Catch A Fire

Not sure Bob ever made a bad album but this one is excellent.

didn’t we already listen to this album? Reggae is really all the same to me. Good vibes, happy, chill, and repetitive. Wouldn’t listen to it again but I would happily have it on in someone else’s background. 5/10.

Listening to Bob just makes you feel comfortable. Eve if he’s speaking on heavier themes. Fantastic album.

Had heard some Marley before, but overall have veen naive and dismissive about reggae. Always thought it was too slow and samey. But this is great, and of course it is. It's the greatest guy to do it.

Liked this, but I wouldn’t seek it out again. I really like High Tide, Low Tide. It’s a shame it wasn’t on the original album.

Really love the musicianship on this record. The band is more of a unit here than the later stuff.

It's interesting how much the hits and Bob Marley as an individual holds back just how good the discography as a whole is. You know what... The Wailers aren't given enough credit as far as I'm concerned.

I totally get the appeal of reggae, despite not being a huge lover of the genre. I appreciate the political messages and the general relaxed vibe of the music.

I am too scared to see how many reggae albums are left...

great listen, a lot of it sounds the same to me, not in a bad way though.

Reggae is nice and a vibe but it’s kinda u listen to one album of it and you’ve listened to 80% of it

More mellow reggae that is good because it's reggae.

Excellent and artistic extrapolation of what makes Bob great. His band is tight, story telling and lyrical writing is at a high caliber. Length and production value are assets here too. Again my one true complaint is commercialism. So much incredible island music came out in the 1950's-1980's and unless you know whats good. Bob seems to be the only one everyone knows.

Easy reggae listening which is nice but not extraordinary for my non-reggae tastes

Pas le meilleur des Wailers mais quand même très agréable, un pilier du reggae.

Reggae 101, ça correspond exactement à ce que j'imagine de ce genre mais y a rien qui l'en démarque non plus. C'est chill au moins.

It is a ‘me’ problem that I find that most reggae songs sound similar… and no matter how serious the subject matter of the lyrics, the vibes always invoke sitting on a beach with a pina colada

Ei mulle,

First time heard. Like a lot of people I've got a copy of Bob Marley's 'Legend' compilation album...I think it's great. Like..I suspect...most of those people I've never heard a Bob Marley studio album the whole way through, even Exodus. I had no idea this album even existed so it's proven a very pleasant suprise. Stir it up is on Legend so I am very familiar with it. A real classic and still sounds great. Stir it up was, unsurprisingly, my favourite on the album but there were other highlights as well. Concrete Jungle and Slave Driver was a great opening 1-2 and No more Trouble stood out as well. I will definitely give some more of Bob's studio albums a listen ( I'm assuming that Exodus is on this list somewhere)

Fuck yeah. Bob Marley is so much more than the guy on posters in white dread run headshops in the PNW. Music rocks.

Bästa Marley & Wailers?

а неплохо!

This was surprisingly good and enjoyable throughout the album.

Second Bob Marley album Im listening to here in the last few weeks. Thought the last one was just okay, gave it a 3. I’ll see how I feel about this one. Interesting funky music. Heavy bass. Fun music. Recognize Stir it Up. I’m enjoying this way more than the last Bob Marley album. There’s catchy tunes and some great funky music. The guitar and bass are killer on this album and there’s just great stuff all throughout. Think I’ll go 4 on this one. Not sure why last Bob Marley album didn’t really connect for me but I liked this a lot more.

idk man not a huge fan of reggae, and there was 9 tracks of it

It's a nice enough sounding album, but it doesn't blow me away. I think I like this as a kind of chilled vibe or something that would have on in the background. Unfortunately for me, Reggae is just not one of the genres that I really gravitate towards. I don't think this album is bad by any stretch of the word. I just don't find it particularly interesting. I like the melodies that I used across the boards. But the rest doesn't particularly interest me that much. I do wish I liked the genre more, it's just something that's never really clicked with me. Fav Track: Midnight Ravers

Awesome

one of my favorite niggas :D

Nehéz egy olyan meghatározó zenei alaknak, mint Bob Marley egy bizonyos score-t adni, hiszen ha elhelyezem a saját korában, akkor egy elképesztő reggae úttörő munkáját kéne valahogyan egy ötcsillagos pontrendszerbe elhelyeznem. Mivel az előbbi lehetetlen, ezért kizárólag a saját izlésem szerint fogom értékelni ezt mert buzi vagyok. Külön zeneszám impressions: Az első szám egy elég solid opener volt, i must say hogy hard lyrics-sel rendelkezett, és a végső chorus előtti solo az elég fire volt, de nem tettem be a likeolt számaim közé első listenre. Slave Driver szintén megállta a helyét, a hangszerelés a lassú reggaeton beatre nagyon smoothan kísért végig rajta, fun stuff!!!!!!!! A 400 years eddig a peak volt - a szöveg megint carryzte, főleg azokkal a catchy melodiákkal!!!!!!! Stop that train se volt rossz -> Baby we've got a date az nem fogott meg, kicsit repetitve és a lyrics se volt egy nagy szám i cannot be lying ---------- uhhhhh a végére kicsit kezdett elveszteni. Overall egész végig nod-oltam a fejemet mert egy jó classic reggae beatre nem lehet nem bólogatni a fejedet, de egy kicsit homogénnek találtam, bármennyire is consistent a saját hangzásával, fél óra után kicsit egybefolynak a számok. Viszont a szövegek nagyon erősen viszik fel az albumot, hisz nagyon jól és egyszerűen, de lényegre törően fejezik ki az akkori korszellemet és társadalmi problémákat (melyek ma is relevánsak sajnos). Nekem az egész ott hagy jobban hidegen, hogy nem az én cup of tea-m a reggae. Egy füvescigi mellett biztos kurva jó lehet ez végighallgatni, de nem hinném hogy egy hamar vissza fogok jönni ehhez a release-hez. 3 out of 5

fun volt!!! boogiesabb volt mint számítottam (ha jól emlékszem tegnapról), ami nagyon tetszett!! (3,5)

I'm not a fan, but at least it wasn't the songs I've heard a ton.

