Exodus

Some classics here. I didn't know I knew "Waiting in Vain". I guess I had never caught the title. Good song though. When Bob Marley sings the phrase "Three little birds", it drives me up the wall though. I just don't get that timing.

3.5 but giving a 3 as some people seriously overrated this

feels like every song of this album is known!! everybody loves this album and this album fucking rules!!

This is like a best hits album almost... but the ones that I don't know are excellent too. There's definitely a formula but I really don't mind in this case.

Bob Marley is an important artist, I just don’t know if I would return to this album much. For reggae please drop the needle on “The Harder They Come” (soundtrack) and Pato Barton’s “Never Give In.” Thank you, and sorry.

It's exactly what you imagine Bob Marley music to sound like. I don't listen to much Reggae so I can't really say if it's good but it sounds good to me.

Very good

Vamos ahora con la recomendación de hoy: un artista y un género que nunca terminó de engancharme. En un momento de juventud quiso hacerlo y después, solté. Disco chill, ideal para escuchar de fondo mientras se trabaja y con varios de los hits de Bob Marley. Track favorito para entrar en trance y bailar: Exodus.

Roots Reggae. Man, Bob was such a gifted person. I adored this album, it was so warm and comfortable. It all blended together at one point, but I think that was a good thing. Nothing quite like it that I've heard. Light 4.5/5

4 maybe 5

Great album.

This is #day3 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... I have never listened to an album by Bob Marley in its entirety in my life. Only a couple of songs... Now, reggae? Not my cup of tea at all, but I get the way reggae and dub influenced the rhythm and depth of post-punk (some early trip-hop comes to mind as well... think "Blue Lines"), which is the genre I find myself most comfortable with. The Police is a perfect example of marrying both (yes, I love Sting). Anyway, Exodus flows fine from the first track (my favorite here) until the last one. I like the vibe and all those Rastaman vibrations, but is this the record I'd want to return to anytime soon? Rather unlikely. Did I enjoy discovering it as part of this challenge? More yes than no. Let it be a 3 this time around. Looking forward to #day4.

This CD is great. The Wailers have a wonderful sound, heavy on bass, keys, rhythm and backing vocals. Between Bob and the strong backup singers they have a lot of voices on here, all of them quite good. And it's just fun, light and breezy. It's a relatively short CD and all of the songs are pretty good, there's nothing obviously weak on here. The back half is better than the front, which I think is the best way to put a record together, end strong. And it really is strong - between "Jamming", "Three Little Birds" and "One Love" the back half is truly loaded. It also generally gets faster and lighter as it goes on - the slowest and darkest songs are "Natural Mystic" and "Exodus", while the last two songs end on an incredible high note. That progression is truly uplifting - like you feel better when you come to conclusion of the CD. There's an amazing universality to Bob's lyrics too. I don't think he uses a word with more than two syllables in it on the entire CD. And it's obviously very religious, religious themes dominate throughout. But that simplicity creates a connection that is just palpable. Everyone will get and everyone will like what Bob's saying. I listened to this a couple times in a row. It's the first CD I've gotten on this list that I hadn't already heard but have no negative things to say about.

A good album but passed me by a little bit. Might need to sit and focus on it a bit.

3-4

When I was listening to track #3, I had to wonder what the fuzz is all about... the first 3 songs fit perfectly on the soundtrack of a '70s porn flick. Then Exodus starts playing, and the rest was just a lovely blur!

Very good incredible love bob

Not my favourite Wailers album, but you can't argue with how strong it is. But it's the highly commercial Bob Marley show by now, and I find the whole Exodus schtick a bit odd. Like Bob knows what's best for the black people of the western world, they need to "go back where they came from" I fee like I've heard that before somewhere. Very polished and of course contains some classic singles, pop-tastic reggae goodness.

Reggae still not ok for me… pitkästyn. Mutta jos jotain pitää valita, niin Bob Marleya. Ihan ok, vaikka tältä levyltä ei kyllä mikään biisi erotu. Yleensä Marleylla sentään on pari huippua joukossa.

Levy on alusta asti hyvä, mutta nimibiisistä lähtien pienoinen ihme. Marleyn kyky säveltää ja olla säveltämättä melodiaa on edelleen hämmästyttävä. Ja rakasti näitä kappaleita tai ei, lähes kaikki niistä porautuvat osaksi muistia - joko aktiivista tai latenttia.

It’s the album by which all Reggae is measured. Not a masterpiece, but beautiful work non the less. I appreciate him more as I get older, but unlike a few of my good friends, I won’t spin this daily. Love it.

Once you hit the title track it's just banger after banger after banger. Production is amazing, killer basslines and good vibes. Love it.

not bad but nothing besides that one song really stood out, kind of blended together, didn’t feel very innovative or memorable sorry, i appreciate the sound and why people like it i guess, idk it was kind of boring kind of bland, but there were a couple moments i guess just not enough to really do it for me

Pre-listening thoughts: Bob Marley is such an interesting pick. Like I feel like everyone knows Bob Marley’s music to an extent but have you ever met a Bob Marley super-fan? Maybe I’m just too young to know them but I’m curious about this album cause I never hear anyone talking about Bob Marley deep cuts. Post/during listening thoughts: The instrumentation on this is actually really nice and lush. Lots of different sonic layers which I appreciate. I think Bob Marley’s lyricism is the main reason why this record is on this list though. He really had a gift for conveying a message to the masses in a way that didn’t create fear around social/political/religious issues but rather simply brought awareness and sparked conversation. This is a great snapshot of the social issues in the 70s and Marley’s own turmoil surrounding them. It feels akin to listening to Vietnam protest songs where I feel like I’m catapulted into a time I never lived in. The actual music is obviously very reggae. I’m not the biggest reggae fan but this album was a pleasant listen. Reggae can feel very repetitive, but this album had such varied instrumentation and such captivating backing vocals I never got bored or tired of the sound. Album cover is kind of giving legend of Zelda ocarina of time on the N64 game cover. Exodus (song) is 7.5 mins?!?! Crazy bro. This album also has a bunch of Bob Marley’s most popular songs (Three Little Birds, Jammin, One Love), so I already knew a nice chunk going in. 8.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: yes I did Fav tracks: Natural Mystic, Exodus, Waiting in Vain Least fav tracks: n/a

I would not have knows as much about this album if it wasn't for the movie that recently came out about Bob. Good stuff man! 5 stars.

