Bob Marley's Uprising album was the last released in his lifetime. It contained his most introspective and some of his greatest songs. This video dives into why the album is considered one of his best.
I am a huge fan of Bob Marley and the Wailers. His music has very powerful revolutionary messages. Truly opened my eyes when growing up listening to his music. Bob Marley still lives through his music. Rest easy Robert Nesta Marley ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
That was the first Reggae album I ever heard when I was an angry young punk rocker, and dramatically changed my life to being a positive soul rebel, and life long Reggae Musician and Promoter 🙏
Extremely hard decision . I went with Kaya, because it's just so mystical and groovy with the added horns being the icing on the cake. And the I Threes sound amazing on this album. My faves are : Crisis Misty morning Running away Sun is shining
@@JaemanEdwards Agree on your song choices, especially Sun is Shining. I'd have to add Is This Love simply because of the songwriting. Interesting thing about this album - all of the songs are based on the steppers drum pattern.
Always hailed Survival, Uprising, & Confrontation as his top 3. Never knew they were meant as a trilogy. Thanks for this info. RIP For-Iver the King of Reggae Robert Nesta 🙏❤️💛💚🙏🇪🇹🇯🇲
I wore out my cassette in my car, I melted it down...he passed on my mom's birthday and I was in Negril and flew back to NY, when I got to her house she was playing music from this "album"...Jah Rastafari ‼🌞🌿and thx always to R.A.S.
Brother you're so right. Bob Marley music is what took me thru the 80s and 90s as a young man. I still wake up in the morning and go to google and say "ok google play Bob Marley."
This is the one, something to it. So uplifting, raw and heavy. Comming from the cold, bad card, Zion Train, Could you Be loved, pimpas paradise, redemption song just acoustic, etc.. all in one. Pure reggae at its highest form.
Bob changed life. I love all his songs and albums but survival is my number one .Ever song in that album gives me goosebumps. Ride natty ride, ambush in the night, Babylon system, etc
Funny you mentioned the great Survival album, but the songs you mention, to me, are the worst songs on it. I like So much trouble in the world Survival Top rankin Wake up and live I just mentioned this on another Survival comment. They couldn't believe I left out Ride natty ride. But I don't like the cute sing alongy songs. I like the funky militant songs.
@@JaemanEdwards You can't leave ride natty ride, it the best in that album. When he composed all the songs in that album, I think he was very very focused and composed.
The first time I heard this I was 9 yrs old I got hooked 9n to reggae till today I'm now a musician and I felt deeply connected but there was a reason he wants to jammin with me bob Chuwa Bob Chuwa-wa-wa jamming from Kilimanjaro in Tanzania the true Mt Zion
I agree with the presentation Bob is more than a Legend in capital letters. He was a Messenger. He delivered excellently on his mandate and/ or mission. There will never ever be anyone like him. It is a Blessing than he lived among men. Jah Rastafari
I love ❤️ all his records, but the confrontation album hits me the hardest on a spiritual level.. The messages are prolific.. Uprising indeed was triumphant.. Rest in power Bob ❤
Aren't we blessed to have been touched by such a beautiful soul. Did he penetrate your heart with love and light? Is he a burning light in the darkness? One in a trillion.
So hard to choose a favourite, but all things considered, would have to go with Kaya. It's just so mystical and groovy , and has awesome horns in it. And the I threes sound amazing. The best songs are Crisis Misty morning Running away Sun is shining
New Zealand is per capita, one of the highest consumers of reggae in the world. Bob Marley and the Wailers played a legendary 1979 outdoor concert in Auckland NZ, at Western Springs, a legendary venue. From that moment on, reggae was adopted by this country, the Maori people especially. This is their legacy NZ reggae bands 1814 Black Seeds Chaos Cornerstone Roots Dread Beat and Blood Fat Freddy"s Drop Fly My Pretties General Fyre Herbs House of Shem International Observer Katchafire Kora LAB Pitch Black Rhombus Salmonella Dub Sons of Zion Sticks and Shanty Tahuna Breaks The Kingites The Managers The Midnights Three Houses Down Trinity Roots Unity Pacific
YES yES , RAS Bless 🙏🏾.the nearest i got to see Bob Marley and the Wailers was in North London , the old Rainbow Theatre 1977 , unfortunately i was a young broke early teenager, but it didn't stop me & friends trying to get into the back door! (long story cut short..haha) .."ONE LOVE" 🌍 💚
They are all good except Confrontation, which was average. It's so hard to pick my fave, but all things considered, would have to go with Kaya. It's just so mystical.
@@daviddavie2331 I'm not a fan of the funsy sing alongy songs. I like the funky, groovy or staunch militant songs. Another comment mentioned "Ride natty ride" "Ambush in the night" and "Babylon system"as his faves. Each to their own. I just thought I'd give an opinion. Give us your top 4 songs on the album.