First time hearing Bob Marley. Not bad.

And here I was thinking Exodus was gonna be the only Bob Marley album I liked. Pleasantly surprised by this charmer and all the songs that went undiscovered in my life for way too long.

Bob Marley is great, but reggaae is an automatic snooze button for me.

Enjoyable and extremely chilled. Nice listen but one I'll probably forget about in a few days.

I always love BM. Stir it up is especially a really great sounding song

decent vocal performances and some fun sounds aren't enough to compensate for questionable mixing, up and down lyrics writing, and static arranging.

Bob Marley is obviously the king of reggae. I understand his influence, I understand the authenticity - I’ve just never really been that connected to the genre. But the album definitely has a great groove if you’re in the mood for that kind of music. 6/10

What a relief after a string of horrible rock albums. Feels like floating on a wave

Big bob Marley fan. This didn’t have my favorite set of songs but it’s still good

Never though I liked reggae very much but damn if this ain’t great stuff

Decent Bob Marley album, but he's not my type of music. If you like reggae, then this would be 5 stars I'm sure.

Excellent classic reggae 4.5

Starting at a disadvantage as reggae isn’t reallymy bag. This was irritatingly repetitive

Banger. Marley's voice and lyrics continue to be great (except for Kinky Reggae, that was odd) and Peter Tosh nails his songs too. Concrete Jungle, Slave Driver, Stir It Up and No More Trouble are standouts for me. Sometimes I'm too generous with my scores, but hell, what's one more 5?

Not my favorite Bob Marley album (that goes to Exodus), but still enjoyable.

No me gustó mucho

I'm not the biggest lover of reggae, but Bob Marley is the king as far as the genre is concerned, and this was a pretty good album. 'Stir It Up' is obviously a classic, but the rest of the songs failed to really grab my attention.

Loved Exodus, really liked Natty Dread, and now Catch a Fire comes up: it's got only one track I recognized from the ubiquitous Legend compilation. Obviously it's an unmistakable Bob Marley and the Wailers sound. The band is, again, just amazing. The songs are a pretty diverse set, political tunes next to love songs. If you listen lightly this might all sound the same, but if you dive in there's all kinds of musical details and differences. Anyhow, I loved it again. Definitely necessary for those who know Marley and the Wailers through Legend, or just know an even smaller set of songs through the air.

Reggae and Bob Marley mainly remind me of my middle school health class where my teacher would play it constantly. But in general, I don't feel like Reggae is the genre for me to listen to albums of. I like a song here and there, but I don't like too much of it in a row. But generally good listening.

a stonery vibe, but all of the songs sound the same (feels like one long song) (2.7/5)

Quite boring reggae

Incredibly chill album with both quite heavy, light and funny themes and topics mixed into one. I loved it.

Bob Marley and the Wailers never seem to miss, honestly. I think I could listen to their entire discography and still find new things to love. This was a really good album.

This was pretty good. Not as immediate as some Marley, but good stuff.

Listened before?: i only know Stir It Up Concrete Jungle - 4/5 Slave Driver - 3/5 400 Years - 3/5 Stop That Train - 4/5 Baby We've Got a Date (Rock It Baby) - 3/5 Stir It Up - 5/5 Kinky Reggae - 3/5 No More Trouble - 4/5 Midnight Ravers - 4/5 Average score: 3.7/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Overall this is great but I must note that the occasional Bob Marley song I just do not enjoy, the vibes just turn off sometimes. It happened once or twice on here but the vast majority was still great. High ceiling low floor artist for me.

This album sounds as amazing today as it did when it was recorded, and I believe all future generations who have the pleasure of listening to it will be better for it. Definitely on the list of albums to send on a space probe or to save in a silo for future generations or future civilizations.

I've gone back to this album many times in my life. - When I was younger, I thought it was boring. All the instruments were doing the same thing, and the lyrics that I could understand were banal. - As I got older, I appreciated the lyrics first, but still didn't understand most of them. - As I got older again, I started to understand more of the Rastafarian vocabulary and the social-political situation, and understood even more. - Finally, I could listen to the instrumentation and really hear some interesting things. These days, I prefer the Jamaican version, but either version is... fire.

Bob is always a decent listen. Didn't know any of the songs from this one.

Calm luh. Nothing special to me but I enjoyed it.

Yeah, this isn’t any better than the others. Family man and bunny are great, and Tosh. But I suspect you take the ganja out, it loses its appeal. There’s an old joke that goes What did the straight deadhead say to his friend? What the hell is this awful music? This isn’t awful, but take the context away and its elvis costello. A great backing band hacking through average stuff that’s way beneath them.

Dimery is pushing up against his own 'no compilations' rule. He obviously and desperately wants to include 'Legend' on the list, but can't, so has included three of Bob Marley's strongest 70s albums to cover the spread. I would argue that one is sufficient ('Exodus' would be my pick), but this is an admittedly pretty strong album, and it has a few classic tracks, 'Concrete Jungle' and 'Stir It up' immediately spring to mind. The inclusion of two Peter Tosh songs helps add some variety to the album and reduce the filler quotient ('Kinky Reggae' is the most egregious filler track). And the band is certainly _tight_. The groove is always in the pocket, and the band sounds great. Even Chris Blackwell's overdubbing interventions don't ruin the core performances.