Not bad - haven't really listened to Marley before. Chill, as expected, but don't know if I could play more than just the album at a time without being over the reggae.

Big Bob Marley guy. One of my all time favorites.

Good

5555555555555555555555555/5 Bob Marley is always the best. This is perfection.

Loved this! Quintessential Marley. Made me want to see his documentary.

Ah, this is like comfort food. Most biopics suck, but I actually enjoyed seeing One Love: The Bob Marley Story when it came out recently. Not that it was realistic or anything; there’s always a need to take Hollywood level creative license (make shit up) to tell a life’s story in 2 hrs, but it did illustrate the power of these songs, on a political, anthemic level. Rastaman Vibrations is close, but this album is really Marley’s masterpiece for me. Except for one song, “Three Little Birds”: yes, it’s legendary for its simplicity yet engaging melody and lyrics, but I sometimes cringe hearing it. I think it’s partly because I heard it too much when it was one of Addison’s favorite songs (this and Steve Miller Band’s “Fly Like an Eagle”; kid has quirky, eclectic taste musical taste which is indeed charming) but we had to hear it damn near daily for six months…😱😱!!! Beyond that, this is always a welcome listen start to finish.

I knew this album would be great. There's hits like the title track and "Three Little Birds". "Exodus" changed reggae and other genres forever. Marley was brilliant and so were the Wailers. I'm glad the album's here on this list. 5 stars for "Exodus".

Saving it for later!

01) Natural Mystic - 8,5 02) So Much Things to Say - 8,0 03) Guiltiness - 7,5 04) The Heathen - 8,0 05) Exodus - 10,0 06) Jamming - 10,0 07) Waiting in Vain - 10,0 08) Turn Your Lights Down Low - 10,0 09) Three Little Birds - 10,0 10) One Love/People Get Ready - 10,0 TOTAL: 9,20 (92/100) Current ranking: 17/259

Great vibe. Whole album reminded me of a vacation. He’s always an artist I forget how much I like

Nothing wrong with it just not really for me. I do like how all the songs seem to bleed into each other, that’s always cool to me.

Good

Righteous, indignant, uplifting

Class

One Love / Jamming / Three little Birds / Natural Mystic / Exodus / Grandiose Songs auf einem unglaublich starken Reggae Album, das sehr vielfältig produziert wurde. Nie langweilig. Man fängt das Album an und kann nicht mehr aufhören. Übrigens das stärkste Lied ist "Guiltiness"

Jammin

Good listen but not my usual listen.

Um dos grandes trabalhos do grupo, marcou uma geração e tratou com maestria e humildades temáticas que são relevantes até os dias atuais.

hehe been here before. the great marley. 8/10.

Reggae isn't my scene at all, but this was quite enjoyable.

Wasn’t Waiting In Vain on this one. I was just Jamming

3.5, very good, overplayed in my head

Ok wauw. Waar ik niet zo weg was van Natty Dread is dit gewoon de Thriller of Rumours van Bob. Het is hit na hit na hit. Als je niet van Reggae houdt na dit album, dan word het ook nooit iets voor je. Ik ben zelf geen groot fan van Reggae, maar dit album is zó goed dat het meer de vraag is welk nummer ik niet goed vind ipv wat mn FAVO's zijn. Ik heb niet alles toegevoegd aan FAVO, dat zijn de nummers die ik nog steeds goed vind maar net iets minder. Ik kan er eigenlijk niet omheen, dit is een fantastisch album en een must listen voor iedereen die van Reggae houdt, maar eigenlijk juist ook voor iedereen die dat niet doet. FAVO: Natural Mystic, So much things to say, Exodus, Jammin, waiting in vain, Turn your lights down low, Three little birds, One love/People get ready

Arguably THE quintessential reggae record. Marley and his band were not only talented musicians, but extremely passionate about affecting change in Jamaica.

Had this album in various forms for decades. It ages really well, still sounds fresh and engaging, a reggae classic

Even though this is rated higher than Natty Dread, I couldn’t get into it as much. Still a great, worthwhile listen nonetheless 6.5/10 Favorite song: Three Little Birds

Not my thing

Not sure I like jamming Bob but thanks for the offer Less dull than his other albums but still find it rather basic.

Strongly dislike Marley.

Muy bueno

An easy 4/5. It's not often I'll want to put this on, but if I want some reggae for whatever reason, this would be it.

I used to very much dislike Reggae, mostly due to the similar guitar strumming pattern and much of it sounding the same to my untrained ear. However, many years ago, I learned the power of the music and beauty of it. "Exodus" is an obvious classic, with so many amazing songs. The production is great, especially with the latest Deluxe Edition, and the music stands up today as much as it ever did. I haven't listened to enough of Marley's albums, in their entirety, to say this is his greatest album, but from what I know of his songs, this one definitely feels like one of the heaviest hitters. It does make me want to dive into the rest of his albums, though, to decide that for myself.

