Catch A Fire

The harmony is unbelievable and I don’t think there’s one bad song in this album. 10/10

This is great, it just totally puts you in a relaxed and positive state.

Fabulous album!

5 stars. Absolute classic.

A classic reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, Catch a Fire expose a joyfull rythmic album with the pronounced sound of Jamaica.

Fiery, episodic, realistic

That was wonderful! I like reggae but don't love it. However, the obvious genuine genius of Bob Marley lifted the whole album for me. I can't explain it better than that

All the classic Bob Marley tracks, ahead of its time, Bob is one of the GOATs

It's Bob Marley & The Wailers! Not much more to say! Just amazing! My head was bopping throughout the whole album! The lyrics are great, the music is fantastic as are singing! Great rebel/protest songs Fantastic album!

Absolute gem. Essential listening.

Classic

Love Bob Marley. Great ALbum. Underappreciated album.

Deep, melancholic and relaxing

Sublime.

Super chill music. The rhythm automatically makes your legs bounce to the beat.

Yea more Bob please

Excellent music.

The king of a genre

Pretty sure this is my favourite Wailers album, including all the stuff the members put out individually afterwards. This just hits so hard, every track is great. I don't think Marley himself came even close to this again until Exodus, and this is still better than Exodus.

I love Bob Marley and the Wailers so much! This album had a few songs I hadn't heard before, which tells me I need to stop just listening to anthologies and essentials lists.

Chris Blackwell is a sly fox. When the Island records boss signed (Bob Marley &) The Wailers, he knew he had gotten his hand on a Jamaican phenomenon, just as the world was slowly starting to discover the music from this former British colony. Even shrewder than that, he made the astute move have the band record *Catch A Fire* while they were still in England (a way for them to pay the ticket back home with the advance they got for the recording of the album). And after the first sessions, he had a few cuts tweaked so as to add discreet yet pivotal rock flavours in the instrumentation. The end result was, simply put, a timeless record, both authentic to the bone and yet palatable to the wide world outside of the Carribean island. With a stellar sound to boot. Of course, Bob Marley was about to become a "legend", with most of his subsequent albums displaying its string of iconic reggae cuts as they integrated different sorts contemporary sounds (always very subtle additions) while never losing the mandatory "roots" feeling in the picture. But that conquest of the planet started here, in tandem with other promising figures in that genre, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. To this day, this is probably one of the most fascinating reggae records, with lush instrumentation, all sorts of fascinating guitar or organ licks, and a rebellious spirit that would be explored further in Marley's other masterpieces *Burnin'* or *Exodus*. "Concrete Jungle" is a perfect opener, thanks to its smart chord changes. Wayne Perkins's slide guitar arrangements on "Baby We've Got A Date" bring unexpected Hawaian or Country-like colors to the song. "Slave Driver", "Kinky Reggae", "No More Trouble" and "Midnight Ravers" are excellent cuts as well. All those tracks might not be the most famous songs written by Marley but they're certainly among his very best. "Stir It Up" , introduced by a phasing effect immediately sending you to reggae heavens, is both a world-famous hit and an excellent track, though. And Peter Tosh's "400 Years" and "Stop That Train" are topical jewels. The incredible clavinet arrangement on the first, along with the soulful vocals backed up by those airy guitar lines on the second, makes those cuts musical gems as well. Finally, the Zippo lighter design of the original release is, simply put, a genius idea. 5/5. Number of albums left to review: 152 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 366 (including this one). Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 214 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 272

I like it! Very chill and I will likely listen to more from them.

Is there even anything to say, it's just a masterpiece.

Sheer pleasure! 10/5

top tier reggae, one of the few actually worth listening to. Excellent musically, lyrically relevant and i mean its Bob Marley, how many people can name another Reggae artist?

Introduced to reggae music by this album. A life time of music pleasure followed.

Such a swirly beautiful sound. Powerful words flowing through island vibes

Very-very good!

5 doobies.

Another 5-star reggae masterpiece

This was my first experience with both Reggae and Bob Marley. A very groovy album the whole way through. The calm nature was delightful and the message of needing to overcome and love was appreciated overall a great album, and will be listening to more soon.

Wonderful reggae

After a disappointing tour of the UK in 1972, Bob Marley and his band were broke and didn’t even have enough for the air fare back home to Jamaica. Chris Blackwell of Island Records advanced them £4000 which got them their tickets and enough left over to put this record together in a decent studio. The result is one of the greatest reggae records of all time, mixing songs about slavery and oppression with gloriously blissed out love songs. Simply gorgeous!

