Legalize It

Classic Reggae sound. Haven't heard this album in a long time and really enjoyed it. Such a summer vibe.

ekkert slæamt

Gorgeous and totally without fuss, fully-formed grooves unroll as if they've always existed and are just popping out to stretch their legs. Such is the gift of the magi-musician.

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

It’s fine

I like plenty of ska from first to third wave. It seems like reggae would be something I should enjoy as well. I went into this hoping that maybe I would find some enjoyable reggae. I did not. What I did find was a headache after tapping my fingers just waiting for it to end. I did not enjoy any aspect of this album at all except that it wasn't especially lengthy.

Pleasant eloquent reggae without a single banger. Just mash.

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

Legalize it

Good tunes, reggae up there with the greats.

Peter Tosh and Bob Marley are like the Lennon & McCartney of Reggae. Both are absolute pillars of influence in the genre. While Marley gets the lion's share of attention, this album proves how capable and even masterful Peter Tosh was in the absence of Marley.

Good reggae but I'd rather just listen to Bob Marley/Wailers.

Not very memorable for me. Highlight Track: 6

Like the same song over and over and ov ...... Why am I so hungry?

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.

It's not bad, but I prefer his work with the Wailers...meh - strong lyrics with a repetitive sound

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.

lelel

Wow. Such a great reggae album. Love the cadence and delivery on the vocals. Incredible instrumentals and backup vocals. Great lyrics and storytelling from the case for legal weed to good vs evil to loyalty and fleeting beauty. Compelling and various composition throughout. Never stale reggae sound. Burial, whatcha gonna do, why must I cry, legalize it.

Perfect kick back on the beach album.

Interesting albums. Laid back, timeless Reggae sounds.

It's reggae. Not much else to say about it. Best Tracks: Legalize It; Whatcha Gonna Do; No Sympathy

An utter joy after 2 Iron Maiden albums. I knew this was his first post-Wailers album - and the important political message behind it (not just about cannabis). Not perfect, but essential listening.

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.

September 29, 2021 God why is there so much fucking reggae on here?! Just not my thing.

Learned he was in the whalers and enjoyed some of the songs! A nice album for the genre

I remember listening to Legalize It back in the day and thinking "This guy actually thinks they will legalize weed. What's he smoking?" 25 years after he died he is smiling in his grave. Tosh also wrote some tunes on The Wailers' albums before he moved on. It seems Bob had a one or two song cap on Tosh tunes per LP similar to the cap John and Paul gave George. There are some good tunes on this one including Burial and No Sympathy in addition to the title track. Till the Well Runs Dry is very clever with the verses and solo done in a blues style and the chorus in a Reggae style. He lays down a good solo in No Sympathy and his guitar work makes this song much better than the version previously released with The Wailers. Around the time this album was released Bob released Exodus. I suppose comparing these two albums validates the two song cap. 

I think I (or my brother) bought this album in the 70s. I remember not being in love with it, possibly I was comparing Peter to the only other reggae guy I knew, Bob. I like it better now, the rootsy feel, the keyboards (clavinet?) and the song-writing is solid - lots of memorable tunes on the side 1. Side 2 not as catchy. Between a 3 and a 4 but since I'm in a good mood...

When I was growing up in Jamaica as a boy Bob Marley and Peter Tosh were a big deal, homegrown talent that were international stars. I was quite young so I didn’t quite get the hype. Listening to Tosh now I still don’t quite get the hype. It’s fairly pleasant sounding roots reggae but there’s nothing here to get excited about either.

typische reggea-album

On par with Bob Marley's best.

Powerful, dank and dirty. 4.5.

weeed 😂😂

Catchy tunes with plenty of depth, assuming you don't mind reggae.

Love it! Varied song themes, great instrumentation, great vibes. Legalize!

Hogwash

I’m wlright with songs about weed and the message here, just a little too much repetition on the topic.

2.5

Un bon album reggea. 3.90

Rating: 9/10 Best songs: Legalize it, Why must I cry, Ketchy shuby, Till your well runs dry

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Reggae is better when it's not boring bob

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.

A reggae classic

starts a little slow, but finds it's groove (naturally... can you even reggae if you can't find the groove?)

Ich träume von einer Welt, in der ich solche Musik nie wieder hören muss. Eine Gras – verherrlichende Reggaeplatte ist das letzte, was ich derzeit gebraucht habe. Am liebsten-1 Stern, abscheulich.

wagwan jah! smoke da weed! 420 blaze it! legalize it!

As far as the genre goes, this is pretty clearly at the top with Marley. Not music I’ll likely listen to again but maybe on a beach vacation or something.

