Catch A Fire

Reggae!

Really nice. A classic. Glad I got to hear some deeper bob marley cuts

De pogga… ja gilla när dom va sådär.. rydon.. these nuts€!!!

jag är likt hej vad opp hallååå

Classic

good bob

I liked the sound, but would not listen to it on my own.

I didn't listen to the re-released tracks, just the original (disc 2). Classic reggae, and really good message if you listen closely.

Bob Marley is one of those artists that I could listen to endlessly, no matter the mood or scenario. Not sure this is the best album by Bob Marley & The Wailers, but also, there wasn't any tracks I didn't enjoy. Giving it a solid 4/5.

Unlike the last "reggae" album that we got on here, this one is actually reggae. And it's good. Very good. And I will listen to it again.

"Catch a fire" is such a great dismissal. Why hasn't that phrase caught on? I'm going to start using it. Best track: Concrete Jungle

7/10

vibes

A little slice of sunshine on a chilly London day.

Most of what I have listened to from Bob Marley has come from compilation / best of albums. This was a new album for me, with only a couple of songs that were familiar ("Stir It Up" <-- a classic, "Kinky Reggae"). I like Bob Marley. I liked the album. I might listen to this album again sometime.

Vjerujem da je zato što mi paše baš danas ovaj album sjela fina četvorka. TOP 5 Bobova: 5. spongeBOB; 4. Bob Rock; 3. Bob Ross; 2. Bob Marley; 1. Bob Dylan

Bon album de Bob Marley. Beaucoup de tounes que je connaissais pas, mais aucune de mauvaise.

Reggae's kinda growing on me

Worth it for Stir it Up alone.

I had never heard the majority of these songs. All good stuff!

Classic album, although not his best work imho. Nevertheless I always love to listen to Marley.

Nice relaxing music

ну по началу неплохо, а потом однообразно, как будто луп не заканчивается. Хотя местами приятный луп

Very nice

Really enjoyed this. Feel like there are more depths to be discovered on what was a nice and easy listen in first pass.

not my thing usually but really liked it!

Much love to Bob & crew always

Can't deny it's great

Nice mood setter for morning drive time

While this isn't necessarily my favorite genre, which this is like a precursor to Raggae. (I think) it's not something I'd normally listen to in the background. It's definitely a feeling, and has so much life in it. Maybe if I rolled a joint the size of a hogs leg and had a couch to melt into, I'd probably enjoy it more. But eitherway, blitzed out of my mind or not. It's a solid piece of art work.

Great reggae! Classic album.

A smooth introduction to reggae

Goood vibes, first reggae album i listened to. Very enjoyable

Great listen. Raggae is not really my thing, but this was very easy to listen to.

brilliant

As ever, an enjoyable experience. Was thinking it was fairly average, then stir it up came on and made me very happy!

Who doesn't like Bob Marley. Highlights: Stir It Up, High Tide Or Low Tide

anti-anxiety, good bass/keys, chill

I really like a bit of Bob. This album felt a bit more relaxed though - none of the classics I really know.

Not the most famous of his songs, but good background music

I love a lot of Bob Marley and The Wailer's music. Their music is what introduced me to reggae and was music I grew up with. Overall, it was a pretty solid album My favourite songs from this album are Slave Driver, Stir It Up and Kinky Reggae. 4/5 stars just bc some of the songs were not that great in my opinion

Good. Has some great versions of his classics and some deeper cuts, I do love his grittier more raw stuff. If I was going to pick up a Marley album this one would probably be the one I would aim for.

It's Bob. Always welcome!

przyjemne regage ale beaty te same w kolko

Bob Marley and the Wailers continued to cement themselves as a force with this album. Notably, Peter Tosh takes the lead on several tracks.

Excellent vibes, Marley really lives up to the legend

Album was pretty fire honestly, big fan of the Jamaican versions, especially of Concrete Jungle. Will listen to again for the vibes.

Everyone likes Bob Marley.

