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| Bob Marley: Catch A Fire (Special Edition) | 
 enlarge | Actor: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Studio: Classic Rock Legends
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (14 reviews)
Sales Rank: 25111
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 118 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: KCHDCLL2621D
UPC: 823880026218
EAN: 0823880026218
ASIN: B000ZN63Y4
Release Date: April 1, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: April 11, 2000
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Description
This unique 2 disc collection provides an indispensable record of the great man?s life and work. As we follow Marley from the clubs and bars of Jamaica to worldwide superstardom, we hear the memories and recollections of those who knew him best, including his wife Rita, his son Ziggy and many, many more. Alongside the thoughts of a team of music industry figures is the lasting testimony to Marley?s greatness ? his music. Featured songs include classics such as No Woman No Cry, Is This Love, Could You Be Loved, Stir It Up, I Shot The Sheriff, Waiting In Vain, Redemption Song and many more.
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In the late '60s, the notion that reggae would become more than just a novelty act would have been laughed at. To break into the mainstream, the movement needed a powerful voice of prophetic proportions. This voice emerged from the collective work of three pioneering friends from Jamaica, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Robert Nesta Marley, who sought to bring about an ideological revolution through deeply meditative, hypnotic, and spiritual music. Catch a Fire was the Wailers' and reggae's introduction to the world and turned Bob Marley into a mega-icon of enormous proportions. It was the first album to remain true to the traditions of reggae music while having enough elements that were accessible to popular culture. This documentary, Bob Marley and the Wailers: Catch a Fire, returns to Dynamic Studios in Kingston, Jamaica, shedding light on the development of the album, the thought process of Bob, Peter, and Bunny, and the importance of the music on a song-by-song basis. The story of Catch a Fire is presented through interviews with the band members, studio musicians, and former head of Island Records Chris Blackwell. Throughout are raw studio rehearsal footage, BBC TV footage, and home movies that include performances of "Concrete Jungle," "Slave Driver," "Stir It Up," and "Stop That Train." The documentary wraps up with rare black-and-white footage of the Wailers' tour in Edmonton, London, in 1973 with an electrifying performance of the Burnin' song "Get Up, Stand Up." --Rob Bracco
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 Great documentary on the making of a classic album from Bob August 6, 2008
Great documentary. Explains all the details of recording with Bob Marley. The sessions as well as the musicians all give details on how Bob tailored this classic. Bob fans definitely need to pick this one up.
 Only For Collectors May 30, 2008
This dvd is nothing but interviews, many of them repeated on the second disc, with 30 second clips of live Marley perfomances here and there. I was lucky to only have borrowed it from the library. Had I payed $30+ for it I would have been very upset. Half of the people on the second disc never met Marley. They're mostly music journalists or producers offering their critique of certain songs off the Legend album. If you are a collector of all things Marley this dvd MIGHT appeal to you, but if your looking to learn anything about Bob or see live footage of the legend look elsewhere.
 I expected more :( December 28, 2007
I am the biggest Bob Marley fan there is, but I was disappointed at this product. I expected much more than what I got.
RAW!!!!!!!! February 20, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is an insite into an arist starting off and having to compromise slighty for the bigger good. In depth on how the tracks were recorded and edited. Video and audio of how mixing and great editing can change an average song into a great song. Good for music lovers library.
A must for true Marley/Wailers fans April 24, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I just finished watching this fine documentary. (Picked it up for only $4.99 in a bargain bin!) The content is priceless - interviews with Bob Marley, Rita Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer are quite rare. The interviews with Chris Blackwell, the recording engineers and studio musicians from Jamaica, England and U.S. who helped to produce the groundbreaking album "Catch A Fire" are enlightening. I've been a Marley fan for 30 years and I learned a lot from watching this DVD. It illustrates, in a somewhat disjointed fashion, the Jamaican culture that gave birth to reggae music and it's ambassadors to the world, The Wailers, while recording the development of "Catch A Fire" which brought reggae to mainstream British and American rock fans. Marley fans owe a great deal to Chris Blackwell and Island records. I attended Bob Marley's last concert in America in 1981. Every week, it seems, I see another young kid wearing a Bob Marley T-shirt. Whether you're an old Marley fan or a young one, there is plenty in this DVD for you.
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