Catch A Fire

Vraiment bon. Du reggae a l'état pure! Cet album est maintenant mon préféré de Bob Marley and the Wailers après avoir écouté au moins 1000 fois Legend. 4.5

Didn't expect to get two reggae albums before getting even one Beatles album. We love Bob Marley and his wailers, don't we folks? I'm no reggae expert but to me there's nothing special here, and that's okay. Just good vibes baby, island vibes. I do know the song "Stir It Up" because it was frequently the soundtrack to me and Hayden smoking kelp -- no that's not a euphemism, it's a Minecraft pastime. Favorite tracks: Stir It Up, High Tide or Low Tide, Slave Driver. Album art: What are we looking at here? A stretched image of a zippo lighter? The cover on Apple Music is a picture of Bob Marley facing the fattest joint I've ever seen. Either way, no confusion as to what's going on here. 3.5/5

Fun record, never listened to it before.

Naja marley halt

Dug it enought. Probably not my jam but pretty top notch if you're into reggae.

2.5 | Tal cual aquí si solo puedo repetir casi al pie de la letra mi reseña del otro disco de Bob Marley. Creo que me agradó un poco más que el otro, tiene diría un poquito más como de "rock" (no es la palabra correcta quizá) la guitarra en concrete jungle y algunos arreglos por ahí me llaman la atención. Es un poco menos de sonsonete que el pasado, ligeramente menos repetitivo pero sufre de lo mismo en mi caso, me termina durmiendo, no es música para mí. Dentro del género de nuevo muy bien hecho pero no logra romper esa barrera que tengo con el reggae.

Reggae, ugh

Meh. 5/10

Not for me.

Album starts off incredibly strong. Concrete Jungle is 🔥. Guitar is more present than I would have typically thought with a reggae album. Great harmonies throughout. First six are great, a little soft in the middle. Standouts are- Concrete Jungle, Slave Driver, Stop that Train, Stir it Up, and Hight Tide or Low Tide

concrete jungle, baby we've got a date, stir it up are, high tide or low tide are faves but tbh reggae all starts to sorta sound the same to me after a while

the zippo lighter album (which you can open!)cover puts this in the same genre as TLT Scratch n Sniff EP! Love how there is a bit of R&B/Motown in a few songs (High Tide/Low Tide) - also dig Tosh's lead vocals on Stop that Train.

La mezcla se escucha muy bien y me gusta que es un disco variado en sonidos de acompañamiento, en los arreglos, pero no lo suficiente para que haga que me guste el reggae. Parece que la guitarra toca lo mismo en todas las canciones en todo momento. El bajo de No More Trouble sobresale del resto del disco. 2.5 Estrellas que se quedan en 2 porque no creo volver a poner este disco. Quizá si hubiera una versión instrumental podría pensarlo. Songs: Kinky Raggae, 400 years, No More Trouble

Never disappoints

decent, little slow and boring

You gotta be in the right mood, but when you are, it’s magical.

pretty groovy

Know a whole lot of these already the others sound similar. Hard to identify with this and not feel like a bit phony but I like it.

One of my personal favorite albums of all time. Can’t wait to re listen.

Nice and relaxing. Good music to have in the background.

Enjoyably relaxing vibe to this one; impressive to think it's from 1979 and must be a precursor to so much of what we currently know as reggae. Lovely lyrical content about struggles with oppression and pain, using love and light to be strong in the face of these challenges. Great smoking/relaxing/conversation tunes. Far prefer the second disc with it's more full-band sound to the stripped-back first disc. Many of the same songs gained a whole new colour and character with more players on the track.

Classic. Always love to listen to Marley

Better than the colonizers want you to know.

Good.

Music to help the blood pressure...

It's 13 degrees. Reggae should make me feel better - I may not be in the right headspace for this album. I haven't heard a lot of these songs and pretty sure I've never listened to this album before, but I typically do like ol' Bob. Not bad.

This was a nice diversion. Not as easy to listen to as “Legend” but that’s a compilation so that’s not a fair comparison.