Good solid kinky reggae

Early Bob is best Bob

Excellent album and worth the entrance fee for Stir It Up and Concrete Jungle alone.

Love

Sielukasta reggaeta

I really enjoyed this. Listened three times. Great, diverse tunes.

The reggae album

I have always liked Bob Marley and The Wailers. Bob always sings of love and goodness and I like that.

First time Marley album listener 👋 made for a very nice afternoon playing Fifa with the sun peaking through the windows. Fabulous way to spend a day

Very much enjoyed the Bob Marley. Already a fan

one of a handful of genuine mavericks gone before their time

A classy album. More varied than I'd imagined. Not massively my style of music, but held my attention and really enjoyed listening to it.

Pierwsze zderzenie z albumikiem zarowno reggaeowym jak i marleyowo wailersowym, chyba dobry material na poczatek, bo jest to tez pierwsza plyta ktora zawierala tylko swieze studyjne kompozycje, a nie wydane juz wczesniej single, nagrywany tez w ciekawych okolicznosciach, bo po poczatkowych sukcesach wailersy i bob mieli pograc w europie, ale zostali wystawieni w uk bez kasy, pozwolenia na podjecie pracy, bo to juz dziesiec lat po odzyskaniu niepodleglosci spod jarzma krolowej, wiec jak przystalo na grajkow obiecali zyski z next projektu w zamian za pozyczke pozwalajaca na exodus z uk, byl to juz drugi exodus w karierze bandy, bo pierwszy byl z slamsow trenchtown, stad wlasnie wywodzi sie orginalna banda no i nazwa zalobna ktora postanowili przybrac, wiec po powrocie do kingston powstal catch a fire, ktory stal sie poczatkiem miedzynarodowej slawy wokalisty, ikony gatunku oraz z jednej z najbardziej rozpoznawalnych osobistosci kultury jamajskiej, jak dla mnie reggae czerpie mocno z czarnego funku lamanego przez r&b oraz jazzowania, a cecha charakterystyczna jest sekcja gitarek rytmicznych, ktore stanowia wlasnie o tym, ze jest to odrebny gatunek, ktory slyszysz juz z daleka, przynajmniej na tym albumiku, nie mozna takze zapomniec o wokalach wspierajacych, czy tez badz chorkach ktore robia robote, ale jedynie w wersji jamajskiej, bo albumik posiada dwie wersje, tak jak ostatnio popowy material, orginalny mix nagrany w kingston zostal odrzucony i dopiero wersja overdubowania przeszla jako ta ktora sie sprzeda, a oryginalna wersja zostala wydana dopiero w 1995, na spotifaju mozna znalezc wlasnie te wersje, pierwszy cdek jamajski, a drugi "orginalny" z 73, jest to wersja deluxowa z 2k01, a o czym sie spiewa po reggowemu, motywem przewodnim jest bieda, sprzeciw niewolnictwu i jakimkolwiek formom ucisku, pojawiaja sie takze motywy biblijne, bo rasta to dosc religijni ludzie, no i oczywiscie kawalki typowe milosne tez sie pojawiaja, jednym z nich jest stir it up, ktory laduje na plejce dopowej razem z stop that train, ciekawy albumik, zwlaszcza wersja jamajska, nagrywana na jednym traku bez overduba tworzy klimat livowy

Nice and chilled

A classic!

7/10 no es mi género uwu

good vibey album. will listen to again

A really cool album. Great lyrics, good songwriting, nice grooves.

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

Fun record, never listened to it before.

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

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

Never disappoints

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.

Classic Bob Marley

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.

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

- 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

Only ever heard the live hits. This is amazing.

Odlican chill

Not heard this before but really enjoyed it.

Classic good times vibes

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

Chill

Escapist reggae. Reminds me of far away places.

Class

Hard to go wrong with Marley. Probably his best work

Reggae on a rainy day is a vibe

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.

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

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

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)

а неплохо!

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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)

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 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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.

I like re reggae more than I thought

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"

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

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.

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 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!!

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.

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

Wonderful.

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.

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

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

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.

