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Give Thanks and Praises
The music community remembers Bob Marley
Timothy White
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Elvis Costello
When I was 15, rock steady was all the rage at parties in England, and you heard records by the Pioneers, Alton Ellis, and Roland Alphonso's fantastic "Phoenix City" which was a direct influence on a song from Spike, "Stalin Malone." Anyhow, because the Wailers weren't really a major presence on the local British bluebeat and tighten-up charts until the Island reggae era, the first Wailer album I fell in love with was Catch A Fire; I had
The original "cigarette lighter - album which I was quite taken with. I also loved Burnin' and Natty Dread. which were very potent and personal.
However, shortly after Catch A Fire appeared in shops. Some earlier Lee Perry stuff surfaced on Trojan Records, African Herbsman collection, and I went completely wild for that album. Tracks like the original " Trench Town Rock" and "Small Axe" had a murkier sound to them, But I preferred those versions for the mystery and ghetto atmosphere they exuded. Other Bob Marley performances that have had a great effect on me are the version of "No Woman, No Cry" on the Live album. and also " Redemption Song," because of the incredible purity of expression in that recording. Incidentally, I have a little confession to make: I always wanted to write a riff as good as the one on "Lively Up Yourself". - I haven't done it yet, but I'm still trying.
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The Beat, August 3 1989
Elvis contributes to an article about the impact of Bob Marley.
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