Bob Marley & the Wailers - Soul Rebels

Title: Soul Rebels Artist: Bob Marley & the Wailers Release Date: 1970 Re-Released On: 1/4/2005 Label: Trojan, Receiver, Trojan (Cityhall), Jade UPCs: 5014438710627, 5050159905324, 766489248929, 766489126128 Genre: Reggae Styles: Ska, Rocksteady, Roots Reggae, Political Reggae Moods: Druggy, Earnest, Earthy, Laid-Back/Mellow, Organic, Rousing, Boisterous, Confident, Gritty, Hypnotic, Lazy, Party/Celebratory, Passionate, Rebellious, Soothing, Summery, Sweet, Amiable/Good-Natured, Bittersweet, Cheerful, Exuberant, Fiery, Freewheeling, Outraged, Poignant, Spiritual, Intimate, Sensual, Street-Smart Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Soul Rebel
2. Try Me
3. It's Alright
4. No Sympathy
5. My Cup
6. Soul Almighty
7. Rebel's Hop
8. Corner Stone
9. 400 Years
10. No Water
11. Reaction
12. My Sympathy

Year Type Label Catalog # 2002 CD Trojan 053 2002 CD Trojan (Cityhall) TJCCD-053 2002 CD Jade 5240172 1997 CD Receiver 106

Soul Rebels [Bonus Tracks/Trojan] Soul Rebels [Bonus Tracks/Hip-O] Soul Rebels [DualDisc] Soul Rebel

Originally issued in 1970, Soul Rebels was the first album credited to Bob Marley & the Wailers, and it was also the band's first full-length collaboration with producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, for whom they had already recorded a string of fairly successful singles. Working with the newly configured Upsetters band, Marley and crew delivered a strange and wonderful set of early reggae that at times plays fast and loose with the already established conventions of the genre -- on "My Cup" the beat sounds inside out, while "It's Alright" sounds like a slightly Jamaicanized version of Motown soul. Other songs, such as the beautifully harmonized "Try Me," show their deep roots in rocksteady. One of the most arresting tracks on the album is the Peter Tosh sung "Four Hundred Years," on which Tosh unburdens himself of some of his typically dread pronouncements in his rich, chesty voice. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bob Marley Guitar, Vocals Bob Marley & the Wailers Performer Ged Grimmel Photography Lee "Scratch" Perry Producer