As the title implies, this is indeed Bob Marley the Wailers captured in performance at the Lyceum Ballroom in London during the final U.K. leg of the Natty Dread tour. Passionate and symbiotic energies constantly cycle between the band and audience, the net result of which is one of the most memorable concert recordings of the pop music era. With the addition of lead guitarist Al Anderson during the recording sessions for their previous long-player, Natty Dread, the Wailers took increasing strides toward a seamless transition into the consciousness of the rock music audience. Anderson's bluesy guitar runs liberate Burnin' and Lootin' as well as Trenchtown Rock, the only new composition on Live!. Anderson bobs and weaves his supple-toned fretwork among the somewhat staid rhythms common to reggae. The mutual affinity that binds Marley with his audience is evident in the roars of approval that greet the opening notes of Them Belly Full (But We Hungry), I Shot the Sheriff, and Kinky Reggae. Likewise, No Woman, No Cry elicits a group singalong as the sheer volume of the audience challenges that of the amplified musicians. With this evidence, there is no denying that Bob Marley the Wailers were becoming the unlikeliest of pop music icons. Additionally, Live! underscores the underrated talents of the Wailers as musicians. Older works such as Burnin' and Lootin' and I Shot the Sheriff benefit greatly from Tyrone Downie's keyboard punctuation and the soulful backing vocals of the I-Threes. The 2001 Definitive Remasters issue of Live! is appended with Kinky Reggae, which was originally released as the B-side to No Woman, No Cry. The track was taken from the same Lyceum performance in July of 1975. Likewise, Live! is the title that seems to have sonically benefited the most from the remastering work done by Ted Jensen. ~ Lindsay Planer, Rovi

1		Lively Up Yourself
2		Positive Vibration
3		Who the Cap Fit
4		Running Away
5		Get Up, Stand Up
6		Heathen
7		Wake Up and Live
8		Rebel Music
9		I Shot the Sheriff
10		War
11		Three Little Birds
12		One Love
13		Is This Love
14		Stir It Up
15		No Woman, No Cry
16		Buffalo Soldier
17		Bend Down Low
18		Rat Race
19		Trenchtown Rock
20		Jammin'
21		Redemption Song
22		Exodus