Ziggy Marley Conscious Party Jahmekya One Bright Day 3 Pictures CD BOX SET Limited Edition Neu OVP Sealed

Produktinformation

Erscheinungsdatum: 21. Oktober 1993
Anzahl Disks/Tonträger: 3 Picture CD`s

Format: UK Import, Box-Set

Label: Virgin

         Tracks
 CD 1:  Conscious Party

1.  Conscious Party 4:54            
2.  Lee And Molly 4:27 E      
3.  Tomorrow People 3:38              
4.  New Love 3:41              
5.  Tumblin' Down 4:01             
6.  We A Guh Some Weh 3:51              
7.  A Who A Say 3:33              
8.  Have You Ever Been To Hell 5:22            
9.  We Propose 4:34               
10. What's True 3:27           
11. Dreams Of Home 4:54


CD 2: One Bright Day

1.  Black My Story (Not History) 4:16               
2.  One Bright Day 4:12              
3.  Who Will Be There 4:10               
4.  When The Lights Gone Out 4:09              
5.  All Love 4:39               
6.  Look Who's Dancin' 5:00               
7.  Justice 4:12               
8.  Love Is The Only Law 4:07               
9.  Pains Of Life 3:46               
10. Ur-Ban Music 2:54              
11. Problems 4:02              
12. All You Got 4:19               
13. When The Lights Gone Out (Jamaican Stylee) 4:52

 
CD 3:  Jahmekya

1. Raw Riddim 3:59   
2. Kozmik 6:16   
3. Rainbow Country 3:22   
4. Drastic 5:14   
5. Good Time 5:29   
6. What Conquers Defeat 2:39   
7. First Night 3:30   
8. Wrong Right Wrong 4:00   
9. Herbs An´ Spices 4:03   
10. Problem With My Woman 3:49   
11. Jah Is True And Perfect 3:29   
12. Small People 3:15   
13. So Good So Right 4:35   
14. Namibia 4:04   
15. New Time & Age 5:09   
16. Generation 4:16
  


Produktbeschreibungen
Das Erbe des berühmten Vaters lastete in den vergangenen drei Jahren schwer auf seinen Schultern. Ziggy Marley arbeitete nach dem Melody-Ma- kers-Album "Play The Game" verbissen an der musikalischen Selbständigkeit. Mit "Conscious Party" tritt der 19jährige endgültig aus Bob Marleys Schatten. Vielleicht ist es die gewonnene Lebenserfahrung, die den kom- menden Reggae-Star so stark erscheinen läßt. Vielleicht half auch die einfühlsame Unterstützung des Produzenten-Ehepaars Tina Weymouth und Chris Frantz von den Talking Heads, denen eines der klanglich besten Reggae- Alben gelang. Gesanglich wandelt Ziggy Marley zeitweilig noch stark in den Fußstapfen seines Vaters, und er hat auch dessen politisches Bewußtsein geerbt. So äußert er sich kritisch über die Verdrängung der eigenen Vergangenheit ("Tomorrow People") oder prangert die Schlagzeilengier der Medien an ("What's True"). Doch "Conscious Party" trocknet nicht nur den mystischen Sumpf aus, in dem der Reggae in den letzten Jahren zu versinken drohte. In den Stücken "Tumblin' Down" oder "What's True" schüttelt der Marley-Filius einen derart leichtfüßigen und erfrischenden Karibik-Groove aus dem Ärmel, daß jeder stocksteife Stehempfang zur ausgelassenen Party wird. Ansonsten beweist dieses Reggae-Fest: Die Rastafari brauchen nicht länger die Köpfe hängen zu lassen, der schleppende Rhythmus ist wieder im Kommen - Feuer für die Beine und Dynamit für den Kopf. Und das schönste: Ziggy Marley zündet anno 1988 beides.
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Unsere Generation muß für Veränderungen sorgen. So steht es auf dem neuen Album von Ziggy. Musikalisch kann er das nicht gemeint haben. Da tappt er nach wie vor mit seinen kleinen Füßchen in den großen Stapfen seines Vaters Bob Marley. Daß der Sohn so klingt wie er, dafür kann er nichts; dafür, daß er versucht, aber auch nichts anderes zu machen, dafür kann er was. Reggae mäßig.
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"Reggae Is Like Water, You Can't Stop It", schwor einst Bob Marley. Doch seit dem Tod des Rasta-Idols ist der Reggae-Strom fast versiegt. Zu den we- nigen, die den Stolperrhythmus aus Jamaica am Leben erhalten, zählt Marleys Sohn Ziggy. "One Bright Day" ist dabei mehr als ein Motto für das dritte Al- bum des Juniors: Warme, fließende Songs mit akzentuierten Keyboards sorgen für akustisches Sommerwetter. Zwar ist dieser sonnige Pop-Reggae nicht der Stoff, aus dem musikalische Revolutionsträume gemacht werden. Doch 55 Minu- ten gute Laune garantiert er allemal. Drei Bonustracks auf CD. ** Interpret.: 07-08
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Mit Conscious Party und One Bright Day hatte er deutlich aus Vater Bobs Schatten treten können. Mit Jahmekya nun wagt Ziggy Marley noch einen weiteren Schritt in Richtung eigener musikalischer Ortsbestimmung: Mit Hip-Hop-, Rap-, Pop- und Gospel-Elementen soll der Reggae erweitert und aus eingefahrenen Bahnen geholt werden. Doch der Versuch gelingt nicht immer: Hin und wieder wird's deutlich zu flach. Dennoch, auch Jahmekya zeigt eines klar: Die Krone ist in der Familie geblieben - und soll dort bleiben.
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Review by Jo-Ann Greene
The Melody Makers' breakout album, and why is clear from the opening notes of the title track which kicks off the set. Producers Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, of Talking Heads fame, gloss the record with a perfect electro-sheen, helping shine the pop edges to a sharp gleam, while still emphasizing the dance beats. The Melody Makers add the magic; veterans now after two previous albums, they've honed their sound to a fine edge. They still mix styles — party music, cultural songs, and rootsy numbers — but the production with its keyboard heavy emphasis and digitized beats makes the stylistic shifts less startling than in the past. A song like "New Love," a hybrid of emotional ballad, deep roots, and synthi-dance, shows how cleverly the band have become at combining seemingly opposing elements. "Have You Ever Been to Hell" is equally intriguing, with its bouncy upbeat melody, surrounded by ever more sinister effects, surely the aural illustration of how the road to hell is paved with good intentions. "Lee and Molly" is masterful dubby roots on the theme of love gone very wrong, while "Dreams of Home" is a sublime repatriation song, which blends African harmonies and rhythms to a wistful, emotive ballad. Every single track has something equally exciting to offer. And the Melody Makers are now proving that they really can be all things to all people.
 




