The Roots Reggae Library brings to you Reggae music in unique collections. This edition features Bunny Wailer. The collection is unique because it presents a complete overview of his career and contains rare songs that were recorded outside of albums. Bunny was previously heard on The Wailers and during the first two Bob Marley studio albums. This edition includes all his material as a solo artist.
The discography of Bunny Wailer on the Roots Reggae Library starts in 1976, when Bunny released his first solo album after The Wailers had split up. In that sense, it is rather similar to the story of Peter Tosh. The difference is that the discography of Bunny Wailer runs much longer, even into the 21st century. The other difference is that Bunny Wailer guided his music away from Roots Reggae after a while, into the spectrum of Dancehall, Electronic, and even Rap music. First, an overview of songs on which Bunny Wailer has sung lead vocals for The Wailers.
On The Wailers Ska albums
'I Stand Predominate', 'Sunday Morning', 'Dreamland', 'Like A Rolling Stone', 'Let Him Go', 'Dancing Shoes', 'Who Feels It Knows It', 'What Am I Supposed To Do', 'This Train'
On The Wailers Rocksteady albums
'This Train', 'Life Line', 'Bide Up', 'Keep On Moving', 'Dreamland', 'Treat You Right', 'Tread Oh', 'Brain Washing', 'Riding High', 'Searching For Love'
On Bob Marley studio albums
'Hallelujah Time', 'Pass It On', 'Reincarnated Souls', 'The Oppressed Song'
Like Peter Tosh and Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer often sung former songs of The Wailers. These include many more songs than those mentioned above in which Bunny himself sang the lead vocals. He would also make numerous cover songs of the solo careers of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. When I refer to where these songs can be found, keep in mind that these are referrals to the Roots Reggae Library. These albums may be presented differently elsewhere.
Bunny Wailer - Blackheart Man
01. Blackheart Man
02. Fighting Against Conviction
03. The Opptessed Song
04. Fig Tree
05. Dreamland
06. Rastaman
07. Reincarnated Souls
08. Amagideon
09. Bide Up
10. This Train
11. Arab Oil Weapon
12. Pass It On
12. Pass It On
The first album Bunny Wailer released after him, Peter Tosh and Bob Marley split up was Blackheart Man. However, Peter Tosh does sing some of the background vocals on this album. As Bunny did for Peter's Legalize It. The 'Blackheart Man' first is described as a dangerous man lurking children with candy. But when Bunny goes to find out for himself, out of curiosity, he finds that everyone is created equal under the sun, and he concludes that he himself is no different from the Blackheart Man. He finds himself 'Battering Down Sentence' and 'Fighting Against Conviction'. Even without having to avoid the jailer man to catch him, life is as hard as it is. Finding food, paying the rent, raising children and making a living in the concrete jungle that is Kingston. But his main aim is to escape the judge and remain free. Bunny Wailer had been absent for over a year during the time of The Wailers, being held in prison for possessing marijuana. 'The Oppressed Song' had also featured as a bonus song on Burnin'. The version on Blackheart Man is slightly different. The idea is similar to some of the songs on Peter Tosh his first album Legalize It, which also featured some earlier songs. The time is now for all men to be free. Everyone should find a place in his own 'Fig Tree', great song, great lyrics. The new tune composed for the familiar 'Dreamland' is beautiful. This is of course the trademark Bunny Wailer song which we had heard both on a Ska and Rocksteady rhythm, on One Love and Keep On Skanking. Bunny demands us to remember some people and events from the Bible. These were 'Rastaman' and came from Zion. He also pays tribute to the late Patrice Émery Lumumba. Another Burnin' bonus song features on Blackheart Man as Bunny sings how "we are 'Reincarnated Souls' from that time". We are told how war came about, which was when Satan introduced the concept that people are not one. So the 'Amagideon', the final battle, the Armageddon is to come, "taking place inna iration". But in the end of the song the night has passed, the day has come, and Bunny sees Jah in the shining sun. You might have heard 'Bide Up' on Life Line, one of the Rocksteady album of The Wailers. This is only likely if you have been a follower of the Roots Reggae Library. 'Bide Up' is a great tune, even though it is rather short. Still, it is a bit lengthier than the version on Life Line. 'This Train' was first recorded by Bunny Wailer when The Wailers where singing Ska. You can find it on the Simmer Down album on the Roots Reggae Library. When The Wailers had moved into Rocksteady, both Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley have been on lead vocals singing the song. The version of Bunny Wailer is found on Freedom Time and Bob Marley has his on Selassie Is The Chapel. 'Arab Oil Weapon' is originally not on this album, it is a single. Female background voices and a critical note on the world's dependence on oil. 'Pass It On' is also a bonus track to this album on the Roots Reggae Library. The song had featured on Soul Revolution and is more well known from Bob Marley's Burnin'. This is a different version which fits the album well there being more than a few re-recordings prior to this one. On the back of the album it says "beware the power and the glory of the Blackheart Man. But behold Bunny Wailer shares with you the sweetness and purity of his phrasing but he takes your soul with the dread powers of wisdom and faith. The music is a river of conviction, flowing past sadness, pain, oppression, and rejection into the hope of the glorious kingdom of Jah Jah"
Bunny Wailer - Protest
01. Moses Children
02. Get Up, Stand Up
03. Scheme Of Things
04. Quit Trying
05. Follow Fashion Monkey
06. Wanted Children
07. Who Feels It Knows It
08. Johnny Too Bad
09. Togawar Game
10. Crucial
A black and white album cover beheads the Protest album, a newspaper reporting on black current issues at the time around the whole world. Musically fighting against the strength of the slave driver, an emotional song. "Blessed is the man who keepeth his faith", "for 'Moses Children' they rose from strength to strength". 'Moses Children' is a good introduction to this album, followed by Bunny Wailer's version of 'Get Up Stand Up', the song written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. It featured on both Burnin' and Legalize It, and so it does on Protest. A couple of things are different. First is the demands made clear at the beginning of the track, "we want the truth". Second is the slowing down of the rhythm for this version of the track, and third is the way in which Bunny Wailer explicitly sings "now that the children have seen the light". Then think about the following Bunny puts forward. "What are you doing toward the 'Scheme Of Things', what are your words to your brother beings". Because "the whole world is suffering from illusions". The background vocals for 'Scheme Of Things' are carried out very well. The message of "you better 'Quit Trying'" is very much 'I Am That I Am' of Peter Tosh on his second album, Equal Rights. There is no need for sympathy, so go away you hypocrite, because promises are comfort to a fool. "Drink the water from your own streams, before you loose your roots, your roots, your roots". He tells Afro-Americans to stick to their own culture, not to be a 'Follow Fashion Monkey'. Don't be fooled by them shining precious stones. We go back to the creation of the earth. On this earth there are these 'Wanted Children', "crying from the backbones of their fathers" and "longing for the bosoms of their mothers". We should not decide the destinies of our children, is the central theorem. It says 'Who Feels It' on the back of the Protest album, but the original song sung by Bunny Wailer as a part of The Wailers was 'Who Feels It Knows It'. He adapts the track a bit, making it quite different from the original. 'Johnny Too Bad' was first produced by The Slickers on the soundtrack of The Harder They Come, and would later feature on their album Breakthrough. UB40 would sing the song as well. Bunny Wailer slows down the tempo and adapted some of the sound and lyrics, but remains loyal to the original version. Two additions on Protest on the Roots Reggae Library. Both songs can be found on the Crucial! Roots Classics album from 1994, which is a compilation of early tracks which did not appear on any album. First is 'Togawar Game', which I think is a good title to be on an album called Protest. "Who is gonna take the blame for this togawar game, when will it be over". "Togawar" as in "tug of war". Then we hear Bunny sing 'Crucial', being very assertive in his lyrics. We start to hear Bunny flirt with the dub rhythm he would adapt for many tracks later on, on other albums.
Bunny Wailer - Struggle
01. The Old Dragon
02. Bright Soul
03. Got To Move
04. Power Strugglers
05. Let The Children Dance
06. Free Jah Children
07. Struggle
08. Cease Fire
09. Innocent Blood
10. Unity
The Struggle goes on. And all the elements for a fine Bunny Wailer album are there. The album art is somewhat in the same style as that of Protest. Bunny first tells us the history of Satan, 'The Old Dragon'. Lucifer was never born and never died. 'The Old Dragon' is a story-telling song, with "dress back Satan, you can't get Jah children no more" as the punch line. More Biblical inspiration for 'Bright Soul'. Why would you turn back once you reach River Jordan. Turning back to the previous song, Jah children won't bow to the old dragon. When you hear Bunny cast his lyrics in this song you are reminded of what he sounded like in earlier Ska and Rocksteady songs for The Wailers. Jah children should only respond to Rastafari, and Babylon's 'Got To Move'. "Woe to black and white downpressers, Apartheid dividers and rulers". He comes up with the lines "cleverer than Christopher Columbus, bloodier than Henry Morgan, spread out like Marco Polo, tougher than Rocky Rockefeller". He continues to sing and mentions King Herod, Seth the Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler. 'Power Struggle' is the first song title containing "struggle", but not the last. "You better stop this power struggle, it's causing the nation too much trouble, endangering lives of innocent ones, it's bound to bring a revolution". There's a couple of questions coming from Wailer. "Why won't you 'Let The Children Dance', why won't you let the little children chant, why won't you let the grass roots grow, why won't you let the little captives go". So "you better let go Jah Jah children Babylon, 'Free Jah Children' Babylon". The days of shipping human cargo and indoctrination are over. 'Rise up and trample the dragon, get the dragon before the dragon get you", "in this ya 'Struggle'". The album ends with the title track. That is, if you do not have the Roots Reggae Library version. And wouldn't you agree with me that "'Cease Fire' and light the chalice" is a very nice single to be fitted on Struggle. The single version of this track is used, but the last minute of the track is an extension from the version that is found on 'Roots Raddics Rockers Reggae'. I am not using that track as a whole since the audio is of inferior quality. The other two additions are also nice titles. Bunny has not seen many other races kill from within. Neither do politicians actually kill one another, However, black people seem to fight their own flesh and blood. 'Innocent Blood' is a very strong track, One of my favourite Bunny tracks. All black people come from Africa, remember this before you are about to commit a crime. The power of Jah should be used to connect us, and crate 'Unity', as if we were a skeleton. So nice to find extra songs on Struggle called 'Cease Fire', 'Innocent Blood' and 'Unity'.
