Roots Rock Remixed (Dig)

Bob Marley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Quango/Tuff Gong/Rockr
• ASIN: B000RHRFWM
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,387 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #86 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Jamaica

Track Listings

1. Soul Shakedown Party

2. Lively Up Yourself

3. Duppy Conqueror

4. Sun Is Shining

5. Soul Rebel

6. African Herbsman

7. Don't Rock My Boat

8. Small Axe

9. Rainbow Country

10. Trenchtown Rock

11. 400 Years

12. One Love

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Irie remixes! Soundtrack to the summer, August 9, 2007

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sweeet pants! (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roots Rock Remixed (Dig) (Audio CD)

Thank you Tuff Gong! Nearly all the other Marley remixes I've heard have been atrocious, but this album hits the spot. The whole idea of remixing has its roots in Jamaican music so it makes total sense that Marley would finally get a good remix treatment.

For the most part, the remixers treat the tracks with great respect, adding a danceable thump or some stoney dub in just the right places. "Duppy Conqueror" sounds to me like a pop hit with a great sing-along chorus. "Sun Is Shining" is a fantastic slice of downtempo dub. "Soul Shakedown Party" and "Soul Rebel" are great fun for the dance floor as well. A few tracks go further than just tasteful modernizing. Jimpster's "400 Years" is a particular favorite, a dubbed out tech house makeover so hypnotic I keep hitting repeat.

But overall, this record is just plain fun. I'm sure these tracks would sound good pumping from a club, but I've enjoyed just chilling out with it on in my apartment. It's high on my list for the soundtrack to the summer.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Re-Introduction to the Legend, August 2, 2007

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CoolPoet (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roots Rock Remixed (Dig) (Audio CD)

When it comes to Bob's music I am pretty reserved about remixes and remakes of Bob's stuff. Nothing is like the orignial and nothing will ever be. I have heard some attempts at remixes, dubs and remakes and with the exception of Stephen Marley's work on "Chant Down Babylon" none of them have really hit the mark. This album is in my opinion a huge leap forward in the right direction. The tracks are really groovy and while a few tracks come close to Dubs it's not really a Dub by raw definition. The tracks also flow together really well up untill the last 3 tracks, and are lackluster in their feel and sound. They sound like album fillers. If you are looking for some good lounge/groove music this is a great CD and for Marley Collectors and fans such as myself I would recommend it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Roots Rock Remixed, September 26, 2007

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T. Snyder "TS" (AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roots Rock Remixed (Dig) (Audio CD)

I have been a big fan of Bob Marley for quite awhile now and I am always skeptical of any "remixes" of his works. Marley's songs are so perfect and beautiful that I usually feel that they should never be touched.

So while I've been burned in the past on previous reworkings of Marley's music, this "Roots, Rock, Remixed" is actually really good! The songs are basically left intact and are not cut up/sliced & diced to the point where they're unrecognizable. All of the songs have basically been updated with better beats.

If you're a fan of dub, downtempo, chillout you should enjoy this. The remixers did a great job of not making the beats sound too modern/ futuristic to the point where they don't go well with the original songs. Overall a really great remix album that does justice to Bob's songs. It's good for hanging out/ chilling out/ relaxing/ de-stressing.