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Het nummer ‘Legalize it’ verdraag ik slecht. Ik krijg daar allerlei werkschuw-tuig-associaties van. Rest best plezierig.
Really good Reggae. I have heard the name, Peter Tosh, but don't think I have ever heard any of these songs. They are not hard core Reggae, but more on the softer side and I really liked it. I look forward to getting to know this one better. 3/5 for now.
This was my birthday album and wow what a "me" album. Lol just kidding. I actually really loved it though, it put me in a great mood. Some really solid and enjoyable reggae. Will listen again
After listening to the first, titular song on this album, I was ready to abandon the ship and give it a lowest possible rating. I'm not a fan of reggae and the beat, and especially the lyrics, made me regret the choice of playing this song. But I decided to give it a chance and even though it wasn't exceptional, it had few gems that I really enjoyed. "No Sympathy" and "Why Must I Cry" were couple of very good songs, with great bass track, sublime melodies played on guitars and actually nicely fitting vocal. In general, this album was very extreme - I couldn't stand some of the track, while at the same time you could find some of the best reggae has to offer. Although my final rating will be average, surprisingly I did enjoy listening to this album.
5/10. This was pleasant enough, but it didn't leave much of an impression on me.
My favorite track was When Your Well Runs Dry. Fine reggae. 6/10
it was all right. nothing on dean Fraser
Good reggae album. Enjoyable. I wonder what Pete thought about legalizing marijuana? No subtlety in the title track. +1 for real guitar and drums. He did come to a violent end from previous associated. Makes you think.
Legalize what?
“No sympathy” is a great track.
If people still have an opportunity, I can really recommend listening to the 'Original Jamaican Mix' instead of the standard version.
Pretty solid reggae by a Wailers member. It's groovy and dark with plenty of interesting songs but nothing that'll blow you away. He's no Bob Marley, but this is a cool reggae record I'll revisit if I'm looking for some diversity.
PREFS : Legalize It, Whatcha Gonna Do, Why Must I Cry, Till Your Well Runs Dry MOINS PREF : Burial
I don't particularly love reggae music, but I also don't mind it (what a useful sentence I just wrote). It tends to just fade into the background for me. This is certainly a provocative album because it was the first time I heard someone advocate for the legalization of cannabis. That sentiment makes up a small part of the album, but it's significant for its cultural impact. Apart from that, the music is good, but not great 3/5
Reggae clásico con canciones fácilmente escuchables. Se adentra un poco en canciones más pop.
I like reggae, but this was not very exciting.
Easy to listen to. Chill, smooth, consistent vibe but interesting enough musically to never get boring.
This is Tosh! But not tosh, which is a British word for nonsense. So this isn’t nonsense but it’s not highly interesting either. Bless him for the prescient sentiments but society is still not quite there….I liked the beats and the melodies well enough but this is mostly background vibe.
The first song sounds like an infomercial. Till Your Well Runs Dry is my favorite song on the album.
Once again, I found myself referencing a previous review to ground myself — this time not by the same artist but by Bob Marley. I was a little surprised that I rated the Marley album a four, but that album is chock full of classic songs. On one hand, I almost like the sound of Peter Tosh, at least on this album, a little more, it's just a bit smoother—not quite as angular. But the reggae rule holds, which is to say that after a handful of songs, I was just waiting for the album to end. I was not invested, it was just playing on and I was ready for something else. Certainly, by the time "Ketchy Shuby" came on, I was totally done. Truth be told, as much of an advocate for the legalization of marijuana as I am, I even found the opener lacking. I had heard the "legalize/criticize" rhyme one too many times halfway through the tune. So again, more about me not loving the genre. Plant a couple of bumping tracks in a party playlist and I'm in. 10 in a row and you've lost me.
Rock-solid reggae, though aside from the classic opening track, nothing terribly memorable about it. But great playing throughout. "Til Your well runs dry" is a cool take on the old William Bell tune "You Don't Miss Your Water."
Its nice enough
Good for reggae, but unless I'm smoking doobies or lounging at the beach, then reggae is boring as hell. Slightly less boring live. Fine for background music, but not much else. Obviously Legalize It is THE stoner anthem. Some other "Ketchy" songs on here too, but still mostly fades to the background. If I happen to be in a reggae mood, this is one I would reach for, but that's a rare occasion. 6/10 (mostly for being so iconic).
7/10
3 hit and miss
It's nothing groundbreaking, it's reggae, you either like reggae or you don't. I quite enjoyed it, but wouldn't rush out to add it to my collection.
