must own reggae album (Catch A Fire - Bob Marley & The Wailers)

Member Name: Luddite78

Product:	Catch A Fire - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Date:	09/10/09 (7 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: accessible

Disadvantages: none

Catch a Fire is the first release from the Wailers on a major label. They teamed up with Island Records label owner Chris Blackwell to release what has become a must own reggae album. For this album Blackwell wanted to market the Wailers not as reggae band but as a black rock group and for this reason the album is certainly one of the first reggae releases to contain guitar solos. This album is more accessible than the Wailer's later album Burnin' and probably ranks alongside Exodus as the Wailers most commercial sounding work. This is not, in this case, a bad thing and every song is quality and very well produced. If all you have heard of Bob Marley so far is Legend then this is a good addition to your collection. The songs not only have a depth and soul to them but also melodies that will swim around in your head for days and days.

Summary: every song is quality