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Κυριακή 20 Μαρτίου 2011

Artist Review... Bob Marley

Bob Marley, (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981), was born in the village of Nine Mile in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica as Nesta Robert Marley. A Jamaican passport official would later swap his first and middle names. His father, Norval Sinclair Marley, was a white Jamaican of English descent whose family came from Essex, England. Norval was a captain in the Royal Marines, as well as a plantation overseer, when he married Cedella Booker, an Afro-Jamaican then 18 years old. Norval provided financial support for his wife and child, but seldom saw them, as he was often away on trips. In 1955, when Marley was 10 years old, his father died of a heart attack at age 60. Marley faced questions about his own racial identity throughout his life. He once reflected:

I don't have prejudice against meself. My father was a white and my mother was black. Them call me half-caste or whatever. Me don't dip on nobody's side. Me don't dip on the black man's side nor the white man's side. Me dip on God's side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white.
Although Marley recognised his mixed ancestry, throughout his life and because of his beliefs, he self-identified as a black African, following the ideas of Pan-African leaders. Marley stated that his two biggest influences were the African-centered Marcus Garvey and Haile Selassie. A central theme in Bob Marley's message was the repatriation of black people to Zion, which in his view was Ethiopia, or more generally, Africa. In songs such as "Black Survivor", "Babylon System", and "Blackman Redemption", Marley sings about the struggles of blacks and Africans against oppression from the West or "Babylon".


             Bunny Wailer                                                                                     Peter Tosh


Marley became friends with Neville "Bunny" Livingston (later known as Bunny Wailer), with whom he startedto play music. He left school at the age of 14 to make music with Joe Higgs, a local singer and devout Rastafari. At a jam session with Higgs and Livingston, Marley met Peter McIntosh (later known as Peter Tosh), who had similar musical ambitions. In 1962, Marley recorded his first two singles, "Judge Not" and "One Cup of Coffee", with local music producer Leslie Kong. These songs, released on theBeverley's label under the pseudonym of Bobby Martell, attracted little attention. The songs were later re-released on the box set Songs of Freedom, a posthumous collection of Marley's work.
In 1963, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith formed a ska and rocksteady group, calling themselves "The Teenagers". They later changed their name to "The Wailing Rudeboys", then to "The Wailing Wailers", at which point they were discovered by record producer Coxsone Dodd, and finally to "The Wailers". By 1966, Braithwaite, Kelso, and Smith had left The Wailers, leaving the core trio of Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, and Peter Tosh.
In 1966, Marley married Rita Anderson, and moved near his mother's residence in Wilmington, Delaware in the United States for a short time, during which he worked as a DuPont lab assistant and on the assembly line at a Chrysler plant, under the alias Donald Marley.
Though raised in the Catholic tradition, Marley became captivated by Rastafarian beliefs in the 1960s, when away from his mother's influence. Formally converted to Rastafari after returning to Jamaica, Marley began to wear his trademark dreadlocks.The Rastafari's movement culture was a key element in the development of reggae. Bob Marley became an ardent proponent of Rastafari, taking their music out of the socially deprived areas of Jamaica and onto the international music scene. He once gave the following response, which was typical, to a question put to him during a recorded interview:
  • Interviewer: "Can you tell the people what it means being a Rastafarian?"
  • Bob: "I would say to the people, Be still, and know that His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia is the Almighty. Now, the Bible seh so, Babylon newspaper seh so, and I and I the children seh so. Yunno? So I don't see how much more reveal our people want. Wha' dem want? a white God, well God come black. True true."
As observant Rastafari practice Ital, a diet that shuns meat, Marley was a vegetarian.According to his biographers, he affiliated with the Twelve Tribes Mansion. He was in the denomination known as "Tribe of Joseph", because he was born in February (each of the twelve sects being composed of members born in a different month). He signified this in his album liner notes, quoting the portion from Genesis that includes Jacob's blessing to his son Joseph. Marley was baptised by the Archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Kingston, Jamaica, on 4 November 1980.
At the start of the European tour, Marley injured his toe playing football. In July 1977, he was found to have acral lentiginous melanoma, a form of malignant melanoma.Despite his illness, he wished to continue touring and was in the process of scheduling a world tour in 1980. The intention was for Inner Circle to be his opening act on the tour but after their lead singer Jacob Miller died in Jamaica in March 1980 after returning from a scouting mission in Brazil this was no longer mentioned.The album Uprising was released in May 1980 (produced by Chris Blackwell), on which Redemption Song is particularly considered to be about Marley coming to terms with his mortality. The band completed a major tour of Europe, where they played their biggest concert, to a hundred thousand people in Milan. After the tour Marley went to America, where he performed two shows at Madison Square Garden as part of the Uprising Tour. Shortly afterwards, his health deteriorated and he became very ill; the cancer had spread throughout his body. The rest of the tour was canceled and Marley sought treatment at the Bavarian clinic of Josef Issels, where he received a controversial type of cancer therapy partly based on avoidance of certain foods, drinks, and other substances. After fighting the cancer without success for eight months, Marley boarded a plane for his home in Jamaica.While flying home from Germany to Jamaica, in acceptance that he was going to die, Marley's vital functions worsened. After landing in Miami, Florida, he was taken to the hospital for immediate medical attention. He died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami (now University of Miami Hospital) on the morning of 11 May 1981, at the age of 36. The spread of melanoma to his lungs and brain caused his death. His final words to his son Ziggy were "Money can't buy life". Marley received a state funeral in Jamaica on 21 May 1981, which combined elements of Ethiopian Orthodoxy and Rastafari tradition. He was buried in a chapel near his birthplace with his red Gibson Les Paul (some accounts say it was a Fender Stratocaster).On May 21, 1981, Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Seaga delivered the final funeral eulogy to Marley, declaring : His voice was an omnipresent cry in our electronic world. His sharp features, majestic looks, and prancing style a vivid etching on the landscape of our minds. Bob Marley was never seen. He was an experience which left an indelible imprint with each encounter. Such a man cannot be erased from the mind. He is part of the collective consciousness of the nation.










