Marcus Garvey

Havent listened to a lot of reggae but this is very good

Loves: Marcus Garvey Old Marcus Garvey Jordan River Red, Gold and Green Notes: The historical recollections through storytelling are what made this album for me. Some songs really hit, but I haven’t smoked enough of this bowl to completely get into all of them. I did end up looking up Marcus Garvey and learning some stuff, which I think may have been the intension. Oh, and I’m able to feel his emotions through his vocals on Jordan River.

I feel like I should enjoy this more than I do but it just washes over me.

A solid listen, no real ear worms tbh. I guess I’m more of a Toots and the Maytals enthusiast.

Good, upbeat, fun.

Very fine music with a great Rasta attitude.

It was good.

Listened to this while playing Black Sonata. I won! This was a weird album to listen to while playing a game about Shakespeare. I remember visiting Hawaii as a child and riding in the car with my parents as they drove around the island. We listened to a reggae station on the radio, and I thought to my self after a while that "all these songs sound the same!" I know now as an adult that this is not true. While this still wasn't my favorite album, I definitely enjoyed it!

Some good quality reggae

Early in the Reggae days.... 3.5

You can hear the roots that will become reggae music.

Reggae music just won't ever mean that much to me.

Very cool

2.5.

most of the songs sounded a little same-y, but it was an enjoyable listen nonetheless 3.5

I don't listen to much reggae. This was alright, the lyrics helped the music being pretty repetitive.

nothing like some good old fashioned reggae to get the blood pumping.

pretty good

Wow, back to back reggae. This is the second day in a row where I got a reggae album, and this one has some seriously big shoes to fill coming off of a Bob Marley album. I feel like I gotta preface this again by saying I'm still extremely new to reggae as a genre. My only experience to reggae is the occasional Bob Marley song in popular media. My thoughts on the album are simple: It's pretty good. The lyrics have some serious emotion behind them and the instrumental is smooth. The problem is I just felt like there weren't many stand out tracks, not to say any were bad. 6/10 Would I listen again? Eh maybe if I'm in a serious reggae mood.

Pretty good reggae with terrible out of tune horns

"Marcus Garvey" by Burning Spear is a seminal reggae album that embodies the spirit of Rastafarianism and African pride. Released in 1975, the album features powerful vocals from Winston Rodney, aka Burning Spear, backed by tight rhythms and uplifting melodies. The title track, "Marcus Garvey," is a standout, paying tribute to the Jamaican political leader and Pan-Africanist. Other tracks like "Slavery Days" and "The Invasion" carry potent messages of liberation and resistance. While "Marcus Garvey" is celebrated for its cultural significance and musical quality, some listeners may find its repetitive rhythms and vocal delivery to be somewhat monotonous. Despite this, the album remains a cornerstone of roots reggae and a testament to Burning Spear's enduring influence in the genre.

I always love a good reggae album, but on some of the more serious ones I always feel a little ignorant about what they’re always so mad about so this one was cool, but I feel like there was a lot going on that I don’t know about so.

Reggae from an artist I was not familiar with. Enjoyed this with a little more Ska influence

Of all days *today*, an acquaintance of mine told me about the time he had Burning Spears play a live show at the tail end of the nineties. The band had requested to eat McDonald's food. If they didn't have those burgers, they would simply refuse to play.  I'm not quite sure what I can do with this information, to be honest. It sure sounds a bit ridiculous when you take this memory into account and then listen to the *real* topical issues this album from the seventies deals with. All in all, *Marcus Garvey* is still a good reggae record. But since I still don't know why this app claims reggae is one of my favourite genres (whereas I'm only a casual fan of it), I'm gonna be a little severe about the album. Guess giving 5 stars to Bob Marley's *exodus* played a part in this. But that shouldn't be so pivotal.  So *now*,I just wanna know if the mentions of my supposed "favourite genres" change after today. 3/5 for the purposes of this list. 8/10 for more general purposes (5+3) Number of albums left to listen to: more than a half. Number of albums I'll keep in my own list: more than 300 Number of albums I *might* include : a quarter, approximately (including this one) Number of albums I won't include: more than a quarter.

Nice but not something I think I would listen to outside of this project.

Easy to listen to but not my typical genre

Sounds like reggae

vibves

Good album.

This started off ok, but after a while I had sort of grown weary of the sound. Not my favorite album from not my favorite genre.

Nice reggae record!

