Catch a Fire is criminally underrated compared to other Marley albums. Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Bob were so sympatico with each other along with Aston and Carlton Barrett. 400 Years is another classic!
My favorite Marley/Wailers album definitely. I like the way it was recorded too. That original Wailers sound with Bunny and Peter was hard to beat. There’s a couple good live shows released from that era. Talkin’ Blues (the album) and the Burnin’ deluxe edition has Live at Leeds Polytechnic in 1973. Guessing it’s the same tour as this performance from the BBC.
This song… This Version of this song.. Is ABSOLUTELY KILLER!! I watch that old grey whistle version multiple times a week. Nothing about it gets old.. it’s as mesmerizing every single mf time. The depth of Bobs vocals.. the harmonies.. All the nuances happening, and the Complete FLAWLESSNESS of the Performance! It’s AIR TIGHT from beginning to end. Absolute goats! Pure Magic ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ I’ll probably sing some Bob soon and post. Thanks for this video, your boy sent you the track of tracks 🙌🏽
Hands down one of the best vocal arrangements of all time. The studio version and later live guitar solos are on a whole other level as well. This song reigns supreme with fire and fury.
I was lucky to catch the band twice, but in the post Tosh and Bunny Wailer incarnation, with Marcia Griffiths,Judy Mowatt, and Rita Marley (The I-Threes) on vocals. THE Rock solid groove. And Marley made every soul feel like they were in the presence of a prophet. And that there was hope.
What about the BARRETT Brothers, the ULTIMATE Bass & Drum Geniuses... so forgotten but never matched or surpassed in this genre. They were Reggae Funk Soul Groovers for which some of us will be forever in debt. Tosh, Bob and all the gang are Legends. Jah Lives On ! :D
@@wimbrinkman6995Well you're partly right. Robbie Shakespeare played on and conceived the bassline for Concrete Jungle. Sly Dunbar wasn't involved on this recording. Their successful partnership was actually launched on their debut performance while providing the riddims for the Classic Mighty Diamonds album Right Time (1976)
Played the live Babylon By Bus recording so many times even my little girl started singing along on our drives. God I love this song, makes me feel all warm and covered in sunscreen.
All the members and ex members of the bob marley and the wailers throughout there legendary and iconic career are Bob Marley Peter Tosh Bunny Wailer Junior Braithwaite Cherry Smith Beverley Kelso Constantine Walker Aston Barrett Carlton Barrett Earl Lindo Tyrone Downie Rita Marley Marcia Griffiths Judy Mowatt Al Anderson Alvin Patterson Earl "Chinna" Smith Donald Kinsey Junior Marvin
Not a member or ex member but lets not forget the amazing guitar solo in the actual Catch a Fire recording of Concrete Jungle by Wayne Perkins (arguably the best guitarist to ever come out of Alabama). Catch a Fire is an immortal body of work. Brap, brap !!!!
Oh I'm enjoying this discussion. I truly love to listen to those who hear and appreciate music in exactly the same way as what I hear and appreciate it too!!!👍🏽👍🏽❤🎶
This guys were miles ahead. Jamaican recording technics were second to none. Just listen to BMW albums, the clarity, definition, the quality. Pure diamonds. Iven for todays standards.
Dear Sir I just love your joy in this song. I have always felt that way about these gray whistle recordings. Utterly simple, utter virtuosity. You can really hear it in these more simple set ups. And like you say, so much going on with the back up vocals in counter rhythm to the lead vocals, all the while playing in perfect time. Oh my. Of course it goes without saying fantastic songwriting and singing also. Thank you for an education in Subtlety…
I absolutely love the breakdown in this song. The only thing with doing the live version is that it absolutely misses the amazing guitar solo on the studio album.
@@yaznaz5340 I have been telling anyone willing to listen that it is THE greatest live album by ANY artist of ANY genre, EVER! That album's version of this song just awakens my soul EVERY TIME!
Seeing you talk about this song as passionately as I feel about it and the fact that you're also able to dissect it musically gave me a great desire to get back to learning music and the guitar. I adore music, but would love to also have this understanding that i totally lack. I'll get back to it eventually. Great video man
Dude! Love your enthusiasm for this. And what a session that was. The Old Grey Whistle Test was legendary in the 70s. Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Just raw live takes, recorded for posterity.