This was a small biograpghy taken from wikipedia.
Bobby will always remain a soul rebel for me.You can't learn much about Him from a bunch of words.You feel Him through His music.His spirit will travel across the seas of the world where people in front of a fire next to the beach will play His songs on an old guitar.This is priceless..
Smoke In Peace Mr. Bobby...

I never found an official correct discography so i will just post His albums i found from time to time.If something is missing let me know and i will add it...
One Love....

The Wailing Wailers - Jamaica's Top-Rated Singing Sensations (1965)

  




1965 - THE WAILING WAILERS AT STUDIO ONE 
01. And I Love Her (Alternate Take)
02. Rude Boy
03. I'm Still Waiting (Alternate Take)
04. Ska Jerk
05. Somewhere to Lay My Head
06. Wages of Love (Rehearsal)
07. Wages of Love
08. I'm Gonna Put It On (Alternate Mix)
09. Cry to Me
10. Jailhouse
11. Sinner Man 
12. Who Feels It (Knows It)
13. Let Him Go
                                                                  14. When the Well Runs Dry
                                                                  15. Can't You See
                                                                  16. What Am I Supposed to Do?
                                                                  17. Rolling Stone
                                                                  18. Bend Down Low
                                                                  19. Freedom Time
                                                                  20. Rocking Steady (Longer Version)

Bob Marley - Keep On Skanking (1967)


1970 - SOUL REBELS


1971 - SOUL REVOLUTION 

01. Keep On Moving
02. Don't Rock My Boat
03. Put It On
04. Fussing And Fighting
05. Duppy Conqueror
06. Memphis
07. Soul Rebel
08. Riding High
09. Kaya
                                                      10. African Herbsman
                                                      11. Stand Alone
                                                      12. Sun Is Shining
                                                      13. Brain Washing
                                                      14. Mr. Brown (aka Dracula)

Satisfy My Soul (1972)

01 - Redder Than Red
02 - Guava Jelly (This Train) (Acoustic)
03 - Craven Choke Puppy
04 - Acoustic Medley
05 - Dance Do The Reggae
06 - Dub Feeling
07 - Satisfy My Soul Jah-Jah
08 - Trouble Dub
09 - Cry To Me
10 - Cry To Me (Acoustic) [Rare)
11 - Gonna Get You (Very Rare)
12 - Guava Jelly
13 - I'm Hurting Inside
14 - Lick Samba
15 - Pour Down Your Sunshine
                                                                  16 - Reggae On Broadway
                                                                  17 - Screw Face
                                                                  18 - Stay With Me
                                                                  19 - Gonna Get You


1972 - Soul Almighty - The Formative Years Vol 1 
                                                                  14 - Stay With Me
                                                                  15 - You Think I Have No Feelings
                                                                  16 - What Goes Around Comes Around (Alt. Mix)



1973 - African Herbsman

                                                                  13-Kaya
                                                                  14-Riding High
                                                                  15-Brain Washing
                                                                  16-400 Years

(some songs are missing from the link above so download them from the tracklist and add them to the album)

enjoy



1973 - BURNIN' 
01. Get Up, Stand Up 
02. Hallelujah Time
03. I Shot the Sheriff 
04. Burnin' and Lootin'
05. Put it On
06. Small Axe
07. Pass it On 
08. Duppy Conqueror
09. One Foundation
10. Rastaman Chant
+ 3 Bonus tracks From the Remastered Album
11.Reincarnated Souls (Bonus Track)
12.No Sympathy  (Bonus Track)
                                                                  13.The Oppressed Song (Bonus Track)
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(bonus tracks from remastered not included in the link above,download them from the tracklist)

