Bob Marley & The Wailers - Survival (1979)

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Survival (1979)

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Containing what is considered Marley's most defiant and politically charged statement to date, Survival concerns itself with the expressed solidarity of not only Africa, but of humanity at large. The album was controversial right down to the jacket, which contains a crude schematic of the stowage compartment of a typical transatlantic slave ship. Survival is intended as a wake-up call for everyman to resist and fight oppression in all of its insidious forms. From Tyrone Downie's opening synthesizer strains on "So Much Trouble in the World" to the keyboard accents emerging throughout "Zimbabwe," the sounds of Survival are notably modern. The overwhelming influence of contemporary African music is also cited with the incorporation of brass, á la Fela Kuti and his horn-driven Africa '70. While "Top Rankin'," "Ride Natty Ride," and "Wake Up and Live" are the most obvious to benefit from this influence, there are other and often more subtle inspirations scattered throughout. Survival could rightly be considered a concept album. Marley had rarely been so pointed and persistent in his content. The days of the musical parable are more or less replaced by direct and confrontational lyrics. From the subversive "Zimbabwe" – which affirms the calls for the revolution and ultimate liberation of the South African country – to the somewhat more introspective and optimistic "Africa Unite," the message of this album is clearly a call to arms for those wanting to abolish the subjugation and tyranny of not only Africans, but all humankind. Likewise, Survival reinforces the image of Marley as a folk hero to those suffering from oppression.



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Tracklist:

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01.So Much Trouble in the World

02.Zimbabwe

03.Top Rankin'

04.Babylon System

05.Survival

06.Africa Unite

07.One Drop

08.Ride Natty Ride

09.Ambush in the Night

10.Wake Up and Live (Marley/Davis)



*1979 / Tuff Gong UYCY8549





Personnel:

Bob Marley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion

Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass, rhythm guitar, percussion

Carlton Barrett – drums, percussion

Tyrone "Organ D" Downie – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals

Alvin "Seeco" Patterson – percussion

Junior Marvin – lead guitar, backing vocals

Earl "Wire" Lindo – keyboards

Al Anderson – lead guitar

Rita Marley – backing vocals

Marcia Griffiths – backing vocals

Judy Mowatt – backing vocals

Carlton "Santa" Davis – drums on "Africa Unite"

Mikey "Boo" Richards – drums on "Wake Up And Live"

Val Douglas – bass on "Wake Up and Live"

Earl "Chinna" Smith – rhythm guitar and percussion on "One Drop"

Headley Bennett – alto saxophone

Ronald "Nambo" Robinson – trombone

Melba Liston – trombone

Luther Francois – trombone

Junior "Chico" Chin – trumpet

Jackie Willacy – trumpet

Micky Hanson – trumpet

Lee Jaffe – harmonica