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Top Ranking, April 20, 2004 By Gary Selikow (Great Kush) - See all my reviews This review is from: Survival (Audio CD) While it is true that Bob Marley was not the FIRST Reggae singer, he was certainly the most famous.
This unique reggae beat, with the pulsations of black nationalism, was released in 1979, and has since make it's mark in the world of music. It starts with the hearty lamentation of "So Much Trouble in the World" and is followed by "Zimbabwe" which was a song of inspiration for Zimbabwe's guerrillas fighting for Black majority rule in that country during the Rhodesian War/ War of Independence. Marley performed at Zimbabwe's independence celebrations of 18 April 1980. He did not know that the performance on the first day would be reserved for the special guests of the new elite. When the masses tried to attend the concert they where tear-gassed and hounded out the stadium by Mugabe' s militia. Marley responded by singing "War". The next day his performance was subdued as he was already disillusioned by the behaviour of the new Mugabe regime.
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Dreams Of Peace, September 25, 2000 By "wednightprayermeeting" (Bellview, CA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Survival (Audio CD) Bob was one of the only singer/songwriters that could sing about hardcore issues, and still keep the music brilliant and lively enough to not send his listeners into a mental depression.On this, one of the Wailer's last albums(1979), Marley and the boys keep the hardcore political edge with *arresting* protest songs like "Zimbabwe," "Survival," "Top Rankin'," "Babylon System," and the classic "So Much Trouble In The World."
"Marley's contageous hopeful nature is exhibited in such uplifting tunes as "Africa Unite," and "One Drop."
One of the best, and politically hard-edged albums of the late '70s for sure.
Marley never let the Man influence His music, and he stuck with his vision until the end. One of the better men of the 20th century, as well as one of the better albums.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful AN ABSOLUTE, ABSOULTE MUST FOR MARLEY FANS!!!, December 14, 2002 By E.C. "c-93" (Washington, D.C. (United States of America)) - See all my reviews This review is from: Survival (Audio CD) This is one of the very best of Bob Marley and The Wailers' (the first two were originally released under the group name The Wailers) original 11 Island-era albums. Definitely. (Survival and Exodus are probably the two best.) I own all of these albums on CD and vinyl, and my Marley collection in general is very, very extensive. SURVIVAL is so good that if I had to suggest three releases which include material released during the Island Era, they would be Songs of Freedom (the 4-CD career retrospective box set), Legend, and SURVIVAL. It is so good that seven of the songs from this album are on Songs of Freedom, (for one of them they put the 12" mix instead of the original), and there is an additional dub version of one of these songs on the SOF box set. It is such a good album, that if you consider yourself a fan of Island-era Marley, I guarantee that if you do not have this album already and you buy it, you will like it. "Zimbabwe," "Babylon System,"... Read more
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| 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful Top Ranking, By Gary Selikow (Great Kush) - See all my reviews This review is from: Survival (Audio CD) While it is true that Bob Marley was not the FIRST Reggae singer, he was certainly the most famous.This unique reggae beat, with the pulsations of black nationalism, was released in 1979, and has since make it's mark in the world of music. It starts with the hearty lamentation of "So Much Trouble in the World" and is followed by "Zimbabwe" which was a song of inspiration for Zimbabwe's guerrillas fighting for Black majority rule in that country during the Rhodesian War/ War of Independence. Marley performed at Zimbabwe's independence celebrations of 18 April 1980. He did not know that the performance on the first day would be reserved for the special guests of the new elite. When the masses tried to attend the concert they where tear-gassed and hounded out the stadium by Mugabe' s militia. Marley responded by singing "War". The next day his performance was subdued as he was already disillusioned by the behaviour of the new Mugabe regime. Today the song `Zimbabwe' is sung... Read more 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful Dreams Of Peace, By "wednightprayermeeting" (Bellview, CA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Survival (Audio CD) Bob was one of the only singer/songwriters that could sing about hardcore issues, and still keep the music brilliant and lively enough to not send his listeners into a mental depression.On this, one of the Wailer's last albums(1979), Marley and the boys keep the hardcore political edge with *arresting* protest songs like "Zimbabwe," "Survival," "Top Rankin'," "Babylon System," and the classic "So Much Trouble In The World." "Marley's contageous hopeful nature is exhibited in such uplifting tunes as "Africa Unite," and "One Drop." One of the best, and politically hard-edged albums of the late '70s for sure. Marley never let the Man influence His music, and he stuck with his vision until the end. One of the better men of the 20th century, as well as one of the better albums. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful AN ABSOLUTE, ABSOULTE MUST FOR MARLEY FANS!!!, By E.C. "c-93" (Washington, D.C. (United States of America)) - See all my reviews This review is from: Survival (Audio CD) This is one of the very best of Bob Marley and The Wailers' (the first two were originally released under the group name The Wailers) original 11 Island-era albums. Definitely. (Survival and Exodus are probably the two best.) I own all of these albums on CD and vinyl, and my Marley collection in general is very, very extensive. SURVIVAL is so good that if I had to suggest three releases which include material released during the Island Era, they would be Songs of Freedom (the 4-CD career retrospective box set), Legend, and SURVIVAL. It is so good that seven of the songs from this album are on Songs of Freedom, (for one of them they put the 12" mix instead of the original), and there is an additional dub version of one of these songs on the SOF box set. It is such a good album, that if you consider yourself a fan of Island-era Marley, I guarantee that if you do not have this album already and you buy it, you will like it. "Zimbabwe," "Babylon System,"... Read more |
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