It was okay

Well I’m not a reggae person at all, and most of it is annoying as hell, but this album was not too bad for what it is. I can definitely see that it was probably ahead of its time.

not much of a reggae guy. easy listening for sure but didn't find it very interesting.

pretty mellow classic reggae music. super slow tempo tracks that'll have you close your eyes and just nod along to. plenty of good messages too... but it's just another album i've listened to and can't write home too much about.

Legal!

Bro of bob marley is cool

It leaves me a bit cold. Probably best listened to lying on a boat in the Caribbean not on a cold dark night in Scotland

Still not a reggae fan. But this was not as bad as I feared.

Great vibe, not a ton of songs I loved individually

Reggae. Fu. Un 3porque es corto.

It was pretty enjoyable. Didn’t blow me away. But fine.

Reggae has never been a genre that I’ve spent any meaningful time with - so it’s hard for me to rate, because I don’t have much reference point. But it was an enjoyable listen, and I hope there’s more reggae to come so I can start to learn more about the genre. This is a rating I may look back on and want to change, but such is the nature of this project.

Cool for reggae. Not for me. Not unpleasant

Reggae. Fu. Un 3porque es corto.

My understanding so far of the choices of albums that were selected for this list is that they were either influential in some genre or space, or they had some songs that became hits. But then there are some that don’t fit either bill. They just feel like they are being used to fill a gap of a genre that maybe isn’t represented very well on the list. Such is the case with this record. I will not claim to be a huge fan of reggae. Not one bit. It is a genre I truly never find myself listening to. But why waste a spot with an album like this, when you already have something like Exodus on here? It’s fucking Bob Marley. He represented reggae better than any other human who ever lived. I don’t hate this album. But let me put it out there that this is on here, and Discovery by Daft Punk isn’t. This represents the more chill side of reggae. And I just lost interest very quickly. All of the songs sound very similar. And although there is some underlying political messaging, this album doesn’t give me the desire to sit down and really dissect its meaning. This isn’t horrible. For a specific kind of person, like someone who enjoys reggae more than I do, this will probably hit in some way. Just not my thing.

pretty chill. kinda boring tho

I’m not sure I could tell the difference between good and bad reggae. It’s all kind of the same thing. The flute adds a nice touch, but mostly I find it hard to listen to the same exact thing with almost no variation for 3-4 minutes. Some of the lyrics seemed poignant, but I largely struggled to make out what was being said.

not usually my type of stuff but it was good music and easy to get lost in

I don't have a clue how to rate this. Marcus Garvey (the person) was only barely on my radar before this, but his Wikipedia page is quite a ride. I guess he was controversial (seems right from what I read), but is generally pretty universally loved in Jamaica. Somehow he also became a prophet for the Rastafarians? I don't quite get it, but here we are. The album lyrics are highly political thematically it's pretty clearly Jamaican. It's somewhat surprising to me that this became a thing in the US, but it seems like it at least kind of did. It's reggae through and through, and I am in no way qualified to rate the quality of this genre. It generally seemed fine to me, had a few songs that had pretty good beats, generally had a message that I could get behind, so it was fine. It is also only 34 minutes so it's quick. I'm giving the album a 3 and moving on, it was reasonably fine (though Marcus Garvey himself is another story). Favorite song: Marcus Garvey Other: Slavery Days, Live Good, Tradition 2/4/24

I like reggae, but am certainly not an aficionado. I do like this album, and have enjoyed getting to know it, but it's not one I'm too excited to revisit.

I don't listen to reggae, but this album seemed like a pretty typical one. Fine to listen to, though I don't think I'd seek it out.

I don't have much good or bad to say about this album. It's your classic reggae sound, which has its time and place.

Pretty standard fare reggae music

An ok album

Enjoyable but not remarkable.

This record has a lot to offer for reggae fans. And I’m a fan, but I have to admit I got pretty burnt out after the fourth track or so. Musically speaking, this isn’t revolutionary or life changing, but it’s solid jams for a good night of hanging out with a J and your favorite video game.

I appreciated the message of the album more so than I enjoyed the delivery of said message.

Very solid reggae record. Appreciate the social commentary but don’t know if I’d throw any of these in a playlist

it’s fine

Another new artist for me. Reggae isn’t my normal jam, but I can enjoy it. This had me thinking of a warm beach and in a chill mood. Appreciated the rhythm and melodies.

I don't enjoy Reggae, but this was a well done album for those who do.