Fun reggae for a little while. Not bad but kinda samey
Why Must I Cry? is a legit reggae song. I loved it and listened to it a few times. I actually had heard this album back in 2008 or so when I really got into reggae after taking a cruise with a stop in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. RIP to one of the original wailers!
Fine, strong message still relevant today, but music just passed me by
the title track is such a ubiquitous stoner movie track. bob marley did so much for reggae and its popularity in the US, but peter rosy didn’t get to reap that same reward. cool cool album
Solid reggae album.
The first song is hot garbage, but the 420 crowd is going to see it as a 5-star anthem. What followed? A surprisingly good reggae album. I guess that's why we keep listening.
3.5/5
Again, not really my style, but some fun beats in here.
Reggae and drugs.
I didn’t not enjoy it, but wouldn’t expect to return to this kind of sound unless I was at a sunny BBQ with friends or something. Nothing I truly disliked, it’s just not really a sound for me.
Solid reggae with good vibes
Fun reggae vibes. I don't think there was anything that really jumped out at me other than the fact that we're still fighting this stupid battle of legalizing a plant.
Great reggae rhythm and beats in this, reggae is something I typically enjoy in small doses because it all starts to melt together. As an album it’s repetitive. But if you love reggae this is great!
okay rasta sound. good for the type of music it is.
Easy to listen to reggae music.
ett bra reggae-album. jag gillart, stark trea
Funny plant album
Nice.
This guy likes weed. He's cool enough I guess. I'm not sure what separates him from others in the genre (that's on me, though, not him). Overall, pretty cool
Above average reggae
Erilaista musiikkia kuin mitä aluksi ekan kipaleen jälkeen luulisi, kiva! Let Jah be praised! Legalize kannapis!
How can i not enjoy a reggae album. its a little more one dimensional than a bob album but there is something so soothing about this sound. This was just kinda there, for me.
We all knew the vibes of this album before it even started. Reggae no doubt but i was interested to see if it was anything different than normal reggae. That wasnt really the case but this was a good album. Watcha gonna do was a good song. Ketchy shuby was the best song on here by far. Good ending track too. Good vibes, legalize it! 6/10
Big standard reggae. It’s not bad, it just doesn’t stand out
Missing immediate standout tracks compared to his work with the Wailers but still a solid listen. I would listen to this a million times over before putting Kanye on again.
Couldn't agree more - though I'm not sure about the claim on curing TB.
Good in the background
Couplea good tracks. But just okay.
Never really taken the time to get into reggae, but I liked this more than I expected. Relaxing feel-good vibe. Simple but in a good way.
Its all fine and competent. It doesn't have any killer tunes but if I was gonna play a non BM reggae album in the future I might come back. That all sounds so wet. Anyway its a 3.
A few good songs otherwise standard reggae nothing wrong with that
Toshin musiikki ei tällä levyllä ole omaperäisimmästä päästä, mutta se on lähes kauttaaltaan melodisesti tyylitajuista, minkä vuoksi nekin kappaleet, jotka eivät ole täysosumia, vaan ainoastaan esteettisesti miellyttäviä, toimivat palasina onnistuneessa kokonaisuudessa. Pohdin pitkään, onko tämä kakkonen vai kolmonen, ja mielenkiinnosta palasin useisiin biiseihin päivän mittaan - kunnes muistin, että juuri tällainen funktionaalinen kriteeri erottaa kolmoset kakkosista.
09/21/2022 Finished this on 09/22. Good album, legalize it and sympathy were probably my favs. I’m super biased toward Bob Marley 😶😶 after watching the documentary on him a while back. — The days have been long and exhausting. I feel like I’m both running away from and desperately trying to pull myself up from the surface to keep from drowning. Just want to be able to wake up and have a normal day where I feel like a person. Just want to be able to look in the mirror and not see every mistake, shortcoming, and bad thing about me in the past.
So I'm still in the dark here: Is this dude for or against the legalization of cannibis?
Vibes
I enjoyed it. Reggae is one of those genres I never seek out, but enjoy enough when it's on. It's good background music, but never really does much more for me. Still, solid. Favorite tracks: "Why Must I Cry", "Ketchy Shuby", "Till Your Well Runs Dry"
Standard chill reggae. I enjoyed it, but not mind blowing
It's fine, I'm not into reggae very much
No Sympathy is a standout but overall just an okay album. Sort of feels like you had to be there.
I liked it better than Bob Marley. Nearly half of the songs I thought were too boring/repetitive but there were some that I did in fact enjoy. So a 3/5 fits nicely I think
Jah bless.
