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B Is for Bob is ultimately little more than a novelty entry in the bloated catalog that is Bob Marley's, but it has its moments. The gist here is that Ziggy Marley, Bob's oldest son and a major reggae artist in his own right, has taken a dozen of Bob's recordings and remixed (or "reimagined," as the press materials say) all but four of them to appeal to an intended audience of children. Generally, he accomplishes this by stripping out the more pronounced reggae rhythms, lead guitar solos, and such, and giving the tunes a more sparse, primarily acoustic sheen. In some cases, instruments (light percussion, vibes) are added as well, to bring a fuller but softer feel. Recordings that have been familiar to Marley acolytes for decades -- "Jamming," "Redemption Song," "Stir It Up," etc. -- seem strangely unfamiliar, ghosts of their former selves, yet not unappealing -- it's indeed possible that young children might well enjoy them, but were the originals so overpowering that those same kids would have been frightened by them? And what will those children make of some of Marley's lyrics and patois kept intact ("Old pirates, yes they rob I/Sold I to the merchant ships")? Interestingly, Ziggy has left four tunes ("Could You Be Loved," "Lively Up Yourself," "One Love," "Wake Up and Live") alone, leaving the adult wondering why he felt those were safe while some of his father's other songs needed a kid-friendly tune-up.
© Jeff Tamarkin /TiVo
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Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - Ziggy Marley, Producer, Additional Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Producer, MainArtist - Fabian Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Takeshi Akimoto, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Mandelman, Bells, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - Ziggy Marley, Producer, Assistant Producer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Producer, MainArtist - Fabian Cooke, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Alex Sadkin, Producer, Co-Producer - Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Anthony Davis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Ziggy Marley, Producer, Additional Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - The Wailers, Producer - Fabian Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel K. Mandelman, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kids Chorus, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - The Wailers, Producer
℗ 1974 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - Ziggy Marley, Producer, Additional Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Producer, MainArtist - Fabian Cooke, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Takeshi Akimoto, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Mandelman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Ziggy Marley, Producer, Additional Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - The Wailers, Producer - Fabian Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Takeshi Akimoto, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel K. Mandelman, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kids Chorus, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Curtis Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - Bob Marley, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marcia Griffiths, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Judy Mowatt, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tyrone Downie, Keyboards, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Karl Pitterson, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rita Marley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Producer, MainArtist - The Wailers, Producer - Carlton Barrett, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Aston Barrett, Mixer, Guitar, Percussion, Fender Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Bidmead, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Terry Barham, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alvin "Seeco" Patterson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - I Threes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Junior Marvin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - Ziggy Marley, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Producer, MainArtist - Fabian Cooke, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Errol Brown, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Producer, MainArtist - The Wailers, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chiao Ng, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bob Marley, Producer, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Ziggy Marley, Producer, Additional Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - Fabian Cooke, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Takeshi Akimoto, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel K. Mandelmen, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Bob Marley, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ziggy Marley, Producer, Additional Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - The Wailers, Producer - Fabian Cooke, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Album review
B Is for Bob is ultimately little more than a novelty entry in the bloated catalog that is Bob Marley's, but it has its moments. The gist here is that Ziggy Marley, Bob's oldest son and a major reggae artist in his own right, has taken a dozen of Bob's recordings and remixed (or "reimagined," as the press materials say) all but four of them to appeal to an intended audience of children. Generally, he accomplishes this by stripping out the more pronounced reggae rhythms, lead guitar solos, and such, and giving the tunes a more sparse, primarily acoustic sheen. In some cases, instruments (light percussion, vibes) are added as well, to bring a fuller but softer feel. Recordings that have been familiar to Marley acolytes for decades -- "Jamming," "Redemption Song," "Stir It Up," etc. -- seem strangely unfamiliar, ghosts of their former selves, yet not unappealing -- it's indeed possible that young children might well enjoy them, but were the originals so overpowering that those same kids would have been frightened by them? And what will those children make of some of Marley's lyrics and patois kept intact ("Old pirates, yes they rob I/Sold I to the merchant ships")? Interestingly, Ziggy has left four tunes ("Could You Be Loved," "Lively Up Yourself," "One Love," "Wake Up and Live") alone, leaving the adult wondering why he felt those were safe while some of his father's other songs needed a kid-friendly tune-up.
© Jeff Tamarkin /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:56
- Main artists: Bob Marley & The Wailers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: World Reggae
© 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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