Sure each to their own. My top 4 are Ride Natty ride, Zimbabwe(an ode to my beloved homeland), Survival and So much trouble in the world. Notable mentions are One drop and Africa unite
Tengo 50 pirulos, crecí con este ser, tuve que esperar a que "terminara" la dictadura militar en Uruguay para que toda su música llegara hasta los sectores más oprimidos de la sociedad...un viaje mágico porque desde un lugar oprimido venía,gracias siempre ❤️💛💚
Nah Bob’s best album for me is survival,the first album made in his newly built Tuff Gong studios & u could hear it! His most militant & bass heavy album & for me a direct answer to some critics who felt he had gone soft or too commercial
Wonderful and an apt appreciation of a great songs of inspiration by d greatest reggae artist that ever was and ever would be be. Exodus was hailed as bob biggest commercial success due to its appeal to a wider and mixed audience. But when it comes to being inspirational and consistent with d reggae music theme of "resisting against d system" we give it to uprising. Continue to rest in peace Robert Nesta Marley.
Uprising was the first reggae album I ever heard. If I had to pick one album Uprising would be it. The songs, production, mixing - everything about this album - place it at the very top.
My brotha’ until you go stand as I did in his studio at Tuff Gong studios in Marcus Garvey Drive and also sit in the recording room where they all battled it out timelessly to get that analogical reggae sound they wanted back then, none of us can be sure which was his greatest album in his words… We all have our opinions which I respect you for, but when I went to the studios, his home and the museum which Chris Blackwell at Hope Road in Kingston more or less gifted Bob I spent much time thinking and speaking to various people about what inspired Bob and what was a driving force for him and The Wailers. No one could determine which album Bob could say was his best… even met Andrew Tosh ( son of the late great Peter Tosh ). Personally, the Exodus and remake of Catch a Fire albums on vinyl brought Bob the most fame at the time of their releases. Although in the 1970s Burnin’ Natty Dread Rastaman Vibration Kaya were raw reggae musical treasure until the 1908s when Uprising began to see a direction in music which a lot did not embrace, but by then, Blackwell had his hand well and truly in the pop world marketing Bob and The Wailers thanks to the live albums in the 70s and 80s…Babylon by bus for example and the tours in Europe really sold the band to the world. Living in The US and his ‘’exodus’’ to London’s here I lived at the time brought me to appreciate the Lyceum and Rainbow concerts which showed the world that reggae was a force to be reckoned with. I am 62 now, my family are from Clarendon ( a parish in JA and I have been in and around music from day one as a youth connected to certain sound systems in the 1970s and early 80s. Your videos have been inspiring for many as I have shared them with positive vibrations (!) as feedback. One man you need to check out who I used to rub shoulders with in London until he ‘’disappeared’’ is the band leader of The Equals and excellent singer, Eddie ‘’Living on the Frontline’’ Grant. Although during my time his brand of reggae crossed over for its rock appeal and ‘’Funky Like A Train’’ will forever live and be on my record player as his underground hit that many would get down to at the Global Village where he once played with the Equals to launch the track.
Sir, thanks so much for your positive feedback, I truly appreciate it as well as your perspective. I'm honoured that someone that's been a part of the great history of reggae approves of this channel. Eddie Grant is definitely going to get a look in very soon. Jah bless you sir
I should have also mentioned that Johnny Nash from The U.S was also inspirational in helping to bring Bob and the wailers to world as when Bob was in London, I say Johnny with Bob playing his first minor gigs around London as a guitarist. Years later, it was Johnny Nash who made it possible for Bob Marley to own Tuff Gong recording studios. Johnny passed a couple of years ago and was actually American, not jamaican. I can see clearly now, Cream Puff, Guava Jelly are just a few of his hits from when reggae was a cult issue… Them days, the afro was an identity with black people just like the Rastafarians with their dreadlocks. To see a dread who was not Jamaican or from Africa was rare if not possible. Today, cultural diversity has changed all of that. My point is that thru’ this diversity, we have been united much more just as Johnny did with Bob as Blackwell did with The Wailers when he tried to make the ‘’Katch ah Fyah ‘’ ( As I like to call the remixed version of the vinyl album… ) much more accessible to the white American rock world of music. Look back at Eddie Grant’s life in music and you can see with original band how his music developed. Comande, The Meters, The Cimmarons are just 3 more of that legacy of diversity who are hailing from The Caribbean.
My favourite song as I'm writing this is ROOTS, it is so underrated but it carries a very strong message and it is a sentiment to Rasta faith..... but my favourite can change tomorrow.... All of his songs are my favourite depending on time and space
@@therootoflife5290 Im from New Zealand. There is a 12 Tribes of Israel organisation here who used to run regular reggae gigs with bands and DJs. But they also used to have church in the middle of Auckland city. I used to love seeing them flowing in from all parts in their specific colour of the month. Throngs of straight yellow or green. I never saw them in red. But surely they had this colour too. My maori cousin practises this faith now. Jah. Rastafari. Ever living.
Exodus was a conscious attempt at bringing Bob's music to a wider Pop audience consequently a lot of promotion and exposure went into it...(Particularly the album's B-side riddled with love songs)....All Bob's work are great but too often the younger generation forget albums like Natty Dread (probably his most militant release snd arguably his best ROOTS work).