I enjoyed this album more than I expected. I didn’t realize how large of a role Peter Tosh had played in the Wailers as Bob Marley has become almost a mythic figure. The music was tight and had a great funky groove that took me right through the album. I didn’t care much for the title track, but the rest of the album was engaging and a lot of fun to listen to.
As far as reggae goes, this is a solid record. Problem is, I don't ever care to listen to it.
Some nice smooth reggae. It helped that I was listening on a Sunday afternoon
a timeless vibe of lounging on the beach with the devil's lettuce. Feels more like a historical artifact than something people today would listen to
Really enjoyed this. Hadn't realised who he was but will definitely listen again.
I very much enjoyed this album. Particularly enjoyed the blues licks in some of the songs and how they sometimes seemed to completely change genres. For instance on "No Sympathy" and "Till Your Well Runs Dry"
some good roots reggae here. Peter Tosh sans the Wailers at his controversial best with "Legalise It" opening the album and "Ketchy Shuby" also a favourite. Some good tunes throughout but not sure it should be in the Top 1001. A good Album worth a listen.
Not a bad reggae album. Pretty typical vibe and what the songs are about. The beats and instrumentals are good and pretty average reggae tunes. 5.7/10
Stoner reggae at its finest. Nothing wrong with it, it's a pleasant mellow vibe. Just not what I want to hear.
An enjoyable listen, definitely an album to sit back and relax to. It's just good old classic 70's reggae, nothing more to say.
The first thing that strikes you about this album is that Peter Tosh must really like cannabis. A very accessible and poppy reggae album, it generally has a fuller sound than Wailers songs I've heard to date. With Tosh's excellent vocal and catchy choruses, this is very listenable and enjoyable album. It is likely to appeal to a broad audience (including this 39 year old white man from England). 3.5/5
Bon album de reggae, c'est un peu répétitif mais c'est ça le style Pas grand chose à redire...
Bom.
I thought it was okay. Nothing groundbreaking, but still some pleasant, chill reggae. 5/10
"Legalize It" shows that Peter Tosh was not just a sideman in the Wailers, but a force to be reckon in the reggae canon. The legalization of cannabis is the centerpiece of this record, but Tosh also discusses colonialism, which makes this record sound fresh more than 40 years after its release.
Oo blaze it jah 420! Not a product of da babylon! Product of da man! I and I! Vaikee suhtautuu tähän kauheen vakavasti ku onhan toi nimikkostyge tollanen meemi itsessään. Se mikä tietty yllätti oli että täähän on aika toimivaa reggaee ku vaa pääsee tosta kielletystä hitistä yli. : D Itsessään kivaa vaihteluu tosta perus poprockista. 3/5
Alkupuoli oikein jees, mutta loppu sitten kunnon bulkkireggaeta. Annetaan nyt kuitenkin 3/5, kun ihan hyvä mieli tästä tuli.
ekkert slæamt
Pretty cool and accessible reggae. Great guitar and bass and smooth singing. I don’t agree with the sentiment, but do enjoy the music! Solid high 3.
Some feel-good reggae, would probably give it 3.5
Amiable & ignorable
6/10
Look, I’m about as pro-ganja as you can get, but I’m telling you the title song is the only jam on Legalize It. The rest is forgettable at best. (5/10) FT: see above
Good reggae but I'd rather just listen to Bob Marley/Wailers.
So I realize I have a lot of bias/prejudice. You're welcome to flog me mercilessly, but if you hear one reggae jam, you've heard them all. The genre is extremely stylistically/thematically monotonous. Heavy plodding bass, terse clacking drum/guitar, and relaxed vocals extolling the virtues of cannabis. However, that one mode of style and theme is great and works phenomenally just about every time. This record is a prime example of how well the form works and Peter Tosh makes an ardent, heart-felt crooning plea to legalize weed to relieve us from our worries. The tone is entirely positive and even comforting, listening to the record gives the vibe of sitting in a cozy bean bag chilling out with gentle and loving ganja brothers.
Reggae.
2021.12.02
It's very cool to see some true reggae songs here on this list and Peter Tosh deserves his place. This is not a perfect album and it's kind of repetitive.
Pretty much all sounded the same
Pleasant but not quite stimulating. 5/10.
Reggae is not a genre I put on when im listening to music, however almost everytime I listen to reggae I enjoy it. This album was really good, never heard of Peter Tosh before, but I will try to listen to more of his music. Just good vibes all the way through really. Strong 3 star rating for this album.
This was good and very chill. I'm not sure I could really differentiate between the different tracks too much, and no single track really stood out.
Interesting albums. Laid back, timeless Reggae sounds.
