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April 19, 2007
Mind Control's accolades keep raining in
 "It's passion and soul that sets apart your average, competent reggae group from the likes of a Stephen Marley, who brought a nine-piece backing outfit - a guitarist, drummer, bassist, two keyboardists, a percussionist, two female backup singers, and a guy whose job it was to wave and twirl a Rasta flag all night - plus his younger brother Damian "Junior Gong" Marley to a very packed Showbox on Friday night for a phenomenal and frequently transcendent two-hour performance. Reggae's rarely sounded this joyful and intense, at least not to my ears."
(Seattle Weekly, April 14, 2007: Review of Stephen Marley at the Showbox - April 13)
"Mind Control is polished, assured and casually virtuosic in a way that most premieres are raw, edgy and ferociously single-minded. In the same way that hip-hop producers like Timbaland and Just Blaze have renewed rap by emphasizing the music's omnivorous rhythmic appetites, Stephen Marley updates Jamaican music for an era of globalized pop by tracing the connections between local styles."
(SFGate.com, April 15, 2007)
"The Traffic Jam, with its rubbery bassline, is guaranteed to rock your car stereo".
(People Magazine, April 23, 2007)
"When it comes to music royalty, it doesn't come more important than the Marleys. The sons of Bob Marley have been successful the world over, thanks largely in part to the behind-the-scenes magic of Stephen Marley."
Posted by yardFlex at April 19, 2007 10:47 AM
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Posted by: MajorT
on April 19, 2007 11:22 AM
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Do I hear 2008 Grammy winner ? !!!!!!
Anyone wanna take bets ??? LOL !!! Mi nuh tink it ah goh matta wha cum out between now & de end ah September 2007.
Mi ah wanda (hmmmmm) .... what would be de outcome of two Marley's being nominated same year ?? ..... AH TIE ??
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Posted by: shelly
on April 19, 2007 12:47 PM
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Stephen Marley was on a radio program here in NYC and when asked where he got the 'rubbery' baseline for 'Traffic Jam' from he said it was a secret. Why don't he tell that he got it from a classic Studio One riddim. This riddim came from "The Answer" performed by veteran DJ, Lone Ranger. It was also used by Slim Smith on the track "I'll Never Let You Go." Sugar Minott also used it on two of his songs.... "Rock of Ages' and 'The Riddim'
Let everyone know where you got the 'rubbery' baseline that, without it, 'Traffic Jam' wouldn't be the big hit that it is.
How can we preserve the great history of reggae music when artist like Stephen Marley do not give proper credit to those who did the work and left a precious legacy for him to rip from??
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Posted by: ANNIKA
on April 19, 2007 05:56 PM
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yow! dem youth fi show more respect to other elders in the music business, dem tink a bob marley alone put reggae which part it deh, a dem fi pump back some a dem riches inna jamaica to. a dat mi seh!!!
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Posted by: vivian
on April 19, 2007 07:02 PM
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This guys try to hard to emulate their father instead of being their original self . i want a younger version of Bob Damien is only 26 and instead of giving us hits that would appeal to a worliwide audience he is stuck to his Fathers Legacy , we love Bob but not his Sons
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Posted by: Doctor
on April 20, 2007 08:16 AM
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I am glad the Marley brothers at least make an effort to put out positive music but when I listen to the young Marleys music I get the feeling as Tanya Stephens would say that I heard it before... we need more leaders ... not more singers... God bless the child who has his own... furthermore Buju gave Traffic Jam the street credibility it needed...
and the Marleys don't defend Reggae music enough or Jamaican culture for that matter when it comes to the gay issue... they avoid that issue like the plague... I wonder what Bob would have said? No, I don't have to wonder I am sure he would have spoke his mind... cause his mind was truly NOT controlled...
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Posted by: Nicky
on April 20, 2007 10:45 AM
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Posted by: BECCA
on April 20, 2007 11:35 PM
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Respect due when any member of the Marley family comes around... Stephen is a very talented man and I predict great things... Mind Control is just plain and simple "a wicked song". KEEP MAKING US PROUD! ONE LOVE
CIAO BECCA
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Posted by: reflector
on April 21, 2007 04:29 PM
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doctor stay deh wonda bout bob an gay issue...a wey do yu...
Bob sey RASTA DEY PON TOP... LIGHTENING THUNER BRIMSTONE AND FIRE...
What part of that don't you understand...do you think Bob had to make himself sound crass and call call out each and every destructive barrier to blessing - like some singers now a days...im sey - kill cramp and paralize all weak heart conception!!!!
all de same - it look like is people who were somehow affected, that feel it necessary to harp on gay this and gay that
lef the people dem children dem mek dem live
lef dem mek dem develop!!!!!!!