Bob Marley is pretty much the only Reggae artist I ever listened to (actually that list includes Snoop Lion, lol, and Damian Marley - but I think this is where it ends.). This Album sounds more politically charged than Bob Marleys general wisdom about life. Reggae in itself is pleasing to hear - nice to just get in the vibe and nod your head back and forth. However, this album starts off strong and then kind of fizzles out in the end. The songs just don't have the same kind of "X-Factor" compared to Bob Marleys body of work.

Nice

3. The beginning of the album is beautiful but it's a shame that the later part of the album let's it down. If this album carried the momentum of the first couple of songs it would be an easy 4 or 5 for me but it unfortunately doesn't do that. Still decent

me gusto

More interesting than most reggae I've ever heard. Not my favorite genre, but this is a cool and historically important release.

Decent, no real standout tracks, but overall, an enjoyable listen. Opening song "Marcus Garvey" probably the best. Solid 3.

A good reaggae one

I am not a massive reggae afficionado, but found it quite enjoyable. Seemed to blend with other afro carib music.

first listen pretty forgettable

Slightly incongruous listening in the frozen wilderness of Finland but I liked what I heard

Love me some reggae. I liked learning more history on the genre and about Burning Spear as an influential artist. I realize most reggae artists have been hidden from my view behind Bob Marley, so it’s good to have some more exposure. 3.5 stars!

A cool reggae album but didn’t grip me.

Perfect album to listen to while mowing the lawn and pulling weeds out in the sun. Quick and easy fun, nice groove going on. Not sure how often I’ll put on again but still a good listen. Fave track: Slavery Days

Not for me I’m afraid. Reggae just isn’t my thing, and as I’m in this to find stuff I’ll return to, I’m afraid this ain’t it. It’s not that it’s bad, it’s just that it’s reggae.

Soft och skön reggae.

Righteous anger characterises this highly political roots reggae album. Apparently this is the somewhat watered down 'international' version, as the original Jamaican mix was considered by the record label to be too threatening for white audiences. I'd like to hear that original. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Marcus Garvey Date listened: 26/11/23

I enjoyed part of this album and i enjoy the concept but some of the songs just grated on me. Repeat: Marcus garvey, live good, Skips:slavery days, give me

Too cool for me

So good to hear this album. I knew Burning Spear and who they were but hadn’t given them any rotation. It’s a fantastic piece of work.

I can think of more iconic (politically and culturally) reggae albums but it’s still quite good

прекрасное рэгги на фон пока работаешь :) так оно меня успокаивает и расслабляет - только за это можно поставить хорошую оценку но в саму суть альбома я так и не вникла + если услышу - не узнаю

Favorite Tracks: Marcus Garvey The Invasion Slavery Days

Didn't really finish this album but it was chill

Classic

Me gusta este reggae, aunque no sé si escuché la versión sucia o la que el artista quiso originalmente.

Nu er jeg jo lidt en reggaeekspert (=jeg hørte altid reggaeradioen i GTA San Andreas) og kan egentlig godt lide det selvom det hele lyder ens 😭 den var god! kort nok til at den ikke blev for monoton

Sjovt med lidt rasta historie!

Blind album and artist. Very catchy intro song and a few others. The end of the album isn't very outstanding or catchy like the first half.

Nice to get more reggae. While I'm not yet at the point of seeking it out on my own, I'm enjoying reggae more and more.

To me old school reggae often sounds quite similar, but this one doesn’t disappoint

Ok

A few good songs but not much

I am sorry to say my useless white ears don't really get reggae. This was an enjoyable listen though. 7/10 Fave track: the invasion

Reggae. Fu. Un 3porque es corto.

Really decent reggae album. Great voice, great music Gonna go for a 3/5

A good listen.

This list needs more reggae

listened to a bit - it was ok

Good background sounds. All the titles are the chorus of the song, including a catchy beat.

Not really my style of music, but I can appreciate the meaning behind it and its importance to reggae as a whole. Not bad but I wouldn't revisit.

Pretty good reggae stuff. Best song-Slavery times

Exemplary of roots reggae, it's dark and highly political. Pretty repetitive formula, with the same drum roll to kick off each song and a groove hardly distinguishable from others. There are a few filler tracks, and the repetition gets tiresome, but there are a few surprises later in the record, especially the unconventional instruments like the flute and percussions. Individually, the tracks do sound great, clear and moody, just not as engaging as a collective piece.

Was ok

Nice reggae album for a heatwave. Hard to differentiate from a lot of other reggae I’ve heard.