Exactly what is should be.

I like re reggae more than I thought

No me parece que suene mal, pero en el reggae una canción escuchada, escuchadas todas.

Jag måste säga att jag blev positivt överraskad av detta. Har aldrig varit ett överdrivet fan av Bob Marleys hits men detta är ändå jäkligt nice. Bara härliga vibes rakt igenom. Jag ger det 8/10!!

Hej till alla mina trogna läsare (Simon). Idag har vi ett fint litet album av Bob Marley and the Wailers!!! Catch a fire!! (Det är namnet, tycker de hade varit tråkigt ifall du gjorde de) Jag har tidigare bara lyssnat på några enstaka låtar av Bob Marley och har aldrig direkt klassat honom som en ”album artist”. Men måste säga direkt att detta album överraskade mig, produktionen och sammanställningen av alla instrument är typ perfektion av just den genren. Känns som varje låt i sig är en klassiker som man ännu inte hört. Låtar som Concrete jungel, med sitt otroliga gitarrsolo, och även kärlekslåten Stir it up är tydliga höjdpunkter för mig. Tyvärr lyssnade jag aldrig på albumet så noggrant att jag kunde ta in allt albumet har att erbjuda, dvs låttexter och alla olika låtar. Och tyvärr, antagligen pga mitt sätt att lyssna kändes albumet lite enformigt ibland. Detta gjorde inte albumet ”dåligt” det är ju ett bra koncept och genre. Men bara att allt smälte samman lite. Detta album är perfekt att chilla till, de är groovy med en skön vibe. Definitivt något som kommer spelas i framtiden!! Därför ger jag Grabbensomintekollarpåexplosioner Bob Marley and The Wailers, Catch A Fire en stark 8,5/10

It’s nice to actually get to listen to a Bob Marley & The Wailers album properly, rather than just the choice cuts format of Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers, and get a nice 35 minutes to realise “yeah all their stuff was that good, it’s just some stuff was more good and got bigger than others”. Stir It Up makes a lot of sense as a highlight, but I think the whole of side A is really strong and then side B’s not slouching either. I can believe, knowing some more Bob Marley & The Wailers songs, this isn’t even their best, but if it’s not, it’s still a great benchmark to hit with apparent ease.

great album

Lovely!

i love roots reggae!! this was soooooooo awesome.

Bomba

yeah cool!

Love all Bob Marley's work but find the rhythms too repetitive to listen to much of it in a single setting. Prefer to hear it interspersed with other work.

I mean yeah Bob Marley is so good! This was so fun and well done. Does the style start to sound the same over time? Yes. It is it bad? No not at all. I loved this. This is a strong 3.5 / 5 Liked Songs: "Concrete Jungle" , "Slave Driver" , "400 Years" , "Stop That Train" , "Stir It Up" , "Kinky Reggae" , "Midnight Ravers" , "High Tide Or Low Tide"

Behind the groovy rhythms of Caribbean melodies, the wailers explore on Catch A Fire themes of love, lust and friendship but also more seriously, the legacy of slavery and the (what seems everlasting) suffering of their people. Bob Marley and The Wailers sing anthems for their listeners with shared history to understand, reflect and unite over. As I listen, I realize more and more how much inspiration Hoba Hoba Spirit drew from this band and genre, decades later and an ocean apart. Music really is a universal language. Highlights of the album : - instrumental break on stir it up - Intro of no more trouble - Lyrics of slave driver - the sweetness (both lyrically and vocally) of high tide or low tide - the non vulgar sensuality of baby we’ve got a date

Не самый плохой вариант регги. Понравилось что Боб Марли может быть не только расслабленным радостным регги, но и мрачным, вайбовым и протестным

Gotta love bob

This album is great, so great. The sound of this album is fabulous, as well as how moving it is. But with some really wonderful layers too. Bob Marley surely is one of a kind, one great musician and maybe the most influential reggae artist of all time. But you can really see it on how vivid this music is, how human and socially involved is too. It feels very warm, and the melodies are beautiful, added to the percussion and those sweet organ layers. It is fabulous. And you cannot stop listening to it.

Enjoyed it - it's good hearing some of the grittier Bob Marley tunes and some of the lesser known tracks over the incredibly familiar greatest hits. Was surprised by the tone of Concrete Jungle, the intro felt like something with a lot more darkness and edge than I would expect of Marley. Really good album.

Es muy para poner de fondo en una juntada chill en verano. Mis favs son: Concrete Jungle, High Tide Or Low Tide y All Day All Night.

Solid album, I listened to the Jamaican version, it seemed a little more stripped down and heavier on the bass than the original release. I liked the bass, and the stripped down approach.

I liked the album however it's not something I would listen to again back to back - there are some tracks like 'Kinky Reggae' I liked from the lyrics and others for rhythm. I'm not a huge fan of reggae and it's not really a genre I reach for but I would play more and place this on in the house as background music.

Bob Marley: the sound of a college dorm room. Now guess the smell. The bass playing is fantastic, as are the rest of the musicians.

Great album (as is every album Bob Marley released in his lifetime. I can’t ever dislike something with Bobs singing voice on and this has a fair amount of musical variety as well. I played the deluxe version as I prefer the roots sound which seems a little more bass heavy and with more upfront harmonies, but Implayed both versions straight through.

The album that broke raggae open in the US

While acknowledging the relevance of reggae (and Marley in particular) in music history and modern culture in general, I can't say it is my favourite genre nor that I listen to it more than occasionally. Natty Dread was a fun discovery though. I find that this one is in comparison less compelling: both music and political lyrics lack the power of later work...

