Bob Marley & The Wailers: Apollo Theatre, New York NY
Richard Grabel, NME, 10 November 1979
BOB MARLEY had to change his approach. He had a virtual patent in the international arena on the stance of the mad-shaman reggae icon, the athletic Lion prancer and dancer. He was always a thrill to watch, but the danger that his moves would become too set, too predictable, was there.
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