The Wailers

SATCHMO · 01-27-2010, 04:13 PM

I cannot disagree that Bunny, Bob, and Peter was and always will be the greatest incarnation of The wailers that has ever been.
Junior has been touring with The Original Wailers since sometime last year, and it should be noted that bob and junior didn't hook up until around 77'.
As much as I love Junior and have appreciated all his efforts to keep The Wailers Torch burning since Bob's death in 81', I really have to say that bassist Aston Barrett is the foundation of the roots reggae sound that most have come to associate with with Bob Marley and has been leading The Wailers musically from the get go and still continues to tour with "The Wailers" (as opposed to "The Original Wailers"). I'm curious, does this mean there are two distinctly separate, but active Wailers bands, and if there is, is there any animosity or tension between the two Wailers organizations.

01-27-2010, 04:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,847	I cannot disagree that Bunny, Bob, and Peter was and always will be the greatest incarnation of The wailers that has ever been. Junior has been touring with The Original Wailers since sometime last year, and it should be noted that bob and junior didn't hook up until around 77'. As much as I love Junior and have appreciated all his efforts to keep The Wailers Torch burning since Bob's death in 81', I really have to say that bassist Aston Barrett is the foundation of the roots reggae sound that most have come to associate with with Bob Marley and has been leading The Wailers musically from the get go and still continues to tour with "The Wailers" (as opposed to "The Original Wailers"). I'm curious, does this mean there are two distinctly separate, but active Wailers bands, and if there is, is there any animosity or tension between the two Wailers organizations.