1973 - Love The Lion - Rare Live Record
  1.Slave Driver
  2.Stop That Train
  3.War - No More Trouble
  4.400 Years
  5.Midnight Ravers
  6.Stir It Up
  7.Concrete Jungle
  8.Get Up, Stand Up
  9.Kinky Reggae
  10.Rastaman Chant

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1973 - KSAN FM Broadcast - Record Plant Studios - Sausalito - California - USA
  1.Intro
  2.Rastaman chant
  3.Bend down low
  4.Slave driver
  5.You can't blame the youth
  6.Stop that train
  7.Burnin' & lootin'
  8.Kinky reggae
  9.Get up stand up
  10.Lively up yourself
  11.Walk the proud land
  12.Outtro

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1973 - Live at Leed´s
  1.Duppy Conqueror
  2.Slave Driver
  3.Burnin And Lootin
  4.Cant Blame The Youth
  5.Stop That Train
  6.Midnight Ravers
  7.No More Trouble
  8.Kinky Reggae
  9.Get Up Stand Up
  10.Stir It Up
  11.Put It On
  12.Lively Up Yourself

part 1      part 2


1973 - Mr Chatterbox - Rare Version 
1. Mr. Chatterbox
2. Mr. Chatterbox (version)




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1974 - RASTA REVOLUTION 
01. Mr. Brown
02. Soul Rebel
03. Try Me
04. It's Alright
05. No Sympathy
06. My Cup
07. Duppy Conqueror
08. Rebel's Hope
09. Corner Stone
10. 400 Years
11. No Water
12. Reaction
13. Soul Almighty


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1974 - NATTY DREAD 
01. Lively Up Yourself
02. No Woman, No Cry
03. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)
04. Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)
05. So Jah Seh
06. Natty Dread
07. Bend Down Low
08. Talkin' Blues
09. Revolution






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1975 - LIVE! 
01. Trenchtown Rock
02. Burnin' And Lootin'
03. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)
04. Lively Up Yourself
05. No Woman, No Cry
06. I Shot The Sheriff
07. Get Up, Stand Up




enjoy










1976 - RASTAMAN VIBRATION 
01. Positive Vibration
02. Roots, Rock, Reggae
03. Johnny Was
04. Cry to Me
05. Want More
06. Crazy Baldhead 
07. Who the Cap Fit
08. Night Shift
09. War
10. Rat Race




enjoy










Santana's Secret Tape 75-80
01.Keep On Moving (Dub Take 1)
02.Keep On Moving (Dub Take 2)
03.Waiting In Vain (Live)
04.Rebel Music (Live)
05.Instrumental
06.Revolution (Take 1)
07.Revolution (Take 2)
08.Pimpers Paradise (Dub)
09.So Much Trouble (Instrumental)
10.Forever Loving Jah (Instrumental)
11.Bad Card (Version)
12.Real Situation (Alternate)
13.Crisis (Version)
                                                      14.Buffalo Soldier (Dub)
                                                      15.Rebel Music (Instrumental Take 3)
                                                      16.Buffalo Soldier (Dub Mix 2)
                                                      17.One Love (Dub Take 2)
                                                      18.One Love (Dub Take 3)


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1977 - EXODUS 
01. Natural Mystic
02. So Much Things to Say
03. Guiltiness
04. The Heathen
05. Exodus
06. Jamming
07. Waiting in Vain
08. Turn Your Lights Down Low
09. Three Little Birds
10. One Love/People Get Ready




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1978 - KAYA 
01. Easy Skanking
02. Kaya
03. Is This Love
04. Sun Is Shining
05. Satisfy My Soul
06. She's Gone
07. Misty Morning
08. Crisis
09. Running Away
10. Time Will Tell


enjoy














1978 - BABYLON BY BUS 
01. Positive Vibration 
02. Punky Reggae Party 
03. Exodus - 7:38
04. Stir It Up (Recorded July 18 1975 at The Lyceum, London, England)
05. Rat Race (Recorded 1976, Hammersmith Odeon, London, England)
06. Concrete Jungle
07. Kinky Reggae
08. Lively Up Yourself
09. Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock) 
10. War / No More Trouble
11. Is This Love
12. Heathen
13. Jamming


1979 - SURVIVAL 





1980 - UPRISING 






1981 - Chances Are 







1983 - CONFRONTATION 





1984 - Legend - (Compilation) 


1986 - Rebel Music - (Compilation + 1 New Unreleased Track) 










1991 - TALKIN' BLUES (RECORDED IN 1973) 
01. Talkin' Blues (Lecon Cogill/Carlton Barrett)
02. Burnin' and Lootin'
03. Kinky Reggae
04. Get Up, Stand Up (Bob Marley/Peter Tosh)
05. Slave Driver
06. Walk The Proud Land (Bunny Wailer)
07. You Can't Blame the Youth (Peter Tosh) 
08. Rastaman Chant (traditional)
09. Am-A-Do
10. Bend Down Low
11. I Shot The Sheriff












1992 - Iron Lion Zion - (7', 12' Mix and Cd Single) 











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