Confrontation [Original recording reissued]

Bob Marley, Bob Marley and The Wailers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 31, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000001FY3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,955 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Chant Down Babylon

2. Buffalo Soldier

3. Jump Nyabinghi

4. Mix Up, Mix Up

5. Give Thanks And Praises

6. Blackman Redemption

7. Trench Town

8. Stiff Necked Fools

9. I Know

10. Rastaman Live Up!

Editorial Reviews

MARLEY BOB & THE WAILERS CONFRONTATION

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I have every Bob Marley cd and it's my favorite., May 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Confrontation (Audio CD)

This cd is absolutely amazing. It is hard to find these songs anywhere else. Especially Chant Down Babylon and my favorite Mix up, Mix up. I would recommend this cd to any Bob Marley fan.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bob gone. Spirit still strong, February 5, 2001

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"michaeleve" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Confrontation (Audio CD)

This is simply the first of many posthumous collections of Bobs music. It is also one of the best of these later albums. Maybe that's not so surprising since many of the songs that were compiled here by Island Music were from some of the more creative and productive recording sessions of the Wailers. A lot of the songs are from 1978-79 and are out-takes, and unused recordings from sessions that produced Survival and Uprising. Bob had always intended to produce an album entitled Confrontation to complete a trilogy of these albums. Whether Confrontation emerged as he had envisaged, we will never know. Doesn't matter now and the end result is good music anyway. 'Blackman redemption' and 'Rastaman Live up' were singles that had been released previously in Jamaica. Redone here. The big hit was 'Buffalo Soldier' but 'Chant Down Babylon', 'Jump Nyabinghi','Mix up Mix up', 'Blackman Redemption' and 'Rastaman Live up' are all very worthwhile tracks. The whole album has a light, optimistic sound and emphasizes Bob's spiritual beliefs and faith in Ras Tafari, these six songs saying it best. There are a couple of very interesting and unique things here also. I don't know of any other Marley tune with profanity in the lyrics, but listen good to the verse on 'Mix up Mix up' where Bob sings 'I still remain, I know I still, I will'. The next lines go 'But through your fu..... respect/And through your false pride/Someone wanna take Jah children for a ride' The other unique item is an entire song - 'I know'. No other Marley song, before or since ever sounded like this. The instrumental arrangement, keyboards, vocal harmonies and percussion are all pure R&B. You recognize reggae only through references to Jah. Different all right and and shows the versatility of the man.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This album is excellent, September 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Confrontation (Audio CD)

It was Bob Marley's motive to educate the fools who believe that the bablyon system benefits all. He draws some excellent conclusions in some songs (like Buffalo Soldier, and Mix Up, Mix Up) to further expose the evil of babylon. This reggae effort is excellent, and for anyone who likes reggae, this is a must!!!