I liked it at first, great lyrics that stuck with me. Got a little repetitive towards the end and I'm not a huge reggae guy, rounding up to 4

I don't get why this album has been so hard for me to finish up but I have now finally gotten through Bob Marley & The Wailers' Catch a Fire. Comparing this album to some of the lesser known albums Bob Marley and company did before hand, this album truly blows everything else clean out of the water in just about every department. The production alone is enough to make me drool because it still sounds so good over 50+ years later thanks to all the Dub/Reggae passion put into this album. Catch a Fire is such a fun project from front to back as well as it just sucks you in and never really lets go. As someone who much prefer solid production over lyrics this album was like giving a kid a giant lollipop as I was infatuated by just how ahead of its' time Dub music was and still is and just how timeless all the production sounds here. Bob knows how to perfectly place himself in the dreamy atmospheres and create a spiritual guide of sorts to lead you through the haze and euphoria this project gives you. Even with the stellar production I keep raving about the lyrics here also cut so deep and can easily be overlooked like on Slave Driver and 400 Years. Whether you count this as Bob Marley & The Wailers' debut album or their 3rd or 4th album it is still an incredible piece of work that makes you ask what changed in the 2 years since Soul Rebel II. I guess we will never know but hey at least we got the start of a kickass discography out of it!!

Love bob, but not my fave album of theirs. Wasn’t the right mood when driving out of Tahoe on the 89

Could have given a 5

Some Marley here and there always hits the spot

Good though it gets tiring after a while.

Obviously Bob Marley is a legend but this album wasn't for me. Stir It Up is such a banger but the rest of the album was just okay.

Some real classic, real smooth, real chill Bob Marley and the Wailers. Absolutely nothing to fault. Fav tracks: Slave Driver, 400 Years, Baby We've Got A Date (Rock It Baby), No More Trouble

pretty good

Probably my favorite Marley album, and in contention for favorite album over all. I remember my parents buying this when it came out. I was only, but I can clearly remember the orange shag carpet, the record player on wooden boxes, the album sleeve leaning against the speaker, and that SOUND! it mesmerized my then and has never stopped. That guitar solo on concrete jungle! Tosh on 400 Years and Stop That Train! Aston Barrett's bass throughout! But especially, Stir It Up. So simple, so perfect.

This album is exactly what I expected, just some bob Marley, their are a few standouts but each song is crafted well in this album, but it just feels like another album, nothing that moved me or really wowed me

Piercing social commentary that makes you wanna groove. Why are some many great songwriters named Bob?

Wonderful.

It is a reggae album. But if you don't know that, you’ve missed something important. For the music world, Bob Marley is a crucial figure in the evolution of popular music. Without the influence of artists like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, or Jimmy Cliff, the music of The Police and Sting, for instance, wouldn't exist. Eric Clapton later recorded a cover version of "I Shot the Sheriff," which further boosted media attention. I took this style of music in without actively following or particularly liking it. However, I didn't develop an outright aversion to it—unlike with breakdancing or rap. This laid-back Caribbean music is genuinely pleasant to listen to—especially when you're in a holiday mood. The song "Stir It Up" must have been a hit, as it sounds very familiar to me. As far as I understand the lyrics, the songs deal with political injustice against Black people and the poverty they face worldwide. This album—or Burnin’—shouldn't be missing from any true music fan's well-curated collection!

I’ve said it before, Bob Marley’s output from 73 to 78 is pretty damn good. A couple of patchy moments aside, it’s astonishingly consistent. Catch A Fire is a great album. I hadn’t heard it in a while and whatever remaster I heard was banging - the bass in particular.

Amazing and classic album!!

It’s an extremely chill, downtempo album. Great vibe for the morning. Voice and groove are iconic

not sure, its aight

I respect his music, but it's not my kind of thing.

Yeauurrrrr

If I go into a bar and they're playing reggae it's a good vibe, but I have no interest in intently listening to it

What can I say, every single song on this album is fantastic. Hands down my favorite Bob Marley album ever, and it has my favorite songs of his, "Stir It Up" and "Concrete Jungle".

Not my favourite from Bob

Nice chill vibes, I do get a bit bored of reggae though. Need to be on an island somewhere to fully appreciate I think

Chillington

Two listens later and I still feel unworthy of the greatness- mainly because I just didn’t get it. It sounded ok, the steel drums made me feel like I was on a beach in the Caribbean but it just didn’t make me think I need this in my life. Some highs popped up through the album but nothing to blow me away or make me feel less bored I suppose despite it been in ok album so a slightly higher than average 5.5/10 Best track - ‘stop that train’ Worst track- ‘concrete jungle’

solid

Reggae is not really my thing, but this had more variety and more interesting musicianship, lyrics and melody than I expected.

mid besides stir it up imo

Un autre Marley, c'était bon mais moins que les autres.

brilliant

More of a 3.5 I think Nah actually definitely a 4

enjoyed this quite a bit

Relax and enjoy the vibe, it's not all Marley and that's the strength of this album

This starts off as relaxing reggae, but the failure to mix up the sound made listening to this a chore. The album starts off strong with one of my favourite Wailers track in "Concrete Jungle". The extended intro of that song not sounding like other reggae songs made me think that Bob & Co might go in a different direction from what I was expecting, but my hopes are quickly dashed as many of the other tracks blend in each other with every reggae cliché you can conjure up. That intro drum beat is going to haunt my dreams. The music is too laid back for me to actively hate it, but I will not be returning to this record.

Burn one down and blast this bad boy!

