Bob Marley: The Untold Story
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 086547852X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Struggles, Triumphs, Devotion, Discipline, Football, Music, Reason This book appealed to me because of Salewicz's history as a journalist with New Music Express and his association with Punk Rock in the late 70's. I read Stephen Davis' book on Bob Marley many years ago and figured this book would have a different angle. It covers a lot of Bob's early life, which is heart breaking but also makes for terrific contrast to his rise as an international star. It gave me a better understanding of Bob's struggle and why he wrote and composed the way he did. He was a deeply religious and spiritual man and it's refreshing to re. Mochilla said An important read. I read this book with great interest. It is my first Marley biography so I don't have much to compare it with. But I know the music very well, which is where this writer lost points with me. He wrote that "Buffalo Soldier" was about Native Americans who fought in the US Civil War. This demonstrates a profound, unforgivable misunderstanding of the song and, indeed, The Marley Canon. It's like saying Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" is about picking grapes in a vineyard. The book also suffers quite significantly from the author's inability to understand patois - . It is essential to understand where Bob came from to understand how deeply his music was rooted in social justice. An important book if you have been touched by the music of Bob Marley, especially those songs that you could feel arose not only from a spiritual well-spring, but from the ghettos of Jamaica and experiences that were authentically in solidarity with the Third World and those in poverty. The book goes into much detail into his life and work, and, if one has listened to all of Bob's albums and felt that different things were going on historically and musically, this read will help you truly sort them out. I read the book hoping to understand more of the
CHRIS SALEWICZ's writing on music and popular culture has appeared in publications around the globe. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including RedemptionSong: The Ballad of Joe Strummer (Faber, 2007).
Now, for the first time, in this thorough, detailed account of Marley's life and the world in which he grew up, Salewicz illuminates everything from the Rastafari religion and the musical scene in Jamaica to the spirit of the man himself. Interviews with dozens of people who knew Marley and have never spoken before are woven through the narrative as Salewicz seeks to explain why Marley has become such an enigmatic and heroic figure, loved by millions all over the world.. What was it about Bob Marley that made him so popular in a world dominated by rock 'n' roll? How is it that he not only has remained the single most successful reggae artist ever, but also has become a shining beacon of radicalism and peace to generation after g
All rights reserved. Salewicz's profile is full of piquant yet troubling details—Marley was apparently present at the lynching of his would-be assassins—and insights into the rough Jamaican surroundings that gave Marley's music its edgy desperation and millennial fervor. (May)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Salewicz's profile is as gritty, entertaining, and starry-eyed as Marley himself. Journalist Salewicz (Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer) draws an earnest portrait of Marley: his Rastafarian creed—he worshipped the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie—was unusually flamboyant; his marijuana use was probably heavier than other pop stars' and, per the Rasta sacrament of spliff-fueled Bible reading, certainly more sanctimonious; his fe