The Struggle goes on. And all the elements for a fine Bunny Wailer album are there. The album art is somewhat in the same style as that of Protest. Bunny first tells us the history of Satan, 'The Old Dragon'. Lucifer was never born and never died. 'The Old Dragon' is a story-telling song, with "dress back Satan, you can't get Jah children no more" as the punch line. More Biblical inspiration for 'Bright Soul'. Why would you turn back once you reach River Jordan. Turning back to the previous song, Jah children won't bow to the old dragon. When you hear Bunny cast his lyrics in this song you are reminded of what he sounded like in earlier Ska and Rocksteady songs for The Wailers. Jah children should only respond to Rastafari, and Babylon's 'Got To Move'. "Woe to black and white downpressers, Apartheid dividers and rulers". He comes up with the lines "cleverer than Christopher Columbus, bloodier than Henry Morgan, spread out like Marco Polo, tougher than Rocky Rockefeller". He continues to sing and mentions King Herod, Seth the Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler. 'Power Struggle' is the first song title containing "struggle", but not the last. "You better stop this power struggle, it's causing the nation too much trouble, endangering lives of innocent ones, it's bound to bring a revolution". There's a couple of questions coming from Wailer. "Why won't you 'Let The Children Dance', why won't you let the little children chant, why won't you let the grass roots grow, why won't you let the little captives go". So "you better let go Jah Jah children Babylon, 'Free Jah Children' Babylon". The days of shipping human cargo and indoctrination are over. 'Rise up and trample the dragon, get the dragon before the dragon get you", "in this ya 'Struggle'". The album ends with the title track. That is, if you do not have the Roots Reggae Library version. And wouldn't you agree with me that "'Cease Fire' and light the chalice" is a very nice single to be fitted on Struggle. The single version of this track is used, but the last minute of the track is an extension from the version that is found on 'Roots Raddics Rockers Reggae'. I am not using that track as a whole since the audio is of inferior quality. The other two additions are also nice titles. Bunny has not seen many other races kill from within. Neither do politicians actually kill one another, However, black people seem to fight their own flesh and blood. 'Innocent Blood' is a very strong track, One of my favourite Bunny tracks. All black people come from Africa, remember this before you are about to commit a crime. The power of Jah should be used to connect us, and crate 'Unity', as if we were a skeleton. So nice to find extra songs on Struggle called 'Cease Fire', 'Innocent Blood' and 'Unity'.
Bunny Wailer - In I Father's House
01. Roots Radics
02. Rock In Time
03. Rockers
04. Wirly Girly
05. Let Him Go
06. Love Fire
07. Trouble On The Road Again
08. The Conqueror
09. Bald Headed Woman
10. Peace Talks
Bunny Wailer has so far released three albums in a style of which we were familiar. He continues with a fourth album, called In I Father's House. Johnson Musingwa helped with getting the album art to what it currently is, as it is usually of low quality. 'Roots Radics', sometimes referred to as 'Roots Radics Rockers Reggae' is written as "radics" rather than "raddics". Both are used by Bunny, but as both a Jamaican and a teacher, Marenda Douglas recommended it written as such. The start of the song is similar to 'Peace Talks' which had been added to Struggle. "Now there's no stem leafs or branches without the roots". We keep on rocking for 'Rock In Time', with the rhythm nice and clear. "Cause when you're rocking to this beat, You've got to rock this beat so neat, oh when it rock you to your dancing feet". Nice song to jam to. From 'Rock In Time' to the song 'Rockers'. Bunny spells it out for us, loud and clear. The song is part of the soundtrack for the movie called Rockers. A must see for all Reggae enthusiasts. Starting to play with electronic sounds and shifting the sound for the song with the chorus that goes like "you call them wirly, 'Wirly Girly''s, cause them don't usually wake up early". Flirty girls who take you for a ride. The next two songs are two revival songs from old times. Remember that song on the Rude Boy Ska album from The Wailers presented to you by this Library, 'Let Him Go'? I hope you do, the original is a splendid track. Probably the reason why Wailer selected the song for a new recording. Of course the song is recorded in a tempo that is more slow than the original. For old times sake he also sings 'Fire Fire', the song on which Peter Tosh sang lead vocals, as 'Love Fire'. The original song of The Wailers can be found on Freedom Time, one of the Rocksteady albums. Note that In I Father's House originally contains only six songs. The next four songs are a special add-on of the Roots Reggae Library. The first one is a title we had heard on another Rocksteady album of The Wailers, 'Trouble On The Road Again' is on Selassie Is The Chapel. Then again, it is more different from the original song than the previous two tracks. When In I Father's House was released for a second time as Roots Radics Rockers Reggae, it contained two tracks that were not on the first release of the album. In of them, Bunny says he is sometimes called the dub-master. This one is 'The Conquerer'. Just as 'Crucial' on Protest, the song 'Bald Headed Woman' is taken from the Crucial! Roots Classics album. It is a cover song, as this is the song by The Kinks on their debut album The Kinks, it is 'Bald Headed Woman'. Of course Bunny turns it very much into his own song. After that he asks for peace everywhere in the world. If we throw away grudges, guns, hunger then the wars will go with it. Bunny had written 'Roots Radics' first and used the first part of the song for 'Peace Talks'. Both 'Roots Radics' and 'Peace Talks' can be heard on this album.
Bunny Wailer - Sings The Wailers
01. Dancing Shoes
02. Mellow Mood
03. Dreamland
04. Keep On Moving
05. Hypocrites
06. I'm The Toughest
07. Jailhouse
08. Funeral
09. I Stand Predominate
10. Rude Boy
11. Riding High
This album is originally called Bunny Wailer Sings The Wailers but the title has been shortened to Sings The Wailers. We have yet heard a couple of new versions of other songs on previous albums. This album is exclusively devoted to cover songs from earlier times. Believe me, this is a brilliant effort by the mystic Wailer. We start off with 'Dancing Shoes', which was a Ska song found on Rude Boy. Bunny Wailer was the original lead vocalist of this song back in the days. 'Mellow Mood' was a Bob Marley lead song and can be found on both Rock To The Rock and on Life Line, which are different version. 'Dreamland' is an exact copy of the song that you will find on The Wailers album Keep On Skanking. I proposed not to have any duplicates on the Roots Reggae Library, but since this would be an inter-artist duplicate between The Wailers and Bunny Wailer I am prepared to leave it here. But this is not a new recording. Whereas Bob Marley tells the Lord to 'Keep On Moving', Bunny tells it to Jah. 'Keep On Moving' as a song of The Wailers is found on the Life Line Rocksteady album. The version of 'Hypocrites' is performed extremely well. I feel sad that Bunny has not decided to make this version a little lengthier. Especially "dem a shout up dem mouth pon dem one another", "dem a bruck bad lang pon dem one another" and dem a cut sing Joe pon dem one another" are sweet new Bunny Wailer lyrics for this song. Freedom Time is the album on which you can find the original version of this song. He changes the lyrics of 'The Toughest' slightly, singing he is the dub master. Any dub that you can make, Bunny can make it better. He can play the dub you play, but you can never play the dub that he plays. 'The Thoughest' is both on Life Line from The Wailers and on Bush Doctor, the third Peter Tosh album. Although Bunny calls the song 'I'm The Toughest' as it is called on Bush Doctor, the song is a cover of the first version which was simply called 'The Toughest, and so it is on Sings The Wailers. The beautiful song 'Jailhouse' from the Ska period of The Wailers has been retitled as 'Rule This Land'. I prefer to stick to the original titles of songs where possible, although we must reckon that 'Jailhouse' could have been called 'Rule This Land' by The Wailers from the start. But on the Roots Reggae Library the title of a new version of a song can only change if it is the original artist himself who sings the new version, as is the case for 'The Toughest' and 'Sinner Man' of Peter Tosh. "Jailhouse gets empty, the youth them get plenty, battle stick get shorter, the youth them get taller, can;t find against the youth now, cause they're strong". The original Bob Marley lead vocals can be heard on Rude Boy. As he did on 'The Toughest', Bunny sings Peter Tosh on 'Funeral'. Although the song sounds a lot like the version on Legalize It, and Bunny calls it 'Burial', the title of this album is Sings The Wailers so the title is 'Funeral' as it is found on Freedom Time. He returns to a song on which he originally sung lead vocals himself, 'I Stand Predominate'. What a beauty of a song! I am very happy he selected this song to be on this album, I can listen to this song over and over again. "Walk the proud land my idren" is a version of the first song on the Ska album Rude Boy. The Wailers would later sing it again as 'Walk The Proud Land' and it features a s a bonus song on Catch A Fire on the Roots Reggae Library. But 'Rude Boy' it is called, as it first carried this title. Bunny sings "give me little solo Jah" rather than the original "Lord". The cover of 'Riding High' is normally not found on Sings The Wailers. You will find it on a later album too in a different sort of style. The Soul Revolution track on Sings The Wailers has the same vocals, but the music is different than that on Hook, Line And Sinker.
