I could have just missed it, but the whole time i have been on the org i have not seen a thread about Mr.Marley. Then again could have just missed it

But i have been listening to a lot of his albums... the man, the political thing's he talk'd about. Are still very relevant today it's almost chilling.

Soul Rebel is an incredible album, Soul Almighty, No Sympothy & 400 years are some great song's i have going on heavy rotation.

Uprising is another one of my favorite Marley albums, Coming from the cold, real situation, Redemption Song, Zion Train all just so good and pure poetry

Although, yes i get it the man smoked pot more then half the artist's i listen to have or do

But some people, think of him as ''stoner'' music. I hate that label, Bob was a political poet and he should be remembered for that. Not for smoking pot, Bob Dylan is my favorite artist's he smoked pot so what? lol, that's there personal life not there music

I saw him being mentioned here sometimes, but yes he is not featured here a lot.

He is a such an icon in the Caribbean who still means a lot to the people there. You can feel his vibes there.

My favourite song by him is this one:

Guess there will be a sticky about him on the 11th of May, 2011.

Love Bob Marley

Rhyging said:

Guess there will be a sticky about him on the 11th of May, 2011.

I could see that since it will be 30 years since he passed then.

Serious said:

I saw him being mentioned here sometimes, but yes he is not featured here a lot.

He is a such an icon in the Caribbean who still means a lot to the people there. You can feel his vibes there.

My favourite song by him is this one:

Great, Fantastic track. This is one of his best known, and for good reason!!

nursev said:

Love Bob Marley

Your daddy cool nursev

Three big tunes for you, Tyson; hope you enjoy this small selection:

Rhyging said:

Three big tunes for you, Tyson; hope you enjoy this small selection:

Never heard Caution before , good song... i think i might get it off itunes now!, heard the other 2 great selections.

I Sadly only have a few Marley/ Marley & The Wailers albums

I Have Burnin[M,y favorite with Th Wailers]

Uprising

Exodus

& Catch A Fire

PurpleDiamond2009 said:

Love Bob Marley for his revolutionary Pan Africanist views and he has produced pure Reggae classics. He will forever be missed.

Yes, he is a legend. Still loved and cherished, and he deserves it he accomplished a lot in life

My two fave songs by him...

I'll be sure to mark May 11 on my 2011 calendar.

Harlepolis said:

My two fave songs by him...

Punk Reggae Party is in my top 20

said im goin to a party
and i hope you are hearty
so please dont be naughty
for its a punky reggae party

new wave, new phrase
new wave, craze

Gunsnhalen said:

PurpleDiamond2009 said:

Love Bob Marley for his revolutionary Pan Africanist views and he has produced pure Reggae classics. He will forever be missed.

Yes, he is a legend. Still loved and cherished, and he deserves it he accomplished a lot in life

He is, my bf in a Bob Marley T-Shirt last year:

The only true prophet (for man, not just for a god) to walk the Earth in my lifetime (imo). I wish more people studied and understood the intricacies of a lot of his lyrics. Dude was deep.

Gunsnhalen said:

I could have just missed it, but the whole time i have been on the org i have not seen a thread about Mr.Marley. Then again could have just missed it

But i have been listening to a lot of his albums... the man, the political thing's he talk'd about. Are still very relevant today it's almost chilling.

Soul Rebel is an incredible album, Soul Almighty, No Sympothy & 400 years are some great song's i have going on heavy rotation.

Uprising is another one of my favorite Marley albums, Coming from the cold, real situation, Redemption Song, Zion Train all just so good and pure poetry

Although, yes i get it the man smoked pot more then half the artist's i listen to have or do

But some people, think of him as ''stoner'' music. I hate that label, Bob was a political poet and he should be remembered for that. Not for smoking pot, Bob Dylan is my favorite artist's he smoked pot so what? lol, that's there personal life not there music

Y'know I hate that label too, but as always people laugh at what they don't understand. I got hip to Marley's music at a young age, and the one thing that stuck with me was in those live clips, everytime he closed his eyes and his 'locs started movin, it meant that it was about to get spiritual in the joint. lol Before and after Bob, herb was always meant 4 the spirit and creation. Shit, if I cold burn one and feel like he and Peter Tosh did well then excuse me while I light my spliff....

[Edited 12/27/10 13:57pm]

Gunsnhalen said:

Harlepolis said:

My two fave songs by him...