Having to blink and rub your eye at 12:29 because the clavichord sounds so good you've weirdly started tearing up. Not many tracks get that reaction from me but this one does.
Doing sports with some roots reggae or any kind of metal, is just dopamine inducing. I feel you when u said u like to ski listening to either of them And my favourite version of Concrete Jungle is the performance live at Santa Barbara County bowl. I've been listening to that for 20 years, and can still enjoy it like it is my first time hearing it
It was a session musician who did the guitar solo on this There was a great bit bout it on the classic albums ep on this album when he came out of the both after recoding it he said Bob Marley just smiled and handed him a big spliff.
Probably my most favored Wailers song. At least since I got 'Catch a Fire - Deluxe Edition' with one CD in the original Jamaican mix version, the other remixed in England and released for the world. The original one so much better.
Also mine. I remember listening to this song in my room in 1973. "Catch a Fire" was my first album with BMW. It was the Zippo lighter version, which I still have among about 10 other BMW albums.
Being raised in the UK I remember The Old Grey Whistle Test well. I remember this Bob and the Wailers performance. Wasn't sure who or what I was watching at the time as they had just broken through, buy I knew they were something special. I had always been into Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae, buy they were something really different. Here I am 51 years later and this song still moves me to my very core. Just everything I want from a piece of music.
These men have left so much with us, both together as a band and as individuals. Bunny wailer is now gone too but that song he wrote "Electric Bogie" says a lot about is other talents.
@@el.aye.bee.4477 Who are you that I should be mindful of? Telling me to have a seat & be quiet is sheer arrogance. You’re obviously just a fanbot. Who really are you ? I’m a musician that was taught by some of the Skatalites now my message to you is to go & seek out your mother once you have located her go under her, grab & straw & yes you know the rest !
Main percussion = carlton barret Bass = Aston barret Lead guitar/harmony = Peter tosh Rythm/lead vocals = Bob marley Percussion/harmony = bunny wailer Keyboard = Earl lindo
il m'arrive souvent d'avoir le frisson la chair de poule et les larmes quand j'écoute cette version de concrète jungle péter bunny et bob à leurs sommet l'émotion est immense merci Michael
It was acknowledged by Bunny and obvious when watching Peter that this isn’t live. The E- turnaround, for example, isn’t played by Peter or Bunny, which is a good indication. Also, those lead lines were played via overdubs by Wayne Perkins at the suggestion of Chris Blackwell.
Mike I must say your analysis of Concrete Jungle is truly marvellous as I have also been moved by the varied arrangements of this song and to listen to it with quality head phones is just mind blowing - truly a great song 💯⛷
Hey man I have been watching your channel for forever. I love just the pure emotion, how you just enjoy the music. I'm a lil bit of a country guy myself and I know you have a lot of requests but I was wondering if you could listen to one of three songs by one of my favorite bands? Either Good Lord Lorrie, The Funeral, or The Bird Hunters all of them are by Turnpike Troubadours.
Coming to Snowmass! Great Choice & Timing!!! ‘Bout to dump all week, One of the greatest Ski Resorts and Most Vertical Feet of any Resort in North America... enjoy & Aloha 🤙🏼
This isn't a live recording. It's the studio version. They sang over the track for the show. Familyman talks in his book about how he would speed up the tape to give it a special sound. That's why it's a little sharp. I don't know why the guitar solo was removed and a clavi was overdubbed. You can hear it in the beginning of the track.
You should have used the studio version of the album " Catch A Fire " with the very nice and sweet guitar solo by Wayne Perkins ( probably with a Les Paul ) and NOT this live version ( very similar tho ) with the organ solo !!?? For a guitar teacher that would be more interesting and also for us ... This live version was recorded on T.V in the U.K around 1973 before the release of the album " Catch A Fire " that same year ... We can see Bob Marley playing with a Strat here , maybe before starting using his Les Paul Studio that we see from '74 until his death in 1981 !
I've heard that old analog recordings made on tape reels tend to be out of pitch past the middle of the reel due to the difference in speed that happens as the tape passes through. CD's used to have designations like "AD" "ADAD" to indicate if the material was taken from analog to digital and/or how many times. That's why the keyboards are also off pitch. Something a radio DJ told me years ago.