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

I’ve always liked bob marley 7/10.

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

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

Good jams

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

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:

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

pretty fun would recommend

good

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

good

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.

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.

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

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.

great for chillaxing bgm

Nice, easy listening without any massive tunes

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

Ok. Nice sound.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Fav track: “Stop that train” high 3

3.11

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.

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.

Good album, not a huge reggae fan

bros please I cannot do any more reggae

good

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

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

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.

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

Didn’t engulf me

me gusta fumar porros y la cocacola ta bien

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.

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.

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.

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.

Har inte lyssnat mycket på Reggae alls men detta var ju sjukt bra! High Tide Or Low Tide🫶🏼

“No More Trouble” and “Slave Driver” are the two highlights for me. Ultimately, I still don’t care for reggae but I find myself better understanding its draw. I like the harmonies and background vocals more than anything else. The guitar is redundant, in both rhythm and tone, and I really dislike most of the organ throughout. I give it 6/10 mostly for its impact.

me when I have brown sugar all over my booger wooger

This was nice, it was fun to realize that songs I knew by other Marleys were, in fact, covers. Hearing the originals was fun!

Great listen, solidly between 3 and 4

O sea, no está mal, pero después de tres cuatro canciones sentí que ya todas las canciones sonaban igual y pues tampoco es un género que me guste o interese.

Nice chill music, makes me wish I was on a beach somewhere with a beer.

3 stars

Bob Marley and the Wailers transformed their genre. While a bit more somber (translate, less evident joy) than Natty Dread, Marley navigates the range of emotion with such subtlety and style. There is diversity without compromise throughout.

No soy nada fan del reggae, y el disco famoso de Marley me parece difícil de escuchar. Pero éste tiene una ondita de jazz que le viene muy bien y lo hace más accesible para los que no le entramos de lleno al reggae. Bien.

Probably the most polished of their stuff that we’ve had so probably my favourite but I’ve given them a fair crack and reggae is just not for me

I don't think reggae is really my thing, but I can respect the talent necessary to make it Favorite Song: Stop that Train

Not my usual cup of tea, but I can definitely see how this album was a major influence

Better than expected but please, no more reggae

Oood

Solid as always with Bob.

This is the Bob Marley sweet spot for me. Obviously reggae but slightly gentrified for those like me that aren’t the biggest fan of the genre

If you're looking for a certified reggae album to jam to, this is it. Musicians are tight, and it's a fine listen, but not much beyond what it says on the cover

The songs on this record are good. They're classics and easy to listen to. It's a classic reggae record but it's not really my wheelhouse.

No início me surpreendeu, mas ficou repetindo muito rápido .

Reggae sinistrinho

I like an album with a message and there's a bunch of them here. It explores systemic oppression, poverty and even love. It is done in an excellent fashion. The musicians are excellent and you can tell just by listening to them how in sync they are with one another to paint these pictures and tell their stories. I believe that it is slightly weaker in comparison to Natty Dread but it is still worthwhile. This time it gets repetitive without fully letting the listener settle into a flow state. The standouts are "Concrete Jungle" and "Kinky Reggae".

Fav song: No More Trouble

pretty good album . id say its very hippie (?) and sounds like something my grandpa would listen to . it has some good tracks, i really love high tide low tide (jamaican version) and slave driver . i actuslly quite enjoyed this album and even though its not one of my favorites nor my go to genre , this is still a solid album that im sure lots will like ! this would be good on beach days #tbh

To me, this is the platonic ideal of optimal background music

Catch a Fire is the sound of reggae stepping onto a bigger stage without sanding off the grit that made it matter. Released in 1973, it was the Wailers’ first album for Island Records, and it is widely treated as the record that helped carry Bob Marley & The Wailers from Jamaican giants into international focus.

This project has helped me to appreciate reggae a little more which is nice. I thought this was pretty interesting. Maybe not quite as good musically as Exodus, but there's some sharp political messaging here.

For someone who’s listened very little to Bob Marley this album sounded exactly how I expected a Bob Marley album to sound

Really enjoyable on a sunny day

Decent album.

