Bob Marley & The Wailers - Burnin' (1973)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Burnin' (1973)
In the wake of reggae's breakthrough into rock awareness with the Robin Hood saga, The Harder They Come, the soundtrack that first rooted the music's sultry push beat and seductive patois in the underclass struggles of modern Jamaica erupted forcefully on this 1973 classic--The Wailers' second album targeting beyond their underground to fresh, impressionable rock fans. What was a revelation to rockers was really the work of a seasoned band captured on the eve of internal upheaval: Trenchtown stars since the late '60s, the band's most charismatic member, Bob Marley, loomed as its perceived frontman, a development which hastened the departures of Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer and made Burnin' the final statement from that earlier configuration. The original version of "I Shot the Sheriff," which had spread reggae's outlaw ethos and staccato, propulsive sound on Eric Clapton's hit cover, is more than matched by the anthemic "Get Up, Stand Up," the call-to-arms of "Burnin' And Lootin'," the Rastafarian pride of "Rasta Man Chant," as well as strong remakes of "Small Axe" and "Duppy Conqueror." --Sam Sutherland
1. Get Up, Stand Up
2. Hallelujah Time
3. I Shot The Sheriff
4. Burnin' & Lootin'
5. Put It On
6. Small Axe
7. Pass It On
8. Duppy Conqueror
9. One Foundation
10. Rasta Man Chant
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
In 1999 Exodus was rightfully voted by Time Magazine the most important album of the 20th century. This is the visionary Bob Marley's masterpiece, a concept album that distills the myriad experiences of both our daily lives and collective unconsciousness into 46 minutes of aural perfection.
The CD release of Exodus has been flawlessly remastered from the original recordings and showcases what is probably the Wailers' tightest recorded performance. The initial notes of the album's opening track, "Natural Mystic," fade up from a deep silence, giving the listener the impression that the music generates from within a continuum of the past, present, and future. The first half of Exodus bears witness to Marley's shift in focus away from the mundane problems of Babylon existence and toward a greater understanding of vital universal truths. The second half features songs like "Jamming" and "Waiting in Vain," which take a gently wistful look at the more interpersonal aspect of human relations. --Rebecca Levine
Bob Marley – lead vocal, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion
Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass, guitar, percussion
Carlton Barrett – drums, percussion
Tyrone Downie – Keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
Alvin "Seeco" Patterson – percussion
Julian (Junior) Marvin – lead guitar
I Threes (Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt) – backing vocals
1. Natural Mystic
2. So Much Things To Say
3. Guiltiness
4. The Heathen
5. Exodus
6. Jamming
7. Waiting In Vain
8. Turn Your Lights Down Low
9. Three Little Birds
10. One Love / People Get Ready
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend (2002)
1. Is This Love 3:51
2. No Woman No Cry (Live) 7:09
3. Could You Be Loved 3:57
4. Three Little Birds 3:01
5. Buffalo Soldier 4:18
6. Get Up Stand Up 3:19
7. Stir It Up 5:34
8. Easy Skanking (Bonus Track) 2:58
9. One Love - People Get Ready 2:53
10. I Shot The Sheriff 4:41
11. Waiting In Vain 4:17
12. Redemption Song 3:48
13. Satisfy My Soul 4:33
14. Exodus 7:40
15. Jamming 3:33
16. Punky Reggae Party (Bonus Track) 6:52
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Natural Mystic - The Legend Lives On (1995)
1. Natural Mystic 3:26
2. Easy Skanking 2:55
3. Iron Lion Zion 3:13
4. Crazy Baldheads 3:22
5. So Much Trouble in the World 3:57
6. War 3:31
7. Africa Unite 2:53
8. Trenchtown Rock [live] 4:10
9. Keep on Movin' 4:20
10. Sun Is Shining 4:35
11. Who the Cap Fit 4:16
12. One Drop 3:51
13. Roots, Rock, Reggae 3:31
14. Pimpers Paradise 3:26
15. Time Will Tell 3:29