Exodus

Not really a fan of reggae, but it's a relaxed, slow album.

Fun vibes

Further proving my point that all Reggae sounds the same, seven of this album's ten tracks begin with a nearly identical snare drum intro. The count goes up to eight if you include "The Heathen", where the intro is moved from the snare to the hi-hat. I'll bump this up to two stars because it does have some of Marley's best-known songs. Credit must be given where it is due, and this record did push Reggae (for better or worse) into the mainstream.

3 Little Birds is worth 3 little stars on its own.

I liked this more than I expected to. It definitely defines a mood. If there were half stars, I'd rate 3.5.

Loved listening to it. Guiltiness is my favorite on the album.

Favorite track: Exodus other picks: turning your lights down low, jamming, waiting in vain

When I think of reggae this is exactly what I imagine. RIP Bob Marley. Favorites: Waiting in Vain, Three Little Birds

Not a bad moment on it, great example of reggae at its best

Hard to ignore an album with so many classics on it. What surprised me about the album as a whole was how full the sound was while still giving space as not to overwhelm the listener or bury some of the intricacies of the music. Just wish there was little more... Bite to a song or two to really round out the album.

5/5 This album glows. It doesn’t shout. It radiates. It’s resistance music disguised as a tropical breeze.

This album played a pivotal role in my re-discovery of Bob Marley as SO much more than just another collection of songs on a greatest hits compilation. I was on mescaline. Or was it mushrooms? Difficult to see. The title track, Natural Mystic, Heathen, So Much Things to Say...deep, HEAVY shit. Not to mention the several greatest hits. Bob's lyrics and music are sacred and infinite and Exodus might be his best. 5

Can't think of a more perfect way to capture the reggae spirit and instantly feel at ease. One of my favorite s!

I guess I'm a basic bitch, but I prefer Legend, the greatest hits album.

Vapunpäivään erityisen sopivat puistojammailut

I always thought I was just a Greatest Hits (Legend) fan, but this was awesome!

There's a reason he's so beloved. Just great vibes.

Drugi Marley w ciągu dwóch tygodni. Na szczęście ten jest już lepszy. Pełen radości. Słońca. Wolności. Takie powinno być reggae. 7.5/10

There's a reason the singles are good, that's because they're a little bit different. Sometimes I feel like reggae gets too samey.

The epitome of Reggae. There is no better album even if you aren’t a reggae fan (which I am not). The influence is undeniable.

Always goos stuff.

Bob Marley and The Wailers at their finest, man.

I know that it's WIDELY regarded as a classic, but, sadly, it did nothing for me.

Not my favorite Marley and the Wailers material by far, but it does contain a lot of very well known and "Classic" tunes. Hard for me to separate this from the rich. white, pseudo-hippies I went to high school and college with, but it undeniably is some really strong roots reggae.

man this album ends so strongly

Este y Catch a fire (73) , el Live (74) o en realidad cualquiera hasta Babylon by bus (y en menor medida hasta Kaya o Uprising su último disco) son imprescindibles para una de las figuras esenciales de la música, a nivel musical, poético y de liderazgo. Este Exodus marca el verdadero éxodo del propio Marley hasta Inglaterra después del atentado previo al concierto en Kingston. Contiene clásicos como Jamming, Waiting in vain, Three Little Birds, One Love/People Get Ready o Turn Your Lights Down Low (de la que harían una versión estupenda Laurynn Hill).

A classic that has been overplayed, but still rings true after all these years.

After an assassination attempt Marley relocated to London. Exodus was recorded in a UK style and I feel like this album has a more British feel to the recording. It's strictly roots reggae and the recording has a very clean sound. Like most British rock recordings of the time, every instrument including vocals is pushed as high it can without clipping. Giving this a very alive but overall clean style. A very approachable reggae album for those uniniated with the style.

I lucked out tied two days in a row of equality albums. Exodus is a great Marley album. I know "Legend is THE Bob Marley album, but this has other tunes that may not be the "hits" you know, but are really deep and rockin'. Enjoy! 521

three days late for this one lol

Exceptional album.

Clearly a great album, just not my favourite genre

o PURO SUCO do reggae

I liked this slightly more than the last Bob Marley album. "Jamming" is classic.

Now THIS is a banger. Starts strong, ends strong. Reggae bliss. The first Marley album I got on 1001 was really good, bit exodus is top to bottom GREAT. Easy 5 for me.

So freaking good!!!

For every person writing reviews on this site who just doesn't like Reggae, doesn't get it, or whatever negative reaction they have to the genre is a person like me who simply can't get enough. I like it all - the first wave ska, the sound system era, dub: it's all good to me. I love the hypnotic repetition, the deceptively complicated polyrythms, the vocals, the patois, the anti-authority line that runs through it all. The almighty generator has blessed me with the second Bob Marley album in as many weeks, and both for over the weekend, which is when Reggae is properly appreciated. Here especially with the heavy biblical overtones both straightforward and subtle. "Movement of Jah people" is uttered in a way to be all encompassing. Jah people is all the people, all mankind. If you are not actively being oppressed Jah wants you to stand up to those who are. The run of songs up to the end is beyond criticism (with the possible exception of "Turn Your Lights Down Low," but it's hard to fault the man for flexing his soul muscle, it wouldn't be reggae without that). Exodus. Jamming. Waiting in Vain. Lights Down Low. Three Little Birds (the best of ths bunch?🤔). One Love/People Get Ready. They're not trying to do anything avant garde, they're not trying to keep the record company happy or win a rap battle or be more metal, or any other off-topic motivation. They're just adding beauty to the world and they're so good at it they get to tag a message to it here and there. This is why I listen to music.

what a vibe

First time listening to Exodus completely. Like many others I've heard the most famous songs off of this album and those are great and bring the album to greater heights. But the album doesn't have a single track I didn't like. There are songs that I added to my library and will continue to listen to but the album start to finish is cohesive and especially the writing seemed excellently thought out and put together. I don't listen to a ton of Marley and so maybe that's obvious but for me it was a surprise and a welcome one.