Punk Reggae Party is in my top 20

said im goin to a party
and i hope you are hearty
so please dont be naughty
for its a punky reggae party

new wave, new phrase
new wave, craze

I love the part where he sings...

a tip from a gypsy
she said "man you gettin tipsy"
hiding from reality
in your world of hypocrisy

When he repeats the last line like its a mantra, I get chills down my spine. It sounded like an omen.

Always fascinated by coded driven songs, and this one is full of them. I'd love to know the circumstances around this song and how it came about.

diamondpearl1 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

I could have just missed it, but the whole time i have been on the org i have not seen a thread about Mr.Marley. Then again could have just missed it

But i have been listening to a lot of his albums... the man, the political thing's he talk'd about. Are still very relevant today it's almost chilling.

Soul Rebel is an incredible album, Soul Almighty, No Sympothy & 400 years are some great song's i have going on heavy rotation.

Uprising is another one of my favorite Marley albums, Coming from the cold, real situation, Redemption Song, Zion Train all just so good and pure poetry

Although, yes i get it the man smoked pot more then half the artist's i listen to have or do

But some people, think of him as ''stoner'' music. I hate that label, Bob was a political poet and he should be remembered for that. Not for smoking pot, Bob Dylan is my favorite artist's he smoked pot so what? lol, that's there personal life not there music

I hate that label too but as always people laugh at what they don't understand. I heard Marley music at a young age and the one thing that stuck with me was everytime he closed his eyes and his locks started movin it meant that it was about to get spiritual in the joint. lol The before and after Marley was always meant 4 the spirit and creation and if I cold burn one and feel like he and Peter Tosh did wll excuse me while I light my spliff....

Bob Marley smoked pot because that was part of his Rastafarian faith. I've sat around in a circle smoking herb from a chalice with Rastafari who chant "I and I", touching a hand to their chest, then forehead, before taking a hit. That's just a very small part of what I wish more people understood about the man. My nephew is going through a SERIOUS Bob Marley phase right now (at 15 years of age ) because he thinks it's cool that Bob smoked so much. We've been sitting down going over lyrics a couple times a month so he can start to get a better understanding of what they actually mean. I think he was a little disappointed when I broke down that "most high" had nothing to do with smoking.

From Wiki, just for giggles...

I and I is a complex term, referring to the oneness of Jah (God) and every human. Rastafari scholar E. E. Cashmore: "I and I is an expression to totalize the concept of oneness, the oneness of two persons. So God is within all of us and we're one people in fact. The bond of Ras Tafari is the bond of God, of man. But man itself needs a head and the head of man is His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I (always pronounced as the letter 'I,' never as the number one or 'the first') of Ethiopia." The term is often used in place of "you and I" or "we" among Rastafari, implying that both persons are united under the love of Jah.

Cerebus said:

The only true prophet (for man, not just for a god) to walk the Earth in my lifetime (imo). I wish more people studied and understood the intricacies of a lot of his lyrics. Dude was deep.

For me it was him & Bob Dylan..

To me they where true prophets, with lot's to say and spoke for a generation..

While many of my friend's think Kesha & Lady GaGa are the voice of my generation

To me Marley, Dylan, Stevie Wonder & Marvin Gaye are forever and always

Cerebus said:

diamondpearl1 said:

I hate that label too but as always people laugh at what they don't understand. I heard Marley music at a young age and the one thing that stuck with me was everytime he closed his eyes and his locks started movin it meant that it was about to get spiritual in the joint. lol The before and after Marley was always meant 4 the spirit and creation and if I cold burn one and feel like he and Peter Tosh did wll excuse me while I light my spliff....

Bob Marley smoked pot because that was part of his Rastafarian faith. I've sat around in a circle smoking herb from a chalice with Rastafari who chant "I and I", touching a hand to their chest, then forehead, before taking a hit. That's just a very small part of what I wish more people understood about the man. My nephew is going through a SERIOUS Bob Marley phase right now (at 15 years of age ) because he thinks it's cool that Bob smoked so much. We've been sitting down going over lyrics a couple times a month so he can start to get a better understanding of what they actually mean. I think he was a little disappointed when I broke down that "most high" had nothing to do with smoking.

From Wiki, just for giggles...

I and I is a complex term, referring to the oneness of Jah (God) and every human. Rastafari scholar E. E. Cashmore: "I and I is an expression to totalize the concept of oneness, the oneness of two persons. So God is within all of us and we're one people in fact. The bond of Ras Tafari is the bond of God, of man. But man itself needs a head and the head of man is His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I (always pronounced as the letter 'I,' never as the number one or 'the first') of Ethiopia." The term is often used in place of "you and I" or "we" among Rastafari, implying that both persons are united under the love of Jah.

