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Bob Marley & The Wailers Burnin' (Deluxe Edition) (CD1) (1973)
2004 Island Records / Tuff Gong\n\nOriginally Released 1973\nOriginal CD Edition Released \nRemastered + Expanded CD Edition Released June 12, 2001\nDeluxe CD Edition Released September 28, 2004\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: (Original CD) The Wailers' fourth album overall, Burnin', was their second for Island Records, released only six months after its predecessor, Catch a Fire. Given that speed, it's not surprising that several tracks -- "Put It On," "Small Axe," and "Duppy Conqueror" -- are re-recordings of songs dating back a few years. But they fit in seamlessly with the newer material, matching its religious militancy and anthemic style. The confrontational nature of the group's message is apparent immediately in the opening track, "Get Up, Stand Up," as stirring a song as any that emerged from the American Civil Rights movement a decade before. The Wailers are explicit in their call to violence, a complete reversal from their own 1960s "Simmer Down" philosophy. Here, on "Burnin' and Lootin'," they take issue with fellow Jamaican Jimmy Cliff's song of the previous year, "Many Rivers to Cross," asking impatiently, "How many rivers do we have to cross/Before we can talk to the boss?" "I Shot the Sheriff," the album's most celebrated song, which became a number one hit in the hands of Eric Clapton in 1974, claims self-defense, admits consequences ("If I am guilty I will pay"), and emphasizes the isolated nature of the killing ("I didn't shoot no deputy"), but its central image is violent. Such songs illuminated the desperation of poor Jamaican life, but they also looked forward to religious salvation, their themes accentuated by the compelling rhythms and the alternating vocals of the three singers. Bob Marley was a first among equals, of course, and after this album his partners, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, quit the group, which thereafter was renamed Bob Marley and the Wailers. The three bonus tracks on the 2001 reissue are all by Tosh and Wailer, though recorded at the album's sessions, suggesting the source of their frustration. [ The 2004 deluxe edition adds two previously unreleased alternate versions of "Get Up, Stand Up," plus an extra disc containing a 79-minute concert held on November 23, 1973, in Leeds, England, featuring a version of the Wailers still including Tosh but not Bunny Wailer, and presenting a set list drawn largely from Catch a Fire and Burnin', along with a 13-minute version of the old Marley song "Lively Up Yourself," soon to be revived on 1974's Natty Dread.] ~ William Ruhlmann\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nIn the wake of reggae's breakthrough into rock awareness with the Robin Hood saga, The Harder They Come, the soundtrack that first rooted the music's sultry push beat and seductive patois in the underclass struggles of modern Jamaica erupted forcefully on this 1973 classic--The Wailers' second album targeting beyond their underground to fresh, impressionable rock fans. What was a revelation to rockers was really the work of a seasoned band captured on the eve of internal upheaval: Trenchtown stars since the late '60s, the band's most charismatic member, Bob Marley, loomed as its perceived frontman, a development which hastened the departures of Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer and made Burnin' the final statement from that earlier configuration. The original version of "I Shot the Sheriff," which had spread reggae's outlaw ethos and staccato, propulsive sound on Eric Clapton's hit cover, is more than matched by the anthemic "Get Up, Stand Up," the call-to-arms of "Burnin' And Lootin'," the Rastafarian pride of "Rasta Man Chant," as well as strong remakes of "Small Axe" and "Duppy Conqueror." --Sam Sutherland \n\nHalf.com Album Credits\nChris Blackwell, Producer\nThe Wailers, Producer\n\nAlbum Notes\nAdditional package information: Slipcase.\nBob Marley & The Wailers includes: Bob Marley (vocals, guitar); Peter Tosh (vocals, guitar, piano, organ); Earl "Wya" Lindo (keyboards); Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass); Carlton Barrett (drums); Bunny Wailer (bongos, congas, background vocals); Alvin "Seeco" Patterson (percussion).\n\nReissue producers: Bill Levenson, Maxine Stowe.\nEngineers include: Sylvan Morris, Tony Platt, Phil Brown.\nRecorded at Harry J. Studios, Kingston, Jamaica.\nAll tracks have been digitally remastered.\n\nBob Marley & The Wailers: Peter Tosh (vocals, guitar, piano, organ); Bob Marley (vocals, guitar); Bunny Wailer (vocals, congas, bongos); Earl "Wya" Lindo (keyboards); Aston "Familyman" Barrett (bass guitar); Carlton Barrett (drums); Alvin "Seeco" Patterson (percussion).\n\nLiner Note Author: Scott Schinder.\n\nCATCH A FIRE launched Jamaica's Wailers into international prominence with a brilliant cross of reggae and rock. Purists did fault its emphasis on the latter, a criticism answered with the earthier BURNIN'. Stripped of session musicians, the group's frontline harmonies were supported by the sinewy Barrett brothers rhythm section which provided a dry counterpoint. Although Bob Marley was fully in control, the support of Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh was crucial to the overall sound. Their vocal interplay mirrored that of the Impressions, but lyrically the Wailers proclaimed a vibrant militancy instantly heard on "Get Up Stand Up." Eric Clapton helped to popularize "I Shot the Sheriff," but this album is noteworthy for its uncompromising blend of polemics and tough melodies.
This reggae cd contains 15 tracks and runs 55min 50sec.
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