Like that reggae sound
J'ai d'abord cru qu'il s'agissait d'un album de Peter Bosz, l'entraîneur de l'Olympique Lyonnais, et je dois dire que j'aurais préféré cette option. Vous connaissez l'animosité qui règne entre mon compagnon d'écoute et rival elpouletbraise et moi-même qui m'a d'ailleurs poussé à lui casser la mâchoire à plusieurs reprises. Nous nous entendons toutefois sur le point suivant : le reggae est un style musical qui n'a pas lieu d'être.
Ne vous laissez pas amadouer par cet album il est vrai appréciable, le reggae est un style musical qui doit absolument être combattu, avec la plus forte conviction. J'ai d'ailleurs prévu d'installer des camps de regroupement des auditeurs de reggae, et de les soumettre à des travaux forcés. Comme l'a un jour dit une des personnalités les plus en vogue du générateur: tout le monde préfère sa propre race, et deteste la race reggae. Des paroles à méditer.
Learned he was in the whalers and enjoyed some of the songs! A nice album for the genre
weeed 😂😂
I’m wlright with songs about weed and the message here, just a little too much repetition on the topic.
Un bon album reggea. 3.90
Funky cool reggae from one of the masters. Tosh gets his point across right out of the gate, and rides that wave through the whole album. Good stuff, nothing life-altering.
starts a little slow, but finds it's groove (naturally... can you even reggae if you can't find the groove?)
Classic opening track. Good grooves throughout. Very same-ish though. Reggae seems to need strong vocal hooks for each tune to become memorable.
Vond dit album fijner dan verwacht. Het eerste nummer vond ik minder, de rest luistert lekker weg.
Great reggae.
Reggae is not my favorite genre so it was kinda of struggle to get through it. The last couple of songs brought it up to three stars
Got good attitude, just not my style of music
Not my favourite genre but as things go a pretty enjoyable bop with enough musical and lyrical variation to keep things interesting. That said, an album I am unlikely to return to too often.
Classic reggae. What else is there to say?
Couplea good tracks. Just okay.
Damn this album makes me mad about the 2020 referendum results. Legalise it!
Classis reggae album. Good to just chill to.
Different from what I'm used to, but has themes I'd never imagined in the style
different from the others ive been given so it was refreshing
I don't really have much to say about this one, I'm not a big fan of reggae music, but I can see why this album is a classic.
Governor Cuomo finally got around to listening to this in 2021... Look what happened
Pure reggae to its core. I didn't vibe with this as hard as some other world music, but it there's some good moments on it. Favorite song: Why Must I Cry
Inhale... Mal etwas anderes als Bob. Ich mochte es, war aber abgelenkt. Muss man mal auf dem Balkon in Ruhe wiederholen.
Bit of reggae. Not crazy about the keyboards but an alternate to Bob marley
Very reggae and calm
Good reagge, but not so interesting.
I was vehemently anti-marijuana before I put this on. Hope the young man gets what he’s campaigning for.
Seems fine but I wasn’t blown away.
Middle of the road Reggae. Enjoyed it.
Reggae así social bastante estándar, no está mal, pero no es nada nuevo
5
I like a reasonable amount of reggae, so this was a pleasant excursion, albeit a little one-paced. Not anything I'd rush back to, but I'd happily have this choogling along in the background to a leisurely drive. And Tosh is right, just legalise it already!
No, no es mi género ni gusto definitivamente. Y aquí sí estorba para mostrar mi aprecio. En todo caso, sentí que con escuchar "Legalize It", ya lo había escuchado todo. Es un reduccionismo, lo sé, pero no es algo que encienda nada dentro de mí. Lo siento, supongo que suena bien y a los amantes del reggae, espero que los llene. Para mí es un 6/10.
I don’t know what “it” is, but if it’s a good time, then I’m all for it. Ohhhh there’s pot. Fun/relaxing album
Chill reggae, focused too much on weed but had nice sounds.
Su papel de segundón de lo Wailers y a la sombra de Bob Marley no hace justicia a su papel como pionero del reggae fuera de Jamaica. Si te gusta este música tranquila es un disco interesante y suena a playa y verano. Y huele a otra cosa por supuesto. Canciones como Why must I cry, Ketchy Shuby o Brand new second hand, no pueden parecerte mal.
Good
Solid! Brought the moodup
I’m not a huge reggae fan but this one was fairly good.
Revolutionary for sure in terms of Reggae, didn’t do it for me
Love the arrangements on this one. I would enjoy a greater variance in tempos but given this album's intent I can understand why it likes to sit in the groove. Highlights: Legalize It, WHY MUST I CRY
Decent bit of reggae
Not my style of music
I'm by no means a reggae guy, but this one's fun.