Decent enough, but I found it really boring. It could not keep my attention. Some positive messages, but very simple lyrically and structurally, with repetitive songs that go on too long and have little to know dynamic interest. Also heavily political. Didn't even know who Marcus Garvey was before this album (which not only is named after him but has TWO songs about him). Turns out he's some Jamaican political figure. Not surprised.

Reggae

Ihan leppoisaa reggaeta. Ehkä vähän itseään toistavaa. Ei onneksi liian pitkä

Perfectly listenable but it failed to move me really.

very pleasant reggae way 2 go Marcus 3.5/5

Reggae that isn’t Bob Marley. PRETTY NICE

Decent reggae album.

This album definitely carries a message, it’s beyond just the music. It’s a story. Pretty good for a genre I don’t typically listen to.

it was ok just couldnt really get into it

Don't know them.... seems relevant for the time. 3/5

It’s the kind of music you kind of forget is playing. I’ll put this in when I’m laying on the beach on vacation, which is unfortunately never. And no, I don’t remember the days of slavery. Please stop asking!

Again, with most reggae albums, I enjoyed it but for me it kinda has a ceiling given the repetition of the beats. 3/5

A very short album

Interesting listen

Pretty good

Pretty interesting album, especially for my first time extensively listening to reggae. Really strong jazz vibes throughout, and the balance of upbeat feeling music that really takes colonial nations to task is cool. Not sure how often I'll be revisiting, but it was an enjoyable listen. Favorite track: Jordan River

Listening to reggae is kinda like riding a jet ski, it’s hard to be in a bad mood listening to reggae. That being said, this album has some heavy themes but the tunes themselves put me in a chill place. Burning Spear was good. 3 stars

First impression was, I liked it a lot. But they couldn't keep my attention all the way to the end. Favorite song: slavery days

I want to like reggae so bad because the themes are lovely but I just don't

Pidin kyllä ja yhteiskunnallinen sanoma tulee läpi

This album had a nice beat, not my style really. Very similar to the album I had yesterday so I was kinda tired of it. But it will get the same rating. 3/5

wayy preferred this to the Peter tosh record. very cool

Alongside Bob Marley & The Wailers during the golden age of roots reggae was Burning Spear (aka Winston Rodney). Like many roots reggae albums, Marcus Garvey is a poignantly political album that tackles a lot of the hardships of the Jamaican people. Unfortunately it's still reggae. This is a genre that does not stick with me much, though I am happy to appreciate it from afar.

foundational listening for anyone interested in reggae.

Wow. Talk about a tough topic to create an album around. These songs are deep and heavy.

Ok

I liked this, but I'm not a massive fan of the genre and it didn't sour me nor did it expand my interests. The voice and musical notes were interesting and had some fun layers to the sound.

Me gustó encontrarme con otros tipos de música más allá del rock, folk, ruidos raros, indie que llena está lista, si bien no soy fan del reggae encontrar elementos que son comunes a la música latina me permitió disfrutarlo un poquito mas

It's so so

Yeah, it’s fine.

I really like the lyrics of this and reggae is awesome. Don’t know if I’d ever listen again though.

Had a listen to this twice, some good storytelling and a couple of really well written tunes. Overall I found it a bit repetitive, but that is a recurring problem for me with Reggae!

Noice 3.5

I feel like I just listened to 10 of the same song It had lovely vibes, very chill and laid back, and I would be satisfied to hear this playing as background music at a beach party. But it was ALLLL the same A few songs had very deep messages but you could easily have put all the messages into one or two songs. I liked this album, but it got too repetitive and I was tempted to skip through it.

Nice classic reggae music from 1975.

A short and sweet but solid little reggae album. Doesn’t fall into the genre’s usual trap of beating a melodic dead horse, as each track arrives with distinctive progressions and flair for a compact 2-3 minute jaunt.

A good reggae album. I guess it's important for the political message.

Less "pop" than Bob Marley's reggae, and more vibe oriented and explicitly political in its lyrics (though Bob Marley was obviously extremely political as well). Some of these songs give us history lessons in the lyrics which is interesting but there are very few lyrics I found memorable. This was not an album I'd ever heard before.

First reggae album I've got. So I have a strange relationship with reggae. I never listen to it but I always like it when it comes on. I guess it just feels very different to everything I usually listen to so it never occurs. Plus, it's a whole new genre with a whole new history; I wouldn't know where to start. This is a good start for me, though. I really enjoyed it. Although I'm noticing a trend of albums wearing thin on me as they go on because of a samy-ness. I wonder if it's because, in music styles I don't listen to much, I don't hear the subtleties I would in styles I'm more familiar with.