A good starting point for the new-to-reggae

on the phone

Reggae Classics.

Fantastic album

так прям вписується ахуєнно в теплий сонячний вечір. згадала про весну 2023 і згадала про оптімус генг. короче як для реггі я думаю це добре

Didn't notice I was listening to it. Love a bit of Bob, should listen again.

OK album overall. Reggae is really one of those mono-texture genres that over time sounds mostly the same. Two star.

trandesnesnentaalinen artisti. kuunnelkaa bobia. ''i want to live over a dictatorship'' - blob marley.. kaikkien yllä bobi.. robert.. rastafari liike liikkuu, missäköhän ne on nykyään.. mitä sai tehtyä.. sota vaan jyllää ukraine.. palastina.. kiitos bob kun estit sodan tapahtumasta.. noo ei tarvi, ei tartte heitellä hirveyksiä.. syytöksiä.. mahdotonta tietää elämän jatkumoa, domino-efektiä, joku voisi sanoa en tehnyt elämässäm itään, mutta se että ei tehnyt mitään parempi kuin katastrofi? et tehnyt katastrofia ehkä tämä on mahtavaa, ehkä tämä kelpaa.. the heathen.

its reggae

Great album front to back

Probably the best reggae record of all time. Not a single bad song. So impactful and amazing vibes. 1-10 how bad I want it on vinyl: 9.5

Än Klassiker. Unglaublich, was de Bob Marley für än Legändestatus erreicht hät - und nüd, weller so früeh gstorbe isch. Mir händ siini Musig, aber au UB40 u.a. i de 80er- Jahr ufe und abeglosed. Natural Mystic, Exodus und Jamming sind gsetzt gsii. Hüt fühlis nüme ganz gliich

natural mystic seeehr gschmeidig und geeile bass. ich glaub da chönt es guets album sii zum min reggae hate revidiere e bitz. find de sound vom bass carriet recht. blöser au cool. so much things to say machtmer chli wenig. guiltiness sehr moll, bgvs au supersuper gnau und fiin. isch eh alles mega fiin gspielt. alles mega nööch. exodus de song isch etz chli naja. jammin isch ebe en baanger. finds vlt mis lieblings marley lied. het iirgendwie öpis anders als sini andere. sind vilicht d bgvs. s klavier isch au suuper.

aso ich bin jz bi guiltiness und gnüsses gad sehr, d perkussion macht meh als mer am ahfang denkt mbappé on the wall?? EXODUS hani seehr gern jamminnnn erinneret mich eifach immer an (bekiffte) nico😭 han das aber scho immer sehrsehr gern gha waiting in vain hani mega vergesse!! ja leider isch de offbeat halt megaa dominant und das findi chli ermüedend aber suscht findis gad sehr schön CUZ EVERY LITTLR THING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT böböböbööö hahaha oke me kennt ja würkli jedes lied ahh nei scho fertig :( hett jz gern na meh glost aber ja einersiits für mich recht nostalgisch wegem freudeberg, anderersiits han echt e gueti luune übercho. game changer für mini mental health?? waiting in vain isch suuper

Reggae is probably the genre of music I struggle with the most, as it all ends up sounding incredibly samey. Bob Marley is obviously the king of the genre, and I’ve liked the songs of his I’ve heard enough. This album is alright; the title track especially I enjoyed a lot more than I expected. I think there’s just something that specific drum and guitar sound that doesn’t gel with me. I realise this is probably great for people who like it, but it’s not for me.

Чрезвычайно приятный альбом. Музыка льётся неспешно, слушаешь еë и представляешь себя на пляже, где мало народу, солнце не сильно печёт и только слышно мерный шум набегающих волн... 7,5 из 10.

Bob Marley Beach Ocean Regae vibes

Never listen to bob marley before, but this is amazing guy was a genius.

Had a chill time listening to this during a fairly stressful afternoon... 4 stars..

Hard for me to separate this from what I perceive the average Bob Marley enjoyer looks like. It's a me problem but I don't enjoy this as much as I want to.

Never been much of a Marley fan but this was very enjoyable and nice!! Also i knew so many tracks off this bad boy!

Perfect for a chill day of chores. Dave track: Natural Mystic

Classic, lots of great tracks

Solid reggae album, and Bob Marley's presence in pop culture is undeniable.

I can't say I like or listen any reggae, but this is so laid back and enjoyable, it's difficult to dislike this. Exodus is filled with so many good moments this has me reconsidering my own exodus from the reggae genre, which really says something about how good this record is. You can't do much better that Marley & The Wailers at their height.

Enjoyed this one! Bob Marley's music seldom disappoints.

Definitely scores high on the vibes department, it's chill and relaxing to listen to. Carries a powerful message for the time it was recorded in, so I don't think that disassociating the context from the music here can make you truly appreciate it.

Good grooves, interesting guitar play, socially aware lyrics. It changes up the chords and progressions often enough to jeep the reggae formula fresh for the runtime. Quite good. The album cover seems to be made in paint, it has this strange artifacting on the letters. I recommend checking out the life of Bob Marley and his band, interesting character he was.

