Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers | Album Review & Ranking: Episode 253

This week we've got So Much Things To Say as we review and rank Exodus, the gripping reggae album by Jamaica's own Bob Marley! After pushing rocksteady boundaries with his childhood friends Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh, Bob's career made a strong pivot to pop and rock crossover music, riding the reggae wave to superstardom! A failed assassination attempt sent Marley overseas, where he crafted his ninth studio album, charged with Rastafarian theology and themes of love and freedom. We'll learn the effect it had on his legend, and how the Marley mythos has evolved over time.

James & Connor recount our previous Bob Marley experiences (both torturous and fishy). The Mixtaper has an aviary of little birds this week with facts about the House Of Dread FC, palm reading, and an unusual prison break during Fact Or Spin. Then we'll get to Jamming about the album, from the restrained intensity of The Heathen to the chill optimism of Three Little Birds! So kick back, relax, and don't worry about a thing... There's a Natural Mystic blowing through this episode!

Are you a bigger fan of the intense half or the chill half of Exodus' sound? What's your favorite bird? Was your first Bob Marley experience as drastic as James'? Let us know on socials, and tune in next week to smile with the rising sun yet again!

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0:00 Intro

6:16 About Bob Marley

16:27 About Exodus

23:42 Awards & Accolades

25:56 Fact Or Spin

26:52 The Secretary Bird: Bob's Soccer Obsession

30:33 The Raven: He Was A Palm Reader

33:09 The Jailbird: Bob Marley Was Part Of A Prison Break

37:08 The Baby Chick: He Kidnapped The Easter Bunny

45:18 Album Art

46:56 Natural Mystic

48:38 So Much Things To Say

50:12 Guiltiness

52:13 The Heathen

53:15 Exodus

55:53 Jamming

58:27 Waiting In Vain

59:57 Turn Your Lights Down Low

1:01:12 Three Little Birds

1:03:43 One Love/People Get Ready

1:05:27 Final Spin

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