Thank you sir

That's another thing, i have to tell people..

It's cool to listen to Bob because he smokes.... But they don't get the point of his song's it kind of suck's

Harlepolis said:

Gunsnhalen said:

Punk Reggae Party is in my top 20

said im goin to a party
and i hope you are hearty
so please dont be naughty
for its a punky reggae party

new wave, new phrase
new wave, craze

I love the part where he sings...

a tip from a gypsy
she said "man you gettin tipsy"
hiding from reality
in your world of hypocrisy

When he repeats the last line like its a mantra, I get chills down my spine. It sounded like an omen.

Always fascinated by coded driven songs, and this one is full of them. I'd love to know the circumstances around this song and how it came about.

I love the coded song's to that make u think=]

Gunsnhalen said:

Cerebus said:

The only true prophet (for man, not just for a god) to walk the Earth in my lifetime (imo). I wish more people studied and understood the intricacies of a lot of his lyrics. Dude was deep.

For me it was him & Bob Dylan..

To me they where true prophets, with lot's to say and spoke for a generation..

While many of my friend's think Kesha & Lady GaGa are the voice of my generation

To me Marley, Dylan, Stevie Wonder & Marvin Gaye are forever and always

If I had lived through Dylan's music affecting social change, or even intimately lived his music with a group of friends like I did Marley's, I would probably feel the same. But I only knew Dylan long, LONG after the fact (even though my Mom's has original pressings of his first 10 or 12 albums) when his music didn't hold as much weight (for me, anyway).

"Music group get together...ya know cause music is music...if you wanna play music then you can play music if you have the people you wanna play music with then you can play music. Know what I mean?"

"Me have no education, me have inspiration...if I was educated I would be a damned fool."

"Ya check ya self and say Herb....herb is a plant! I mean, herbs are good for everthing. Why these people, these governments and things, why dem say you must not use the herb? They say 'It make you rebel.' Against what?"

"Me no dip on the black man's side, me no dip on the white man's side...me dip on God's side who allow me to come from black and white."

StonedImmaculate said:

"Music group get together...ya know cause music is music...if you wanna play music then you can play music if you have the people you wanna play music with then you can play music. Know what I mean?"

"Me have no education, me have inspiration...if I was educated I would be a damned fool."

"Ya check ya self and say Herb....herb is a plant! I mean, herbs are good for everthing. Why these people, these governments and things, why dem say you must not use the herb? They say 'It make you rebel.' Against what?"

"Me no dip on the black man's side, me no dip on the white man's side...me dip on God's side who allow me to come from black and white."

Great quotes

Cerebus said:

Gunsnhalen said:

For me it was him & Bob Dylan..

To me they where true prophets, with lot's to say and spoke for a generation..

While many of my friend's think Kesha & Lady GaGa are the voice of my generation

To me Marley, Dylan, Stevie Wonder & Marvin Gaye are forever and always

If I had lived through Dylan's music affecting social change, or even intimately lived his music with a group of friends like I did Marley's, I would probably feel the same. But I only knew Dylan long, LONG after the fact (even though my Mom's has original pressings of his first 10 or 12 albums) when his music didn't hold as much weight (for me, anyway).

I wish i would have been alive when they both where making there political records

Dylan still make's great records actually, but his classics to be around during those.... ow my

And when Marley came out with Catch A Fire! ow man

Seminal moment this. These guys look every inch the young guns come to take the town. To be sure, the town never had a chance. Its astonishing how beautiful their music was, the kind that wouldnt be pigeonholed. I cant even call this reggae, much less stoner music. Its simply the best music

Serious said:

Gunsnhalen said:

Yes, he is a legend. Still loved and cherished, and he deserves it he accomplished a lot in life

He is, my bf in a Bob Marley T-Shirt last year:

ahahahahah!, rockin the dreads i see

I'm glad to see The Honorable gettin' some love up in here. LOL...I usually don't even try to discuss reggae/dancehall/soca/Caribbean music/ etc on sites that aren't dedicated to the topic cuz so few seem to be interested. It seems maybe now Nesta's starting to gain some Yankee fans?

Two moods of Marley...War and Bad Card:

The original Wailers...Concrete Jungle:

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As for Punky Reggae Party, I like the super long mix done by Lee "Scratch" Perry. It's nearly 10 mins long. Nesta and The Upsetter has a seriously serious assicoation over the years.