- Entspannt. Für mich sehr geile Hintergrundmusik, aber eben ohne große Überraschungen (die es wie immer nicht unbedingt braucht, wodurch es für mich aber eben nicht aus einer mittleren Bewertung rausgehievt wird) - wie die anderen Alben, für mich kein totales Meistwerk, aber eben gut - Reggae geht eigentlich immer mal zwischendurch

Absolute classic album

#554. I didn't expect much seeing as how every reggae song/album is basically the same, and it was more or less exactly what thought it would be. This one does have three big hits that I've heard before, so I'll give an extra star for not absolutely boring me to death like most reggae albums do. 3/5: fine

Although it's hard to pick one this may be my favorite Bob Marley album. The definitive reggae artist in fine form.

pretty great, undeniable tracks. felt like I was more familiar with the album cuts than I anticipated. excellent weed smoking music

Бомба! Послушал и будто бы зажил: внезапно кажется, что всё будет окэй, что будет бьютифул блю скайз и голден саншайн, и никакой войны, и все злодеи сядут на бутылку, и всё такое прочее. Лучшая песня - Three Little Birds.

This one is right on the edge of being a 5 for me. Lovely music and a beautiful message. Side A was probably a 5, while Side B is a very high 4. Edit: I'm moving it to a 5! Favorite Track: The Heathen

Epic reggae music.

A big album full of Bob Marley hits. I’m not super engaged with Bobby Boy in general, but this was a pretty enjoyable album to play during my evening walk.

Has so many of his big tracks. I would love to sit at the beach with a mojito and listen to this on repeat. Excellent start to finish

I can’t stand Rasta culture or its music. Marley included. Weed isn’t a sacrament. Haile Selassie isn’t God. Get outta here.

Really enjoyed this. Standouts for me were Exodus, Three Little Birds, and One Love . Didn't really listen to this when it came out and have never listened to the entire album so was nice to hear the lesser know tracks.

Its pretty decent I like it I've never listened reggae like this I know multiple tracks that are very good and the "exodus" is spelled with Amharic alphabets "ሒትዑፍህያ" but rearranged cool Top 3 track's So much things to say One love Three little bird's

2nd best Bob Marley album, with a killer 2nd side! 4.5

gutes reggae-album mit vielen bekannten tracks.

Das Reagge Album, wenn man mal von seinem greatest hits Album ansieht!

Not many more pleasurable records on this list, even overlooking the seriousness of intent (and content) in some of the songs. "Natural Mystic" and "So Much Things" provide immediate quality and "Waiting in Vain" and "Turn Your Lights Down Low" are excellent love songs and the title track is both groovy and gritty – equally swinging and salient. "Jamming" and "Three Little Birds" have maybe been overexposed across long time horizons, their inherent sweetness having become too easily beloved by non-thinking fans. But every record should have "flaws" that inspire such minor quibbling. One could listen all day and just might today, in fact.

Good songs but gets boring

Reggae slowly grew on me, though the majority of the songs blend together with how similar they sound.

Great

Everytime I listen to Bob Marley I love it, I don't know why I haven't become a big fan already

5 great singles from this album by a legend of reggae. I'm not going to bother reviewing it, who am I to comment? 4/5.

This album is how I discovered I do like reggae.

Excellent album, love the split between politics and loving, perfect combo

I always knew Bob Marley was chill and pleasant. I perhaps didn't account for just how chill and pleasant he truly is.

Enjoyed it. I might even revisit it sometime.

It was okay.

okay but not for me

Very calm and mellowed out Like, nothing matters kinda vibe (not suicidal tho)

it's medicinal. without it I could go, uh, more blind. shut up guys I love this song

I’m going to give this 5 stars for the first half of the album; the second half is not bad, but suffers under the burden of being very popular with the type of folks that replace having a personality with smoking weed.

No notes necessary, as this album has been in my collection a long time, and is one of my favourites.

Its easy to listen to, but more of background music, not something I would listen to deeply or intently.

There is a reason Bob Marley is the GOAT in his field. This album has banger after banger after banger

Love the one's that don't mention religion

I really liked the title track on re-listening - I think it's greater length vs. The other songs gave it an almost Fela-like groove. The rest didn't really move me in the same way, but was above average so handing out 4* here..

I know that Marley can be like Marmite for some folk, and aficionados will go deep into the roots of reggae and dub for their inspiration, but that should not detract from what a musically solid album this is. I’m definitely in the “love” camp as far as Bob is concerned and most definitely when it comes to Exodus. If I were curating 50 albums to listen to before you die to give an alien a wide taste of the best of modern human music, this would make my cut. It’s fun, it grooves, it’s politically and socially aware. It’s simply a great listen and one I never shy away from returning to.

More reggae. How much reggae is on this list??? Just enough to not be a complete annoyance

not a style of music i usually listen to, but of course there’s some classics in here. probably won’t become a new fav, but not bad. i liked it.

Bob Marley I love you

Inte så illa, men reggae är inte riktigt min grej

Boom chaka boom chaka ad naseum for an hour. Was good for a couple songs. Then gets old.

Reagge är inget jag lyssnar mycket på privat, men inget fel på Bob Marley. Kul att lyssna på skivan där One Love kommer från!

More listenable than expected.

Consistent tempo throughout the album with similar instrumental timbre between songs. Generally very chill album. Despite song similarities, I didn’t find myself wanting to skip any songs. I anticipate searching for this album in my discography in future to play it in its entirety again. Great pick for albums that warrant thorough listening.

Easy listening. Loved the band itself they sound great, but reggae is a bit monotonous for me. I recognize I should more deeply listen to the lyrics too, so this is an easy revisit.

4.5/5 - Great album; full of classics; overall has catchy tunes. I think each song is strong on it's own. Listening to them back to back made the songs blend/blur together. I would've liked to see some breakups between the songs but definitely a solid reggae album.

Bob Marley is an actual legend, but reggae bores me.

