Friday, April 07, 2006

The Wailers - Burnin' (Top 500 Countdown Update)

I don't even know where to begin with this album. Is it good? Yes. Would I pick it off the shelf and listen to it? Probably never. Why? I don't know. When I listen to Marley or The Wailers I really enjoy it. I'm drawn into the beats, the lyrics, the frustration of life in poverty and powerlessness, and I enjoy it. But when I'm not listening to it, I'm not thinking about listening to it. There are no songs that have ever really grabbed me and held on to me to the point where I was just dying to hear that album, or put some Wailers on. I know a few people who would think me an idiot for saying this, but I guess in the end it is merely a preference. I'm just not that crazy about reggae.