If you don’t like this music, something is wrong with you.

Summer

Fantastic!!

Starkes Album, besonders die Version von Exodus

Alright! Back to album number 1 for me I've been sewing together pieces of this album for the last few weeks, but I finally gave it the full spin that it deserves In terms of hits, I think this is the best reggae album of that i've ever come across. Jammin', waiting in vain, 3 little birds and One Love are essentials in The High School Stoner starter pack (in all seriousness, they blow all of the reggae albums/tracks we've encountered on this list wayyy out of the water -- im looking at you UB40 & Peter Tosh). So much things to say and Turn Your Lights Down Low are honorable mentions.

não sou chegada ao reggae mas me surpreendi com a personalidade que esse disco tem baseado no meu conhecimento quase nulo do gênero

Good reggae. Good job bob. 72/100

5

Vibes

Have never been a big reggae fan but this definitely challenged my tastes in a good way. Some very interesting layering and Bobs voice is incredible.

Loved it, super chilled and totally upbeat

I was pleasantly surprised by the deeper cuts on this one. Heathen and Waiting in vain were great tracks. My hatred towards Three little birds and One love bumps this down significantly though, can’t stand these don’t worry be happy-esque reggae songs.

Heard before. Good album.

It was so nice to have a chill album for once that also remained interesting. It put me in a really good mood. Would love to dive more into this genre. So many great songs here. Highlights: Natural Mystic So Much Things To Say Three Little Birds One Love

Some great songs, great story behind it too.

4.5!

Very chill

Can’t go wrong w bob marley

A very peaceful listen. My favorite song was Three Little Birds. This encouraged me to listen to more reggae

Once it breaks out of the shackles of the protest album and loosens up, it plays like a greatest hits. Newfound respect for Wait in Vain. Yes there is a needless guitar solo which is a requirement for 70s albums, but musically more complex than I'd previously given it credit for. Not a coherent album, which ends on a high after Exodus track.

Not my favorite album due to the religiosity. 3.4

Always 4 or 5 for me love me some Marley

A lot of classics on this album, but the lesser known songs elicited just as much head-bobbing. Messages of peace, love, protest, and hope. Timeless.

Obviously!

"if you listen carefully now, you will hear" ✍️✍️✍️✍️🔥🔥🔥🔥

I remember hearing ‘Jamming’ on holiday when I was about 13, and being amazed at how music could sound like this (blew my mind as a kid who’d only really heard British Pop, Motown, and a the odd pop punk song). My Dad told me it was Bob Marley, and for the next 5-10 years or so he became one of my favourite musicians. This record is his best for me. The amount of big hits on this rivals any other record, yet my favourite is the least listened to on Spotify apparently (The Heathen!). A true icon, an incredible record.

Definitely the best Bob Marley album, a cut above the others on this list. If for some reason I wanted to listen to reggae this would be the album I'd choose. As said before Bob Marley is an icon and the story around this album is similarly mythic. It is largely samey but I think that can be forgiven for the genre, and there is more diversity here than the other albums.

I preferred his earlier work with the proper Wailers. This is good, however a lot of the weird mystery stuff has been dropped for more religious themes. Jamming, One Love, and Three Little Birds are good of course, but the rest largely blended into one. I feel harsh giving it 3 stars but I have absolutely no interest in re-listening to the repetitive stuff.

Amazing album, much better than the previous Marley album we've had on the list. Feels like a greatest hits album, but it's not! Lots of great tracks: Natural mystic Exodus Waiting in vain Three little birds One love 5

There’s a reason Bob Marley is synonymous with reggae. Absolutely a masterpiece.

Ja

I refused to listen to anything reggae for a loooooong time, out of spite for all my reggae loving high school peers who I thought were exemplifying an extremely boring subculture at the time. I came to equate reggae with a sense of drugged out sameness, dipped in smelly pseudo mysticism. But mostly, I was just reacting to bad imitation reggae and to what I perceived as cultural laziness, leaning towards what I suspected to be cultural appropriation. Unfortunately this closed off attitude turned me off from artists like Marley and records like this. This is a straight up masterpiece. Tight musically, sparse but precise, and hopeful.

I love this album, so many boppers on it

Is Exodus the only track that I actually know on this album? Ohhhhh we jamming! What are the first 4 tracks of this? Everything after that is FIRE!

Don’t worry be happy

If only I was near a body of water yesterday. Bob always reminds me of Lake Powell or the beach. You can’t help but sing along while listening. Love this album

Great album, chilled

This was my first album upon signing up. Not disappointed at all. Had to work today and thought I'd listen to it. Don't usually listen to reggae, but it took me to the beach, relaxing, enjoying some great music by a talented musician, all while having to work. So it made my day so much better!

Really enjoyed the first couple of songs, but the album felt like it was the first couple of songs over and over again.

Legendary album that defines what reggae is about. If you listen to any individual part of any of these songs, it will be perfect. Truly a 5 star album.

Is it going to far to call Bob Marley a cultural icon? He manages to represent a country, a religion and a lifestyle across the globe. He spreads a message of peace and love and he does it all on top making some of the most iconic songs of all time. He is taught in school, he is loved by all generations and he is handsome as fuck.

Some of these tracks are so embedded in the cultural ether, it's wild to think they all came on the same album. While I might reach for a different Marley album for most listens, this one is undeniable. We're jammin.

My friends and I have spent many a lazy afternoon jammin' to this album – a classic.