Perfection.

it's just not my thing (i wrote thang first then got embarrassed)

One of the greatest feel good albums of all time, if not one of the greatest albums of all time period. The positive just oozes from the headphones man I love this album. You can throw it on at any time of day and it’ll make you smile. Not to mention, the music itself is incredible. Classic album!

A few of the songs are all-time classics. There was a lot more religious imagery than I remembered in this throughout.

Great mix of politics and universal love

I really like the message. And Bob was revolutionary and truly a talented force. But the music wasn't my favorite.

It's a good album sure but there's nothing of the magic of those early recordings.

I've never got into reggae but if I was going to, this album would probably have been the catalyst. Three Little Birds and Jamming are superb but I find the rest of the time, the tracks merge into one reggae reggae beat and as much admiration as I have for Bob, it's just not my turf.

I really want to like this more. I want to like reggae more in general. I do love quite a few tracks on this, I also love other reggae artists like Barrington Levi, but this album had me split between just vibing and paying attention to the philosophy and theology expounding. I felt too spread out. 3/5

Added To Library: TRUE I've never actually listened to Exodus in album format before, but I've heard a number of the songs. The music is largely chill. Something to put on while lounging or relaxing.Exodus, Three Little Birds and Jammin are timeless classics now. It also seems like some of the songs appear on Legends so they are otherwise familiar that way too.

perfectly fine and pleasant!

Not too much to say, just great in all areas, probably just a bit batter than the other one from a while ago. Probably said this before but I really like the female backing singers. Favourite songs: Natural mystic, the heathen, jamming (both versions), waiting in vain, punky reggae party. Overall around 8/10

Obviously Bob is monumental in so many ways. What I disagree with - is having 5 or 6 of his albums in a top anything list. Reality is reggae by in large sounds samey same and afterwards if you played a random non-hit single .....I doubt anyone would know the name of it.

Thay do be the bob Marley and that do be the wailers wow very standard album from them wow

It's just a standard good reggae album, but it's not the stuff for me. The last few songs are great, but the rest is just alright.

Some of the most overrated music ever made. It’s not that it’s bad. It’s just very, very average. If you want reggae, Lee “scratch” Perry is way better

Perfect no notes

Great album! Never realized how much I would like this and will save to my collection.

Natural mystic

Godt nok mange år siden jeg har hørt den her. Stadig en kæmpe banger

Kunne aldrig helt fatte the appeal som teenager, prøvede at høre den er par gange i gymnasiet og synes det var meh. Jeg var dum! Sygt lækker lyd og vildt gode sange!

Listened to this a few times, kept growing on me!

A fun album that would sound great at the beach, a Tiki bar or even better a Tiki bar at the beach! Not something I would play all the time but at the right time I can see this being a great soundtrack to summer activities. Makes me wish I was at Black's Beach skinny dipping in July!

Favorite Track: Three Little Birds

Puts me right back in my dorm room.

not his best album

Für ein Reggae Album ziemlich gut. Schön positiv.

Listened Before? N I've never heard most of this but what a solid album from beginning to end! I'm sure it's considered a classic in the genre. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Three Little Birds

was reallt good i love bob marley

Transcendent while also down to earth.

I'm so shocked that I enjoyed this both lyrically and sonically that i'm gonna go crazy and say 4.5 / 5, but then go less crazy and round down to 4.

As I long-time reggae hater, it pains me to admit that this is really great. Don't know that it's gonna redeem the genre for me, but the one love/people get ready mashup was awesome, Natural Mystic was good. Just had a great time with this.

There are a few songs here that I get and understand why they get broader play. But there's a good number (dare I say most) that are forgettable. However, I chalk it up to the fact that this is part of a larger cultural project that I am not part of and am not the target audience for. So with that in mind, I'll give this the benefit of the doubt and round my 3.5 up to a 4.

slay

Copper-bottomed quality. My palate has been a bit tainted on Bob Marley by over-playing his greatest hits when I was a youngster. But this is just so good.

Had some classics and some new ones, overall enjoyed the mellow tone. Give it a 4 rather than 3, bc why not.

I would give this 500 stars if I could, top 5 album of all time for me. If I could gather all the stars that I had to give albums that sucked but could not rate zero, then I'd have maybe 10 more stars, and I'd give them all to this album, plus the 500 I mentioned at the start. So that's like 515 stars, sounds about right.

So chill, so fun, so classic. It is a great album.

Nigdy nie sądziłem, że napiszę to o albumie reggae, ale kurde, podoba mi się ta płyta. Zachowując wszystkie główne przymioty nurtu, ta płyta autentycznie nadaje się do słuchania. Niesamowite. Puściłem sobie raz i byłem mega zaskoczony. Normalnie jeśli puszczam coś od razu po raz drugi, to dlatego, że nie jestem pewien oceny albo nie skupiłem się wystarczająco mocno. A tutaj po prostu chciałem tego posłuchać drugi raz, bo było mega spoko. Tytułowy "Exodus" jest długi i rozciągnięty, normalnie by mnie to doprowadzało do szału, zwłaszcza w tym stylu muzyczny, a słuchało się spoko. "Three Little Birds" i "Jamming" to moi ulubieńcy z tej płyty, ale naprawdę każdy utwór mi siedział. Niesamowite, jestem w szoku.

Bob Marley at his best i think. Well it's a classic and there is no better reagge than this.

it was nice, 7/10

chill and fun!

First marley album I listened to, it's nice to get some variety. Also this album has some of his greatest hits

Everything you want a reggae album to be. Exactly what you think of, when you think of Bob Marley. A fun, solid listen.

Yeah, this is great

* At last an album that's not guitar-fixated, nor from a singer songwriter, and it's a banging 5 star one too.

