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Bob Marley — Natural Mystic
Album: Exodus
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Released: 1977
Length: 3:24
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There's a natural mystic
Blowing through the air
If you listen carefully now you will hear
This could be the first trumpet
Might as well be the last
Many more will have to suffer
Many more will have to die
Don't ask me why
Things are not the way they used to be
I won't tell no lie
One and all got to face reality now

Though I try to find the answer
To all the questions they ask
Though I know it's impossible
To go living through the past
Don't tell no lie
There's a natural mystic
Blowing through the air
Can't keep them down
If you listen carefully now you will hear
Such a natural mystic
Blowing through the air

This could be the first trumpet
Might as well be the last
Many more will have to suffer
Many more will have to die
Don't ask me why
There's a natural mystic
Blowing through the air
I won't tell no lie
If you listen carefully now, you will hear
There's a Natural Mystic blowing through the air

Such a Natural Mystic, blowing through the air
There's a Natural Mystic, blowing through the air
Such a Natural Mystic, blowing through the air
Such a Natural Mystic, blowing through the air
Such a Natural Mystic, blowing through the air
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Gone, but we will never forget you Bob.
Posted 6 days ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
 spetrie wrote:

Wow, awesomely supreme DJ mixing from Apollo 440’s The Man With The Harmonica to Bob Marley’s Natural Mystic. That was superrrb! Bill. Please do it again! 

Yes, this was fantastic.  I could hear that transition looped for ten minutes and have a smile on my face throughout.  Cheers, RP.

Posted 1 month ago by Jayesea    [ Reply ]
Wow, awesomely supreme DJ mixing from Apollo 440’s The Man With The Harmonica to Bob Marley’s Natural Mystic. That was superrrb! Bill. Please do it again! 
Posted 1 month ago by spetrie    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:


The soundtrack from that movie also has a version of Bob's song "Time Will Tell" that's breathtaking. 


It’s a great soundtrack that one - rivals harder they come maybe
Posted 2 months ago by Jakethemuss    [ Reply ]
 Arshellan wrote:

Gah, there will be a time people will understand that rega is not music. like "hello i have zero skill to make music so i just do 2 notes the whole duration, someone without ears will like it for sure"

Besides that, i hope you all stay healthy and all, (even regea lovers, everyone can have revelations a day, never lose hope !)



Never mistake simplicity for lack of skill.  It takes huge skill to make things look - or sound - simple. Ask any athlete at their peak or professional  musician
Posted 10 months ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
Skankin'!
Posted 1 year ago by siqbal    [ Reply ]
"NATURAL MYSTIC" (innate wisdom that lies beyond concepts, no need to conceptualize what one already is)
Posted 1 year ago by ray_killeen    [ Reply ]
Este playlist lo pude haber garabado en casste en aquellos días.
Posted 2 years ago by sergioso    [ Reply ]
 Arshellan wrote:

Gah, there will be a time people will understand that rega is not music. like "hello i have zero skill to make music so i just do 2 notes the whole duration, someone without ears will like it for sure"

Besides that, i hope you all stay healthy and all, (even regea lovers, everyone can have revelations a day, never lose hope !)



Simplicity is not to be mistaken for low skill. The simplicity of rhythm serves a particular purpose. Fortunately for lovers of this sound, the purpose is quite pleasurable. And carries a revolutionary message. 
Posted 2 years ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
 jam5ie76 wrote:
Pft Reggae haters can bite my bobble.

This is one of my favourite Bob tracks, if anyone cares to take the time this track is in the film Countryman which is well worth a watch for some Natural Mysticism
 

The soundtrack from that movie also has a version of Bob's song "Time Will Tell" that's breathtaking. 
Posted 3 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
Hey sweet RP, you couldn't be hitting my mellow any better tonight.  Life was never so good since I found you in my ears and life.!  XXOO  And I REALLY mean that!
Posted 4 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
 Arshellan wrote:
Gah, there will be a time people will understand that rega is not music. like "hello i have zero skill to make music so i just do 2 notes the whole duration, someone without ears will like it for sure"

Besides that, i hope you all stay healthy and all, (even regea lovers, everyone can have revelations a day, never lose hope !)
 

