Bob Marley/Reggae Appreciation Thread

KingLouieLouie · Apr 7, 2004

Anyone else here love his music? I think he was definitely a musical genious if there ever was one.....

Ryanwb · Apr 7, 2004

Dude, call me crazy, but I think he was a pot-head

SECTION 11 · Apr 7, 2004

Marley rules. I've got a big fat Reggae collection.

KingLouieLouie · Apr 8, 2004

SECTION 11 said:
Marley rules. I've got a big fat Reggae collection.

What's your favorite songs by Marley? Mine is "Redemption Song"....

What other Reggae "albums" does your collection consist of?

KingLouieLouie · Apr 8, 2004

Ryanwb said:
Dude, call me crazy, but I think he was a pot-head

I'll just call you "Shirley" instead!

Yes, he was a "pot-head", but isnt any musician?

Also, I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.....

bratwurst · Apr 9, 2004

I love reggae and early ska as well.

Black Uhuru, Peter Tosh, Steel Pulse, Toots and the Maytals...

What do you like besides Marley?

maddogkf · Apr 9, 2004

KingLouieLouie said:
What's your favorite songs by Marley? Mine is "Redemption Song"....

What other Reggae "albums" does your collection consist of?

Look at my signature!

I LOVE Marley - I got the boxed set & Legend.

I have a book of his poetry & am reading a biography right now.

Dude is awesome!

Jersey Girl · Apr 12, 2004

Hey Maddog, let us know how that biography is!

I love Marley as well. Made sure we stopped by his place when we were in Jamaica last year. Never have I had so many people try to hook me up with weed!

I love "Waiting in Vain" but "Redemption Song" rocks. I love the line "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery none but ourselves can free our minds."

SECTION 11 · Apr 15, 2004

bratwurst said:
Toots and the Maytals

Toots rules! You don't see somebody that likes this guy every day.

I've got the Marley box set, the Story of Jamaican Music box set, almost all of the Marley cd's, another 4/5 of Peter Tosh, a couple of Burning Spears, Bunny Wailer, 4/5 Toots and the Maytalls, Israel Vibration, Steel Pulse, probably 4/5 compilations and another 4/5 ska compilations, a couple of Burning Spear cd's, a nice '76 Marley bootleg from the Roxy.

Been to Reggae on the River twice, seen Burning Spear, Steel Pulse probably four times, Pato Banton, Lucky Dube, the Skatalites, Third World, all sorts of 'em.

http://www.reggaeontheriver.com This is where it's at. Big fun. 30 bands over three days. About 30K people camped by a nice river in N. California.

bratwurst · Apr 15, 2004

S11 - you like Jimmy Cliff? Ever see the film "The Harder They Come"?

SECTION 11 · Apr 15, 2004

bratwurst said:
S11 - you like Jimmy Cliff? Ever see the film "The Harder They Come"?

I made it through the first 1/2 hour of that, then kinda lost interest. I do like Jimmy Cliff though.

bratwurst · Apr 15, 2004

I would love to go to that festival - especially to see Steel Pulse live. But there is no chance I can make it.

I see Toots played on the bill last year. Damn if only I had known. There's something I should have put down on the best cover songs thread - Toots and the Maytals covering John Denver's "Take Me Home Country Roads"

KingLouieLouie · Apr 16, 2004

bratwurst said:
I love reggae and early ska as well.

Black Uhuru, Peter Tosh, Steel Pulse, Toots and the Maytals...

What do you like besides Marley?

I like mostly everything that has been mentioned thus far in this thread... Anything that Sly & Robbie contributed to is certainly worthwhile...

phillycard · Apr 27, 2004

Reggae music all day every day! I love Marley forever, but I listen to dancehall, lovers, roots, and rockers too, so my collection is rather diverse. Jacob Miller is one of my faves. But Dennis Brown is actually up there with Marley. Dancehall wise, Spragga Benz can do no wrong in my book, but I also like Degree, Vegas, and Bounty Killer too. Half Pint and Barrington Levy are incredible. And I can't say enough about Marcia Griffiths voice.

KingLouieLouie · Feb 3, 2005

Brandon_Webb · Feb 4, 2005

If you consider Sublime that Reggae then I listen to them, but I am looking to get some Bob Marley, any recomended CD's?

maddogkf · Feb 4, 2005

Brandon_Webb said:
If you consider Sublime that Reggae then I listen to them, but I am looking to get some Bob Marley, any recomended CD's?

Legend is a compilation of the greatest hits. One of my favorite CD's of all time.

KingLouieLouie · Feb 4, 2005

maddogkf said:
Legend is a compilation of the greatest hits. One of my favorite CD's of all time.

Agreed...you would get an "overall feel" of Marley's music by checking out Legend, then perhaps you would check-out "Exodus" and "Uprising".....

If you like Sublime you should check-out the band Fishbone (if you havent already)...They had a heavier "ska-sound" that Sublime eventually followed with....

Also earlier Police (before "Ghost In The Machine") had a strong Reggae/ska flavor to it.....

LoyaltyisaCurse · Apr 1, 2005

Looks like somebody was smokin...

BBC asks long-dead Bob Marley for interview

1 hour, 15 minutes ago

LONDON (AFP) - A red-faced BBC apologised for requesting an interview with Bob Marley, the Jamaican reggae legend who died 24 years ago.

BBC Three, one of the public broadcaster's digital TV channels, sent an e-mail to the Bob Marley Foundation saying it wanted to do a documentary about his hit song "No Woman No Cry".

It said the project would involve Marley -- who died of cancer in May 1981 at the age of 36 -- "spending one or two days with us", and that "it would only work with some participation from Bob Marley himself".

In a statement, the BBC said: "We are obviously very embarrassed that we didn't realise that the letter to the Marley Foundation did not acknowledge that Mr Marley is no longer with us."

Marley would have been 60 last February 6, a date that was celebrated with great fanfare by his legion of fans worldwide.

A BBC press officer, contacted by AFP in London on Friday, confirmed that the gaffe was not an April Fool's joke.

KingLouieLouie · Feb 13, 2006

Lord.... has youtube.com just added another dimension......

Here's a video to "Redemption Song"..... just soo compelling indeed...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dN8m0RTRAkA&search=bob marley

phillycard · Feb 14, 2006

Good lookin out KLL! :thumbup:

BleedRed · Feb 17, 2006

bratwurst said:
S11 - you like Jimmy Cliff? Ever see the film "The Harder They Come"?

This is a great movie in my opinion. It's been a favorite of mine for some time now. Jimmy Cliff is also one of my favorite reggae artists as well. I also enjoy listening to Barrington Levy, Yellow Man, and Gregory Issacs. As far as Marley goes, my favorite song by him is probably "Get Up Stand Up".

Personally I think his son's (Damian Marley) album is pretty tight, what did you guys think of it?

phillycard · Feb 17, 2006

BleedRed said:
This is a great movie in my opinion. It's been a favorite of mine for some time now. Jimmy Cliff is also one of my favorite reggae artists as well. I also enjoy listening to Barrington Levy, Yellow Man, and Gregory Issacs. As far as Marley goes, my favorite song by him is probably "Get Up Stand Up".

Personally I think his son's (Damian Marley) album is pretty tight, what did you guys think of it?

Only heard part of it BR. "Welcome To Jamrock" was probably single of the year for reggae.

bratwurst · Feb 19, 2006

Probably my fav Marley songs are...

Iron Lion Zion

Exodus

Redemption Song

phillycard · Feb 28, 2006

Hey guys, check for this new kid named Gyptian. He's tremendous!

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