Solid performances and enjoyed it the whole way through 4*

Phenomenal. Honestly thought it was a greatest hits album so many classics

don't consider myself a reggae guy. but cmon. this shit is seriously classic, and so well done. and to understand even just a smidge of the historical context of this music like this is special stuff.

The B-side is flawless and the A-side is rather good. By far the best Bob Marley-album on the list

Not much of a reggae guy, but I enjoyed this album. Can see why Bob Marley stands out as a great in the genre. 4⭐️

One of the great albums. Lyrics. Style. Message.

the last reggae album I listened to for this challenge was Signing Off by UB40. I remember remarking that I wasn't sure if I disliked the genre, or if I just hadn't spent enough time with the right reggae artists and albums. egg on my face: it's the latter. whereas Sounding Off felt interminable—it's an LP plus an EP running over an hour, and every song is roughly the same tempo—Exodus is a well-balanced package that never wears out its welcome. for the most part, it's an easy, breezy experience, especially the B-side which is mostly about making love and having fun. are you so heartless that you're not moved by the chorus of "Three Little Birds"? the A-side turns towards religion and politics, and the music feels much more serious as a result; knowing this album was conceptualized in the wake of Bob Marley fleeing Jamaica after an attempt on his life definitely raises the stakes of the title track, with its repeated shouts of "move!" but, no matter the tone, everything always feels funky and relaxed. great instrumental and vocal backing from the Wailers + free-wheeling performances from Marley = a great time. decent 8/10.

Really enjoyed this it had me dancing round my kitchen like crazy so many banging tunes

I've always loved this one!

Maybe I'm in a different spirit today than when I had "Natty Dread" because this one here I don't hate. A righteous classic, for all I care, although the first half was more tolerable, because I know the rest and: it STILL bores THE fuck OUT of ME. See what I did there, that rhythm? Oh well, one more Wailers album to go, then I'm done with this.

# Album Name: Exodus # Artist: Bob Marley # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Great Album. The first half is probably a 4. 2nd half is fantastic. 5/5. These songs have stood the test of time. BM brought reggae to the mainstream and really made it his own. This is genuinely a great listen imo. Plenty of bangers. # Top Tunes: Exodus / Jamming / waiting in vain / lights down low / 3 little birds / one love # Would I listen to it again? Yes

The best Bib Marley songs on one album!

Enjoyed more than I expected, would have preferred to be outside in the sun rather than stuck in an office listening! The Heathen stood out for me

The sun has come out and Bob Marley is playing. Summer has arrived in March. As someone who isn't a huge fan of raggae, I still think this album is great.

Feel good album. Smiled with the sunshine whilst listening on my morning commute, but it didn't do enough to get me skipping through the afternoon. "Waiting In Vain" is my personal favourite.

Iconic. So many great tracks and just the best voice.

Bit nice for me. I mean there’s nothing wrong with it; the performances are great and it sounds amazing (of course it does, it’s 70’s reggae) it’s just that it’s also very sterile and children's partyish. Once you’ve heard anything Lee "Scratch" Perry was doing around this time, or even something like ‘Uptown Top Ranking’, it’s hard for this to truly hit the spot. It’s also a shame, as there’s a really good album lurking amongst this. Songs like ‘Natural Mystic’, ‘The Heathen’ and the hypnotically amazing title track are great, and it’s a shame that we didn’t get a whole album of this, as it would have led to something far better and more interesting. Sadly; said interesting album neither would nor could contain the heinous scourge of ‘Three Little Birds’ and ‘One Love.’ It’s all a bit too Prince Charles dancing with Jamaican children for me.

Awesome reggae classic

Not a bad track on this album. It’s such a vibe. Didn’t hurt that I got this album while we were at the beach. I already had this one but I’m always down to jam this again and again. Easy decision here, 5/5.

Amazing how Bob Marley’s music can be so light and so heavy at the same time.

I’m not into reggae but I respect the game

It's good, but I get tired after 2 Bob Marley songs in a row. 3.5

fantastic reggae - I remember seeing them on the OGWT

One of my favorite albums of all time. i got through the whole discography at least once a month. his first album to hit the charts in every continent. every bob marley album will get a 5 from me

Classic album. Catchy songs. Not a lot there but the vibes. And the vibes are good. Perfect album to get my mind on warner weather.

3.5 — enjoyable but I wear out easy on reggae

This album has been adulterated by that terrible biopic and the horrid remixes that play on the radio subscription service at my work. But overall a gem of very powerful and moving yet comforting tunes

8/10 This was way better than I expected. Easily the best reggae I’ve heard. Recognised loads of it. Vibes are impeccable, vocals great, love the backing singers. Best: Three Little Birds

This is the quintessential reggae album from the artist that opened the world up to this sound and style.

With so many albums to his credit I’m sure many people treat this like all the others. And while yes the overall style and vibe is a common thread throughout all of them, this one hits differently. The more mellow and laid back production helps this one rise to the top backed by a bevy of some of his strongest tunes. Add to this him surviving an assassination attempt during this time and it easily moves into some of his best work. A great listen.

I’m trying to be judicious with my 5’s and came into the skeptical given previous Marley reviews. Got dammit this was great. Front to back just fantastic. I don’t think you can compare to Legends since that’s a greatest hit so I’d say this is Bob’s best work. Of course you have the monster songs like Jamin’, three little birds and One Love. Exodus was great and Turn Your Lights Down Low may be one of my new favs. Bravo.