Hard to beat Bob Marley for chill vibes.

now this is the kinda music thats needed for a heatwave. this is some real good reggae. fuck yess.... i'm too tired from the heat to really formulate much in the way of like, actual thoughts on the music? other than that "stir it up" is probably my favourite track, and that from there to the end is much stronger imo (although im probably being a bit biased since i like it when the music sounds wet as fuck). but god damn the vinyl sleeves for this are sooo sick. like, the alternate one where he's smoking a straight up cartoon joint is awesome but the designed to look like a zippo complete with functional hinge is some next level shit. fuck yes..

I’ve always liked bob marley 7/10.

Si no estás en el mood Bob puede ser de ultra hueva y este disco como que no trae nada

This is good and all, but I just don't think that reggae is really my thing. It's a bit too repetitive and not enough sonic diversity. Well, at least with this album. This is the only reggae album I have listened to, so maybe other albums are more interesting. It's still a low to mid 4.

Classic Marley. Good mellow stuff, but heavy subject matter at times. 3.6/5.0

Para no ser muy fan del reggae, me ha gustado!

Poetry set to a reggae beat, for 11 tracks. The lyrics tell deep, sad stories but the music just keeps going with the same monotonous rhythm.

Eh, not really an artist that's ever done it for me.

I have heard a little bit of Marley’s music. I don’t mind reggae. Of course, Marley is a music God. Know reggae mostly through its influence on punk and reggae. I love the reggae guitar. Marley’s voice is good. Concrete Jungle and Slave Driver start the album off strong. Stir it up is a classic. Nice song variety, A very good album. Four stars

Good jams

Can't go wrong with Bob Marley. Solid reggae, makes me with I was on a boat.

A classic album. The genre's not my favorite, but it's hard to argue with the groove and feel of the music.

Reggae is not my thing whatsoever. It’s so boring, but I like what the songs are about so I want to want to like it.

I liked this but not a lot of variety. Good as a whole album vibe. Would have been more fun last week at the beach.

Cool album, but not a big fan of the genre. Neutral lsitening experience.

Great Songs: Good Songs: Concrete Jungle, 400 Years, Stop That Train, Stir It Up, No More Trouble, High Tide or Low Tide Mid Songs: Slave Driver, Baby We've Got A Date (Rock it Baby), Kinky Reggae, All Day All Night Bad Songs:

not a huge fan of reggae but this is good

Decent, better than Natty Dread Loved Concrete Jungle, now one of my favourite reggae songs

Concrete jungle groovy åbningsnummer med fed guitar solo: 5/5 Meget repetitivt at lytte til den samme reggae-rytme i alle sange: 2/5

If you ever hear anybody tell you that reggae is monotonous, just show them this record. Deservedly classic, and some of Marleys best work. Great vocals and songwriting, amazing instrumentation and choir, fun production, this is the genre at its very best. 10/10

pretty fun would recommend

The album that put reggae on the map and laid out the blueprint for others to follow. Great stuff.

good

Great songs played by incredible musicians, with the best production you can get. Easy 5.

Stone-cold classic

So good. Never heard this all the way through before. Brilliant. Concrete Jungle is incredible and sets the standard.

All Bob Marley will be a 5 automatically. But “she was confused with confusion” might not be the best lyrics ever

Boring for marley

Nice album, but like pretty much all reggae albums after a few songs I feel like I’ve had enough - it all starts to sound the same.

Road trip or beach bar. chill and synchronised but diversified at the same time. knew some songs but found many new gems. definitely a must have in my playlist.

Favorite track(s): Concrete Jungle, 400 Years, Stop That Train, Stir It Up, No More Trouble Heard before Previous rating: 7/10

I just can't, I'm sorry. I'm sure it's a vibe and great for what it is, but it's not for me.

Overall good but songs ware very simmilar to each other

It’s crazy how this one artist is the face of an entire genre. I can’t say I’ve listened to any other reggae music in my life, so I don’t really have anything to compare this against. It’s easy listening. I don’t have much else to say other than I feel like I need to be at a beach to listen to this.

At the moment, the generator seems to love repeating bands within short spaces of time for me. Natty Dread was just ten albums ago. I found this one slightly more engaging, but not even enough to bump it up one star. Just don’t think I’m a fan of Bob Marley.

Not a fan. Maybe catch me listening to Stir It Up if it's the Dread Zeppelin version.

all time Classic. the last Wailer album with legends Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. the original album opened like a zippo lighter. now, a collector's item. the record company (Island) made the decision to make the second printing with a different cover to save money. they also made the decision (without approval) to change band name on the cover to Bob Marley and the Wailers. naturally this caused a huge rift.

I'm glad I finally listened to Bob Marley after all these years of such a big name artist that I never listened to. But I don't think I was missing out. The whole time I felt like I was trudging through deep snow, or walking in thick mud. However it did make me feel like I was on a beach sipping a mojito watching the waves roll by.

Very laid back. Good sitting by the pool music A nice change of pace

Refreshing to hear something different than “exodus” and jammin over and over

Excellent record!

Man, reggae always makes me happy, especially with the sunny weather currently in my country. Only positive vibes here! Best: Stir It Up; Concrete Jungle; Slave Driver; Midnight Ravers; 400 Years Worst: Kinky Reggae

So I have given Exodus and Natty Dread 5’s. I thought they’d all be. But this first chronologically of the three just doesn’t grab and hold me like the other two. Not to say it ain’t good. Cause the musicianship is phenomenal. But I don’t think the songs are as… idk… gripping? Nor is the album as cohesive as the other two. And part of that is Peter Tosh and The Wailers, honestly. I think I just get closer to Bob Marley as a “solo” act. And that isn’t a criticism of Tosh or Bunny Wailer. I just think they were better some what separate. I know that Chris Blackwell and Island Records had a lot to do with that. And that it began with this album. But from a musical standpoint, I actually think it was good. 4 Boolean: true

As Kinky as Reggae can be

Fun fun fun ! i like the two languages in one album

Reggae is one of those genres that seems like it should be calming, but when crashing out, it sounds like you are spiraling deeper and deeper into agony, but in an ironic way.

