Reviews (page 6 of 8)
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
Raggae album. Easy listen, but not my favourite genre
Nothing else quite gripped me as much as the opening number and album title track but I still enjoyed the rest of the album. The lyrics don't mess about. Very frank.
Reggae. Cool.
Decent, no real standout tracks, but overall, an enjoyable listen. Opening song "Marcus Garvey" probably the best. Solid 3.
Nice chill reggae bops.
Decent reggae, didn't blow me away. Solid vibes
I looked up old-school reggae in the dictionary and it was this album
I guess, for as much as I’m into reggae, this is nice. Perfectly listenable. Agreed. Not as loveable as Bob, but easy listening for background music .
Listenable reggae with a message even if tampered with by Island Records for international ears.
Good vibe
enjoyable as someone who likes reggae, but it sounds like a lot of the reggae from the period. felt somewhat forgettable after marcus garvey and slavery days
Reggae. Roots reggae. Reggae. Best Tracks: Marcus Garvey, The Invasion, Tradition
Good reggae. I like the horns.
nice
Liked it!
Not bad! Not really my style so hard for me to judge
Pleasant enough to listen to, but probably wouldn't bother with it a second time.
A very political album. I remember the title track well. It got a lot of play at CKCU back in the day and forced me to find out who Marcus Garvey was (not so easy before wikipedia). I find the production kinda muddy, even for the seventies, but it was better the second time round with the volume and sub-woofer turned UP.
Tiene buenos temas, pero sigo siendo mas del estilo de Bob Marley en relación con este ritmo.
I'm a huge fan of reggae! I'm not afraid to say that I am openly reggae but don't ask me what type of bass I prefer (I might be more of a rude boy). This wasn't my most favorite reggae but I can't complain when there are so many worse albums I've listened to on this list. Only Red, Gold and Green stood out to me, but I enjoyed listening all the way through on this and hope more reggae finds its way onto this list. Very cool album cover as well, there was a Marcus Garvey center at UNC that we had to patrol the lot of so theres some good memories around that, on top of everything Marcus did as a person.
Honestly pretty good considering I’m not a big reggae fan. The songs kinda blend together annoyingly and his accent isn’t my favorite but I can tell the album is about important stuff and it’s short enough so as to not get boring. This also prompted me to look up Marcus Garvey, who was a very odd person.
Roots Reggae and Dub are my favourite types of Reggae as you can really settle into the hypnotic groove. This record starts off great with Marcus Garvey but it after that it gets a bit preachy and one note sounding.
It's an album of reggae, which is perfectly fine.
Loved the vibe
Not terrible, a good change up
Enjoyable listen. My reggae knowledge is not discerning enough to dig too deep into this or pick up on the subtleties between tracks. But this album is relaxing and unobtrusive to have on in the background on a Tuesday.
Perhaps I didn't give this one enough of my attention but it didn't massively stand out. A few on there were really cool, but the rest just sort of blurred into one
Interesting.
i enjoyed this
Good reggae vibes.
7/10
Some of the best in reggae
Reggae. Not my jam.
It's Reggae. It's fine.
Chilled, beautiful album. Short (33 mins) but good, would listen again.
Good calm feel, but not compelling to me.
p decent reggae - C
This album was good, but I lost interest pretty early. There were interesting sounds, but they were fairly repetitive.
Background protest music
Good Reggae but Reggae is not my thing
Good solid reggae
Not a huge reggae fan. I like it as background but don't know enough to know what's good and what isn't. Either way this was A okay.
This was ok, can never differentiate good from bad Reggae but it's enjoyable to listen to. Also read Marcus Garvey's wikipedia while listening and learnt a fair bit. Interesting guy with some controversial views
average reggae album.
Pretty great reggae album, but as previously stated, it's not really my jam unless I'm in the right setting. Would listen again, but wouldn't seek it out. 3 stars.
Not a bad album, it sounds good. But reggae is not my genre 100% so it doesn't appeal that much to me but can still appreciate it
Solid album 7,3/10
Seems like a well made album and all but I just don't care for reggae.