Pretty cool

I do like some old school reggae...

I liked it. I'll definitely give it another spin, but nothing left me agog with wonder. It was just very good.

I like some reggae from time to time, but a full album is a little to much. This album has some good songs.

some smooth Jamaican music

Lekkere reggae!

Burning Spear is a big deal in the roots reggae pantheon. This record is just one of several that give evidence to this assessment.

Je fus très étonné quand je vis que Robert avait généré deux albums de reggae en trois jours. Je me rendis donc chez lui pour voir ce qui s'y passait. À mon arrivée, je vis Robert avachi sur son canapé crasseux, les yeux rouges et le regard plongé dans le vide. Il arborait un bonnet jamaïcain ainsi que des dreadlocks desquels sortaient des mouches à merde: "Tout va bien Robert ? - Yeah man Babylon, Baby-Babylon..." - Non mais tu veux que je t'en colle une ou quoi ? - Jah man, cool, tout est irie ! Juste en train de profiter de l'herbe sacrée et de la bonne vibe du reggae. - Tu continues à parler comme ça et je t'éclate. - No problem man, thanks for the vibes ! One love." Je l'attrapai par les dreads, le traînai jusqu'à sa porte d'entrée et lui claquai cette dernière en plein sur son nez.

Robert est en train de me réconcilier avec le reggae, après Bob Marley et sa quête d'Exodia le maudit, voici que Burning Spear vient nous offrir un album somme toute très agréable.

1975. Marcus Garvey

Workmanlike. Washes over me a bit.

Esta bueno, es mucho reggae para mis odios, pero buen reggae, lo escucharia en una ronda de porros, m gustaria q ponga otro genero, pero es Burning Spear q verga querias, POP?? Jaksjs chiste, m gusto pero no taanto 6.5/10

3 stars

Alright, but it mainly served to show how good ol' Bobby Marls was 2.5

Groovy first beat, although I thought it lacked some variation on the whole a rather pleasant little album. Up Marcus Garvey

Great voice. Reggae legend 3.5/5

Roots reggae que basa gran part del seu atractiu en les lletres. L'inicial 'Marcus Garvey' i la posterior 'Slavery Days' són molt potents en tots els sentits, però després es va deixant anar cap a un so més genèric. Tot i així, un treball molt sòlid de reggae clàssic en una de les seves millors époques

The start and end of this album are strong but it gets a bit weak in the middle.

This is all fine. I think it might be time that I’m not really that bothered about Reggae, I just really like Bob Marley. 😮

It was fun and interesting but I need more listens to really get hooked

Good reggae album and with a lot of poignant lyrics

Marcus Garvey hey. Thanks 1001 for another introduction. It was a nice foil to the hottest 100, which way pretty modern vanilla.

Probably the only time I've sat down to listen to a Reggae album. Liked some of the political tones.

Giving this the benefit of the doubt; maybe I'm not in a reggae mood today but this grated a bit. Was still fine and short.

Yet another reggae album that is a fine example of the genre but nothing new

For a reggae album Marcus Garvey is quite good, it's chilled but has a powerful vibe, doesn't get too repetitive, easy to listen to. An enjoyable 3.

This grew on me the more I listened to it - stuck the album on again after I got into it more towards the end of my first listen, and I like this. Maybe it's a bit too clean and smooth for its message and style, but it's still a good listen. 3/5.

Not bad

Good Album, but the reggae style wore on me after the first few songs. It was interesting to hear very ideal versions of the genre to analyze the theory, and a great listen

Actually pretty cool reggae 3.4/5

Reggae kinda vibey. Chill but not what I particularly like. 3.5

Interesting to listen to but not on my all time top five list of anything.

Belissima e agradavel surpresa. Talvez o primeiro disco de Reggae que ouço do inicio ao fim. Apesar de achar muita similaridade entre o ritmo em todas as faixas, destaco a trinca de abertura, sendo a faixa titulo a mais divertida. Burning Spear; Slavery Days; Invasion.

Good old fashioned reggae album, this and a blunt

I wish I was familiar enough with reggae to make a more informed judgement. As it is, it is not bad at all, but not interesting either.

Burning Spear holds a special place in the Reggae genre with his roots in the scene when the music began to attract larger reach. This album ties directly into the larger political message of the Rasta movement and experience of the Jamaican people, rather than the commercialized appeal. This authentic self leads to the meshing with the concept and what people think of with Reggae music in broader circles.