Donnie and I both studied with the same teacher...the namesake for Bradfield's Martini. I haven't see him in like 20 years. If you read this, I hope you're well, D!
You definitely now good quality music, I'm sure you would enjoy the raw uncut rehearsal version of the this song done a tuff gong studio here in jamaica 1973. Look it up, it simply raw, uncut and great.
Michael, Davy Knowles is an amazing guitar player you might wanna check out. Very underrated. I liked his cover of Almost cut my hair a lot. Or maybe his own song Gotta Leave with his old band Back Door Slam. :) Enjoying these videos a lot btw.
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Finally someone on youtube who gets this song!!! It's a masterpiece!
I have all of their studio albums and others. Been listening to them for 50 years and know all of their songs. This is my favourite!.
One of their most masterpiece songs 100% agreed
Catch a Fire is criminally underrated compared to other Marley albums. Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Bob were so sympatico with each other along with Aston and Carlton Barrett. 400 Years is another classic!
Catch a fire and Burning are his two best albums in my eyes
Well, for an Album that was number one in England for year when it was released...Catch A Fire is a great album.
Slogans is another gem from bob
My favorite Marley/Wailers album definitely. I like the way it was recorded too. That original Wailers sound with Bunny and Peter was hard to beat. There’s a couple good live shows released from that era. Talkin’ Blues (the album) and the Burnin’ deluxe edition has Live at Leeds Polytechnic in 1973. Guessing it’s the same tour as this performance from the BBC.
Check out the band Katchafire.
Peter tosh darkness harmonies just hits your core
RIP Bunny Wailer - all 3 lions passed on now
Sadly, yes, they all have. And Carlton Barrett as well.
Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. The beginning of legends
Only one who can feel music understands it listening to music is not the same as feeling it. Every cord touches my very soul
This song… This Version of this song..
Is ABSOLUTELY KILLER!! I watch that old grey whistle version multiple times a week. Nothing about it gets old.. it’s as mesmerizing every single mf time. The depth of Bobs vocals.. the harmonies.. All the nuances happening, and the Complete FLAWLESSNESS of the Performance! It’s AIR TIGHT from beginning to end. Absolute goats!
Pure Magic ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
I’ll probably sing some Bob soon and post. Thanks for this video, your boy sent you the track of tracks 🙌🏽
these guys were masters. the world wasn't ready for them.
Hands down one of the best vocal arrangements of all time. The studio version and later live guitar solos are on a whole other level as well. This song reigns supreme with fire and fury.
"No chain around my feet, but I'm not free." The best vocals of all times.
Check out the lee scratch perry version
I was lucky to catch the band twice, but in the post Tosh and Bunny Wailer incarnation, with Marcia Griffiths,Judy Mowatt, and Rita Marley (The I-Threes) on vocals. THE Rock solid groove. And Marley made every soul feel like they were in the presence of a prophet. And that there was hope.
this is probably the best coment i have ever seen about the wailers..
Bob Marley is one of the world greatest legends, he's music is so deep, that impacted in all cultures..
What about the BARRETT Brothers, the ULTIMATE Bass & Drum Geniuses... so forgotten but never matched or surpassed in this genre. They were Reggae Funk Soul Groovers for which some of us will be forever in debt. Tosh, Bob and all the gang are Legends. Jah Lives On ! :D
Some people would argue that Sly and Robbie were/are better than the Barrett brothers were...but I would never be one of those people.
Sly and Robbie might argue but all good.
@@el.aye.bee.4477 Sly & Robbie did write this Drum and bass line though.....
The Barrett brothers are Legends...Sly and Robbie are every bit their match, I must say
@@wimbrinkman6995Well you're partly right. Robbie Shakespeare played on and conceived the bassline for Concrete Jungle. Sly Dunbar wasn't involved on this recording. Their successful partnership was actually launched on their debut performance while providing the riddims for the Classic Mighty Diamonds album Right Time (1976)
One of my favourite Bob Marley songs. Grew up listening to bob Marley and the wailers. There are so many reggae songs out there for you to vibe to.