Gwaan Marley youths, keep the Marley flames burnin
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Posted by: Wade Cameron
on April 21, 2007 10:04 PM
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Big tune a run di radiowaves righta now. Big up di Marley Family.
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Posted by: hits
on April 22, 2007 07:33 AM
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its alllllllllll about Mind COntrol. Stephen happy earthday and congrats. Grammy for the Marley 08
I jus love how Bob's kids keep the fire burning
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Posted by: petagaye28
on April 22, 2007 09:35 AM
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Thanks for the positivity in music and I encourage you to contine Big up all the Marley's great album Steven, keep up the excellent work. For all those who are placing these great expectations on the Marley's chill out because there are alot of artists that have profited greatly from dancehall and is not doing enough positivity. Jamaica did not celebrate Bob's legacy the way we should and that is a shame Bob's popularity came first from outside of Jamaica and then people in Ja started giving him credit. Marleys please continue making us proud. peace and love......
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Posted by: voodoo man
on April 22, 2007 02:28 PM
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DONT PUT BOB IN YOUR PASSA PASSA
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Posted by: now
on April 23, 2007 09:12 AM
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Big up to you Steve and the rest of your brothers for all the positive vibrations. To the fans out there remember follow the preachers teachings NOT the preacher himself. Some of us know what I mean the others......
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Posted by: hits
on April 23, 2007 10:28 AM
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i dont think that these Marley sons are stuck on their fathers legacy
i disagree with you VIVIAN on that comment also on your comment -quote- we love Bob not his sons-........dont know but by the way are you a guy or a girl..your few words are dripping with envy..........sound like you want piece and neva get piece from one of these brilliant sons.
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Posted by: BECCA
on April 24, 2007 09:00 AM
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- Vivian are you an ass? Better emulate their
father than someone else after all one has
to respect the Legacy. The Marleys are
true to themselves, ARE YOU?
- Doctor I only have one question for you.
Are you gay?
One Love Becca
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Posted by: GUILLERMO
on April 24, 2007 07:10 PM
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MARLEYS ARE MARLEYS, AND THEY ARE DOING POSITIVE REGGAE , AND REPRESENTING JAMAICA WORLDWIDE, NOT LIKE OTHER ARTISTES THAT YOU HAVE DOWN IN JAMAICA CAUSING PROBLEMS AND MISLEADING THE YOUTH JAMAICA DONT NEED THAT RIGHTNOW THANKS GOD THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ARTITST LIKE THE MARLEYS , MORGAN HERITAGE, BERES HAMMOND, GYPTYAN DOING CLEAN AND PROPER WORK WORLDWIDE, CLEAN YOuR MOUTH BEFORE TALK A WORD ABOUT MARLEY KIDS, I TALK BECAUSE I SEE WHAT THEY DO INTERNATIONALLY NOT IN THE ISLAND.
whoever wants fell free to write me. guillermoesteban@hotmail.com
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Posted by: woody
on May 24, 2007 07:23 PM
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To all of Bob's offspring,may the peace and blessings of His Majesty be with you always. your DAD left an everlasting legacy utilise it to the max. All demdey who a run off dem mouth, alow dem mek dem labba. nuh mek dem press unu button. what unu doing is what unu fada teach unu. nuh badda stray nor deviate, just maintain de faith. If unu nuh feel like comment, pon dem an dem nastiness, dont sey a thing. This is not about dem,this bigger than you, me an dem.
Blessings forever.
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Posted by: Dont Badda
on May 29, 2007 01:32 PM
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Stephen never say the Traffic Jam riddim was a secret. Is the sound how him do it is the secret. Everybody know that is the answer riddim. But big up to him fi can build a album which have so much diffarent yaad sounds. Di man dem a how the creativty inna the local ting.
Most a dem so called big producer a pure dance and techno music dem a lick over. when mi use to play sound inna di nineties me couldnt try dat shit and play no techno. Now every single artiste have a dancing tune. The real music nuh popular no more bredrin.
so i give thanks to the yutes dem like Stephen who nah funky it out rasta.
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Posted by: Dont Badda
on May 29, 2007 01:33 PM
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Stephen never say the Traffic Jam riddim was a secret. Is the sound how him do it is the secret. Everybody know that is the answer riddim. But big up to him fi can build a album which have so much diffarent yaad sounds. Di man dem a how the creativty inna the local ting.
Most a dem so called big producer a pure dance and techno music dem a lick over. when mi use to play sound inna di nineties me couldnt try dat shit and play no techno. Now every single artiste have a dancing tune. The real music nuh popular no more bredrin.
so i give thanks to the yutes dem like Stephen who nah funky it out rasta.
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