ten Commandments of Love (04:30) |
| Trenchtown Days: Birth of a Legend : Allmusic album Review : This actually has the exact same 20 songs that comprised the previous Epic/Legacy CD release in 1990 that was called The Birth of a Legend, with no "Trenchtown Days" in the title. The differences? None, except that the track sequence is different, and the liner notes are different. And the liner notes are actually inferior to the ones found on 1990s The Birth of a Legend, concentrating on the sociopolitical context of the era in Jamaica, but not giving many details about the music. If you didnt pick this up first time around (even when these same 20 songs were released on two separate vinyl LPs in the late 70s), and are just concerned about the music, its good. These really should be billed to the Wailers, not Bob Marley solo, but anyway its very good ska and early reggae music from 1963-1966, showing their doo wop roots at its quaintest, but also going into full-bore ska on "Simmer Down" and "Dancing Shoes." The influence of group harmony early American soul is also heard to fine effect on cuts like "One Love," "I Made a Mistake," and "It Hurts to Be Alone." | ||
 | Album: 8 of 39 Title: Rastaman Vibration Released: 1976-04-30 Tracks: 11 Duration: 39:37 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Positive Vibration (03:33) 2 Roots, Rock, Reggae (03:38) 3 Johnny Was (03:47) 4 Cry to Me (02:35) 5 Want More (04:15) 6 Crazy Baldhead (03:11) 7 Who the Cap Fit (04:42) 8 Night Shift (03:10) 9 War (03:36) 10 Rat Race (02:49) 11 Jah Live (04:15) |
| Rastaman Vibration : Allmusic album Review : For Bob Marley, 1975 was a triumphant year. The singers Natty Dread album featured one of his strongest batches of original material (the first compiled after the departure of Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer) and delivered Top 40 hit "No Woman No Cry." The follow-up Live set, a document of Marleys appearance at Londons Lyceum, found the singer conquering England as well. Upon completing the tour, Marley and his band returned to Jamaica, laying down the tracks for Rastaman Vibration (1976) at legendary studios run by Harry Johnson and Joe Gibbs. At the mixing board for the sessions were Sylvan Morris and Errol Thompson, Jamaican engineers of the highest caliber. Though none of these cuts would show up on Legend, Marleys massively popular, posthumous best-of, some of the finest reality numbers would surface on the compilations more militant equivalent, 1986s Rebel Music set. "War," for one, remains one of the most stunning statements of the singers career. Though it is essentially a straight reading of one of Haile Selassies speeches, Marley phrases the text exquisitely to fit a musical setting, a quiet intensity lying just below the surface. Equally strong are the likes of "Rat Race," "Crazy Baldhead," and "Want More." These songs are tempered by buoyant, lighthearted material like "Cry to Me," "Night Shift," and "Positive Vibration." Not quite as strong as some of the love songs Marley would score hits with on subsequent albums, "Cry to Me" still seems like an obvious choice for a single and remains underrated. Though record buyers may not have found any single song to be as strong on those terms as "No Woman No Cry," Rastaman Vibration still reached the Top Ten in the United States. | ||
 | Album: 9 of 39 Title: The Birth of a Legend Released: 1977 Tracks: 10 Duration: 28:21 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 I Made a Mistake (02:48) 2 One Love (03:25) 3 Let Him Go (02:45) 4 Love and Affection (02:40) 5 Simmer Down (02:25) 6 Maga Dog (03:05) 7 I Am Going Home (03:22) 8 Donna (02:02) 9 Nobody Knows (02:54) 10 Lonesome Feeling (02:50) |
| The Birth of a Legend : Allmusic album Review : This is the very early Marley, the ska beginnings of the Wailers in the early-60s Jamaican scene. All 20 tracks were set down from 1963-1966 in Kingstons famed Studio One, and its really the freshest music the reggae icon made in his storied career. Yet its also his least known. One look at the photos in the package amidst the liner notes would throw any layman; theres no dreadlocks or standard issue rasta getup, or wrinkles on his lion-maned grizzled face. Every bit the equal of the more-celebrated sensations that made the horrific poverty of third-world urban ghetto life a little less harsh, the young Wailers have all the best tenets of the brand new genre down. Its the staccato party trumpet blasts of "Love and Affection," the cooling presence at all times, the fast-but-not-too-furious off-beat bounce that went back to Cab Calloway and songs like "Minnie the Moocher," the spiritual love songs and calls to peace, and the general happy, warm tones. One listen to this super-early version of the later-staple "One Love" is enough to shock those whove never heard the pre-rocksteady days of these titans, who would do so much to put the much slower, later reggae style on the worldwide map. And anyone who had the little taste offered on disc one of the recent Songs of Freedom career-spanning box set will likely want to jump all over this; as will any fan of soul, R&B;, ska, and just plain old good-time music. Theres no hint of the pain and suffering and enormous burden of his later, admittedly just as brilliant, works. Even "Nobody Knows (The Troubles I Bear)" is a call to festivity. Put this on and dance the night away, and sing along. | ||
