In April 1975, when "Rastaman Vibration" was released, Bob Marley was already considered a living god almost everywhere on the planet. "Catch A Fire" and "Natty Dread" had already made the Rasta singer widely known across the globe. This new album, just as incandescent and essential as the previous ones, only broadened the scope of the contagion. And while "Roots, Rock, Reggae" became a hit in the United States (which is to say, Babylon!), "Positive Vibration" or "War" reinforced the image of a prophet preaching far beyond religion and the glory of the Negus, a militant and Third World-oriented world music. The shockwave would be immense. And its effects are still ongoing...
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