Brought back memoirs of being a young teen working in Camden Market in the mid-80’s. A few of the stalls played Reggae and there was an excellent second hand vinyl seller near my stall who seemed to play it all summer long. This isn’t the best Marley album though so only gets a 3 from me, and mainly for reminding me about the market job.

Bob Marley has been completely ruined for me by working in retail in the early 90s and Legend being one of three albums played to death at Christmas because they sold in droves whenever you put them on. He's linked in my head with Simply Red and Tina Turner. I really can't separate it from that so I'm giving it a 3 which is not really fair.

Not really my thing. I always enjoy about the first twenty minutes and then start to get a bit bored.

Not my tempo

tosi semmoset kesäilta bissen kans vibat tulee näist biiseist. vähä ehk liian hidas ja ilonen mun makuun mut tosi solid kyl. biisit vähä liian samanlaisia koko albumis eli olis tarvinnu enemmän vaihtelua, mutta semmonen solid 6/10 albumi, uudelleenki vois kuunnella muttei mitään maailmaa muuttavaa. lempibiisi: No more trouble

Reggae just ain‘t my thang.

good

Liked it more than I thought. A lot of reggae blends together for me, but this had some standout tracks. Fun listen.

very catchy tunes

preferred natty dread

Great vibe on this album. I enjoyed this and it was better than I expected. 7/10 Top song Stir it up

Reggae is not my favorite but if I’m going to listen to it, it’s gonna be this

I had this on while I was working, and it did the job perfectly. Nothing too demanding, just a solid album that made the day a bit more enjoyable.

Good

I don't know the history of reggae music, but Bob Marley is iconoclast in that field, so this feels like a satisfactory place to start. And I did like the album while it was on. It was...fine. But as it continued, it started to get tougher to differentiate the songs from one another. There's nothing inherently wrong with an album that's just a "vibe" but I was hoping for something more. It's pleasant, but I'm struggling to find more words to write about it...

Bob Marley’s Catch a Fire is one of those albums that instantly transports you. The moment the first notes of Concrete Jungle hit, there’s this unmistakable blend of tension, groove, and sun‑soaked rhythm that feels like stepping into the Caribbean breeze. The production is smoother than the raw early Wailers recordings, but it still carries that unmistakable roots energy—tight basslines, smoky guitar licks, and Marley’s voice cutting through with conviction. When I’m actually in the Caribbean, this album becomes something else entirely. Songs like Stir It Up and Kinky Reggae feel tailor‑made for slow afternoons, warm nights, and that relaxed island rhythm. It’s almost like the music syncs with the environment—suddenly every track feels deeper, richer, more alive. But I’ll be honest: outside of that setting, it’s not always my go‑to. I love it, but it’s more of a mood album for me. When I’m not in that laid‑back, sun‑drenched headspace, I tend to reach for other Marley records or different genres entirely. Still, Catch a Fire remains a classic—an album I appreciate deeply, even if I don’t spin it every week.

Solid overall. The first half of the album was better than the second. If they kept the quality of the first half, I probably would have rated it's a 4

Terrible album cover, hinge and all. Album was fine; I didn't realise 'Stir it Up' was called that (due to vowels). Classic lyric: "Their mind is confused with confusion"

Not my fave genre but a very fun listen!

This was enjoyable and cruisy. As a prominent beat lover I have been trying to figure out why I don’t love reggae and think its because the BPM is not frenetic enough - which is absolutely a me problem cause these guys are clearly doing great stuff.

I feel like this was “a vibe” but didn’t really rise much beyond that. Possibly a factor of most songs having a similar tempo and also probably not intended as music for marking French exams to

This all sounds great but I don’t know if I can sustain full albums of reggae personally

I'm not a reggae fan but this was pretty solid. 5/10

Great

Enjoyed it, but the songs are a bit too repetitive. I don't think these are Marley's best written songs. I was moved by some of the lyrics about the long suffering of his people, though. Those resonated with me. The love songs, however, not so much.