 | Album: 10 of 39 Title: Early Music Released: 1977 Tracks: 10 Duration: 28:06 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Wings of a Dove (02:48) 2 It Hurts to Be Alone (02:31) 3 Im Still Waiting (03:04) 4 Who Feels It (02:19) 5 Do You Remember (02:53) 6 Dancing Shoes (02:40) 7 I Dont Need Your Love (02:46) 8 Lonesome Track (02:17) 9 Do You Feel the Same Way (02:18) 10 The Ten Commandments of Love (04:30) |
 | Album: 11 of 39 Title: Exodus Released: 1977-06-03 Tracks: 10 Duration: 37:25 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Natural Mystic (03:27) 2 So Much Things to Say (03:07) 3 Guiltiness (03:19) 4 The Heathen (02:32) 5 Exodus (07:39) 6 Jamming (03:32) 7 Waiting in Vain (04:15) 8 Turn Your Lights Down Low (03:39) 9 Three Little Birds (03:00) 10 One Love / People Get Ready (02:52) |
| Exodus : Allmusic album Review : After the success of 1974s Natty Dread and 1976s Rastaman Vibration, Bob Marley was not only the most successful reggae musician in the world, he was one of the most powerful men in Jamaica. Powerful enough, in fact, that he was shot by gunmen who broke into his home in December 1976, days before he was to play a massive free concert intended to ease tensions days before a contentious election for Jamaican Prime Minister. In the wake of the assassination attempt, Marley and his band left Jamaica and settled in London for two years, where he recorded 1977s Exodus. Thematically, Exodus represented a subtle but significant shift for Marley; while he continued to speak out against political corruption and for freedom and equality for Third World people, his lyrics dealt less with specifics and more with generalities and the need for peace and love (though "So Much Things to Say," "Guiltiness," and "The Heathen" demonstrate the bullets had taken only so much sting out of Marleys lyrics). And while songs like "Exodus" and "One Love/People Get Ready" were anthemic, they also had less to say than the more pointed material from Marleys earlier albums. However, if Marley had become more wary in his point of view (and not without good cause), his skill as a songwriter was as strong as ever, and Exodus boasted more than a few classics, including the title song, "Three Little Birds," "Waiting in Vain," and "Turn Your Lights Down Low," tunes that defined Marleys gift for sounding laid-back and incisive at once. His gifts as a vocalist were near their peak on these sessions, bringing a broad range of emotional color to his performances, and this lineup of the Wailers -- anchored by bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett, drummer Carlton Barrett, and guitarist Julian "Junior" Murvin -- is superb, effortlessly in the pocket throughout. Exodus was recorded at a time when Bob Marley was learning about the unexpected costs of international stardom, but it hadnt yet sapped his creative strengths, and this is one of the finest albums in his stellar catalog. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 39 Title: Kaya Released: 1978-03-23 Tracks: 11 Duration: 42:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Easy Skanking (02:58) 2 Kaya (03:15) 3 Is This Love (03:52) 4 Sun Is Shining (04:58) 5 Satisfy My Soul (04:32) 6 She’s Gone (02:25) 7 Misty Morning (03:33) 8 Crisis (03:54) 9 Running Away (04:15) 10 Time Will Tell (03:33) 11 Smile Jamaica (version) (05:03) |
| Kaya : Allmusic album Review : By 1978, Bob Marley was by far the best-known reggae musician in the world and a major star in the U.K. and Europe as well as his native Jamaica. However, he was still little more than a cult figure in the United States, and by many accounts Marley was eager to attract a larger audience in America, seeing it as a new challenge. Released in 1978, Kaya wasnt necessarily made with American tastes in mind, but it was an album that presented a more accessible version of Bob Marley. Lyrically, the songs avoided the political commentary or Rastafarian philosophizing that was at the forefront of Natty Dread and Rastaman Vibration, and instead emphasized tunes about love and ganga, such as "Easy Skanking" and the title cut. And the palpable musical tension that simmered beneath the surface on the Wailers earlier material gave way to a more laid-back riddim that was more comfortable but a bit less demanding. Kaya