who you are and where you stand in the struggle

[eFestivals]

Bob Marley would have been 70 today.

For those who don't realise, the topic title is a line from 'So Much Things To Say'. He stood for 'struggle' more than he did the happy party tunes that the radio will give you.

What's your favourite?

[The Nal]

Will be playing Babylon by Bus today so. One of the better vinyl albums I own. Sounds the biz. Its impossible not to move to Lively Up Yourself.

Edited February 6, 2015 by The Nal

[LondonTom]

Mine (Admitedly I really only know the popular/big hits stuff...I should really correct that!)

[5co77ie]

mainly because I used to play in the government yard in Vila when I was a kid, and it takes me back to the Pacific.

[Chas]

Just love the way this song slowly fades in at the beginning of Exodus so it's always been a favourite.

Edited February 6, 2015 by Chas

[feral chile]

mainly because I used to play in the government yard in Vila when I was a kid, and it takes me back to the Pacific.

Beat me to it

Friends were really into Bob Marley, which always seemed strange at the time, as they were leather clad bikers into rock music, not reggae.

I think Bob Marley's example crosses genre barriers though.

[eFestivals]

Just love the way this song slowly fades in at the beginning of Exodus so it's always been a favourite.

my missus always insists it's the best recording going to test a hifi - it's all about that bass.

If ya teeth ain't rattling, the stereo is crap.

Edited February 6, 2015 by eFestivals

[Wooderson]

Gots to be "Steer" It Up.

[oneeye]

I particularly like this one

[5co77ie]

movement of jah people

http://www.bobmarley.com/share1love

http://vi.deoo.it/ql

#share1love

Edited February 6, 2015 by 5co77ie

[midnight]

For marrying music with lyrics/message: War, Exodus, Redemption Song.

For purely personal and sentimental reasons: One Drop and Rat Race.

And No Woman No Cry, because it was the first of his songs I stumbled over, and I was instantly smitten. I am properly jealous of anyyone who got to see him live. Watched the biographic movie 2 years ago and thought how incredible it was that he packed so much music & activism into such a short time......

Edited February 7, 2015 by midnight

[whisty]

I always loved this track and only just found out what Kaya is, always thought Kaya was a Woman! . An earlier version of it here.

For me, the best Bob Marley mix I've heard & stunning moving images of a kind that give chicken bumps. Talking of a struggle, who'd want to jump odd the edge! Maybe test your Bass out with this.

Edited February 8, 2015 by whisty

[viberunner]

He stood for 'struggle' more than he did the happy party tunes that the radio will give you.

In one of his last interviews, with Flemish-language Belgian music magazine HUMO, he talked of taking up "the fight against sodomy".

His views are not particularly un-Jamaican

The Jamaican Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG) in 2012 "continued to report serious human rights abuses, including assault with deadly weapons, 'corrective rape' of women accused of being lesbians, arbitrary detention, mob attacks, stabbings, harassment of gay and lesbian patients by hospital and prison staff, and targeted shootings of such persons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Jamaica#Anti-LGBT_violence

He was a great musician, and very good for campaigning for his rights, but let's not pretend "one love" or "the cause" included gay or lesbians - they were an "other" to be fought.

[eFestivals]

but let's not pretend "one love" or "the cause" included gay or lesbians - they were an "other" to be fought.

and let's not pretend that the UK didn't absolutely detest homosexuality at that time too.

Chances are that had you been alive at the time, you'd have been at least as homophobic as bob. But i'm sure you'll pretend otherwise.

[eFestivals]

what, everybody in the uk?

Nope. You were there too, you KNOW that racism and homophobia were the norm back then.

Homophobia is still very prevalent today; you only have to look at the opposition to gay marriage to see it.

[ThomThomDrum]

my missus always insists it's the best recording going to test a hifi - it's all about that bass.

If ya teeth ain't rattling, the stereo is crap.

Ha Ha...........Love that.

Any time I test new speakers, headphones, system etc I always play Massive Attack Angel first and play it loud! If it can stay crisp while punching you in the face you are on to a winner............

[eFestivals]

It wasn't everyone though. It was worse then than it is now, but lots of people, artists included (especially?), were open minded.

"lots of people" being a small minority.

[eFestivals]

Ha Ha...........Love that.

Any time I test new speakers, headphones, system etc I always play Massive Attack Angel first and play it loud! If it can stay crisp while punching you in the face you are on to a winner............

yep, Angel is probably the main one that gets used, it's what I always think of to use for testing.