| Songs of Freedom | 
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Sales Rank: 2288
Category: Music
Artist: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Publisher: Island
Studio: Island
Manufacturer: Island
Label: Island
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 4.9 x 1
MPN: 514432
UPC: 731451443220
EAN: 0731451443220
ASIN: B00002R0MC
Release Date: November 16, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Judge Not | | • | One Cup Of Coffee | | • | Simmer Down | | • | I'm Still Waiting | | • | One Love/People Get Ready (Original) | | • | Put It On | | • | Bus Dem Shut (Pyaka) | | • | Mellow Mood (Original) | | • | Bend Down Low | | • | Hypocrites | | • | Stir It Up (Original) | | • | Nice Time | | • | Thank You Lord (Original) | | • | Hammer | | • | Caution | | • | Back Out | | • | Soul Shake Down Party | | • | Do It Twice | | • | Soul Rebel | | • | Sun Is Shining | | • | Don't Rock The Boat | | • | Small Axe | | • | Duppy Conqueror | | • | Mr. Brown |
Disc 2
| • | Screw Face | | • | Lick Samba | | • | Trenchtown Rock (Alternate Mix) | | • | Craven Choke Puppy | | • | Guava Jelly | | • | Acoustic Medley | | • | I'm Hurting Inside (Alternate Mix) | | • | High Tide Or Low Tide | | • | Slave Driver | | • | No More Trouble | | • | Concrete Jungle | | • | Get Up Stand Up | | • | Rastaman Chant | | • | Burnin' And Lootin' | | • | Iron Lion Zion | | • | Lively Up Yourself | | • | Natty Dread | | • | I Shot The Sheriff (Live) |
Disc 3
| • | No Woman No Cry (Live At The Roxy) | | • | Who The Cap Fit | | • | Jah Live | | • | Crazy Baldheads | | • | War | | • | Johnny Was | | • | Rat Race | | • | Jammin' (12in Mix) | | • | Waiting In Vain (Advert Mix) | | • | Exodus (12in Mix) | | • | Natural Mystic | | • | Three Little Birds (Alternate Mix) | | • | Running Away | | • | Keep On Moving (London Version) | | • | Easy Skanking | | • | Is This Love (Horns Mix) | | • | Smile Jamaica | | • | Time Will Tell |
Disc 4
| • | Africa Unite | | • | Survival | | • | One Drop | | • | One Dub | | • | Zimbabwe | | • | So Much Trouble In The World | | • | Ride Natty Ride (12in Mix) | | • | Babylon System | | • | Coming In From The Cold (12in Mix) | | • | Real Situation | | • | Bad Card | | • | Could You Be Loved (12in Mix) | | • | Forever Loving Jah | | • | Rastaman Live Up | | • | Give Thanks And Praise | | • | One Love/People Get Ready (12in Mix) | | • | Why Should I | | • | Redemption Song (Live In Pittsburgh) |
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When Songs of Freedom was released originally in 1992, it was a perfect complement to either a greatest hits collection like Legend or the entire collection of the reggae master's albums. Songs boasts enough of the recognizable from Marley's canon to address the hit seeker, but the set also reaches way, way back to include Marley's first single, the youthful "Judge Not" from 1962, and then closes more than four hours later with a 1980 live take of "Redemption Song" from his last concert. In between are live takes, studio remixes, and, of course, standard looks at Marley standards, playing together as a perfect balance between the familiar and the new. The flow of famous takes increases into CDs 3 and 4, where "No Woman, No Cry" appears from a 1976 set at the Roxy and where "Jammin'" and "Exodus" come in mixes that were new to fans in 1992. Of course these four CDs show in wide-angle view exactly how fantastic and commercially improbable Marley was. He was able to popularize tunes about both the repression of African nations and their liberation while also bringing to rock audiences an undeniably Jamaican music, breaking the U.S. and British geographic strongholds on the 1970s pop and rock marketplace. Never mind that he made Island Records' first fortune, he also created a body of work so lasting that a four-CD set heavy on alternate versions can stand out in any contemporary music collection. For the 1999 reissue of the original 1992 box set, no new music has been added. The format has changed, though, from a long-box presentation to a cube containing individual slipcased CDs. It's still a remarkable gem. --Andrew Bartlett
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| Customer Reviews: Read 101 more reviews...
Bob Marley May 8, 2008
bob Marley just touches my heart when i listen to him. it reminds me of the evolution.
Love Songs of Freedom October 10, 2007
I ordered this for my husband, a huge Bob Marley fan, and he listens to it all the time. It is great to hear different versions of the classics. I also enjoy these cd's a lot.
Yes! August 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Yeah, this is another 5 star album from Bob (all of his are 5 stars). The only thing I would say about this is that if you are going to spend the money to buy this, you're probably wanting A LOT of Bob Marley. I would recommend getting his studio albums first (Catch A Fire, Burnin', Natty Dread, Rastaman Vibration, Exodus, Kaya, Survival, Uprising, and Confrontation). After you have those you may want to get some live Marley, so check out Live at the Roxy and Babylon By Bus. Finally, if you still need more Bob, get this box set. It has a lot of rare stuff on it that you'll definitely enjoy if you like all of those other albums.
Simply the best March 12, 2007
Everyone who likes Reggae Music must have this CD.
Simply the best of Bob Marley...
A Stunning And Brilliantly Assembled Bob Marley Collection. December 26, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Out of all the Christmas gifts I have received today, one stands clear as my favorite: "Songs Of Freedom", a four cd boxed set compiling 88 classic Marley tunes, a vast number of which are rarities. Alternate takes, never or rarely heard performances (starting with his first recordings with Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston dating back to 1964) and much more. The sound quality is quite good, as are the sequencing and the liner notes.
Bob Marley was an incredibly kind, loving, talented, nurturing and intelligent individual, and "Songs Of Freedom" is a testament to just how great this man truly was and how his message still rings true today: a message of peace, unity, love, tolerance, freedom and faith. This is a must have for all music fans, as no record collection is complete without anything by Bob Marley.
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