It's overplayed, but a true classic nonetheless.

One of my favorite Bob Marley albums. Several classics!

Where Bob Marley and the Wailers stopped being a Jamaican phenomenon and started becoming a global force. It’s the first reggae album packaged like a Led Zeppelin record. Raw roots, Western rock sheen, and Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer still in full force.

I've lived this album for a long time. Stop That Train may be my favorite Wailers song ever.

Definitely caught a 🔥 on this one. 4.5!

A damn good album, it was nice hearing so many songs that I didn’t know by him. True legend.

🔥🔥🔥

I never thought I liked Bob Marley, but I stand corrected. I really enjoyed this one.

A lot to say about this classic, but I will focus on the rhythm section: Aston "Family Man" Barrett and his brother Carlton on drums. Their minimalist grooves are unreal. I would be mesmerized by this record even if Bob Marley and Peter Tosh had nothing to do with it. Suggest focusing on the bass and drums next time this music comes on. It might sound simple, but actually leaving a lot of space in the music like they do is incredibly hard and requires an amazing sense of time. My only complaint is that the Spotify uses the censored version of the album cover. Kinda off brand for rebel music like this!

II have said now probably in as many reviews as I have done here, that I have a wildly eclectiic music taste, and while I do have my go to favorites, I can listen (and enjoy) most genres. Reggae is no different, although it does that thing that specific genres do to me naturally, and make me visualize a scene where I might be listening live, or simply place me in a kind of narrative I connect with the music. Reggae and especially Bob Marley's style, smooth and mature, make me want to chill out and walk barefoot in a tropical forest, just off the beach and sit around getting high with a few like minded strangers that become forever friends wiithout a thought about it. And that is a really nice thought I think...

I only know reggae by way of Bob Marley, but it's so good.

Honestly was not expecting to like a Bob Marley album where I was unfamiliar with any of the songs before as much as I like this. Best reggae album I've ever heard, probably need to listen to him more. Fav tracks: Concrete Jungle, 400 Years, Stop that Train

Wonderful

Fantastic album, not one weak track on it. It has a raw sound that I absolutely love. It made me want to roll one up and spark it, but it's been too long since I last did that and I'd probably kill myself doing that!

Not a lot to be said to be quite honest😂 I will never be able to give a Bob Marley album less than a 5.

Absolute reggae classic with themes that are still relevant today

Amazing album and extremely influential. I love the songs that I already know and the songs that I didn’t know very well. This is just terrific music 5/5.

Anger, rage, sadness, happiness, love, this one has it all. Bob Marley & The Wailers include funk and soul in their sound but this album even has rock and gospel. It’s a phenomenal reggae masterpiece.

As good as reggae gets. Some of his darker material on this album which in my opinion is his best.

So good. You forget he's so much more than the overplayed tunes sometimes. At least I do. Subtle and direct. Not just stoner music but i was high when it was on

Such an easy 5 bag, I like it more than exodus, just slightly less than Kaya

NOICE

Album Nr. 75 Bob Marley - muss man einfach gehört haben.

Loved

Masterful!

Great reggae

No notes. I have heard many of these songs on other albums but 1st listen to this album. Obviously this man and band is Legend.

A vintage classic, I feel like I’m listening to the imax 70mm version of a 35mm print from 1973. I bet this was felt like a classic from the beginning of the first song back in 73’

Had not heard any other album than Exodus. In my opinion, even outside the hits on this one, this is a far superior album. The music is dense and flowing while still melodic. Less of a spectacle and more soulful. Loved it.

I've never quite got Bob Marley, but I think I do now. This album is just so immaculately consistent. Nothing about it particularly stands out, but there's nothing bad about it either. It just is. It exists to function and functions to exist. But somehow brilliantly so.

This album exemplifies that Bob Marley is more than just a reggae musician. This really feels like reggae/soul. Some of his albums are more reggae/funk. Either way this one is a solid throughout, packed with excellent vocals and songwriting. Probably my second favorite reggae album after Uprising which didn’t make the list for some reason