presented a gentler and friendlier version of Bob Marley & the Wailers, but it also documented Marley and his group at the peak of their abilities. The nuance in Marleys vocals on "Running Away," "Shes Gone," and "Is This Love" showed how much hed grown as a performer since Catch a Fire, and his passion elevates "Misty Morning" into one of the albums highlights. The Wailers were capable of cutting a groove that was both powerfully muscular and seemingly effortless, with Aston "Family Man" Barrett and Carlton Barrett once again reaffirming their status as one of the finest rhythm sections on earth, and Junior Murvin and Marley offering a master class in how the concept of "less is more" can be applied to the guitar. Though Kaya offered a less aggressive message than one might have expected from Marley, the songs were far from lazy, and "Time Will Tell," "Is This Love," and "Running Away" are resonant, top-shelf work. Kaya was a minor effort for Bob Marley as a prophet or a commentator, but its a rich and rewarding set from Marley the musician. | ||
 | Album: 13 of 39 Title: Survival Released: 1979-10-02 Tracks: 11 Duration: 44:32 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 So Much Trouble in the World (04:00) 2 Zimbabwe (03:50) 3 Top Rankin’ (03:10) 4 Babylon System (04:21) 5 Survival (03:53) 6 Africa Unite (02:54) 7 One Drop (03:51) 8 Ride Natty Ride (03:51) 9 Ambush in the Night (03:14) 10 Wake Up and Live (05:00) 11 Ride Natty Ride (12″ mix) (06:22) |
| Survival : Allmusic album Review : Containing what is considered Marleys most defiant and politically charged statement to date, Survival concerns itself with the expressed solidarity of not only Africa, but of humanity at large. The album was controversial right down to the jacket, which contains a crude schematic of the stowage compartment of a typical transatlantic slave ship. Survival is intended as a wake-up call for everyman to resist and fight oppression in all of its insidious forms. From Tyrone Downies opening synthesizer strains on "So Much Trouble in the World" to the keyboard accents emerging throughout "Zimbabwe," the sounds of Survival are notably modern. The overwhelming influence of contemporary African music is also cited with the incorporation of brass, á la Fela Kuti and his horn-driven Africa 70. While "Top Rankin," "Ride Natty Ride," and "Wake Up and Live" are the most obvious to benefit from this influence, there are other and often more subtle inspirations scattered throughout. Survival could rightly be considered a concept album. Marley had rarely been so pointed and persistent in his content. The days of the musical parable are more or less replaced by direct and confrontational lyrics. From the subversive "Zimbabwe" -- which affirms the calls for the revolution and ultimate liberation of the South African country -- to the somewhat more introspective and optimistic "Africa Unite," the message of this album is clearly a call to arms for those wanting to abolish the subjugation and tyranny of not only Africans, but all humankind. Likewise, Survival reinforces the image of Marley as a folk hero to those suffering from oppression. | ||
 | Album: 14 of 39 Title: Uprising Released: 1980-06-10 Tracks: 10 Duration: 35:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Coming In From the Cold (04:31) 2 Real Situation (03:08) 3 Bad Card (02:47) 4 We and Dem (03:11) 5 Work (03:39) 6 Zion Train (03:34) 7 Pimper’s Paradise (03:26) 8 Could You Be Loved (03:56) 9 Forever Loving Jah (03:51) 10 Redemption Song (03:47) |
| Uprising : Allmusic album Review : Uprising would be the final studio album featuring Bob Marley & the Wailers to be released during Marleys lifetime. Prophetically, it also contains some of the bands finest crafted material, as if they were cognizant that this would be their final outing. The albums blend of religious and secular themes likewise creates a very powerful and singular quest for spirituality in a material world. Although it is argued that an albums graphic design rarely captures the essence of the work inside, the powerful rebirthing image of a rock solid Marley emerging with his arms raised in triumph could not be a more accurate visual description of the musical jubilation within. Musically, the somewhat staid rhythms often synonymous with reggae have been completely turned around to include slinky and liquid syncopation. "Work," "Pimpers Paradise," and the lead-off track "Coming in From the Cold" are all significant variations on the lolloping Rasta beat. The major difference is the sonic textures that manipulate and fill those patterns. The inventive and unique guitar work of Al Anderson -- the only American member of the original Wailers -- once again redefines the role of the lead electric guitar outside of its standard rock & roll setting. "Zion Train" is awash in wah-wah-driven