Pretty solid reggae, which I’ve never loved. A couple pretty solid songs though. Pretty short, only 9 tracks, 40 mins
Not bad. Reggae in general isn't my cup of tea, but I liked some of the melodies in the album quite a bit. A good chill record. 3.5
grabe ang sad na relevant pa rin ngayon yung legalize it 2020-1976 (i cant do math) years later
Tosh really shines on the Wailers records during his solo spots. There’s a dead serious, yet rich quality to his Catch a Fire contributions that contrasts with Marley’s more expressive range. In a collective and as a songwriting partner, this balance works to the betterment of the entire group, but on his own, this tendency is a lot to take across an entire record. That’s often the challenge for all second vocalists/performers, but particularly so when the lead is *Bob Marley*.
not for me - first song felt too spot on but maybe was more revolutionary for the time
make it more illegal
More Less.
The title track was pretty good but then I gradually lost interest until it picked up again with Till Your Well Runs Dry. I will say though Reggae is still a big blindspot for me. Even with doing this list, I’ve generated very few albums of the genre so haven’t really gained an appreciation of it yet. Top Track - Till Your Well Runs Dry
It was an ok reggae album.
I don’t smoke enough for this
Reggae is not a genre of music that holds much appeal for me and tends to get too "samey" for my taste. Don't hate it, it's just not for me. ⭐️⭐️
Reggae, aint it.
Ah oui du reggae
Light up some sticky icky and enjoy this 2 1/2 star album about weed. Ganja. Mary Jane. Kush. Chronic. Herb. Reefer. The Devils Lettuce.
Decidedly average
Have a hard time with full reggae albums. Not my style but this is far from bad music.
Fine, 2.5
What you see is what you get.
Eh
Ikke min jam.
#1013. Why is almost all reggae about smoking weed? It's probably why its all so fucking terrible, they're too high to create good music. 2/5: dumb
This would definitely hit different on a beach. Sitting at a desk in a work place, it’s a fine album of reggae music. Don't think it quite hits the levels of the Wailers. Sounds pretty same-y throughout minus a few moments. Not sure if I would call essential. 2/5.
Reggae is just not my bag, and this rapidly became boring to me. It's not terrible but doesn't sustain my interest in any way.
In good news for Peter, marijuana was decriminalised in Jamaica in 2015 for amount up to 2 ounces per person. Plus you can grow up to 5 plants at home for personal consumption. Maybe those amounts aren't enough for Peter, but they'd be more than enough for me to get socially anxious and weird.
I remember how popular this was with my friendship circles in the mid 80s when we discovered weed! Not really my thing (the music, not the weed!)
Not for me
I don't like reggae :(
Reggae
2.5
Not a big reggae lover but in the UK as I write we’re in the third heatwave of the summer. So this music played in the garden with the sun belting down is an OK soundtrack to that. What I can’t abide on this or any other recording is the demand to legalise drugs. Spent 45 years of my life clearing up after the dregs of society who make their own lives and others a misery all fuelled by drug misuse. So don’t come preaching to me about legalisation and take a look at the state of any UK city or town centre and the crime and deprivation caused by drugs. 2/5 12/7/26
Chill, music is kinda older than what I'd listen to and isn't my style but still cool, didn't manage to get through without skipping a bit
Reggae has never been my favourite genre, this is alright but non of the songs really stand out as anything special.
better than i expected but the bar was quite low
I really really REALLY hate giving this the same score I gave Police’s “white reggae” bs, but I just know in my heart that reggae has better music to offer than this.
p371. 1972. 2 stars. I don't like reggae (oh no). Pretty average stuff, although the title track is excellent.
Yeah, this didn't really do it for me. It was all a bit samey, and the lyrics weren't really interesting enough for me to take much notice. The musicians are probably really good, and they can hold a groove fine, but it really did seem to be the same song several times by the end. Sorry, Peter!!
boring reggae about weed, wow
Meh, was fine.
Hippie music
I know he's a legend but found this a little slow. It's missing that "it factor" that makes it really good. Background music for a Jamaican lounge.
nice but very samey all the way through. i've never smoked weed. so maybe not for me
I didn't get into it.
eh
Reggae has never been up there on my list of “genres I enjoy”. This album is no different. I can enjoy a couple of songs but an entire album in a row of reggae music is just too much for my simple brain.
I felt like this was just another reggae album. It was good, but felt very similar to the early Bob Marley albums I've heard.
I don’t smoke, but I’m glad for this guy that it’s legal now.
★★½
Well, reggae. What can you say more. Not. More. Not. Very. Special.