"Catch a Fire" is the fifth album by Jamaican reggae band the Wailers (aka Bob Marley and the Wailers). It was their first album on Island and was produced by Bob Marley and Chris Blackwell. A majority of the lyrics deal with political injustice towards Blacks and poverty. Besides Marley (guitar, vocals), the Wailers include Peter Tosh (organ, guitar, piano, vocals), Bunny Wailer (bongos, conga, vocals), Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass), Carlton "Carlie" Barnett (drums) and Rita Marley and Marcia Griffith on backing vocals. Producer Chris Blackwell also used a number of other musicians including some on the overdubs. Commercially, the album hit #171 on the US Billboard Top 200. Critically, the album is considered one of the best reggae albums of all time. A plodding guitar and organ open "Concrete Jungle." The reggae beat kicks in. Some great guitar overdubs especially the solo by Wayne Perkins. The concrete jungle is an area in Kingston where Marley is stuck in the song. Peter Tosh wrote and sung two songs on this album (Marley the rest) including "400 Years." The speed is slowed up and there is a haunting vibe. Backing vocals repeating 400 years. It's the time that his people has spent in slavery both physical and mental. Tosh takes the lead again on "Stop That Train." The organ gives this soul. A sad song since I think he's talking about contemplating suicide. The scratching and strumming guitar start their hit "Stir It Up." There's a fantastic swirling background sound which I think is guitar (but could be a synth). Anyway, a great song with musical layers and it's, of course, easy going. Marley is pretty straight-forward with lyrics here as he's going to stir it up with his woman. The sensuality gets kicked up a notch in "Kinky Reggae." A gentler reggae beat and the great female backing vocals. Marley is in kinky reggae town. What's he looking for or at? Drugs, sex, poverty? This is a fabulous album. It's achingly beautiful with some of the song's lyrics about poverty and slavery. The music and production are great; you have the base reggae beat and groove and then there's layers of instrumentation beneath that. Not a bad song here and an album everyone needs a listen to.

70's reggae from the king of the genre. An early album with the whole Wailers crew before Tosh and others went to do their own thing. Very high quality musicianship across the board -- the guitars, rhythm section and harmonies are all super tight -- every number is interesting with just the right amount of ska beat. Stir It Up and (to a lesser extent) Concrete Jungle are the highlight tracks on this record but it's top notch all the way through. Every track has that feel-good rhythm, even when the lyrics are addressing serious issues (which is often). High Tide or Low Tide, 400 Years, Stop That Train, Kinky Reggae are all excellent. Not the best known Marley songs but absolutely worth listening to... repeatedly.

Outstanding. This music tends to all sound similar, but like country music it’s the message in the lyrics. No one was better than Bob Marley.

Ready for the beach?

Good solid reggae. Doesn’t include some of the bigger hits that we’ve been inundated with over the years and is better for it. More collaborative and free.

We are jammin- ok that song may not be on this album, but Bob Marley’s vocals and immense song writing skill are on full display.

Awesome

Can't argue with the love of Bob. I don't know this album but I'm won over. This is going into the essential collection for when everyone needs to calm down.

Marley belongs in the top five artists of all time. Everything he did was amazing and timeless. This record is fantastic.

I mean classic man. Will never not hit. Island and weed vibes fosho

💫

Such a smooth record that truly melds together. The songs are great and you can’t beat the grooves here. The kind of album you put on and let play from the top

Das Original! Reggae at its best!

Absolutely wonderful record!

BOB MARLEY LETS GOOO, this is gonna be another biased review for obvious reasons (im so fked rn) 1- i love it so chill 2- amazing okay im on song three but i already knwo this album is gonna be good so immediately 5 stars im gonan chill to this now and mlfoat

THIS WAS SO FUCKING GOOD i need to listen to this while driving to the beach in the summer saved: slave driver stop that train baby we've got a date stir it up high tide or low tide all day all night was going to give this album a 4 before getting to the last 2

Classic songs among the many spawned by Bob and crew.

Classic! Superb album

Terrific album. He died far too young.

Great album, great songs and great mix. Blueprint for how it should be done. Incredible bass. 5

THIS WAS SO GOOD. Didn’t know bob Marley has so many bangers. Loved everything. This is the stuff I heard in Portugal!!

If there is ever a definitive Bob Marley & the Wailers album, it's this one. Regardless of which version is preferred (the intended Jamaican version or the international release), one can get into it and come away from it knowing that what was listened to is a classic in not just reggae but in all forms of music. In terms of getting the group, and Bob, over to a international market and interminable recognition and lionization, I guess it can best be said that it really did catch fire.

Absolutely fantastic. Loved every song.

You can give me a Marley and the Wailers Album every single day to move my world. Great choice, great album.

enjoyed this! liked how boppy it was.

It really is one after another. Over before you know it. No contrarianism here. Just respect that is due.

