Bob Marley & The Wailers - Burnin` [Remaster]

Artist:

Marley, Bob

UPC:

731454889421

See Also:

Various Artists - Trojan Tribute To Bob Marley [Box] Various Artists - Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions Of Bob Marley [3/13] Various Artists - Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions Of Bob Marley [3/13] Various Artists - Keep It Burning: The Hawaiian Tribute To Bob Marley [7/17]

Description:

Bob Marley/Bob Marley & the Wailers: Bob Marley; Aston Barrett (bass instrument); Alvin "Seeco" Patterson (percussion); Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer (background vocals); Earl Lindo, Carlton "Carly" Barrett.
Personnel: Bob Marley (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Peter Tosh (vocals, guitar, piano, organ); Bunny Wailer (vocals, congas, bongos); Aston Barrett (guitar, bass guitar); Earl Lindo (keyboards); Carlton "Carly" Barrett (drums); Alvin Patterson (percussion).
Audio Mixers: Phill Brown; Tony Platt.
Recording information: Harry J. Studios, Kingston, Jamaica.
Photographer: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson.
Unknown Contributor Role: Bunny Livingston.
Arranger: Bob Marley.
Released just six months after CATCH A FIRE, BURNIN` is the equal of its predecessor in its musical focus and passion, yet it contains--arguably--an even better batch of songs. Leaner, tighter, and simultaneously more hard-hitting and more hook-oriented than the songs on CATCH A FIRE, the set list here dazzles. Two tracks in particular, the inspirational civil rights anthem "Get Up, Stand Up" and the story-song "I Shot the Sheriff," are among the best songs Bob Marley ever wrote. The uncompromising tone of the former reveals the band`s militant streak and their allegiance to human freedoms, while the latter, on a languid, mid-tempo groove, is an allegory that shows Marley`s growing versatility as a first-rate songwriter (the song later became a number one hit for Eric Clapton).
BURNIN` features a number of tunes from the early Wailers` catalogue re-recorded for these sessions, including "Put It On," "Small Axe," and "Duppy Conqueror." This material holds up remarkably well, and fits into the context of the album without a hitch. "Burnin` and Lootin`," one of the band`s spookier songs, is another highlight, and adds to the tense, revolutionary feel of the set. The musicianship here is superior--with contributions from Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer standing out--but this was to be the last album with the original line-up before Tosh and Wailer left for solo careers.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Get Up, Stand Up
2. Hallelujah Time
3. I Shot the Sheriff
4. Burnin` and Lootin`
5. Put It On
6. Small Axe
7. Pass It On
8. Duppy Conqueror
9. One Foundation
10. Rasta Man Chant
11. Reincarnated Souls
12. No Sympathy - (previously unreleased)
13. Oppressed Song, The - (previously unreleased)

Album Information

Release Date:

06/12/2001

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Reggae

Subgenre:

Roots Reggae

Label:

Island/Tuff Gong

Producer:

Chris Blackwell; The Wailers; Wailers; Chris Blackwell; The Wailers

Catalog Number:

5488942

Original Release Year:

1973

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

48 : 58

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