Yea, Mon. Bob's reggae beats are beyond comparison, and intricacies pass most a dem commuters by... for sure. 
Revelations are to be had by those, who seek them. It has always been like that. Or so it seems, lest some new stories of un-seeking persons...
Posted 4 years ago by (former member)    [ Reply ]
Gah, there will be a time people will understand that rega is not music. like "hello i have zero skill to make music so i just do 2 notes the whole duration, someone without ears will like it for sure"

Besides that, i hope you all stay healthy and all, (even regea lovers, everyone can have revelations a day, never lose hope !)
Posted 4 years ago by Arshellan    [ Reply ]
 stewliscious wrote:
A reggae guitar player has one of the most musically lazy jobs there is.
 
Nah, I'd have to go with some of the music commenters I see here.
Posted 4 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
I don't recall this being on Legend.  Were there multiple releases under this name? I'm not a reggae superfan, but I like some, and this is definitely nice.  Simple and uplifting.

Edit: Ahh, just after I posted this, I saw that the metadata doesn't match the image.  Ignore the first two sentences of my post.
Posted 4 years ago by DaMoGan    [ Reply ]
A reggae guitar player has one of the most musically lazy jobs there is.
Posted 5 years ago by stewliscious    [ Reply ]
Hypercritical I can be, but when it comes to Bob, I have almost no discernment.  Irae y'all.
Posted 5 years ago by DavidSwannanoa    [ Reply ]
From me 8 down to 7 
Posted 5 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
Bless all
Posted 6 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Gold like, GODLIKE
Posted 6 years ago by yan    [ Reply ]
Simple but very spiritually
beautiful if you are in a receptive mood 

Posted 6 years ago by veloman    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:

pallid song

  

That's reggae...    On top of it, Marley, (and his fellow Selassie worshipers), are sexist, homophobic, misogynist, anti-Semites.    Pass.


Posted 7 years ago by JDHRosewater    [ Reply ]
 joelbb wrote:
Tedium and tediummer.  Marginal

 
pallid song
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Maybe someday RP will play some reggae that isn't Bob Marley.  Every Bob Marley song has been overplayed so many times it's painful to hear them hardly ever.  Please rate low on the principal of overplay.
Posted 8 years ago by amb599    [ Reply ]
 joelbb wrote:
Tedium and tediummer. 
 
Are they any relation to Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum?
Posted 9 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Tedium and tediummer.  Marginal
Posted 9 years ago by joelbb    [ Reply ]
 Aghori wrote:
reggae = PSD
 
Have a nice day.
We be partying!
Posted 9 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
reggae = PSD
Posted 9 years ago by Aghori    [ Reply ]
{#Cool} nice.
Posted 9 years ago by CJU    [ Reply ]
Not much music on board this one.
Pretty darn dull.
Posted 10 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
The album title is listed as "Turn! Turn! Turn!".  Should be Exodus of course.
Posted 10 years ago by Bat    [ Reply ]
 ..... nice
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
Ha ha! I love this track so much. I'd dance to it all day long. 
Posted 10 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
 Art_Carnage wrote:
Listening to this crap is torture.

 
Why listen if it is torture?
Posted 10 years ago by teleskialaska    [ Reply ]
 
ppopp wrote:
The Pretenders and Bob Marley with 3 songs of each other, ugh! Boring. And this is probably the most boring Marley song ever. One chord. it's like it's keeping time with a hen walking out of the barn.

Beautiful comment! I hope when you'll find out three chords in this song, it becomes better for you (tripled).  
 


Posted 11 years ago by whomhow    [ Reply ]
The Pretenders and Bob Marley with 3 songs of each other, ugh! Boring. And this is probably the most boring Marley song ever. One chord. it's like it's keeping time with a hen walking out of the barn.
Posted 11 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
BLACK UHURU Bob
Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
LOL @ arrogant version of IMHO.

P.S.
I was born in 1973
 
TerryS wrote:


It's the arrogant version of IMHO.

 



Posted 11 years ago by PixelPushers    [ Reply ]
 saltysanford wrote:


I was responding to a person who doesn't like Bob Marley. How can you not like Bob Marley?? Then again...I detest the Cure. What the hell is IMO (I was born before 1975)
 

It's the arrogant version of IMHO.
Posted 11 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 the_om wrote:

Consider your bobble bitten.
 