Wish I could have spent more time through the years with their music. I did when I lived on the island and one or two other times

Great reggae that helped make Marley and his crew icons.

Iconic and deservedly so.

Amazing record

BIG UP A TOUS LES MASSIVES

Ja gewoon goed. Dit album is niet t album wat je opnoemt als je bob marley zegt, toch lekker genoten

Ochtend in trein met een boek. Chill

Elk nummer genieten

This Marley album is much better than the ones that have been wafting (along with smoke) out of college dorm rooms for the last 50 years.

I really enjoy Bob Marley, and this album was no exception. Great work as expected.

Feels disrespectful to do any less than 5 stars for Bob Marley. I've always felt kind of weird listening to him though, since I've mostly heard him at beach parties and in a freaking resort in Jamaica but lyrically it can be so heartbreaking and touching that I want to smash the speakers and tell everyone that this isn't a cute jam for white people to smoke weed to ok I'll shut up now

epic album so chill, will listen again for sure love the vocals, love the producing, love the grooves

10/10 reggae album that I will listen to till I die

Genres shift and change. Bluegrass slid into country & western, and that morphed into nu country, etc. In each of these major groupings, there are a few artists you can point to and say, "Yeah, this *is* that genre." Bob Marley is Reggae.

hell yeah man

Love this album, fantastic calming songs to put on when you are hanging out or trying to get some work done

9/10

Erstes vorgeschlagenes Album - wie angenehm sich das anfühlt. Entlastung! Auch durch, vorallem durch, dank des Sounds. Mega schön und smooth - kann nicht sagen, worin genau der Unterschied liegt zu den (wenigen) Reggaestücken, die ich sonst ab und zu höre, das hier hat aber eine ganz andere Qualität. Befreiend, irgendwie. Bei High Tide or Low Tide kommen mit die Tränen, während ich in der Küche stehe und darauf warte, dass das Wasser für meine Tortellini kocht

I recognize a few of the sounds. its calming

Goat reggae mon

9/10

Bob Marley is always a 5

Words cannot describe my love for Bob. Every time I listen to a new song, I am shocked that I have not heard it before. Catch a Fire is a prime example of this exact phenomenon; with only a couple of uber-famous tracks, the remaining songs on the album are left to provide the actual integrity. Thankfully, the structure they provide is lightyears ahead of whatever they built the north tower with.

Very chill

I simply believe it is perfect. The way I see a 5/5 album is even if you’re not a fan of the genre you could throw this absolute masterpiece on and just chill like it was meant to be listened to. Rest in piece to the king.

A great album that keeps grooving through even the most hard hitting songs. There were no duds for me, just a wonderfully crafted, cohesive gem.

5/5

great simple music

Every song on here is a classic. Great album.

Best so far

Love classic Marley

What an album, what an artist… A timeless classic that marked the group's transition from local Jamaican popularity to international acclaim and remains a cornerstone of reggae music, delivering a message of hope and unity while featuring the signature rhythms that define the genre

The vibes are immaculate

Bob Marley is the best, always a 5, forever

I never thought Reggae was actually this good, and magical. My heart rate slowed down, all my problems went away, and I am in awe of this music

Favourites are Slave Driver, Stop That Train, Kinky Reggae & No More Trouble.

classic

Classic Marley.

w music

This one is all about the Wailers. The ensemble performance on Catch a Fire is perfect and the production/arrangement is amazing. There's so much space within each of the songs, making room for a big band and massive range of instruments who each add something to building up the texture, rhythm, and harmony on each track but never sounds cluttered or overly busy. The root of this is the sparse but bedrock bass that leaves tons of room within its melodic phrasing and big hits on the 2 & 4. This lulls you almost hypnotically while the other parts float around. The clavinet sound throughout is really distinctive, adding funky synchopated counter-melodies and melding in with the edge-of-break up guitar chord stabs. The dirty slide guitar brings an ethereal country sound to Baby We've Got a Date and the wah-wah guitar gives Stir It Up's chill groove a psychadelic edge - both of these are Wayne Perkins overdubs. The reverby guitar parts on Kinky Reggae give it a dub sound as it fades out. Obviously Bob Marley is the star vocalist and his performance on all these is at once richly emotive and smoothly controlled. Peter Tosh brings his own unique, edgier, angrier, delivery and tone to his songs. The the backing singers perfectly occupy the space between the organ and the lead vocal, doubling the downbeats and doubling down on the lyrics. None of the songs on here are as burned out as the mega-hits from Legend so this feels fresher to dig back into. All bangers, but favorites: Concrete Jungle, 400 years, Stir It Up, Midnight Ravers

Great album from a great band

i love Bob

Great album. Favorite songs are Stir it Up, 400yrs, Stop that train.