Álbum emblema de reggae pero que sopor para escuchar en el 2021.

Classic opening track. Good grooves throughout. Very same-ish though. Reggae seems to need strong vocal hooks for each tune to become memorable.

Iree! Good stuff. Treading familiar ground, but still nice. Makes a giod companion piece to Bob Marley's Uprising.

Funny album. Musically nothing special.

Een van de muzikanten van Bob Marley die een eigen carrière begon ... Ik vind het eigenlijk nog best leuke muziek om naar te luisteren. Het eerste nummer is wel heel stereotiep, maar daarna is het eigenlijk best genieten. Naast het typische reggae ritme heb je geinige gitaarsolo's, wat electronische geluidjes en zo af en toe een heel poppie melodietje. Ik denk dat dit zeker in zijn genre een heel goed album is.

Ik heb niks met raggae en dus ook niet met dit album. De hoes slaat nergens op. Zit ie dan tussen z'n wietplanten..

Vond dit album fijner dan verwacht. Het eerste nummer vond ik minder, de rest luistert lekker weg.

Every song on this album is catchy and interesting. No low points. Great example of classic Reggae.

I'm sorry but all regge sounds the same THIS IS 40 MINUTES OF THE SAME SONG WH

Not my style of music.

rastaman ganjaman 1/5 = 4/20

Mindnumbing lyrics and repetetiveness. Uninspired. Weed is basically the whole identity of this album. Obnoxious.

1 1/2

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

don't

Bad bad bad bad bad.

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?

Great chill music for the backyard

Not really a fan. It was an ok album, just not my type of music.

Good shit, man. I'm not a huge reggae fan, never bought a single album, but I can listen to this all day.

Couplea good tracks. Just okay.

Damn this album makes me mad about the 2020 referendum results. Legalise it!

not enough weed in my body to fully enjoy this

Classis reggae album. Good to just chill to.

Ok to listen to, but a little mediocre to me. Won’t ever listen again

A grower. Has a lot of rasta spirituality infused in it. Took a while before I liked it, but it's good. Best song: Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised). Worst song: Ketchy Shuby.

Good

Super vibey!! Not as good as Exodus for me personally, but would definitely listen again.

Reggae kinda makes me giggle. Wouldn't listen again but it's kinda fun.

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

Ketchup Shuby was my fave

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

Peter Tosh flexes his musical gift with this solo effort with the backing Wailers. Tosh proves he can function in his own spotlight without Marley and comes away with good vibes and a message.

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.

Hab nur 2-3 Lieder angehört. Sehr eintönig.

Ich habe immernoch ein Ohrwurm aber es ist absolut das falsche Wetter dafür. Vielleicht nochmal im Sommer oder im Urlaub hören.

Bit of reggae. Not crazy about the keyboards but an alternate to Bob marley

Criminalise this

Reggae not for me

A hateful pandering to fans of Bob Marley and terribly forgettable. I struggled with one listen.

Poorly written, terrible lyrics, offers nothing of interest

Very reggae and calm

fine couldn't finish though not hs fault.

Good reagge, but not so interesting.

A very nice and enjoyable album. I liked it.

Pretty much what I expected - don't love it, but it's enjoyable music. Don't think I'm a huge reggae fan but I can appreciate the music and the statement this album is making

Saved Prior: None Off Rip: WHY MUST I CRY, Ketchy Shuby, Brand New Second Hand Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Fine reggae. I regret only giving Exodus a 3 more and more every day.

2.5 Not my cup of tea.

This might be my inexperience with this genre, but I don't know if this album brings anything unique to the table. It was fine music, but there was nothing that made me want to go back and listen again.

Amazingly I quite liked the vibe and I’m not a fan of reggae type music usually and I definitely do not subscribe to the use of cannabis !!

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.

As good as any Bob Marley album

Legalize It cemented Tosh's position as a giant in reggae, and the album is one of the best albums of the genre.

Amazing, lush, melancholy, relaxed

3.6 enjoyable

I thought it was a solid 3 but then I was looking through for special mentions and more than half the songs - so I guess a 4 then...