Ask a random person on the street to name a reggae song and 9/10 times their response will come from this album. Maybe a bit over an overestimate, but there are songs here that have basically BECOME reggae. Defined the genre to the average person. And I love it. 4.75/5

Familiar with Bob & The Wailers from the late 70s / early 80’s as a few songs from the B Side got some radio play; One Love, Waiting In Vain, and Three Little Birds. Marley put reggae on the (US) map and this is the album that brought it mainstream. (3.8*s) Clapton helped a few years earlier…

This album is essential and deserves to be on the list. People are more familiar with these songs from Legend and probably don't realize that most of them actually come from Exodus, his TENTH album. Every song is great, no skips, gets a ton of play at 30342. Easy 3.9 for Bob.

Exodus has much more recognizable songs and really put Bob on the map. Side B is slowed down a bit but better than side A. Def improvement from the earlier album we got "Natty Dread." I have a Marley remix album which features some hip-hop renditions of "Guiltiness" and "Turn Your Lights Down Low" which are great...even preferable to the originals. This album is a deserved lister and gets a 3.43.

What an entry by Bob. Even if the 10+ minutes are relatively pedestrian by Marley standards they are still solid reggae songs that firmly outline their sound. From the title track through the end of the album Exodus really fires on all cylinders though. Side B is pretty much a greatest hits album and includes a couple of Marley's essential songs. Marley has always been a greatest hits artist in my life with nearly all play from the Legend compilation. Exodus feels like a pretty big slice of that pie so it deserves its marks. 3.64 stars

Bob is clearly the best to ever reggae

I took a second listen since Reggae is not a style that resonates with me and it really made a difference. I was able to appreciate the social messages throughout the album, even if the rhythm was tedious, the songcraft is good. The religious aspects took me out at times, but he's really using these examples of peace and cooperation throughout the ages--people being kind to people as opposed to trying to convert people. A 3.5 for me, but bumping up.

He’s very talented and I enjoyed the album enough but I probably won’t be adding this to the regular rotation.

Good old Bob. Like this better than Natty Dread or Catch a Fire. Would listen to a 20 minute remix of Jamming.

iets afwisselender dan de doorsnee reggae...

Fantastic.

There are very few truely great albums. This is one of them.

This is nice to jam to. Reminds me of my friend who loved Bob Marley and named her series of large dogs after him. Her memorial bench has a plaque that says "every little thing's gonna be all right"

I'm not so into reggae, but that must be the greatest set of reggae songs I've ever heard. Such a soulful album . I wouldn't rate it as perfect, but close enough.

Dan - never listened to Marley before really, but enjoyed it. Some classic songs on the album that everyone's heard of.

Save me, Bob Marley, save me I don't have anything too insightful to say about the music since I know jack about reggae beyond it being relaxing but if going by the blurb on apple music about this, the message of this album really is hitting currently as things seem to get grimmer and grimmer huh

1. myztic - 2 2. zay - 1.5 3. guiltinezz - 1 4. heathen - 1.5 5. ezoduz - 1.5 6. jamming - 3.5 7. vain - 2 8. louu - 1.5 9. birdz - 2.5 10. people -3 11. jamming 2 - 2 12. reggae - 1.5

Decent effort. Not his best but quite alright.

1. Jamming 2. Exodus 3. Turn your lights down low

One of the best to do it.

One of my favorite Bob Marley albums. I have a copy and listen to it often. My significant other and I went to Jamaica to his birthplace at Nine Mile, it's safe to say that I am a big fan. Can't recommend this album enough, the beats and lyrics are perfect. It has a super chill vibe while still delivering a message. Got me interested in Reggae music.

Very good overall. Delightful mellow vibes throughout. There’s a few songs on here that people will still be listening to in 100 years and beyond. Mostly in dorm rooms.

Reggae is a genre that I’m still exploring a bit. I mean, this album is a classic for a reason, and the themes of overcoming adversity under a corrupt government somehow feel relatable. So very good stuff here. Generally I’ve responded more to the dubby echoey stuff but I really enjoyed this, of course.

I’ve never been super into Bob Marley. I, like everyone in the world, owned Legend on CD at one point in my life, but it didn’t get a ton of play. Recently though, Redemption Song (not on this album, but my favorite of his so far) and Three Little Birds have been in my rotation when I need Alexa to play a song or two while I do dishes or something. Anyway, I’m not sure I can’t not give this a 5. It’s really good top to bottom, and certainly my vibe. I’m NOT super into Bob Marley now, though.

Amazing record

Arguably the greatest and most important Reggae album ever released

Sounded great. I've listened to the best of's and listening to this album as intended was eye opening.

Know this album quite well having bought it many years ago. I've always enjoyed the music of Bob Marley as it brings back memories of hearing this music booming out of local house in 1970s/80s South Liverpool

Do all the songs on the album sound relatively the same? Yes. Does it work? 100%. Not a disliked song on the album. 3.5 Favorite Song: Natural Mystic Least Favorite: The Heathen maybe?

Es klingt halt alles gleich. Mag man eins, mag man alle

Not my favourite genre, I felt it all blurred into itself. However, I enjoyed some moments a lot! I love Three Little Birds, of course, and I was surprised by how funky it all gets sometimes. I gave it another listen and appreciated it a lot more, I enjoyed the production a lot and the way these songs make me feel. I feel like it's a 4, and would like to revist it!

peak

Kittinek

This has 'the songs' on it which helps, but generally a lovely time was had by all listening to this. Low 5.

Not bad, typical Marley.

It's like a best-of

Dis a di bes Reggae albom a aal taim fi a riizn. BOMBOCLAAAAT!!!!!!!

mi tink dis wan bring di Chill Weed Vibes™ to a lazy day werkin fer da man. real easy to cruise wit trough the day

I think I would enjoy this album more if it were sung by a white British man who moaned like someone with a TBI.

