Remembering Bob Marley...

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Awesome link.

Strongly political concert with great performances. I also love to see a fine man dance (who knows how to dance). It does something to me.

Me too.

And I wore out my Rastaman Vibration LP. Literally wore it out. Think I drove my neighbors stark raving mad. "Jah love, Jah love, protect us"; those were some fine moments in my living room, dancing to that.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by AzTheta

And I wore out my Rastaman Vibration LP. Literally wore it out. Think I drove my neighbors stark raving mad. "Jah love, Jah love, protect us"; those were some fine moments in my living room, dancing to that.

I...either have a very dirty mind...or....

I see "dancing" at the end of this post...but...I...still...LOL

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

30 years ago today, Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley (my boyfriend/husband/shawty in another life) passed away. Some found/find his death to be mysterious and "too convenient."

Whatever the case may be, I still listen to his music on a regular basis. I love all of his songs, even the stuff from the very beginning of his career.

Here are my favorites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlk9Sj4Ns2k
"Stir It Up" (boomchickawowow!!!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64QkD5pBWWE
"No Woman No Cry"

What say you, GCers?






(And Marley's fine self made some fine sons. )

Thanks for posting this

[KSig RC]

"3 Little Birds" is my favorite Marley song (and it might be one of the best songs of all time - definitely makes the first cut) ... so of the ones unmentioned, I'll dig a little further back into the early Marley era for some favorites.

Sometimes we forget that Bob Marley and the Wailers weren't just the seminal reggae band - they also pioneered dub and ska, putting out some of the best mid-tempo stuff of the time:

"Guava Jelly/This Train" - this version is a beating, a near-rival for "3 Little Birds"
http://youtu.be/1Cw_8ko6PrI

"Mr. Brown" - the best song about Jamaican ghosts, period:
http://youtu.be/3VbwibwTZrM

"One Cup of Coffee" - first single from a 17yo Marley ... the voice isn't developed, but creates a pantheon-level first-wave ska track anyway:
http://youtu.be/he5Dv0tSr3Y

"Simmer Down" - Collaboration with the legendary Skatalites, showing the amazing amount of talent working in a relatively small population ...
http://youtu.be/ItIkqcss0iU