What motivated Bob Marley to write some of his best lyrics, with strong spiritual content, messages of biblical condemnation for the wicked and biting criticism of the system and it's defenders? A complete album, some of his best work ever, and in contrast to earlier albums where there were always a few redone songs from his ska and rocksteady days, Exodus was mostly all new songs. Here you have an excellent mix - strong roots reggae rhythms on 'Natural Mystic' a Rasta grounation chant 'Heathen', a lighter ..
"Exodus" is one of those albums that is difficult to be impartial, no less critical, towards due to the intense feelings towards it. Most Marley fans will argue that this is the ONE album of his to get. I would have to disagree and do so at my job in a music store all the time...