Hey it's the song from Shark Tale... Fav songs: - Natural Mystic - Three Little Birds - One Love/People Get Ready

Many hits on this one

This almost feels like a greatest hits album. The whole back half is most of their biggest songs. Though I'll admit I knew "Waiting in Vain" from the Annie Lennox cover first. It's pleasant to listen to (and sing along to the ones I know). It's interesting that the album starts out heavier and gets lighter as it goes on — going from politics and religious themes to love songs. It's usually the opposite. There's some great guitar on here ("Natural Mystic" and "The Heathen"). The background vocals and the horns are nice too. The sound is an interesting mix of traditional reggae but with some flourishes of 70s funk and soul sounds that wouldn't be out of place on a Curtis Mayfield or Isaac Hayes track. Since my main complaint with reggae is that it often sounds too formulaic, this was a nice way to keep the tracks sounding fresh. I do sort of wish the sequence of the tracks was mixed up a bit. Rather than having two distinct halves, where the love songs in the second half do somewhat blend together, interspersing them would have made for a more interesting listening experience. 4/5

1977. Reggae. 7/10

O melhor álbum dentro do género musical. Se falar apenas dentro do género, é um 10/10. Considerando que reggae não é o meu género favorito mas gosto na mesma, dou a este álbum 8.5/10

Classic. Hadn't heard this all the way through before

I know the hits, and I've always thought Three Little Birds and One Love were good songs. At the same time, I've never really gone out of my way to listen to them. Like, there's tons of classic songs I've heard a million times but still choose to listen again and again. I don't know, this wasn't unpleasant, it just didn't do a whole lot for me. I respect his legend, but that's where it ends for me for now.

"Waiting in Vain" reminded me of "Ghost Town" by The Specials and I'd rather listen to that. I think for this album to really shine for me, it'll take a more concerted listening to the lyrics and political writings of it all, as opposed to just getting into reggae. I'll probably never pick it out again but if someone spun it, you wouldn't hear any complaints from me.

There are some really good classic tunes on this album but Turn Your Lights Down Low was my favorite track that I hadn't heard before. Three Little Birds is THE Bob Marley feel good song!

4.5 Talk about getting into the groove! My last two reviews (In A Silent Way and Blue Lines) remarked on how easy it was to get lost in those albums. Feels kind of silly now that I am listening to this one. In addition to the hits, happy to have heard So Much Things To Say.

I just can't get through a Bob Marley record! The history, legacy, context, the lore around Bob and his activism and impact, all of that is much more interesting to me than the actual music. As it stands on its own, I just think it's boring and repetitive. Probably a different vibe if you got to see Bob play live but hanging out at home in the office, I got through six songs without realizing I was on a new track.

Just pretty isn’t it? Vibes like a summer day.

Great groove through entirety of album. Nice vibe with meaningful lyrics.

I enjoyed this. Very nice chill vibes for a summer night. Have to knock it down a star though because I found it a bit repetitive. I'd hit some highlight from it again though.

It's just really... really infectiously happy. Pure and simple. Not sure I've ever heard natural mystic before? great. Synths/organ and on the heathen are rad. And the guitar! Exodus really drives, so strong. love the bassline. What can you say about Jammin, really? There's a reason this version alone has over 500million streams in total. Kind of wish I'd heard this album a long time ago, instead of the best tracks peppered all over best ofs and rinse/repeated ad infitum. I think this is a 3.5 - I'm not a massive marley fan, but you just can't deny how catchy, easy going and optimistic it is. I guess it's brought down a little by the religious context for me.

Sunny classic

Bob is always welcome

A must listen for everyone.

Some really great tunes and variety, not your standard reggae album.

Has to be one of their best albums.

Classic. Not my usual thing but really enjoyed it. Some absolute classics but it’s all good.

Is it clearly a revolutionary reggae record? Yes. Is it as good as Funky Kingston? No.

I made the claim in a previous review that Exodus was Bob Marley’s best album. Am I sticking with that claim after having relistening to it? Yes. Absolutely. Everything that made Bob Marley a great artist, from his songwriting, to his musicianship, to his fucking voice, is on top notch form here. I don’t think Marley gets as much credit as he deserves as a singer. All of his work is so tied up with his life story, with his religion, and with the weird colonialist attitude that people have had towards Jamaican culture if they have even a passing knowledge of his work, that the actual artisan nature of the a lot of reggae in general, and Marley’s oeuvre specifically seems to have got lost. Exodus shows us what we’re missing. An artist who was not only intensely spiritual, but also very bodily in his sexuality, and even more intense in his political feeling, both of which completely override the hippie vibes that every white college student who has ever put up a poster of Marley because they’ve smoked weed a few times while listening to Three Little Birds has had. Bob Marley was a serious artist, who should be taken more seriously than he is. And Exodus is a high watermark in his excellent legacy

3.8 - It's good. I don't think I love it like others do, find it a bit too repetitive in parts, but its good easy listening

How could you not enjoy Exodus? Sometimes I think reggae is a little monotonous (it's like Blues for me), but Bob just puts a smile on my face. Which was perhaps not really his intention when you think about the lyrical content, but oh well. Fave Tracks: Exodus, Jamming, Waiting in Vain, Three Little Birds 4.5/5

Great vibes. Not a single miss on the whole album, would definitely listen to any song again.

Si pero bleh

Half hour was good with such a distinct style. Imagine live was better. Hits are great.

Ok I guess - if you like that kind of thing. Never really listened to any reggae. Got bored before the end - though did recognise a couple of songs.

not my thing

Pretty much what I expected, though I can't say I've listened the album previous. Individual tracks were wonderful even some I had never heard before. As an album, it never got a sense of cohesion.