Good album, great even. Reggae just ain't my thing 7/10

Mi first time a lisn tu Bob Marley outside a di greatest hits an mi did pleasantly surprised fi find out seh him actually good! Afta mi seh dat, mi a nuh no massive fan a reggae as di non-hits dem pan yah can really sound samey an drag on. But it did enjoyable enough but mi really nuh see nobody a put dis whole album on fi a spin sober. Di laas two song dem a evergreens though, absolute classics. Highlights: So Much Things To Say, Exodus, Three Little Birds, One Love/People Get Ready

Not bad. I enjoyed the upbeat vibe and several of the songs.

abc

Really enjoyed this. Some great songs and some others that I hadn't heard before but would listen to again.

So much goodness on one album. Really, on one side. He addressed conflict and violence and hate with positivity and love.

Easily one of my faves of all time

Was previously only familiar with his greatest hits — surprised how amanubshiw up on this album.

Quite possibly their best album

Timeless for a reason. You can never find it difficult to listen to Bob Marley; it almost is something you just drift through. It isn't my favourite type of music but the feeling and skill is undeniable and it makes total sense to be on the list.

There is something captivating about Bob Marley's voice and the music is hypnotic. Having a similar tempo throughout can feel repetitive on the surface, but each song is unique. It's a nice cohesive album, it just doesn't pop for me. If I spent more time with the album it would probably go up.

Buen disco de reggae.

Let's make a fun dance genre about your creepy religion and make it sad. It's a no for me bro. I know it has to be here but how did this become the genre defining album?

Possible the most popular reggae album of all time? Amazing collection of hit singles (although in between there is some filler which lacks in quality, but this may be due to the unreachable tier of the hit tracks). Personally, I liked Catch A Fire much more as a whole project, this felt much more as a 'best of' kind of album. 4/5

Gave up after three tracks

Geneeristä reggaeta

Good vibes as always from Bob Marley. I had never listened to the full album before but I had heard several of the songs. Listening to this makes me just wanna sit on the beach, sip on something good and relax. This is almost a 4 star rating for me, but not quite. I would give it a 3.5/5 if possible.

Marvelous!

It's good, a bit repetitive as my ears are not sensitive to reggae also haven't been paying attention to the lyrics which I think are important here. Might give it another chance.

Just that little drum roll at the beginning of the songs is already worthy of 5 stars. Imagine the rest!

I don't particularly like reggae, so listening to this album was more about focusing on being objective. The production is clean and very accessible. The instrumentation (especially solos) is worth noting. The lyrics are probably the big draw here. I can't see myself putting on this album to listen to for fun, but this is clearly a very well made album. All that said, I really didn't need to hear "Three Little Birds" again. That song is one of the top overplayed songs in the history of mankind. A true feat.

God only knows why I've held off on listening to Bob Marley until now. That was so immediately lovely the whole way through. Like a buttery croissant. The production is stunning. The Wailers sound perfect. Marley is a great frontman, obviously. Much of what he's singing rings true. Listening to this left me feeling soothed and comfortable. What more could you ask for?

I was reading Hemingway while this album was playing on the background. Really makes you feel like an expat somewhere in a small Mexican town some time in the 60s.

No notes. Favorite tracks: Waiting In Vain Jamming

Sommige artiesten ZIJN het genre. Bob Dylan IS de mummelsingersongwriter, Normaal IS boerenrock, en Bob Marley IS reggae. Er staat geen nootje verkeerd in deze klassieker van de tijdloze eilandmuziek. Religie, liefde, politiek, het klinkt duidelijk door dat we meer horen dan enkel wat tropische klanken. Tof.

Ik had eerder wat last van het stereotype repeterende reggae geluid. Bij een volgend album was dat binnen een jaar al veel minder. Dit album is weer van drie jaar verder en weer hoor je een enorme ontwikkeling. Natuurlijk, de basis blijft reggae, maar van een repeterend geluid kunnen we niet meer spreken. Dit zijn gewoon mooie liedjes. Bob komt als zanger echt tot zijn muzikale recht. Met zo'n snelle ontwikkeling ben ik benieuwd naar het latere werk.

Ons laatste album van Bob Marley. En het beste album wat mij betreft. We krijgen de typische Marley reggae, maar het is meer dan dat. Bob stopt er van allerlei elementen in van andere muziekstijlen, ook al blijft het in de basis reggae. Daardoor wordt de muziek veel rijker en de liedjes blijven ijzersterk. Niet voor niets werden voor het postume compilatiealbum Legend de meeste nummers van dit album gekozen. Wat ook fijn is, is dat het album begint met een bekend nummer en eindigt met een reeks aan bekende nummers. En eigenlijk staan er geen slechte nummers op dit album, wat altijd heel knap is. Alleen een beetje lullig voor Feyenoord fans, dat ze de dag na de gewonnen klassieker nu het Ajax lied moeten aanhoren.

I love lots of rasta-adjacent music (ex The Clash) but struggle to listen to an entire raggae album. This was just OK to me.

I like everything by Bob Marley. Every time I listen a full record is like a time vortex, where I don't know if I've been listening to it for 5 or 50 minutes. But I think that's part of the experience, so I'm rating this with 5 stars.

I really love the feeling of the music. So calm. Bob Marley's got a great voice too. Extra points for "Three Little Birds", probably the only song that has calmed me down in a moment of real anxiety. I don't agree with Marley on a lot, religion, social views, and how to create change. I think he's way off-base with the music and the meaning, so significant points deducted. Like..."Guiltiness"...placing a lot of blame whereas he and his family are the richest in Jamaica and their religion oppresses many. Play without lyrics my man.

would give 10 stars if I could. I am bias growing up listening to this music but would give 5 stars to every song on this album

Great songs/performances with more than a few classics.

