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Sometime during the '90s, overdubbing classic recordings with new instruments and vocals became an accepted practice, since the intent was to introduce legendary artists to a contemporary audience. Evidently, these good intentions made these albums better than, say, overdubbing strings on Hank Williams' spare recordings after his death, since that was just crass commercial pandering and this was noble missionary work. Chant Down Babylon -- an attempt to refashion Bob Marley recordings as urban and hip-hop (and, in the case of "Roots, Rock, Reggae" with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, rock) for a new generation, based on the presumption that, since Marley never reached the broad African-American audience he desired during his lifetime, there was no time like 1999 to try it again -- is arguably the most extreme reworking to date. Unlike many of these sort of recordings, the original musical base is not completely discarded, as the resulting vocal and instrumental overdubs are meshed with the originals. There are a few tracks, such as the Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill contributions, that work particularly well.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bob Marley, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Comissioner Gordon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erykah Badu, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Marley Boyz, Producer
℗ 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Krayzie Bone, FeaturedArtist - Bob Marley, MainArtist - Comissioner Gordon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hugh Peart, ComposerLyricist - Aston Barrett, ComposerLyricist - The Marley Boyz, Producer
℗ 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bob Marley, MainArtist - Guru, FeaturedArtist - Comissioner Gordon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rita Marley, ComposerLyricist - The Marley Boyz, Producer
℗ 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bob Marley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Comissioner Gordon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rakim, FeaturedArtist - The Marley Boyz, Producer
℗ 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Flipmode Squad, FeaturedArtist - Bob Marley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Busta Rhymes, FeaturedArtist - Comissioner Gordon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Marley Boyz, Producer
℗ 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Lost Boyz, FeaturedArtist - Bob Marley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mr.Cheeks, FeaturedArtist - Jim "Bonzai" Caruso, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Marley Boyz, Producer
℗ 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Richard Rudolph, ComposerLyricist - MINNIE RIPERTON, ComposerLyricist - Bob Marley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Lauryn Hill, FeaturedArtist - Comissioner Gordon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Marley Boyz, Producer
℗ 1999 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MC Lyte, FeaturedArtist - Bob Marley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Earl Chinna Smith, Producer, Additional Producer - Comissioner Gordon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Marley Boyz, Producer
℗ 1999 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Marley Brothers, FeaturedArtist - Ghetto Youths Crew, FeaturedArtist - Bob Marley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Comissioner Gordon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Marley Boyz, Producer
℗ 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Stephen Marley, Producer - Vincent Ford, ComposerLyricist - Bob Marley, MainArtist - Steven Tyler, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Comissioner Gordon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Perry, Producer, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bob Marley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chuck D., FeaturedArtist - Comissioner Gordon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Marley Boyz, Producer
℗ 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Black Thought, FeaturedArtist - Bob Marley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Comissioner Gordon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Roots, FeaturedArtist - The Marley Boyz, Producer
℗ 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Albumbeschreibung
Sometime during the '90s, overdubbing classic recordings with new instruments and vocals became an accepted practice, since the intent was to introduce legendary artists to a contemporary audience. Evidently, these good intentions made these albums better than, say, overdubbing strings on Hank Williams' spare recordings after his death, since that was just crass commercial pandering and this was noble missionary work. Chant Down Babylon -- an attempt to refashion Bob Marley recordings as urban and hip-hop (and, in the case of "Roots, Rock, Reggae" with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, rock) for a new generation, based on the presumption that, since Marley never reached the broad African-American audience he desired during his lifetime, there was no time like 1999 to try it again -- is arguably the most extreme reworking to date. Unlike many of these sort of recordings, the original musical base is not completely discarded, as the resulting vocal and instrumental overdubs are meshed with the originals. There are a few tracks, such as the Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill contributions, that work particularly well.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:38
- Main artists: Bob Marley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Wereldmuziek
© 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group A Universal Company ℗ 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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