Reggae's never been my jam outside of a few Bob Marley songs. Mad respect for the man behind this, but the album itself didn't wow me.
idk it's just not for me
This could be considered the best reggae album in the entire universe (it isn't) and I would STILL get tired of listening to it after 15 minutes. 2.5/5
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#352/1001. I hope they will never legalize reggae, it's so ketchy shuby.
I would presume that 99% of my reggae listening experience has been devoted to listening to "Legend" by Bob Marley. That album has long been a favorite of mine but I never really branched out into other reggae. In the 90s I listened to a fair amount of dancehall like Supacat, Shabba, and Mad Cobra. I have also listened to Popcaan more recently. This was my first time listening to Peter Tosh aside from his work with the Wailers and hearing "Legalize it" here and there over the years. This was not my favorite when compared with the above, but it did pick up at the end when it became more R&B and less reggae. I don't know why I liked that part more but I thought it seemed more like something different and less constrained to what can sound like what I associate with being a lesser Bob Marley. That may speak to my limitations as a reggae listener more so than a problem with Tosh.
No standouts
Monotono pero guay
..
Just not for me
me prometí no saltar ni adelantar canciones, casi no cumplo con este album, no está mal, debe ser bueno, pero no me gustó. entre las ultimas canciones si mejoró, lo mejorcito del album, pero meeh, buenas intros, pero todo muy repetitivo
listening to this in Canada in 2026 when you can't walk down a city block without passing at least one (legal) weed dispensary is certainly something. The genre as a whole is not for me but I can respect this album and understand why it matters.
Не люблю регги
не фанат регги, ну и тут особенно, 2.5
Not my thing, but pleasant enough.
This one makes me think of a Saturday disco nap. No rushing, completely relaxed, and looking forward to another day off ahead.
eu tento, gente, mas não consigo gostar de reggae :(
Didn't work for me
This is fun enough but parts of it felt a bit of a novelty/parody of reggae in the subject matter which put me off a little bit. Not a terrible listen but just not that compelling
interesante album pero no mi tipo 2.4 estrellas
I may well have listened to this 1000 times in Schmike's bedroom when we lived on Whiteladies Road in Bristol in our 10 bedroom hovel. Am I ever going to listen to any of it again? No. But at its heart, does it have something which grabs on to me, which brings me some kind of joy or notaglic warmth? Honestly, I would also have to say no here. Some of the tunes are alright though; "Why Must I Cry" is ok.
Me parece muy bien lo del porro. Me parece bien hasta que uno haga apología. Lo que me cansa es estar todo el día hablando de porro.
Not complete tosh, but not far off.
Precisely the same criticism that I have of this that I did Snoop Dogg - just because you enjoy something, doesn’t mean you should have your whole personality revolve around it - we get it, you smoke weed. Reggae as a whole is a difficult genre for me to appraise as I’m sure it has meaning if you associate yourself with that culture and whilst I can enjoy snippets of it, on the whole it’s not my bag as it just gets a little too repetitive after a while, craving for anything other than syncopated guitar/horn stabs. I could get some dub influences coming through but wanted that dialled up a lot more to keep the interest.
Unremarkable. He can't sing when not reggae.
This might be one of the better reggae albums on the list, but it is still just okay. The beginning half of the album was much better; there were more fun elements in the songs and the songs felt slightly different from each other. The bluesy guitar and synths were highlights for me. Everything started blending together towards the end though.
Not quite my tempo
Eh no thanks
All the tracks slowly blended into one so it was kind of just ok - I guess just not really my thing. Rating: 2.
var reggae..
Malheureusement en 2026, ce n'est toujours pas légalisé ; je ne peux donc pas profiter clairement de cet album. Très répétitif et monotone et aussi répétitif. Note : 2 À réécouter : Non
grube lolo
Why not use it as a 20 of April thing-
not sure how you can make a reggae album boring....but this one does. all just sounded the same
Blind album and artist. Cool that this guy was a Wailer and also got this album banned. Kinda crazy. But... I don't think I can personally listen to a lot of this for very long.
Stereotypical Reggae beats and cadence. It feels classic and the song "Legalize It" is still a topic of discussion today. It's a good example of the album but I feel I may just not love reggae in general.
If you absolutely love smoking weed, I'm happy for you I guess. Doesn't make listening to songs about it interesting though. Redeemed slightly by some of the other tracks.
