I was leafing through the latest issue of Uncut the other day. When I reached the last page there was Ziggy Marley telling us all about his favourite records. Obviously his Dad featured, and we learned that the album that means most to Ziggy is "Survival" (1979).
It is also my favourite of Bob's albums, but its not the album by one of the founding members of The Wailers that I listen to most often. That would be Bunny Wailer's "Protest" (1977) followed by Peter Tosh's "Bush Doctor" (1978).
Here's one from each of them, then one from them all together.
"Ride Natty Ride" - Bob Marley & The Wailers
"Moses Children" - Bunny Wailer
"Pick Myself Up" - Peter Tosh
"Survival" is also my favourite Marley, his most cohesive. Wailers sounding incredibly tight on each track, almost hypnotic.
ReplyDeleteCan't argue with those 3 choices. It's funny how little I listen to Bob Marley when I listen to reggae
ReplyDeleteMe neither. But he was probably a gateway to a lot of the reggae I do listen to, certainly of the roots variety.
DeleteYes, absolutely. Marley and The Clash
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