domingo, 17 de mayo de 2009

Album Review: "Exodus" (Bob Marley and the Wailers)


Exodus is an album released by Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1977. This album contains ten songs divided into two sides, each one of five songs, of the reggae’ genre.

Bob Marley who is a Jamaican singer, address his music to the people in the whole world, to make them to reflect about how they are living. “Exodus” is a song which talk about Jah; he say Jah that is God. “Jah” is a word used especially by the Rastafarian people, and exodus is a movement of Jah’s people. This album is very interesting because it is unusual to hear reggae that refers to God. Bob Marley invites people to open their eyes and look within through this song.

The most important songs of this album are "Exodus", "Waiting In Vain", "Jamming" and “One Love". “Waiting in Vain” is a love song and “One Love/People Get Ready” is a song to invite people to feel as one heart all together and give thanks to God. It is a song of hope.

This album is very nice. I can relax hearing these songs. He contributed to the world trying to raise the religious fervor of the people, and he believed in change. Even though I am not Christian, when I hear these lyrics I can believe in them. They have power, and the melody is nice to hear. These songs are good to appreciate. Even though this album is very old now it is still listened to. We can say that this album is for all the time in the reggae genre.

Bod Marley was the product of white and black people, but he consided himself as black. He felt more indentified with this group, and he developed his life according to this and showed it in his songs.

By Dora Agudelo Sanchez

2 comentarios:

  1. I love Bob marley as well.. i liked his jamming a lot and waiting in vain... another song that i like is the no woman no cry.

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  2. ok sorry, the name of the album is nevermind by nirvana

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