Chill

Classic Bob Marley

love it - the production is so clear and songs are so upbeat and stirring.

Fine for what it is, got bored, everything kinda sounded the same

Accidentally listened to the version of the album with the Jamaican mixes and the Original mixes. I can say the originals are better, and that it gets better on the second listen when you can sing along with Bob and the Wailers. Stir It Up is so damn catchy, and I don't even care that reggae is the same percussion for each song.

Not a fan of reggae. This album was just ok. Head bobbed along occasionally

Classic reggae. Original lineup. Stop that train is a banger

It's all right reggae

Dope. Haha get it like.....like weed...cause it’s Bob Marley...... Haha

Este disco tiene una historia interesante, y entiendo que fue uno de los discos pioneros del Reggae, al menos en UK. Además, está el componente de la letra de “protesta” ante la esclavitud, y por la época fue probablemente también pionero en este respecto. Lo que me pareció más interesante, no sólo histórica sino musicalmente, es que la versión “comercial” del disco fue una mezcla del master original con audio de un guitarrista que no sabía qué era el reggae (!). De hecho, esas versiones tienen un “feeling” de rock de los 70’s similar lo que hizo Santana con la música africana. Sería interesante explorar si este estilo tuvo algún impacto sobre Bobbie Marley en sus trabajos posteriores. Reconozco que el disco es históricamente relevante, pero mi calificación es “baja” porque el reggae no es de mis estilos favoritos

2.5|El reggae con mensaje social tiene sus pros y contras, por un lado la letra que es de protesta y por el otro la gran calidad musical 400 years es una rolota (tal vez la primera que escuché de Marley) y No More trouble son de mis favoritas

Al menos no son las rolas quemadas que ya se han oído un millón de veces y eso casi le vale una tercera estrella. Nada más memorable del disco.

It started out fine, but I definitely got bored less than halfway through the album.

- yeah this is nice

The first reggae album that we have on the list. It’s an instant classic from Bob Marley and his band. The bass on this record is is pretty prominent and I like it a lot. I don’t think this is my favorite Bob record but I do like it. Favorite song: Stir It Up Least favorite song: Stop That Train

Something something slavery something something. I hate regee

Won't even be trying this. Reggae is a genre I just can't get away with.

Just not a fan of reggae

Feels very islander chill. Interesting, and full sounding, but very relaxed styling

Oh this is going to be good! Wasn’t as good as I thought. I don’t think I’m that much into reggae

The only Bob Marley album I had ever heard before this was the greatest hits. And I have to say this album was on par with that. A great collection of songs that are political and beautiful. I really liked this one.

Only ever heard the live hits. This is amazing.

Odlican chill

Not heard this before but really enjoyed it.

Fire Album

Classic good times vibes

a classic

Reggae is good music for me if I'm in a mood to or already am relaxed. Today is not that day. Still, the album is pretty great. 4 stars.

I've not heard it before

Was fine

nice regge

Meh

Decent but it's not a genre that I would ever actively listen to

Aluksi oli nastaa kuunnella mutta ei kantanut läpi levyn

Chill

Better than I thought but also nothing I’d listen to by choice.

Escapist reggae. Reminds me of far away places.

Class

was too long for me + not really my vibe

Hard to go wrong with Marley. Probably his best work

Reggae on a rainy day is a vibe

mama mia

It's fine. It's not my thing, but I recognize some of the beats are catchy, and I'm sure there's more there than I'm giving it credit for. It's just not a thing I would pop on.

not really my thing. i had a strange feeling of claustrophobia when i tried listening.

I liked this album a lot, surprisingly. The music itself sounded so rich and beautiful. I found it easy to relate and empathize with what they were talking about. All around just a really chill yet moving album.

I loved this. I love Bob Marley and the Wailers. This is a classic. Something I will listen to again.

I’m just trying and I’m sorry 😢 I’m not going out tonight to get a tattoo or a massage 💆‍♀️ and my mom 👩 has a doctors