Bob Marley Remixed

Bob Marley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 12, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: BHP Music
• ASIN: B000Q36456
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #483,843 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

People keep thinking that the work of Bob Marley needs to be translated into a 21st century recording language in order to reach a young, beat-happy audience that has grown up on rap and hip-hop, an assumption that may not actually be true, but folks keep trying. This set features remixes of sides originally tracked by Marley & the Wailers with Jamaican producer Lee "Scratch" Perry in 1970 and 1971 and tweaked by the New York-based team of Brian Tarquin and Chris Ingram, known together as Asphalt Jungle, at the Jungle Room in New York City. It's all drum'n'bass, fast and furious, and leaves songs like "Duppy Conqueror" and "Don't Rock My Boat" (this one is presented in two different mixes) sounding positively huge and echoing. What gets lost in all this hyper rhythmic manipulation are the emotional nuances of Marley's singing, particularly on songs like "Fussing & Fighting," where what he had to say is the whole point to the recording. Marley really doesn't need to be reinvented. The best of the music he made with the Wailers is deservedly timeless and enduring, and outfitting everything with busy breakbeats is a bit like whitewashing over solid wooden floors. It probably won't look better when you're done, and that's the case here. -All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yes, Another Marley Remix Collection, March 23, 2008

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Bill Anthony "billjbfan" (North Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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To be fair (in response to the other very poor and biased review of this CD), most all Marley remixes in the last 10 years have used the same "old" recordings, circa 1967 - 1973. Some of the mixes on this CD are quite good, as were many on "Shakedown: Marley Remixed" (JAD/Koch) and "Roots Rock Remixed" (Island/TuffGong). And there are other great remixes by Funkstar DeLuxe, Alex Natale, etc. If you like those kinds of things, sample this and check it out.
Note: the track "Move" is actually "Sun Is Shining", which has been remixed several times, and this is yet another enjoyable version.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars wakalaaaaaaahhhhh, June 18, 2007

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Adrian Linares "piko" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bob Marley Remixed (Audio CD)

the worst mixes ever ,Very old recordings with very exesive machine beats...THE GREAT BOB DONT DESERVE THIS HUGE UNRESPECTFUL MIXING