Bunny Wailer - Rock And Groove
01. Rock And Groove
02. Another Dance
03. Dance Rock
04. Cool Runnings
05. Roots Man Skanking
06. Jammins
07. Ballroom Floor
08. Gamblings
09. Collie Man
10. Galong So
With the previous albums Bunny Wailer had not yet shifted much away from the type of music that The Wailers originally made. But Bunny is about to shift this. And even though I categorise Rock And Groove as a Reggae album, it does show the first signs of change. You will find out in what way it does. A so called remastered version of this album was released which contains poorly edited versions of the original songs and additions of songs that appeared later in Bunny's discography. The songs on this album end in dub tracks. I am normally not so keen on having the dub side of tracks on the Roots Reggae Library. However, Bunny Wailer seems to be exploring the sounds that would later be very present in his career, shifting towards the Dancehall genre. The name of this album is Rock 'N' Groove. However, the title track is named 'Rock And Groove' at the back of the album cover. I prefer to call it simply Rock And Groove, changing "'N'" in the same way as changing "&" into "And", as I normally do. "Reggae boogie disco rock is gonna cause a shock attack". And he can't get enough of covering old songs, choosing 'Another Dance' as his next victim. If you ask me, remaking old tracks is Bunny's main strength. He had already displayed this ability before. But other tracks on this album will definitely prove he can make a couple of good new tracks as well, starting with 'Dance Rock'. This is a powerful line, "do the dance rock, let me take you to the dance rock". He makes the sound system echo introducing us to his new style. A vital session and an ital rhythm. "While the diskjockey play your favourite song" and "people spreading love all over the place" Bunny sings the sweet lines "I know Dancehall a go nice" for 'Cool Runnings'. "Cool running" is a wish of a safe journey in Jamaican Patois. The album was released again several years later as Rootsman Skanking. That name was chosen because 'Roots Man Skanking' is a track on this album. Another track that Bunny can be proud of. He turns to a serious tone for 'Jammins', where is reminded of an old tune. Switching from serious to festive he asks "how does it feel to have been on the 'Ballroom Floor'". As I have said before, this album clearly shows his musical skill, and his fine lines such as "your locks so tight, you don't even know when it's morning, the music so right, you don't even care about the dawning". The second release of the album as Rootsman Skanking has two songs on the album that are not on Rock And Groove. One of them is "just got no luck in this ya 'Gamblings', some people got no luck in it at all". Bunny tried to play domino, went to the racetrack, but it was all in vain. 'Collie Man' is also from Rootsman Skanking. "Pass the chalice and the chalice go round", Wailer loves some good sensimilla and wants to know where to find some. The last of the three tracks added on this album on the Roots Reggae Library is 'Galong So', a single not found on any other album. The album was recorded after the devastating Jamaican elections in 1980. It was an important record to get people back to the music business. On the back of the album art you will see four pictures, and in the middle an image of Bunny Wailer smoking a spliff.
Bunny Wailer - Hook, Line And Sinker
01. Riding High
02. Hook, Line And Sinker
03. Soul Rocking Party
04. The Monkey
05. Swop Shop
06. Simmer Down
07. Back To School
08. Cry To Me
09. Boderation
10. Here In Jamaica
In the year in which Bunny Wailer would appear for the first time live on stage as a solo artist he released Hook, Line And Sinker. He had started shifting his style in Rock And Groove, this album is the next step in the process. Some old, some new, all in a different style. There is some pure Reggae at the end of the album as well, through some exclusive Roots Reggae Library additions. The expression "hook, line and sinker" means to be lured in rather easily, no pun intended. As some fish are attracted by a shining hook, line, or sinker, regardless of whether there is any bait. Anyway, we are going to be 'Riding High' as we did on Soul Revolution back when The Wailers were still one. Whereas on Sings The Wailers Bunny sticks to singing songs in their original style, he changes it completely for the songs he sings for old time sake. I had already a added a different version of the song to Sings The Wailers. Personally I like 'Riding High'. The original is better, but it is a good effort. 'Hook, Line And Sinker' is the title song of this album and it is also visually displayed on the album art. "There is so much inside of me" and it comes out in the form of music. As we were with 'Soul Shakedown' party on More Axe we are invited to the 'Soul Rocking Party' tonight, dancing the Boogie Woogie. On More Axe it is Bob who sends out the invitations and Bunny was to be heard as a background vocalist. He next questions the theory of evolution in 'The Monkey', a track in which he talks, rather than sings. He does that as well in some parts of the next song. The idea behind it is nice, exchanging different styles of music in the 'Swop Shop'. There is Reggae, there is Rock, and there is the Boogie. A completely different vibe than the original 'Simmer Down'. We hear multiple tempo conversions as if an playing vinyl record was slowed down. "If you should be at the disco night and day, all be hear your radio when the DJ play Simmer Down". I think the new style Bunny uses in his music is more acceptable for songs that we are already familiar with. With known songs it is rather like listening to a fresh new version of an old song. With 'The Monkey' and 'Back To School' I am not very impressed. 'Cry To Me' is one of those old time songs. I have to admit that it does not originally feature on Hook, Line And Sinker but it fits the profile of this album. The original Ska version of the song is found on Judge Not, and the Rocksteady equivalent on Satisfy My Soul Jah Jah. The cover you hear Bunny singing here has been taken off Rootsman Skanking, the alternative album of Rock And Groove. 'The second and third song I've added to this album are good old Reggae tracks. That is, they were made around the time of Hook, Line And Sinker but they are not in line with the style of music of the other tracks. For me 'Boderation' is one of the best tracks Bunny Wailer ever made. I was surprised that it is not on any his regular albums. Instead it can be found on Crucial! Roots Classics. A "boderation" is something that bothers. Such as inflation, mismanagement, unemployment, imprisonment. "Slave rocky, empty wally, broke bucky". Other more serious things like homicide, suicide and genocide he mentions. 'Here In Jamaica' is a cover song of the song 'Etheopia' by Lord Lebby, an old Jamaican Calypso / Mento song. "Why don't you take us forward to Africa where we can sit and eat and chat, for it is no use dying in Jamaica cause we can't afford a burial spot. Remember Marcus Garvey predicted that day when all black people shall be going away to the land of our forefathers and mothers here in Ethiopia".
Bunny Wailer - We're All Together Again
Bunny Wailer - We're All Together Again
01. I'm Still Waiting
02. Dutch Pot
02. Dutch Pot
03. Hammer
04. Rescue Me
05. It Hurts To Be Alone
06. Together Again
07. Music Gonna Teach
08. Nice Time
09. How Many Times
10. Coolie Plum Tree
The Never Ending Wailers is an effort of Bunny Wailer to bring back the original Wailers who were still alive at the time, himself, Peter Tosh, Junior Braithwaite and Constantine Walker. They started the effort soon after the release of Sings The Wailers. The final album was released in 1993, but had been recorded in the early 80's. Old Wailer tracks were taken, remastered, and some vocals were added. Andrew Tosh was later also introduced to sing on this album. On the one hand it is very nice that we are reminded of some old, unknown songs of The Wailers. On the other hand, the quality of the songs has not improved a lot. When released, the album was called The Never Ending Wailers but it was stated that Bunny Wailer originally intended it to be called We're All Together Again. I have taken the liberty to use that title and print it on the cover art. And whereas the original creator of this album art has done a good job, I couldn't help feeling Bob's head was slightly sticking out in colour. I have therefore made a small readjustment.The album is not solely an effort by Bunny Wailer, but then again neither are Catch A Fire and Burnin' solo efforts by Bob Marley. Although 'I'm Still Waiting' had been recorded during the Ska period of The Wailers, the song used for this album comes from the Lonesome Feeling album you find on the Roots Reggae Library. The Ska song is found on Simmer Down. Bunny called it 'I'm Still Wailing' for this album but we will stick to the original title. 'Dutch Pot' is the first track that Bunny had written new for the original Wailers to sing. Cooking in your own Dutch pot making a delicious meal to go along with this sweet tune and you will "lick your finger". 'Hammer' had been a song with lead vocals of Bob Marley on the Soul Rebel Rocksteady album and Peter Tosh had recorded it as a single which was added to his first solo album Legalize It on the Roots Reggae Library. The track therefore already had something special about it, having both been sung by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. On We're All Together Again Peter sings a few additional lines starting with "they keep on testing me" and "they keep on pushing me". Although resembling 'Rumours Of War' from the Mystic Man album 'Rescue Me' is quite new. "Put not your trust in hawks and chariots, but in the most high". Sly & Robbie composed a new rhythm for 'It Hurts To Be Alone'. It gives a nice little new effect to the song taken from Lonesome Feeling. Just like 'I'm Still Waiting' this song is not only on Lonesome Feeling but also on Simmer Down. The title track is 'Together Again'. You can tell that Bunny is very happy to have been able to create this set up. All those who came together sing a number of lines. "Moving on in a unity and doing the best we can", Peter Tosh sings, and only Jah Jah will know "who will be the survivors". Bunny named 'Music Gonna Teach' slightly different, namely 'Music Lesson'. I have reverted it to its original title. You will hear a slightly faster tempo, a new tingly tune, Peter Tosh' voice singing "this ya reggae" in the background and Bunny Wailer singing part of the track on lead vocals. The song has been extended by almost three minutes. It's been a long time since we had heard 'Nice Time', the song from Freedom Time and from Rock To The Rock on which they are played with different music. On this version however, Bunny and Peter Tosh sing lead vocals. They have left the first part of Bob Marley's vocals intact on the next song which is also found on Rock To The Rock, 'How Many Time'. "Were you there in Trench Town when The Wailers got together under that cool and cosy, 'Coolie Plum Tree', where all the people gathered round to join in The Wailers pleasure". They sang songs of freedom, joy and sorrow. A large amount of old tracks from The Wailers are mentioned in this song. Andrew Tosh sings some vocals on this track, and according to the book Steppin' Razor: The Life of Peter Tosh he sings on 'Music Gonna Teach' as well.