Hadn't heard this one before but glad it was on the list. A very nice surprise.

Low-key anger.

I've never given much of my listening time to reggae music. I like what I've listened too. Very nice groove.

Decent Reggae-Album which doesn't do anything really new and doesn't change my view of the genre either

Favourite song: Marcus Garvey

Interesting album, but quite normal overall.

Never heard this before, but solid reggae

fine

Honestlyi liked this more than I thought I would. A lot of emotion on this album. Good instrumental too

Notes - Third album from reggae artist burning spear - Named after Rastafari prophet Marcus Garvey - singer has a great sorrowful gritty voice - cool use of keys and synths - definitely vibe music - put it on and chill - scratches a different itch than the bob marley album from a couple weeks back fav - the invasion - Least fav - Give me - Horns sounded out of tune? Bit of an odd song 3/5, its good but i wouldnt listen again

3.5

I once dipped my burning spear into the head mistress of the local secondary school. She was quite a goer. Loved it up her harris and often let me spill all over her hair. Dead now, of course. I can never keep them alive.

I enjoyed it but not mad on it. I like Reggae but I don't love it, I prefer the up beat of Ska or more of the dub style. It's got to have that dirty great bass running through it. This album felt a little polished really, which reading about it is the studios fault, not the bands. Would be interested to hear the original mix. So the one I enjoyed the most was the most dub, Red gold and green.

This is about what I expected the album to be like. The songs blend together for me, but they still sound good. I don't really have much to say about it. My favourite song was probably Tradition.

This was fun, I liked the first track the most.

More raw sounding roots Reggae than Bob Marley, which is ironic as it was polished up for international label release.

Protest music that loses its bite upon being associated with a black nationalist who found common cause with the KKK and celebrated Jim Crow in America. Musically, his singing voice detracts from my enjoyment of the otherwise good and interesting instrumentation. Best track: Marcus Garvey, I guess

Good classic reggae

It's good reggae, but a whole album of it just feels repetitive. Very powerful message though.

3.5 stars but ultimatley prefer the spacier, more experimental dub-type stuff like that UB40 album

Groovy. But so goddamn same-ish. Was this a whole album? Or just one track over and over? Who knows?!

i am just vibing and doing my work ok! pretty cool!

I've never fully listened to a reggae album before, and if not for this challenge I probably never would have. But this album was actually pretty decent. Probably not something I'd listen to again but it was cool to experience

It's a good roots reggae album. I liked the title track and the rest of it kind of flew by me in the background. Not really my type of music but it's nice enough. 3/5

solid reggae vibes

Older roots reggae like this is really meditative. I forget that a lot since I gravitate to modern reggae.

I have never enjoyed reggae music as a style. But I respect the protest and social activism involved. Having said that, this record is fine. Nothing in here sticks out to me, but I am not an expert in this style.

Nice bit of reggae 👌

Reggae record. A good reggae record I would say but it's so hard for me to quantify that "goodness" in this genre compared to others, it just gets too similar to my ears. What I can appreciate is the lyrics however much I am surely lacking in the historical and cultural department for full understanding of them.

Pretty good reggae

I am a fan of this era of reggae music, but overall this Burning Spear record didn't really grab me. I thought both Marcus Garvey tracks (title and "old") were great as well as "Live Good". Solid vocals I've come to expect from Burning Spear, with meaningful messages, just want more oomph from my reggae whereas this felt more like chill background music.

seems like quality reggae

Fun groove to have on in the background. Felt kinda strange listening to tropical music on a grey, rainy mtn day

Good

Sounds like Bob Marley

Naming an album after Marcus Garvey is wild Such a Lyle album

good reggae album but it’s reggae so

Pretty good funk

Still think that reggae is mainly vibe music rather than individual tracks that you can listen to and dissect – just let the album play through. This stuck to me a little more than any Marley stuff.

I liked this album a lot. Not a huge fan of reggae so I doubt I’ll be listening to it often but I enjoyed it while I was.

Sure is reggae

Funky

If reggae is on in the background, then....fine. But that's about as much as I can say for the genre. An easy listen, but nothing to get excited about.

Maybe it's the American cut that was smoothed, because the bones of Marcus Garvey are solid. I could certainly go for more aggressive versions of the instrumentals, but the quiet delivery contrasts beautifully with the lyrics. Burning Spear is a band noted.

Not something I would ever normally listen to but seemed to suit the mood perfectly this laidback Friday morning.

I actually quite enjoyed this album, I thought it was very interesting and something I wouldn’t usually like.

