Ziggy Marley

For Ziggy Marley, breaking out of his father's mold isn't the simple artistic challenge faced
by other famous music-biz kids. He has also had to contend with the demands of family and
culture – from the time he started to sing, he has been expected to carry on the Marley
reggae tradition. This hasn't made it easy for him to find his own voice; the songs on Ziggy's
last two albums, though slicker and brighter than anything ever recorded by the... More >

Slowly--too slowly, but faster than we had any right to hope--he's getting it: if "This generation will make the change" doesn't convince, "When will the innocent stop being punished for their innocence" will certainly do. And the complex drive of the music, cut this time in full Tuff Gong regalia, could pass for innovative: a genuine reggae groove at pop speeds with pop horns. More likely to endure as a turning point than to pass into half-assed oblivion. (Grade: B+)