History Music / NattyDread

* RefrainFromAssuming: Some people, especially those who don't speak English that well, frequent misinterpret "No Woman, No Cry" as a MisogynySong, thinking it means that without women there would be no reason to cry. A lot of stupid men find this incredibly funny, but the last laugh is actually on them, because the song is simply about a man telling a woman not to cry, despite their misery.

The album was listed at nr. #181 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

'''Natty Dread''' is a 1974 music album by Music/BobMarley and The Wailers. It was the first album recorded after former bandmates Music/PeterTosh and Bunny Wailer had left. They were replaced by the I-Threes, a female background choir consisting of Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths and Bob's own wife Rita.

The album was listed at nr. #181 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]]

!! Them Tropes Full...
* AlbumTitleDrop: "Natty Dread"
--> ''Dread, natty dread''

* RefrainFromAssuming: Some people, especially those who don't speak English that well, frequent misinterpret "No Woman, No Cry" as a MisogynistSong, thinking it means that without women there would be no reason to cry. A lot of stupid men find this incredibly funny, but the last laugh is actually on them, because the song is simply about a man telling a woman not to cry, despite their misery.

* AlbumTitleDrop:
--> ''Dread, natty dread'' - "Natty Dread".
* AntiPoliceSong: "Rebel Music".

* BadassBoast:
--> ''Hey Mr. cop, [ what are you sayin' down there?] got no birth certificate on me!'' - "Rebel Music"

* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority and TheCoup:

* CorruptPolitician:
--> ''Never make a politican/ quench you a favor/ they will always want to control you forever'' - "Revolution"

* GodIsGood: "So Jah Seh"

* GodIsLoveSongs: "So Jah Seh".

--> ''Why can't we roam this open country?/ why can't we be what we want to be?/ we just want to be free''

--> ''Like a bird in the tree/ the prisoners must be free'' - ''Revolution''.

--> ''And who's going to stay at home/ when you know that the freedom fighters are fighting?''

* ThePowerOfLove: "No Woman, No Cry".

* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: "Revolution", "Talking Blues", "Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)".

* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe:
--> ''Now the weak must get strong'' - "Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)".

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Since 2014 marihuana is legal in Jamaica, making "Rebel Music" in which Marley is arrested and has his herb stock taken away from him somewhat out-dated.

''Natty Dread'' is a 1974 music album by Music/BobMarley and The Wailers. It was the first album recorded after former bandmates Music/PeterTosh and Bunny Wailer had left. They were replaced by the I-Threes, a female background choir consisting of Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths and Bob's own wife Rita.

The album is notable for the hit singles ''Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)'', ''Lively Up Yourself'' and an EarlyInstallmentWeirdness version of ''No Woman, No Cry'', which would become a much larger hit after being recorded live on the next album ''[[Music/LiveBobMarleyAlbum Live!]]'' (1975).

* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Dread, natty dread'' - ''Natty Dread''.
* AsTheGoodBookSays: In ''Revolution'' Bob quotes lyrics from Psalm:16 : ''Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.'' Coincidentally Music/PeterTosh also quoted from this same psalm in his song ''Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised)'' from ''Music/LegalizeIt''.

--> ''Hey Mr. cop, [ what are you sayin' down there?] got no birth certificate on me!'' - ''Rebel Music'
* ContinuityNod: Near the end of ''Lively Up Yourself'' Bob already mimicks a policeman asking for inspection of somebody's bag, a story he gives a full blown exposé in ''Rebel Music'', where the bag turns out to be a ''little herb stock''.
* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority and TheCoup: ''It takes a revolution to make a solution''.

--> ''Never make a politican/ quench you a favor/ they will always want to control you forever'' - ''Revolution''
* CrapsackWorld: ''Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)'', ''Revolution'', ''No Woman, No Cry'', ''So Jah Seh'', ''Talking Blues'', though the band does bring a hopeful message for the future too.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The studio version of ''No Woman, No Cry'' sounds almost like a joke, compared to the far more dramatically epic version found on the next album ''[[Music/LiveBobMarleyAlbum Live!]]'' (1975).
* EmptyFridgeEmptyLife: ''Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)''
* EpicRocking: ''Lively Up Yourself'', ''Rebel Music''.
* FascistsBedTime: ''Rebel Music'' has somebody arrested at three o' clock at night , after curfew.
* TheFutureWillBeBetter: ''No Woman, No Cry'', ''Talking Blues'', ''Revolution''.
* GodIsGood: ''So Jah Seh''

* GodIsLoveSongs: ''So Jah Seh''.

* IntercourseWithYou: ''Bend Down Low''.
* IJustWantToBeFree: - ''Rebel Music''.
--> ''Why can't we roam this open country?/ why can't we be what we want to be?/ we just want to be free'' - ''Rebel Music''.

--> ''And who's going to stay at home/ when you know that the freedom fighters are fighting?'' - ''Talkin' Blues''.

* MinimalisticCoverArt: A portrait of Bob.
* OdeToIntoxication: ''Rebel Music'' in which Bob protest against the anti-marihuana laws.
* PepTalkSong: ''Lively Up Yourself''.
* ThePowerOfLove: ''No Woman, No Cry''.
* ThePowerOfRock: ''Forget your troubles and dance!'' - ''Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)''
* ProtestSong: ''So Jah Seh'', ''Revolution'', ''Rebel Music'', ''Talking Blues'', ''Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)''
* RefugeInAudacity: ''I feel like bombing a church/ now that you know that the preacherman is lying'' - ''Talking Blues''.
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: ''Revolution'', ''Talking Blues'', ''Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)''
* SlobsVersusSnobs: - ''Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)''

* SomethingBlues: ''Talking Blues''.
* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: ''Now the weak must get strong'' - ''Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)''.
* TakeThat: The police in ''Rebel Music''.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Since 2014 marihuana is legal in Jamaica, making ''Rebel Music'' in which Marley is arrested and has his herb stock taken away from him somewhat out-dated.

The album is notable for the hit singles ''Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)'', ''Lively Up Yourself'' and an EarlyInstallmentWeirdness version of ''No Woman, No Cry'', which would become a much larger hit after being recorded live on the next album ''Live'' (1975).

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The studio version of ''No Woman, No Cry'' sounds almost like a joke, compared to the far more dramatically epic version found on the next album ''Live'' (1975).

--> ''Why can't we roam this open country?/ why can't we be what we want to be?/ we just want to be free''

--> ''And who's going to stay at home/ when you know that the freedom fighters are fighting?''

* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: ''Revolution'', ''Talking Blues'', ''Them Belly Full (But We Hungry

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* CrapsackWorld: ''Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)'', ''Revolution'', ''No Woman, No Cry'', ''So Jah Seh'', Talking Blues'', though the band does bring a hopeful message for the future too.

* AsTheGoodBookSays: In ''Revolution'' Bob quotes lyrics from Psalm:16 : ''Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.'' Coincidentally Music/PeterTosh also quoted from this same psalm in his song ''Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised)'' from ''Music/LegalizedIt''.

''Natty Dread'' is a 1974 music album by Music/BobMarley and The Wailers. It was the first album recorded after former bandmates Music/PeterTosh and Music/BunnyWailer had left. They were replaced by the I-Threes, a female background choir consisting of Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths and Bob's own wife Rita.

* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Dread, natty dread'' - ''Natty Dread''.

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