I'd give it 4.5 if I could. I already own this album, but it's one I'm always happy to listen to again. The songs are simple musically, but the sheer depth of feeling in the performances really elevates them. Love it.

Something about this music. I love it.

No

Cannot enjoy Bob Marley

Excellent

Absolutely fire. Deep and rich

Great! 5/5

Jammin

It’s classic beach music. I liked a few of them quite a bit, but the same beat for the whole album gets a little repetitive.

Classic Marley sound. Didn’t get a chance to go in depth with the lyrics. Not bad, but not my fav genre. Can’t knock it tho.

"I hope you like jammin, cause I want to jam with you." I think he's not talking about playing music! The first songs were OK, but not that interesting. But then I started getting interested. It really picked up and I enjoyed it a lot. Beautiful arrangements and upbeat, really nice! Solid 3 stars

LOVE.

Classic

It's great

Classic great album you could listen to over and over

Schöne Musik, die gute Vibes verbreitet. Kann man sich auch heute noch anhören.

Smokey college room soundtrack- this might as well be the ‘best of Marley’ compilation. Little bit repetitive and formulaic, but super pleasant. I feel like there’s a bit of the 90s lens on this to get past.

I enjoyed this very much and the first album of Bob Marley and The Wailers I've listened to besides Legend.

every little thing gonna be alright

Lyrics get a bit repetitive but is very light listening

Iconic.

I could listen to this on repeat all day. Beautiful lyrics, iconic singing, and of course the Wailers holding it down.

Its ok

excelete

How can you not love this album. Jamin’ alone makes it 5 star.

Mellow vibes, y'all. What's not to like about these jams. Didn't know religion was so central to his music, but the political activism is welcomed.

relaxed

Already knows and listened earlier

Love a bit of Bob Marley. This was a really good album!

I'm still staring at the cover. At first I thought the font was cheap, but it has gradually melted into a totem, or some Lovecraftian script. Rastafari is not in hock to Cthulhu, but the religious text of this album made me uneasy: what did they want us to take away from these words about fated suffering, Jah, "they" who "crucified Jesus Christ", religious war, heathen up against walls, exodus, and trumpets? Most reggae doesn't do much for me: it can be a lazy minimalism that often leaves no song to hang from, space unfilled, and it takes the otherworldly blasts of dub to pull me in; much of the first side is like this, though the rhythm section entices, particularly that hopping bass. Exodus is a juggernaut, Old Testament ritual chant set up against disintegrating guitar notes and this insistent, bullying bass riff, and a whole lot of dub roaming around. I'm surprised by how much I like it, having heard it in the background maybe a hundred times without caring. It's ominous and shifting, and that suits the subject matter. Jamming, Three Little Birds, and One Love are impossible-to-forget nonsense; Waiting In Vain is the most soulful track on the record. Marley had a distinctive voice; listening to him now, I hear the imitators, who without fail fail. It's a good voice, even if the words are a murk of mystic obfuscation. I enjoyed this more than I expected to.

I quite enjoyed this, amazingly, a bit more varied and interesting (darker?) than the standard reggae cliches. Good background music for a late night data analysis, even listened to it three times. You're alright, Bob

It's got all lot of the hits on there, and not much of the more interesting stuff. This is the coffee table end of Marley, the white people friendly end. That said, a great pop single is a great pop single.

Marley's music is just good.

А чё! А мне нравится. Это совсем не моя тема, но три ставлю.

Not really my thing but I can appreciate this album's significance. 3/5

Great timing, having just watched the movie One Love. It made the well-known songs more layered now that I have better historical, political, and cultural background to the album. It is a work of art.

It was a nice relaxing listen.

Bob is obviously the most popular reggae artist that brought it into the mainstream. Many classics on this album like Exodus, Jamming, Waiting In Vain and Three Little Birds.

Vibes

Fun stuff

It sounded just as good as the first time I heard it and a white kids University dorm room while smoking weed in my teens

Relaxing music - only 4 stars, because there are better albums from Boy Marley

groovy baby!

Absolute top van de top voor mij. Vooral laatste zes nummers geniaal. Ik heb dit zo ongelofelijk vaak geluisterd met m’n neef terwijl we FIFA 14 speelden

I'm not really a huge fan of reggae in general, but how could you possibly dislike this? Some absolute classics, and the remaining tracks are more than good enough.

Way better than I expected

Enjoyed the album

este disco huele a marihuana

Not bad

We're jammin mon!

Perfect

Reggae is trash. I wish I could rate this lower than 1 star.

My guy bob

Should’ve listened to this album a long time ago. Almost like Nirvana where I’ve heard all the classic hits so many times, but not what surrounded it on the album, and being really impressed. Great sunny day headphone listen with positive chill vibes.

Amazing

Flanged vocals! Every song is a classic. I fell in love with this one the first time I heard it, and I spun it three times yesterday!

Reggae needs to catch me in the right mood usually, which is just what happened this morning. Splendid listen, and I wouldn't be surprised if I started becoming more of a Reggae fan eventually.

Yep I get it Bob Marley is great. Enough with his albums though.

I'm only sort of casually familiar with Bob Marley. I mean I know all the songs that everyone knows and have heard a few of his albums randomly over the years. I've always really dug his music but never felt the need to go out and actively listen to it all. I really liked this album, it's a total mood album. Always glad to hear Jamming, that's probably been my favorite song of his since I first heard it. The rhythms in his music are so great. I don't know what it is but it just makes you sort of relax a bit, and that's funny to say because a lot of his songs are about such serious topics - poverty, oppression, spirituality, revolution, and just general struggles of Jamaica. Great music to sort of just have on in the background when you're doing other things but still fun to sit and really listen. This specific album has a lot going for it - great sound and production, interesting instrumentation, brilliant lyrics and signing. It's super tight but sort of loose and free at the same time. I love how some of it is almost like a reggae/funk fusion. 3.75/5

Fine for a certain mood

This might as well be a greatest hits album. Hard to be mad while listening to this album, just very enjoyable cover to cover. 5 stars.