All Bob's albums from Rastaman vibration up to the confrontation album are all masterpieces in their individual right, however I root for the Kaya Album, like it for its general reggae pop feel, with a balance of both free flowing smooth love tracks and some serious conscious reggae tracks.
The king of music. Thanks for the video brethren. JAH GUIDE. the best album for me is uprising as well. They all equal. But uprising have have that mystic vibe upon it. JAH BLESS I
Jah Live is beautiful to heard when you face a hard time in your life. If the lyrics of this song was not about the controversial Haile selassie and the celebration of his death, Jah live would be as famous as "one love" because the melody is so soothing and unifying. I think Jah Live is my favourite song of them because it is the most soothing soul song I ever heard. But I love so many bob songs. From his early work before catch a fire to all the beautiful songs in Uprising and Confrontation
My opinion. Bob Marley's best is Survival, Bunny Wailer I go for the album Blackheart man and for Peter Tosh I go for Equal rights. With regards to Bunny Wailer there are two tracks on his Protest album, Scheme of things and Moses children which are masterpieces
Today We Have iT@ 0:16 it's Michael Schumacher in Singapore , Funny fact is Marley only drove B-M-W not Mercedes ☮ and what a beautiful paintings !@! 5:30 Zion Train Just like saying Good-Bye 🌍
Two songs that I hold in high esteem; "Rebel Music", where Bob is giving the government and the security forces in Jamaica, a harsh scolding for putting up road blocks all over the island seaching for people in possession weed. Even if you are a weed smoker, you could find this song very funny. the second one is "So much things to say." Here, Bob is warning would-be revolutionaries who are not well connected to be careful. AND don't forget "Rat Race".
There was no one "best" album or song by Marley. Every one has the ones they feel the most....imo, the song Babylon System stands up next to any of them. All uplifting.
Listen to redemption song and let that lead you to his posthumous lp confrontation to hear give thanks & praises. Wipe the tear from your eye & chuck on positive vibration which will make you feel so good natty dread you are bound to get to 7th street
@@JaemanEdwards hi ya bones, yeah quite a few over the years, he’s one of my favourite players so articulate, concrete jungle is one I really enjoy playing, what’s your favourite, sorry Robbie Shakespeare played that one, positive vibration is a great one
@@reggaebass1857 Oh wow, didn't know that Robbie played on that track. I love playing that song. Such a melodic bassline. I guess "One drop" and "Get up stand up" were always fun to play. They all are to be honest.
@@JaemanEdwards Technically, no. The group was the Wailers and the album released as such. Bob wrote most but not all the songs, and they all contributed significantly especially Peter with his songs and wah guitar. Btw who said the Wailers ended with Peter an Bunny?
My ranking of Bob Marley Albums are - For the number 1 Bob Album is a tie between Survival and Confrontation- then Rastaman Vibration Then Exodus then Uprising… but of course they are all good ….!
Dude wah yu never chat bout weh and dem ?! Damn it man do yo homework properly now! Also, I am finding it difficult to watch his last photos of him without his locks and looking sick, because I will always be remembering him uncle Bob marley in his full strength
And Thank You @Reggae Appreciation Society for this thumbnail.. First time seeing a photo of LEGENDARY Cover Designer Neville Garrick though I've had citations of him in magazines, journals and on album covers in over 40 years...Can you believe it? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣..... True Dat...!!
No he's wrong, I have a band version of redemption song on 7in 45 rpm radio copy white label and one called jah love on radio copy I had about 15 white labels at 13 yrs old in Edinburgh SCOTLAND I HAD TO SEND TO J-A OR LONDON SOUND SYSTEM II HAVE ALL THE PIC DISCS
its impossible to say any of his records are better than others. id probably go with rainbow country as his best song. i tend to like the pre island recordings but hard to say any thing is not good.
"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery" is a DIRECT QUOTATION from Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Emancipated From Mental Slavery: Selected Sayings of Marcus Garvey is a book you're clearly unfamiliar with. Furthermore, there is a 2021 documentary about Garvey entitled, African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey by Jamaican-American director Roy T. Anderson. It's deeply ironic that you'd have the effrontery to tell our brother Ras, "Do your research", when you should only have made that embarrassing utterance to yourself in the mirror, given that the most perfunctory of efforts into FACT CHECKING would have yielded the results in this era of digital info. Everything about the astoundingly impressive info on this channel, is coupled with the obvious love of the genre and respect for the accompanying faith and culture
Peace ,@@JaemanEdwards . My default position is to treat everyone with respect and courtesy. One thing that elicits my anger is uncalled for rudeness, disrespect, putting another down, or passive-aggressive "compliments" . I figure being on the receiving end of what such a person metes out to others may help them fully appreciate why it's a foul thing to do.
@@loveheals6184 I love it when an educated person puts an ignorant person on blast using facts and examples to back their point. Good work Props from New Zealand
@@nincal I kinda agree with you on that. Not exactly my favourite tune but then, a lot of people would readily argue that. Different strokes for different folks I guess...
