Peter Tosh

Peter Tosh - Legalise It - Virgin - 1976

When the Wailers broke up in the mid seventies, it really did seem like a bad thing. Yet

would Natty Dread from Bob, ;Blackheart Man; from Bunny and this set from Peter,

have been made if the group had stayed together- All three are classic albums and reflect

major differences in the way each artist looked at life. Bunny seemed to be the most in

tuned to nature, Bob was the rebel, and with Peter, well it was a bit of both, plus a great

interest in the darker side of life, represented here by No Sympathy.

Peter Tosh - Arise Black Man - Trojan

Mr Tosh was the most militant of the Wailers. He also enjoyed playing keyboards and

guitar, and probably bass as well.Although with people like Family Man and Bunny

Wailers around he didn'thave to bother. And what Peter didnt need to trouble, he never

troubled!!!This set concentrates on his work with three producers, Leslie Kong, Bunny

Lee, and Joe Gibbs. The bulk of this set comes from his work with Joe Gibbs, where he

was making tunes like Maga Dog-and Them A Fe Get A Beatin-Backed by The Now

Generation on rhythms, these tunes were big hits at the time and remain classic tunes

today.Both tap into that folk/roots sound that Joe Higgs had been working for years. And

it'sno co-incidence that a few years later Peter would have a big hit with Stepping

Razor- written by Joe Higgs.Also here are Peter's works on the keyboards.Crimson

Pirate-produced by Bunny Lee is something else. While tunes like Pepper Seed-show

that he had a talent for keyboards and a unique sound.

Peter Tosh -No Nuclear War -Parlophone -1988

The murder of Peter Tosh was really a major tragedy. For after years in the wilderness of

rock music, he's finally made another great reggae album. A true classic, that everyone

knew he could make. ;No Nuclear Waris a magnificent work, 8 powerful songs driven

along by traditional reggae rhythms, containing only a dash of rock music. There are no

compromises on the LP. Even the use of female harmonies is effectively done. Lyrically

Peter recall past themes, Anti Apartheid, Herb, Vampires and Rastafari.