Classic stuff

Pretty decent and fairly enjoyable listen from Rasta man and band. But nothing much more to say about it. Natural Mystic is a great song and opener though.

Yeah.

A new classic to me. Can't believe I've never heard this top to bottom.

Laid-back but complex. Just a solid album overall.

meh, not my vibe

Some of the best music ever made

Eh

Timeless song after timeless song; how can you not feel relaxed after listening to this album. Powerful lyrics, fun melodies, and great words to live by. Everything is gonna be alright

I was familiar w/ Bob Marley, and own his compilation “Legacy”. Fully 1/2 of this album is on “Legacy”, so I had a high degree of familiarity with those, which comprise some of the best (and best-known) reggae songs from the 70’s. So what of the rest of it? Well, obviously, the best songs made it to Legend, but the rest of it is good. If you wat to own 1 reggae album, "Legend" gets the edge over this. But this is still very solid, easy 4/5

I'm sure it's nice, but did not listen. No more Marley mon.

Pretty strong side B

sophomore year of college, Roy turned me on to two things, kind bud and Bob Marley

Best Song: Three Little Birds. Although borderline cheesy to listen to now, it has an uplifting, undeniably kind quality. Worst Song: Jammin' - 12" Version. Why not listen to the real version? Overall: In many ways, Bob Marley is a victim of his own success. His music is so prevalent, and often to tightly coupled to a particular "vibe", that it's hard to appreciate it without all the baggage that comes with it. It's good music though.

If you’re in a good mood this will lift you up. If you’re in a bad mood this will help immensely. Marley was a legend for a reason.

Every song a banger.

I can tell it’s good but it’s not for me.

Shame he’s dead! 4.5

Eh. Idc. 3 stars for Ez Birds.

innovative and culturally important. Wow!

Normally dislike reggae but I loved BM Greatest Hits as a teen and many of these songs are on here. Maybe I'm just nostalgic but I enjoyed the songs I knew. 3.5

Sempre good vibes e musiche reggae che mi mandano nell'iperuranio. Lo amo

So much praise for Exodus! It's like THE Reggae album to listen to. Not a bad song among the lot and has most of the classics you know from him. Faves are Waiting In Vain, Natural Mystic, and Exodus.

really wanna listen to this watching the sunrise and tokin it up. really enjoyed jamming and so much things to say. waiting in vain was also good, albeit lyrically more so than musically.

Skipping class, smoking joints, sunlight

If you like bob Marley and reggae, I’m sure you’ll enjoy this, too. 3.2

Always powerful. Always love. Quintessential Marley.

I have never been a reggae fan, although that is mainly based on shitty white-boy cod-reggae like UB40 or The Fucking Police. I knew the Bob Marley standards and always found them to be OK if nothing more, so was looking forward to actually listening to one of the great reggae albums. Meh.

that's a classic

Hazy college memories

All you need is... joint?

This is genuinely about the only reggae stuff I can tolerate. It’s an excellent album, and I really enjoy it.

Favourite tracks:: exodus; three little birds; jamming; waiting in vain; punk reggae party

Eyyy mon this shit sucks

Changed my mind about reggae!

molto meglio di Catch a Fire, molto meno monotono e molto più interessante!

Fantastic album. Enjoyed every single song.

This album grew on me. I'm not super into reggae, but I found myself starting to really dig the sound in the latter half. The beginning felt a little samey but improved as it went. 7/10 Would I listen again? Probably, but I'd definitely need to be in the mood for it.

Bob Marley is one of those artists who’s really transcendent. Who can listen to this album and not be moved in some way? So many amazing songs that we will collective listen to for decades to come.

I knew the 4 popular songs: Exodus, Jamming, Three Little Birds, One Love. Interesting to learn that there was an assassination attempt on Marley not long before this album, that there was such political upheaval in Jamaica and Marley was caught up in it.

My enjoyment of this album really underscores what a shame it is that Marley's music has been high-jacked as the soundtrack for every college stoner.

Was surprised by how few of these were ruined by becoming commercial jingles (and it's really only 'One Love,' which is still so catchy it's no wonder it became the vehicle for promoting Jamaica as a place to visit.) Enjoyed the songs I didn't know as well (Natural Mystic, Exodus), and was surprised to enjoy the familiar ones despite their over exposure in college dorm rooms and on any beach sporting palapas.

It's alright! Grooving and talented but a little dated

A lot of people know Bob Marley as the “one love” and “peace” icon. In reality, a lot of his songs are very political and spiritual. This album has a lot of his more well known hits that fit into the peace-and-love category. Still great songs, I just prefer some of his other albums. This one is a bit overproduced.

Easy answer

The album for Bob Marley fans.

3rd Bob Marley album from 130 generated, not for me

It’s not hard to see and hear why Bob Marley is so heralded, not just in rastafarianism and reggae but in music as a whole. I don’t like reggae. I find it repetitive and sluggish at most times. But this record is something different. This record is Bob Marley at his best. Perhaps it was because I listened to it on an original LP, complete with intense crackling, but I don’t think that can skew my opinion too much, and that opinion is that this is an excellent album. It’s still not particularly within my tastes, but I can absolutely appreciate it culturally and musically.

