{"product_id":"the-wailers-burnin","title":"THE WAILERS - Burnin'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eLP - Black Vinyl. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wailers\u003c\/strong\u003e' fourth album overall, \u003cem\u003eBurnin'\u003c\/em\u003e, was their second for \u003cstrong\u003eIsland Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, released only six months after its predecessor, \u003cem\u003eCatch a Fire\u003c\/em\u003e. Given that speed, it's not surprising that several tracks -- \"\u003cem\u003ePut It On\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eSmall Axe\u003c\/em\u003e,\" and \"\u003cem\u003eDuppy Conqueror\u003c\/em\u003e\" -- are re-recordings of songs dating back a few years. But they fit in seamlessly with the newer material, matching its religious militancy and anthemic style. The confrontational nature of the group's message is apparent immediately in the opening track, \"\u003cem\u003eGet Up, Stand Up\u003c\/em\u003e,\" as stirring a song as any that emerged from the American Civil Rights movement a decade before. The Wailers are explicit in their call to violence, a complete reversal from their own 1960s \"\u003cem\u003eSimmer Down\u003c\/em\u003e\" philosophy. Here, on \"\u003cem\u003eBurnin' and Lootin\u003c\/em\u003e',\" they take issue with fellow Jamaican \u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Cliff\u003c\/strong\u003e's song of the previous year, \"\u003cem\u003eMany Rivers to Cross\u003c\/em\u003e,\" asking impatiently, \"How many rivers do we have to cross\/Before we can talk to the boss?\" \"\u003cem\u003eI Shot the Sheriff\u003c\/em\u003e,\" the album's most celebrated song, which became a number one hit in the hands of \u003cstrong\u003eEric Clapton\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1974, claims self-defense, admits consequences (\"If I am guilty I will pay\"), and emphasizes the isolated nature of the killing (\"I didn't shoot no deputy\"), but its central image is violent. Such songs illuminated the desperation of poor Jamaican life, but they also looked forward to religious salvation, their themes accentuated by the compelling rhythms and the alternating vocals of the three singers. \u003cstrong\u003eBob Marley\u003c\/strong\u003e was a first among equals, of course, and after this album his partners, \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Tosh\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBunny Wailer\u003c\/strong\u003e, quit the group, which thereafter was renamed \u003cstrong\u003eBob Marley and the Wailers\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Island \/ UMC","offers":[{"title":"LP - Vinyl","offer_id":47450789642585,"sku":"SDZ-38230","price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Wailers_-_Burnin.jpg?v=1701351702","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/the-wailers-burnin","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}