My bobble will bobble on and on and on....
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
sky meet earth
Posted 12 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
 calypsus_1 wrote:

Bob Marley by ~liamail
©2007-2010 ~liamail

Bob Marley pastel on paper

 
Neato!
Posted 13 years ago by terrapin52    [ Reply ]
 jam5ie76 wrote:
Pft Reggae haters can bite my bobble.

 
Consider your bobble bitten.


Posted 13 years ago by the_om    [ Reply ]
Pft Reggae haters can bite my bobble.

This is one of my favourite Bob tracks, if anyone cares to take the time this track is in the film Countryman which is well worth a watch for some Natural Mysticism
Posted 13 years ago by jam5ie76    [ Reply ]
 mbolch30307 wrote:
All reggae (except for Peter Tosh) gets a 1...
 

Change that to all reggae and I completly agree.
Posted 13 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
All reggae (except for Peter Tosh) gets a 1...
Posted 13 years ago by mbolch30307    [ Reply ]
I never get tired of listening to Bob.
Posted 14 years ago by TimmyMack    [ Reply ]
Dancing, moving... yes !! Very nice!!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Listening to this crap is torture.
Posted 14 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
8-9!

A 10 "potted"!
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]

Bob Marley by ~liamail
©2007-2010 ~liamail

Bob Marley pastel on paper



Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Sublime.
Posted 14 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
I won't tell no lie
Posted 14 years ago by peacockangel    [ Reply ]
Don't tell no lie


Posted 14 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
I'd state the obvious and say "One of his best!"..but what a catalogue of great songs to choose from...and from an artist who by all rights should still be with us.  So sad to lose one so gifted.  10.

Posted 15 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
Nice Bob ,Reggey!!
Posted 15 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
From "Exodus", the only reagge CD anyone needs in their collection, really. Its that good.
Posted 15 years ago by SweTex    [ Reply ]
Love the thumping bass!

{#Music}
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]

Awesome! This is a perfect piece of music.........incrediblbly tight band



Posted 15 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
sitting here putting together the playlist for my next dance party
go bill !!
and rebecca !!
and all the stoned out expats in far flung places
all the heroes of the lost war in the islands of maui
and the european beat poets riding the trolley in downtown buddhapest with the iphone hooked up to their vest
and of course a shout out to my himalayan buddy up there in lakshman jula
on the banks of the holy river
where aarti flows down every night down the wide ganges
on the top of the world