Deux albums de qualités d’affilée? Wow, le générateur se surpasse pour une fois. Excellent reggae, excellent rythme, excellentes chansons, j’ai rien à redire

Not really my top genre but the second half of the album is packed with familiar hits.

An entire album of the same rhythm is not fun to listen to

This was pretty okay! There was never a moment that I wished I wasn’t listening to this, but I also wasn’t particularly drawn in by any songs. I did enjoy the few songs that I knew.

Truly one of the greats

Never has an artist captured the sound of a setting like Bob Marley. I swear listening on a cold rainy day actually warms me up. Such positivity and optimism in his music.

Первая половина трэков (социальных и политических) бьёт лирикой, но мало чем друг от друга отличается музыкально и мелодически. А вот вторая половина (лиричная и позитивная) сразу как то заиграла красками как в мелодике, так и в аранжировке, насколько это возможно в рамках жанра и альбома. В качестве оценки лишь повторюсь: БОБ МАРЛИ - НАШ СЛОНЯРА

I've heard songs of Bob Marley & the Wailers here and there all of my life, but I've never truly sat down and listened to entire album of their work until today. I was already a big fan of "Waiting in Vain", having heard it decades before when Annie Lennox covered the song and I was introduced to it. I enjoyed hearing the original as well as "There Little Birds" which I had heard countless times before. As an atheist, who is not from Jamaica, and does not like weed, there was not much on this album I can relate to. I respect the performance and production quality, and their place in popular music history, but I am not likely to put this album on again, so I cannot give this a higher rating than a 3.

Great album. Loved listening to this

C'était chill. Pas mon délire mais intéressant.

I went through a big reggae phase in my teens, and definitely used to listen to this album on repeat all the time. You know, not much of the stuff I loved at 15 holds up to a relisten now, but this one was actually even better with some more life experience to understand it.

Good old Bob Marley! Some perennial favorites on this one but also some that were new to me.

This album is OK. There is a good stretch of 5 very good songs (and great Bob Marley songs) in the middle of Exodus. But the songs on either side of thise 5 are too similar to each other. The version I listened to had 12 songs instead of 10. The last song, Punky Raggae Party, is a good song to leave you wanting more. I would also give this album 2.5 stars, but that is not an option, so I rounded down

I another great Marley album, ran thru it a couple times and I really enjoyed it. A few of my favourite Marley tracks are on this one. Three Little Birds, Jamming and One Love though Natural Mystic and So Much Things to Say are also awesome. Honestly, the only track I don’t really care for is Turn Your Lights Down Low, there’s something about a Marley sex track that just doesn’t work. I don’t know, great stuff otherwise. 4 stars

Waiting in Vain is the best song on this album. Love that track. This album got me feeling relaxed.

Would be 5 stars if there was an entire recording of Police Chief Wiggum singing Jamming.

They really said what if all these tracks become the biggest Reggae classics for the rest of time. Seriously though, I think I had previously put down reggae to having the same beat but my presumption almost made me miss an amazing album. It has such a drive to it that really sells the messages it's putting across. The rhythm is punchy and relentless, it keeps the jam going all night. It oozes fun in tracks like Jammin' and sings out a sweetness in tracks like Waiting in Vain. The production really gives the drums a snap and the vocals a lovely verb. You can't help but feel good listening to this music. The albums on such a high note in both message and music. The first side of the album isn't quite as strong as the second which is what bumps it from a 5 but it's still quality stuff. It's hard to fight against some of the most iconic tracks of all time. I went in a little skeptical and come out a lover. Lovely album.

Simply beautiful and Relaxing. Each song feels simple but dense. Bob marleys meoldies are each soothing and make you feel as if worry doesnt exist.

very nice 4 star

Incredibly chill and welcoming music. Not always my cup of tea, but the instrumentation by the New Wailers is incredibly delicate and balances out Bob's impassioned voice. Definite religious inspiration shining throughout the entire project, which I can totally dig, and can understand from a man who just survived an assassination attempt. Well worth listening to.

Brillant album

Bob makes you feel like everything’s gonna be alright! No notes!

Movement of Ja people! Bob is a reggae god

Come on. It's Bob. It's classic stuff. Pure reggae. Even so, hadn't often heard a lot of the songs on this disc not on the Greatest Hits. Guiltiness and So Much Things to Say. *chef's kiss*

Ok I'm stupid and deleted the whole thing I had written, so I'll try my best to explain what I thought without typing too much because I don't want to write all that again: I'm not a reggae fan so seeing bob marley as my first album was kind of a letdown. The first 3 tracks were a pleasant surprise, I still wouldn't consider myself a reggae fan but I see the genre differently, the keys, guitar and bass kind of compensate the horrible monotonous rythm. The title track blew me away and it's the only song I can say I really liked and I'd even call it a banger. I knew 2 songs before (Three Little Birds and Jamming), I didn't really like them and I don't really like them after listening the whole album either. Overall I believe the record is pretty good for its genre (It's definitely better than any other reggae I've ever listened to, not that it's much but it's a few songs) and a nice listen (I really liked how the songs blended into the next one in the first half of the record), which made me leave with a new appreciation of the smoothness of Reggae's instrumentals. SCORE: 2 (Because of Exodus) BEST SONG: EXODUS WORST SONG: JAMMING

Great

An extra star for Bob because it upset Jim so much

Tinny drum roll, chugga ching chugga ching guitar bit, repeat ad nauseam. Yawn. I know I’m in the massive minority but I find listening to Bob Marley a thoroughly depressing experience. Just wish he’d lived a bit longer so there might at least be a bit more variety of dull songs in beach bars worldwide.

You would have to be heartless not to enjoy the dub reggae of Bob.

