Whats The Big Deal About Bob Marley?

[Unchainme]

I don't see why everyone always makes a big deal about him, I always see people wearing his shirts. I listened to a couple and its ok not anything spectacular you know like The Who, Led Zeppelin or CVH. Is it just becuase he smoked Marijuana alot or something? I still don't see the Big Deal about him, To me he's just extremely overrated, Did he really effect anything in music other than reagae which is not very good music. Any Thoughts on why he supposedly so talented

[LoungeMachine]

So glad you felt the need to let us all in your feelings.


All this time I thought he was one of the greatest music legends ever, and a wonderful human being.

But your excellent points have shown me the light.

One Love, indeed

[Unchainme]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
So glad you felt the need to let us all in your feelings.


All this time I thought he was one of the greatest music legends ever, and a wonderful human being.

But your excellent points have shown me the light.

One Love, indeed

I didn't mean in it in a mean way man, I was just curious why is their all this hype around him?, I just don't see a reason he rated as high as like say The doors, Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin or soemthing like that. I did like his one song Get Up Stand Up, Stand Up For Your Rights Though.

[FORD]

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Think of Bob Marley the way you would think of John Lennon or Bob Dylan. One who was considered a prophet or a spiritual leader as much as a musician.

Not that he had that sort of impact in this country, but in his native Jamaica, and by extention to the reggae fans worldwide.

And indeed his music was and is deeply spiritual. And you don't have to be a Rastafarian or even stoned to appreciate it.

Old pirates, yes, they rob I;
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my hand was made strong
By the 'and of the Almighty.
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly.
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
Some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfil de book.

Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs.
---
/Guitar break/
---
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our mind.
Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look?
Yes, some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfil de book.
Won't you help to sing
Dese songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever had:
Redemption songs -
All I ever had:
Redemption songs:
These songs of freedom,
Songs of freedom.

[Unchainme]

Originally posted by FORD
http://images.art.com/images/products/regular/10001000/10001918.jpg

Think of Bob Marley the way you would think of John Lennon or Bob Dylan. One who was considered a prophet or a spiritual leader as much as a musician.

Not that he had that sort of impact in this country, but in his native Jamaica, and by extention to the reggae fans worldwide.

And indeed his music was and is deeply spiritual. And you don't have to be a Rastafarian or even stoned to appreciate it.

Old pirates, yes, they rob I;
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my hand was made strong
By the 'and of the Almighty.
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly.
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
Some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfil de book.

Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs.
---
/Guitar break/
---
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our mind.
Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look?
Yes, some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfil de book.
Won't you help to sing
Dese songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever had:
Redemption songs -
All I ever had:
Redemption songs:
These songs of freedom,
Songs of freedom.

So Basically He's like The Jamiacan version of Hendrix or Morrison. That makes sense. I would like to try and get more in to him, I know only a handful of songs by him, Did He Really Write "I Shot The Sheriff" for Eric Clapton?

[FORD]

Originally posted by Unchainme
So Basically He's like The Jamiacan version of Hendrix or Morrison. That makes sense. I would like to try and get more in to him, I know only a handful of songs by him, Did He Really Write "I Shot The Sheriff" for Eric Clapton?

Yeah, he had a hit with "I Shot The Sheriff" before Clapton covered it. And Marley's version is much better actually.

Though my personal favorite track out of anything he ever did has to be the version of "No Woman No Cry" on his live album from 1975.

http://www.bobmarley.com/albums/live/live.cover.jpeg

That might be a good album for you to check out, since it also has "I Shot The Sheriff" and "Get Up Stand Up" on it.

Or you could go with the "greatest hits" album Legend...........
http://www.bobmarley.com/albums/legend/legend.deluxecover.jpg
...which has all of those, plus "Redemption Song" which I posted the lyrics to above.

Either way is a good starting point to check out Marley's music. Hell, if you got a Costco nearby, you might be able to find one of those CD's for under $10. How can you go wrong?

[Rikk]

My favorite Marley album (and I love almost every Island album he did):

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005A7X0.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

WORK, ZION TRAIN, BAD CARD, COMING IN FROM THE COLD, REDEMPTION SONG...one of the best albums ever recorded...

...and his last...

[Panamark]

I recognize his brilliance, but I dont get into reggae.
(Of which he was the undisputed king)

So its not my thing, but he was fookin grate at it !

[Unchainme]

Originally posted by FORD
Yeah, he had a hit with "I Shot The Sheriff" before Clapton covered it. And Marley's version is much better actually.

Though my personal favorite track out of anything he ever did has to be the version of "No Woman No Cry" on his live album from 1975.

http://www.bobmarley.com/albums/live/live.cover.jpeg

That might be a good album for you to check out, since it also has "I Shot The Sheriff" and "Get Up Stand Up" on it.

I'll Have To check those out, They both look very good. Thanks Ford
Or you could go with the "greatest hits" album Legend...........
http://www.bobmarley.com/albums/legend/legend.deluxecover.jpg
...which has all of those, plus "Redemption Song" which I posted the lyrics to above.

Either way is a good starting point to check out Marley's music. Hell, if you got a Costco nearby, you might be able to find one of those CD's for under $10. How can you go wrong?

[Unchainme]

Both sound very good Ford, I'm going to have to check them out, Thanks.

[Seshmeister]

I think you need to be totally stoned on a Caribbean island to appreciate it properly.

I'm with Panamark on this, reggae has never been my thing and it all sounds the same to me...:)