This is an excellent overlooked Bob Marley album. This album showcases the Wailers with a 22-23 year old Bob Marley from 1968 recordings. Bob had gotten signed by Jad/Koch records, and would be recording new material for both Jamaica and the U.S.. But America wasn't used to reggae, and r&b rhythms so his songs wern't reconized. But don't let that make you feel differently about the album. At the time Marley wanted to be a soul singer, like Otis Redding. And in these recordings, not all may have the reggae feeling you expect. But all the songs are great. The young Bob Marley brings out great young talents and makes every song great. Also two songs on this cd are taken by Peter Tosh. But remember, this is before Bob's international albums, so if your just getting to listen to Bob, you will need to get accustomed to this. This cd is one of Bob's best. And it is digitally remastered with detailed liner notes, and a great quality cd. So don't miss out on a young Bob Marley eager to break through, and it's obvious here how he did. This cd, again, is great.

The impression gathered from listening to this collection is that Marley was powerful, creative, and excellent throughout his music career. In this collection is Marley singing and playing with the Wailers, while in his early 20's, this revealing his strong and smooth youthful voice. The mix reveals a minimally remastered collection, some dubbing, in which the Wailers output is clear and strong. Unforgettable hits like "The World is Changing" and "Treat You Right," both sang by Jimmy Norman and "Love" sang by Peter Tosh are rare or absent in other Wailers' collection. No one would ever forget the smooth background/ backup voice of Rita Marley on many of the hits. It is important that this "Rock to Rock" collection involves the
input of the Wailers when they were still largely united, and they churn out soothing hits like "Nice Time," "Mellow Mood," "There She Goes," "How Many Times?," and "Soul Rebel" (original). It is also important that this collection, put out in 1997, contains hits like "Rock to Rock," "Rocking Steady," "Love," "Nice Time," and "What Goes Around, Comes Around" which had not been previously released. All in all, this is a unique and remarkable collection that may not have the exposure it deserves since it contains earlier hits; but one which every Marley fan would be proud to listen to and own.