The three hundred and seventy-second album: #372 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus
With some classic Bob Marley tracks appearing on this album, it presents the poppier version of reggae that we've heard before, possibly with more conventional production styles coming in. While on a theoretical level I could see how that would be considered a shame or betrayal, it makes it easier to listen to this album. The pop songs are nice if a bit simple, but even the ones that feel more like pure reggae are quite nice. Lyrically, at the same time, there's little to connect to - on a political level, the struggles it addresses are far enough removed, while the religious focus doesn't give me much. Marley's music is quite explicitly about this, especially when written, but it's not something appealing to me much further.