Bob Marley - Songs of Freedom (1992)
BOB MARLEY - Songs of Freedom (1992)
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When Songs of Freedom was released originally in 1992, it was a perfect complement to either a greatest hits collection like Legend or the entire
collection of the reggaemaster's albums. Songs boasts enough of the recognizable from Marley's canon to address the hit seeker, but the set also reaches way, way back to include Marley's first single, the youthful "Judge Not" from 1962, and then closes more than four hours later with a 1980 live take of "Redemption Song" from his last concert. In between are live takes, studio remixes, and, of course, standard looks at Marley standards, playing together as a perfect balance between the familiar and the new. The flow of famous takes increases into CDs 3 and 4, where "No Woman, No Cry" appears from a 1976 set at the Roxy and where "Jammin'" and "Exodus" come in mixes that were new to fans in 1992. Of course these four CDs show in wide-angle view exactly how fantastic and commercially improbable Marley was. He was able to popularize tunes about both the repression of African nations and their liberation while also bringing to rock audiences an undeniably Jamaican music, breaking the U.S. and British geographic strongholds on the 1970s pop and rock marketplace. Never mind that he made Island Records' first fortune, he also created a body of work so lasting that a four-CD set heavy on alternate versions can stand out in any contemporary music collection. For the 1999 reissue of the original 1992 box set, no new music has been added.
DISC 1:
01. Judge Not
02. One Cup of Coffee
03. Simmer Down
04. I'm Still Waiting
05. One Love People Get Ready (original)
06. Put It On
07. Bus Dem Shut (Pyaka)
08. Mellow Mood (original)
09. Bend Down Low
10. Hypocrites
11. Stir It Up (original)
12. Nice Time
13. Thank You Lord (original)
14. Hammer
15. Caution
16. Back Out
17. Soul Shake Down Party
18. Do It Twice
19. Soul Rebel
20. Sun Is Shining
21. Don't Rock the Boat
22. Small Axe
23. Duppy Conqueror
24. Mr. Brown
DISC 2:
01. Screwface
02. Lick Samba
03. Trenchtown Rock (alternate mix)
04. Craven Choke Puppy
05. Guava Jelly
06. Acoustic Medley
07. I'm Hurting Inside (Alternate Mix)
08. High Tide Or Low Tide
09. Slave Driver
10. No More Trouble
11. Concrete Jungle
12. Get Up Stand Up
13. Rastaman Chant
14. Burnin' And Lootin'
15. Iron Lion Zion
16. Lively Up Yourself
17. Natty Dread
18. I Shot the Sheriff (live)
DISC 3:
01. No Woman No Cry (Live At The Roxy)
02. Who The Cap Fit
03. Jah Live
04. Crazy Baldheads
05. War
06. Johnny Was
07. Rat Race
08. Jammin' (12"Mix)
09. Waiting In Vain (Advert Mix)
10. Exodus (12" Mix)
11. Natural Mystic
12. Three Little Birds (Alternate Mix)
13. Running Away
14. Keep On Moving (London Version)
15. Easy Skanking
16. Is This Love (Horns Mix)
17. Smile Jamaica
18. Time Will Tell
DISC 4:
01. Africa Unite
02. Survival
03. One Drop
04. One Dub
05. Zimbabwe
06. So Much Trouble in the World
07. Ride Natty Ride (12"Mix)
08. Babylon System
09. Coming in From the Cold (12"Mix)
10. Real Situation
11. Bad Card
12. Could You Be Loved (12"Mix)
13. Forever Loving Jah
14. Rastaman Live Up
15. Give Thanks and Praise
16. One Love - People Get Ready (12"Mix)
17. Why Should I
18. Redemption Song (Live in Pittsburgh)
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