Review by Jose F. Promis
Ziggy Marley's One Bright Day, his follow-up to his breakthrough Conscious Party, is a solid, satisfying album, possessing an air of optimism and self-empowerment without sounding preachy or arrogant. Each track shines with its mix of intelligent lyrics, sunny music, and intoxicating rhythms. The album spawned the hit "Look Who's Dancing," an irresistible slice of ragga-dance augmented by a rap in the breakdown and the Marley sisters' always-appealing background vocals. Other highlights include the funky title track, where the Marley sisters' vocals truly take center stage, the Middle Eastern-influenced "Pains of Life," and the celebratory "Black My Story," which is a mini-cultural geography lesson in and of itself. The mid-tempo "Justice" and "Love Is the Only Law," the soulful "Urban Music," and the singles "Who Will Be There" and "When the Lights Go Out" are all standout cuts as well. As a matter of fact, there's not a single dud on this thoroughly engaging set, which helped to further cement Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers as first-rate artists in their own right.
 




Review by Jo-Ann Greene
From their earliest days, Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers had gloried in crossing over sounds and blending genres, shoving reggae into the pop world, then dragging it out to the discos. But now the group was swiftly outgrowing this teenybop phase, maturing into adults with more sophisticated tastes. Ziggy was no longer the main songwriter, as his siblings joined in, notably David, who composed many of the tracks on Jahmekya. The album has a much tougher sound than previous records, and its digitized beats are indebted to Jamaica's dancehalls. Stephen's growing interest in this scene is evident on "Raw Riddim," a pure dancehall number, stripped down to the beats. However, the other members of the group are pulling away from influences of their homeland toward the urban contemporary sounds pouring from the U.S. Much of Jahmekya explores this style, twining in funk, soul, and modern R&B into the group's mix. Of course there's still a sprinkling of reggae pop tracks and rootsy dance numbers, but it's clear that the group is moving beyond these old sounds and evolving a more contemporary style. This album would lose Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers much of their pop fan base, but earn them a more loyal adult audience. Once again, it was nominated for a Grammy; however, this time the group did not win.