I've heard songs off of this album all over Thailand but have never sat down to give the whole thing a listen. What a joy. I'll be putting this back on. This album is perfect for the beach bar but it is more than that as well.

Bob Marley & the Wailers - Exodus Such a great album! Recorded after Marley went into exile in London after an assassination attempt. First half of the album focuses on Religious politics and the second half has themes of making love and keeping faith. So many great songs on this album and it culminates with Three Little Birds and One Love! 5/5

Legend

Generally a pretty solid album: a defining and great example of its genre. Marley's uniquely captivating lyricism and vocals are no-doubt the carrying feature, but the instrumentation is adequate too (if a bit uncreative at times). Groovy. Favourite Track: Waiting In Vain Specific Rating: 3.6/5

Beautiful album, with a ton of top-tier classic songs that put me in a really great mood. What more can you ask for?

Such a fun album. It put me in a great mood on this snowy day.

I usually find Reggae boring and this isn’t really an exception, I bumped it up to a 3 thanks to So Much Things to Say and The Heathen, some standout songs

A good reggae album, but there’s such a thing as too much reggae. This was too much reggae for me. 6/10 Top 3: 1. Three Little Birds 2. Natural Mystic 3. Jamming

So glad I listened to this. For as long as I can remember Bob Marley has been background music - at shops and cafes - but never something I’ve sought out and played. Deeply soulful and positive. Loved it.

I did not realize how many great songs were on this album. All of it- just lovely

This is one of those albums that absolutely transcends genre. I'm very lukewarm on Raggae. I don't hate it but I rarely love it. This album is positively electric with meaning. Marley came into the studio with something deep and meaningful to say and put his thumbprint on the universe. It's raw without being aggressive and spiritual without being preachy or vapid. Easy 5 star record.

Loved it <3

muy buenooo

Probably Bob Marley's best, I gained much more appreciation for this album after seeing that Bob Marley movie that released earlier this year. Also, being high helps tremendously for an album like this. Just a perfect pairing really. I have no complaints about this record, all great songs here

The Rasta's best album. A bit back loaded but I believe that was done intentionally. Great to listen to at a protest or at a cabana on the beach.

Legendary

Made me very sleepy, which is a good thing. Soothing, comforting

Un classico senza tempo. 5* facili facili.

There's so much things I could say about what this album makes me think about, from the fact that Marley was nearly assassinated before a concert against political violence, to my feelings about Marley's popular image is these days... But la-la-la-la, lemme just stick to the review: this is my favorite Wailers album. From all the hits on the back end to stuff I feel isn't paid much attention popularly up front. It's good to chill to, it's good to think about your spirit to... It's both sides of Bob, right here. And seriously, I'm doin' y'all a favor not writing a whole damn essay about...

haha funni weed man :) (But seriously, this is an awesome distillation of what makes reggae such a compelling genre.)

As an entire album, it’s a really nice 4, but I think tracks 6-10 by themselves are a 5. I just wasn’t really vibing with the first 4 tracks too much; they felt a little slow, a little too lyrically dense, a little preachy, and not quite “poppy” enough. Track 5 started to bring in the energy, but it was about 2 or 3 minutes too long. Track 6 and onward, though… hoo. That’s really good stuff. Big difference from the front half and the back half; the more melodic instrumentation on the latter half of the album just sucked me in and had me FEELING that music really deeply. I think the incredibly solid (but still just kind of OK for me) first half does drag it down to a 4 for me, but it’s no lower than that. Really good stuff here.

After seeing a bunch of the One Love trailers these past few months at the movies, I feel like I've heard this album before! It actually made me enjoy it more being familiar with a few of these like Exodus and Three Little Birds. Damian Marley actually uses samples from Exodus for his song Move! and I wouldn't be surprised if there were other songs on his albums, or his brothers Stephen and Ziggy. Marley was a king, and this was a fantastic album to show that. Can we all just chill out and listen to this music? I think that's his overall message (kidding).

We've had a few from Bob at this point, and while I don't know if we need all of the ones we've gotten, this one feels important. Started slow for me, but the back half really picked up, with a couple recognizable hits among the comfortable reggae jams. It clicked for me on this one that yeah, Bob Marley really was a great artist and not just a stoner messiah. Favorite tracks: Jamming, Waiting in Vain, Three Little Birds, One Love. Album art: Probably the weakest part of this album, it's just the name. The text/font is cool though, and the colors work. But not very interesting. 4/5

Reggea, easy listening Eher unbekannte Songs, gut zu hören aber keine Highlights 3/5

A few belters on here. Waiting in Vain is an all time favourite, and Turn Your Lights Down Low would fit nicely on any sexy-time mixtape.

An interesting album. You hear a lot of his songs across different forms of media but i dont get why he became SO huge. His music is enjoyable but there are better reggae artists out there. Maybe he influenced them?

Classic.

The thing I like about Reggae is that it is always feel good. Even when the topic is about oppression, or something in a negative light. The music has this chill vibe. This album was just that. Not really my type of music. But I didn't mind it. It sort of played a background track to what I was doing, and it fit well. Three Little Birds is still an incredible song. I play this song every now and then. Bob Marley had truthful messages in his music and I think his importance in music will forever be recognized.

Only knew the hits before which are obviously great, but the rest more than holds up to that mark

Best Song: One love Vibes: happy, invigorated, chilling, Themes: cultural history, struggle

This album has some of Bob Marleys most well known songs, ones that have become genre defining in their own right. Though the full album can sound a bit repetitive at times, the genuine joy a track like Three Little Birds or One Love produce demonstrate exactly why Marley's music and legacy have endured for so long.