Bunny Wailer - Marketplace
01. Stay With The Reggae
02. Jump, Jump
03. Dance Hall Music
04. Cool And Deadly
05. Ally Worker
06. Dance The Night Away
07. Electric City
08. Tear In Your Eyes
09. Home Sweet Home
10. Together
11. Electric Boogie (ft. Marcia Griffiths)
It is interesting to have Bunny Wailer sing that we have to 'Stay With The Reggae' rhythm where he is shifting away from it in previous albums. He starts this album roots-like and holds on to it more or less. In 'Stay With The Reggae' he is singing about the inspiration Reggae gives him. We hear a couple of well known lines at the beginning of the song such as "who shot the sheriff" and "we nah leggo, we ago hang on in there". He does not disappoint with the euphoric 'Jump, Jump'. "Rock to the music playing, right away", he wants us all to start swinging and dancing and is making a good effort. When playing 'Dance Hall Music' my partner Itsanne Fokkema said "yeah, I like this song". Even though titled Dancehall, the song sounds quite Reggae like. "I'd like to see you do the 'Cool And Deadly'" has some electronic sound, but the melody comes from a very old Calypso / Mento song called 'Emmanuel Road'. This is especially heard in the line "make we step up on the dance we go rock the drum and base and go rub a dub". Then "all the 'Ally Worker' put up them hand". And "all who want them no get, and who no get that them no want". Like 'Crazy Baldhead' you will hear the plural form in the song but the title is singular. Side A of the vinyl record has stopped, and we switch to side B. Put on your dancing shoes and 'Dance The Night Away'. The song has the same upfull vibe as 'Jump, Jump'. The Rasta descending from an African, from Mount Zion, giving us the sound of the music. Listening to the following song we hear that there are many a 'Electric City'. He sings about Toronto, New York, London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, he sings about aboriginals in the land down under and a cultural trip to Africa. There are quite a lot of sound effects in this song, which is not unexpected considering its title. 'Tears In Your Eyes' is a touching and moving song. It should be high on any Bunny Wailer songlist. Bunny is there to end all the fears of his woman. He is a bit selfish though, singing "but if only you'd just listen to me, then we won't have to quarrel and you won't be here in your sorrow". A separate album cover was made for this track with the face of a woman on it. Where two quarrel, two are at fault. 'Home Sweet Home' is another love song on his repertoire. "I'll be good to you and you to me". No more separation, Bunny calls for togetherness in 'Together'. Because "the more we love one another the irier we shall be". Even though Marcia Griffiths does most of the singing on the one track that I have added to the album, Bunny Wailer originally wrote the song. It has been covered many times after it. This is a difficult to find version, on which Bunny Wailer assists Marcia Griffiths with the vocals. The 'Electric Boogie' is there for you to enjoy!
Bunny Wailer - Rule Dance Hall
01. Rule Dance Hall
02. Jolly Session
03. Another Saturday Night
04. Trash Inna We Bes
05. Put It On
06. Reggae In The U.S.A.
07. Haughty Tempo
08. Camouflage
09. Hot Foot Head
10. Stir It Up
11. Old Time Sinting
12. Reasons
The intention of making a Dancehall album is rather clear with the title of this album as well as the first song on the album, 'Rule Dance Hall'. Bunny is going to teach is how to rule them all. East, West, North and South, it is Bunny who rules it. A bit peculiar for someone who is rather new to the style and who hails from the Reggae era. Sure many artists have crossed over, but I am not sure whether Bunny should have made the same move. 'Rule Dance Hall' has something too it though, and 'Jolly Session' might have something too. He declares love to the lovers of Dancehall and tells them to "come make we rally at the sest until the morning". Wishing he would be able to dance the night away on just 'Another Saturday Night', just like the merry-go-round. Not much power in this song and neither is there a special touch or feeling. Maybe there would have been more if there was a dancing party on that Saturday night. But since it is a cover song of a song by Sam Cooke, it wouldn't have been much of a cover if he changed that detail. 'Trash Inna We Bes' falls into the same category for me, even though "there is going to be a great jam session" and he is "serving up the chalice inna the dancehall tonight". Shantana Powell tells me that Bunny is saying that "trash inna we bes" means to party in his best outfit. "Feel them spirit" can only be the start of one song and that is 'Put It On', as song that has been following The Wailers around for a long time. That started in the Ska period which you can hear on Simmer Down. Then there are two different versions in the Rocksteady period, found on Soul Revolution and on Rock To The Rock. Then they decided to put it on Burnin' as well. Bunny puts it into a new jacket, like he did with some old songs on Hook, Line And Sinker. Grooving Reggae Rock, yes it's moving, 'Reggae In The U.S.A.'. "Dance if you're dancing" and "skanking to the Reggae". "Reggae's gonna make it, Reggae's gonna break it, just you wait a while" in the 'Haughty Tempo'. A sabotage and a long time since Bunny met his Dancehall posse. The problem I have with tracks like 'Camouflage' is that they are not very musically. That is what happened with the Dancehall Bunny presents us with in general, 'Hot Food Head' is another example. He sings that you should calm down or else "you're gonna end up dead". Then I'd rather go for a new version of 'Stir It Up'. Every Reggae lover probably knows the version of that song on Catch A Fire. But do you know the version which I placed on the Lonesome Feeling Rocksteady album too? Then starting to roll his "r" for 'Old Time Sinting'. Miss Powell tells me that "sinting" simply means "a thing". So "old time something". Why do boys always seem to like nice girls, but nice girls always fall for rude boys. And the rude boys like the nice girls back. This is a policy of the whole wide world. Bunny can't seem to figure it out , but he sings that everything has got its 'Reasons' "and there is nothing you can do about that".
Bunny Wailer - Liberation
01. Rise And Shine
02. Liberation
03. Botha The Mosquito
04. Want To Come Home
05. Ready When You Ready
06. Didn't You Know
07. Dash Wey The Vial
08. Bald Head Jesus
09. Food
10. Serious Thing
11. False Beneficiaries
12. Reggae Burden
12. Reggae Burden
I have said various things about the previous few albums of Bunny Wailer. This one however, is one that truly tickles my fancy. It is a genuinely good album. Bunny has regained touch with his roots, pure Roots Reggae. The first song stands out like mountain in the ocean. The talking introduction fits the build up perfectly. "We've been down in the valley much too long. We've been down in captivity oh so long. We've been down in humility much too long. We've been down in a slavery oh so long but we're gonna 'Rise And Shine'". "Restore your strength and power, waste no more time, remember your history". I could list all the lyrics of this song because they are all very powerful. Subject to the barters soul, or facing trouble with your landlord, everyone is in need of 'Liberation', so let;s unite and come together. As this is the title track, it might be notable to state here that it is much easier to understand the album cover once you include the back album art. Like 'Rise And Shine', 'Botha The Mosquito' usually has an introduction as well, comparing Botha with Hitler and Mussolini. But this introduction features only Bunny's voice, and no music. I have removed this introduction, as it becomes less relevant and more annoying the more you listen to this album. This is obviously an anti Apartheid song. The disease of Apartheid made Africa a marketplace for human cargo. Bunny hums his way into 'Want To Come Home'. He sings for all brothers and sisters. Trampling down Babylon he shouts at the prison warden that his sentence will soon end and he'll be gone with the wind. It all depends on you, because Bunny sings "me 'Ready When You Ready' fe go tear down Babylon". Ranking very high on my all time Bunny Wailer favourite list is 'Didn't You Know'. "Didn't you know you are a child of the universe, didn't you know you were created of Him". A beautiful melody was chosen for the song. "Time still owns the powers and the gift of live embraces all that are good and are free". You should stop drinking and using other drugs, 'Dash Wey The Vial', don't follow mystery Babylon "for wine is a mocker, drugs make you crazy". Bunny refers to the Satan again as "the dragon" like he did on Struggle. The track changes at two thirds of its time and after singing "higher one, Him are the higher one" he sings a nice end, "jam inna the house of dreadlock Rasta". "I have never seen the image of a 'Bald Head Jesus' yet" is sung after a string of praises. Bunny explains that all Jesus taught us to stop go to the barbershop. All Christs apostles were dreadlock bearded Ethiopians. If this religion was good enough for those old time people in the bible than it is good enough for Bunny. 'Food' starts as if it were a 'No Woman, No Cry' cover but instead we hear a song telling us to be conscious about the food that we eat or not eat. A cover of 'No Woman No Cry' will star in the next album though. Both 'Bald Head Jesus' and 'Food' are very good tracks on this album. 'Serious Thing' was also the name of an album and song by The Gladiators a few years prior to this Liberation album. The songs are different, but those two songs make me remember the other when I hear it. Again Bunny mentions the South African Apartheid system like he did in 'Botha The Mosquito'. There are two Roots Reggae Library bonus tracks on Liberation. First in the form of 'False Beneficiaries', a single on which Bunny Wailer is not impressed with the distribution of royalties for old songs from The Wailers. "They have come to reap what they have not sown" and "why don't they leave Jah Jah children thing them alone". With 'Reggae Burden' it feels as if you fall right into the middle of the track. I have edited it to lessen this effect. This version of the song is often referred to as 'Carry This Reggae Burden'. You will hear the song later on a different album, in a different style.
