Originally issued only in Jamaica, this Lee Perry/Bob Marley-produced early-'70s album saw the Wailers continue their move from their ska and rocksteady roots to a more sparely produced form of early reggae, also moving toward more spiritual concerns and aspirations toward peaceful brotherhood in their lyrics. Actually, for a Lee Perry production it's rather on the basic no-frills side, with a stark ambience highlighting the vocal harmonies and throbbing bass. Few of these songs were destined to become among the more widely hailed efforts in the repertoire of Marley (who wrote most of the songs) or the Wailers -- "Don't Rock My Boat," "Duppy Conqueror" (titled "Duppy Conqueror V/4" on the CD reissue), and "Sun Is Shining" are about the most acclaimed of them. But it's a respectably strong set of material, with some mighty strong harmonies that echo their early heroes the Impressions (in fact, they cover Curtis Mayfield's "Keep On Moving" here) and dabs of light organ and melodica adding some color to the mix. Originally issued only in Jamaica, this Lee Perry/Bob Marley-produced early-'70s album saw the Wailers continue their move from their ska and rocksteady roots to a more sparely produced form of early reggae, also moving toward more spiritual concerns and aspirations toward peaceful brotherhood in their lyrics. Actually, for a Lee Perry production it's rather on the basic no-frills side, with a stark ambience highlighting the vocal harmonies and throbbing bass. Few of these songs were destined to become among the more widely hailed efforts in the repertoire of Marley (who wrote most of the songs) or the Wailers -- "Don't Rock My Boat," "Duppy Conqueror" (titled "Duppy Conqueror V/4" on the CD reissue), and "Sun Is Shining" are about the most acclaimed of them. But it's a respectably strong set of material, with some mighty strong harmonies that echo their early heroes the Impressions (in fact, they cover Curtis Mayfield's "Keep On Moving" here) and dabs of light organ and melodica adding some color to the mix. false 2022-08-16 13:33:05 2004 2004-01-01 2004-01-01 38 Roots Reggae Reggae 114520 2131705 f145f7c9-d8af-4b23-ab04-1d0bf4183665 c296e10c-110a-4103-9e77-47bfebb7fb2e e664129e-53ba-3866-839c-129465368b70 /media/data/media5/Music/Bob Marley & The Wailers/Soul Revolution Part II/folder.jpg Bob Marley & The Wailers AlbumArtist Bob Marley & The Wailers Artist Bob Marley & The Wailers Bob Marley & The Wailers 2 04:30 3 03:33 5 03:25 6 02:11 7 02:44 8 02:39 9 02:21 10 02:11 11 02:11 12 02:41 12 02:42 13 02:36 14 03:48 Bob Marley and the Wailers (also known as The Wailing Wailers, Bob Marley & the Wailers, and The Wailers) were a Jamaican reggae band led by Bob Marley. It developed from the ska vocal group, The Teenagers, created by Marley with Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer in 1963. By late 1963, singers Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined the group. By the early 1970s, Marley and Bunny Wailer had learned to play some instruments, and brothers Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass) and Carlton Barrett (drums), had joined the band. The line-up was known variously as: The Teenagers, the Wailing Rudeboys, the Wailing Wailers, then Bob Marley and the Wailers, with three albums between 1971 and 1973 credited to The Wailers. After Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh left the band in 1974, Marley continued with new band members which included the Barrett brothers, Junior Marvin and Al Anderson on lead guitar, Tyrone Downie and Earl "Wya" Lindo on keyboards, and Alvin "Seeco" Patterson on percussion. The "I Threes", consisting of Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, and Marley's wife, Rita, provided backing vocals. JADUniversal