Juxtapoz Magazineのインスタグラム(juxtapozmag) - 7月1日 00時44分

We have a theme building here with the Sound and Vision series, where we gravitate toward these iconic, almost mythical figures in the music world. John Coltrane was a few weeks back, and today we take a look at Bob Marley and the Wailers last studio album, Uprising, released June 10, 1980. Ironically, the day this album came out, Marley and his band played for nearly 70,000 people in Munich, opening for Fleetwood Mac. Three weeks later, Marley would play for over 120,000 people in Milan. To say he was a living legend is an understatement. To think he was releasing perhaps his most personal and spiritual album to play in front of massive crowds seems so mystical. Like Coltrane, the spirituality was channeled with purpose. Uprising would be Marley's last tour, last studio album, and succumb to cancer in 1981 at the age of 36. •
To think of Bob Marley album covers, two come to mind: Exodus and Legend, the latter being the album that is almost university-101 requirement. (I think they hand this out to every kid at liberal arts school freshman year.) Uprising is a simple work, art-directed by UCLA graduate Neville Garrick, who was responsible for many reggae covers, Marley in particular, and an icon activist in his own right. For Uprising, Marley is depicted with arms outstretched to the heavens, mountaintop and sunrise behind him, full of strength. It feels like a tribute to the power of Marley's life even before he passed. It feels like a posthumous release rather than an artist in the midst of his career.•
Uprising, before producer Chris Blackwell asked him to add a few more upbeat numbers, felt a bit like his elegy, a religious album that seemed reflective from an artist at the peak of his fame. Marley added would be a US hit, "Could You Be Loved," to perhaps lighten the mood? Sell albums? Regardless, tracks like "Redemption Song," "Real Situation" and "Forever Loving Jah," are not upbeat classics. That Marley's last album ends with the words, "All I ever had / Redemption songs / These songs of freedom" seems all too perfect. Uprising may not be his most famous album, but it exemplifies Marley's passion and will forever bookend a mythical life.

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nuwaver74 Love this album, my favorite: Pimper’s Paradise, Coming in From the Cold, Real Situation, amazing from start to finish. Fascinated by the album cover when I saw it on my high school Italian teacher’s desk. He made me a copy on tape, with a photocopy of the lyrics.

huney_vi I’ve been listening to Marley since I was born. I play it & cry. It always reminds me of my dad. My little sister named her kids Robert and Marley. My fav musician of all time

wyatt_e You could always spot the casual fan when they said Legend was their favorite album, not knowing it was a greatest hits compilation.

jringo66 @juxtapozmag how are yall an art magazine talking about Bob album covers and didnt credit @nevillegarrick ....do your googles

b.dubya76 This was my introduction to Bob at the age of 4 when my parents brought it back from Jamaica. Etched into my soul!

jojosacto Just listened to this album yesterday. Thanks for recognizing the importance of this album and the man behind it.

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