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ARTIST
MARLEY & THE WAILERS, BOB
TITLE
Soul Rebels
FORMAT
Cassette
LABEL
RADIATION REISSUES
CATALOG #
RADK 7024CS
RADK 7024CS
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
5/5/2023
Reissue, originally released in 1970. Easily one of the greatest roots reggae albums of all time,
Soul Rebels
resulted from the intensive partnership brokered by the group and maverick producer,
Lee "Scratch" Perry
. It was the first
Wailers
"concept" album, conceived as a long-player based on a rebellious theme, rather than a collection of isolated singles, and the presence of the
Barrett
brothers in the rhythm section pointed the way for greater glories to come. The Wailers first formed as an unruly five-piece in 1963, with
Junior Braithwaite
as lead singer and
Beverley Kelso
an early member, sometimes replaced by
Cherry Green
. During their long tenure at Studio One,
Bob Marley
gradually shifted to the lead vocal role and the robust core of Marley,
Peter Tosh
, and
Neville Livingston
, aka
Bunny Wailer
, soon emerged as the mainstays of the group. Perry was involved with the Wailers at Studio One, using their talents for backing vocals on some of his solo work, but the partnership that yielded
Soul Rebels
was in an entirely different league. The title track, Tosh's anguished "400 Years and "Corner Stone" are legendary for their intense power; "It's Alright" set the template for the later "Night Shift," "My Cup" was an individual barebones reading of
James Brown
's "I Guess I'll Have To Cry Cry Cry," while the playful "Try Me" and "No Water" are suggestive odes. Tosh's dejected "No Sympathy" and the spirited "Soul Almighty" are other winners and the "Cloud 9" revamp "Rebel's Hop" is another joy. All killer, no filler.
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