Ok reggae I get it. Except this must have been the template for little Mermaid because several of the songs today sound Disneyesque. Really not my cup of tea. 2/5
Never been a huge reggae fan and this album didn't really change that view of mine. Still not a bad album and I can definitely see why some people would like it because as a reggae album its got a lot of those elements rooted deep into the tracks and brought out really well. Not for me though. Favorite Song: No Sympathy. 4/10
Raggae, je suis sceptique sur ce henre musical car assez redondant, on a toujours la meme instrumental. Peter Tosh democratise le raggae dans les annees 70, jamaican music. L’album porte tres bien son nom puisque c’est l idee centrale.
There is a guy from my school that I haven't talked to in a long time, but when we last spoke all he could talk about was drugs. Like, what kinds of drugs he's using, how he almost got caught by a patrol while carrying drugs, what type of drug is better for which occasion, etc. It's honestly scary when drugs become your entire personality But this album is a 2 not because of the lyrics (I don't understand shit) but because it's uninspiring
The devil's lettuce
I don't like reggae
Peter Tosh's arguments for the legalization of marijuana: - It's good for tuberculosis - Goats love to play with it - You got to I agree with you man, but we gotta do a little better than that
Reggae is not for me
Non mais non
Jamaican's don't be a stereotype: Impossible Challenge
This one was not for me.
I'm not interested in smoking weed. The instrumentation was actually pretty interesting but the subject matter / lyrics are just so bleak, so disparaging, so *off*
Nice and chill to listen to. I feel like it's missing whatever magic Marley (and Tosh) had from time to time when they worked together.
60
muito ganzado mds
Da weed junkie… Da Ganja Addict… Far from the best of Reggae’s succulent offerings
Nou dit genre is niet meer toepasselijk voor mij. Sinds ik clean ben luister ik hier niet meer naar. Fijn ook zo'n albumcover met alleen maar wiet. NOT. Het begon ook gelijk veel te verheerlijkend met 'legalize it'. Direct overgeslagen. De rest klinkt allemaal hetzelfde. Dit soort oude reggae begrijp ik gewoon niet zo goed want het is gewoon echt allemaal hetzelfde. Ik heb de helft van het album geluisterd maar uit principe ga ik het niet afluisteren. T gaat allemaal over wiet roken
Best Track - "Legalize It"
Proof positive that reggae just isn’t my thing. 2/5
I’ve never really seen the appeal of reggae and this album did not change my mind
i dont think i like reggae
Quite repetitive Reggae
There's a certain type of Jamaican music that I find boring and not very good and this is it. For me, the island's music starts to get bad around Bob Marley- sue me!
I mean it’s about as good as budget bob marley reggae can get
I'm really not feeling this. It isn't doing anything objectionable, but then it isn't making much of an impression at all.
Much reggae
Reggae for a whole album is SO tiresome. Side note, I wonder what he wants to legalize
Don't mind a bit of reggae but it's not a genre I am very familiar with. This sounds pretty nice and it's enjoyable to have it on in the background but the songs also sound quite same-y. The title/opening track jumps out but after that it's pretty much a case of diminishing marginal returns for me. I am not a big Bob Marley fan but his songs by and large seem to have a bigger and more immediate appeal.
A reggae album and getting high.
Sorry reggae... it's not you, it's me.
Boring.
reggae is not something I can listen to for the whole album
Really repetitive and simple reggae. Bob Marley this is not.
Maybe it’s my attention span but I got bored.
Helt ok decent reggae. Ikke favoritten, var feil dag for reggae, orka ikke fullføre albumet.
Yeah, maaan!
It's reggae, a fad genre that never attracted me - there are a couple Marley songs, and, for me a couple is plenty.
Reggae not really my thing. Opening track was very meh. In fact, overall it was meh.
very african music genre. and a slow one. the same melody feels off after a few songs.
This is the first reggae album I’ve had to listen to for this challenge and also the first I’ve ever heard from the Bob Marley sphere start to finish. I’m a bit bummed that my first Wailers experience is from Peter Tosh and not Marley himself, but I suppose I’ll take it. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t roll my eyes a bit when I saw that Legalize It was today’s assignment – on the surface, the album seems to be a caricature of what people perceive reggae to be. I definitely didn’t go into it expecting fine art and it’s fair to say my expectations were met. Listen… I don’t care about marijuana. I’ve never smoked it, I don’t want to smoke it and frankly, I most likely never will. I want to resonate with Tosh’s plight on the title track, but I can’t relate to it and it comes across like an overly preachy advertisement. Fortunately, that’s the only track that gives off “you like weed, we get it” vibes and it becomes pretty inoffensive reggae fare after that point. I can’t say I ever truly hated the album, but it also just didn’t have enough engaging lyrics, instrumentation or composition to make me feel like it’s worth ever revisiting. "Till Your Well Runs Dry" was the one track that felt like it had some soul to it and I liked that it also played around with its genre a bit. The others just kind of felt like vaguely uplifting tunes I’d hear while looking through fresh fruit at the farmers market. Hopefully some more memorable reggae is coming in my near future. Highlights: Till Your Well Runs Dry
No cabe duda: odio el reggae. Me taladra el alma. Este tiene un par de canciones en donde le meten un poquito de jazz y me parecieron más soportables, pero en general fue una tortura echarme sus 40 minutos. Rezo para que la lista no tenga más reggae.