Bunny Wailer - Time Will Tell
01. Soul Rebel
02. I Shot The Sheriff
03. Crazy Baldhead
04. Time Will Tell
05. War
06. Slave Driver
07. Redemption Song
08. No Woman, No Cry
09. Them Belly Full
10. Rebel Music
This tribute album appeared earlier as Tribute. This album contained the first eight songs that are on this album as well. Two new songs were added when the album was released as Time Will Tell: A Tribute To Bob Marley I have said previously that I was quite enthusiastic about Bunny Wailer's Sings The Wailers. I am going to say the same thing about Time Will Tell. He sings songs from Bob Marley's solo career rather than old songs from The Wailers, except for the opening song. Here and there he adds a verse of his own. Bunny first comes to us with Bob Marley's 'Soul Rebel', found of course on the Soul Rebel album of The Wailers, as well as a version with a different sound on Rock To The Rock. He sings it well and he adds 'Run For Cover' lyrics to the song paying tribute to the Keep On Skanking song. He then pulls the trigger for 'I Shot The Sheriff', the Burnin' song. He changes a couple of words but stays quite true to the original song. The title track has of course been taken from Kaya. "You think you're in heaven but you're living in hell", 'Time Will Tell'. It was a beautiful song by Bob and Bunny must have thought the same picking it to name the album after. "Now in your darkness you're bright and gay but disappear at the light of day, and in the morning you're fresh and sweet but in the evening you wither away". 'Them Belly Full' was called 'Bellyfull' by Bunny at first. There is a very nice electric guitar solo in this song. It will not be the last song from Natty Dread that is chosen to be covered on this album. But first Bunny comes with his own acapella version of 'Redemption Song' from Uprising. "But the wait is a bit too great" is his own little twist. As well as "how long shall they kill black people" and "throw I in their dungeons and pit". We go right back to Natty Dread after 'Redemption Song'. I like the fact that he chose to sing the studio rhythm tempo of 'No Woman, No Cry' as it is on Natty Dread, rather than the more popular and slower live version of Bob Marley. Bunny used to be there too, sitting in the government yard in Trenchtown. When you hear the first tunes of the next song you do not immediately think Catch A Fire, 'Slave Driver'. But that is exactly the song you will be listening to. We move up to the Rastaman Vibration for a strong execution of the song 'War'. Bunny seems in his element singing this song. He adds a verse to this song with which I fell in love: "and until bigotry and prejudice, unmalicious and inhuman self interest have been replaced by understanding, tolerance and goodwill. Until all Africans stand and speak as free beings equal in the eyes of all men under Zion". We stay at Rastaman Vibration for his account of 'Crazy Baldhead'. Not only is he going to chase the baldheads but also the bumpheads. "Chase them, chase them", "run wicked run, the binghi man a come", "didn't I people before I slave before you were born". A third Natty Dread track ends off this album. "Why can't we be what we want to be, we want to be free". A roadblock, curfew, three o'clock, that must be 'Rebel Music'. Time Will Tell will not be the last album of Bob Marley and Wailers cover songs. You will soon find out more.
Bunny Wailer - Gumption
01. Sounds Clash
02. Bus Dem Shut
03. Broadway Jungle
04. See And Blind
05. Warrior
06. Never Grow Old
07. Gumption
08. Wheel Your Belly
09. Let Him Go
10. Reggae Burden
11. Closer Together
A trumpet introduces the 'Sounds Clash' and Bunny asks who is going to be the star of the 90's. "All the ranking stars are lining up, who's gonna win the gold". You might have concluded yourself that the first track is nothing like either Liberation or Time Will Tell but more along the lines of the style in Hook, Line And Sinker. "The woman feel the pain, the man suffer", 'Bus Dem Shut', a rare track of The Wailers. As Bunny first did, the song is sometimes called 'Piaka'. On the Roots Reggae Library 'Bus Dem Shut' can be found on Soul Rebel, one of the Rocksteady albums. I am very content that Bunny has made a cover of this rare song. Just as 'Bus Dem Shut' is called 'Piaka' on Gumption, the next song is called 'Dog War' whereas it is unmistakeably 'Broadway Jungle' from Toots & The Maytals that Bunny Wailer covers. It would have been better if he never changed the title at all. Regardless of its title, the next track is not a cover of the great song by The Gladiators on Country Living, but it the song that Johnny Osbourne wrote,"'See And Blind', hear and deaf", "know yourself mankind". Seeing people fighting against their brother man has Bunny asking why there is so much war, so much fussing and fighting. So 'Warrior' "Tell me what you're fighting for". 'Warrior' is a cover of the Rocksteady song by Johnny Osbourne, like 'See And Blind' was. In the sight of Jah love Wailer will 'Never Grow Old' and will continue to ram Dancehall. ; Never Grow Old' is yet another cover of a song by Toots & The Maytals. Dancehall is the style of Gumption and so is 'Gumption', crowning himself the "ram dance man". The African and the ghetto woman is told to 'Wheel Your Belly'. I had trouble interpreting the song. Shantana Powell tells me he is telling the woman to dance with her belly but is not sure what the pregnancy has got to do with it. Making a habit of changing the original name of songs the next song is called 'Don Man' by Bunny Wailer. Any listener will easily hear that it is 'Let Him Go', a song which had already been covered on In I Father's House. Now it is not Rudie but the Don Man who comes from jail. "You blame him for a lot of things he really didn't do, while the high and the noble them a do it too". Do you remember that bonus track I had added to Liberation? Its name was 'Reggae Burden'. Gumption has it playing in a faster tempo. A quite woman in Bunny's town deserves to have a song sung after her, 'Closer Together'. Even though the song is originally written by Curtis Mayfield. It is also said that 'Reggae Burden' was written by Mayfield but I have not been able to find that version. There are two versions of this album. On one of them you will not find 'Closer Together' and on the other 'Wheel Your Belly' is missing.
Bunny Wailer - Dance Massive
01. Ram Dance
02. Conscious Lyrics
03. Girls
04. Dance Massive
05. Don Dadda
06. Dance Ha Fi Gwan
07. Raggamuffin
08. Veteran
09. The Specialists
10. Still The King
On the back cover of the album Bunny is smoking the last puffs of a spliff. This album is even more heavily influenced by the Dancehall style. The turn table playes 'Ram Dance' and Bunny fills the song with his lyrics. His lyrical pace is much faster than his previous Dancehall tracks. The song 'Conscious Lyrics' utilizes the same riddle as 'Cool And Deadly' on Marketplace, and therefore that of 'Emmanuel Road'. It also contains lyrics from 'Climb The Ladder' on One Love, one of The Wailers Ska albums, Girl watchers, snatchers and lovers, here they come now. 'Girls' are coming in from everywhere in Jamaica. "Hot girls, slim girls, dark girls and brown", all sorts of them, "Afro, Chinese, Hindus and whites". The Reggae King turns towards the Dancehall audience singing "all the dance house massive pull up your hand", 'Dance Massive'. He also sings "ambush in the night, all guns me say aiming at me" and also repeats lyrics from 'Stay With The Reggae from Marketplace, from 'Simmer Down'. 'Don Dadda' in the area and "him nah give up the struggle" in the ghetto. 'Dance Ha Fi Gwan' is often labelled wrong as 'Dance Ha Ti Gwan'. "Word, sound and power a go tear down Jericho wall". And "the dance ha gwan long before you born, the dance a go gwan after you long gone". On the rhythm of 'Keep On Moving' we hear 'Raggamuffin'. A pretty creative effort. "He who laugh last, laugh best", probably the 'Veteran' because he is the ruler, of both the country and the sounds clash. I am not the biggest fan of this album but if I would have to pick two favourite songs, it would be the two upcoming ones. First is 'The Specialist' which is derived from 'Hypocrites'. "The specialist him a the ram dance man". And then we hear "I'm 'Still The King' and I'll wear my crown", "but when I hear rumours that you wanna be the king of all sound, let me tell you, don't you get my wicked, don't you get my mad, when the lion is sleeping never you try to wake him".
Bunny Wailer - Just Be Nice
01. Electric Boogie
02. Electro Rap
03. Riding High
04. Hook, Line And Sinker
05. Soul Rocking Party
06. Bad Dub
07. Sitting In The Park
08. Family Affair (ft. Sharon Tucker)
09. Hit Back The Crack
10. Back To School
11. Just Be Nice
12. Ballroom Floor
Further and further away are we travelling from Roots Reggae. Not only into the electronic side of music but he also seeks Funk and R&B. Bunny Wailer starts on a party ride, taking us with him, teaching us the electric slide in the 'Electric Boogie'. You heard this song as a bonus on Marketplace. The song was originally written by Bunny, but Marcia Griffiths shot the song into the charts. Now Bunny takes his time to do his own version. The track ends with the words "don't stop" and so will 'Electro Rap' end, because it is a alternative version of Electric Boogie'. For the third time we hear 'Riding High' in the discography of Bunny Wailer. Agreed, one time I have added it myself, on Sings The Wailers. The other time we heard it was on Hook, Line And Sinker. Coincidentally that is also the name of the following track on Just Be Nice, "now I know that I got you hooked, 'Hook, Line And Sinker'". The song ends abruptly and I have made it fade out. Doing the Boogie Woogie again, we are going to have a 'Soul Rocking Party' once again. We had that party on Hook, Line And Sinker too. You need some good music to move your feet, we are therefore handed a 'Bad Dub', "it's all over me". Especially on Saturday night Wailer is looking for some action and some fun. Billy Stewart fans will recognize 'Sitting In The Park' a song he performed as early as 1965. Bunny gives his own swing to the song, and so he does with the Sly & The Family Stone song 'Family Affair'. Sharon Tucker sings the song with Bunny Wailer. We are reminded of 'Follow Fashion Monkey from Protest on 'Hit Back The Crack', "get that monster of your back" "with a double attack". 'Hit Back The Crack' is new, but this album is full of returning songs such as 'Back To School'. We heard 'Back To School', as many of the songs on this album, on Hook, Line And Sinker, which was an experimental album in itself. Bunny raps his way through 'Just Be Nice', a song which has little recognition with what Bunny originally started out with all those years ago. Something which can be said about the totallity of this album. 'Ballroom Floor' has drifted very far away from the song that was originally on Rock And Groove. I enjoy listening to the track, simply because the original version is very good. The last minute is even more different, with the "we can dance if we want to" lyrics.