patterns creating an eerie, almost ethereal backdrop against Marleys lyrics, which recollect images from Peter Toshs "Stop That Train" all the way back on Marley & the Wailers international debut Catch a Fire. The final track on the original pressing of Uprising is "Redemption Song." Never has an artist unknowingly written such a beautiful and apropos living epitaph. The stark contrast from the decidedly electric and group-oriented album to this hauntingly beautiful solo acoustic composition is as dramatic as it is visionary. Less than a year after the release of Uprising, Marley would succumb to cancer. The 2001 "Definitive Remaster" version of Uprising contains the band version of "Redemption Song" and the 12" mix of "Could You Be Loved." | ||
 | Album: 15 of 39 Title: The Box Set Released: 1982 Tracks: 85 Duration: 5:35:18 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Concrete Jungle (04:14) 2 Slave Driver (02:54) 3 400 Years (02:46) 4 Stop That Train (03:56) 5 Baby We’ve Got a Date (Rock It Baby) (03:58) 6 Stir It Up (05:34) 7 Kinky Reggae (03:39) 8 No More Trouble (03:59) 9 Midnight Ravers (05:08) 1 Get Up, Stand Up (03:17) 2 Hallelujah Time (03:28) 3 I Shot the Sheriff (04:41) 4 Burnin’ and Lootin’ (04:15) 5 Put It On (04:00) 6 Small Axe (04:01) 7 Pass It On (03:33) 8 Duppy Conqueror (03:44) 9 One Foundation (03:42) 10 Rastaman Chant (03:46) 1 Lively Up Yourself (05:11) 2 No Woman, No Cry (03:46) 3 Them Belly Full (but We Hungry) (03:13) 4 Rebel Music (3 O’Clock Roadblock) (06:47) 5 So Jah Seh (04:27) 6 Natty Dread (03:35) 7 Bend Down Low (03:22) 8 Talkin’ Blues (04:06) 9 Revolution (04:23) 1 Trenchtown Rock (04:23) 2 Burnin’ and Lootin’ (05:09) 3 Them Belly Full (but We Hungry) (04:29) 4 Lively Up Yourself (04:33) 5 No Woman, No Cry (07:09) 6 I Shot the Sheriff (05:16) 7 Get Up, Stand Up (06:36) 1 Positive Vibration (03:33) 2 Roots, Rock, Reggae (03:38) 3 Johnny Was (03:47) 4 Cry to Me (02:35) 5 Want More (04:15) 6 Crazy Baldhead (03:11) 7 Who the Cap Fit (04:42) 8 Night Shift (03:10) 9 War (03:36) 10 Rat Race (02:49) 1 Natural Mystic (03:27) 2 So Much Things to Say (03:07) 3 Guiltiness (03:19) 4 The Heathen (02:32) 5 Exodus (07:39) 6 Jamming (03:32) 7 Waiting in Vain (04:15) 8 Turn Your Lights Down Low (03:39) 9 Three Little Birds (03:00) 10 One Love / People Get Ready (02:52) 1 Easy Skanking (02:56) 2 Kaya (03:15) 3 Is This Love (03:52) 4 Sun Is Shining (04:58) 5 Satisfy My Soul (04:32) 6 She’s Gone (02:25) 7 Misty Morning (03:33) 8 Crisis (03:54) 9 Running Away (04:15) 10 Time Will Tell (03:29) 1 So Much Trouble in the World (04:00) 2 Zimbabwe (03:50) 3 Top Rankin’ (03:10) 4 Babylon System (04:21) 5 Survival (03:53) 6 Africa Unite (02:55) 7 One Drop (03:51) 8 Ride Natty Ride (03:51) 9 Ambush in the Night (03:14) 10 Wake Up and Live (05:00) 1 Coming In From the Cold (04:31) 2 Real Situation (03:08) 3 Bad Card (02:47) 4 We and Dem (03:11) 5 Work (03:39) 6 Zion Train (03:34) 7 Pimper’s Paradise (03:26) 8 Could You Be Loved (03:56) 9 Forever Loving Jah (03:51) 10 Redemption Song (03:47) |
 | Album: 16 of 39 Title: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers Released: 1982 Tracks: 12 Duration: 44:27 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Stir It Up (05:29) 2 Rainbow Country (05:45) 3 No More Troubles (03:59) 4 Natural Mystic (05:37) 5 Baby Weve Got a Date (03:45) 6 Slave Driver (02:51) 7 There She Goes (02:35) 8 Put It On (03:05) 9 How Many Times (03:04) 10 Mellow Mood (02:31) 11 The World Is Changing (alternate) (02:37) 12 Touch Me (03:05) |
 | Album: 17 of 39 Title: Confrontation Released: 1983-03-23 Tracks: 11 Duration: 45:35 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Chant Down Babylon (02:36) 2 Buffalo Soldier (04:17) 3 Jump Nyabinghi (03:44) 4 Mix Up, Mix Up (05:02) 5 Give Thanks & Praises (03:16) 6 Blackman Redemption (03:33) 7 Trench Town (03:12) 8 Stiff Necked Fools (03:25) 9 I Know (03:20) 10 Rastaman Live Up! (05:27) 11 Buffalo Soldier (12" Mix) (07:37) |
| Confrontation : Allmusic album Review : A posthumous collection produced by Rita Marley, based on work left behind by Bob upon his death. Some of his best post-Wailers work is here, with songs like "Buffalo Soldier," "Chant Down Babylon," and "Blackman Redemption." Given that he wasnt alive to do the production that he usually helped in, this album seems remarkably true to the general vision of Bob Marleys albums. Other somewhat lesser-known tracks also help to fill in all of the cracks with some remarkable material. Case in point: "Jump Nyabinghi," a nice danceable groove with perhaps less of the usual politics mixed in, but with just as much musicality. Overall, any Bob Marley fan ought to own this album. For the uninitiated, Legend is always the starting point, but, after that, this may not be such a bad choice for additions to the collection. | ||