Bob's music never dies. imagine he even lived till 40. he is just one of the greatest by all miles
Best band of all time! Show me a band that is tighter and this soulful at the same time
Here: take my like. You've gotten what makes me love Reggae Music. The minor details, the little arrangements
Played the live Babylon By Bus recording so many times even my little girl started singing along on our drives. God I love this song, makes me feel all warm and covered in sunscreen.
Babylon by Bus has the juiciest solos for this song. Junior Marvin is so tasty on that album
Babylon by Bus definitely has the best version
Thank you so much for these wise and precise comments...this music is timeless and deep, simply extraordinary.
All the members and ex members of the bob marley and the wailers throughout there legendary and iconic career are
Bob Marley
Peter Tosh
Bunny Wailer
Junior Braithwaite
Cherry Smith
Beverley Kelso
Constantine Walker
Aston Barrett
Carlton Barrett
Earl Lindo
Tyrone Downie
Rita Marley
Marcia Griffiths
Judy Mowatt
Al Anderson
Alvin Patterson
Earl "Chinna" Smith
Donald Kinsey
Junior Marvin
Hi, huge fan here! How about some Earl Zero. City of the Weak Heart! It’s has a SICK solo that I can’t seem to crack. Thanks!
"The White Wailer " WAYNE PERKINS, MY ACTUAL BIG BROTHER the one to credit this solo to. m.th-cam.com/video/U8tCBI3LneI/w-d-xo.html
Not a member or ex member but lets not forget the amazing guitar solo in the actual Catch a Fire recording of Concrete Jungle by Wayne Perkins (arguably the best guitarist to ever come out of Alabama). Catch a Fire is an immortal body of work. Brap, brap !!!!
Oh I'm enjoying this discussion. I truly love to listen to those who hear and appreciate music in exactly the same way as what I hear and appreciate it too!!!👍🏽👍🏽❤🎶
YES ! BOB 🇯🇲 ... backbeat! (Tosh, Bunny & Aston "Family Man' Barrett, Earl 'Wire' Lindo, Carlton 'Carly' Barrett)
This guys were miles ahead. Jamaican recording technics were second to none. Just listen to BMW albums, the clarity, definition, the quality. Pure diamonds. Iven for todays standards.
The arrangements, groove and production on those first few Bob Marley albums are just incredible. All session players in that band.
What an amazing performance.
Dear Sir I just love your joy in this song. I have always felt that way about these gray whistle recordings. Utterly simple, utter virtuosity. You can really hear it in these more simple set ups. And like you say, so much going on with the back up vocals in counter rhythm to the lead vocals, all the while playing in perfect time. Oh my. Of course it goes without saying fantastic songwriting and singing also. Thank you for an education in Subtlety…
I absolutely love the breakdown in this song. The only thing with doing the live version is that it absolutely misses the amazing guitar solo on the studio album.
"When I go skiing I always like to listen to roots Reggae or Black Sabbath" 🤔Makes complete sense 😂
Snowblind?
I can dig it it. Id prob go with Dub Reggae and Black Sabbath.
The original band, with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. The best version.
Thank you teacher for this presentation. Greetings from Thessaloniki Greece.
gosh you´re so good at the reggae... bless you bud!
Uncle Bob , MJ and Elvis surely must be the most recognisable people on earth ❤
You're right but i got to tell you that Bob Marley is the one people know the most
This channel is awesome. So glad I found it. When I was learning guitar it would've been so helpful!
Finally I’m at the right place! I love the music to my bone , every part of my body responds naturally to this music mann!!
Aos 14 anos de idade conheci as lendas Bob, Peter e Alpha.
This is a great version, but the version on "Babylon By Bus" has one of my all time favorite guitar solos of all time. It's ALL TIME!!!
Babylon by bus is the greatest album of all time in my opinion.
Is better than the guitar solo from Live at Santa Barbara bowl?
@@yaznaz5340 I have been telling anyone willing to listen that it is THE greatest live album by ANY artist of ANY genre, EVER! That album's version of this song just awakens my soul EVERY TIME!