Bunny Wailer - Africa Unite
01. Roots
02. Chant Down Babylon
03. Forever Loving Jah
04. Three Little Birds
05. Trench Town
06. Positive Vibration
07. Roots, Rock, Reggae
08. Johnny Was
09. Want More
10. No More Trouble
11. Africa Unite
12. One Drop
You might be surprised to see this album Africa Unite, and you have every right to feel that way. I have taken the album Hall Of Fame: A Tribute To Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary and have split it up into four albums. Each album now contains 12 or 13 songs, and I have titled to albums in such a way as to make you play the Hall Of Fame album from front till back as long as you listen to these albums in alphabetical order. I have taken existing compilation or re-release album covers and changed their title. The Africa Unite album is the Japanese album art of Roots, Radics, Rockers, Reggae, the re-release of In I Father's House. Johnson Musingwa has edited the album art for Africa Unite, as well as the other three albums that belong in this category. The first track on Hall Of Fame is originally called 'Profile' on which Bunny Wailer introduces the album and hails Robert Nesta Marley. Bunny sometimes uses different names for some tracks in comparison with the original songs. The second song and thus the first on Africa Unite is 'Roots', one of my favourite Bob Marley songs. Much more uptempo than the original version on Exodus. This is the reoccuring change to all these cover songs, they are all played much faster. This way they sometimes sound quite different from the original. So is the case for 'Chant Down Babylon' from Confrontation. Then from Uprising "We'll be 'Forever Loving Jah', Jah Rastafari", "Haile Selassie I", "the Omnipotent I". Bunny integrates his singing quite good into the faster tempo. The song which many people label "don't worry about a thing" is 'Three Little Birds' from Exodus. Wailer starts the next song, 'Trench Town' in a different way in which it originally starts on Confrontation, by repeatedly singing "Trench Town". And "Rastaman vibration is a 'Positive Vibration'. The song is named after the original song and thus 'Positive Vibration' rather than 'Rastaman Vibration'. In the first fifteen seconds 'Roots, Rock, Reggae' is not easckognised. 'Roots, Rock, Reggae' is taken from Rastaman Vibration, just as the previous song and the next song, 'Johnny Was'. 'Johnny Was' is not played much faster than the original song. Bunny called the song 'Johnny Was A Good Man' on Hall Of Fame. "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a little materialist to enter to the Kingdom of Jah Rastafari, Selah", mentions "bredda gravalicious" as the Wailing Souls do and talks about "the foundation" through 'Want More'. While Bunny seems to start 'No More Trouble' with a line of 'Trouble' from Israel Vibration he does actually sing the song from Catch A Fire, though slightly different melodically. I have chosen 'Africa Unite' as the title track of this first album from the 1995 series. The song is even shorter than the original. The line "Africa unite" is accompanied by a deep voice which we hear again in "I know Jah never let us down". 'Africa Unite' and 'One Drop' are of course songs on the album Survival.
Bunny Wailer - Bad Card
01. Ambush In The Night
02. Wake Up And Live
03. Real Situation
04. Bad Card
05. We And Dem
06. Work
07. Rasta Dread
08. Bend Down Low
09. Talkin' Blues
10. Blackman Redemption
11. Sun Is Shining
12. Who The Cap Fit
The album art from Bad Card is the Rootsman Skanking album cover with a different name printed on it. Rootsman Skanking is a re-release of Rock And Groove, as was explained before. Bad Card takes off where Africa Unite left. 'Ambush In The Night' is the next track after 'One Drop' on the Hall Of Fame album from which these songs were taken. Bunny sings this song very vibrant. He called it simply 'Ambush' on Hall Of Fame. Both 'Ambush In The Night' and 'Wake Up And Live', which follows, are songs from Survival. "John saw them coming, coming broad and wide. The wicked them a running, running from the Isrealites". Bunny says 'Can't Stop Them Now' but we know that we are having a 'Real Situation', "nation a war against nation". "Shuffle the pack" to prevent the 'Bad Card' business, "in a gangster style". Good enough to make it the title of this very album. "Guarding the palice so majestic in a militancy, guarding the palace so realistic in His Imperial Ijisty". 'Bad Card', the previous 'Real Situation' and the upcoming 'We And Dem' are all songs from the Uprising album. "Inna this a judgement day" it is 'We And Dem' rather than 'Mi And Dem', which is how Bunny calls it. A full trail of Uprising songs because like the last three, 'Work' also belongs there. We must struggle together to make it work. It works well when Bunny starts narrating some lines through the song. Whereas I have reverted all changes that Bunny Wailer made to the original titles of songs, there are two exceptions. We will encounter the first one here. Whereas Bob Marley sings the song 'Natty Dread', Bunny very clearly sings about 'Rasta Dread'. The other exception will feature on the following album. Whereas Natty trods through Trench Town, Rasta makes a longer trip. He goes past London, Hong Kong, America, Canada, Jamaica, Africa, Italy and Germany. We hear an audiance cheering for 'Bend Down Low'. "You keep on knocking" is done inna different style. "Hey brother, sister, friends, do you hear the blues talking? Come on listen, hear me talking the blues". Just like 'Rasta Dread' and 'Bend Down Low', 'Talkin' Blues' is a Natty Dread song. It must be noted that 'Bend Down Low' is as old as the Ska times, featuring on Rude Boy, as well as the Rocksteady Rock To The Rock album. Bombing the church in 'Talkin' Blues' is emphasized by Bunny. An upfull 'Blackman Redemption' sung after Confrontation, because there is "no need to get grumpy". It is funny how Bunny can sing the "cool runnings" line which he used to make a song of his own. He does something special with 'Sun Is Shining', narrating through the song as was done on the 'Heathen's Rage'. Besides that version on More Axe we know 'Sun Is Shining' from Soul Revolution and of course Kaya. "Embrace the sun" Bunny tells us. "In the beginning there was Jah Rastafari and Jah created the word, and with the word he created all of the living substance upon creating including man, and Jah rules supreme the power of the trinity, the power over the rain, the wind and the sun, Jah Rastafari, Selassi I". "On a dusty and windy day I see the birds how they clap their wings away". He also tells a prayer with which Bob Marley once started concerts, for instance the one in Santa Barbara. As with Africa Unite, the chosen title track, 'Who The Cap Fit' is a song on Rastaman Vibration but it was previously song by The Wailers and can be found on More Axe as 'Man To Man'. It should not be confused by the similarly titled song on Judge Not which is a different Ska song. I have two alternative album covers available where the name of the album is either Ambush In The Night or Man To Man, which would not mix up the alphabetical order of the four albums.
Bunny Wailer - Mix Up, Mix Up
01. Stiff Necked Fools
02. Pimper's Paradise
03. Jump Nyabinghi
04. Mix Up, Mix Up
05. Give Thanks And Praises
06. So Much Trouble In The World
07. Zion Train
08. Ride Rasta Ride
09. Judge Not
10. Fancy Curls
11. Zimbabwe
12. Babylon System
13. Rat Race
The album cover of Roots, Rock, Radics, Reggae borrows itself perfectly for the name Mix Up, Mix Up, and Johnson Musingwa made it happen. The wise words of King Solomon are in 'Stiff Necked Fools'. Peter Tosh would confirm that the rich men's wealth is in the city whereas that of the righteous man is in his holy place. Altough played faster than the original the introduction of the next song can not be mistaken for any other than 'Pimper's Paradise'. I like the way in which Bunny sings "has got an ego to feed". 'Pimper's Paradise' comes from Confrontation. 'Jump Nyabinghi' is from Confrontation just as 'Stiff Necked Fools'. "Moving with the rhythmn" Bunny sings "we've got the herb, the sensi, we've got the herb, the callie". The next two songs are also from Confrontation. "Speak the truth and speak it ever" avoiding to 'Mix Up, Mix Up'. "Glory to Jah the prophet has come", "so guide I & I oh Jah Jah". "Cause if I didn't love Jah would I be around today, would I be around to stay, 'Give Thanks And Praise'. Moving back to Survival, facing the day and seeing there is 'So Much Trouble In The World'. Another Survival track will soon follow, but first we hear the 'Zion Train' coming our way from Uprising. Bunny too prefers wisdom to silver and gold and he too sings that "where there's a will there's always a way". As I previously mentioned, this album also contains a change of title to a song. Bunny sings "Rastaman rides again". Bob sings "natty dread rides again. Bob called the track 'Ride Naty Ride'. So although Bunny called his track 'Rastaman Rides Again', it should be called 'Ride Rasta Ride', which is a line he sings as well "ride Rasta ride". Afterwards we find two surprises by Bunny Wailer. First of all he goes back to even before the time of The Wailers, singing the first single Bob Marley ever recorded, 'Judge Not'. Where Bunny sings all of the songs on Hall Of Fame on a faster tempo, 'Judge Not' actually fits in well because it was originally recorded on a Ska beat. You will find the song on the Judge Not Ska album on the Roots Reggae Library. He pays homage to the original melody of the song. The second surprise is 'Fancy Curls'. According to the book Bob Marley: The Untold Story Bob even carried around the nickname 'Fancy Curls' around for a while after he had won a talent show singing this song. "Hey little girl with those fancy curls, you better change your ways, if you don't you're going to lose all the games you play, you're going to cry all your time away". Another two songs from the Survival album, first is 'Zimbabwe', which is not speeded up much in its tempo, the other is 'Babylon System'. Junior Marvin does play the guitar on this album but he does not include the guitar solo he once played for Bob Marley on 'Rat Race' on live performances. As many songs on the album Hall Of Fame it is therefore under three minutes long.