I like it

I'd heard of Burning Spear but did not know the band, album or any of the songs. All the signature sounds of classic 70s/80s reggae which include sparse laid-back grooves, with thoughtful arrangements - bass, clipped guitar, drums, percussions and occasional slightly Cuban sounding brass and piano. Plaintive vocal. Lyrically each song tends to hang on a single theme mainly around Jamaican history/politics. I like the textures, not a genre I would go to very often, but this is a good one to go to.

Overall satisfying. Some of the songs were stuck in my head for hours.

Reggae! I'm gonna be honest, i haven't really listened to the genre before. I knew it from Bob Marley, like most other people. I was surprised to see there are more artists than him :) It was a good album. Nothing special, but comfy as hell.

This 1001, has made it great to learn about other countries music and politics.

Throwing some fire 🔥

Overall an interesting reggae album. I'm not going to lie; it made me sleepy. Good songs, and it has a laid-back groove to it. It's not that I actively have any concerns, complaints, or annoyances about this album, but more that I have an issue with sameness on this record. The tracks generally are pleasant but they do have a certain quality of sameness to them. But it's a nice record even if I wouldn't revisit. It was worth a listen. Fave tracks: "Tradition" and "Jordan River".

Oon varmaan antanut kaikelle reggaelle 3/5 ja sama jatkuu.

tää oli tähän mennessä paras reggae-levy, mut ei vieläkään oo mun genre. 3/5

Reggae não é muito minha praia, mas é ok o álbum. Melhores músicas: Marcus Garvey e Slavery Days

Who doesn't like Reggae? Such easy background music.

*** Goede achtergrond en context

Solid 70s reggae stuff. I remember the accompanying dub album being good, too.

Roots reggae. Reggae as a socio-political movement. Reggae made by an actual Jamaican. It's actually nice and chill. Reggae at their purest possible way without losing commercial potential. I love the vocal sounds and the instruments. But in it's thirty minute journey, it tends to get monotonous. The beats are similar and the formula of the tracks are the same. Still, an interesting reggae album. Perhaps among the few reggae ones that I listened to, this is my favourite.

Can't pretend to know how this fits into the history of reggae, but it seems decent to me. It's clearly got something to say, though personally it mainly evokes BBQs on hot summer days...

It was alright. Liked the reggae but nothing jumped out. 7/10

L'occasion d'apprendre que les rastafaris sont végans et ne consomment du cannabis que pour prier

ca passe tout seul c'est sympa et je n'en garde aucun autre souvenir, solide 3

Listened twice. Would listen again.

This album falls within the category of understanding why it’s important as an artifact but not loving it from a personal taste perspective. And I really like reggae, and enjoy bits of this, but not a favorite.

Didn't strike me as exceptional, but was enjoyable

Reggae sin más. Buenas canciones, pero no destaca especialmente. Muy del estilo. Como compositor, no lo conocía en absoluto

Chill and relaxing

more chilling than burning

I’ve never really listened to reggae, but this wasn’t too bad.

Decent album. I like the political aspect of this album, and the songs are quite catchy and less generic than some reggae music. 6/10

pretty chill vibes while listening! Pleasant to listen to overall, but nothing really stood out to me on first listen.

Weak

Generally, I'm not a big fan of reggae, sometimes there's too much repetition for my liking, but this album is so old school and straight up reggae, I like it a lot. Easy to groove to, a very pleasurable laid-back listen.

hipster Bob Marley laments the destruction and suffering of his home and people

Not heard this before, and really like the reggae flute element!

Enjoyable roots reggae. Would have liked to have heard the original mix but a cursory search didn't find it. Biggest surprise for me from the Wiki page was the Burning Spear is a man rather than a group.