Love your analysis….great ….great…..love it!!!!
the live interplay of the early lineup is one of the most incredible musical things you'll ever hear
Seeing you talk about this song as passionately as I feel about it and the fact that you're also able to dissect it musically gave me a great desire to get back to learning music and the guitar. I adore music, but would love to also have this understanding that i totally lack. I'll get back to it eventually. Great video man
Dude! Love your enthusiasm for this. And what a session that was. The Old Grey Whistle Test was legendary in the 70s. Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Just raw live takes, recorded for posterity.
Having to blink and rub your eye at 12:29 because the clavichord sounds so good you've weirdly started tearing up. Not many tracks get that reaction from me but this one does.
Big Love from Montreal Micheal, keep them comming, you really help me motivate myself to learn new songs by ear, big thanks to you
Doing sports with some roots reggae or any kind of metal, is just dopamine inducing. I feel you when u said u like to ski listening to either of them
And my favourite version of Concrete Jungle is the performance live at Santa Barbara County bowl. I've been listening to that for 20 years, and can still enjoy it like it is my first time hearing it
Your analysis is so in depth - I love it!
you are amazing, man. Yes.... you feel the music....
It was a session musician who did the guitar solo on this There was a great bit bout it on the classic albums ep on this album when he came out of the both after recoding it he said Bob Marley just smiled and handed him a big spliff.
David Wayne Perkins
Correct 👍
You did this song too! Holy hell man keep hitting my favorites!
You could do a reggae song every day of the week from now until Doomsday and wouldn't get a moment of complaint from me
Probably my most favored Wailers song. At least since I got 'Catch a Fire - Deluxe Edition' with one CD in the original Jamaican mix version, the other remixed in England and released for the world. The original one so much better.
Also mine. I remember listening to this song in my room in 1973. "Catch a Fire" was my first album with BMW. It was the Zippo lighter version, which I still have among about 10 other BMW albums.
Being raised in the UK I remember The Old Grey Whistle Test well. I remember this Bob and the Wailers performance. Wasn't sure who or what I was watching at the time as they had just broken through, buy I knew they were something special. I had always been into Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae, buy they were something really different.
Here I am 51 years later and this song still moves me to my very core. Just everything I want from a piece of music.
These men have left so much with us, both together as a band and as individuals. Bunny wailer is now gone too but that song he wrote "Electric Bogie" says a lot about is other talents.
This is a master piece is poss my fav
The Wailers.... Jamaica’s greatest Band
Obviously you’ve never heard of the legendary Skatalites !
@@bobcosmic The Skatalites were great but Bob Marley and the Wailers were much greater. Have a seat and be quiet.
@@el.aye.bee.4477 Who are you that I should be mindful of? Telling me to have a seat & be quiet is sheer arrogance. You’re obviously just a fanbot. Who really are you ? I’m a musician that was taught by some of the Skatalites now my message to you is to go & seek out your mother once you have located her go under her, grab & straw & yes you know the rest !
The Skatalites for Ska
The Wailers for Roots Reggae
Bob marley was lucky to meet the wailers ❤
Main percussion = carlton barret
Bass = Aston barret
Lead guitar/harmony = Peter tosh
Rythm/lead vocals = Bob marley
Percussion/harmony = bunny wailer
Keyboard = Earl lindo
Yep u r so right. Such a band constantly moving the arrangements 😍
Love your breakdowns brother!
Catch a Fire!!!!!!!! the top 5 best reggae album of all time
il m'arrive souvent d'avoir le frisson la chair de poule et les larmes quand j'écoute cette version de concrète jungle péter bunny et bob à leurs sommet l'émotion est immense merci Michael
It was acknowledged by Bunny and obvious when watching Peter that this isn’t live. The E- turnaround, for example, isn’t played by Peter or Bunny, which is a good indication. Also, those lead lines were played via overdubs by Wayne Perkins at the suggestion of Chris Blackwell.
I love reggae. I bought a similar marley guitar (acoustic electric) in college n never learned how to play the guitar😅😅😅im jealous of you
Mike I must say your analysis of Concrete Jungle is truly marvellous as I have also been moved by the varied arrangements of this song and to listen to it with quality head phones is just mind blowing - truly a great song 💯⛷
Peters solo near the end is one of the best ever. Its why I listen to this song.