No sé, siento que no necesitaba escucharlo antes de morir, pero sí que me parecieron chidas Igziabeher y Burial, no me esperaba un sonido tan dark en este disco y no simpathy de hecho está bastante simpática. Mood: Me da dos motas, por favor

Reggae así social bastante estándar, no está mal, pero no es nada nuevo

5

Un dels clàssics del roots reggae, amb temes mítics, com 'Legalize It' o 'Till Your Well Runs Dry'; i d'altres també top, com 'No Sympathy' o 'Why I Must Cry'. Encara dins l'ona dels Wailers, un disc a l'alçada dels de Marley en aquells anys

Alles groovt erwartungsgemäß und doch ist das ein Reggae mit bluesy/folky Anteilen, Klavier Einsätzen, Dub Andeutungen, überhaupt super Songs, die eine oft generische Selbstbezogenheit des Genres mit Leichtigkeit transzendieren. Tolle Platte. 3.9

Gute Sache: Peter Tosh kann ja wesentlich mehr als „Legalize It“, auch wenn der Hit natürlich sofort an den Anfang muss. Gitarrensoli im Reggae z.B. - hatte ich nicht mit gerechnet. Und auch sonst die raushörbaren Bezüge auf, ja was denn eigentlich? Doo Wop? Rhythm and Blues? Find ich auch positiv. Das negative: ich war gestern überhaupt nicht im Stimmung für (Entspannungs-) Reggae, und mit legalem, illegalem oder scheissegalem Gras hätte man mich jagen können. Kann Toshi nix für, aber so ist das nunmal. Diplomatische 2,4

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!

“Legalize It” by Peter Tosh (1976) Finely sung songs of complaint are evocative only when the artist finds common ground and empathetic response in the listener. Peter Tosh doesn’t rise to that level. Whether he’s lamenting the law, the injustice of the enforcers, his failed relationships, or his loneliness, a serious listener will discern that his political and psychosocial critique comes across as puerile, petulant, and lame. And his religious summons to praise his god (“Igziabeher”) is self-serving, selective, and menacing. One may agree with his position, but it’s hard to pity. Now, the music is very appealing. Fine reggae grooves and clean, disciplined performances, especially in the percussion and the bass lines. Nice lead guitar stylings (“No Sympathy” and “Till Your Well Runs Dry”), with extraordinarily sensitive wah-pedal (“Burial”). Nice country/reggae fusion on “Till Your Well Runs Dry”. One could listen to this all day, if one could get past the utterly unpersuasive message. Don’t legalize marijuana because of its medical benefits or because God intends for us to smoke it (eye roll). Rather, legalize it because (1) it’s enjoyable (so I’m told—teehee); (2) we should live in a free society; and (3) the negative consequences of criminality outweigh the benefits. Stop kidding yourself. Or at least stop trying to kid everyone else. I’m not buying your argument, but I agree with your conclusion. Legalize it. However, just because I’m on your side doesn’t mean I don’t think you’re full of crap, bro. 2/5

legalizeeeeeee it

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.

I’m not super into reggae so this didn’t quite do it for me.

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.

Mellow reggae. This is great weed smoking music haha

Good

not a big reggae guy

Was ok. Wouldn't really listen again

There are a few moments here and there that I enjoyed, but if I want to hear this much about weed I’d rather listen to Sleep than be lulled to sleep by this record. Pick up the tempo, Pete.

perus reggae kamaa, ei säväytä

Give me 85 degrees, a beach, and a cooler full of beer and this album is a 5.

I'd never heard of this album, artist, or the main song before, and man what I had missed out on. Glad to listen now.

Solid! Brought the moodup

So far... Not really for me... Yep, didn't really enjoy.

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

Totally down for the cause but pretty difficult to listen to

Totally not my thing, but didn't hate it, much to my surprise. Sent me on a rabbithole of wiki research about the Rastafaris, so that was nice.

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

Great reggae

feels fresh & original after his work with the wailers. fav track: burial

Decent bit of reggae

4.1

Not my style of music

Would have been timely on 4:20!

I'm by no means a reggae guy, but this one's fun.

Actually pretty good. Definitely see how the rhythm section influenced other bands I like.

Pretty solid reggae, which I’ve never loved. A couple pretty solid songs though. Pretty short, only 9 tracks, 40 mins

Reggae reaggae rekkaa! Muutaman biisin jaksaa kuunnella ja sitten loppuu into. Ehkä jossain palmun alla mojito kädessä jaksais arvostaa eri tavalla.

Interesting. Not my thing but neat.

Ekan biisin aihe ratkaissut suosion?

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

I am sorry, i fucking hate reggae music though

This was pretty good! Legalize It itself is very good song, and the album (while short) is really solid. I think I'll definitely come back to it.

Not a big fan of Reggae but this was nice to listen to.

Old School Reggae

grabe ang sad na relevant pa rin ngayon yung legalize it 2020-1976 (i cant do math) years later

Oh Christ here we go lol. I don't really mind this but it's just such cliche wannabe hippie fodder I find it hard to take seriously. This was better than the Bob Marley album tbh, although like all reggae it was just one "trick" rearranged a bunch of times. 2/5.