20 Cool Reggae Vibes - Rita Marley

Advantages: consistantly Good Album
Disadvantages: None

..., Mr Marley in 1996 and Halfway Tree released in 2001. Album in general -------------------- Damien Marley definitely has some of his father's qualities when it comes to music. He brings us this mix of original dancehall reggae with a R&B/Hip Hop vibe. His music has hit Jamaica hard with the truthful lyrics, portraying the political violence and poverty that has hung over his country for so long. Welcome to Jamrock the track off this album has been released into the singles charts and has risen to success. With the hard-hitting truthfulness in his lyrics and the talk of hope for his home country the whole album is inspirational both lyrically and musically. There is a mix of everything in this album like the softness of track 11. Road to Zion which features his brother Stephen Marley. With the gentle tones of both... Read review

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Advantages: Old favourites remixed as "urban duets"
Disadvantages: Not for the purists; this isn't real reggae

...All the tracks are interspersed with some Marley dialogue in his luscious patois. God knows what he's saying, but it brings a bit of much-needed authenticity to proceedings. ---LIKE THIS? TRY THESE!--- Artist: Sean Paul Album: Dutty Rock Year: 2003 Why: A modern reggae face who successfully uses RnB influences Artist: Bob Marley Album: Legend Year: 1984 Why: Marley's better known tracks in their original form Artist: Lauryn Hill Album: The Miseducation Of... Year: 1998 Why: The mother of Marley's grandchild weighs in with some thoughtful soul Artist: Various Album: Reggae Is King Year: 2001 Why: Indispensible collection of 12 reggae classics from 1975 - 1982. Artist: Various Album: Trojan Bob Marley Box Set Year: 1999 Why: Early Marley tracks with rare stuff from The Wailers and even his wife, Rita... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic tracks, very listenable album
Disadvantages: Sun is SHining is not on it

..., a beautiful, love song about unrequited love. I was not overly familiar with the next track on the disc, Redemption Song from 1980's Uprising album. It is one of his more religious songs written whilst Marley was fighting cancer and in a lot of pain, according to his wife, Rita. It is an acoustic track and Marley sings about emancipation from mental slavery. Satisfy My Soul is a gentle ska/reggae hybrid from the Kaya album, a song that fitted in quite well with the commercial ska movement in the UK at the time. Exodus, from the album of the same name, was Marley's second UK hit. Written whilst Marley and his wife were living in London, after an assassination attempt on them in their Jamaican home, it is possibly influenced by this but also the Rasta movement and has a strong funk beat running through it. Jamming is the penultimate track... Read review

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