 | Album: 18 of 39 Title: Mellow Mood Released: 1984 Tracks: 10 Duration: 29:09 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 There She Goes (02:34) 2 Put It On (03:05) 3 How Many Times (02:46) 4 Mellow Mood (02:37) 5 Chances Are (03:15) 6 Hammer (02:54) 7 Tell Me (02:46) 8 Touch Me (03:01) 9 Treat You Right (02:18) 10 Soul Rebel (03:51) |
 | Album: 19 of 39 Title: Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers Released: 1984-05-08 Tracks: 14 Duration: 50:18 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Is This Love (03:52) 2 No Woman, No Cry (04:04) 3 Could You Be Loved (03:34) 4 Three Little Birds (03:00) 5 Buffalo Soldier (02:44) 6 Get Up, Stand Up (03:17) 7 Stir It Up (03:39) 8 One Love / People Get Ready (02:52) 9 I Shot the Sheriff (03:47) 10 Waiting in Vain (04:15) 11 Redemption Song (03:47) 12 Satisfy My Soul (03:47) 13 Exodus (04:17) 14 Jamming (03:17) |
| Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers : Allmusic album Review : The classic Marley album, the one that any fair-weather reggae fan owns, Legend contains 14 of his greatest songs, running the gamut from "I Shot the Sheriff" to the meditative "Redemption Song" and the irrepressible "Three Little Birds." Some may argue that the compilation shortchanges his groundbreaking early ska work or his status as a political commentator, but this isnt meant to be definitive, its meant to be an introduction, sampling the very best of his work. And it does that remarkably well, offering all of his genre-defying greats and an illustration of his excellence, warmth, and humanity. In a way, it is perfect since it gives a doubter or casual fan anything they could want. Lets face it, the beauty and simplicity of Marleys music was as important as his message, and thats captured particularly well here. | ||
 | Album: 20 of 39 Title: Bob, Peter, Bunny & Rita Released: 1985 Tracks: 9 Duration: 31:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Oh Lord (02:38) 2 It Hurts To Be Alone (02:45) 3 Lonesome Feelings (04:52) 4 Milkshake & Potato Chips (03:03) 5 Touch Me (04:27) 6 Lonely Girl (04:35) 7 The World Is Changing (03:57) 8 Treat You Right (02:18) 9 Soul Shake Down Party (03:04) |
 | Album: 21 of 39 Title: Rebel Music Released: 1986 Tracks: 11 Duration: 49:16 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Rebel Music (3 O’Clock Roadblock) (06:42) 2 So Much Trouble in the World (04:00) 3 Them Belly Full (but We Hungry) (03:13) 4 Rat Race (02:49) 5 War / No More Trouble (live) (05:37) 6 Roots (03:42) 7 Slave Driver (02:51) 8 Ride Natty Ride (03:51) 9 Crazy Baldhead (03:11) 10 Get Up, Stand Up (live) (06:38) 11 Wake Up and Live (parts 1 & 2) (06:39) |
| Rebel Music : Allmusic album Review : In assembling Bob Marley & the Wailers British chart singles for the 1984 compilation Legend, Island Records created what turned out to be a perennial seller, but also an album that misrepresented the range of Marleys work, downplaying its political aspect in favor of danceability and romantic sentiments. Of course, what made Marley such a powerful figure internationally was his message about the uprising of the oppressed, but you wouldnt know that from Legend. Two years later, Island sought to redress the balance with its second major Marley compilation, Rebel Music. Here, in tracks drawn from such albums as Natty Dread, Rastaman Vibration, and Survival, Marley the political activist could be heard in all his glory, decrying "So Much Trouble in the World." In "War," presented in the medley with "No More Trouble" that had appeared originally on the 1978 concert album Babylon by Bus, he quoted Ethiopian ruler Haile Selassie about the dire consequences of denying rights to people of color. At the end, in a version taken from the 1975 "Live!" album, he implored his listeners to "Get Up, Stand Up." (Of course, he was not unaware that that exhortation also allowed them to dance in the aisles.) There were other political songs in Marleys repertoire, of course, and Rebel Music shared with Legend an unfortunate tendency to slight the Wailers early albums, which contained plenty of appropriate material. (Only one track was drawn from Catch a Fire and none at all from Burnin.) But for the millions who bought Legend, Rebel Music provided a necessary corrective revealing Marleys impassioned political stance. (Note that this compilation marked the first release on an album of "Roots," the non-LP B-side to the 1977 single "Waiting in Vain.") | ||
 | Album: 22 of 39 Title: 20 Greatest Hits Released: 1988 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:00:07 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 One Love (03:20) 2 Kaya (02:32) 3 Soul Rebel (03:48) 4 Lively Up Yourself (02:49) 5 Who Feels It (02:18) 6 Maga Dog (03:01) 7 Concrete Jungle (04:11) 8 There She Goes (02:32) 9 Stir It Up (05:32) 10 Love and Affection (02:37) 11 Chances Are (03:09) 12 No Sympathy (01:33) 13 Donna (01:52) 14 My Cup (03:05) 15 No More Troubles (04:00) 16 Mellow Mood (02:33) 17 No Water (02:00) 18 Slave Driver (02:51) 19 Baby Weve Got a Date (03:45) 20 Mr. Brown (02:28) |
