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Title: Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley by Timothy White ISBN: 0-8050-6009-X Publisher: Owl Books (NY) Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (43 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley
Comment: I recently read "Catch a Fire" while on vacation in Jamaica, and found it the best reading choice I could possibly have made. I was awed by Timothy White's success in describing and documenting the cultural, economic, historical, musical, racial, religious and political contexts which spawned Bob Marley. The book is not just an account of one musician's rise to fame, but of the land and society which inspired, sustained, and betrayed him, and which continues to learn and grow from him. Though I lived in Jamaica for many years, I learned much from the book about the culture and history which I never knew before.
The book made Bob Marley at once more human and more astounding. It documents the human perils, uncertainties and challenges he encountered and how he dealt with them, sometimes better than others. At the same time, it does not attempt to explain away his genius, inspiration or transcendent powers - those inexplainable qualities which made him extraordinary and which resulted in the ongoing legend which may never stop.
The experience of reading the book whilst involved in activities such as touring the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, listening to his recordings, and discussing Marley with people across the island made it impossible for me not to make mental comparisons between the birth and growth of the legend of Jesus of Nazareth and that of Robert Nesta Marley of Nine Miles.
Timothy White has done a superb job of documenting the birth of a legend. As Bob sang and White concluded, "Time Will Tell."
Rating: 5
Summary: The best rock biography.........
Comment: This book covers it all from the humble beginnings to bob's rise as third world poet and prophet and then to the controversies that occured after his death. White takes much time to tell about the politics and religious issues that help one to understand what is happening and to bridge the cultural gap. In many ways this biography does not paint a comlimentary picture of bob, in many ways it does. It is the truth based on verifiable facts. It's important in a study of this man's life to cut through the varnish of the legend and the myth to what really happened. Bob Marley deserves that much. White takes us right to trenchtown and attempts to paint a complete picture.
Life in the kingston ghetto that spawned reggae has a code of it's own. When there was an attempt on bob's life in 1976 it was trenchtown gangs who brought the accused to justice. This story reads like a great novel and never gets boring or stale and that's just one of hundreds of examples.
This work is a great study of jamaican life and culture as well as reggae and bob marley. A must read for real fans and the best biography by far of this great man.
One reviewer suggested that the book doesn't pay enough attention to bob's rasta faith. Not true, marley's religious faith is the motivation for most of what he does, how he viewed the world. White never misses this point. As bob's world got bigger his perspective on his faith changed.
A must read.
....................socks
Rating: 5
Summary: Catch A Fire
Comment: Catch a Fire was a great book. It helped me to better understand the culture of Rastafarians and the type of life which a Rastafarian lives. The book Catch a Fire gave tons of background and information that you do not read in the everyday biography of Bob Marley. The book also helped you to understand the politics of Jamaica which in return helps you to understand the lyrics and songs of Bob Marley on a completely different level.
Reading this book made me understand why such a vast age range of people enjoy Bob Marley's music. I gave this book five stars because I feel that it is not only a great book on Bob Marley but also a great book about the Rastafarian culture and Jamaican politics. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is at all interested in Bob Marley, Reggae music, Jamaica, politics, and or the history and culture of the Rastafarians. I feel that this book would appeal to a great number of people.
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Title: 56 Thoughts from 56 Hope Road: The Sayings and Psalms of Bob Marley by Cedella Marley, Gerald Hausman ISBN: 0971975809 Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius by Kwame Dawes ISBN: 1860744338 Publisher: Sanctuary Publishing, Ltd. Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: No Woman No Cry : My Life with Bob Marley by Rita Marley, Hettie Jones ISBN: 0786868678 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 05 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Kebra Negast: The Lost Bible of Rastafarian Wisdom and Faith from Ethiopia and Jamaica by Gerald Hausman, Ziggy Marley ISBN: 0312167938 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Bob Marley: Soul Rebel (The Stories Behind Every Song) by Maureen Sheridan ISBN: 1560252049 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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