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Top 5 Bob Marley Songs

post #1 of 38
4/8/08 at 11:36pm
Thread Starter 
I'm a big Bob Marley fan - especially his early recordings with Peter Tosh (one of the best backup vocals singer ever) and Bunny Wailer as the Wailers. (None of that overplayed Legend crap).

1. Concrete Jungle

2. Burnin' and Lootin'

3. Kinky Reggae

4. Lively Up Yourself

5. Running Away
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post #2 of 38
4/9/08 at 12:05am
Posting to say that three little birds is a great song. (damb I need to listen to more Marley).
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post #3 of 38
4/9/08 at 12:21am
Kaya
Misty Morning
Burnin & Lootin
Hallelujah Time
Easy Skanking

in no particular order
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post #4 of 38
4/9/08 at 1:59am
Tough one! -Is This Love -Kinky Reggae -Jammin' (what a party song) -Could You be Loved (for sentimental reasons more than anything; still a decent song though) -Three Little Birds Anyone else in love with "Babylon by Bus"?
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post #5 of 38
4/9/08 at 5:29am
1. Soul Rebel 2. Waiting in Vain 3. Three Little Birds 4. Zimbabwe 5. Get Up, Stand Up ( kind of a cheat, because the Tosh part is the cool part)
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post #6 of 38
4/9/08 at 9:35am
Trenchtown Rock
Redemeption Song
Get Up, Stand Up
Concrete Jungle
Exodus
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post #7 of 38
4/9/08 at 10:48am
Waiting in Vain
Redemption Song
Burnin' and Lootin'
Kinky Reggae
Crazy Baldhead
Natural Mystic




(I know that's six)
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post #8 of 38
4/9/08 at 10:52am
Mellow Mood Small Axe Kinky Reggae Rastaman Chant Redemption Song
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post #9 of 38
4/9/08 at 11:29am
Small Axe
Trenchtown Rock
Easy Skanking
Concrete Jungle (maybe more for the bass line than anything else)
Rastaman Chant
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post #10 of 38
4/9/08 at 1:17pm
No real order-
Get Up Stand Up
Could You Be Loved
Concrete Jungle, for the reason mentioned above
Is This Love
Jammin'

JB
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post #11 of 38
4/9/08 at 1:25pm
Just 5?

Stir it up
exodus
I shot the sheriff
Sun is shining
no woman no cry
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post #12 of 38
4/9/08 at 2:28pm
Thread Starter 
Some good choices. I should really add Trenchtown Rock as it definitely belongs in the top 5/6.

And this is my thread so the only acceptable choices from the Legend compilation are Exodus and the original versions (not the ones on Legend) of No Woman No Cry and I Shot the Sheriff. Could you be Loved is probably the worst Marley song ever.
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post #13 of 38
4/9/08 at 7:36pm
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Originally Posted by EL72 View Post
Could you be Loved is probably the worst Marley song ever.
I know but this girl I had a crush on really liked it so I enjoy listening.
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post #14 of 38
4/9/08 at 10:08pm
Good to see a few mentions of "Small Axe". The early Marley doesn't get enough love. I think I would add something like "Simmer Down" or "Playboy" to a top five.
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post #15 of 38
4/9/08 at 10:19pm
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Originally Posted by Brad View Post
Concrete Jungle (maybe more for the bass line than anything else)

While the bass line is great, it's the brilliant back-up vocals of Tosh that do it for me. The interplay between him and Bob on Concrete Jungle and Slave Driver rank among the top musician collaborations of all time imo. While he became a great performer and activist later on in his career, Marley's music was never as good as at the time he played with Peter and Bunny.
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