 | Album: 23 of 39 Title: On the Wings of Memory Released: 1988 Tracks: 18 Duration: 59:42 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Natural Mystic (05:45) 2 Keep On Moving (03:05) 3 There She Goes (02:32) 4 Mellow Moods (02:34) 5 Stand Alone (02:10) 6 Chances Are (03:19) 7 Treat You Right (02:14) 8 Duppy Conqueror (02:59) 9 Soul Rebel (03:49) 10 Kinky Reggae (03:38) 11 Hammer (02:53) 12 You Cant Do That To Me (02:45) 13 Touch Me (03:01) 14 Put It On (03:03) 15 Concrete Jungle (04:10) 16 How Many Times (03:03) 17 Slave Drivers (02:51) 18 Rainbow Country (05:45) |
 | Album: 24 of 39 Title: Soul Revolution 1 & 2 Released: 1988 Tracks: 28 Duration: 1:20:57 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Keep on Moving (03:09) 2 Dont Rock My Boat (04:34) 3 Put It On (03:34) 4 Fussing and Fighting (02:30) 5 Duppy Conqueror (03:26) 6 Memphis (02:10) 7 Soul Rebel (03:19) 8 Riding High (02:47) 9 Kaya (02:40) 10 African Herbsman (02:24) 11 Stand Alone (02:13) 12 Sun Is Shining (02:11) 13 Brain Washing (02:41) 14 Mr. Brown (03:35) 1 Keep On Moving (03:06) 2 Dont Rock My Boat (04:32) 3 Put It On (03:32) 4 Fussin & Fightin (02:26) 5 Duppy Conqueror (03:23) 6 Memphis (02:08) 7 Soul Rebel (02:55) 8 Riding High (02:45) 9 Kaya (02:38) 10 African Herbsman (02:24) 11 Stand Alone (02:11) 12 Sun Is Shining (02:10) 13 Brain Washing (02:40) 14 Dracula (02:54) |
 | Album: 25 of 39 Title: Stir It Up Released: 1990 Tracks: 12 Duration: 35:07 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Stir It Up (05:32) 2 Trench Town Rock (02:50) 3 Soul Captive (02:01) 4 Riding High (02:41) 5 Soul Shakedown Party (03:01) 6 Lively Up Yourself (02:45) 7 Rebels Hop (02:34) 8 Small Axe (03:47) 9 Back Out (02:15) 10 Do It Twice (02:45) 11 400 Years (02:32) 12 Stop the Train (02:19) |
 | Album: 26 of 39 Title: The Birth of a Legend (1963-66) Released: 1990 Tracks: 20 Duration: 56:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Simmer Down (02:25) 2 It Hurts to Be Alone (02:34) 3 Lonesome Feelings (02:50) 4 Love and Affection (02:40) 5 I’m Still Waiting (03:07) 6 One Love (03:25) 7 I Am Going Home (03:18) 8 Wings of a Dove (02:50) 9 Let Him Go (02:45) 10 Who Feels It (Knows It) (02:23) 11 Maga Dog (03:04) 12 I Made a Mistake (02:47) 13 Lonesome Track (02:20) 14 Nobody Knows (02:48) 15 The Ten Commandments of Love (04:33) 16 Donna (01:54) 17 Do You Remember (02:56) 18 Dancing Shoes (02:43) 19 I Dont Need Your Love (02:48) 20 Do You Feel the Same Way (02:21) |
 | Album: 27 of 39 Title: The Best of Bob Marley 1968-1972 Released: 1990 Tracks: 14 Duration: 44:38 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Trench Town Rock (03:00) 2 Don’t Rock the Boat (04:32) 3 Kaya (02:39) 4 Soul Shakedown Party (03:09) 5 Cheer Up (02:03) 6 Keep on Moving (03:08) 7 Try Me (02:48) 8 Lively Up Yourself (02:52) 9 All in One (03:38) 10 Soul Rebel (03:18) 11 Duppy Conqueror (03:40) 12 Keep on Skanking (03:29) 13 Caution (02:44) 14 Mr Brown (03:32) |
 | Album: 28 of 39 Title: 28 Great Songs Released: 1990 Tracks: 28 Duration: 1:20:05 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Duppy Conquerer (03:29) 2 Lively Up Yourself (02:45) 3 Cant You See (02:44) 4 Chances Are (03:24) 5 Hammer (02:56) 6 Mellow Mood (02:37) 7 Memphis (02:56) 8 Mr Brown (03:22) 9 Rainbow Country (05:45) 10 Reaction (02:42) 11 Soon Come (02:15) 12 Sun Is Shining (02:04) 13 There She Goes (02:37) 14 Touch Me (02:46) 1 400 Years (02:25) 2 Corner Store (02:17) 3 Do It Twice (02:41) 4 African Herbsman (02:24) 5 Back Out (02:12) 6 Natural Mystic (05:44) 7 No Sympathy (01:36) 8 No Water (02:03) 9 Rebel’s Hop (02:31) 10 Small Axe (03:43) 11 Souul Captive (02:02) 12 Soul Shakedown Party (03:00) 13 Treat You Right (02:17) 14 Try Me (02:45) |
 | Album: 29 of 39 Title: Keep On Moving Released: 1990 Tracks: 12 Duration: 34:21 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Reaction (02:45) 2 Go Tell It on the Mountain (03:18) 3 I Gotta Keep On Moving (03:05) 4 Fussing and Fighting (02:29) 5 African Herbsman (02:24) 6 Mr. Brown (03:23) 7 Soul Rebel (03:19) 8 Caution (02:50) 9 No Sympathy (01:39) 10 It’s Alright (02:34) 11 Cheer Up (02:07) 12 Don’t Rock That Boat (04:28) |
 | Album: 30 of 39 Title: Early Collection Released: 1991 Tracks: 16 Duration: 44:15 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Wings of a Dove (02:49) 2 Do You Remember (02:56) 3 Love and Affection (02:39) 4 Donna (01:54) 5 It Hurts to Be Alone (02:34) 6 Do You Feel the Same Way (02:22) 7 Dancing Shoes (02:42) 8 Im Still Waiting (03:07) 9 I Made A Mistake (02:48) 10 One Love (03:24) 11 Maga Dog (03:04) 12 Nobody Knows (02:48) 13 Lonesome Feeling (02:48) 14 Let Him Go (02:45) 15 Lonesome Track (02:20) 16 Im Going Home (03:15) |