Such a vibe. There are others I like more but enjoyed it

Classic record. Very familiar with all of these tunes, as there are several live recordings that circulate from this era that were recorded off FM radio. Excellent stuff!

Absolute masterpiece of Roots Reggae. Everything down to the Zippo album cover. Perfect mix of political songs and love songs. Every member of the band here is on point. The Wailers are not the one man show that people may believe.

Theres just something about Marley's voice and jams that can make my day better.

Genius

Classic. Nothing better than a bit of reggae.

Classic reggae good stuff

Own on Vinyl

It's almost impossible not to tap your foot along to this. I love the bass. I absolutely love the clipped, zero reverb guitars. Bob Marley and the Wailers may not be the best ever example of reggae, but they sure are the most popular, and that helps bring people to the genre.

Great listening. Lots of layers give each track a rich, full sound. So much better listening to a full bob Marley album than all the singles.

Can’t beat the vibes on this one.

Bob Marley & the Wailer's major label debut belongs on this list if only for the fact that it helped introduce reggae to the world. The songs here (especially Bob Marley's) touch upon racial injustice and poverty (themes Marley would return to often). Peter Tosh's contributions are significant as well. A classic.

Undeniable genius on wax. Pure joy. Loved this.

Bob Marley siempre es grandioso

Chill and relaxing

I thought I disliked reggae until I heard this. It's wonderful. Such chill music and great lyrics.

really fun album!! never listened to bob marley very much except from his hits but this was amazing

A real classic. Lovely for a slow afternoon/evening ;)

no need to listen. excelsius . roots rock reggae

Really funky album, my first foray into reggae. Loved it!

Very nice album, beautiful music

Truly great stuff

Five stars

so good

Best listened to in a dark room.

This made me happy.

Stir It Up - song pantheon everything else is also mastery

I was going to give this a lower score because it just feels so basic and simple, but the fact is every song was soothing and enjoyable despite hitting on some very heavy topics. Only knock is that it starts to sound a little same-y after a while. 4.5 stars.

catch a fairaa

Great album. Just perfect as an example of raggae.

Classic! Love Bob Marley. Concrete Jungle, Slave Driver, Stir It Up, kinky Reggae, no more trouble. The list is endless.

The tenderness in his music is so stark

Beautiful album. All of the songs are so good. Reggae has a tendency of reminding me of my childhood and putting me in a good mood. My dad would take me to work with him and sometimes reggae songs would play. Specifically Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Gregory Isaacs etc.

Awesome album

These are GORGEOUS, especially "No More Trouble" and "400 Years"!! The lyrics/melodies are soulful yet foreboding, and the Jamaican rhythms remind me of sunnier days...

A classic. Can't wait to hear it again

Excellent

Bob Marley goes hard. Some of these are really good others are mid.

Just supremely chilled and groovy. I was surprised to find this was as late as Bob Marley's fifth album - other than Stir it Up, I didn't recognise any of the tracks. But Bob Marley does what Bob Marley is best at, making awesome reggae

Another first listen to a Bob album. Another 5*s for a Bob album

Album is solid, with a number of standouts. "Stir it Up" is a top 2 Bob Marley & The Wailers song.

Peter Tosh's songs stand out along with "High Tide Or Low Tide" on the expanded version.

I love it! short and beautiful - except for the obvious, I especially enjoyed the guitar playing throughout the album, with interesting chord progressions. Will definitely play this one more often. 4.5/5

WOOOOOOO

Top tier stuff

Un disco increible, como todos los que grabó Marley, sin dudas hay que escucharlo antes de morir!

Bob Marley, nothing else to say. Legend

Me gusta mucho el reggae y Bob Marley es una leyenda por una razón.

Solid Bob album - maybe his best

打开了新的领域

Super chill. Not boring.

Great classic reggae from Bob Marley and the Wailers. Every track is a great example of reggae.

First 5 star, great listen

База

I'd never listened to a Bob Marley album, and I'm glad my first was this one. What a glorious, gorgeous record. I'm going to play it every morning of my vacation next week. Added with pleasure.