Bunny Wailer - Running Away
01. Revolution
02. Top Rankin'
03. Rainbow Country
04. Simmer Down
05. Running Away
06. Guiltiness
07. Craven Choke Puppy
08. Natural Mystic
09. So Much Things To Say
10. Survival
11. One Love
12. Lively Up Yourself
13. Small Axe
With the songs on these four albums Bunny Wailer revives more than half of what Bob Marley produced in his solo career. And remember that he had already done covers of quite some songs on Sings The Wailers, We're All Together Again and Time Will Tell as well as a lose track here and there on other albums. Running Away starts with a track from Natty Dread, "it takes a 'Revolution' to make a solution, too much confusion, so much frustration"."Unity is strength" Bunny adds to "they don't want to see us unite" on 'Top Rankin' from Survival. On the Roots Reggae Library 'Rainbow Country' is a bonus song on Rastaman Vibration. It is nice to hear this song fit on an album without the bad quality of recording of the original song. Yes "it sure feels good te me" as it does to Bunny Wailer. Like he covered Judge Not from times before the solo career of Bob Marley he does 'Simmer Down' as well of which Bunny was a part as well back in the days of The Wailers. See the Simmer Down Ska album for the original song. The title track of this album is 'Running Away' from Kaya. Bunny uses his deep voice as Bob Marley did for this song. "They live a life of false pretense every day, each and every day. Now these are the big fish who always try to eat down the small fish". This is 'Guiltiness' from Exodus. Also from the time when The Wailers where still a group playing Ska and Rocksteady is 'Craven Choke Puppy', located on Satisfy My Soul Jah Jah. The song on Running Away is even shorter than the original, and so is 'Natural Mystic', the first song on Exodus. "Things are not the way they used to be". "Rumour is gossip and is never using the truth", "they got 'So Much Things To Say'. Bob Marley recorded this song for Exodus as well. 'Survival' is from the Survival album. The black survivors and the segregation between different kind of people. Although you probably know 'One Love' from the Exodus album, there is a Ska version of the song as well which you can find on the One Love album on the Roots Reggae Library, which in a way resembles this song because of its tempo. 'Lively Up Yourself' is another song that is found both in Bob's solo career as well as in earlier times. Have a look for yourself on Natty Dread and on Soul Adventurer. Also 'Small Axe' falls into that category. It was recorded as a Rocksteady song both as 'More Axe' on Satisfy My Soul Jah Jah and as 'More Axe' on More Axe. It then featured on Burnin', of which relatively few songs were covered on Hall Of Fame. The Gladiators also sang a version of 'Small Axe' on their Symbol Of Reality album.
Bunny Wailer - Communication
01. Standing Ovation
02. Legends
03. Rockstone
04. Against All Odds
05. Genetic Order
06. People's Cup
07. Almighty Is A Rappa
08. Help Us Jah
09. Bear The Cross
10. Ethiopia
11. Reggae Converts
12. Fiya Red
13. Disarmament Speech
14. Trigger Happy Kid
15. Teeni Wappaz
16. Stand In Love
17. Millenium Rock
I have read reviews of this album saying it is a flaw. Personally I hold a very different opinion. In the light of what Bunny has released in the second part of his career, this album is solid. A 'Standing Ovation' to both the populations of Reggae and Dancehall, because Bunny Wailer is faithful. He will fight with all his might for the music and thus presents a new album to us with new songs, Communication. He wants the music to get more recognition in return for poverty, "all who love Reggae music hold up your hand". "Every one is whispering brother, everyone is talking, everyone is saying we are the 'Legends'". The legends from Jamaica who made this music as it is are the ones he wanted to give a standing ovation in the first song. "Strong, gifted and black" is the "ram dance man", 'Rockstone', the "rock of ages" and a "rolling stone gather no moss", like the 'Rolling Stone' of The Way It Is from Lucky Dube. 'Against All Odds' Bunny is on the battlefield and is going to find a way to make Babylon fall. The African inspirated 'Genetic Order' tells us that even though many Africans were taken away from the continent, Africa can not be taken out of the people. "Take me to the land where the lion a King". Part of this song are the lyrics from 'Rivers Of Babylon' by The Melodians, "colonial masters carried us away captivity". The people can't take no more and want a revolution because the cup is running over, "forward march", We also hear "we hall overcome" in 'People's Cup', the Afro-American Civil Rights Anthem, while Bunny demands change. As God created the word he must by definition be a good rapper, so 'Almighty Is A Rappa'. This song has a different style, one I am not very fond of. Bunny hears the crying of mothers, fatherless children. 'Help Us Jah' is one of the best songs that Bunny has ever written. "I see congested prisons, that hold the victims of political wars. I see misguided people living on promises that are never fulfilled, I see neclegent leaders with the art of deception they are very skilled". He asks Jah Jah to "let us live in love and harmony". Jah children will not 'Bear The Cross' alone for the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords and the Conquering Lion of Judah, he is there for them with the power of the trinity. The melody of 'Ethiopia' is that of 'Muriel' by Alton & Eddie. Bunny told Roger Steffens how much he loved that original song but that he changed the lyrics to make the song more relevant today. The result is a beautiful song about Ethiopia. We continue in a higher gear for 'Reggae Converts',"Nicodemus", "every head shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Reggae is the righteous music". 'Reggae Converts' is one of the good tracks on this album. He starts talking about rastology, rastarization, rastocracy, in the hotter fire of 'Fiya Red', speaking up against materialism. Speaking up against all wars on this world, Bunny Wailer spells out a 'Disarmament Speech' once made by Haile Selassie I before the United Nations. Directed to kids who are on a violent path, "throw away your gun and make we have some fun". The 'Trigger Happy Kid' is the Rudeboy in this story. We hear Super Mario before we are told that "communication is the key". 'Teeni Wappaz' as in a kid's word for "rappers". You can hear his children Abijah and Ngeri in the background. The style is similar to 'Almighty Is A Rappa'. 'Stand In Live' is meant in the same way as 'Rising In Love' by Prince Lincoln. "Falling in love" is not the right term for something that needs to keep standing. Clearly a romantic love song. Bunny takes us with him into the new century with 'Millenium Rock', which borrows from 'Dancing Shoes' from Rude Boy.
Bunny Wailer - Combination
01. Dancing Shoes (ft. Sister Carol)
02. Come Party (ft. Macka Diamond)
03. Rub-A-Dub (ft. Angie Angel)
04. Rub-A-Dub (ft. Queen Patra)
05. Love I Can Feel (ft. Queen Paula)
06. Empress (ft. Queen Ifrica)
07. Ten To One (ft. Altheo Hewitt)
08. Baddest (ft. Ruffian)
09. High Grade Man (ft. Empress E.Q.)
10. By The Beach (ft. Junie Platinum)
11. Pak Up Yuh (ft. Lady G)
12. Man And Woman
The Combination album features songs from Rub-A-Dub, now sung together with other artists, who are all female. I will stick to telling you who the featuring artists are. It is funny how Communication ended with 'Millenium Rock' which borrowed from 'Dancing Shoes'. The song ends very strange though. Sister Carol is a Jamaican born American also known as Black Cinderella and Mother Culture. The Rub-A-Dub party that starts with 'Come Party' is Jamaican too and she goes by a lot of different names as well, such as Charmaine Munroe, Lady Cham, Lady Mackarel and Money Goddess. The two 'Rub-A-Dub tracks are with Angie Angel and Queen Patra respectively. Angie Angel is another female Dancehall and Ragga musician, and so is Queen Patra, or Lady Patra, for the second 'Rub-A-Dub'. Queen Paula often sings songs together with Macka Diamond. She now sings 'Love I Can Feel' with Bunny Wailer. Queen Ifrica, born Ventrice Morgan, is the daughter of Ska musician Derrick Morgan. She is part of the set up for the song 'Empress'. Althea Hewitt usually sings cover songs giving them a Jamaican twist and helps with 'Ten To One'. Ruffian is also known as Uniqa. You will find her on the 'Baddest' song. We had a song called 'Empress', but for 'High Grade Man' some lyrics are sung by Empress EQ. Junie Platinum has a versatile voice and that is probably why Bunny asked her for 'By The Beach'. Janice Fyffe is Lady G, who completes the list of featuring artists on this album because Bunny Wailer sings 'Man And Woman' on his own.