I usually have a really easy time getting in to and listening to reggae and while this album isn't exactly bad it just didn't vibe with me. I couldn't get in to the music and I found it to slow even though it probably has about the same rhythms as a lot of reggae. Its hard to put a finger on exactly what made it so I couldn't get in to it but unfortunately that was the case today.
Impressive messaging, especially for the time. I just don't like reggae all that much
I love the vibes, but this all just sounded like the same song to me. Maybe I just don't resonate with reggae, which would make sense i guess. 2.5
Probably an ignorant take but it sounds like boring reggae to me, nothing remarkable If I were going to listen to reggae, this is not the album I would pick.
big up slavery
Decent but I prefer my reggae a little more dubby and weird.
repeating, monotone and... boring in consequence
2/5
Not my style
Quite forgettable with a mediocre singer. I think unfortunately reggae is starting to miss more often than it’s hit.
not bad but not for me
Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Marcus Garvey Date listened: 13/06/26 Listen when: Afternoon/ evening bbq in the sun I thought I disliked reggae then I listened to Bob Marley's Exodus and felt converted because it was way more dynamic and different sounding from song to song than I thought. However this album disappointed me off of that but that's not the album's fault necessarily, it's mine for thinking I like reggae now.
Ok
Not my tempo
I’m vacationing at a beach right now, so if there was ever a time for a reggae breakthrough, this is it. Unfortunately, this is another in the series of almost objectively good albums in a genre that I just don’t like.
nogal veel uit hetzelfde vaatje getapt... het was ook geen bijster goed vaatje
OK
Just sounds like reggae to me.
Not bad, but nothing I'm going to rush to listen to again.
Bob Marley no2 ? Nice but repetitive and not so much my music
Just not very engaging. Not a fan of his vocals.
196 / 1089. Marcus Garvey was a charlatan and a demagogue who allied with the Klan and personally thrived on Jim Crow. He thought he was "President of Africa," despite never visiting the continent. And on top of that, Marcus Garvey most likely would have hated the Rastafari and their proclivities for the smoke. Reggae is such a mess of a genre - conceptually and musically - for me. I appreciate the grooves and most of the messaging, but I'm usually feeling the exact opposite way than what was intended. A 7/10 album based on sound, but dropped to a 5/10 based on the album's elevation of a divisive historical figure.
The same song, over and over.... 2/5
Average, dont get the hype
For a genre I have hardly any experience in, this sure did feel generic. Well, maybe generic is the wrong word but it didn't captivate me as much as I would expect from a genre that does interest me as much as reggae, considering how little I actually know about it. I liked a lot of the lyrical themes on the album, but sonically I really just didn't find it all that interesting.
Poor man's Bob Marley it seems
I really hate reggae
Okay but it's not really my thing.
Reggae isn't my thing but it was upbeat and nice.
Not a fan
Reggae. Not terrible but every song sounded the exact same. I had to check once or twice just to make sure it hadn’t got stuck on repeat.
Groovy and well-meaning, but gotta be honest, i’m not a massive reggae guy so i can’t glaze it too hard, it’s solid though. No real standouts for me as it was balanced across the board.
A little goes a long way with reggae. This is better than some of the others I’ve heard. Still not for me though.
Some great protest songs on here but this isn't really my preferred genre. Feels like something I'd want to listen to relaxing on a beach somewhere, but, the lyrics are a bit heavy for that.
sory do dupy sa te piosenki, nie jara mnie sluchanie w kolko tego samego fragmentu, nudne, nie sa asluchalne i jakis tam przekaz jest ale nie jestem z afryki wiec nie reluje
Nothing noteworthy here
Bijedni repetativni reggae beatovi. Jedna pjesma s jazz elementima mi je bila dobra, ali ostalo dosta lejm. 2/5, 3/10
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I guess I like my reggae a little more upbeat. Maybe I should give this one a try on a different day.
I get it, but it's not for me.
Not into reggae much oops