Bob Marley is love

Marley/the Wailers have better albums, but this is still a great collection. Musically it's just so rich and soulful. The mixture of the personal and the political is always interesting in the band's work. They always give you food for thought, delivered so sweetly. Although I prefer political Marley to love songs Marley,, "Stir It Up" is just one of the loveliest songs I've ever heard. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite, "released album"): No More Trouble, Midnight Ravers, Stir It Up, Kinky Reggae, Concrete Jungle, Slave Driver, 400 Years, Stop That Train, Baby We've Got a Date (Rock It Baby)

Классика жанра. Ямайская версия альбома просто супер!

As good a reggae record as I've ever heard. The Tosh songs are faves among almost uniformly excellent tracks. Nothing not to like here.

this album is too good to rate Bob Marley has gotta be on of my favorite musicians and listening to the deluxe version of this amazing album should make him one of your favorites too I actually enjoyed the jamaican versions more than the originals with my favorite probably being No More Trouble (Jamaican Version) like they really just made a song (an album, really) that slaps as hard as modern hip-hop way back in the early 70’s

Though my favorite Wailers album is probably "African Herbsman," this and "Burnin'" are really well recorded and have such a rich and spacious sound. An incredibly talented group. I only wish they could've lasted longer together. The Beatles of Reggae.

Essential.

My favorite Bob Marley and the Wailers album.

Excellent reggae classic.

Bob Marley feels like home.

Lendário demais

Amazing album. Reggae by the master.

Good stuff. Jsuis pas fan de reggae, d'ailleurs je préfère sa période "rock steady" encore avant 1974, mais ça passe crême.

Great vibe music

Absolutely iconichill

Classic album. Great songs -goes way beyond its genre and probably one of the best albums ever made.

Oooohh. Ótima pedida!!!

very pretty and cool

Love it….saw him live 1979 Honolulu(got pics)…just great feel good music with a message..

When it comes to reggae, you can't be Bob Marley. Right from the first notes to the end of the album this record rocks. The bass lines and rhythms are infectious and the guitar solos have real feeling, as does the singing. This album also has Peter Tosh, another great talent who died too young.

Very fun to listen to this while getting ready for a New Year's Celebration. It's somehow both upbeat and relaxing. Stir It Up will always be one of my favorite songs of all time.

This is our Hogmanay listening! I really enjoyed this and have added it to my playlist. I can’t believe I’ve never listened to it before.

All time great!

Un dels millors discos de reggae de la història. He escoltat la versió jamaïcana, no la més comercial publicada el seu dia. Té un toc més chill, més laidback que encara fa més justícia a les cançons. De tant escoltar-les algunes han perdut una petita part de la seva força, i fer-ho un 27 de desembre (2021) sembla contradir l'esperit del disc, però encara en aquestes condicions continua sent un 5 estrelles

Good album

Fire

An absolute classic album. Defines reggae for me. 4.75 🌟

High tide or low tide was always one of my favorites.

Loved it!

Concrete Jungle and Stop That Train are solid Bob hits, even if they arent the cultural juggernaut that some of his other songs are. Stir It Up is in that pantheon of greatest grooves ever conceived. Midnight Ravers kicks ass.

пушка

- surprising variety of beat / melody - genuinely making me smile - lots of solid songs, this one is going into the rotation

Timeless

Great album. I don't listen to a lot of reggae, but I could definitely appreciate this one.

cool

Best one yet.

Amazing reggae album. Bob Marley is a legend, no doubt.

Love Bob. Good music for cruising or hanging out on the beach. High Tide or Low Tide is probably my favorite.

muito show of ball amigao

Ya Mon

Loved this. Listened twice in the sun. So much vibes.

Excellent album. Not sure if it's the best Bob Marley album. If it isn't, I'll give that album 5 stars too. 9/10

So many classic songs on one album. And then you think of all the ones that aren't on it.

Mellow and easy to listen to

Fantastically classic. Bob and Pete have incredible songwriting synergy. Very great.

Me ha encantado, con ritmo y tranquilas para trabajar.

One of my all time favorites

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

Classic. Always love to listen to Marley

Better than the colonizers want you to know.

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

Fire Album

a classic

mama mia

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

one of my favorite niggas :D

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

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

Excellent classic reggae 4.5

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

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.

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.

Exactly what is should be.

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

Lovely!

i love roots reggae!! this was soooooooo awesome.

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

Gotta love bob

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.

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.

The album that broke raggae open in the US

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

Could have given a 5

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

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.

Yeauurrrrr

Chillington

mid besides stir it up imo

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

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..

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

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

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

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.

not a huge fan of reggae but this is good

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

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

Overall good but songs ware very simmilar to each other

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.

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

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

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