I am not always in the mood for roots/reggae, but when I am there is nothing better than Bob Marley & The Wailers. This album sort of began their prime run and I do love it but it's not quite 4 stars for me. Call it a 3.9. My beach playlists have a lot of Marley and this made me wish I was at the beach.

Favorite Track: Stir It Up

While I typically love Bob Marley’s music, this album wasn’t something that I particularly loved. It was enjoyable and I definitely wasn’t having a bad time whilst listening to it, but its lack of energy at times made it a harder listen than his better works such as ‘Exodus’. This album showcases some interesting instrumentation and obviously Marley’s iconic voice, though, as I previously mentioned, the lack of energy made it less appealing than some of his other music.

Me gusta menos que Exodus, pero tiene una lírica igual de potente y unos ritmos hipnotizadores.

Another classic reggae album, just like all of them, such a similar sound.

This never caught fire, hehe. Sounds the same from song to song, and as any other reggae album.

It's nice until it all starts sounding the same.

Jamais écouté avant. De l'œuvre de Bob Marley, et même du reggae en général si je dois être honnête, je ne connaissais, avant d'écouter Catch a Fire, que les tubes contenus sur le best of Legend. J'ai eu la surprise de découvrir un album moins répétitif que ce que je craignais, malgré les tropes reggae forcément ominiprésents, porté par un groupe de musiciens excessivement talentueux et qui semblent jouer avec une remarquable cohésion derrière la voix inimitable de Bob Marley. Le groove contagieux des lignes de basse de Family Man est probablement le point le plus emballant de l'album, en plus des hymnes de lutte et de persévérance scandés par Marley. Du tout bon, donc, qui donne envie de découvrir plus loin ce genre musical que je ne maîtrise pas du tout. Top : Concrete Jungle Flop : Kinky Reggae

f you count The Wailing Wailers’s first album way back in 1965, this Island debut is their fourth album. While some say the Lee Perry produced Soul Revolution (1971) is the best version of the early Wailers, I have to admit I return to later albums much more often. Even with the double disc edition that includes the original more stripped-down Jamaican version, I mainly listen to it for “High Tide or Low Tide” and “All Day All Night,” which weren’t included on the official release that Chris Blackwell “rocked up” with overdubs and a remix to pave the way for American and global success. Whichever you prefer, you get both in that deluxe version, and it’s definitely one of the top ten reggae albums ever.

This was great, and way more emotional that I thought it would be. Not heard of this album before this, but would definately listen again

Enjoyed this, didn't realise how good the guitar would be. Probably listen again on a Sunday morning.

Gibt besseres von Bob Marley

I don't even have to say anything

This is not for me

good

this is my first time listening to a reggae album and it's... fine, i guess. There are great moments like that guitar solo on the first song and the last few songs are pretty good too, but as a whole the album just isn't that exciting to me.

Stir it up baby

It's a very full sound - the guitars are weirdly obtrusive - vocal feels back in the mix Very much in the pocket looping round a basic pattern Long-range harmonic structures Obviously super important lyrics Tosh's songs are actually more to my taste than Marley's. I like Stop That Train

Less exciting than other Marley releases Ive listened to so far. High or Low Tide was nice though.

Loved it

It’s really sunny outside today which has benefited this massively. A nice chill time.

A classic through and through. The original band is at peak creativity.

За один только Vital Sings можно поставить 5. Но пока 4. Пока.

I'm really not a raggae fan, it has always sounding a bit too repetitive to me, but this is probably the best reggae album I've heard. Bob Marley definitely hits on some heavy topics here, and although the rhythm is repititive I do enjoy the layered instrumentation on the tracks.

Goedt

solid

I’m not much of a reggae guy and maybe it was the day but this album was sounding really good today. I like the bass playing a lot. I feel that Bob Marley is one of these guys who has probably been done a disservice by how popular his Greatest Hits album is.

Great album for lounging around the house.

Lovely album

Waiting for the Bob Marley 5* but his stuff is always really good, rhythm section extremely in the pocket great vocals etc

Stir It Up

Not my favorite of theirs. It’s not bad, just missing something. I know reggae isn’t known for its high energy, but alot of this seems to be missing some oomph even for reggae.

Not a massive fan of Bob and the Wailers, probably heresy to say it, but doesn't do a lot for me. Prefer my reggae more dubby

Great vibes for these hot summer days! I’m fairly new to Bob and am still exploring his catalogue but I’m yet to find anything I don’t like.

Enpä oikein näe, että tulisi se päivä, että spontaanisti kuuntelisin Bob Marleya. Mutta toimii varsin hyvin tämän päivän treenin taustamusana. Tasapainottelua kakkosen ja kolmosen välillä mutta kallistuu kolmoseen. 3/5

Bob Marley music tends to sound dated to me. Maybe it's the production. But this one not as much.

I like Marley's voice a lot, but, aside from the opening track, every song sounds the same to me, with the same beat, same guitar and the same drum opening. It all ends up sounding like pretty unobtrusive final credits music, where the main character drives off into the sunset.

I think this is my favorite Bob Marley record. The original zippo lighter cover art is super cool. It rivals Sticky Fingers and caused less damage. Some of Marley’s best songs are featured, but The Barrett Brothers rhythm section is the winning element here. 4.2

Really good. Cool that he's being more explicitly political - feels a little edgier than One Love. Don't really know what was going on with Kinky Reggae. Oh well.