 | Album: 31 of 39 Title: Gold Released: 1991 Tracks: 20 Duration: 56:47 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Ten Commandments of Love (04:33) 2 Dancing Shoes (02:44) 3 Do You Feel the Same Way (02:23) 4 One Love (03:25) 5 Let Him Go (02:45) 6 Im Still Waiting (03:08) 7 Love and Affection (02:40) 8 Lonesome Some Feeling (02:50) 9 Donna (01:56) 10 Maga Dog (03:05) 11 Nobody Knows (02:49) 12 Wings of a Dove (02:47) 13 I Dont Need Your Love (02:49) 14 Who Feels It (02:24) 15 Do You Remember (02:58) 16 I Am Going Home (03:18) 17 Simmer Down (02:24) 18 I Made a Mistake (02:49) 19 It Hurts to Be Alone (02:35) 20 Lonesome Track (02:18) |
| Gold : Allmusic album Review : Although there are those who feel that Bob Marleys pre-Island Records output, particularly his work with producer and auteur Lee "Scratch" Perry in 1970 and 1971, is the way to go, the material Marley recorded for Island from 1972 until his death in 1981 is still what most listeners are familiar with and it undeniably informs the public perception of his legacy. Smoothed out and polished, westernized with lead guitars and other commercial touches, the Island material was both slightly less Jamaican and more rock oriented than Marleys earlier efforts, and there is no doubt that these subtle refinements were instrumental in breaking him in the U.S. and elsewhere, leading to his international reputation, where he is revered as a cultural icon. Marley truly deserved his success, though, since aside from being a brilliant songwriter and charismatic live performer, he also clearly understood the business side of things, and few musicians have better mixed politics, religion, fun and hard-eyed bottom line business sense into one complete package of partying and public responsibility. This generous two-disc, 34-track anthology lifts a song or two from each of Marleys 11 Island LPs, and while one could quibble about some omissions (why no "Three Little Birds," for instance?), it really does a remarkable job of charting the fast, ascending arc (Marley essentially released a little over an album a year during his Island period) that led to his international stardom. The essentials are here, from "I Shot the Sheriff," "Concrete Jungle," "Rebel Music," and "No Woman No Cry," to later gems like "Exodus," the beautiful "So Much Trouble in the World," and the posthumously released "Buffalo Soldier." Longer and with more tracks than Legend (even in its deluxe edition), Gold is ideal for listeners who want the cream of the Island years in one package. | ||
 | Album: 32 of 39 Title: The Very Best of the Early Years 1968-74 Released: 1991 Tracks: 18 Duration: 54:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Trenchtown Rock (03:00) 2 Lively Up Yourself (02:52) 3 Soul Almighty (02:43) 4 Wisdom (03:16) 5 Caution (02:44) 6 Cheer Up (02:05) 7 Thank You Lord (03:24) 8 Stop the Train (02:24) 9 This Train (02:42) 10 Small Axe (04:01) 11 More Axe (03:32) 12 Dont Rock My Boat (04:33) 13 Keep on Moving (03:08) 14 Brand New Second Hand (03:13) 15 Kaya (02:39) 16 Turn Me Loose (02:37) 17 Sun Is Shining (02:13) 18 Keep on Skanking (03:30) |
 | Album: 33 of 39 Title: One Love at Studio One Released: 1991 Tracks: 40 Duration: 1:49:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 This Train (02:15) 2 Simmer Down (02:50) 3 I Am Going Home (03:40) 4 Do You Remember (02:52) 5 Mr. Talkative (02:05) 6 Habits (02:11) 7 Amen (02:36) 8 Go Jimmy Go (02:30) 9 Teenager in Love (02:43) 10 I Need You (03:09) 11 It Hurts to Be Alone (02:42) 12 True Confession (02:45) 13 Lonesome Feeling (02:54) 14 There She Goes (02:44) 15 Diamond Baby (02:11) 16 Playboy (02:13) 17 Wheres the Girl for Me (03:16) 18 Hooligan (03:02) 19 One Love (03:21) 20 Love And Affection (02:37) 1 And I Love Her (03:06) 2 Rude Boy (02:03) 3 Im Still Waiting (03:34) 4 Ska Jerk (02:59) 5 Somewhere to Lay My Head (03:02) 6 Wages of Love Rehearsal (02:35) 7 Wages of Love (03:16) 8 Im Gonna Put It On (03:08) 9 Cry to Me (02:43) 10 Jailhouse (02:27) 11 Sinner Man (03:06) 12 Who Feels It Knows It (02:34) 13 Let Him Go (02:51) 14 When the Well Runs Dry (02:31) 15 Cant You See (02:23) 16 What Am I Supposed to Do (02:59) 17 Rolling Stone (02:24) 18 Bend Down Low (02:30) 19 Freedom Time (02:51) 20 Rocking Steady (01:51) |
