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.
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Artist: Sean Paul
Album: Dutty Rock
Year: 2003
Why: A modern reggae face who successfully uses RnB influences
Artist: BobMarley
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 BobMarley Box Set
Year: 1999
Why: Early Marley tracks with rare stuff from The Wailers and even his wife, Rita ...
Advantages: Fantastic tracks, very listenable album Disadvantages: Sun is SHining is not on it
Since seeing The Wailers perform at the London Rise Against Racism festival, it reminded me of how many great songs they have in their repertoire with BobMarley and decided it was long overdue to buy a Best Of compilation.
The album starts off with Is This Love the Marley penned classic from 1978 and the song really needs no introduction. It was taken from the Kaya album, which revolved around the duel themes of love and marijuana, and this instance the song was about love. It is a beautiful song, and certainly at the Rise concert, got the crowd singing. It is followed by No Woman, No Cry originally from the Natty Dread album and is about the struggle of life in the Trenchtown, the rundown part of Kingston, Jamaica where Bob grew up with his mother after his father died. The version of the song on Legend is not from Natty Dread ...
Advantages: A great Ras Disadvantages: Overshadowed his Contemporaries
is a good intro to Reggae with Dennis Brown, Peter Tosh, U-Roy, Junior Tucker, and Lloyd Parks all making an appearance.
All of the last-mentioned performers were contemporaries of Marley but none were able to break into the mainstream of popular music the way that Bob did. Jacob Miller died in a Kingston car smash in 1980 (whilst getting a pizza for BobMarley) but the brilliant Dennis Brown never got the recognition he deserved. Peter Tosh could never come to terms with Marley?s success and had to team up with the Rolling Stones to get just a glimmer of limelight.
Those who made the pop charts prior to Marley?s second-coming under Island never managed to cash in on the Rasta?s new success and many ended up languishing in prisons or lunatic asylums. Others died penniless from drugs, rum abuse, or, like Tosh, collected the gangster ...
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