Loved it

Chill but powerful as well. Almost worth listening to just for concrete jungle but the rest of the album delivers as well. Reggae is good, if you find it corny you may just not have a heart sadly

great for chillaxing bgm

Had my reservations. Started off great, funky base intro. Second the more boring reggae vibe that puts me off. And then kinda stayed that way. Not my kinda music in general, but I can see a certain vibe/situation for it. 2.5/5, Concrete Jungle for me

Super easy listening

Bob Marley Legeng was one of the two, first CDs that I ever owned. He has a special place in my heart. Not my favorite album of his but his voice is so soothing and peaceful. One of resistance and love.

It's Bob Marley, man!

Leider gar nicht meine Musik, paar echte Banger dabei, aber ansonsten nicht so mein Fall

Nice, easy listening without any massive tunes

2 albums by The Singer in a week - feels lucky. Stir it Up might be his best song.

gives me a warm feeling but reggae just makes me sleepy Favorites: "Stop that train", "High Tide Or Low Tide" 2.5/5

Very groovy obviously good music. I just find it a bit repetitive. Loved the song 400 years

Funky beat with powerful lyrics. Jamaican version of the songs give character to each lyric, rock version adds musical enforcement.

Very much needed listen for wired up brains alike!!!

Ok. Nice sound.

Not the first Bob Marley album I've gotten on here, but definitely my favorite so far. I didn't dislike any of them, but this is the first that's clicked for me. Maybe its the bass.

Too mind-numbingly samey sounding for me unfortunately outside of Concrete Jungle and Stir it Up. Bob Marley is talented but he is not for me at all.

Im more of a dub fan and I’ve been trying to get more into straight reggae lately. Bob Marley is an obvious choice but while I don’t have a problem with him, he doesn’t steal the show for me like he does for most listeners. ‘Catch a Fire’ was a likely vintage to push my buttons right but today’s listen didn’t prove that to be the case. I will keep trying but increasingly I feel like my reggae gold might be lying elsewhere.

3. I'm just not a big reggae fan.

There are no songs on this album that I skip. It's definitely a vibe that you need to slow down for and surrender to, which is hard for me to do in this day and age. The songs take me somewhere and I appreciate that; I'm not thinking about the songs, I'm thinking about where they take me. Amazing.

Hay momentos que 3 o 4 temas parecen un solo tema largo pero es disfrutable y tiene un par de temas interesantes. Sape

An enjoyable album on a sunny day. Not as good as the previous Bob Marley album on this list in my opinion (Natty Dread). Favourites: Concrete Jungle Baby We've Got A Date All Day All Night

Just incredible stuff

Never been a fan of the Bob Marley I've heard on the radio, so I figured I wasn't a big fan. First few songs of this album are great though. It kind of peters out for me, though. At the very least this album confirms I like Bob Marley more than I thought I did.

Reggae isn’t really my genre, and most of the album didn’t connect with me. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the fantastic guitar work on Concrete Jungle, which was easily my favorite track.

Awesome

Perfect summer soundtrack….

I enjoyed it, very relaxed. Not my typical genre though

This was my second Marley album within the first 20 records. I liked this one better than the last 3 starts.

A surprisingly very good LP from this reggae master. Strong songs with Stir It Up, 400 years, Kinky Reggae and the bonus track Low Tide High Tide.

Difficult to rate. The production is perfect, as good as anything will ever sound. I wish there was a bit more Peter Tosh, and ‘Kinky Reggae’ is a bit much, and I think Bob Marley’s role as reggae’s most recognizable figure is a really complex topic. If I’m considering this as a focal point in the history of ska/reggae, idk. But for how roots reggae feels to me, amongst all the things in the world… like a 4.5 or a 5. Edit: changed from 5 to 4. Still good but there are better reggae albums from this era and this sound.

Maybe a little too mellow for me, but still enjoyed listening. Did not like Kinky Reggae at all.

Maybe one miss on this thing

Fav track: “Stop that train” high 3

3.11

Simply Tremendous.

este album muestra porque bob marley es de los numero 1. temones, te deja en un estado increible. todas las canciones, temazos. viva la musica y el reggae

i feel all the songs in the album are pretty similar to each other. not my kind, i want to give 2.5/5 but it's certainly not bad so it will get a 3/5.

Going into this, I hadn't heard any reggae that I liked and the Bob Marley that I had heard in particular I found to be really annoying (especially the saccharineness of the peace and love lyrics). I did quite like this album though and I think it helped me get the appeal of reggae, the musicianship was tight and it was lyrically good too. I might have to listen to more reggae and I am glad that this list pushed me into that direction

Not much for me to say about this one, I've yet to really like any reggae music but didn't dislike this

Starting out with a genre I'm historically not a big fan of. Veggies first! Overall a solid album, but reggae remains not my jam. Favorite songs are No More Trouble, 400 Years, Kinky Reggae

Первый альбом эксперимента. Мне нравится, как он звучит, но он действительно может показаться специфическим. Его нужно слушать в определённом настроении, в нужное время и в нужном месте. Также неплохо что-нибудь почитать об этом альбоме и стиле регги для большего погружения. Он действительно хорош, но мне этот альбом попался не в то время, поэтому такая оценка. Тем не менее я обязательно вернусь к нему более подготовленной и постараюсь оценить альбом по достоинству.

