Released on 10 June 1980, "Uprising" was the twelfth studio album by Bob Marley and the Wailers
and the final studio album released during Marley's lifetime. Released
on 10 June 1980, the album is one of Marley's most directly religious,
with nearly every song referencing his religious beliefs, culminating in
the acoustic recording of "Redemption Song".
Uprising was a reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Marley died the following year so Uprising
was the final studio album released during his lifetime. This album is
one of Marley’s most directly religious, with nearly every song
addressing his Rastafarian beliefs, culminating in the acoustic folk
classic, “Redemption Song”.
"Redemption
Song" is the jewel of the crown on this record. But this
album was so very much more than that one song although it gets all the
praise and to an extent rightly so. Maybe the most openly
"Rastafarian" of all of his previous releases and has many undertones of
his spirital and philosophical beliefs. Also his last studio
recording as a year later, in 1981, the world would lose this great
revolutionary artist as he would succumb to the illness that was already taking
it's toll on his body.
It is one of the most
straightforward of all his recordings, in my opinion, and tells the
story of the Rasta Man's visions and dreams for his & all people. The first five tracks tells the listener the story of the African people coming to terms with
their current situaitons and giving graphic detail as to who we are and
who there were, noticed on the track "We And Dem", with "Children
Of The Sun" Marley is due recognized that they were better than this.
The remaining track reminds so much of the writings of Curtis Mayfield, and you can hear the influence of Mayfield
& those two albums in Marley's writing as he sings of the not only
redemption but African & indeed all oppressed people coming out of
their current situations and going into the blessings that Jah has for
them. Overall, this is a wonderful testament to Marley's genius,
beliefs and ideals.
The album peaked at number 41 on the US Billboard Black Albums chart, and number 45 on the Pop Albums chart. "Could You Be Loved"
was number six and number 56 respectively on the Club Play Singles and
Black Singles charts. The album fared better in the UK where it was a
top ten hit along with the single "Could You Be Loved" which reached
number five in the UK singles charts.
The
last album of a legend and it is a remarkable and timeless
piece of work. Coming in from the cold is a steady and pensive track
that gets you grooving and thinking at the same time. The entire recording
is phenomenal and left a question in the air, what more we could’ve gotten from
this talented artist taken way too soon.
Uprising Track List:
1. Coming in from the Cold
2. Real Situation
3. Bad Card
4. We and Dem
5. Work
6. Zion Train
7. Pimper’s Paradise
8. Could You Be Loved
9. Forever Loving Jah
10. Redemption Song
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