Track Listing

1. Positive Vibration - Bob Marley, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Errol Thompson, Syl Morris
2. Roots, Rock, Reggae - Bob Marley, Bob Marley & The Wailers
3. Johnny Was - Bob Marley, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Aston Barrett, Chris Blackwell
4. Cry To Me - Bob Marley, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Errol Thompson, Syl Morris
5. Want More - Bob Marley, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Errol Thompson, Syl Morris
6. Crazy Baldhead - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Aston Barrett, Chris Blackwell
7. Who The Cap Fit - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Aston Barrett, Chris Blackwell
8. Night Shift - Bob Marley, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Errol Thompson, Syl Morris
9. War - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Aston Barrett, Chris Blackwell
10. Rat Race - Bob Marley & The Wailers
11. Jah Live - Bob Marley, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Lee "Scratch" Perry

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9611 in Music
• Released on: 2001-06-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .21 pounds
• Running time: 39 minutes

CD Description
RASTAMAN VIBRATION's burlap-esque jacket design couldn't bemore appropriate packaging-this is a load of Natty knowledge delivered in simple, raw fashion. And there's a real beauty in the weave. This 1976 release finds Bob dropping ever more lyrics on human entanglements both local and global, his transcendent voice threading wisdom through it all.
"Positive Vibration" and "Roots, Rock, Reggae" are anthemic in character, inviting all listeners to quit their negativity andstart a-dancin'. "Want More" is a promise of bad karma for back-biters everywhere, leadened fearfully by solemn bass lines and seamless production. Perhaps most compelling here is"War", a musical setting of a 1968 speech on global justiceby the Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. Bob's echoing fade with the words, "Good Over Evil" is positively haunting. While Peter Tosh's voice is absent, the classic exchange between Marley and the I-Threes (backing vocal divas, for those not in the know) shines all the more brightly in the spotlight. Funky organs are everywhere. Every track on RASTAMAN VIBRATION is an excellent piece of vintage roots reggae, proving just how powerful and tight Bob's studio sessions couldbe.

Customer Reviews

This is another GREAT album by The Wailers.
Although this isn't as good as some of their other albums, it is still a classic. The remastered edition contains an extra song recorded by Bob when the Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I was reported to have died. It is an excellent addition to this album, as Bob's voice sounds so emotional. By this point Pete Tosh and Bunny Wailer had left the band but a number of others had joined, including the I-threes, the new backing singers. The backing vocals by the I-threes on this album are excellent.
The album starts on a positive note with the great Positive Vibration and Roots,Rock,Reggae. Then the album takes on a more serious feel with the soulful Johnny Was. The vocals and synthezisers in this track really make it a classic. The next two tracks are of a very high standard, but are maybe the weakest two on the album. Crazy Baldhead is one of Bob's best songs in terms of the lyrics. Who The Cap Fit and Night Shift keep up the high standard before two more classic songs, War and Rat Race. The lyrics from War come from a speech by Haile Selassie I and is brilliant. The lyrics from Rat Race contain some of my favourite lines written by Bob.
"Don't forget your history
Know your destiny
In the abundance of water
The fool is thirsty."
If you want to listen to music that can educate and inspire you buy this album and any of the other albums by The Wailers.

Wicked Bob Marley!
The great man had lots of great albums but this for me was his best.
This is the hardest.
Uncompromising lyrics backed up by solid rhythms.

positive vibration
All of marleys albums are great,i love them all,this album shows bob's strong feelings deep songs like(crazy baldhead/who the cap fit/rat race and the great WAR taken from a speech from haile selassie but my favouite track is Roots Rock Reggae,great album *5