Catch A Fire (Deluxe Edition/US Import) - Bob Marley & The Wailers

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

...collaborated with Jamaican dance hall artist Sean Paul on a cover of this song. Buffalo Soldier, the next track, was on the post-humous 1983 album Confrontation and is a catchy, classic reggae song written about the black soldiers conscripted to fight in the American Civil War. The CD also contains early tracks such as Get Up, Stand Up written by Bob and original Wailer Peter Tosh (McIntosh) and is on The Wailers 1973 Burnin' album. At this time they worked as The Wailers only, Bob Marley and The Wailers didn't become an entity until after 1974. The song became the anthem of Amnesty International and was important in the Rasta movement. Its militancy is quite typical of the Wailers at this time. This is followed by Stir it Up, a gentle, chilled track from The Wailers' first album Catch a Fire, released in 1973, the album was important... Read review

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Advantages: You will get paralized into a trance listening to Marley! His lyrics will flow through your mind while you chill in peace!
Disadvantages: The Only disadvantage is that there could be more songs, but thats me being picky!

...All the way from sunny sunny Jamaica Re-Released Bob Marley and the Wailers - Catch A Fire! Bob Marley the Son of Reggae who has brought us such songs as "One Love", "Waiting in Vain" and "No Women No Cry", do you realy think he will release a bad album? I Don't! Catch a Fire is extreamly down to earth, this album compared to most Marley and the Wailers album realy makes you think. Bass has been used alot more so if you got a Sub get it boomin! "Catch a Fire" is an excellent debut album by the Wailers. As you can see by the front cover the "Herb" has be written into his songs and this amazing mix of chilling reggae tunes and the soft flowin lyrics of Bob Marley realy is worth listening to. This remastered version is alot more clear and no static on the tracks which bring the quality up. If you like Bob Marleys previous albums... Read review

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Advantages: Music, lyrics, beat
Disadvantages: none

...was a way to escape the endemic violence of the townships. The Wailers had the self-belief and the talent to make this come true. ‘The Wailers’ soon developed their music, slowed down the beat of their songs and added a much heavier bass backing to produce what we would calls today as a reggae sound. Their big break happened in 1971 when Island Records made history by being the first major record label to sign a reggae artist. Success followed with the release of Catch A Fire’ (1972). Bob Marley changed the line-up in early 1973 when Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh left to pursue solo careers. The group now know as Bob Marley and the Wailers achieved even more international success with the release of other albums ‘Natty Dread’ (1974) ‘Live!' (1975) Rastaman Vibration (1976) and ‘Exodus’ (1977). Increasingly Marley a firm political... Read review

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