[.ca] Burnin

marley and gang at their near best:
I have to say I do like the albums with Peter Tosh and bunny wailer much more than The later stuff. Maybe because I love both of their solo stuff especially tosh's pothead cult classic "legalize it". I will however agree with a former reviewer( I dont recall his name) that some of the songs are way to tedious for me. I shot the sheriff as a prime example, but dont let this stop you from buying the album, I would purchase natty dread or exodus first though.

Wailers sophomore album:
This 1973 follow up to the Wailers debut 'Catch A Fire' is mainly a collection of updated singles that had been doing the rounds on the Jamaican underground scene for years. 'Get Up, Stand Up' and 'I Shot The Sheriff' are two of the most hitting cuts the Wailers ever recorded, but the rest of the material doesn't have the same mass appeal of their other albums. This is more an album for hardcore fans of reggae than the general audience. It's a cool set but 'Burnin' isn't an album I can bump too much.

Stir It Up!:
I would hesitate with those who would venture, I shot the sherrif is Marley's most commercial crossover song; Stir it up, is quite well known as well. Get Up Stand Up, Classic Peter Tosh; widely played, even if not a pop hit; This whole album, I give a b grade, it is better than 4 stars; not absolutely 5. The Rasta Man chant, is a truly unique song, spiritual, I have long pondered it, I had never heard anything like it before. With such insightful, inspirational lines, "Babylon you throne gone down, gone down" and "One brlght morning when my work is over Man will fly away home" cause doesn't that hit the nail on the head, how one feel? The three additional tracks, I agree with another reviewer, are added pluses, I already liked this album; just more reason too like it.

I shot senior law enforcement officer claims Rasta singer.:
This is a pretty good album alright, but exactly how highly you rate it may depend on a couple of factors. First, you should know that this was the last album of the original three Wailers, and that if you are really into the music of Peter Tosh (I can't say that I am), then you may prefer this to the later albums featuring Marley as the sole leader (which is my point of view). Anyway, just to point out that you do have Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer singing and playing here. Secondly the album has Marley's most commercially successful song I Shot the Sheriff, which was covered by Eric Clapton and was a #1 hit in the US. Other than that there are great versions of Get Up Stand Up, and Burnin' and Lootin', as well as some songs also heard in prototype versions on African Herbsman. The next studio album Natty Dread was for me a big leap forwards, and at least one expert agreed with me: Betta music, betta lyrics... it have a betta feelin'. Catch A Fire and Burnin' have a good feelin', but Natty Dread is improved." (Bob Marley, 1974). However, for the Marley/Wailers completist, this is a classic album and not to be missed. (Well, I bought it anyway, and I certainly enjoy playing it.)

I shot senior law enforcement officer claims Rasta singer.:
In 1956 Miles Davis put out an album called Cookin', but in 1973 the Wailers went a step further with Burnin'. This is a pretty good album alright, but exactly how highly you rate it may depend on a couple of factors. First, you should know that this was the last album of the original three Wailers, and that if you are really into the music of Peter Tosh (I can't say that I am), then you may prefer this to the later albums featuring Marley as the sole leader (which is my point of view). Anyway, just to point out that you do have Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer singing and playing here. Secondly the album has Marley's most commercially successful song I Shot the Sheriff, which was covered by Eric Clapton and was a #1 hit in the US. I can't say I have ever cared greatly for this song myself, and I don't think the version here is the best Wailers version I have heard. Other than that there are great versions of Get Up Stand Up, and Burnin' and Lootin', as well as some songs also heard in prototype versions on African Herbsman. The next studio album Natty Dread was for me a big leap forwards, and at least one expert agreed with me: Betta music, betta lyrics... it have a betta feelin'. Catch A Fire and Burnin' have a good feelin', but Natty Dread is improved." (Bob Marley, 1974). However, for the Marley/Wailers completist, this is a classic album and not to be missed. (Well, I bought it anyway, and I certainly enjoy playing it.)

• Get Up, Stand Up
• Hallelujah Time
• I Shot the Sheriff
• Burnin' and Lootin'
• Put It On
• Small Axe
• Pass It On
• Duppy Conqueror
• One Foundation
• Rasta Man Chant
• Reincarnated Souls \o*\c
• No Sympathy \o#\c\o*\c
• Oppressed Song \o#\c\o*\c