Soul Revolution
| Bob Marley
Soul Revolution
Soul Revolution is an album by Bob Marley and the Wailers. It was produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry and the Wailers. A "dub" version with the vocals removed was released as Soul Revolution Part II. In 1988 both versions were released as one set. -Wikipedia
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Sputnik Music
If one thing holds the album back, it's that it's almost too laid-back. It surely is fun to listen to and it sounds great, but towards the end, it starts to lose a bit of steam. The easygoing feelings start to become a bit commonplace, and thus, a bit boring. However, album closer "Brain Washing" is a bit more fast-paced, and features Bunny Wailer on lead vocals, effectively breathing fresh air into the album, which closes on a high note.
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All Music
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," 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.
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Ultimate Classic Rock
Marley's first great album plants the seeds for what was to come. The legendary Lee "Scratch" Perry produced the album, easing the Wailers into more recognizable reggae territory. The music is rougher and more raw than the commercial-leaning recordings that would signal their arrival in a couple of years, but Marley's songwriting begins to flourish here, especially on "Kaya," "Lively Up Yourself" and "Trench Town Rock" – the last two which showed up on the more readily available repackaged LP 'African Herbsman.'
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