(I actually wrote this a few days ago, but decided to post
it on May 11, which is the 40th anniversary of Marley’s death.)
This is pretty much a no-brainer; it contains most of Marley’s
most famous songs, and has sold over 20 million copies. If you’re going to have
only two reggae albums in your collection, this has to be one of them. (The
other would be the soundtrack
to the movie The Harder They Come,
featuring Jimmy Cliff.)
Because there are 16 tracks on the album, coming up with my
list below was as much a matter of what to leave out as what to include. The
only omission I don’t regret is “Three Little Birds” – not because it’s a bad
song, but because the Washington Nationals used to play it after each game they
lost as we fans were exiting Nats Park, and in their early years that was a lot of games.
Favorite Tracks:
Waiting In Vain
Redemption Song
Jamming
Exodus
Could You Be Loved
Get Up Stand Up
Buffalo Soldier
Is This Love
I Shot The Sheriff
Last weekend, I listened to the Top 40 from this week in 1963 and even though I knew there were many girl groups during that pre-British invasion era, I was still surprised how many girl groups, solo females, and coed acts appeared on this week's Top 40:
ReplyDeleteGirl groups - Shirelles, Chiffons, Orlons, Rocky Fellers, Crystals, Martha and Vandellas;
Solo acts: Little Peggy March, Brenda Lee, Skeeter Davis,Etta James, Darlene Love, Theola Kikor;
Coed acts: Peter, Paul, and Mary; Paul and Paula; Dick and Dee Dee; Rooftop Singers.
Shirelles, Martha & The Vandellas, Brenda Lee, and Etta James all especially great.
ReplyDelete"I Will Follow Him" is about as dated as they come ...
And I bet Little Peggy March ain't so little any more.
ReplyDeleteBorn Margaret Annemarie Battavio ...
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