1001 Albums Summary

Slow vibes in the beginning Lively Up Yourself - good album opener No woman no cry - i prefer the live version but that might just be familiarity; the organ in this feels less ‘full’ and churchy, and it doesnt fill out the backing of the song as well imo Them belly full - this is good vibin music Rebel music - also good vibin but very similar to them belly full, and i prefer that. Works as an album listen though, they flow into each other. Bit long for my tastes for a slow song So jah s’eh - very cool rhythm and backing vocals Natty dread - same as above Bend down low - the beginning sounds like practice scales or pachelbel’s canon; kind of cool 50’s doo wop backing vocals, but the underlying rhythm sounds like video game idle music Talkin Blues - cool sound but this album is very samey Revolution - same as above Am-a-do - i like the riff, but yeah still very samey I like a lot of these songs in a vacuum, but listening to them back to back really emphasises how similar they all are. Not enough variety for my tastes - at least one song with a more upbeat tempo would’ve been a nice change of pace. The meandering style isn’t really for me. Not bad though, I hadn’t really listened to any Marley so this was a nice primer

Starlings - big bombastic opener, love the contrast with the slow strings/piano and the brass section The bones of you - really vibing this, great instrumental contrast again, builds nicely Mirrorball - slower but still a banger Grounds for divorce - enjoyed this but probably the most ‘standard’ song so far The loneliness of a tower crane operator - this song straight VIBES The fix - still cool vibes Some riot - still vibin One day like this - really enjoy this one too, feels super upbeat after the last few songs Friend of ours - slow vibes out This was right up my alley, really enjoyed it