Bob Marley: Yay or Nay?

[flipflop]

I voted Very Yay, the Caribbean Dylan rawks.

 

[Zombeels]

I like Bob Marley but I find I like other Reggae acts better and Bob Marley has been played to death.


Can't stand his I Shot The Sheriff (or Clapton's for that matter)

 

[snakes&ladders]

I voted 50/50 because he was letting go of the essence of his music a little near the end. Anyway, RIP Bob

 

[Alocer]

I voted Very yay..I own all his albums and can't pick a favorite. I enjoy his music and it seems like its taken me some years to enjoy it. I was also into higher tempo music in my younger years so I didn't put much stock in reggae.

I do dislike his popular ones but still enjoy them from time to time....

"Don't worry,
about a thing,
cause every little thing,
gonna be alright...."

At heart reggae is uplifting music. Bob Marley played his music and fought for a cause he believed in. I hope I can do the same some day.

And anything overplayed gets old and tired, its just the way of things...

RIP Bob.

 

[Aktivator]

Big Yah. Always been a big fan of Marley and his uplifting music. It's the first cd I reach for when I'm going to the beach or am in the caribean. Funny even when I did get high it wasn't the music I preferred to listen to. Raggae to me beach and beach bar dance music. I like some other reggage bands but Bob is the King.

 

[METALPRIEST]

John Lennon was a big fan of reggae

He dabbled it in here and there....you can hear it in Dear Yoko and many others.

Before Sisters O Sisters Lennon is heard saying "reggae baby"! before the tune in Live In New York City

 

[Hepcat]

Cosmic:

Proof positive that smoking weed causes brain damage resulting in memory loss. We already beat this subject half to death, albeit without a poll, just a month ago:

Bob Marley & Weed Thread

Your last poll option though should read "most everyone", not "everyone". Maybe a moderator can fix it. Nonetheless, that's the option I'm taking.

 

[FoxyPage]

I'm 50/50 on it. I like his songs but I honestly can't listen to them more than once in a short span of time. I'm also not really interested in the man himself. Good music, boring person in general and there are quite a few people out there who just like him because of his association with weed as opposed to liking him for his music.

 

[bobbyg29]

Huge YAY! Love his music and his influence on rock music is undeniable...The Police, UB40, RHCP, The Stones, ......Even though the place itself is a sham, there it is well justified that his in the RnR Hall of Fame.

Although with all that being said I agree with Zombeels that there is a lot of equally good reggae music out there that gets completely ignored.