| One Love at Studio One : Allmusic album Review : Bob Marley & the Wailers early ska sides, recorded from 1963-1966, are a too-often overlooked part of the groups oeuvre, and the best place to hear them is on One Love (At Studio One), a two-disc, 40-track anthology that strikes a nice balance between the Wailers massively popular Jamaican hit singles and long-lost rarities, alternate takes, and outtakes. What impresses most is the sheer range of the music; Marley, Bunny Livingston, and Peter Tosh are influenced not just by indigenous Jamaican music, but also doo wop, late-50s/early-60s American R&B;, gospel (these sides were recorded before the group converted to Rastafarianism), and even rock & roll (present are covers of the Beatles "And I Love Her" and Bob Dylans "Like a Rolling Stone"). Tender love ballads and spirituals alternate with raucous odes to Kingston rude-boy culture, including the classics "Simmer Down" (their first single) and "Hooligans," arguably the first songs which made their rude-boy subject matter explicit. But, as the original version of "One Love" (here with a skipping ska beat, as opposed to the more familiar, slowed-down version on Legend) makes clear, Marley was able to speak to his fan base while at the same time expressing himself in universal, anthemic terms. The Wailers made some of the most infectious, soulful ska of the era, and in spite of the occasionally uneven sound quality, its hard to imagine a better distillation of the 100-plus tracks the group recorded for Studio One than One Love. | ||
 | Album: 34 of 39 Title: Early Hits Released: 1991 Tracks: 10 Duration: 32:40 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Lively Up Yourself (02:52) 2 Kinky Reggae (03:31) 3 Stop That Train (02:20) 4 Dont Rock My Boat (04:30) 5 Natural Mystic (05:42) 6 Trenchtown Rock (02:59) 7 No Sympathy (02:15) 8 Keep on Moving (03:08) 9 Chances Are (03:17) 10 Soul Captives (02:03) |
 | Album: 35 of 39 Title: Corner Stone Released: 1992 Tracks: 14 Duration: 39:24 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Corner Stone (02:29) 2 400 Years (02:32) 3 Rebels Hop (02:30) 4 Sun Is Shining (02:13) 5 No Sympathie (02:15) 6 Soon Come (02:16) 7 Small Axe (03:43) 8 Try Me (02:49) 9 Kaya (02:34) 10 Stop the Train (02:19) 11 Natural Mystic (05:43) 12 Treat You Right (02:14) 13 Hammer (02:54) 14 Touch Me (02:47) |
 | Album: 36 of 39 Title: Nice Time Released: 1992 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:01:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Redder Than Red (03:12) 2 My Cup (Ive Got To Cry) (03:28) 3 Power And More Power (02:41) 4 Hypocrites (02:42) 5 Thank You Lord (03:45) 6 Mr. Chatterbox (02:26) 7 Soul Almighty (03:29) 8 Nice Time (02:32) 9 Try Me (Ive Got The Action) (03:07) 10 Mellow Mood (03:31) 11 Redder Than Red (Version) (02:49) 12 Ive Got To Cry (Version) (03:15) 13 Power And More Power (Version) (02:39) 14 Hypocrites (Version) (02:42) 15 Thank You Lord (Version) (03:44) 16 Mr. Chatterbox (Version) (03:04) 17 Hey Happy People (Version) (03:21) 18 Nice Time Version (02:38) 19 Ive Got The Action (Version) (03:05) 20 Mellow Mood (Version) (03:30) |
 | Album: 37 of 39 Title: Natural Mystic Released: 1992 Tracks: 14 Duration: 44:12 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Natural Mystic (05:43) 2 Dont Rock My Boat (04:31) 3 Keep on Movin (03:07) 4 Lively Up Yourself (02:52) 5 Stop the Train (02:19) 6 Small Axe (03:45) 7 Trench Town Rock (02:57) 8 Corner Stone (02:29) 9 Mr. Brown (03:30) 10 Soul Shakedown Party (03:09) 11 African Herbsman (02:24) 12 Soul Almighty (02:40) 13 Treat You Right (02:11) 14 Its Alright (02:35) |
 | Album: 38 of 39 Title: The Best! Released: 1992 Tracks: 15 Duration: 43:48 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Natural Mystic (05:43) 2 Go Tell It On The Mountain (03:16) 3 Sun Is Shining (02:03) 4 Back Out (02:13) 5 Soon Come (02:17) 6 Do It Twice (02:43) 7 Stop The Train (02:20) 8 Small Axe (03:46) 9 Rebels Hop (02:32) 10 Soul Almighty (02:30) 11 Kaya (02:32) 12 Duppy Conqueror (03:32) 13 Trench Town Rock (02:48) 14 Cant You See (02:44) 15 Lively Up Yourself (02:43) |
 | Album: 39 of 39 Title: Bob Marley and the Story of Reggae Released: 1992-07 Tracks: 43 Duration: 2:10:14 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Soul Shake Down Party (03:09) 2 Caution (02:45) 3 Duppy Conqueror (03:01) 4 Soul Rebel (03:21) 5 Mr. Brown (03:33) 6 400 Years (02:33) 7 Kaya (02:41) 8 Im in the Mood for Ska (02:32) 9 Guns Fever (02:54) 10 Phoenix City (02:58) 11 007 (Shanty Town) (02:31) 12 Train to Ska-Ville (02:44) 13 Israelites (02:35) 14 Red Red Wine (02:56) 15 Liquidator (02:49) 16 Long Shot Kick de Bucket (02:44) 17 Fatty Fatty (02:40) 18 Skinhead Moonstomp (02:59) 19 Young, Gifted and Black (03:08) 20 Black Pearl (02:37) 21 Love of the Common People (02:18) 22 Singer Man (03:03) 1 All in One (03:34) 2 Fussin and Fightin (02:30) 3 Stand Alone (02:14) 4 African Herbsman (02:24) 5 Keep on Movin (03:05) 6 Dont Rock the Boat (04:35) 7 Lively Up Yourself (02:52) 8 Rivers of Babylon (03:25) 9 Kingston Town (03:11) 10 Double Barrel (02:31) 11 Time Hard (02:32) 12 Beat Down Babylon (02:34) 13 Eleanor Rigby (03:03) 14 Mr. Bojangles (05:14) 15 Funky Kingston (04:53) 16 Crying over You (03:26) 17 Hurt So Good (03:17) 18 Some Guys Have All the Luck (03:31) 19 Africa (03:17) 20 All I Have Is Love (02:29) 21 Hit the Road Jack (03:06) |