Bunny Wailer - Cross Culture
01. Reggae Hip Hop
02. Quality Lady
03. African Gypsy Woman
04. High Blood Pressure
05. That Is Me
06. Come On Let's Do It
07. Back To School
08. Rude Boy Hop
09. I Shot The Sheriff
10. The Monkey
11. Mix The White House With Black
12. Who's A Nigga
After Communication, which was a nice album considering the circumstances, Cross Culture switches back to a style that is all but Reggae. We hear parts of 'Run For Cover' from Keep On Skanking being used by 'Reggae Hip Hop'. Not the best use for the song if you ask me. Reggae is now on M.T.V., which is also on the album art. Reggae might be, but what Bunny is playing here should not be classified as Reggae. The sexyn lady that is a 'Quality Lady' has got a sense of responsibility. "She can boogie all night but is up with the morning light". He finds himself hypnotized by women, by an 'African Gypsy Woman'. All these women cause him to have a 'High Blood Pressure'. His blood pressure starts to boil and there ain't no cure. Then again he is able to tell his girl to not let her emotions get control over her in 'That Is Me'. "Love sweet love" from 'Mellow Mood', the Rock To The Rock and Life Line song from The Wailers is incorporated in 'That Is Me'. 'Stand In Love' which is next on this album has been taken out since it had already been on Communication. We can therefore continue with 'Come On Let's Do It'. "Now let's make some love and no more war. Come on let's make some money and give to the poor". 'Ballroom Floor' is the song that was on Just Be Nice, which was taken from Rock And Groove, but then with some added talking from Bunny overriding the song. It is so similar to the Just Be Nice version that it has also been omitted. 'Electric Slide' is 'Electro Rap' from Just Be Nice so does not feature on Cross Culture and neither does 'Family Affair'. 'Back To School' is also on Just Be Nice but the version on Cross Culture is clearly a different take and slightly different, having a slightly slower tempo and other sounds. It starts with flight Solomonic 77 landing. The song title had also featured on Hook, Line And Sinker. 'Rude Boy Hop' is a newly adapted version of 'Rude Boy' from The Wailers Ska period. It can be found on Rude Boy as well as on Catch A Fire titled 'Walk The Proud Land'. Now that we got into covering old tracks, an electronic version of 'I Shot The Sheriff' with Bunny narrating the verses. A different version of 'The Monkey' from Hook, Line And Sinker is on Cross Culture too. The bufallo soldier is back, and we're going to 'Mix The White House With Black'. This track, as well as 'Who's A Nigga' rate very low in my Bunny Wailer playlist. 'Almighty Is A Rappa' had already featured on Communication and has been omitted.
World Peace
01. Butterfly (ft. Ky-Mani Marley & Andrew Tosh)
02. I Am That I Am (ft. Andrew Tosh)
03. Legalize It (ft. Andrew Tosh)
04. Stolen Property
05. Warrior
06. 400 Years
07. No Woman, No Cry
07. No Woman, No Cry
08. Burn Down Babylon
09. Broadway Jungle
10. Fight Harder
11. Gallang Bad
12. Say It Loud
13. Hardcore Tug
14. Bogie
15. World Peace
The first few songs on World Peace are singles. Only the title track is the remainder of what was originally the album World Peace. All the other songs that were originally on this album can be found on albums elsewhere. The other half of tracks on the Roots Reggae Library World Peace version were taken from the album Reincarnated Souls which you will find later on in this library. Reincarnated Souls has an extensive tracklist which is why some songs were moved to World Peace. It is hard to determine when the songs of Reincarnated Souls were recorded as the album is a collection of many things. Most of the singles that come first on the album were recorded prior to the release of Reincarnated Souls. The year of production for the current album World Peace has therefore been labelled as 2012. The firs single is the demo 'Butterfly' from Bob Marleyrecorded by Bunny Wailer together with both a son of Bob Marley and of Peter Tosh, namely Ky-Mani Marley and Andrew Tosh. A beautiful effort! Andrew Tosh stays on for the next single as well, which is 'I Am That I Am', a track which his dad produced on the album Equal Rights. The two worked together on yet another song, 'Legalize It', the title track of the first album recorded by Peter Tosh, Legalize It. Bunny uses different samples of a live Peter Tosh speech and an interview with Bob Marley in which they talk about marijuana. Three very nice cover singles to start this album with. On 'Stolen Property' Bunny Wailer sings about the identity of The Wailers. In front of this song there is a cut of a couple of sentences of an interview with Bob Marley in which he talks about the name of the group changing from The Wailers to Bob Marley & The Wailers. Two tracks were taken from the soundtrack of the movie Made In Jamaica. The first is the third cover of a Peter Tosh song, '400 Years'. You probably know the song from Catch A Fire and it can also be found on Equal Rights or Soul Rebel. The other is 'No Woman, No Cry', this time a slow version as Bob Marley would sing it at live concerts. We had previously heard the song covered on a Natty Dread rhythm on the Time Will Tell tribute. Another song that featured in Made In Jamaica was the version of 'I Shot The Sheriff' that you will find on Cross Culture. The first song taken from Reincarnated Souls is 'Warrior', which is a different version of the song that is on Gumption. Where many songs on Gumption were covers of existing song, we hear the more Reggae like version of 'Warrior' much later. "Make I & I trample down Babywrong, make I & I burn them wicked plan" is a very good tune called 'Burn Down Babylon'. Just as was the case on Gumption, 'Broadway Jungle' was called 'Dog War'. It is called 'Broadway Jungle' after the song by Toots & The Maytals. "Jah Jah call upon the youth cause they're strong, to 'Fight Harder', this ya battle all right against wrong, bite harder", the inspiration of Wailer's song. Once again a good song. 'Gallang Bad' is a bit weird. Maximum respect for those who come from the ghetto in 'Say It Loud'. I am not a fan of the style in 'Gallang Bad', 'Say It Loud' and 'Hardcore Tug'. He mentions the Quadrille, Mento, Merengue and Calypso but 'Bogie' is very far distant of those styles. This is the last track taken from Reincarnated Souls. The final song, or rather speech, is 'World Peace', a remainder of the World Peace album the wa Bunny himself released it.
Bunny Wailer - Reincarnated Souls
01. National Errors
02. Unite
03. Di Politician Dem
04. Where Were You
05. Duppy Gun
06. Gully Bank
07. Revolutionary
08. Let Dem Go
09. Real Badman
10. Aids Victim
11. Lock It And Stock It
12. High Grade Ganja
13. Reggae New Money
14. Ghetto Village
15. Vision Land
Bunny announced that Reincarnated Souls was an album of 50 tracks never released before. Sad enough, this is not the case. Most songs have featured on previous albums. What you will find here are the tracks that remain unheard, minus those which have been moved to World Peace. Including the title track has been erased, since 'Reincarnated Souls is on Blackheart Man as well. Bunny Wailer calls himself Cyber Ras, it says on the cover art. We have already heard nine tracks of this album on World Peace. These songs had been moved because the tracklist of Reincarnated Souls would be too extensive. These songs were cut off at the end of the Reincarnated Souls tracklist. We can conclude that some of these songs were rather good, considering recent releases of Bunny Wailer, such as Combinations and Cross Culture. For example 'Burn Down Babylon' and 'Fight Harder' were terrific. We continue with "the 'National Errors' of Jamaica". He accuses Jamaica of failing to protect their national heroes and the rich getting more rich over the heads of the poor. 'Unite' is about unity. We should unite because our forefathers have already paid a price. Even though he knows nothing about politics, he says, he sings 'Di Politician Dem'. Even though these first three songs are not strictly in a Reggae rhythm, they are quite good tracks. 'Where Were You' is based around 'Coolie Plum Tree' from We're All Together Again. The track is still very different from 'Coolie Plum Tree' and is adapted to the style of this album which was similar in the first three songs on this album. "Sugar corn meal for a rice all fish and oil" and "gun fever" in 'Duppy Gun'. No more conscience and common sense. The following track shares its name with a song from Israel Vibration, but it is completely different nevertheless. "Guns and ammunition", a "burial", a "revolution" and "filling up the money bank" in the 'Gully Bank'. Talking about a revolution, he calls himself a 'Revolutionary' in a political slavery. The politicians keep the poor people in poverty. This is the system in a colonial country. Politicians are the new slave masters. 'Let Dem Go' is a song with very strong lyrics. Bunny demands freedom and justice for his people. The tune of 'Real Badman' is promising but the melody is stopped time and time again. I like the chorus, but the rough shouting should have been left out. According to Bunny Wailer a "condom can't stop the Aids at all" and anyone can be the next 'Aids Victim'. I find it hard to agree with this song. "I wouldn't like to be a flee under the downpresser collar" from 'Downpressor Man' on Equal Rights and "them fool some people sometime but them can't fool all the people all the time" from 'Get Up, Stand Up' on 'Lock It And Stock It'. Drugs add more stress rather than relieve it, except for 'High Grade Ganja'. Because "what can I do without the ganja inna me chalwa, what can I do without the high grade in me spliff". "Reggae blood is thicker than mud" and Bunny is looking for 'Reggae New Money' for the Reggae family. That big family lives in the 'Ghetto Village', but not always in unity and peace. Do good to all the people around you and you will be a better man. 'Vision Land' is also the name of a version 'Dreamland' DJ mix released early in the career of Bunny Wailer but the song on Reincarnated Souls is different. "Where is that place called Zion where milk and honey flow, where the sheppard is the conquering lion, that is where we all should go". I like this last song. Once again, the remaining songs that were not on any previous album before are to be found on World Peace.
Bunny Wailer Discography
««««« (1976) Blackheart Man
««««« (1977) Protest
««««« (1978) Struggle
««««« (1980) In I Father's House
««««« (1980) Sings The Wailers
««««« (1981) Rock And Groove
««««« (1982) Hook, Line And Sinker
««««« (1984) We're All Together Again
««««« (1985) Marketplace
««««« (1987) Rule Dance Hall
««««« (1989) Liberation
««««« (1990) Time Will Tell
««««« (1991) Gumption
««««« (1992) Dance Massive
««««« (1993) Just Be Nice
««««« (1995) Africa Unite
««««« (1995) Bad Card
««««« (1995) Mix Up, Mix Up
««««« (1995) Running Away
««««« (2000) Communication
««««« (2009) Combination
««««« (2009) Cross Culture
««««« (2012) World Peace
««««« (2013) Reincarnated Souls
Original Date Of Publishing: December 2015
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