Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 71/500!
Stereophile November 2007 Recording of the Month! 5/5 stars performance, 5/5 stars sonics!
He was a zealous follower of the Rastafarian religion. And he was an unwilling political figure in the tumultuous politics of Jamaica. But to most, Bob Marley was the undisputed sovereign of reggae music, playing the primary role in the international popularization of the style. Exodus was released on Island Records in 1977, and became one of Marley's first albums to receive widespread attention in the United States. The tracks include some of his biggest international hits, such as the title track, Jamming, One Love/People Get Ready, Three Little Birds and Waiting In Vain.
Released at the time when reggae was gaining worldwide attention, Exodus is a prime example of the political and cultural nature of the art form that became a mouthpiece for both the Rastafarian religion and the cultural struggles of the Jamaican people. Subtitled Movement Of Jah People, the album carries a strong thematic religious message of the Rastas, and preaches of the glorious end to the suffering of all Jah's people.
This is seriously another quintessential classic album which needs to be in everyone's collection.
"The Album of the Century" - Time Magazine
"As the title suggests, this album wasn't recorded in Jamaica; after Marley took a bullet in a 1976 assassination attempt, he relocated the Wailers to London. But tracks such as "Jammin'" are still suffused with the deep essence of reggae and life at home. "Three Little Birds," for example, had been written on the back step of Marley's home in Kingston, where he would sit and smoke herb. Each time Marley rolled a spliff, he would discard the seeds — the birds of the song's title would pick them up. "The music have a purpose," Marley said, and his spiritual intent was never clearer than on the anthem "One Love." - www.rollingstone.com
Features:
• 30th Anniversary Limited Edition
• CD & DVD Set
• Features the seminal album Exodus on CD
• Features the classic live show from the Rainbow on DVD
Selections:
Disc 1 - CD:
1. Natural Mystic
2. So Much Things To Say
3. Guiltiness
4. The Heathen
5. Exodus
6. Jamming
7. Waiting In Vain
8. Turn Your Lights Down Low
9. Three Little Birds
10. One Love/People Get Ready
Disc 2 - DVD:
1. Trenchtown Rock
2. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)
3. I Shot the Sheriff
4. Rebel Music (3 O'clock Roadblock)
5. Lively Up Yourself
6. Crazy Baldhead
7. War / No More Trouble
8. The Heathen
9. No Woman No Cry
10. Jamming
11. Get Up, Stand Up
12. Exodus
Stereophile November 2007 Recording of the Month! 5/5 stars performance, 5/5 stars sonics!
He was a zealous follower of the Rastafarian religion. And he was an unwilling political figure in the tumultuous politics of Jamaica. But to most, Bob Marley was the undisputed sovereign of reggae music, playing the primary role in the international popularization of the style. Exodus was released on Island Records in 1977, and became one of Marley's first albums to receive widespread attention in the United States. The tracks include some of his biggest international hits, such as the title track, Jamming, One Love/People Get Ready, Three Little Birds and Waiting In Vain.
Released at the time when reggae was gaining worldwide attention, Exodus is a prime example of the political and cultural nature of the art form that became a mouthpiece for both the Rastafarian religion and the cultural struggles of the Jamaican people. Subtitled Movement Of Jah People, the album carries a strong thematic religious message of the Rastas, and preaches of the glorious end to the suffering of all Jah's people.
This is seriously another quintessential classic album which needs to be in everyone's collection.
"The Album of the Century" - Time Magazine
"As the title suggests, this album wasn't recorded in Jamaica; after Marley took a bullet in a 1976 assassination attempt, he relocated the Wailers to London. But tracks such as "Jammin'" are still suffused with the deep essence of reggae and life at home. "Three Little Birds," for example, had been written on the back step of Marley's home in Kingston, where he would sit and smoke herb. Each time Marley rolled a spliff, he would discard the seeds — the birds of the song's title would pick them up. "The music have a purpose," Marley said, and his spiritual intent was never clearer than on the anthem "One Love." - www.rollingstone.com
Features:
• 30th Anniversary Limited Edition
• CD & DVD Set
• Features the seminal album Exodus on CD
• Features the classic live show from the Rainbow on DVD
Selections:
Disc 1 - CD:
1. Natural Mystic
2. So Much Things To Say
3. Guiltiness
4. The Heathen
5. Exodus
6. Jamming
7. Waiting In Vain
8. Turn Your Lights Down Low
9. Three Little Birds
10. One Love/People Get Ready
Disc 2 - DVD:
1. Trenchtown Rock
2. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)
3. I Shot the Sheriff
4. Rebel Music (3 O'clock Roadblock)
5. Lively Up Yourself
6. Crazy Baldhead
7. War / No More Trouble
8. The Heathen
9. No Woman No Cry
10. Jamming
11. Get Up, Stand Up
12. Exodus
