Bob Marley

This album features more instantly recognizable tracks than any other Bob Marley album. But it's also notable for the title track's use of Dub techniques (at the time of release, Dub was strictly an underground style of Reggae). The lyrical phrase "movement of the people" gets emulated with a steady pulse groove that remains consistent throughout the entire song.

There is a contradiction here between the enormous abilities of the Wailers -- particularly
the magnificent rhythm section of Aston Barrett, bass, and Carlton Barrett, drums, and the
spidery lead guitar of Julian "Junior" Marvin -- and the flatness of the material Bob Marley
has given them to work with. The more I listen to this album, the more I am seduced by the
playing of the band; at the same time, the connection I want to make with the m... More >