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Songs of Freedom [Box] by Bob Marley & the Wailers
 

Songs of Freedom [Box] by Bob Marley & the Wailers

Personnel includes: Bob Marley (vocals, guitar); Aston Barrett (guitar, bass); Earl "Chinna" Smith (guitar); Dean Fraser, Tommy McCook (saxophone); Rita Marley, Peter Tosh, Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths (background vocals). Producers include: Leslie Kong, Clement Dodd, The Wailers, Johnny Nash, Lee "Scratch" Perry. Engineers include: Lee Perry, Carlton Lee, Alex Sadkin. Includes liner notes by Rob Partridge, Rita Marley, Derrick Morgan, John "Rabbit" Bundrick and Timothy White. During his all-too brief life, Bob Marley established himself as one of the giants of modern music; he stands on par with the likes of Miles Davis and Bob Dylan, performers who took established musical forms and revolutionized them, who continually evolved their vision throughout their careers. From his first single, the bouncy "Judge Not," through a loose, live rendition of the haunting "Redemption Song" performed at his last stage appearance, SONGS OF FREEDOM documents Bob Marley's musical legacy better than any previous compila...

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Simply the greatest set, EVER!!!

bypearl3147 Apr 13, 2000
27 Helpfuls 28 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros 5 hours of beautiful music
Cons none
Recommended it? Yes

Songs of Freedom, the Bob Marley box set, is a beautiful collection from the greatest musical genius of all time. There is really no way to quantify the positive vibrations that this set will bring about. Each disc represents a part of nature and allows the listener to follow the life and music of... Read full review »

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Freedom in a Box

byChloe Dec 10, 1999
21 Helpfuls 22 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Classic, euphoric, well mixed, Bob at his best. Lots of songs.
Cons Has some popular songs that I personally don't like.
Recommended it? Yes

The 'Songs of Freedom' Box Set is unquestionably the best musical collection I've owned. I bought it several years ago, and it got robbed along with the rest of my CD collection. I was irate! That CD, which I'd bought for about $40.00 went out of print, became a collectors edition, and is now worth... Read full review »

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Soul Shakedown Party

byChuckV Jan 29, 2000
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Pros Great collection of music
Cons none
Recommended it? Yes

Already owning a large collection of Marley CD's I was hesistant to buy this boxed set. I'm extrememly happy I did. Although ialready had a lot of the more popular songs, there are a lot of alternate takes, live tracks, remixes and unreleased material that is not available anywhere else. There is... Read full review »

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Key Information

Album Duration 299m:11s
Number of Discs 4
Artist Bob Marley & the Wailers
Record Label Island Records (USA)
Contributing Artist Rita Marley
Genre Reggae
Subgenre Roots Reggae
Release Date November 16, 1999

Song List: Disc 1

Song List: Disc 2

Song List: Disc 3

Song List: Disc 4

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