It's pretty good Reggae, but nothing special compared to some of his later albums.

Starts strong, gets boring, revives, bores me out. Definitely listenable but not my jam lolz

Rockier, bluesier than expected. Guitar work across the album is exceptional. Favorite two songs were the "Jamaican Versions", so I imagine I'd rate that version of the full album higher. Still a very good listen. Light and enjoyable at times; heavy and contemplative at times.

fin fin - dog rimeligt ensformigt, det trækker ned.

*65 Ganske fint album. Eek a mouse, Barrington Levy, mv. har gjort det mere i min smag. Men hatten af til Mob Barley.

Bouncy bouncy. But it’s growing on me. A nice album.

stir it up is the clear front runner on this album. i dont think its as strong as exodus, but still a delightful album to listen to.

Don’t think I was in the proper setting for this, just driving around in my car. Always love bob marley but this one felt a bit too repetitive with some of the songs.

"Mind is confused with confusion" that's what I remember from this album from when I was mowing my grass. The genre is fine. My perspective is unfortunately tainted by my history with an archetype of person that would bring Jack Johnson and Bob Marley to their suburban white beach vacation. I don't know how to reconcile all of that but I do know that at a subconcious level I just have more fun listening to Toots

pretty good, used it for chill background music, liked stir it up

It's a cool album. Its hard to appreciate music that was groundbreaking to the point it was widely imitated. I wouldn't rush to listen again but it was an enjoyable listen

I'm a fan of reggae, so it's disappointing that of the 5 Jamaican reggae records in this list 3 are by Bob Marley. Marley did a great job bringing the music to UK rock audiences and being the first "World Music" superstar. But most of those who explored the genre further found artists they prefer. This record is bland, a bit slow paced and Bob isn't the best singer in reggae. There's better version out there of Stop This Train, and Concrete Jungle - seek them out.

Not a particular fan of reggae, but when it’s done as well as this I can understand why it (and Bob Marley) are so popular. Undecided as to whether I’d revisit this specific album, but not bad at all.

ganz gut, was man von bob marley halt erwartet, gute prise politik aber nicht sooooo meins und ein bisschen langweilig

ja

It was fine

really love reggae, the vibe is amazing. This is not a masterpiece, there are better, but is pretty good, i enjoyed this very much. 3.3/5

Ist halt reggae, aber dafür überraschend angenehm zu hören (beim durchlesen vom SpaceApps Lab idiotentest)

Good solid 3. Perfect gentle Saturday afternoon listening. A lovely clear album.

3.5? Very nice

It was fine. Every song literally sounded the same. My favorites were probably Concrete Jungle and No More Trouble. Overall, I would give it a 3.2/5!

Decent. Not my favorite Bob Marley album but it was pretty good. Some good songs. I've always liked the production of his album and how they are recorded. This one is well recorded and sounds great!

Every song was very relaxed and chill but i dont know if i could have told any of them apart if i listened to them blind definitely something id play i the background of hanging with friends, probably stoned, but it'd feel weird to listen to it solo, for me anyway

Yep, that's reggae...

Really good album. But not my favorite Marley.

it's alright

Not bad

Git save no besseri vo ihm

I know this is sacrilege, but I find quite a lot of Bob Marley’s music quite dull and plodding. I like reggae that’s harder than this.

3.28

Rate: 7/10 Teniendo en cuenta que me gusta el reggae, pero no es mi género más escuchado.

Groovy. Took me too long to realise the album repeats.

Venga, per ara de tots es que duc escoltant es es meu preferit, tampoc per tirar coets però entenc molt més sa vibra. A nes principi pensava se me faria repetitiu però no. M'he guardat bastantes cançons, no mo posaria per anar per es carrer escotant música però de mentres fas feines o així està bee!

Love stir it up and this is a great album but not my favorite Bain Marley

Not a massive Reggae fan but this album floats by amiably. Catch a fire and Stir it up are stand out tracks. 3.2

Gets a little repetitive but good music to chill out to. Exodus was better.