Live at the Roxy (Bob Marley & The Wailers album)
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Live at the Roxy is a two-disc live album
by Bob Marley & The Wailers
, released in 2003. The album contains a complete concert, recorded on May 26, 1976 at The Roxy
in West Hollywood
California
, during the Rastaman Vibration
tour.
This concert was originally broadcast live on the KMET radio station in Los Angeles
. Because of the radio simulcast, this concert became widely bootlegged
until this official release came out in 2003. However, the first disc had already been released as the bonus disc for Rastaman Vibration: Deluxe Edition, and as a result, the two tracks on the second disc can only be found here.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers were a Jamaican reggae, ska and rocksteady band formed by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963. Additional members were Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, Cherry Smith and Aston and Carlton Barrett...
, released in 2003. The album contains a complete concert, recorded on May 26, 1976 at The Roxy
The Roxy Theatre
The Roxy Theatre is a famous nightclub, on the Sunset Strip, in West Hollywood, California. The Roxy is owned by Lou Adler and Adler's son, Nic, who operates the club.- History :...
in West Hollywood
West Hollywood, California
West Hollywood, a city of Los Angeles County, California, was incorporated on November 29, 1984, with a population of 34,399 at the 2010 census. 41% of the city's population is made up of gay men according to a 2002 demographic analysis by Sara Kocher Consulting for the City of West Hollywood...
California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, during the Rastaman Vibration
Rastaman Vibration
Rastaman Vibration is a roots reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers released on April 30, 1976. The album was a great success in the USA, becoming the first Bob Marley release to reach the top ten on the Billboard 200 charts Rastaman Vibration is a roots reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers...
tour.
This concert was originally broadcast live on the KMET radio station in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. Because of the radio simulcast, this concert became widely bootlegged
Bootleg recording
A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging...
until this official release came out in 2003. However, the first disc had already been released as the bonus disc for Rastaman Vibration: Deluxe Edition, and as a result, the two tracks on the second disc can only be found here.
Disc one
- Introduction (0:38)
- Trenchtown Rock (4:55)
- Burnin' and Lootin' (4:53)
- Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) (4:12)
- Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock) (5:54)
- I Shot the SheriffI Shot the Sheriff"I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Bob Marley, told from the point of view of a man who admits to having killed the local sheriff, but claims to be falsely accused of having killed the deputy sheriff. He also claims to have acted in self defense when the sheriff tried to shoot him. The...
(6:27) - Want More (6:55)
- No Woman, No CryNo Woman, No Cry"No Woman, No Cry" is a reggae song by Bob Marley & The Wailers. The song first became known in 1974 through the studio album Natty Dread. The live version from the 1975 album Live! is perhaps best known — it was this version which was released on the greatest hits compilation Legend. The original...
(5:18) - Lively Up Yourself (5:44)
- Roots, Rock, Reggae (5:32)
- Rat Race (7:46)
Disc two
- Positive Vibration (3:56)
- Get Up, Stand UpGet Up, Stand Up"Get Up, Stand Up" is a reggae song written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.The song originally appeared on The Wailers' 1973 album Burnin. It was recorded and played live in numerous versions by The Wailers and Bob Marley & The Wailers, along with solo versions by Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer...
/ No More Trouble / WarWar (Bob Marley song)"War" is a song recorded and made popular by Bob Marley. It first appeared on Bob Marley and the Wailers' 1976 Island Records album, Rastaman Vibration, Marley's only top 10 album in the USA...
(23:58)