Catch A Fire - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Catch A Fire - Bob Marley and The Wailers at their best (349 words)
by dangaroo - written on 04/08/08 (Very useful, 43 readings)
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Catch A Fire was Bob Marley & The Wailers 5th studio album, having been playing since 1965, they suddenly gathered pace releasing 2 albums in 1 year and a compilation of Wailers tracks. This was the end of the band as we knew it though, with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer going off to start their solo careers. Albums after 73 became poppy and lacked the true reggae sound with Ashton Barrett s bass line and the backing vocals of Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh. The Tosh and Marley line-up seemed to give the band more flexibility allowing one to cover for the other on either the guitar or the vocals and giving it a sublime result. This is my 2nd favourite studio album by the ...

Uprising - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Arise For Bob Marley (794 words)
by basil40 - written on 01/02/05, updated on 05/02/05 (Very useful, 159 readings)
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haprs on about songs of freedom. Totally un-reggae in its musical composition and therefore a welcome breath of fresh air and arguably the greatest ever non-reggae song made by a reggae artist, if that nakes sense. OVERALL - Not for everyone really, but then reggae never really is, is it? Newcomers should start with Legend, pick their favourite tracks from there and go and buy the subsequent albums. Which is exactly what I did and am currently having great fun discovering Bob Marley s lesser known ...