Gold

This is a great recording of all of the music that Bob Marley is known for. Short of a box set this is the way to go.if you love reggae then this is for you.

I'm a long time Bob Marley fan and I bought Gold mainly for the car, although it'll come in nicely when guests are over and I just want to play a good variety of his music. The remastered sound is stellar. It's night and day! 99% of the time remasters are the way to go. And don't worry about buying them again someday (again) if you do replace a few favorite artists with remasters. These are so excellent even if they do find a way to further improve them, these will always do the trick.I've done alot of comparisons between non-remastered original releases and remasters. Almost always I've opted to replace, yes replace the originals. There is no reason to listen to the inferior edition. Now, Gold has no previous edition. You could look at it like an upgrade to Legend if you like. It's more comprehensive and includes not only alot more material but a more even amount of songs from each of Marley's albums.I'm in the process of upgrading all my Bob Marley albums to remastered versions and I got this Gold album mainly for the car so I would have just the right amount there. I usually like to have 1 or 2 cd editions of a variety of artists so I have a good mix of each artist. I could list all the tracks on this album but they're already listed. With the exception of "Three Little Birds" and "Easy Skanking" this album has everything from the remastered Legend album plus alot more. If you want just one disc, get Legend or One Love but if you want two, this is the one.

Several here have already written lengthy reviews that I agree with, so I'll just hit two key points:1. IF YOU'RE NEW TO BOB MARLEY OR REGGAE IN GENERAL, THIS SET IS A GREAT PLACE TO START! It has pretty much all the hits from his entire career as well as some lesser known gems. I'm not even a big reggae fan, but my wife got me hooked on Bob Marley, and after hearing the 14 or so cuts on the "Legend" cd, I wanted more. Here, across 34 tracks on 2 cd's, there's just not many songs you'll feel compelled to skip. If the price of this 2cd set is still a little high, you may consider the multi-platinum "Legend" cd instead, but be warned: "Legend" gives you just 14 or so tracks while "Gold" is just a coupla bucks more and gives you more than twice that (34) and includes every song on Legend except one.2. Unfortunately, the one song omitted on this set is a huge one. "Three Little Birds" is one of Marley's most instantly infectious songs, with an ultra catchy chorus that can't help but put a bounce in your step ("Don't worry... about a thing; cause every little thing, is gonna be alright!"). It's clearly a signature song of his and would definitely be track #1 on any reggae compilation I put together. It's easily the favorite Marley cut for both me and my wife, and we rarely agree on much when it comes to music! And yet it couldn't be included in a 2 disc collection of what is supposed to be Bob Marley's "best" songs? Pathetic.I'm still glad I upgraded my Legend cd to this as it's more complete and the remastered sound is fuller and richer than my old "Legend" cd, but the compiler of this set clearly felt they couldn't include every song from "Legend" for fear of making the "Legend" title completely irrelevent, but the fact of the matter is, they should have left off something else! Or better yet, just include everything from Legend and make this cd a small amount more and reduce the price of "Legend" to better differentiate the two titles.So the music here is great, but the marketing on this stinks, and that's the only reason this set doesn't get 4 or even 5 stars from me!!

I love Bob Marley! This cd is a great compilation of so many of my favorites. Happy tunes as well of tunes for you to think about how they relate to the times we live in these days.

This compilation is the most complete collection of Marley's work on the Market.

Much "deeper" and "thicker" music than what you hear of his on radio. I didn't realize how talented a composer and producer Bob Marley was.When he was living, he was considered slacker marijuana music. Now that I am older and wiser, I truly appreciate his vision and genius. Rasta is not about getting high . It is unfettered relationship to God. I understand now. It took me a while.....age and racism play those tricks on one's mind when young.

Everything that I wanted .

Love having cocktails and listening to Bob at the pool, reminds me of JAMAICA 🌴

Bon

This Cd arrived in good condition, it is a gift so I haven't heard it ,(though I'm sure it's great)

Great music. He was one of a kind.

ja mon

Love it.