Posted 16 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
{#Devil_pimp}{#Crown}{#Sunny}{#Kiss}{#Notworthy}{#Meditate}{#Cowboy}{#Notworthy}
Posted 16 years ago by marmoteenha    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by koegou    [ Reply ]
omniphiliac wrote:
Hey, Bob and The Cure are not mutually exclusive tastes IMO. They both frequently score 8-10 for me. I like the horns here...that really does it for me.
I was responding to a person who doesn't like Bob Marley. How can you not like Bob Marley?? Then again...I detest the Cure. What the hell is IMO (I was born before 1975)
Posted 16 years ago by saltysanford    [ Reply ]
saltysanford wrote:
Seriously! Keep moving!! You are probably a Cure fan.
Hey, Bob and The Cure are not mutually exclusive tastes IMO. They both frequently score 8-10 for me. I like the horns here...that really does it for me.
Posted 16 years ago by omniphiliac    [ Reply ]
fuh2 wrote:
Bit O' trivia: In 1994, Marley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Time magazine chose Bob Marley & The Wailers' album Exodus as the greatest album of the 20th century.
Posted 16 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
Boo, stop the Reggaee!
Posted 16 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
Misterfixit wrote:
Nope. Nothing subtle at all. Move along Citizen, there is nothing for you to see here.
Seriously! Keep moving!! You are probably a Cure fan.
Posted 16 years ago by saltysanford    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by cafortier    [ Reply ]
Godlike!...nothing more to add
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
mgkiwi wrote:
Yaaa. Where's the homegrown - me's in chill out mood Truely wicked - big respect!
In my cookie jar
Posted 16 years ago by Balthazar    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
fcatalao wrote:
brilliant, can't stop nodding my head
Neither me. Can't get enough of Bob's groove, though I've been listening to his music for the last 20 years.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
brilliant, can't stop nodding my head
Posted 17 years ago by fcatalao    [ Reply ]
Yaaa. Where's the homegrown - me's in chill out mood Truely wicked - big respect!
Posted 17 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
Always one of my favorite Bob tunes.
Posted 17 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
mighty
Posted 17 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
meloman wrote:
Hey! Another Bob Marley song that sounds exactly like every other Bob Marley song ever recorded by Bob Marley. (Or am I missing something subtle here?)
Yes. You are missing something.
Posted 17 years ago by EchoTony    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
Misterfixit wrote:
Nope. Nothing subtle at all. Move along Citizen, there is nothing for you to see here.
You got that right.
Posted 17 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
meloman wrote:
Hey! Another Bob Marley song that sounds exactly like every other Bob Marley song ever recorded by Bob Marley. (Or am I missing something subtle here?)
Nope. Nothing subtle at all. Move along Citizen, there is nothing for you to see here.
Posted 17 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Hey! Another Bob Marley song that sounds exactly like every other Bob Marley song ever recorded by Bob Marley. (Or am I missing something subtle here?)
Posted 17 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
love this song... so brilliant
Posted 17 years ago by gkasbohm    [ Reply ]
Exodus was the soundtrack to my childhood, and this song is my absolute fav...
Posted 17 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
Im not a devout marley follower...but everytime I hear his music....I relax and smile...that is power
Posted 17 years ago by Kdubba    [ Reply ]
nuggler wrote:
That's right. These are 'interesting' times indeed & Marley the eternal 'seer' testified repeatedly about the coming Babylon. Could be that man's rapid & single-minded descent into mindless materialism is the cause of cosmic imbalances possibly resulting in premature tribulations...?
Too much weed makes you paranoid. "Cosmic imbalances" WTF?
Posted 17 years ago by 99    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
sipsey wrote:
I'm a huge Marley fan, but I gotta say........ this song, while I love it, always creeps me out a bit. "This could be the first trumpet, might as well be the last". Yikes! 'Cause there is a natural mystic in the air right now.
That's right. These are 'interesting' times indeed & Marley the eternal 'seer' testified repeatedly about the coming Babylon. Could be that man's rapid & single-minded descent into mindless materialism is the cause of cosmic imbalances possibly resulting in premature tribulations...?
Posted 18 years ago by nuggler    [ Reply ]
Bit O' trivia: In 1994, Marley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Time magazine chose Bob Marley & The Wailers' album Exodus as the greatest album of the 20th century.
Posted 18 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
I'm a huge Marley fan, but I gotta say........ this song, while I love it, always creeps me out a bit. "This could be the first trumpet, might as well be the last". Yikes! 'Cause there is a natural mystic in the air right now.
Posted 18 years ago by sipsey    [ Reply ]
Great! I love all that is going on in the "background." :)
Posted 18 years ago by cloudedglow    [ Reply ]
Great way to end my day.. ahhhhh..
Posted 18 years ago by Windstone    [ Reply ]
Fantastic groove. Funktastic horns. Crankin' up the volume. Great segue from the previous tune.
Posted 19 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Mugro wrote:
WHOAH! PC POLICE RAID HERE! I am a defender of reggae, but I would certainly not take the previous anti-reggae posts as racism! Is there no sanity left in our society when someone that does not like reggae gets called a racist?! Let's grow up, folks, and stop the knee-jerk pc reactions. Thank you.
Not arguing your point, but while we're at it, how's about we finally retire that cranky, tired phrase, "Politically Correct?" Is there a more "knee jerk" response than to saddle up the PC label?
Posted 19 years ago by Mangoman    [ Reply ]
Perfect start for the goodness that is "Exodus". :good-vibes.gif:
Posted 19 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
There are so many great Marley tunes. This one is one of my favorites.
Posted 19 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
PeterGriffin wrote:
You know, for people with so called "eclectic" tastes, there sure is a hell of a lot of backlash against music created by black artists on here Maybe your tastes aren't as enlightened as you like to think they are
Or maybe we're just tired of hearing the same riff time and time again on every single Bob Marley song. But, hey, I must congratulate you and your enlightenment -- way to illegitimize real struggles against racism with ungrounded hyperbole about a simple music taste.
Posted 19 years ago by Ityllux    [ Reply ]
PeterGriffin wrote:
You know, for people with so called "eclectic" tastes, there sure is a hell of a lot of backlash against music created by black artists on here Maybe your tastes aren't as enlightened as you like to think they are
WHOAH! PC POLICE RAID HERE! I am a defender of reggae, but I would certainly not take the previous anti-reggae posts as racism! Is there no sanity left in our society when someone that does not like reggae gets called a racist?! Let's grow up, folks, and stop the knee-jerk pc reactions. Thank you.
Posted 19 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
8)
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
oldslabsides wrote:
reggae sucks :P
You know, for people with so called "eclectic" tastes, there sure is a hell of a lot of backlash against music created by black artists on here Maybe your tastes aren't as enlightened as you like to think they are
Posted 20 years ago by PeterGriffin    [ Reply ]
tg3k wrote:
There must be more interesting things to do with three chords. Come to think of it, there are...blues, rock, polka, nursery rhymes...anything is more interesting than reggae.
You racist bastard!
Posted 20 years ago by masterhead    [ Reply ]
You just got to love Bob!
Posted 20 years ago by Zampano    [ Reply ]
tg3k wrote:
There must be more interesting things to do with three chords. Come to think of it, there are...blues, rock, polka, nursery rhymes...anything is more interesting than reggae.
Reggae is not just three chords. It is a mood, a feeling. What would music be if it did not evoke emotion from those who listen to it? We are not all scientists, talking about music in theory. Go visit a Carribean island, stay there for awhile and relax, and then tell me that reggae does not establish a mood and a feeling for you!
Posted 20 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
reggae sucks :P
Posted 20 years ago by Red_Dragon    [ Reply ]
This is one of my favorite Bob Marley tunes. This album and Natty Dread always bring back nice summertime-late-afternoon memories...Somebody pass me a Red Stripe, please.
Posted 20 years ago by DownHomeGirl    [ Reply ]
bluedot wrote:
oh, please. reggae is just as interesting as any of your examples. EXACTLY as interesting.
Yes, didn't everyone know that ALL MUSIC IS EXACTLY THE SAME. NO MUSIC IS MORE INTERESTING THAN ANY OTHER. Oh and by the way, from now on SQUARES AND CIRCLES ARE THE SAME. REMEMBER THAT! ALL SHAPES ARE NOW THE SAME. BUILDING, TOO. ALL BUILDING ARE THE SAME, AND NONE ARE MORE INTERESTING THAN ANY OTHER. bluedot wrote:
Oh, no! Not the deadly . Anything but the ! I'm devastated by your ability to show smug annoyance in text form! Brilliant! Please, someone alert the media!
Posted 20 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
tg3k wrote:
There must be more interesting things to do with three chords. Come to think of it, there are...blues, rock, polka, nursery rhymes...anything is more interesting than reggae.
oh, please. reggae is just as interesting as any of your examples. EXACTLY as interesting.
Posted 20 years ago by bluedot    [ Reply ]
There must be more interesting things to do with three chords. Come to think of it, there are...blues, rock, polka, nursery rhymes...anything is more interesting than reggae.
Posted 21 years ago by tg3k    [ Reply ]
one of my all-time top favorite Marley tunes. i love the atmosphere that this one evokes.
Posted 21 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by curtisls: Once again, this simplistic musical form gets too much airplay. Please consider playing music that actually requires talent.
too bad for you.
Posted 21 years ago by mperry    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by mperry:
When will it end? When will it end? Arrghhh!
Posted 21 years ago by wik2    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by curtisls: Once again, this simplistic musical form gets too much airplay. Please consider playing music that actually requires talent.
Posted 21 years ago by mperry    [ Reply ]
Once again, this simplistic musical form gets too much airplay. Please consider playing music that actually requires talent.
Posted 22 years ago by curtisls    [ Reply ]
probably my favorite Marley tune...
Posted 22 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
Whenever i hear Marley\'s music, i just cant help but get into that mellow groove and bob my head to the beat
Posted 22 years ago by JCJ    [ Reply ]
Long live Bob Marley
Posted 22 years ago by rmurray248    [ Reply ]