Confrontation [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Bob Marley and The Wailers, Bob Marley

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 2001)
• Original Release Date: July 31, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Island
• ASIN: B00005MK9Z
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,485 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description

Part of the 'Bob Marley Memorial Remaster Series'. Japanese remastered reissue of 1983 album. Packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve. Includes a bonus 12 inch version of 'Buffalo Soldier'. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This album was made in the same period Uprising was made.1980., December 22, 2005

By	Frank Hitman - See all my reviews

This album is brilliant,
Even though Uprising was actaully made at the same time,
So these are just the leftovers, that they didnt want on Uprising.
Though the leftovers from Uprising are probably as good than the tracks they put on Uprising.

1. Chant Down Babylon - 10/10 - Should of been on Uprising.
2. Buffalo Soldier - 10/10 - Should of been on Uprising.
3. Jump Nyabinghi - 10/10 - Should of been on Uprising.
4. Mix Up, Mix Up - 8/10
5. Give Thanks And Praises - 6/10
6. Blackman Redemption - 9/10 - Should of been on Uprising.
7. Trenchtown - 9/10
8. Stiff Necked Fools - 9/10
9. I Know - 6/10
10.Rastaman Live Up! - 10/10 - Should of been on Uprising.

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So this is what "Uprising" would of looked like!

1. Coming In From The Cold
2. Buffalo Soldier
3. Bad Card
4. Pimpers Paradise
5. Work
6. Chant Down Babylon
7. Jump Nyabinghi
8. Rastaman Live Up!
9. Could You Be Loved
10. Blackman Redemption
11. Redemption Songs
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That would of been a 6 star album,
but anyway "Confrantation" is a album worth getting, even is your not into reggae.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five star Marley all the way..., March 22, 2005

By	WeezyBoPeep (RUSTIC NORTHERN MD) - See all my reviews

This album, though somewhat more rare than other more popular Bob Marley albums, is my all around favorite. It has a very "native Jamacian" sound, almost African, which I really love. Songs like "Jump Nyabinghi," "Blackman Redemption," and "Chant Down Babylon," are really reminiscent of the early-years Marley material. The songs on this cd are just excellent. My favorite by a long shot is "Stiff Necked Fools," which I happen to think is one of the best reggae songs ever written. You won't be void of classics here either...CONFRONTATION contains the wildly popular "Buffalo Soldier," and "Rastaman Live Up." This really is the best Bob Marley album. Somehow I think it would be Bob's favorite, if still with us.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Bob Marley & the Wailers' Most Spiritual Treasure, February 22, 2005

By	Spencer Pennington (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

Before his untimely death from Cancer in 1981, Bob Marley & the Wailers had been working on their 11th album for Island Records, "Confrontation". Unfortunately, Marley could not oversee much of this album's progress and the album would not be released until 1983, nearly two yeears after Marley's death. It contains a slew of stellar unreleased material from 1978-1981 and was intended to be his last in a trilogy of specifically African-themed albums, having been preceeded by 1979's "Survival," and 1980's "Uprising".

Each song is a classic from the hopeful tunes like "Chant Down Babylon," my personal favorite, "Jump Niyabinghi," the joyous "Blackman Redemption," and the heart-warming and bold "Rastaman Live Up!," each carrying the message of the revival of Africa and the call for the righteous people of all cultures to keep their heads high. Equally spellbinding are the smooth, meditative tunes like the disco-impacted "I Know," "Give Thanks and Praises," "Mix Up, Mix Up," "Trench Town," and "Stiff-Necked Fools" (originally called "Wisdom," and made with the Lee Perry years with the original Wailers, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh). Each song, with these ones in particular, show Marley in a calm, happy state, almost ready to depart the world as if his work has been completed. It's as if he tells his fans and those who so adore him not to worry in each song. The album, while perhaps not the most chart-topping, is the group's most utterly spiritual and in many ways, their most profound.

The album's track which stands above all the others, however, is the amazing, danceable, yet profound and protestful "Buffalo Soldier," a true story about the mistreatment of Blacks by the Western World and their being forced to join the Union Army for the purpose of killing Native Americans.

In closing, "Confrontation" is simply amazing; so heartfelt and spellbinding. Each song is a smile from Marley in words saying "Do not worry". Each song touches the heart and intrigues the mind. "Confrontation" will stay with you forever. This is truly the most profound, spiritual, and joyous reggae album ever made.