This was good but joy a genre I’d listen to often

Ultra rzadki reggowy pik sie znowu pojawil na liscie tym razem jest to album Marcus Garvey pana o pseudonimie artystycznym Burning Spear z roku 75, wiec OG jamajski material, sam tytul odnosi sie do bohatera narodowego tego wyspiarskiego narodu, wiki podpowiada ze jest to plyta w stylu roots reggae, wiec poruszane sa tematy zwiazane z ruchem rastafarianskim, wspominanie wielkich ludzi ktory przyczynili sie do poprawy zycia ludu rowniez sie w to wpsuje, dodatkowo bedzie takze o czasach niewolnictwa, dziedzictwie afrykanskim i nie moglo zabraknac takze nawiazan biblijnych, ktore rowniez sa waznym aspektem tego ruchu, muzycznie plonaca wlocznia jest wspierana przez bande zwana the black disciples, w sklad ktorej wchodzilo podczas nagran 14 apostolow, sklad i brzmienie bandy maja sie dokladnie tak jak czlowiek mysli ze bedzie brzmiec jamajska muzyka, dodatkowo jakosciowo brzmi same nagranie, widac ze Lawrence Lindo lub lepiej znany Jack Rubby zna sie na robocie, album na 33 minutach zamyka sie w 10 kawakach z czego na plejke dodam slavery days i tytulwgo marcusa garveya, ktory na calej plycie ma jeszcze jeden trak podtytulem old marcus garvey, opowiadajacy o tym ze jest on zapomnianym bohaterem, moze tak jest, a moze nie, brak mi znajomosci historii rastafarianskiego ruchu, wiec tez odbior calego krazka jest dosc powierzchowny, bo pewnie lirycznie jest glebszy niz jakim go postrzegam, jesli ktos wie o czym jest spiewane

Outside my usual sphere but pretty good

Great album

the odd perfectly placed reggae song is great, a whole album is a bit much

Great vocals and production. It felt like a proper album as well - just the right number of tracks without any filler. Soulful in places as well. The title track is a fantastic call to arms.

I have not listened to much reggae beyond Bob Marley. I quite liked this album, and would more than likely listen to more from Burning Spear

Reggae, Quitos good, somewhat naive lyrics

Good Reggae, but not sure what sets it apart from other good reggae albums. No real standout song.

Felt like fine reggae. Wasn't listening to the words much?

I think I would like this album more if I was more familiar with reggae, but I appreciate the skillful instrumentation, even if the grooves can feel repetitive. I also admire the poignant lyricism. BEST TRACKS: Marcus Garvey, Slavery Days, The Invasion, Give Me, Tradition WORST TRACKS: N/A

Solid reggae. A lot of it blends together into one long jam sesh but that’s a-okay by me. Favorite Tracks: “Marcus Garvey”, “Live Good”, “Old Marcus Garvey”, “Tradition”

it was reggae

6/10

Reggae, ok but it got old fast

Schoolhouse Rock guy, lol. I think this is actually the kind of reggae that appeals to me. It blends into the background effortlessly, is incredibly consistent in rhythm, and is (above all) brief. 34 minutes was not a minute too long. I'd put this on again, even if I don't recall many specifics aside from the fact there was a song about slavery and one about pollution. But hey, if you gotta pick two social issues to sing about you could do a lot worse than those two, CRAIG.

Was banging in parts but a bit repetitive. Was good to have on in the background.

19th November 2021 Started listening on the way to meeting Sav and Sally in Battersea Park having not been able to listen on the Friday. Finished Monday morning. Historical, cultural and sadly more timely now than ever. Powerful and groovy in one.

Good reggae albu I had never heard in the past. Will add to a playlist when in the mood.

I enjoyed them

I'm vexed. This is a thought-provoking album that examines interesting political themes. At the same time, it is a reggae album and maybe it's being a NZer, but this kind of roots reggae is easy to consider as background music for a lazy weekend barbecue. As a result, while the album took me along on its musical journey, there were times when I forgot it was even happening at all. The album ended, Spotify's algorithm gave me a few reggae tracks by other artists and I didn't even notice for a while.

groovy

Not my type of music

Nice reggae beat but the tracks start to get repetitive after a while.

nice reggae

Best prettig.

Variadito cortito.

Está cotorro.

Si me gustó, esperaba enfadarme peto aguantó

Sylt

My second straight reggae album and neither was a Marley disc. I wasn't much of a raga fan, but this is definitely worth the listen and I will revisit again.

Not my jam

Felt like pretty generic reggae to me. Could see putting it on in for some background music.

на фон пойдёт, головой покачать. лучше, чем все предыдущие регги-релизы, что мне подсовывали. лучшие песни: Marcus Garvey, Jordan River худшие: Slavery Days, остальные не запомнил особо 5/10

It's good but not my kind of music.

Not a huge fan of reggae but it was a decent album.

A pretty good reggae album

Reggae again, enjoyable again but I’ll stick with Marley as it’s not my keenest genre. Some cracking tunes on this though, the lyrics are heavy but the music is light. It’s really cool.

Not really a big reggae fan, but I can dig it. Probably wouldn't normally listen to this, but I can imagine enjoying it in the right circumstances. (2.7)

Roots good

Not bad