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Uprising is the twelfth studio album by Bob Marley and the Wailers released in 1980.
Lead vocalist Bob Marley died the following year, and Uprising was the final studio album released during his lifetime.
The album is one of Marley's most directly religious, with nearly every song referencing his Rastafarian beliefs, culminating in the acoustic recording of "Redemption Song".
Uprising would be the final studio album featuring Bob Marley & the Wailers to be released during Marley's lifetime.
Prophetically, it also contains some of the band's finest crafted material, as if they were cognizant that this would be their final outing.
The album's blend of religious and secular themes likewise creates a very powerful and singular quest for spirituality in a material world.
Although it is argued that an album's graphic design rarely captures the essence of the work inside, the powerful rebirthing image of a rock solid Marley emerging with his arms raised in triumph could not be a more accurate visual description of the musical jubilation within.
Musically, the somewhat staid rhythms often synonymous with reggae have been completely turned around to include slinky and liquid syncopation. "Work," "Pimper's Paradise," and the lead-off track "Coming in From the Cold" are all significant variations on the lolloping Rasta beat. The major difference is the sonic textures that manipulate and fill those patterns.
The inventive and unique guitar work of Al Anderson -- the only American member of the original Wailers -- once again redefines the role of the lead electric guitar outside of its standard rock & roll setting.
"Zion Train" is awash in wah-wah-driven patterns creating an eerie, almost ethereal backdrop against Marley's lyrics, which recollect images from Peter Tosh's "Stop That Train" all the way back on Marley & the Wailers' international debut Catch a Fire.
The final track on the original pressing of Uprising is "Redemption Song." Never has an artist unknowingly written such a beautiful and apropos living epitaph.
The stark contrast from the decidedly electric and group-oriented album to this hauntingly beautiful solo acoustic composition is as dramatic as it is visionary. Less than a year after the release of Uprising, Marley would succumb to cancer.
Side one
1. Coming In From The Cold - 4:35
2. Real Situation - 3:00
3. Bad Card - 2:45
4. We And Them - 3:10
5. Work - 3:30
Side two
1. Zion Train - 3:40
2. Pimper’s Paradise - 3:25
3. Could You Be Loved - 3:35
4. Forever Loving Jah - 3:45
5. Redemption Song - 3:45
Musicians
- Bob Marley – lead vocal, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
- Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass, piano, guitar, percussion
- Carlton Barrett – drums, percussion
- Carlton "Santa" Davis – drums
- Tyrone Downie – keyboards, backing vocal
- Alvin Patterson – percussion
- Junior Marvin – lead guitar, backing vocal
- Earl Lindo – keyboards
- Al Anderson – lead guitar
- I Threes (Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt) – backing vocals
Production
- Bob Marley and the Wailers – Producers
- Chris Blackwell – Executive producer
- Errol Brown – engineer, mixing engineer
- the Wailers and Michael Rees – mixed
- Chiao Ng – assistant engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering engineer
- Neville Garrick – art direction
- Adrian Boot – photo
Notes
Release: 1980
Format: LP
Genre: Reggae
Label: Island Records
Catalog# 202462
Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed(VG)
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