LIVE FOREVER is a newly released 3-CD set of Bob Marley and The Wailers’ last concert. Marley had collapsed while jogging in New York City when he was performing at Madison Square Garden as part of the Uprising Tour. Marley was advised to cancel his Pittsburgh concert, but he didn’t want to disappoint his fans so he went ahead and performed. Bob Marley died a few months later. This Pittsburgh concert was originally not intended for general release. It was taped at the sound board so Marley and The Wailers could have a record of this night from their tour. The Deluxe ten-page booklet contains information on the Pittsburgh concert and photos of Marley and the band. If you’re a Bob Marley and The Wailers fan, this is a must-buy.
TRACK LIST
Disc 1
1 Greetings 0:31
2 Natural Mystic 4:40
3 Positive Vibration 4:47
4 Burnin’ Lootin’ 3:35
5 Them Belly Full 3:47
6 The Heathen 4:25
7 Running Away 2:50
8 Crazy Baldhead 5:02
9 War/No More Trouble 6:03
10 Zimbabwe 3:39
11 Zion Train 3:50
12 No Woman No Cry 6:05
Disc 2
1 Jamming 4:31
2 Exodus 7:01
3 Redemption Song 4:07
4 Coming in from the Cold 3:37
5 Could You Be Loved 7:40
6 Is This Love 3:37
7 Work 4:15
8 Get Up Stand Up 6:38
I had tickets to see him in Detroit later on in the Tour but it was cancelled. I was lucky enough to have seen him a few years earlier.
I’ve only seen Bob Marley on video, Steve. I wish I’d made more an effort to see him when he was touring. Who knew he would die at 36…
It’s hard to believe he’s been gone 30 years. He still seems so…I guess the word would be “relevant.”
Bob Marley’s music is timeless, Deb. Even my students know about Bob Marley and play his music.
One of Phil’s favorites.
Phil has great taste in music (and women), Patti.
It may have been obvious but it was still a brilliant bit of promotion when Jamaica used his “One Love” to promote Jamaican tourism.
True, Jeff. But it worked.
The most croggling thing I’d learned about Marley in the last year or so was that he worked, in Maryland, in 1965…in a segregated factory…
Bob Marley lived a bizarre life, Todd. I’ve seen some bio-pics of his too brief career.
I like Marley, have two or three albums – that is, downloaded, digital file sets – on the Mac. This one looks good. How is his voice on this one? I understood he was pretty weak at the time.
Marley had collapsed in NYC shortly before this concert, Rick. His doctors advised him to cancel this performance, but Marley insisted he go through with it. He sounds good to me, but little did he know this was the last concert he would ever perform.
I saw Bob Marley at Cobo Hall in Detroit on 11/10/79. It was the Survival tour. I had tickets to see him at Masonic Temple in Detroit on the Uprising tour the following year but the show was cancelled due to his illness. Would anyone happen to know the date of that show? It was sometime after the last show 9/23/80 in Pittsburgh. My friend and I are trying to retrace our history here and are unable thus far to establsih the date of the cancelled Masonic show. Thanks so much. rww562002@yahoo.com