Not a fan of reggae. This certainly hasn't changed my opinion.
Nå huhhhuh
J’ai vraiment de la difficulté à écouter plus que 5 min de reggae
@Timo: wees maar niet bang, ik heb ze allemaal beluisterd! Er zaten wel een paar aardige nummers in zoals ketchy shuby, wat me erg bekend voorkwam. 420 blaze ittt!
Not enough variation, mon
Too stereotypical for me.
DUDE WEED LMAO
Some solid reggae here but it wasn’t really that interesting to me.
I was really not in the right space to appreciate this album, but I'm not a big fan of reggae at my best. More than a song or two and I need something different.
It's not horrible, but I'm the wrong demo. This album hits like a weed guy decided to cut an album. The whole thing feels like a guy saying "Smoking weed is great, right? Everybody should smoke weed!" The only standout for me was "Till Your Well Runs Dry", which sounds like it could have been a forlorn country lost love track, but then the bouncy reggae riddim kicks in for the chorus and kills the vibe. My Rating: 2/5
This is quite samey at the opening, and then 'No Love, No Sympathy' comes in and it is noticeably different, but I just don't quite think he's got the vocals to pull off what he's trying to do.
Not bad just wasn't feeling it
Boom chicka boom chicka boom chicka Feels pretty basic tbh. There is better reggae out there. There are better songs about ganja.
Crazy how high Bob raised the bar for the genre, carried by one song - almost has some good samples
2.5
Büro, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Lässt mich sehr kalt.
typ lite bland
Burial stands out. Legalize it and Let Jah Be Praised are songs I remember my dad playing a lot, but I don’t find them to be very moving to me personally.
Reggae really is not my thing at all, and whilst this is better than any of the shitty white-boy reggae I grew up with, like UB40 or The Poluce, it is still shit.
An album about weed. Nice!
🐣🤷🏻♂️
You step out your front door of an evening, in this sleepy little seaside town, and the air smells like someone’s set fire to a sock drawer soaked in cough syrup. Not even legal here, and yet it hangs in the air like a bad decision: clingy, persistent, and utterly devoid of charm. The streetlamps wear it. The teenagers wear it. Even the seagulls seem a little slower these days. It brings back trauma memories: low lighting, low conversation, low ambition. The couch swallows your limbs. You become sponge. “Dude,” someone says, and it is both greeting and thesis. I didn't even take any. I just watched everyone else. Worse still, the people who make it their personality: celebrating 420 like it isn't Hitler's birthday; artisan bongs; a consumeristic coma under the guise of counter-culture. But this record isn't that bad. I liked Igziabeher. I liked Ketchy Shuby for the first minute or so. It reminds you that the creative spirit can overcome the depressive impulse. Or that you can rock out while lying down. 2 For the brief time the party existed, Cannabis is Safer Than Alcohol did not stand in my constituency. I think I would have voted for them though, not because I actually smoke the stuff but because I admire their concision. There in the name of the party is their purpose, their main policy, all their other policies and their (sound) argument. Alas, my constituency was ceded unfought to the same party that always wins here; another one-policy party that, lacking the grace of CISTA, pretends to have other policies. Peter Tosh’s debut album is just like that. Peter says all he really has to say in ‘Legalize it’. He should have left it there but instead he goes on for another half hour dispensing tiresome fluff like Watcha Gonna Do and Ketchy Shuby (which is 5 minutes long why?). Sometimes it’s worse than fluff; the square lead guitar parts on No Sympathy and Till Your Well Runs Dry are awkward enough to make for an actively unpleasant listen. Still, we thank Peter for bringing to our attention the benefits that a United Ireland has to offer Tuberculosis sufferers. Sorry, I meant ‘smoking weed’. 1.5/5
all sounds the same
stonerslop
"We've got Bob Marley at home"
Burial is fine. A bunch of the compositions just don't click for me. I don't see myself coming back to this one.
It wasn’t terrible but I didn’t really enjoy it much either
First song is too on the nose. Actually liked the last two songs on the album best.