Burning Spear - Freeman

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 ÞÛÛÛÛÝ      Üܲ²Û²Ý  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   ܲ²Û²Ý  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      Üܲ²Û²Ý  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   ܲ²Û²Ý  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      Üܲ²Û²Ý  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   ܲ²Û²Ý  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      Üܲ²Û²Ý  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   ܲ²Û²Ý  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      Üܲ²Û²Ý  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   ܲ²Û²Ý  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      Üܲ²Û²Ý                                          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      Üܲ²Û²Ý  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   ܲ²Û²Ý  12 Changes                        3:44  Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß

Props to rns for this release...

[tnp]

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]

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


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