Exodus
| Bob Marley
Exodus
Exodus is the ninth studio album by Jamaican reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers, first released 3 June 1977 through Island Records following Rastaman Vibration (1976). -Wikipedia
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Billboard
Exodus, in fact, sounds like two distinct albums: side one is a revolutionary call to action, each track inspired by or directly commenting on the shooting; side two is dominated by love songs, whether romantic or humanitarian, as in the anthemic "One Love" that closes the album.
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Pitchfork
Bob Marley's best-selling studio album features a good chunk of the songs you can find on the reggae singer's venerable cash-cow Legend, but that's no reason for newcomers to overlook it.
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Rolling Stone
(1977) Marley sometimes sounds like an obsequious nightclub singer, and tunes about keeping faith simply do not sustain one’s interest. Marley’s performance never reaches out; it seems to collapse inward.
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All Music
Exodus was recorded at a time when Bob Marley was learning about the unexpected costs of international stardom, but it hadn't yet sapped his creative strengths, and this is one of the finest albums in his stellar catalog.
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BBC Music
(2007) Exodus was book-ended by the less well-received Rastaman Vibration and Kaya, which, oddly, both possess the one thing Exodus doesn’t; a sense of unity across the tracks. While the earlier songs could easily have ended up on Kaya (the sessions overlapped) the later ones sound like they came from a different session altogether.
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Sputnik Music
(2008) Exodus is an album I can say is a classic, without any hesitation or second thoughts. It is that good.
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Punk News
Exodus is definitely a good place to start.
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Classic Rock Review
Exodus is a mythical album.
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Vemicle Film
Bob Marley was always someone who could take an issue nobody else wanted to address, and turn it into a beautiful song.
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Gold Mine Mag
Neither renta-quote placebo nor gusting streak of bleached hot air, Marley was and remains the real thing. And “Exodus” is the album that lays that reality bare.
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Uncut
Exodus perfectly captures Marley the genial optimist and perennial ladies’ man. Marley the visionary is there on ‘Natural Mystic’, an opener as haunting and millennial as ‘Catch A Fire’ or anything else in his canon.
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Pop Matters
(2001) It is hard to get enough of Marley's exploration of universal conflicts and impressionistic reflections. There is some nostalgia in his delivery, but there is also the utter flawlessness of his voice, the understanding that he was a legend in the making when Exodus was first released nearly 25 years ago.
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Adrian's Album Reviews
'Exodus', 'Jamming', 'Waiting In Vain', 'Three Little Birds' and 'One Love' are all readily avaliable on Marley compilations - all are fine songs, but the rest of this album really is just 'nice'.
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Ultimate Classic Rock
In December 1976, Marley was shot in a failed assassination attempt and left Jamaica for London, where he recorded 'Exodus.' The album reflects all this
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Classical Album Sundays
The album is Marley’s most political and religious work but it also features beautiful, vivacious and downright funky and sexy jams
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Audioxide
It floats by too easily for my taste, and a small selection of the tracks seem a little flat today, but it’s easy to see why Exodus is considered to be Bob Marley’s best work.
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Albumism
In a more pronounced way than any of his fellow musical heroes, in both life and death, Bob Marley has successfully neutralized ethnic, political and spiritual barriers to unite and enliven the people of the world through song. And Exodus will forever serve as a glorious affirmation of his unparalleled legacy.
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
My quibbles about this album are minor in that the first side could use a few more hooks and the second side a greater sense of gravity. Still, this is a great album (five of its songs are on Legend for good reason) that's probably Bob's late period peak.
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Oakulture
Exodus is arguably Bob Marley’s best solo album, track-for-track. Every song on the album is a classic,
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A Pop Life
Are you looking for a rich, varied and beautiful Bob Marley album, containing fine compositions, then Exodus is the go-to album!
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Guestlist
Anyone who is a reggae fan will no doubt have listened to the songs from Bob Marley's 'Exodus' joyously over and over again. The epitome of a timeless record, 'Exodus' sounds as fresh today as it did when released 40 years ago.
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Vinyl Reviews
Exodus also stands as Marley’s most cohesive effort and contains more influences than any other reggae record of the period.
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