1. Concrete Jungle (★★★★★) 2. Slave Driver (★★★★★) -Fav 3. 400 Years (★★★★★) 4. Stop That Train (★★★★★) -Fav 5. Baby We've Got A Date (★★★★★) 6. Stir It Up (★★★★★) -Fav 7. Kinky Reggae (★★★★⯨) 8. No More Trouble (★★★★★) -Fav 9. Midnight Ravers (★★★★★) ---Jamaican Version Bonus--- 10. High Tide Or Low Tide (★★★★⯨) 11. All Day All Night (★★★★★) -Fav -TOTAL = ★★★★★ (4,9)

Chill reggae/jazz composition, not really my type

This was fine, but largely forgettable.

It's a hundred degrees in Chicago, I'm heading to the lake, and this hits

i don't really like Reggae

Good album, not a huge reggae fan

I’m not really a big fan of rasta music in general, but this album genuinely shook me. It’s so damn good. While listening I felt this dark, revolutionary energy mixed with something deeply encouraging and hopeful. The album makes you think — it pulls you in and doesn’t let go. Especially the first half is incredibly strong, with that perfect balance of smooth grooves and serious message. The whole record has this raw yet polished roots reggae sound that feels urgent and timeless. Even though I usually don’t reach for this style, Catch a Fire is on another level. It carries real weight and emotion from start to finish. Bob and the Wailers were clearly onto something special here. One of those rare albums that can convert someone who isn’t even into the genre.

bros please I cannot do any more reggae

good

I am not a big Bob Marley fan. I tried to get into it, listened to all the songs and my brother also gave his best by listening to him in the room next to mine for years. A lot of it feels too repetitive and similar. On the other hand, I cannot deny that this is really warm and comforting while talking about important topics.

Great record! Has all the best of those Marley vibes. The first couple of tunes are lyrically awesome as well

Reggae is the epitome of the "i will listen if it is on but I will never seek it out" type of music

A classic from Bob Marley. Enjoyable to listen to every time.

Bob Marley albums are always good. This definitely isn’t my favorite, although Stir It Up is one of my favorite songs by The Wailers. Overall a really good album.

뭐라 쓰지

This is my favourite Bob Marley record to pop up so far. Favourite Track(s): Stop That Train, No More Trouble, High Or Low Tide Least Favourite Track(s): All Day All Night

Didn't think i'd like it but i did!

a classic jammer, defs good to listen to doing anything

I get it but I don’t really get it

Good reggae

Very chill, not my personal cup of tea but great production for the time and clever instrumentation and well complementing vocals. Needless to say, it has piqued my interest and. Im done (lol Im an edge lord) this is kind of a public journal type thing, anyway very enjoyable and agreeable noise.

The patron saint of stoners everywhere. This was pleasant to listen to even if I couldn't really tell one song from another: everything in the same time signature gets pretty old. Good music to chill to....for a couple of songs.....even sober.

Amazing album again. Love him!

Tolles Album mit ein paar Klassikern von Bob Marley, schöne Abwechslung zu dem ganzen Dreck der hier zuletzt random reingespült wurde

gab schon besseres von Bob Marley und Co

Bin kein Fan von Reggae, auch nicht wenn man es Kinky nennt. Weil ich heute nett bin 3 Sterne

This is a great album.

Didn’t engulf me

Brilliant 5/5

me gusta fumar porros y la cocacola ta bien

It’s Bob Marley. Once you’ve heard one song you’ve heard them all. Pretty inoffensive chilled out sound, with a few interesting instrumental choices here and there, but otherwise some classic reggae.

Not for me. I feel like I need to be on an island with a band in the background playing this to vibe with it.

Summer 1996 I shared a tent at summer camp with a certified Bob Marley obsessive, the most fried dude I’ve ever had the pleasure to room with (great guy). I’ll never forget the disrespect in his eyes when I named Legend as the only Marley album I knew. It’s not about the hits. It’s about the individual albums. The deep cuts. He told me all of this but I didn’t listen, or at least I didn’t know where to begin. It took me a long time to invest in reggae. It wasn’t really until I got into dub that I did the brainwork to find the framework for really appreciating this music. Things I’ve learned: - you have to listen LOUD - you have to listen to the bass - you have to listen to the backing vocals I’m still learning. Case in point, I didn’t know this record, which I’m shamed to admit. Probably also shameful- I dig Wayne Perkins’ work on it, despite it being the least authentic element. Needless to say this is going into regular rotation.

I enjoyed this quite a bit. I used to listen to Bob Marley a lot back in college. Stir It Up is a classic. I really wish there were half ratings cause this isn't quite a 4 but 3 feels too small.

Cool, assured, classy

I feel like a christian dad while listening to this. Not really my style, but I like '400 years' and 'Baby we've got a date'. I feel kinda peaceful and revolutional I guess.

I really enjoy the Wailers, especially the earlier stuff. 400 years is a classic, Peter Tosh's voice is incredible.

The writing. His voice. The passion. The performances. This is it.

Held að þetta sé ekkert groundbreaking reggí, bara meira af hinu sama (sem fyrir var samt gott).

Didn’t grab me in the same way Exodus did, though no doubt the quality is there, perhaps it’s more of a slow burn.

Lovely

God, feels like I had to hear every other reggae album on the list before I finally got to Marley. And wouldn't you know it, this is my favorite reggae album so far. I love the use of harmonies, the real rich warmth to the music itself (bass tone on this is glorious)...this is what I should've heard to start my path into reggae, not whatever this generator threw at me first.

AWESOME

Reggae. One song done 12 different times. It’s okay.

no lo escucharia ne el auto tampoco lo mejor de bob no dilan

Smelling like leaves

significantly less annoying than white stoner dudes in high school would have you believe. have never listened to a full bob marley album before. it's chill. "stop that train" and "baby we've got a date (rock it baby)" were highlights for me. still not a big reggae guy.

Um clássico! Um dos meus 100 álbuns favoritos da vida!