Author Topic: Burning Spear - Freeman (Read 124 times)

OpTiCaL · « **on:** June 24, 2003, 11:15:15 AM »

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ÞÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÜ²²Û²Ý Once in a great while, an artist Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß

ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß emerges that has a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß

ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß profound effect on popular culture. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Burning Spear is such an ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² artist. A certifiable musical legend, ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ

ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Spears career has already ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ

ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² spanned over three decades and shows no ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß

ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß sign of slowing down. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ

ßßÛÛÜ His concerts regularly last over two ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü

ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² hours, a live show that delivers ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ

ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý more energy and vibrancy than many rock Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß

ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß and roll bands that are ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß

Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß half his age. Its no surprise that Spear ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ was the only reggae artist ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² included in the 2002 music issue of ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ

ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Vanity Fair. But it is not just the ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ

ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² music that generates the excitement, it ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß

ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß is also the message. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ

ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Carrying the torch for the gospel of ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ

ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Marcus Garvey, Burning Spear ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ

ÞÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÜ²²Û²Ý is one of the single greatest Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß

ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß proponents of self-determination and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß

ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß self-reliance for all African descendants; ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ but his message is not ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² exclusively based on the teachings of ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ

ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Garvey. Through his music, ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ

ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Burning Spear has consistently been ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß

ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß able to educate, inform, and uplift ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ

ßßÛÛÜ people the world over with his positive ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü

ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² message based on honesty, peace, and ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ

ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý love. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß

ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß

Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Growing up in the parish of St Anns ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Jamaica, the same musical hotbed ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² that produced Bob Marley and the ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ

ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Wailers, Burning Spear made his ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ

ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² first recording of "Door Peep" in 1969 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß

ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß for the esteemed Studio One ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ

ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ label. In fact, it was Bob Marley himself ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ

ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² that referred Spear to Studio ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ

ÞÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÜ²²Û²Ý One. As Spear recalls: Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß

ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß

ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß "The way the whole thing came about is ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ that I found myself moving along ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² up in the hills of St. Anns and I ran ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ

ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ into Bob (Marley) at the same time. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ

ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² And ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß

ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Bob was going to his farm. The man was ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ

ßßÛÛÜ moving with a donkey and some ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü

ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² buckets and a fork, and cutlass and ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ

ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý plants. We just reason man to man and Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß

ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß I-man say wherein I would like to get ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß

Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß involved in the music business. And ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Bob say, All right, just check Studio ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² One." ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ

ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ

ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² While at Studio One, Burning Spear ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß

ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß recorded his first two classic albums, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ

ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Burning Spear and Rocking Time. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ

ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ

ÞÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÜ²²Û²Ý Building on this solid foundation, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß

ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Spear went on to record for Island ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß

ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Records ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ in the 70s, releasing three albums ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² (Marcus Garvey, Man in the Hills, ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ

ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ and Garveys Ghost) that not only ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ

ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² reshaped the face of reggae music, ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß

ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß but also saw the emergence of Burning ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ

ßßÛÛÜ Spear as an international artist ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü

ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² whose artistic vision began to permeate ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ

ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý popular culture around the world. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß

ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß He followed these up with the release of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß

Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Hail H.I.M. for EMI and set the stage ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ for a prolific string of releases ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² through the 80s and 90s, including the ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ

ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Grammy ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ

ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² winning Calling Rastafari, as well as ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß

ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Rasta Business, The World Should Know, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ

ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Fittest of the Fittest, and more. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ

ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ

ÞÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÜ²²Û²Ý And now, Burning Spear is ready to Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß

ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß embark on a new journey with the launch ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß

ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß of Burning Spear Records and his first ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ release, Live At Montreaux Jazz Festival ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 2001. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ

ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ A stellar collection of now classic ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ

ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Spear anthems, including "Slavery ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß

ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Days", "Columbus", ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ

ßßÛÛÜ "Rocking Time", and more, Live at ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü

ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Montreaux is just the first of several ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ

ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý planned releases Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß

ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß that will also include the re-issue of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß

Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß previously unavailable Spear recordings as ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ well as a ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² new studio album in 2003. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ

ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ

ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Get ready for the next 30 years and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß

ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Keep the Spear Burning! ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ

ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ

ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ

ÞÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÜ²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß

ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß

ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Big Ups to all the reggae and dancehall ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ groups, i love y'all !!! ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

Tracklisting below:

ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² 01 Trust 3:56 ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ

ÞÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÜ²²Û²Ý 02 We Feel It 4:06 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß

ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 03 Ha Ha 3:40 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß

ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß 04 Not Guilty 4:20 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 05 Rock And Roll 4:16 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ

ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 06 Hey Dready 3:40 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ

ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 07 Freeman 4:39 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ

ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 08 Loved For Who I AM 3:31 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß

ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 09 Rise Up 3:47 ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ

ßßÛÛÜ 10 Old School 3:52 ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü

ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² 11 They Can't 3:22 ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ

ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 12 Changes 3:44 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß

Props to rns for this release...

tnp · « **Reply #1 on:** June 24, 2003, 01:56:31 PM »

Nice...I don't like much reggae but I own three Burning Spear albums (Hail HIM, Man in the Hills and Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost) I'll have to be on the lookout. props

peace,
tnp

OpTiCaL · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2003, 01:02:27 AM »

Yeah i have quite a few albums...

...i really feel him...gots to be got

this one is a good album...must be copped

lol props back because noone else seems to have heard or maybe they dont like it ...

...cant say all of his albums are great because i dont have them (yet) but i have certainly all the ones from the last 6 years

pZ

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