Edit: except you played over it!
Concrete Jungle is definitely one of the best songs penned by Bob Marley himself.
Love this tune. Check out the Babylon by Bus version, collectively one of the best live reggae albums of all time. Cheers!
Love this
Lov way u break it down wish I could get one on one teachings from u
The voice of bob is exceptional
Hey man I have been watching your channel for forever. I love just the pure emotion, how you just enjoy the music. I'm a lil bit of a country guy myself and I know you have a lot of requests but I was wondering if you could listen to one of three songs by one of my favorite bands? Either Good Lord Lorrie, The Funeral, or The Bird Hunters all of them are by Turnpike Troubadours.
Love your videos man.
Coming in from the cold, I think would be an eye opening experiment for us all!!
Three angels!
The other member doing harmony is bunny wailer
Its Bunny Wailer singing back up with Peter Tosh.
In this ya concrete jungle of New York got to get myself up from the ground by working into the 70s.
amazing song this
Also was Bob's birthday 2 days ago
I played in the Broadmoor Ballroom
in 1983. With my band.. STATE CHAMPS FCHS 1984
Thank you for this one!
Hi brot , great work , thanks , you can't explain waiting in vain and Kinky reggae, Jah Blessing thank
The Dislikes had their Audio OFF. You’re Fantastic!! I Subscribed ❤️from🇹🇹
Coming to Snowmass! Great Choice & Timing!!! ‘Bout to dump all week, One of the greatest Ski Resorts and Most Vertical Feet of any Resort in North America... enjoy & Aloha 🤙🏼
This isn't a live recording. It's the studio version. They sang over the track for the show. Familyman talks in his book about how he would speed up the tape to give it a special sound. That's why it's a little sharp. I don't know why the guitar solo was removed and a clavi was overdubbed. You can hear it in the beginning of the track.
This was a British TV show OGWT where all bands played live...but some fuckery goes on when these vids drop on TH-cam, fuck with the sound
You should have used the studio version of the album " Catch A Fire " with the very nice and sweet guitar solo by Wayne Perkins ( probably with a Les Paul ) and NOT this live version ( very similar tho ) with the organ solo !!?? For a guitar teacher that would be more interesting and also for us ... This live version was recorded on T.V in the U.K around 1973 before the release of the album " Catch A Fire " that same year ...
We can see Bob Marley playing with a Strat here , maybe before starting using his Les Paul Studio that we see from '74 until his death in 1981 !
Nice Job,please describe stir it up ,live at the grey whistle ,if you got time ❤️
The first time i heard this song was in GTA IV and love it right away
I've heard that old analog recordings made on tape reels tend to be out of pitch past the middle of the reel due to the difference in speed that happens as the tape passes through. CD's used to have designations like "AD" "ADAD" to indicate if the material was taken from analog to digital and/or how many times. That's why the keyboards are also off pitch. Something a radio DJ told me years ago.
His birthday was Feb 6th, so you were close to honoring his birthday!
I would like you to do a breakdown on, Bob Marley's "so much trouble in the world" please!!!
Wow!! Good vibes 🤙🏾💯 cheeehhuuu
Nice do more Bob Marley
dude a clip and love tour compiataty
Donnie and I both studied with the same teacher...the namesake for Bradfield's Martini. I haven't see him in like 20 years. If you read this, I hope you're well, D!
Not even the Wailers would analyse their own music like this!
Because in addition to being a cultural art form, it is also a feel, a vibe !
👊🏾🇳🇬👊🏾🇳🇬!
Very talented
Nice playing sir
You definitely now good quality music, I'm sure you would enjoy the raw uncut rehearsal version of the this song done a tuff gong studio here in jamaica 1973. Look it up, it simply raw, uncut and great.
Peter tosh is super
Great video man
Michael, Davy Knowles is an amazing guitar player you might wanna check out. Very underrated. I liked his cover of Almost cut my hair a lot. Or maybe his own song Gotta Leave with his old band Back Door Slam. :) Enjoying these videos a lot btw.
his cover of outside woman blues is very good
Yes sir (reggae jj) now you have hit some bullet points notes variations.. I and I say you are soooo right, lots of adventures in Concrete jungle..
Great reflection bro