General Article name: Exodus
Genre: Reggae Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: Island US Number of tracks: 10 Tracklist LP - 1 1. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Natural Mystic 2. Bob Marley & the Wailers - So Much Things to Say 3. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Guiltiness 4. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Heathen 5. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Exodus 6. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Jamming 7. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Waiting in Vain 8. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Turn Your Lights Down Low 9. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Three Little Birds 10. Bob Marley & the Wailers - One Love/People Get Ready   Description Description

Recorded in London following an attempt on his life, Exodus shows Bob Marley mellowing a bit. Despite some powerful political tracks, Marley adopts a less fiery, more reflective approach than his previous outings. Still, it's hard to find reggae as good as this. Exodus has all one would expect from a Bob Marley album: rumbling statements like "Exodus" and "The Heathen" as well as poetic love songs like "Turn Your Lights Down Low." Considering how good these tracks are, Exodus does not stop here. Marley also unleashed the huge international hits "Jamming," "Waiting in Vain," and "One Love/People Get Ready." These inspired tracks, perhaps more than any others, came to define Marley around the world. They are irresistible no matter how many times they are played. Never one to dodge innovation, "Exodus" hints that Marley was taking cues from the emerging dub scene. Exodus, even though it contains some of Marley's best work, has an underlying nostalgic feel to it, hinting that Marley was getting a little formulaic. [Exodus was re-released on LP in 2015.] ~ Matthew Hilburn

Matthew Hilburn

Contributors Artist: MARLEY BOB & THE WAILERS Artist: Bob Marley & the Wailers Record Label: Island Record Label: Tuff Gong