Island
's
5 Classic Albums
box set focuses on the latter half of iconic reggae singer
Bob Marley
's recording career, featuring his final studio albums:
Rastaman Vibration
(1976),
Exodus
(1977),
Kaya
(1978),
Survival
(1979), and
Uprising
(1980). Following his landmark
Natty Dread
album in 1974 and his hugely successful concert album
Live!
the following year,
and his band
the Wailers
continued to produce vibrant, meaningful albums throughout the rest of the '70s, right up until the singer's untimely death in 1981. Some of his biggest hits, like "Jamming" and "One Love/People Get Ready," are from this era. While there are a handful or alternate takes and extended mixes contained here, the most attractive thing about this box is its price.
is a very good way to own some of
Marley
's most significant records on a tight budget. ~ Timothy Monger