Looking at the songs on this one I know almost all of them before listening. Love Bob Marley but excited for this one because I haven’t listened to him in a long time. I accidentally listened to the 40th anniversary version of the album, which after googling was a little more than just remastered. That actually ended up being a sort of blessing in disguise because this version was different than the recorded versions I’ve come to know, and it made me appreciate it more. Noticing the clarity of Bob’s voice, the fantastic background singers, the slight differences from the versions I’m most familiar with. Overall, I really enjoyed it.

Who doesn’t like Bob Marley?

It's amazing how some artists just resonate with people and have staying power. Bob Marley has an insane number of monthly listeners on Spotify... 23+ million. I was familiar with a lot of songs on this album, like I think most people would be. But the ones of the ones I wasn't, nothing really grabbed me. It was mostly a "meh" experience. Although to be fair, I was familiar with almost every track. Kind of amazing for an album I have never specifically listened to that almost all of the tracks were universally known tracks. Also... not sure what was up with the fidelity, but some of the tracks felt like karaoke versions. Like "Three Little Birds." The production didn't sound very sophisticated.

I kinda prefer the sound of more crudely produced reggae, but Bob Marley is just brilliant. This album is pretty outstanding with a ton of great songs and very little fluff.

Essential reggae

Relaxing reggae vibes, the best of its genre. 8/10.

Indoktrinerad sedan barnsben av en god vän.

Same as the last Bob Marley album!

Just wonderful. Pretty perfect.

It's a good album, I enjoy Bob Marley but it's not my favorite.

Hey maaaannn

Ja det är svårt att inte ge denna en femma. Stor del är ju nostalgi. Blev ju mycket Bob när man var liten. Men det är rent objektivt rigkit skön musik!

En av de mer solklara femmorna på den här listan. Legendarisk och fulländad.

Great.

Decent, boppy songs

Classic. I mean we all know "Jamming", but there's a reason we all know "Jamming". (7 know/13 new)

Good album. I'm not typically a Reggae person but this was good.

Can’t understand less than 4 stars. Perfect a reggae album.

Album 665 of 1001 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977) Rating : 5 / 5 Great album. Some iconic tracks. Madison Avenue sure loves a couple of them. Bringing reggae to the masses.

REM was already popular when I “discovered” them my freshman year of high school. I hated them. This was when the automatic for the people album launched. Shiny happy people was awful. Stand was the most derivative thing I’d ever heard (as a young teenager). This album, however, was not bad. It embodies “college” rock.

Owned and played regularly ever since it was released.

Top of the line reggae album, with songs that make you feel warm and fuzzy

I be Jammin with this album

This Marley album isn't bad. I like the instrumentation and arrangements on this one a bit better than some of the other albums of his we've had on the list. 3.4/5

I don't care for reggae, but if I'm gonna listen to reggae, I want it to be Bob Marley. This one is I think better than the other. This is something that is ok. 3/5

Sorry but I’m still not a fan, still my least favorite kind of music. D

Great songwriting, great playing. Only The Heathen fell flat. And the string of classics on that second side is silly.

Something about Bobs voice that sounds effortless, mixed that with the laid back swing of reggae and you get a very laid back album. Not a fan of the genre, but this was a decent listen overall

Brings me back to childhood. Very nice listen. Classic album. Saved 6/10 tracks to the playlist.

Surprisingly sad

270/1001

Couldn’t finish it, I’m not a reggae man for the most part and just found the whole monotony of it really frustrating. Came in with my mind ajar at best which probably didn’t help, and I have now firmly closed and double locked it. You can’t come in reggae, and neither can your shit mate Ska.

A pleasant enuff album wid sum undeniably big enjoyable hits, oweva di muzik does become a likkle bit repetitive an feels somewhat hollow afta a while. Dat coupled wid di fact dis genre of muzik ave neva bin mi cup of tea means a star rating of tree is probably fair. Mi tink mi too cynical fi dis chronically happy an melodic jamming, fi instance, tek "Three likkle Birds" an di example an di repetition of everything unequivocally being alright. Mi cyaa help but respond tuh it inna mi haad inna di same relentlessly grounded realism as Mark from Peep Show, wen confronted wid Jeremy (caught inna anotha inane daze of infatuation) repeating di quote: "We nuh ave nuttin tuh fear, except fear itself" Well Bob.. "What about losing all your money? Or shitting yourself in public? Or the tabloid press mistakenly outing you as a paedo? Or Alzheimer's? Or all of those things, plus you're drowning?" And for anyone sitting there thinking, "Well this review is nice and racist, isn't it", or proclaims this review to be "literary blackface", I'll have you know that it is written in the spirit evoked by the music I have listened to... and also with the help of www.jamaicantranslator.com, so stick dat inna yuh pipe an smoke it, bumbaclart.

I went into this album semi-excited. Seeing the tracklist I was familiar with about half of it, and liked all of that which I was familiar with. Issue was that upon listening, they were the only ones I particularly liked… there was nothing wrong with the others, but they did just blend into a kind of nothingness… Thankfully, the ones I did like really carried the album. Turn Your Lights Down Low is the stand out for me. Always loved that song. But leaves the album kind of middle of the road as a whole

Pretty unremarkable. I liked Waiting In Vain and Three Little Birds, they have nice messages, but I even find them a little repetitive and tedious. Jamming is probably the best song on the album, and it makes me think of Chief Wiggum. But much like the sentiment of the song, this album and a hell of a lot of Reggae is just jamming, which doesn't do anything for me.

Bob had the magic. Still reaching down through the generations.

Prophet shit. I like the electric guitar, weird effects. Didn't realize one love was just people get ready. Woe to the downpressers (mf made up a word!?) - and believe they will eat the bread of sad tomorrow.