Consisting mostly of Marley classics, the show also offers a sprinkling of other Wailers tunes as well as some new songs, and Gary "Nesta" Pines does his best in the unenviable position as front man. (Wonder what Ziggy's doin' these days…) Barrett, one half of reggae's most influential rhythm section (brother Carlton, a drummer, was murdered in 1987), also has worked with a who's who of riddim giants including Tosh, Burning Spear and Lee "Scratch" Perry, the producer who originally used the Barretts in his seminal house band, the Upsetters. Though the legal wrangling over the estate of Bob Marley has been tortuous, his musical heirs and progeny are decidedly less twisted, and this version of the Wailers has true ties to the Tuff Gong.
